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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
2
Max Smilow travels to Memphis with his brother in law and sister Mrs Bill Pure. The trip involved family ties and a social visit to the mid-southern city with no reported incidents or departures.
A series of social news items reports Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Davis on a three week western trip with Laverne and John Russell from Carlsbad New Mexico visiting caves. Mrs. L E Walters and sons Gary and Lloyd Rainer Walters visiting Jackson Mississippi and Silver Springs Florida. W T Turner and children Sue and Grey of Wisner visiting Keener Howard’s family. R K Howard's Philadelphia trip with daughter Kay Mulheim joining for Father's Day with Monroe and Greenville connections. Also noted: Robert Mlayeaux discusses boll weevil counts with parish farmers. Don Madison and Harriet Madison return to Smith Grove Kentucky after visiting Nelsons. H T Van Fossen's New Orleans trip for eye care with Baton Rouge weekend visit to family. S R Wall returns to Monroe after Steamboat Plantation visit. Miss Rose Sansone visits Rayville with James S. and family.
Green and Miss Teeny Green preside in Mrs A S Hill's absence as Judge Frank Voelker addresses the group on Youths Education of present day government. Patsy Evans voted into membership. hostesses and guests listed include Mrs G T Hitler, Mrs C R Evans, Mrs C A Rose, Mrs W B R Mitchell, and others. Several families visit or travel, with residents from Lake Providence, Corbin, Tallulah, Jackson, Memphis and New Orleans noted among attendees.
June brings busy activity for Altrusa seventh district members across Louisiana as they fund a special scholarship for Korean nursing student In Ai Yang who recently arrived to study at Texarkana Hospital. A dinner at the Frances hotel featured Miss Willie Walker praising Altrusa International while Yang spoke on her needs and gratitude.
The week before Miss Cleta Godfrey wed Dr. Carl Otis Murray Jr. featured seaside and garden events. Guests included the Murray and Godfrey families plus many local notables at Noes Ark boating parties and elegant suppers with frosted drinks and candlelit dining in garden and Green room settings.
Announcement from St Francis Sanitarium reports the birth of George Michael Jr to Mr. and Mrs. George Michael on June 17. The couple now at 708 Alexandria Avenue invite friends to visit. Also noted are appointments and social events including Powell Martin Barrett Unit No 37 American Legion Auxiliary leadership changes and a bridal party reception in Vicksburg with a 27 setting.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hagaman and daughter Alice Sherard visited Virginia to attend graduation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where Hagaman earned a degree in engineering. Also traveling in from Shreveport and Texarkana were Mrs. H. S. Weaver and son with Mrs. R. L. Martin and Mrs. C. E. Robinson.
This society page lists upcoming events including Luncheon at La Casa for Mrs Gerald H Sugar, brunch for Miss Joyce Litton, rehearsal attendees for Litton Foreman wedding, and a series of church and social gatherings through Sunday. The wedding is set for 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. Delta Beta Sigma and Delta Kappa Pi hold meetings, and Camp Brewen staff duties involve Miss Patsy Alexander from Sterling. Many local hostesses and guests are named, with dates and venues across Sterlington and nearby towns.
Twenty two telephone poles were uprooted by a windstorm about ten miles northwest of Baton Rouge. The storm damaged no major services and Chamberlin was the affected area. Harding Field reported no apparent damage after a plane survey.
A plea from a wife to a missing husband notes their quarrel stemmed from marital misery caused by constipation. Since starting Kellogg's All-Bran, she reports improved health, regular meals, water intake, and even muffins from the box recipe, urging him to return and see the change at home.
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