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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1936

Page

2

Dinner-Dance Closes Convention Of Lions

A Lions clubs state convention ends with a terrace dinner dance at the Frances hotel. Mrs P A Pong chaired entertainment as 300 guests enjoyed a five course meal and dancing. Performances by tap dancers from the Arman ine Renaud school and a male quartet preceded a silver presentation to Mrs Poag for service to the local Lions club.

P. A. Poag Frances Hotel Lions Clubs P. A. Pong A. B. Clarkson Armanine Jerry Hodge Poag Lions Club S. L. Digby

National PTA meeting topics at Portland discuss home school cooperation

High school parent teacher associations attend a National Congress of Parents and Teachers event during the National Education Association convention in Portland Oregon. A panel led by Mrs B F Langworthy will address cooperation with the home for teen education with themes on health curriculum social needs and morals. Members are urged to send state representatives to the session in the Library hall of the public library. Also Methodist church seniors plan a 6 30 departure to a swim party at Miss Frances Smiths Bayou De Siard home.

National Congress of Parents and Teachers National Education Association Portland Oregon Public B. F. Langworthy Winnetka National Educational Association First Methodist Church Frances Smith Bayou de Siard

Community events and film listings

Local social calendar notes dances at Lakeside Country Club and silver wedding anniversaries at the Virginia hotel. Obser vations include church circles hosting meetings and visits from guests in town. Film showings at the Capitol include Dracula's Daughter and Gentle Julia with a detailed cast list.

Dracula's Daughter Delivers Eerie Screen Credibility

At the Paramount yesterday the Universal film Dracula's Daughter evokes old vampire superstitions from central Europe. Scientists challenge occult beliefs while the cast and director gain praise for the film's convincing eeriness likely to linger in town for a while.

Paramount Dracula Paramount Theater Europe Universal Picture

Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Quick Relief

Mildly medicated Cuticura Soap and Ointment promise rapid relief from itching and irritation from pimples eczema and rashes. Use Soap on affected areas rinse dry and apply Ointment. Sold by all druggists with a 25 cent price for each product and free sample by mail from Malden Massachusetts.

Cuticura Malden Mass

Assembly of God School Near End

The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Assembly of God church in West Monroe concludes at 8 o clock Friday night with exercises at the Cypress and Crosley streets church. Misses Hazel and Mildred Conway of North Little Rock lead the program. enrollment reaches 117 students as the public is invited to attend.

The Assembly of God Church of West

Jonesville appoints Ben Smith as parish jailer

Ben Smith, longtime Catahoula deputy sheriff and former day marshal of Janerville, has been appointed parish jailer by Sheriff Roy L. Huff. The police jury confirmed the appointment, succeeding S. L. Crawford who resigned due to ill health.

Jonesville Ben Smith Catahoula Parish Roy L. Huff Mr. Smith Harrisonburg Janerville S. L. Crawford

Beauty selects Harrisonburg contestant for Miss Louisiana

Speciali Miss Harriet Topay was chosen to represent Jonesville at the Louisiana state fair in Shreveport next fall for the statewide beauty contest. She competes for Miss Louisiana, who will represent the state in the national contest in Atlantic City next season. Four other finalists were named: Rose Geraldine Snyder, Sibyl Wurster, Elizabeth Beard and Mary Alemada Ford.

Harrisonburg Harriet Topay Jonesville Shreveport Louisiana Atlantic City Rose Geraldine Snyder Sibyl Wurster Elizabeth Beard Mary Alemada Ford

Mystery ties Dirk Joris to Hone marriage

In a tangle around his brother Rupert marriage to Hone Dirk Joris is drawn to a blonde rodeo rider in Madison Square Garden linked to the mystery. Dirk suspects a hidden truth about Hone and her disagreeable father Mr Jones while investigators close in on the family.

Synouysis Dirk Joris Rupert Hone Dirk Madison Square Garden Hon Jones Forty-eighth Street Chez Simonette Martin

Family party at Joris home stirs Hope and Rupert

At the Joris penut house in the east Sixties a small party gathers mostly young relatives of Rupert and Dirk. Hope sings Spanish songs while Rupert, absent for much of the night, dances briefly with her. Adelaide Joris links Hope to new, vivid energy amid the family setting and hidden tensions surface as Dirk nurses suspicion about Hope and Rupert’s past. A matter involving Mrs Joris leads Martin to report later that day.

East Hope Sanfords Rykers Hamiltons van Zaandts Rupert Dirk Elinor Adelaide Joris Adelaide Sanford Joris Sanford Seymour Irk Lowrie Jones Lucky Dan Martin Isabel Freddy Nevin Lowrie Sli

Moreland Couple Quietly Observe 52nd Anniversary

Homer Louisiana June 24 special Mr and Mrs W W Moreland lifelong Claiborne parish residents and prominent locals observed their 52nd wedding anniversary at home Wednesday They are parents of a daughter Mrs A G Yarbrough of Belcher and three sons Dr W E Moreland of Powhatan C F Moreland of Baton Rouge and W H Moreland of San Jose California

Homer W. W. Moreland Claiborne Parish A. G. Yarbrough Belcher W. E. Moreland Powhatan C. F. Moreland Baton Rouge W. H. Moreland San Jose Calif

Reunion Held At Wisner Home By Anderson Family

A family reunion Sunday at Mrs. Fanny Anderson's Wisner home drew relatives including Mrs. M. F. Finch of Kilbourne, Sara C. Anderson of Houston, L. B. Anderson, H. C. Anderson, Mrs. A A. Bradley of Crowville, Mes Jesse Gordy, Charles Gordy and daughter Mary Catherine, plus L. B. Anderson and children and Mrs. H. C. Gordy.

Wisner Fanny Anderson M. F. Finch Kilbourne Sara C. Anderson Houston Texas L. B. Anderson H. C. Anderson A A. Bradley Crowville Mes Jesse Gordy Charles Gordy Mary Catherine Gordy H. C

Finch Family Names Wide Ties Across States

Anderson of Wisner M F Finch Mary Agnes Finch and Miss Alberts Finch of Kilbourne Miss Laura Alice Finch of Tyler Texas and Christine Martin of Wisner comprise a list of individuals linked to a regional notice.

Two Initiated in Ferriday Event

In Ferriday Louisiana on June 24 Mesdames Laymon Cargile and Julius Aronstein were initiated into a local group. The brief item notes the initiation and the participants.

Ferriday Mesdames Laymon Cargile Julius Aronstein

Order of the Astern Star Meeting At Masonic Lodge

Sunday evening at the Masonic lodge held a joint meeting of the Ferriday and Vidalia orders. Mrs H B Conner of Baton Rouge worthy grand matron and Miss Blanche Wilson of Sicily Island grand deputy attended. The piece notes birds such as eagles ravens and swans and mentions they can live 106 years or more.

Order of the Astern Star Masonic Lodge Ferriday Vidatia H. B. Conner Baton Rouge Blanche Wilson Sicily Island

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