Mrs Harrington Plans Six Country Tour In 1948
Mrs A L Harrington will depart Saturday night from New York with friends from Shreveport and Ruston for a six country itinerary visiting England Holland Belgium Switzerland Northern Italy and France. They sail July 1 on the Brittanic landing in Liverpool then tour the English countryside before continuing abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Harrington
New York City
Shreveport
Ruston
Liverpool
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
France
Carrick B
Concordia parish library opening hours and local news
In June July and August the Concordia parish library opens at 8 30 a m and closes Thursday and Saturday afternoons at 12 00 with 5 00 p m on other weekdays. A number of new books have been added and more are added. Mrs S R Gray is parish librarian. Mr W L Huckabay returned from the National Watchmakers Convention in Baltimore as Louisiana delegate alongside Mr Peter Nieto of New Orleans. The four day meeting featured industry speakers and tours to Annapolis Naval Academy. Huckabay and Nieto visited New York City after the convention and return home with Mrs Bert Feiber and daughter Ann who recently visited a beach cottage in Jacksonville Fla. Ann will depart for Camp NakanaWa on Tuesday joining Shreveport girls in a Pullman. A group traveled to Vicksburg Miss to see the National Military Park. Attending were Ophelia Ross Ernet Sullivan Elllis Blakeney Shirley Ann Blakeney Marshal Lee Blakeney Elton Wilhite Edith Wilhite James Oscar Holcomb Grace Webb and James Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Parish
S. R. Gray
W. L. Huckabay
Watchmakers
Baltimore
Louisiana
Peter Nieto
New Orleans
Huckabay
Birmingham
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mr. Nieto
New York City
Airways
Bert Feiber
Ann
E. M. Feiber
Jacksonville
Fla
Camp NakanaWa
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Miss
National Military Park
Ophelia Ross
Ernet Sullivan
Ellis Blakeney
Shirley Ann Blakeney
Marshal Lee Blakeney
Elton Wilhite
Edith Wilhite
James Oscar Holcomb
Grace Webb
James Mitchell
Miss Litton Bride to Be with Grand Pre Nuptial Courtesies
A series of elegant pre nuptial gatherings honored Miss Litton. Coffee at Mrs Fensky Terzia and Mrs F C Shelton featured gladioli decor, a green chambray gown, and a bridal themed table. A Second tea at First Baptist Church hosted by Miss Marie Smith and Mrs J C Holloway showcased floral pyramids, crystal and magnolias with Miss Litton graciously receiving guests along with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Litton
Fensky Terzia
F. C. Shelton
Litton
Marconi
Marie Frazier
John Bennett Fudickar
Leo Terzia
W. H. Reitzell
Miss Litton
First Baptist Church
Marie Smith
J. C. Holloway
H. K. Litton
A. D. Foreman, Jr
Billie Blackwell
Mary Alyce Summers
Forest Seaman
Joyce Foreman
Sally Ware
Doris M.right
Marjorie Ricks
Margaret Ann Tatum
Shelby Meek
C. B. Fields
John Young
Society Calendar Hints at Dances, Weddings and Meetings
The notices list social events and gatherings for Phi Kappa and dates, Omega events, and church groups. Highlights include a hay ride at 7 p.m. at Charles Perry’s home, a 9:30 a.m. church society meeting, a wedding rehearsal supper, and Delta Sigma and Delta Beta Sigma activities. The week includes meetings for Phi Kappa, Opti-Mus Club, Alpha Delta Kappa, Pythian Sisters, and Western Star circles with venues in Monroe, Cheniers, and local homes. A birthday tribute to Mrs. Bendetta Brooks notes Caldwell parish as the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Kappa
Charles Perry
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
John H. Cheeks
Henry J. Haury
Cheeks
Helen Cheeks
Maurice Hawley, Jr
Delta Sigma Fraternity
First Presbyterian Church
Delta Beta Sigma
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Joe Kern
North Third
Opti-Mus Club
C. R. Tillman
Isabel Street
Alpha Delta Kappa
Impressive Home Ceremony Unites Lenora Poland Wagner Wedding
Miss Lenora Poland of Beaumont Texas wed Mr Henry Wagner of Detroit Michigan in a June 14 ceremony at the Hayton home West Monroe officiated by Rev A T Mitchell. The double ring ceremony featured daisies ivy and pastel crepe gowns with attendant Mrs Horace Josey and best man Fred Hayton Jr. The couple exchanged vows with family and close friends in attendance as music accompanied by Bennie Andrews and Buddie Butler underscored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenora Poland
Beaumont
Tex
Leon Poland
Bienville
Henry Wagner
Detroit
Mich
Louis Wagner
Engadine
Fred R. Hayton
A. T. Mitchell
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
West Monroe
Bennie Andrews
Buddie” Butler
Horace Josey
Fred Hayton, Jr
Wedding of Joyce Litton and Anson Foreman III in Amarillo
Miss Joyce Litton and Mr Anson David Foreman III wed, guests from Amarillo Austin Houston Detroit and Fort Worth attended at the Frances Hotel. Bride and groom hosted a reception after a traditional ceremony with lace table, floral arrangement and candlelight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Litton
Anson David Foreman
Frances Hotel
City
Foreman
Scarborough Foreman
Morris Cobb
Amarillo
Tex
Lester Hickman
Austin
H. T. Donahoe
Houston
A. D. Foreman
Joyce Foreman
Irene Cryburn
Mary Alyce Summers
Allen
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Fort Worth
H. L. Blackwell
Billie Blackwell
Lake Charles
J. L. McAdams
Wichita Falls
Tensas Parish Campers Return From Camp Grant Walker
Thirty four Tensas parish 4 H club members returned from Camp Grant Walker after a week of recreation instruction and entertainment. They were accompanied by Mrs Effie Lofton home demonstration agent and D C Hollis assistant county agent. The program featured swimming games softball handicraft and camp fire programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
Tensas Parish
Camp Grant Walker
Effie Lofton
D. C. Hollis
National Lutheran Layman's League Opens 31st Convention
NEWS BRIEFS NEW ORLEANS June 24 delegates from across the United States and Canada are expected to attend the 31st annual convention of the National Lutheran Layman's League. The executive staff and presidents of 34 league districts will hold a parliamentary meeting today. The Humble Oil Co announces plans to abandon the first offshore test from its $1,200,000 Gulf platform off Grand Isle in Jefferson parish. a sidetracked hole will host a new test soon. SHREVEPORT La June 24 A new oil well in Bossier parish's Benton unit yields about 842 barrels daily with gravity 38.5 and a 1306 to 1 gas-oil ratio. Barnsdall Oil Co unit No. 16, first in Bodlean zone of Cotton Valley, completed open hole with 7 production string and total depth 8,149 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
National Lutheran Layman’s League
United States
Canada
Humble Oil Co
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Isle
Jefferson Parish
Shreveport
Benton
Bossier Parish
Barnsdall Oil Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Harrington
Europe
W. R. Gates
Nashville
Tenn
American Iris Society
Mexico
Lawrence H. Turner
G. B. Cooley Sanatorium
Lydia E. Piram
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Manatex
Rutings
Qbs
Yesiard ST
Bembergs
Silverstein
Barbara Mailheau
Catalina
Hollywood
Santa Catalina Island
District 4
O. E. S. Masonic Temple
Worthy
Sue Hunt
Gerald Sugar
Caroline Haury
la Casa
Helen Virginia Cheeks
Maurice A. Hawley, Jr
Oscar Scott
Cheniers
Betty Autrey
Mills Street
Pythian Sisters
Temple No. 1
Castle Hall
Freda Henderson
Friendship Temple
Stone Avenue Methodist Church
Albert A. Perkins
H. L. Hayes
Sixth Street
Delta Kappa Pi Sorority
Frances Ritter
College Avenue
Mary Wilton McHenry
Bendetta Brooks
Caldwell Parish
Shadrie Brooks
Della Brooks
C. C. Johnson
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Maud Mobley
Norwalk, Conn
Travis B. Jones
Hayton
Wagner
Montgomery Ward
Gors
Black Patent
Doeskin
Oxfords
Helena Themesen
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