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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1928

Page

8

Rayville Echoes as Legion Drum Corps Hypes July Fourth Show

Monroe American Legion members paraded a drum and bugle corps dubbed the dumb and dungle to promote a July 4 celebration in Forsythe park. Events include swimming, a motor race, band concert, dance, beauty review, and a one man rodeo with a boat race challenge from the Lions club against Rotary and Kiwanis. Legion men plan further promotions in Bastrop tonight.

Rayville American Legion Monroe Richland West Monroe Ouachita Parish Forsythe Park Lions Club Rotary Kiwanis Legion Bastrop

Social snippets from Mer Rouge and nearby towns

W L Herron of Monroe visited his sister Mrs H P Du Bose in Mer Rouge. Numerous residents from Monroe, Bastrop, Ruston, Oak Ridge and Lake Village joined visits with friends and family. Local outings included a Southern Bell picnic at Lake Irving and various day trips to Monroe Carthage Yazoo City and Carthage.

News-Star Mer Rouge W. L. Herron Monroe H. P. DuBose J. D. Hudson Hamburg Ark Evelyn Iris Honeycut Bastrop Vernon Brooks Fred Burns Lake Village C. W. Thibodeaux May Beth Ruston M. F. Jones A. S. Maynon Yazoo City M. E. Clark Max Green E. M. Clark Rosa Lena Travis May Beth Thibodeaux Mary Emma Jane Williams Oak Ridge Annie Claude Sisson Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Lake Irving Marvin Clark Mesdames M. F. Jones H. B. Andrews Doris Verda Resinger Carthage

Actress Rosalie Claire Killed in Chicago Night Club Ride

Chicago police report Rosalie Claire a film actress died after her car struck a lamp post on the way home from a night club party. Authorities describe a single vehicle accident with injuries and fatality in the North Side neighborhood. Police say investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and witness statements.

Rosalie Claire Chicago

Morton's Death Reverberates Through Balloon Circles

Akron dispatch notes Walter W. Morton died in the national va iiance at Pittsburgh on Decoration Day. A veteran stunt balloonist for over two decades, Morton made about 400 parachute jumps with few mishaps and helped win national and international races in 1922 and 1926. Prominent figures like Roy Knabenshue and Major Thomas Baldwin were linked to his career.

International News Service Akron Walter W. Morton Pittsburgh America Morton United States Roy Knabenshue Thomas Baldwin War Warner

Dramatic Wedding Plans Revealed for Miles Neil and Bride

A whimsical account traces Miles Neil and his bride elect who dream of a grand church wedding and European honeymoon. The couple plans a return to his town house and a winter retreat in the South as part of their future.

Weill

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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come in Local Run

First National presents The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come starring Richard Barthelmess. Kentucky mountain folk from the Civil War era inhabit the screen with vivid realism. Barthelmess delivers a memorable portrait of Chad Buford as a boy-man torn between imagination and adventure.

John Fox The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Clarks Scouts Prepare for Camp Ki-Ro-Li

Clarks Louisiana June 29 Boy Scouts organized April 15 plan to attend Camp Ki-Ro-Li. Scoutmaster Boyd Wysinger pleased with progress. Mascot Clayton Fenton presented charter frame. Names listed include Richard Fenton Dillion McDaniel Oscar Faree Lester Scribner Karl Kraft Millard Fisher Albert Weaner Clayton Tenton and Scoutmaster Boyd Wysinger. R F Fenton called to Jamestown New York due to mother's death.

News-Star Clarks Boy Scouts of Boyd Wysinger Clayton Fenton Richard Fenton Dillion McDaniel Oscar Faree Lester Scribner Karl Kraft Millard Fisher Albert Weaner Clayton Tenton R. F. Fenton James

Purification Claims Aid Health Through Calotabs Course

An advertisement urges readers to purify the entire body with Calotabs as a foundation for health. It promotes a thorough program of tablets taken weekly for several weeks and offers a family package with directions for 35 cents at drug stores.

Nature

Vaughan Montgomery Nuptials at Mer Rouge Church

Miss Elise Vaughan daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Eugene Vaughan married Charles Wiley Montgomery of Conway Arkansas Friday June 22 at 8 p m at St Andrew s Episcopal church Mer Rouge La Rev A G Brook officiated. The church was decorated for the occasion. An wedding program preceded the ceremony.

Wedding of Miss Elaine Hotze to Mr Montgomery

The ceremony featured music by Mrs Leon Davenport and Mrs Sam Ogden with duets and a processional by Mendelssohn. Miss Martha Vaughan and Miss Mary Ruth Montgomery aided by Mrs John Gray Michie attended the bride as her sister and cousin of the groom. The groom was supported by Melton Cook and Dr C Michie Jr as attendants. The couple left for a brief motor honeymoon after a reception at the bride’s home.

Leon Davenport Sam Ogden Elaine Hotze Davenport Mendelssohn Martha Vaughan Mary Ruth Montgomery John Gray Michie Melton Little Rock Cook Grand Cane C. Michie, Jr Bastrop

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