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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
2
A garbled verse scene features a boastful swordman likened to a Three Musketeers figure. The speaker praises a fearless, swashbuckling knight type, imagining him aiding Richard the Lion Hearted and recalling Sir Walter Scott’s literary fame.
Radio Digest air list shows Chicago stations WGN KYW WEBH WMAQ and more with times and formats including orchestras concerts talk dance and readings. Other cities include Cincinnati Dallas Davenport Denver Des Moines Detroit Omaha and Washington with varied programs from orchestras to bands and religious talks.
A scrambled OCR of stations from Batavia to Winnipeg shows multiple broadcasts featuring choirs, choirs, organists, and orchestral programs. Notable entries include concerts, sacred music services, piano solos, and readings across KFDM Beaumont WGN Chicago WLS Cincinnati WFAA Dallas and more.
Churches list weekly services and activities for several congregations including First Presbyterian Wallace Clifton Pastor First Baptist Grace Episcopal First Methodist Methodist Protestant Coastien Endeavor Society and First Church of Christ Science Church of Christ City Hall W N Ferguson Pastor. Services span morning noon and evening with Sunday School prayer meetings youth groups and special evening sermons.
Friday service at 7 30 p m led by Rev Carl Schorr with Saturday school at 9 30 and morning service at 11 and weekly classes including Teachers Training Tuesday 4 p m House of Justice Tuesday 4 p m Temple Junior Society Saturday 2 p m Temple Sisterhood and Guild meet on the first Tuesday of each month in the temple annex study room open.
Morning sessions run daily from 9 to 12 at West Monroe Baptist with Pastor W. EB Neill. Services list 10 a m Sunday School, 11 a m preaching, 6 20 pm B Y F C, 7 30 pm preaching. First Christian Church Bible school at 9 45 with sermon at 11 and services at 8 pm led by Rev L E Adams.
The district lists regular worship and Sunday school times for South Side Mission Presbyterian St Matthews Catholic Church West Monroe Methodist Assembly of God with pastors and service times. Also notes Tre-c Treatment ad by Monroe Steam Laundry and phone numbers.
A note lists a phone contact and a date for a bus waiting room at 208 So Grand. The listing includes the telephone number 772 and the date 4 25, indicating a scheduling or availability detail for travelers.
Mae Murray, a leading motion picture star, headlines Circe the Enchantress at the Saenger. The film, created for her by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, promises fresh novelty following her recent successes including Fashion Row and Mademoiselle Midnight.
Critics nationwide hailed Miss Murray for her portrayal of a bold daughter from Old Mexico in the newly released production. Reviews praised her performance and the film’s vivid setting.
A Tiffany stage presentation directed by Robert Z Leonard features a cast led by James Kirkwood William Haines Charles Gerard Thomas Ricketts Gene Cameron and Lillian Langdon in the notable role of Circe the Enchantress.
The list notes events from 1781 a public reception for General Washington in Newport Rhode Island 1836 the Alamo siege ending with a massacre by Santa Ana forces 1857 Lewis Cass becomes secretary of state under President Buchanan and 1876 the dedication of Baldwin’s Academy.
A compact review notes 1882 Serbia proclaimed a kingdom with Prince Milan as King Milan. It recalls 1891 death of U S senator George M. Chilcott in St Louis, born January 2 1828 in Pennsylvania. Also mentions a 1923 marriage between Reginald C Vanderbilt and Miss Gloria Morgan of New York.
Monroe Steam Laundry promotes its modern dye department and expert dyer. Phone numbers 102 and 103 are listed for service and inquiries.
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