Marionette show to visit city on March ninth
The Marionette company, under the city recre ational department, will perform twice in the city school auditorium on March ninth. The evening program features The Lost Adams Diggin s a romance of the Forty Niner days with portrait Marionettes of Clark Gable Janet Gaynor Ernest Torrence William Powell Tully Marshall and Richard Dix. A 2 30 matinee for children offers Cinderella with Ann Harding projection and Don Jose Mojica as Prince Charming. The article also explains Marionette vs puppet differences and traces their history from Egypt to modern America, noting a revival of interest.
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Diggin
Clark Gable
Janet Gaynor
Ernest Torrence
William Powell
Tully Marshall
Adams
Los Angeles Times
Monre Augur
Los Angeles Examiner
Monro
United States
Gordon Craig
Ellen Terry
Ann Harding Returns to Hedgerow for Twelfth Anniversary
Internationally famed actress Ann Harding visits Hedgerow theater at Rose Valley Pennsylvania to reprise her first appearance on the 12th anniversary of the playhouse. She makes this sentimental pilgrimage during a Hollywood vacation period.
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Ann Harding
Little Hedgerow Theater
Rose Valley
Hollywood
Playhouse
Miss Harding
Hedgerow
Poem Excerpt: Beauty Eludes a Desperate Pen
Minnie Hite Moody writes in the New York Times about beauty as fleeting and elusive. Vivid images of nature, lambs, blossoms, frost, and wind contrast with the speaker's failing attempt to capture loveliness with words. The piece reflects on the tension between artful expression and natural beauty.
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Minnie Hite Moody
New York Times
Lent the Sacred Season of Penitence and Devotion
The article urges Lent as a sacred season for heart searching through prayer and study of Christ. It calls believers to lay aside worldly pleasures, reflect on Jesus life and teachings, and seek renewed consecration through church services and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minto
Percival Christopher Wren An Author of Adventure
Percival Christopher Wren, famed British novelist known for Beau Geste and other thrillers, built a reputation with military adventure tales. His work spanned mystery and historical settings, influencing later action fiction.
Smart for Matrons Pattern 2559 in Spring Fashions
A sewing pattern for a ladies frock with a light bodice three quarter sleeves and flattering collar. Features include seaming for proportion and a spring print. Pattern 2559 offered in sizes 36 to 46 with fabric and contrast yardage listed. Catalog and pattern together priced at 25 cents.
First of a Series of Organ Recitals at Grace Church
Grace church opens a series of organ recitals for Lent arranged by organist Roger Frisbie with soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists. The first concert is Wednesday night March 8 at 7:30. The program includes Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nevin, Shelley settings, and solo parts by noted performers.
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Grace Church
Edward Hayward
Roger C. Frisbie
Henry Whitfield
Ann Marshall
Hadley Leavell
George Moffett
Conrad Cage
Felix Camors
W. R. Hammond
Bach
Mendelssohn
Autumn
Johnston
Mozart
Gaul
Henry Whitefield
Nevin
Shelly
Sheppard
Mendellsohn
Marionette Cinderella At City School Auditorium
The Monro Hollywood marionette company will present Cinderella at the city school auditorium on March ninth. A later show features The Lost Adams Diggin's with Ernest Torrence Janet Gaynor Clark Gable and William Powell in a tale of Forty Niners romance. The company’s refined puppets and graceful gestures delight both children and adults, praised by the Los Angeles Times and Examiner.
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Monro Hollywood
City School
Family Attendances At Mrs Schultz Illness
The condition of Mrs. Charles Schultz has improved to such an extent that her son, also named Mrs. Charles Schultz, who has stayed at her bedside for a week, returned to Richmond where he studies medicine. Miss Dorothy Schultz, LSU faculty member, spent the weekend with her mother. Mrs. Robert Boswell of Bristol, Tennessee, has attended constantly and will remain until full recovery.
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Charles Schultz
Richmond
Dorothy Schultz
Louisiana State University
Robert Boswell
Bristol
Tenn
Music Club Meeting Features Modernist Talk and Daffodils
A Fine Arts club gathering at Miss Hilton Chappell’s home Monday night was led by chairwoman Miss Lila Scogin. The program included a talk titled The Modernist by Mrs. L. V. Tarver and a piano solo Arabesque, with Miss Chappell, Miss Virginia Galloway, Mrs. Lydia Oakland Nichols, and Miss Mamie Ola Heard assisting as hostesses among yellow daffodils decorating the reception suite.
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G.” Paderewski
J. Noble White
Gershurn
Hilton Chappell
Cinderella
James M. Barrie
Virginia Galloway
Ladell Duke
Amandine Renaud
Regina Moffett
Stella Vinson
Lucyle Godwin
Mamie Ola Heard
Mary Grace Lawn
Ruth Rosbury
Henry Mayo
Lydia Nichols
Ethel Powell
Leon Hammond
Wayne Wamsley
P. A. Poag
Fine Arts Club
Lila Scogin
Miss Chappell
Lydia Oakland Nichols
L. V. Tarver
Mrs Holloway’s Father Dies in Dubach
Mrs. A R Holloway mourns the death of her father at his Dubach home last week. She had been visiting her mother Mrs A M Guillot in Dubach for the past week. Friends extend sincere sympathy to Mrs Holloway on her loss.
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A. R. Holloway
Dubach
A. M. Guillot
Elaborate Style Revues Planned by Mrs Davidson at Paramount
Mrs Bella Scherck Davidson announces a major fashion revue in the city with Jack Cline arranging models from the Woman's Shop stock and setting to showcase new outfits. The curtain rises at the Paramount Theater Thursday drawing a large feminine crowd amid social happenings featuring Miss Sylvia Epstein and Miss Regina Stein as visiting guests.
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Bella Scherck Davidson
Jack Cline
Meeting of Bible study class at 2:30 PM in West Monroe
The Interdenominational Bible study class will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs Fr L Gregg at 112 South Second Street West Monroe replacing Mrs L T Hastings as usual.
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Fr. L. Gregg
South Second Street
West Monroe
L. T. Hastings
Coming Events Offer Week of Local Activities
A schedule of community events includes an eight thirty p m one act play Box and Cox at the Little Theatre directed by Mrs Elmer Richards. Meetings are set for St Francis auxiliary at 2 30 p m and Ladies Society at 3 p m both in Missouri Pacific Booster's hall. Book club, Logtown Community club and other groups meet 2 30 to 3 p m. Thursday features a full day W E A Review school of instruction at Delta Sigma club rooms 10 a m led by Mrs Pearl Croy with Mr Croy assisting. Also Legion Auxiliary and Junior College PTA gatherings in late afternoon. Friday offers a Y M C A venue with First Baptist church youth groups, Literary Guild meeting, O E S Chapter 181, Paint and Patches staging Valiant Hector at Neville Auditorium, and a two day Style Revue at Paramount Theater plus a spring style show by Mrs Johnnie Smith Elbert for the Business and Professional Women's club at Cherokee Terrace Frances hotel with luncheon and dinner dance.
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Delta Sigma Club
Pearl Croy
Croy
American Legion Auxiliary
C. E. McKenzie
P.T. A
Euresian
S. S
First Baptist Church
Sidney Flynn
Ouachita Avenue
Literary Guild
A. D. Tisdale
Annie D. Bennett
Paint and Patches Club
Valiant Hector
Neville Auditorium
Paramount Theater
Bella Scherck Davidson
J. Cline
Hollywood
Johnnie Smith Elbert
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cherokee Terrace
Frances Hotel
Mid-Victorian Neighbor on the Porch
Mrs. Ticer asks to use the telephone from the side porch as Madge and Lillian discuss the neighbor's strict independence. The narrator notes Mrs. Ticer's neat, stocky figure in corsets and her self-respecting autonomy, while Katie expects deference and asks for permission to use the phone. The scene highlights local dynamics on the island.
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Lillian
Sam
Jerry
Katie
A Sequel to Heart of a Wife by Adele Garrison
A fragment from a 1938 installment shows the domestic cast, Katie and Mrs. Ticer, in a softened feud over housework as Lillian and the narrator seek telephone lines, including a stop at The Larches before continuing toward Sag Harbor. The excerpt ends with a note: Continued tomorrow.
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Katie
Lillian
Kansas City Guests and Social Happenings Notice
Mr and Mrs Laurence Fox of Kansas City are guests in the home of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John Fox on Riverside. Mrs Jack Parrish and little daughter returned to Hot Springs Ark Monday evening after visiting Mrs Parrishs sister Mrs James A Noe. Regina Stein of Natchez Miss completed a weekend visit with Miss Bertha Marie Masur and Miss Suzanne Tillman then returned home Monday evening. Friends extend sympathy to Mr E N Mansberg Jr in the loss of his father whose death occurred at his home in New Orleans last week. Mrs Charles Reid and two children have returned from a week visit with relatives in Houston Texas.
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Sylvia Epstein
Lake Village
Ark
Nanette Selig
Regina Stein
Natchez
Miss
Bertha Marie Masur
Bertha Alice Masur
Herman Masur
Sigmund Masur
Miss Epstein
Miss Stein
Laurence Fox
Kansas City
Mrs
John Fox
Riverside
Jack Parrish
Hot Springs
Suzanne Tillman
E. N. Mansberg, Jr
New Orleans
Charles Reid
Houston
Texas
Sub Rosa by Virginia Vane
A reader asks if her lover should skip family duty to stay with her. The advisor notes duty may outweigh personal desire and urges understanding. Both sides have valid views. avoid blaming him and consider future happiness over momentary hurt.
Barbara Chooses Love Over Wealth In Tangle Of Affairs
Barbara tells Farrell she loves him on her own terms and will fight for independence, while Leila learns of Barbara and Farrell planning to marry in South Africa after a financial crash, leaving Mark furious and contemplating elation and ruin.
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Barbara
Farrell
Mark
Leila
Toxeter
Piccadilly
de Cape
Patay
de Capo
St. John’s Wood
Jacques Malavie
Farrel
Kenneth Poole
South Africa
Markie
Armitage
Judy
Mr. Frere
Doubtful love and a dramatic club seek in Buffalo
The writer discusses a couple where one partner doubts the other’s feelings and suggests honest closure. Helen asks for information on a dramatic club in Buffalo she could join, offering to forward replies.
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Helen
Buffalo
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Talks to Parents Talks to Parents The Moment of Contrition
Alice Judson Peale explains that an open-hearted child who understands his wrong may seek forgiveness and goodness. Pressuring him to verbalize contrition often backfires, risking renewed resentment and defiance. If he shows genuine remorse, that suffices.
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Alice Judson Peale
Child’s behavior and faith in future conduct
The speaker argues that when a wrongdoer is confronted the child should not be treated as a defeated enemy. Instead adults should renew their faith in him and assume he will be good in the future. This restores confidence and emphasizes support over concessions.
Alabama Senate No Pages Amid Economic Concerns
The state senate reports no pages are present as legislators cite economic reasons for the decision. They state the action impacts staffing and daily operations, underscoring budget constraints facing the chamber.
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Alabama State Senate
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Ad Claims Deep Relief
An advertisement for Blue Star ointment promises cooling soothing relief for itchy skin including tetter rash eczema and ringworm. It claims the medicine melts into pores and kills the itch with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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