Bride-Elect Honored At West Monroe Party
A West Monroe party honored a bride elect at Baptist Church with white and gold candles, roses, and greenery. Attendees included Nadine Barrett Stella Bolton Hazel Bolton Linda Pace Lin nie Copeland Joyce Copeland Sue Hammons Linda Griffin Linda Jones Cheryl Jones Carolyn Causey Linda Kane Vicki Bayles Luanna Martin Sammie Bishop Sandra Parker Dale Anding Fran Temple Diane Cook Cecilia White Linda Frith Lois Frith Brenda Covington Dotty Thorton Connie Norwood Jeanette Nichols Debbie Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Barrett
Stella Bolton
Hazel Bolton
Linda Sue Pace
Linnie Copeland
Joyce Copeland
Sue Hammons
Linda Griffin
Linda Jones
Cheryl Jones
Carolyn Causey
Linda Kane
Vicki Bayles
Luanna Martin
Sammie Bishop
Sandra Parker
Dale Anding
Fran Temple
Dianne Cook
Cecilia White
Linda Frith
Lois Frith
Brenda Covington
Dotty Thorton
Connie Norwood
Jeanette Nichols
Debbie Parker
Monroe Music Guild Presents Ode to Spring at St Josephs Home
The Monroe Music Guild staged a spring themed program for residents of St Josephs Home on May 2. Club president Mrs Max Funderburk was introduced and event chairwoman Mrs J Norman Coon presented the program featuring solos readings and choir pieces by members including Mrs W C Hopkins Mrs Allen Coon and Mrs Don Stinson. The gathering also announced the club year ending May 8 at the Wossman Recreation Center with awards for outstanding local school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Music Guild
St. Joseph’s
Max Funderburk
J. Norman Coon
Green Cathedral
Kentucky
Allen Coon
Funderburk
Hopkins
Stinson
R W. Cretney
N. W. Hickman
Henry Little
B. B. Martin
Leon Noland, Jr
Marvin Smith
Wossman Recreation Center
Visitors of Duncan Cook Attend Banquet
ALONG the OUACHITA VISITORS OF Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cook are his sisters and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Zeagler and Miss Grace Cook, of Baton Rouge. Miss Cook will attend tomorrow evening's banquet honoring her 1913 graduating class from Monroe city high school. THURSDAY EVENING'S WINNERS of the Ouachita Duplicate Bridge Club were first Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaughnessy second Mrs. A. M. Wedemeyer and Mrs. Thomas Youngblood third Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Knipping. IT WAS AN EXCITING WEEKEND for Dr. and Mrs. Armand McHenry Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Burchall Liles, who attended the Kentucky Derby Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Cook
O. W. Zeagler
Grace Cook
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Duplicate Bridge Club
Frank Shaughnessy
A. M. Wedemeyer
Thomas Youngblood
A. W. Knipping
Armand McHenry Jr
Burchall Liles
Louisville
Kentucky
Dear Abby Odd Surnames Bring Laughter
A reader in Maryland reveals a joke surname Mrs By The Way described as the top unusual name. The letter from Joe Cullinan shares amusement at the quirky moniker and notes the friend’s Maryland residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Maryland
Unusual Names Aboard Mail and Social Notes
A postal reader lists odd names found on a street including Lucy La Cey Ethel Bethel Marinka Pinka Upson Downs Charles Dickens and Robert Burns. Luncheon and club notices from Temple B Nai Israel Covenant Church and West Monroe churches appear with meeting times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Lucy Lacey
Ethel Bethel
Marinka Pinka
Upson Downs
Charles Dickens
Robert Burns
E.W.V
Phila
Beta Sigma Phi installs officers for 1963 64
Beta Pi Chapter held a meeting at Mrs. Donald Gaudet home to install officers including Mrs. Woodrow Bailey as president and Mrs. Billy J. Hammock as vice president. The chapter donated 15 to the Salvation Army for a needy child’s summer camp and planned an executive board meeting for May 6. Nine members attended the Founders Day banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Pi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Donald Gaudet
Harrison Avenue
Carl Johnson
Woodrow Bailey
Billy J. Hammock
Bob DeMoss
Myrtle Groves
Norman H. Smith
V. A. Hubka
Salvation Army
Hammock
Bailey
Ruston Beta Sigma Phi
DeMoss
Hubka
Johnson
Nell Reeves
Smith
Gyl Rowell
Gaudet
Unusual American Indian Names Highlight Sioux Voice
A Sioux from Dakota cites authentic surnames found in a telephone directory and compares them with rare modern monikers such as Six Fingers and Kick-A Hole-In-The-Soup while noting the variety of American Indian names. The letter discusses unusual surnames and cultural naming trends with a mix of humor and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Monroe Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Held in Asheville NC
Mr and Mrs Reginald Frederick Seiler hosted a May 4 dinner in Asheville after the wedding rehearsal for son Richard Douglas Seiler and Miss Jeannie Brown. The ceremony occurred May 5 at 4 pm at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Frederick Seiler
Asheville
North Carolina
Richard Douglas Seiler
Jeannie
Visitors Entertained At Holloway Home Party
A morning coffee on Tuesday April 30 at the Oak Drive home of Mrs. E. L. Holloway honored several visiting mothers of local residents. Guests included Mrs. Rob ert B. Jacobs of Columbus Ohio and Mrs. E. M. Holloway of Bradenton Florida plus 45 attendees from Monroe and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Drive
E. L. Holloway
Columbus
Ohio
Holloway
Robert B. Jacobs
E. M. Holloway
Bradenton
Florida
Leon Garfield
Bill Hemphill
O. H. Barrone
Middleton
L. J. Hurr
Dora Brackin
Beaumont
Texas
I. C. Davis
G. B. Ackerman
M. H. Collet
E. 0. Scoggin
Monte Rio
California
W. C. Alleman
Eva Loveless
Earl Graser
A. S. Oliver
Jack Peat
Nora C. Trimble
M. S. Trimble
Monroe
Drew Home Demonstration Club Gardens Tour
In observance of State Home Demonstration Week the Drew Home Demonstration Club conducted a Garden Tour in the Twin Cities on Tuesday April 30. Members included Mrs. G A Strozier Mrs R O Moss Sr Mrs B F Henry and others with a picnic lunch at Mrs Clara Gilliland’s home. The group visited Roach's Nursery with a guided tour led by Mrs Roach and Mrs G D Coker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Home Demonstration Club
Twin Cities
G. A. Strozier
R. O. Moss Sr
B. F. Henry
Jeffie Hickingbottom
G. D. Coker
Bill Nolan
Bill Henry
Clara Gilliland
Roach’s Nursery
Roach
A. C. Brister
Kenneth Maki
George Risdal
Mildred Wood
W. O. Northcutt
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Patsy Louise Turnage
Mary Brooks
Lynn Parker
C. M. Martin
West Monroe
Mary Ann Vida
Bobby le Blanc
Kenneth Haile
Cole Avenue
Haile
William H. Lynn
Toahla Wae
Chubby Richardson
Vida
Kathy Stevens
Albuquerque
N.M
Dean E. Gladow
Sandia Corporation
Gladow
Ers
Donia Mae Smith
Joseph L. Fitzgerald
Anna Swayze
T. J. Coleman
H. R. Coker
Gladys Blanks
Elizabeth Murray
Vivian Kelly
Elsie Roberts
Mary Potter
Hope Daniels
Cora Elliott
Carol Fuller
Ella McQuiston
Ginger Moore
Marie Walker
the Honee
Alida
Weil Cleaners
Weil
Rose
St. Joseph's
Twin City Shopping Center
Ouachita
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Joe Cullinan
Club Memos
Temple B’nai Israel Sisterhood
Tennessee Gas Ladies Club
F. J. Millette
Fairview
Presbyterians
Church of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Covenant Church
Women of Covenant Presbyterian Church
Women of Covenant Prsbyterian Church
Gladys King
Park Avenue
Caughtrain
Clinkenbeard
Proudfit
B. Broad
Ida Aster
Thelma
David Feeblecorn
Brainard
Minnesota
Pearl Handle
Jack Knife
Virginia
Reno
Twin City Shopping
Kay Windsor
Dacron
Batiste
NS Martanw
ATI Shoe Store
AAA
Satilene
Kayser
Trenton
Dacron Batiste
Schiffli
Field
Beta Sigma Phi
Dakota
Brown
Penland
Mary Jean Lentz
Dianne Davis
Joan Wilkey
Kay Matheson
Raymond E. Childers
Lawrence Bauer
Harold Myers
David C. Lea
Ell
Brevard
Lynda Pipes
Charlotte
Mary Harbon
Mars Hill
Henry Geiger
Ray Pack
Pisgah Forest
Martha Seiler
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Fred Seiler Jr
Mobile
Alabama
Drew HD Club
Southside
Cel
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