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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1925

Page

3

Social Realm notes women’s church and club events

Presbyterian and Missionary circles meet weekly at Monroe churches. Bible study led by Mrs Hindes from Baton Rouge. bridge and book club gatherings noted. Recaps include new baby Ada Elaine, revival by Rev Clift, and Halloween themed favors at Mizpah meeting with various hostesses and attendees listed.

Mary O'Kelly Kendrick James Vernon Proffitt Woodworth Bridge James Kate Gosling Horst Kalmbach Methodist Woman's Missionary Society H. H. Hodges G. W. Copeland Dawkins S. M. McReynolds B. F.tatum F. A. Dunavent Twentieth Century Book Club Sidra Stroud Minn West Monroe Rappeenary Society H. R Jack Morty Pilcher Ben Avery Missionary Society Alara Terrell Hudson Lane George Lowery Morris Drive L. H. Henderson North Seventh Odom Stone Avenue O. B. Morton Jackson Street S. C. Blackmon South Grand Willes Ross Lover's Lane W. E. Hindes Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church Mr& Hindes

Fireplaces Add Charm in Modern Home Decor

Annette Bradshaw extols open fireplaces as a source of warmth and cheer in cool days. She notes builders emphasize decorative firesides in halls living rooms dining rooms and bedrooms, and praises wrought iron fittings for style and easy upkeep over brass. Avoid clutter on the mantel for a simpler refined effect with minimal decorations.

King Stubbs Hosts Hallowe'en Party for Junior Class

King Stubbs president of the Parish school Junior class hosted a Hallowe'en festival at his parents home. The home featured eerie decorations turning rooms into an enchanted forest with witches and goblins. One hundred plus junior students attended in carnival attire as Mrs. Stubbs served hot chocolate and sandwiches during intermission.

King Stubbs G. P. Stubbs E. S. Tucker Misses Mary Cason Olivette Benson Rosalie Beeson Custell Reed Mary Esther Grover Lois Mitchell Elizabeth Crawford Ann Benson Beaumont Texas Henry Hamilton Ed Harper E. S Gifford Tucker Clair David Hunt Amos Hood Richard Watkins Herbert Henry Francis Hamilton Billba Norris N. B. Crawford Lucille Winberry Helen Hunt

Three Table Bridge Party Honors Kate Gosling Guests

Mrs Henry Bernstein hosted a three table bridge party at River Front with Kate Gosling and guests Helen Horst and Rosland Kalmbach. Radiance roses in Venetian pottery adorned drawing rooms. High scores earned hand painted Chinese bridge scores for Gosling and Grace Moore. Kalmbach and Horst received silk hosiery.

Henry Bernstein River Front Kate Gosling Helen Horst Rosland Kalmbach Miss Kalmbach Miss Horst Grace Moore Guy Stubbs Fred Millsaps L. P. Milner Carl McHenry Kendrick James Woodworth Coppa George Gunby John Cole

Izaak Walton League Plans Educational Campaign in Ruston

In Ruston Louisiana the Izaak Walton League chapter led by Luther Ellison and conservation supervisor W O McCurdy seeks to educate the public on closed seasons and game protection as game and fish vanish in the state. Citizens will be mobilized through school talks at Antioch and an anticipated push to recruit new members.

News-Star Ruston Izaak Walton League W. O. McCurdy Luther Ellison Antioch L. C. Gahagan

Bird Dog Seller Found Guilty in Shreveport Case

A federal jury in Shreveport Louisiana found T E McLendon of Memphis guilty of using the mails in a scheme to defraud. He sold an unregistered bird dog named Lou Kilpatrick for 100 dollars to Victor G Simmons chief deputy clerk of Caddo parish. The pedigree was falsely represented and McLendon denied the sale and any use of the Kilpatrick name.

Shreveport A. P T. E. McLendon Memphis Federal District Court McLendon Victor G. Simmons Caddo Parish Lou Kilpatrick Kilpatrick

Caldwell Farmer Sets Cantaloupe Crop Record

Special to the News-Star from Columbia dated October 24 reports L. N. Humble, a Caldwell parish farmer near Kelly, achieving success with late planted cantaloupes. If frost does not come in the next week or ten days, his crop will reach maturity and mark a successful experiment.

News-Star Columbia L. N. Humble Caldwell Parish Kelly

Classified Ads Sell Property Worth Thousands

A few cents spent on classified ads can move high value property, turning small listings into major sales. The message emphasizes cost efficiency and broad reach of simple advertisements.

Ferguson acts to halt Texas highway payments

Austin October 23 Governor Miriam A Ferguson ordered suspension of payments for highway surfacing contracts. Attorney General Dan Moody called the move a belated bid by James E. Ferguson to shield the administration from public condemnation over contract extravagance. Moody denied any agreement with the American Road company to drop prosecutions, per Ernest May.

Austin Texas A. P Miriam A. Ferguson Dan Moody James E. Ferguson American Road Company Mr. Moody Dallas Ernest May

Identity of S-51 diver identified in Newport

One of two bodies recovered from the S-51 engine room was identified as James Dudley Hazelden Jr a lieutenant junior grade from Dillon South Carolina. Newport Naval Hospital fingerprint expert J H Taylor identified the body and awaited further identification records from Washington due to body condition delaying confirmation of the remaining victims.

Newport R. I A. P James Dudley Hazelden, Jr Dillon S. C Newport Naval Hospital J. H. Taylor Bureau of Identification Washington Taylor

Bishop Raphael Crimont Travels in Rome for Alaska Diocese

Bishop Raphael Crimont of Alaska, head of the world’s largest diocese, visits Rome. His fur coat’s black and white squares are noted as sole signs of his rank.

Raphael Crimont Alaska Rome

Parish Fair Honors Show Wide School Wins

At Calhoun parish fair students from various schools earned top prizes across one room two room and large school divisions. Awards covered exhibits penmanship maps posters and compositions with Luna Island DeSiard Bluff Springs Mt Vernon Claiborne Calhoun and Georgia Tucker among the named winners. Margaret Petty praised for best penmanship specimen.

Luna Island DeSiard Bluff Springs Mt. Vernon Claiborne Calhoun Georgia Tucker DeSiard North America Ouachita Cheniere United States Swartz Tucker Georgia Drew Margaret Petty Georgia Tucker School

Madam Maxine Palmist Returns to Monroe Hotel

Clair voyant and astrologer Madam Maxine has returned to Monroe and is now located in the Monroe Hotel Building beside the Turkish Bath House.

Maxine—Palmist Monroe Monroe Hotel Turkish Bath House

Silencer Dealer Held as Aid to Cowboy Gang

East Hartford manufacturer Eugene Reising, tied to silencers found with stolen autos, is held as an aid to the Cowboy gang in New York. Prosecutors charge he traded silencers for stolen vehicles.

Eugene Reising East Hartford Conn New York Reising

Green backs gradual federal inheritance tax cut plan

Chairman Green of the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed a six year gradual reduction in federal inheritance taxes with repeal at the end of six years. The plan, proposed by the National Committee on Inheritance Taxation, aims to let states enact uniform laws before withdrawal of federal levies.

Washington A. P Green House Ways and Means Committee National Committee On Mellon

Halloween Party Highlights Epworth League Gatherings

Epworth League members enjoyed a Halloween party at the Methodist annex hosted by the First Second and Fourth Departments in honor of the third place winner in the Can Pay In campaign. Readings, ghost stories, games and confections followed a ghostly entrance by Mrs Ghost with Winnie Riggs and Jesse Grey Worthington leading the program.

Methodist Annex Mra Winnie Riggs Jesse Grey Worthington Mildred Riggs Lena White

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Eva Bradford Winnsboro Fair Clark Faulk Rube Henry Alice Henry Delma Henry Effie Zanone Bella Davidson Wallace Clift McComb Miss Baptist Missionary Societies of Baptist Orphanage Worthington M. McGuire J. T. Pugh J. P. Brown Sam Ivy Charles Reid W. Harper P. M. Atkins R. R. Beaman Cox Woodham G. C. Comstock Miss Hackenjos Annette Bradshaw Ruston Izaak Walton League Cosmos Club John Thurman W. H. Cook State Federation B. F. McLure Arcadia Ruston High Church of God J. T. Wilson S. J. Gibbs Little Rock Ark G. M. Glasgow W. M. McDonald Utica Sam R. Hay Trinity Methodist Church Sonal Lma Yisy Sentamint Dorothy Benjamin Europe New Caldwell Farmer Armandine Renaud Sol Cahn Father Grimont Calhoun Fair Chrysanthemums Grand Floral Company South Grand St Monroe, la Rosalie Yount Miss Yount Gilmont Organ School New York City William C. Carl Pris Metropolitan Cafe Queen Olives Calif U. K Epworth League All Saints’ Day North Third Grace Church St. John Sts H. R. Carson Haiti 4Th Glenmar Sts Carson Sessums New Grace Church Cornerith Alva Ceola Harrington City Hall Harrington
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