Social Evening Honors Miss Martha Harper and Miss Barbara Stovall
A pageant of party guests gathers for a host evening in West Monroe as Mrs Garston hosts a reception for Miss Martha Harper of West Monroe and Miss Barbara Stovall in elegant blue and red party dresses. Dinner honors follow with purple chrysanthemum centerpieces and gifts of china. Attendees include Mr Campbell Miss Stovall Miss Harper and many Colvin Trout Cage and Harper family members.
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Fitap
Roberta Green
Hilda ‘Taylor
Edna Ruth Moncrief
Mary Dudley Burkhalter
Jeanetta Bidbks
Becky Harper
Michael Cage
Robert C. Trout
Bruce Brooks
Ruth Smith
John L. Hatter
Cecil Colvin
Harper
Campbell
Miss Stovall
Mr. Bowman
China
Carlton Bowman
Robert G. Trout
Jasper L. Colvin
Sidney Colvin
John L. Harper
Bridal Tea Compliments Miss Andrea Farley Bride Elect
Miss Andrea Farley, bride elect of Ray Rhodes of Monroe, honored at a bridal tea hosted by Mrs. R. J. Andrews and several helpers at Pine Crest Drive Saturday afternoon. Guests viewed gifts, enjoyed petit fours and mint punch, and a rust silk dress with a champagne carnation corsage highlighted the honoree.
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Andrea Farley
Ray Rhodes
Monroe
R. J. Andrews
Pinecrest Drive
Mrs. Andrews
Johanna Andrews
Betty Hollingsworth
Linda Carter
Billie Ann Knight
D. C. Farley
G. W. Rhodes
Fob Freeman
Miss Farley
Rex Rhodes
December Christmas Dance at Ruston Country Club
The Ruston Country Club calendar features a December lineup including a Christmas Dance on the night of December 22 with music by Jimmy Palmer and his orchestra. Tickets are on sale for members and guests.
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Ruston Country Club
Jimmy Palmer
Oedestra
Tech Student Union Christmas Formal at Memorial Gym
The Louisiana Tech Student Union sponsors this year’s Christmas Formal on Saturday December 10 in Memorial Gymnasium from 7 to 12. Decorations include a lighted tree chimney and stockings. Door prize is a record album. The Playboys from Baton Rouge, composed of LSU students, will perform. Advance tickets go on sale Friday December 9 in the Student Center. tickets are 2 dollars for single or couple.
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Louisiana Tech Student Union
Memorial Gymnasium
Playboys
Baton Rouge
LSU
Care Of Modern Fabrics Discussed At Center St Club
The Center Street Home Demonstration Club met Tuesday night November 29 at Mrs. Ona Blondin’s home. The program covered care and selection of modern fabrics with a demonstration on setting pleats removing stubborn creases using half water half vinegar and a steam iron. Mrs. Vernon Stevens became club president and invited members to a Christmas party at her home. refreshments were served to numerous attendees including Mrs. J. D. Rice and Mrs. Murrel Garner among others.
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Center Street
Chib
Ona Blondin
Vernon Stevens
J. D. Rice
C. Due Bois
B. C. van Hook
J.C. Mubley
Murrel Garner
Sue
Liner
Stella Barmore
Clara Driggers
Elwood Silman
Charles Dann
Chander
Blondin
Delta Kappa Gamma Members Are Honored
Kota Chapter Ruston members of Delta Kappa Gamma receive honors at the Louisiana Teachers' Association convention. Alma Burk published a poetry book Behnes From My Native Hills reflecting northern Louisiana landscapes. Lizzie Riser and Hagel Shively honored as past presidents, with Riser active in Willcrest Grammar School and Shively guiding students at Louisiana Tech.
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Kota
Delta Kappa Gamma of
Ruston
International Society of Women Educators
Alma Burk
Louisiana
Miss Burk
Miss Alma
Alma
Louisiana Tech
Delta Kappa Gamma
Louisiana Teachers’ Convention
Liz¢le Rtises
Hagel Shively
Jonestara
LTA
Riser
Willcrest Grammar School
Shively
Joneshoro l Hodge High
Sencal
Louisian
Gottschalk Club Evening With Mozart Featured
The Gottschalk Club held its November meeting at Roe and Mrs Lipscomb with 25 members and two guests. New members Dr Rudolph Fiehler and others joined. The program started with Mozart chamber music readings by Dr John Lace and Cages dusus, Jay Pearce performed three pieces, and soprano Mary Elvine Wallace sang arias from Don Giovanni with piano by Dr Marshall Brergaton.
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Roe
J. O. Lipscomb
We Are
Aga A
Rudolph Fiehier
Uis
Byelain Cagedessus
Massic
Morzart
John Lace
Cazedessus
Mozart
Jay Pearce
Mary Elvine Wallace
Betti Baiti
Frog
Don Giovinni
Kaniusia
Marshall Brergaton
What Referendum Will Mean To Cotton Growers
A 1961 referendum asks cotton growers to approve two thirds voting in favor to set marketing quotas and acreage allotments, with penalties for excess production and price support at 70 to 90 percent of parity, while opposing votes would reject quotas. The event includes community figures and refreshments.
Social Security Revamps Earnings Test For Benefits
Old age and survivors checks now come with notice of changes to the earnings test under new law. Through year end, a $1,200 annual earnings cap allows full benefits with $80 per month overage reduced by one month for excess, with exemptions for those 72 or older or those earning under $100 in wages and not self employed. Next year the $1,200 cap remains, with similar rules and withholding scales for higher earnings, plus continued eligibility for months with low or no earnings.
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Social Security Administration
Sacred Holly in Christmas Lore Across Eras
A brief look at holly as a sacred Christmas greenery, linked to biblical lore. Legend ties a burning holly bush to divine speech with Moses and the birth of Jesus, with holly sprays hung as symbols of gladness in early traditions.
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Moses
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