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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
3
Oil shales are soft rock deposits permeated with petroleum. They occur in vast quantities in the western United States and recent methods for extracting the oil have been perfected. Many companies are now being formed to develop this work.
In a January sale R. and G. and Lady Ruth corsets are one third off as the lines are discontinued. New models in small sizes mostly five to six percent off. All colors available. Gloves priced at 2.50 2.75 and 2.00. Wool scarfs and scarf and cap sets offered at 0.98 each, down from 1.95.
Fine ribbed medium weight long short and elbow sleeve dresses knee and ankle length priced at 2.25 now 1.49. Special offer includes the biggest values in quality and workmanship with bungalow aprons and house dresses one fourth off.
Advertises crepe de chine fabric at 1.60 per yard for 40 inch width in all colors, described as extra good quality, with regular value listed at 2.00.
Extra heavy weight Georgette Crepe priced at 1.80 per yard compared with regular value of 2.50. Wide 40 inches and available in all colors for a limited period.
A belated shipment displays silk fabrics in assorted colors and solid varieties priced from $1.50 to $4.50 per yard. Flannels accompany the lot at 35 cents per yard with a wide assortment of patterns still available.
Perales per yard 29c regular 38c and 40c grades. ginghams per yard 2%c. Bath robes one third off. sweaters one fourth off silk and fibre silk. Blankets values 1.98 to 29.50. shoes one half.
Dr Freeman and wife with children arrive in Cairo where he will serve as botanist and peace breeder for Egypt's Société Salyanienne Agriculture. The message recalls travels from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Honolulu, and Yokohama onward, with notes on Honolulu sights, the Pali cliffs, and an experiment station.
Dr Frank C. Lockwood former head of English literature and now YMCA secretary reports from France after serving with the United War Work campaign. He traveled on the Cerramic with 81 YMCA workers, landed in Southampton, then Oxford on December 16, and later met Prof. Mark Skidmore and Bishop Hughes in Paris while awaiting transport and shelter amid delays and crowds.
The Y W C A cabinet held at the university discussed reorganization and a active year plan. Meetings set for 4 30 each Wednesday afternoon with two student led and two faculty led sessions. Events include a hike and roast and a dance to raise funds. Members listed Ruth Bird president Konrietts Rockfelow Alice Brereton Mildred Kelly Dorothy Franklin Mariott Field Mary Fickett Nellie Still Ethe Brown.
Plans detail new main gate and driveway at the campus with brown stonework matching the west fence. Sheltered seats will flank the gateway and several trees are to be transplanted. Driveways on campus will be realigned to fit the engineering building plan, anticipating future campus additions and a balanced, attractive layout. Cincinnati rail workers strike escalates as Louisville & Nashville officials refuse to recognize the union and follow McAdoo directives.
Harold Bei Wright finishes a photoplay section in Los Angeles directing his own work with Guy Brooks as business manager. Tucson social and club news covers parties, guests from Globe and California, influenza impacts, and a telegram about Lieut Henry H R Mayhew recovering in France.
The Arizona Children Home, now housing 31 inmates, welcomed four new arrivals from Cochise county last night. Matron Mrs Mary E Ward and Mrs Kurt oversee daily care, while two women manage most tasks. A sign painting request for the home is under consideration as part of a broader progress report by Thomas K Bish.
Dr Brown announces a Sunday lecture at Grace Church at 7 30 pm on topics covering Rome problems of industrial reorganization and postwar labor questions He has served at Pennsylvania State College and Oregon Agricultural College and will discuss private and public ownership telegraph lines and the peace era employment for returning soldiers The talk aims to address moral issues and national well being and invites all to attend.
Grady Gamma Dry ang An Alleged Drunk Grady Gammage, Arizona Temperance Federation secretary, stood for court appearance for alleged intoxication. The accused WC Pierce, 44, painter, is charged with breaking a cigar store window and abusing F Laos on Congress Street.
Joseph Anderson Bustard aged 34 son of the late Dr W R Bustard of New York died of pneumonia on Jan 6 after residing two winters in Anion at Twenty sixth Street and Kendall Avenue His mother Mrs Elizabeth Bustard and Ralph a Navy brother moved the remains to Cleveland Ohio his former home for interment His younger brother Hilliard is in the Navy.
War Gepestainei reports the return to France of several American Expeditionary Forces soldiers freed from German prison camps and hospitals. The list includes Leonard McCoy Montour Iowa Hugh Tidwell Whitney Texas William F Lavis Anaconda Montana Carl W Wyatt Clio Iowa Tom Robertson Brandbury Texas Conrad Walker Hastings Nebraska Ralph J Laird Reasoner Iowa Thomas B March Easterly Texas Frederick McConnell Omaha Nebraska Max Quintanillo Jerome Arizona.
An advertisement extols Haarlem Oil Capsules as a tonic to cleanse kidneys and digestive organs, delaying age, boosting vitality, and preventing decline. It touts new life and strength from continued use with one or two capsules daily after restoration.
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