Fifty-Second Anniversary Observed for J. H. and Lillie Durham
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Durham mark their 52nd wedding anniversary at their home 1137 East Seventh Street. They recount moves from Arkansas to Cottonwood and Bedrock, ranching and mining years, and the long desert journey to Tucson where they now reside with memories of hard pioneer life and family ties. Continuous 52 years of married life narrated through their years in Arizona.
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J. H. Durham
East Seventh Street
Western Union
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Mr. Durham
Arizona
C. R. Johns
Durhams
Bedrock
Tucson
Mrs. Durham
Heaven
Old Pueblo
Ben D. Gross
Hit Parade Carnival at First Christian Church Lawn
The High School Christian Endeavor group of the First Christian church sponsors a Friday carnival on the church lawn at Fifth street and Second avenue. Open to the public with information available by calling 1673 or 2034.
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Christian Endeavor Organization
The
First Christian Church
Fifth Street
Second Avenue
Missionary Society to Hold Tuesday Lunch Meeting
The Missionary Society of the University Methodist Church will hold a business and program luncheon beginning at 12 40 o clock Tuesday.
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The
Missionary Society of the University Methodist Church
Notes On A New Yorker And Broadway Buzz
Norma Shearer visits friend G. Raft causing talk of unlikely meetups with Virginia Penne and Mrs. Grayce Raft. The marriage license rush has risen 28 percent amid conscription jitters. A Kaufman Hart comedy portrays a famous Broadway barber shop with Helen Broderick as a hardboiled manicurist. Eugene ONeill names his new play Ice Man Cometh set in a Madison Square saloon with Death as the ice man. Club 18 chatter notes Frankie Hyers proposed song Mammy in the cotton field and Pappy in the Cotton Club.
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Norma Shearer
G. Raft
Raft
Norma
Virginia Penne
George
Bay-Bee
Grayce Raft
Stankiib
Kaufman-Hart
Helen Broderick
Eugene O'Neill
Madison Square
New York
Frankie Hyers
Mammy
Pappy
Nation misreads columnist sparking publicity melee
A fragment from a 1930s gossip page notes The Nation’s liberal stance on rumor and hints at personal drama. It mentions Trudi Bogard, bride to be of a Syracuse physician, and comments on hotel residents and beer trends with light joking tone.
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Spitalny
Syracuse
Trudi Bogard
E. 50Th Street
Belmont Plaza Hotel
Broadway
5Th Avenue
Pretty Pat Paree Teams With Gendarmes To Trap Loafers
Read like a column of showbiz scraps. Pat Paree teams with police and fellow women to catch unescorted ladies in danger, while Saratoga acts once drew up to five thousand weekly for top draws but big names now earn around five hundred. Joyce Mathews in Jolson show and Disney festival at the Criterion are noted along with revived classics and a closing quip on gender dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Paree
Saratoga
George Trammer
Joyce Mathews
Col. Gomez
Jolson
Walt Disney
Criterion
Ferdinand
Nightclub banter and celebrity sighting at Swing Street
Franchot Tone and Burgess Meredith left Jack White's late night spot with a sun glass wearing showgirl. Pat Harrington joked about the woman's glasses while Frankie Hyers teased the smoked ham remark. Mussolini staged a health show for reporters. Ella Fitzgerald’s Decca record earns a playful compliment. Beachcomber gossip notes a promiscuous line about a bracelet and wallet.
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Franchot Tone
Burgess Meredith
Jack White
Pat Harrington
Frankie Hyers
Mussolini
Italy
Ella Fitzgerald
Lindy Hopper
Ella-gant
Benay Venuta and other society notes on a busy day
Benay Venuta dodges a cab on 5th Avenue while a driver jokes about her legs in his eyes. Janice Ellen Parmenter explains why U S Ministers staff correspondence goes through the minister. Thelma White recovers from an accident and now runs a factory making uniforms for nurses and theater staff.
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Benay Venuta
5Th Avenue
Janice Ellen Parmenter
Chums
U. S
Bulgaria
J. G. Anderson
U. S. Diplomatic Service
Thelma White
Comedienne
Sound in the Night at Queen Mary Showcased
The column notes a quirky night with quotes from Sound in the Night at the Queen Mary and mentions The Man I Married by Zanuck as a second Nazi feature. Margaret James heads to Peterboro to wed T Powell amid rumor and Benny the Bum shifts to junk sales while McGinnis hosts a seafood bar and roast beef specials. G K Chesterton jokes about Broadway wonders.
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Queen Mary
Zanuck
Columbia
Margaret James
Peterboro
T. Powell
Benny
Philly
McGinnis
G. K. Chesterton
John Metcalfe to Expose Bund for Columbia Films
John Metcalfe, famed Bund exposer for a Chicago paper and Dies Committee sleuth, will direct an expose of the Bund for Columbia films. Dolores Grant, noted Aquabelle, is in hospital for an appendix operation. Vacationers may freely enter Canada where welcome signs abound. Paul Muni and Warner Brothers split as insiders cite his demand for greater storytelling control and billing as Mr. motivations.
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John Metcalfe
Chicago
Dies Committee
Columbia Films
Dolores Grant
Canada
Jimmy Kelly
Paul Muni
Warner Brothers
Muni
A New Hampshire Senator Faces Harsh Floor Attack
The scene recalls a New Hampshire Senate incident where a member endured a vicious floor assault with personal barbs. After the tirade, the calm senator stepped to the well and responded with a pointed defence, stating that his opponent was not accurate.
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New Hampshire
Smith Family Returns From Coronado Vacation
Mrs. Blanche Irvin Smith arrives back from a coast vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Irvin in Coronado California. The family plans to return in September while Dr. and Mrs. Earl Brown depart for Pennsylvania and then South Carolina, returning by early October.
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Blanche Irvin Smith
Valentine Irvin
Coronado
Calif
Irvins
Earl Brown
Tucson
Pennsylvania
Dr. Brown
South Carolina
New York Doctor Visits Miss Mabel Jones in La Jolla
Dr. Kathryn Mulholland of New York City travels to La Jolla California for a two month stay visiting Miss Mabel Jones.
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la Jolla
Calif
Kathryn Mulholland
New York City
Mulholland
Mabel Jones
Mrs Cary Alan Bunker Returns Home From Kansas City Visit
Mrs Cary Alan Bunker is back at her home on 1220 East Drachman Street after visiting her mother in Kansas City Missouri for part of the summer.
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Cary Alan Bunker
East Drachman Street
Kansas City
Harris Returns to Tucson After Fort Worth Visit
George G. Harris returns to Tucson after a two week stay in his former home of Fort Worth Texas, visiting friends and noting local changes.
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Tucson
George G. Harris
Fort Worth
Texas
Duffy Couple Returns Home From Visit
Mr and Mrs William F Duffy who were visiting Mrs Caroline Spotts have returned to their home in Lake Forest Illinois.
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William F. Duffy
Caroline Spotts
Lake Forest
Ill
Sundt and Roediger Families Camp and Fish Near Springerville
Mr and Mrs J S Sundt and Mr and Mrs Walter Roediger camped in the Springerville area with their children on a recent trip for camping and fishing.
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Springerville
J. S. Sundt
Walter Roediger
Tucson Social Notes Take Scenic Coast Trip
Mrs Edith Kirby and daughter Lois Kirby Mrs Stanley Williamson and daughter Jane Williamson and Miss Beverly Fair travel to the Pacific coast for a Los Angeles San Francisco vacation. Dr W D Rogers and son Billy plan a month at California beach resorts and Santa Catalina island. Mr and Mrs John Carroll host a Tucson gathering for Miss Marjorie Dan Adams of Los Angeles who is Mrs Carrolls niece.
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Edith Kirby
Lois Kirby
Stanley Williamson
Jane Williamson
Beverly Fairgrieve
Russell B. Fairgrieve
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
W. D. Rogers
Billy Rogers
Tucson
California
Santa Catalina Island
John Carroll
Marjorie Dan Adams
Calif
Miss Adams
Mrs. Carroll
Burt Couple Back From Lake Forest and Midwest Visit
Returned to Tucson are Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burt after vacationing at Lake Forest NL and visiting Mrs Burt's sisters at Mackasah Lodge Land O Lakes Wis Kalamazoo Mich and Denver Colo.
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Tucson
Ronald Burt
Lake Forest
Burt
Mackasah Lodge
Land O’ Lakes
Wisc
Kalamazoo
Mich
Denver
Colo
Kellners Return From California Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kellner and daughter Miss Marjorie Kellner are back in Tucson after three weeks in Long Beach and San Diego, California.
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R. H. Kellner
Marjorie Kellner
Tucson
Long Beach
San Diego
Calif
McDonald Starts Caspar Trip as Ill Father Calls
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert L. McDonald plan a Tucson to Caspar Wyoming journey this week due to Mrs. McDonald’s father’s illness. McDonald serves as custodian in charge of military properties at the University of Arizona and is currently on a month’s campus vacation. Dr. and Mrs. Claude Emerson Du Vall have just returned from an extended vacation trip visiting New Orleans Memphis Oklahoma Hopkinsville Kentucky and touring the eastern states.
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Wilbert L. Mc Donald
Tucson
Caspar
Wyo
Mc Donald
University of Arizona
Claude Emerson du Vall
Dr. du Vall
New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Oklahoma
Dr. DuVall
Hopkinsville
Greece Receives 11.2 Million Pounds of American Sugar
Greece reported the arrival of 11.2 million pounds of American sugar in the latest month. The shipment underscores ongoing trade ties with the United States as authorities monitor supply chains and pricing.
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Greece
Hit Parade Theme For Carnival At First Christian Church
A hit parade carnival is set for this evening from 7 to 10 on the First Christian church lawn to aid the newly formed church orchestra. Proceeds fund the orchestra directed by Ximena Davis with members Cabellero Henderson Brannen Robbins Jones and Caballero. Activities include booths named Dreams Come True Three Little Fishes Dipsy Doodle Pink Elephants plus a wandering minstrel and refreshments. Contact numbers 1673 or 2034 for details.
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First Christian Church
Orchestra
Ximena
Regular meetings listed for local groups and August birthdays
San Xavier Camp to meet Monday at 2 PM at Clara Coplen's home 1829 East Fifth. Sew and So Circle of Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 4 to meet Wednesday at 2 PM at Edna Mitchell Ball on East Fifth and Richey. Morgan Mc Dermott Unit No. 7 American Legion auxiliary Junior group to meet at 7 30 PM at Virginia Dobek's home. August birthday members to be honored.
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San Xavier
Clara Coplen
East Fifth Street
Naomi Rebekah
Edna Mitchell Ball
Richey Boulevard
Morgan McDermott
American Legion Auxiliary
Virginia Dobek
Larcena Past Noble Grands Hold Pot Luck Supper
The Larcena Louise Past Noble Grands association plans a pot luck supper Friday at 6 30 PM in Odd Fellows hall 135 South Sixth Avenue. Mrs Mayme Hardin and Mrs Lydia Buente head the supper committee while Mrs Anna Keiper and Mrs Eunice Sterns oversee entertainment.
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Larcena Louise
Noble Grands Association
Odd Fellows’ Hall
South Sixth Avenue
Mayme Hardin
Lydia Buente
Anna Keiper
Eunice Sterns
University Girls Meet For Lunch And Swim Here
Miss Bettie Falck hosted a luncheon at her parents home Major and Mrs Waldemar Falck before taking guests to the Arizona Inn pool for an afternoon swim. Attending were Miss Barbara Dittman Mrs George Dittman Jr Miss Suzanne Hamilton Miss Beverly Fairgrave Miss Lois Kirby and Miss Betsy Holesapple.
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Tucson
Bettie Falck
Miss Falck
Major
Waldemar Falck
Arizona Inn Pool
Barbara Dittman
George Dittman, Jr
Suzanne Hamilton
Beverly Fairgrave
Lois Kirby
Betsy Holesapple
McCartys Return After Vacation Visit to East
Mr and Mrs Chester McCarty and their son Charles returned to Tucson after an extended eastern trip. They saw Chester s grandparents in Cleveland Ohio and visited Ports mouth and Cincinnati. En route they explored Missouri and Colorado. They dined with Mr and Mrs R H Lincoln on Adelaide drive Sunday.
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Chester McCarty
Charles
Magpies Cause Brief Power Cut At Naval Wireless Station
Two magpies alighted on a power line at the Naval Wireless Station near Canberra triggering a short circuit that halted all communications for an hour until the birds were removed.
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Naval
Canberra
Australia
Puppet Love leads to a climactic wedding plan
Rodney visits Nicky at Nemesis stage door seeking a foil to his destiny. They argue over love and numbers of fate, then both acknowledge a possible October wedding before Chris arrives with coffee and questions. As night falls the couples travel onward toward an uncertain future.
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Nicola
Eunice
Chris
Rodney
Savannah
Chamber of Commerce
Nicky
Nemesis
Willoughby Allen
Rodney Baddington Grant
Aloysius Bring
Tampa
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Mrs. J. H. Durham
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
New Yorker
Daily Reminder
McCartys
East
Biltmore
Beautiful
Library Park
Monterey
Mayflower Hotel
South Grand Ave
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Baddington Grant
Destiny Senate
Allen
Tampax
Anak
Steinfeld
Mercury
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