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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
5
A Washington report notes retirees face isolation and identity loss after leaving work. The Loyal Order of Moose plans a Moosehaven Park Florida laboratory with a psychology professor and staff to study how elderly people can be used productively in American life.
A Sunday noon benefit sale at Holy Cross school 101 W 22nd St features green corn tamales tacos enchiladas and sweets with proceeds aiding school repairs by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart. Free motion pictures in the evening entertain participants. The benefits are held twice yearly.
Kenneth K. Kelly of San Francisco will become the Maricopa county Red Cross manager, arriving within two weeks to assume duties. He replaces Ralph B. Elliott, who led the post for over six years and served with the Phoenix Community Chest for 12 years. Kelly is a noted Red Cross worker in the Pacific area.
Hollywood recalls Will Rogers as a lifelong wit who shaped American humor. The piece notes his death in Alaska fourteen years earlier, highlights his humble, sharp character, and recounts anecdotes from colleagues and studio history including earnings, his stance on scripts, and quips about politics and communism.
Hillsville Virginia reports Ernest I. Torrence, 57, bound to the Carroll County grand jury on a charge of swindling a woman out of 2500 for a bogus land investment. He promised marriage to Stella Hill and became engaged as part of the alleged scheme. Torrence is held until the grand jury convenes September 19.
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