Local pair to wed in home ceremony tomorrow
Barbara Jean Burwell and George A. Phile plan an 8 oclock wedding at the bride's mother's home 1214 North First Avenue witnessed by about 50 relatives and friends Rev Rush Beskins of the First Christian church will officiate The couple will reside in Tucson after a brief honeymoon on the Pacific coast following the ceremony
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Barbara Jean Burwell
George A. Phile
Grace Burwell
North First Avenue
Burwell
R. W. Burwell
Tucson
Rush sBeskins
First Christian Church
Phile
George Corbett
East Helen Street
Dan Burwell
Miss Burwell
Ada Mae Allin
Barbara Booker
Theouple
Guy Converse
East Mabe
Cedar Rapids
Southern Pacific Railway
Ohio
Gfnd
Youth Conference At Montlure Site In White Mountains
Presbyterian youth from Arizona and New Mexico gather near Greer for a university age conference at Montlure. Rev. Leland H. Koening leads the 1940 event joined by Mrs. Earl E. Gill and Mrs. WarTen D. Schreurs on staff. The ten day program features religious study, current events discussions, camp life, nature talks, and campfire evenings with comic skits. Local participants include Mary Johnson Eleanor Nixton Ruth Stevens Ina Jo Wallis Edith Meyer Annette Keyzer Fannette Charvoz Janet Gill Ina Culver Ruth Hollis Margaret Hill Marjorie Peterson Mary Louise Kreidler Evangeline Stewart Betty Utzman Winifred Griffith Marie Jackson John Johnson James Henry John Hall Bill Lawhead Llewellyn Griffith David Nixon Wendell Wollam and A Luke Fritz.
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Southwest
White Mountains
Greer
Ariz
Arizona
New Mexico
Montlure
Leland H. Koening
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Tucson
Earl E. Gill
War- Ten D. Schreurs
Mary Johnson
Eleanor Nixton
Ruth Stevens
Ina Jo Wallis
Edith Meyer
Annette Keyzer
Fannette Charvoz
Janet Gill
Ina Culver
Ruth Hollis
Margaret Hill
Marjorie Peterson
Mary Louise Kreidler
Evangeline Stewart
Betty Utzman
Winifred Griffith
Marie Jackson
Messrs
John Johnson
James Henry
John Hall
Bill Lawhead
Llewellyn Griffith
Local Club To Hold Dinner For Candidates Soon
Tucson business and professional women plan a candidates dinner at Grace Episcopal parish house on Wednesday September 4. Guests gather at 6 30 p m. Mrs Lenna Burgess acts as toastmistress and reservations may be made by calling club finance chair Mrs Allie Brainferd at 371 J
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Tucson
Grace Episcopal Church
Lenna Burgess
Allie Brainf Erd
Club
Cold Meat Rolls for Buffet Luncheon or Supper
Select bologna boiled tongue and ham in thin slices. Lightly mustard the bologna and horseradish the ham and tongue with salad dressing. Roll each slice quickly wrap in waxed paper. Chill and arrange on platter.
Swindlers Exploit Japan Beer Shortage Promises of Large Orders
With Japan's beer shortage, con artists collect cash advances from beerhall owners promising large beer deliveries that never arrive, defrauding proprietors while supplies remain elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Webster couple back from coast to Tucson by September
Dr. Clara S Webster and her husband have spent the summer on the Pacific coast in California and are now in San Diego. Mr Webster traveled from Tucson to join her there and they plan to return to Tucson by September 1.
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Clara S. Webster
Pacific Coast
California
San Diego
Mr. Webster
Tucson
Websters
Mrs Bueno Family Visiting in Cloudcroft New Mexico
Mrs J R de la Torre Bueno and her children Richard and Helen Bueno are guests of relatives in Cloudcroft New Mexico. They plan to return for the fall term at the University of Arizona where Miss Helen Bueno will be a junior student.
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J. R. de la Torre Bueno
Richard Bueno
Helen Bueno
Cloudcroft
New Mexico
Mrs Fisher to Visit Relatives in Toronto This Summer
Mrs. George Fisher left Tucson last week for Toronto Canada where she plans to visit relatives for the remainder of the summer and part of the early fall.
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George Fisher
Tucson
Toronto
Canada
Medlins Return From West Coast Trip And Wedding
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Medlin traveled from Tucson to San Francisco to see the Golden Gate exposition on Treasure Island and then to Los Angeles. They attended the wedding of Dr. Hubert De Wolf and Miss Frieda Florian in Phoenix on Saturday evening and returned to Tucson soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Medlin
Tucson
Couple Reunites After Two Week West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs John Judd return to the city after two weeks visiting Los Angeles San Francisco and Yosemite National Park. Their home was checked by Mrs Ambler Wilson the Judd mother in their absence.
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John Judd
City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Yosemite National Park
Guest of Daughter Stays in Owen Home in Arizona
Mrs. J. S. White of Star City Indiana visits as a guest of her daughter Mrs. Harold E. Owen at 1005 North Arizona Avenue. She plans to return to the Midwest sometime this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Owen
J. S. White
Star City
Indiana
Owen
North
Arizona Avenue
Middle West
Birthday party honoring Patrick Robert Blake
A Sunday afternoon party celebrated one year old Patrick Robert Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Blake, at their home. Attending were Susan Petite Katlin, Margaret Houston, Gale Wylie, Elizabeth Houston, John Reilly Jr, Chip Fishback and James Jacobson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Robert Blake
Robert L. Blake
Susan Petite Katlin
Margaret Houston
Gale Wylie
Elizabeth Houston
John Reilly, Jr
Chip Fishback
James Jacobson, Jr
Mrs. Ferguson Visited by Nugents in Brentwood California
Mrs. E. D. Ferguson of 624 North Stone avenue is the guest of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Nugent in Brentwood California.
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E. D. Ferguson
North Stone Avenue
William Nugent
Brentwood
Calif
Painter and Guerin stay at La Jolla resort
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Painter IIT and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Guerin are guests at the popular La Jolla beach resort in southern California.
Allen Family Vacation Visits Wide Across the Plains
Dr and Mrs F W Allen and daughter Marion Koogler with children Joan and Donald return to Tucson after a month away. They stopped in El Paso to visit Lt Paul K Allen and Mrs Allen at Fort Bliss then seen Dr John Allen in Missouri and Mayo Hospital visit in Rochester Minnesota. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Boyd Allen in Minneapolis before returning via the Black Hills Wyoming and Colorado visiting Will Boyd and Mrs Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
F. W. Allen
Marion Koogler
Joan
Donald
el Paso
Texas
Paul K. Allen
Allen
Fort Bliss
Missouri
John Allen
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Boyd Allen
Minneapolis
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
University of Arizona Professor Solves Returns from Duke Tour
Dr. Melvin T. Solve head of the English department is back on campus after a summer at Duke University Durham North Carolina. He and Mrs Solve toured New York and the New England states on their way back to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin T. Solve
University of Arizona
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Solve
New York
New England
Finger Foods Fish Tartlets for Perch or Picnic
Roll rich pastry very thin and cut out 2 inch circles. Spread half the circles with a savory creamed fish or meat mixture and cover with remaining circles. Press edges with a fork and prick tops. Bake about 15 minutes in a moderate oven and serve within a couple of hours.
Oil and gold lore collide in wild town booms and odd tales
Walter Winchell recounts oil’s rise from early legends to 19th century wells. Old Man Batey’s dramatic 1829 discovery near the Cumberland River sparked a flood of fortune, sudden towns, and bizarre shortages in Ranger Texas and surrounding settlements.
Ranger oil boom yields Christmas windfall for newsboys
In two years nearly 20 million dollars of petroleum was produced within a 40 mile Texas radius. Oil men spent generously. On Christmas morning Ranger's richest men turned newsboys, selling Ranger Daily Times for 10 dollars a copy. The money was given to the regular newsboys as a Christmas present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ranger
Ranger Daily Times
Flowing Gold and Crime Mark East Texas History
A period of heavy crime in East Texas is described with a Santa Claus bank robbery and rampant fraud. A Ranger district faced $750,000 in bad checks in Ranger, while killings became so common that papers listed them as classifieds and the local paper earned the nickname Ranger Daily Crimes.
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Texas
Santa Claus
Ranger
Ranger Daily Times
Ranger Daily
Mexia's Oil Boom Transforms Town Life Fast
Oil arrives in Mexia, Texas, turning a 3,000 population into a 25,000 overnight boom. Demand for housing explodes as families convert porches and rooms, with kitchens repurposed as bedrooms renting for about 50 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Texas
Mexia’s Oil Boom Brings Sudden Wealth and Telegram Tears
The Mexia town flood of wealth hits a widow near the railroad station as a boarding house winds $100 daily. A druggist profits$, a post office buzzes with stamp rushes. Postmaster Simmons tries to resign to cash in but finds oil land fully leased, leaving him out.
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Mexia
France
Washington
Billie Simmons
Theoffice
Simmons
Mexia Cleaned Up After Federal Raid and Martial Law
Lawlessness plagued Mexia with gambling resorts paying peace officers 250 dollars daily. Night spots stored patrons guns in checkrooms. A spate of killings led to a federal raid and Texas Rangers action. After seven weeks of National Guard rule 3 000 undesirables were removed and the town was cleaned up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Texas Rangers
National Guard
Notable Mexia Characters and the Glenn Pool Oil Bonanza
Col A E Humphreys shaped Mexia’s oil town development and wore a brown suit before a new well. J K Hughes, among Texas’ richest men, arrived with only 3.50 dollars. Anne Morgan visited Mexia. Hughes showed a gushers display. The Glenn pool near Tulsa yielded a landmark oil bonanza, with McFarlin and Chapman selling lease interests for 35 million dollars to Humble and Standard Oil.
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A. E. Humphreys
Mexia
J. K. Hughes
Texas
Anne Morgan
Hughes
Glenn Pool
Tulsa
Robert McFarlin
James A. Chapman
Humble
Standard Oil
Coal Oil Johnny Steele Ends Wandering Wealth
John W. Steele, famed for flowing gold from Culbertson McClintock’s land, amassed vast wealth before dying rich. Renowned for extravagance he housed a minstrel troupe, funded a two week tour in a special train, and held a $1,000 banquet before later taking a doorkeeper job with the troupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Steele
Culbertson McClintock
Steele
Johnny
Oil Kings Flaunt Planes and Extravagant Parties
Oil magnates show wealth with $80,000 planes loaded with $12,000 in gadgets and a built in bar. They keep pilots on call 24 hours and host joy rides to New York Hollywood or Florida. Texas men once financed a Trocadero party for $25,000 and ship orchestras to their homes at $500 a night. Some buy Gulf islands as hunting lodges for $250 000 to $500 000. Flowing Gold echoes the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
New York
Florida
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Political Dance and Card Party Planned for August 30
The Theta Rho Girls club of the IOOF will host a political dance at the IOOF hall starting 9 pm with all candidates given a speaking or introducing opportunity. The Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem organizes a card party on the lawn of the Scottish Rite Cathedral to raise funds for defective vision care.
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Theta Rho
IOOF
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Scottish Rites
Altar and Rosary Society Ice Cream Social Planned
The SS Peter and Paul parish Altar and Rosary society hosts an ice cream social on August 30 on the church lawn. The gathering starts at 7 PM and tickets are available on the grounds.
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Altar and Rosary Society
SS. Peter and Paul Parish
Red Cross to Hold Bi-Weekly Classes at Safford
The Red Cross of Tucson sponsors adult training at Safford Junior High starting next week. Sessions run 7:30 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays for anyone over 17.
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Safford Junior High School
The
Red Cross of
Tucson
Laura Webb Guild Meeting at 7:30 Tonight
The Laura Webb Guild of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tucson will convene at 7:30 this evening at 528 North Stone Avenue. Mrs. J N Briggs will lead the session with Mrs. Margaret Stevens and Miss Margaret Tillery as co hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Webb
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Tucson
Arthur Brown
North Stone Avenue
J. N. Briggs
Margaret Stevens
Margaret Tillery
Square dance at YWCA hosted by Ocotillo club
A square dance party will be held at the YWCA next Thursday evening at 8 30 under the auspices of the Ocotillo club. All interested young people are invited to attend. A nominal charge will be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
YWCA
Ocotillo Club
Jehovah Witness To Be Given Phoenix Trial
Charles Jobin a 43 year old self described Jehovah's Witness minister faces a six man jury in justice of the peace court for peddling without a license. Police say he offered religious literature for sale at a service station in Phoenix on Thursday.
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Phoenix
Charles Jobin
Jehovah's Witnesses
Justice of the Peace Court
Mathews Speaks at Pacheco Campaign Meeting
William R. Mathews Tucson publisher and Democratic congressional candidate addressed union members at a Fernando Pacheco for supervisor district 2 event. Several state and county candidates attended and discussed their platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Mathews
Tucson
Fernando Pacheco
Uruguayan Egg Weights Set to Tiered Pricing
Uruguay plans classification of eggs by weight with tiered pricing. Producers and retailers expect a standardized system to guide consumer costs and market fairness.
The American Way Is To Go Dutch In 20th Century
A 20th century guide discusses shared expenses between men and women in dating and social settings. It advises clear prearrangements on paying dinners and tips, notes varying regional views on cigarette allowances, and suggests women initiate social plans to balance costs. It emphasizes budgeting and considerate payment habits in casual gatherings.
Peanut Butter Filled Cinnamon Roll Variant
Roll out dough as for cinnamon rolls then spread cream thinned peanut butter over the surface. Roll tightly, slice into half inch portions, and let rise on a greased pan until doubled, about two hours. Bake 15 minutes in a moderate oven.
Cool cucumber boats with stuffed eggs and greens
Use even sized cucumbers hollowed and filled with a vegetable salad. Arrange on shredded lettuce, garnish with stuffed hard cooked eggs, and serve with dressing. Keep fresh mushrooms chilled and cleaned. do not soak or remove skins to preserve flavor.
Arizona Livestock Men To Attend Regional Conference
The Arizona Livestock Production Credit association will be represented by its president George H. Wilbur of Mesa and seven other members at the regional conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday. Nevada, California and Utah will also be represented.
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Phoenix
Arizona Livestock Production Credit Association
George H. Wilbur
Mesa
Salt Lake City
Nevada
California
Utah
Navy reveals World War troop and supply logistics reach
The British Royal Navy disclosed that during the last World War it transported 277 million soldiers and military stores totaling about 50 million tons to all parts of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Navy
Local University Couples Tie The Knot In Weekend Rites
Tucson reports two university wedding notices. Minna Rubinson of South Bend Indiana married physics instructor Robert G. Picard daughter of Nathan Rubinson. The couple plans to live in Ann Arbor Michigan while Picard pursues a philosophy doctorate at the University of Michigan.
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Tucson
Minna Rubinson
Nathan Rubinson
South Bend
Indiana
Robert G. Picard
University of Arizona
Picard
Julien Picard
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mrs. Ferguson Heads to Pacific Coast Vacation
Mrs. George Ferguson left Tucson late last week for a Pacific coast vacation sojourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ferguson
Tucson
Pacific Coast
Hiram Johnson Faces Hardest Fight Today
California primary sees Senator Hiram Johnson seek renomination on three tickets amid a three-way Republican contest as Mississippi and South Carolina vote in Democratic primaries. Bilbo competes with White in Mississippi while South Carolina weighs an advisory liquor referendum.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Ublican
Mississippi
South Carolina
Theodore G. Bilbo
Hugh White
Fire Chief Hooks 17 Inch Bass Missing Tackle
Fire Chief Douglas Kropf, famed Scotsman, remained luckless as a bass snagged his lost spinner leader and hook. He later caught a 17 inch bass near the same spot, its mouth still holding the missing gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warran
Douglas Kropf
Kropf
Mexico Orders Monthly Airplane Inspections
Mexican authorities announce a new rule requiring a monthly government inspection of all airplanes. The policy aims to enhance flight safety and oversight across the aviation sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Guardsman's Death Held To Be Accident
A coroner's jury in Belen New Mexico ruled that James J Gannon Jr 19 of Phoenix died in an accident when he fell from a special train carrying Arizona national guardsmen from Louisiana His body was found beside the Santa Fe tracks near 330 am Saturday no witnesses could be found Gannon was nephew of former Phoenix mayor Walter J Thalheimer
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Belen
N. M
James J. Gannon, Jr
Phoenix
Arizona National Guardsmen
Louisiana
Gannon
Santa Fe
Walter J. Thalheimer
Peru Turns Tobacco Industry Into Government Monopoly
Peru shifts tobacco production to a state monopoly, centralizing control over the industry and limiting private participation. The move signals a major policy change affecting producers, workers, and markets across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
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