Weddings Fill Calendar For Late August
Late August sees continued summer weddings across Arizona and nearby states. Newlyweds begin honeymoons on routes through northern Arizona and California as more couples join marriage lists this weekend. Jeanne Benbow and Thomas Rippey wed in Phoenix with Rev. Rippey officiating. Anne Turbeville and Fred Merkle Jr. plan ceremonies in Phoenix and northern Arizona with honeymoons on the way. Additional Tucson weddings include Lillian Guss and Wilbur Lincoln set for September 4 on River Road with twilight garden rites and a Pacific coast residence to follow.
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Arizona
California
Gome
United States
Phoenix
Jeanne Clare Benbow
University of Arizona
Thomas Edwin Rippey
Arizona Republic
Edwin K. Rippey
Dancing School Reopens September 9 Under Hinds
The Tucson School of the Dance plans a September 9 reopening for its second season at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street with director Charless Hinds. Registration runs the week of September 2 as Hinds returns from Los Angeles where he taught ballet and modern dance and now leads four groups of professional dancers in the middle west.
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Tucson
Middle West
Muriel Kretlow
Chicago
Mr. Hinds
Pancake Creations With Savory Additions
A garlicky pancake idea suggests adding half a cup of chopped cooked ham mushrooms codfish or cheese to regular pancake batter. Substitute boiled rice for one cup of flour and finish with frizzed dried beef gravy creamed chicken or savory creamed fish. Center each pancake with two browned sausages or one long sausage, wrap the cake around the sausages and spike with wood picks. Serve with spiced apple sauce prunes apricots or peach conserve.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Column Recap
Walter Winchell on Broadway reflects on wartime messaging methods and historic nautical lore. The piece recalls a WWI British ship warning tactic via hymn code, notes sea exploits in The Sea Hawk film, cites Napoleon and Fulton, and ends with a naval superstition about seven bells and a playful definition of a fathom.
Warner Brothers built ships in 11 weeks for Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk ships were constructed by Warner Brothers in 11 weeks while the original Queen Elizabeth vessels took over a year to build. Admiral Perry's 1854 visit to Japan used toy trains and tracks to win Japanese officials over to trade proposals.
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Uncle Sam
Warner Brothers
Admiral Perry
U. S
Japan
Perry
Navy Prohibition Rules and Shipboard Etiquette
The Navy bans alcohol on ships replacing rum rations with coffee. Only the church pennant may fly with the American flag during services. It is also against Navy rules to throw refuse overboard from a battleship.
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U. S. Navy
Congress
U. S
Navy
The Sea Hawk Battle Scenes Fuel Onscreen Fury
The English pirates clash with armored Spaniards in The Sea Hawk as director Mike Curtiz stirs the cast. Spanish extras fear English rivals, prompting high tension on set. The imperial yacht fixtures, once Kaiser Wilhelm’s, were owned by a Hollywood studio and the washbasin revealed solid silver after paint removal.
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Mike Curtiz
Navy tattoo ban and slang clash at sea
The United States Navy discourages sailors from getting tattoos. British sailors use the term flannels instead of shirt. When reveille rings aboard a U S battleship the bugler’s command is show a leg, reflecting nautical humor and cross service language.
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U. S. Navy
U. S
Blueprints for a modern battleship and naval lore
The text notes battleship blueprints priced from 75 000 to 150 000 dollars and Christmas masts on U S battleships. It mentions U S submarines named after fish destroyers honoring fallen Navy and Marine heroes. It adds film trivia on Dave Kashnir the Sea Hawk whip master and sea superstitions about glass rings and dead marines.
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U. S
Navy
Marine Corps
Dave Kashnir
Sea lore and nautical images from varied tales
Sailors roll up bell-bottoms to scrub decks and bear anchors tattoos for luck. A Bajaos tribe lives on thousands of boats between Borneo and the Philippines, seldom walking on land. The Sea Hawk ships faced costly electricity, and Old Ironsides had wooden sides.
Paul Revere and Submarine Camouflage Across Oceans
Paul Revere crafted boilers for the Clermont and supplied brass bolts spikes cogs pumps and nails for the Constitution. British submarines wear sea colored paint by theater with Mediterranean ships royal blue Atlantic gray green and Red Sea black.
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Paul Revere
Fulton
Mediterranean
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Manila Bay action and 1918 air raid scare summary
In Manila Bay Admiral Dewey withdrew ships at 7:30 am for breakfast then resumed combat. The 1918 air raid scare saw German submarines raid Maryland and sink vessels. New York City briefly blacked out amid rumors subs carried collapsible bombing planes.
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Manila Bay
Dewey
U. S
Maryland
New York
Sea Hawk launch rites drew waters from seven seas
The Sea Hawk ceremonies used waters gathered from the Seven Seas, donated by Ralph Clark of Australia Ralph Binns of Shanghai David Blyth of Bombay Stanley Hawkins of London James Welsh of Capetown Arturo Alvarez of Chile and Thorleif Aas of Oslo. John Paul Jones later added Jones to his name after inheriting a Virginia estate, saying a gentleman must have at least three names.
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Seven Seas
Ralph Clark
Australia
Ralph Binns
Shanghai
David Blyth
Bombay
Stanley S. Hawkins
London
James Welsh
Capetown
Arturo Alvarez
Chile
Thorleif Aas
Oslo
John Paul Jones
U. S. Navy
John Paul
Virginia
Jones
Famous Firsts Through Maritime Milestones and Myths
A compact survey lists notable early milestones including Columbia the first ship to circumnavigate with the American flag from Boston in 1787, Republic and Florida wireless distress in 1909, Dixie Bull pirate at Pemaquid in 1632, early armored ships in Siam conflict, ferry mention in Samuel II, and King David’s biblical ferry after Absalom’s death.
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Columbia
Boston
Republic
Florida
Nantucket
Atlantic Seaboard
Dixie Bull
Maine
Siam
Samuel II
Absalom
David
Norwegians Row Atlantic In Rowboat From New York
Two Norwegian sailors crossed the Atlantic in a small rowboat from New York to Le Havre. The note compares a dreadnought’s price to four thousand bombing planes totaling about forty million dollars. Gail Borden’s condensed milk idea dates to a voyage when a ship carried cows for passenger milk. Mutinies are noted as rare in U S Navy ships versus some foreign navies.
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Atlantic Ocean
New York
Harve
Gail Borden
Borden Milk Co
Atlantic
U. S
Men Talk Modern Furniture Trends In Fall 1940
AP feature notes a masculine influence shaping modern furniture toward functionalism and space saving. Designers blend Regency and 18th century styles with current pieces, easing budgets and enabling mix of antique and modern in homes. The trend favors modular pieces and smaller purchases over large, single sets.
Young Tucson Youths Celebrate August Parties
Young residents enjoyed birthday and holiday gatherings in August. Frankie Miller marked his fourth birthday with a pink and white party hosted by Mrs. Frank G. Miller at Mrs. John B. McQuown’s home. Guests included Gary and other friends, with games and photo snapshots.
Socially Speaking Highlights Tucson Visitors and Parties
Mrs. Wallace F Bransford and daughter Mary Jean returned to Tucson from a two week visit in San Francisco hosted by Mrs John Rutherford a former Tucson resident Also honored before leaving Morenci were Mrs William Kelly at a dessert bridge party a cross state gathering at the Simonich home Prizes went to several local and Morenci residents Dr N J Tremblay and daughters Alice and Lorraine returned to Tucson after an east coast vacation and he will resume teaching at the University of Arizona Miss Sarah Moses returns to Tucson after a six week Pacific coast visit
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Rippey
Burnie Lee Benbow
Willoughby
Ohio
Phoenix
University of Arizona
Arizona State Teachers’ College
Tempe
College of the Pacific
Stockton
Calif
Pacific Coast
Presecott Evening Courier
Miss Turbeville
Lou Cateseba
Miss Janerbeville
Rener Merkel
Honeym
Arizona
Vero
East Virginia Avenue
Wallace F. Bransford
Mary Jean
Tucson
San Francisco
William Kelly
Leavi
Morenci
C. H. Farnsworth
Esthermae Farnsworth
E. J. Simonich
Simonich
Kelly
Harry Barkdoll
Robert Chricton, Jr
L. J. Benninger
W. C. Davis
Cuthbert Hearn
R. A. Stratton
Bonnie Zimmerman
Frank Carlock
Marion Staples
Hope Wasem
Betty Morcomb
Esther Randall
Stella Miler
Virginia Sword
Mildred Killip
Mesdames
Oliver Winn
Frank Rietz
Robert Campbell
Laurie Smith
Clifton
Marshall Carson
Stafford
N. J. Tremblay
Alice
Lorraine
Tremblay
Rhode Island
Little Flower fiesta to be held at parochial gardens
The Little Flower club of Sacred Family church plans its annual fiesta Sunday and Monday at the parochial gardens with games and amusements, afternoon dancing, and special Spanish refreshments. Director Lester E. Lang of the Dallas Little Theatre met Tucson’s Ed Reveaux to discuss community drama for the coming season. Rev. Richard A. Dawson returns to Tucson after California, where he attended the Congregational council at Berkeley August 10 to 20 and the National Pilgrim Fellowship meeting as adult adviser on social action.
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Little Flower Club
Sacred Family Church
Lester E. Lang
Dallas Little Theatre
Tucson
Ed Reveaux
Tucson Dramatic Group
Richard A. Dawson
First Congregational Church
California
General Council of Congregational and Christian Churches
Berkeley
National Pilgrim Fellowship
Caloric, Curious Brunch Bakes Blend Sweet Savories
A list of inviting baked goods features hot popovers with spiced apple butter, corn muffins dotted with raisins, prune bread topped with shredded nuts, and waffles spread with raspberry jam and white cream cheese.
Ada Young People Host Outdoors Kid Party
A group of Ada residents including Crosbie and Chadwick families held a Wednesday evening young people party at Mrs. B. J. Delaney’s home on East Eighth Street. They enjoyed games and two picnic suppers outdoors with several honorees present.
Thursday's Child in Flight From a Pursuer
Sonny endures a high society crisis as her foster father Richardon stalks her in a luxury New York apartment. Ann and Kirk plot a quiet retreat while reporters converge. Sonny fights then agrees to a temporary paid settlement to avoid court, with Kirk planning a future order.
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Alex
Sonny
Kirk
Beakfast
Ann
Leslie
Richardson
House
Bell
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Lillian Cornell
Piclesi
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Billy Knighton
Desert Shores
van the Place
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James and
Lucille Gleason
Burgess Meredith
Lon Chaney
John Garfield Ann Shirley
Lillian Russell
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Henry Fonda
Wallace Beery
Ene Iomaa
Howard Hughes Sci
Mickey Rooney
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Tom Brown
Quiroz Quartette
Venice Gardens
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EL Charro
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Lowell
Swann Reds
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Green Lantern
Fountain and Bar Service
LA Jolla
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