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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1945
Page
5
A caller teases a real thrill by taking a glider ride with the Army. The piece then recalls a winged flivver that settled against the curb near a sorority house on Wednesday, noting the curious aviation incident.
The reminiscence recalls a Ticson pilot who sought to impress Chi Omega sisters with a spot landing in front of their Mountain avenue house. Local authorities warned that such behavior was not cricket, underscoring the incident's notoriety.
Maj. Boice Scott and his wife Virginia Culin reside in Safford where Scott, an Arizona alumnus, is on terminal leave and practicing law. They have two children, and Virginia is Gen. Frank Culin's daughter and Jean Romine Culin's sister-in-law.
Audience overheard mention of Mildred Loew in the Little Theatre production. A misprint misspelled her name as Lowe, leading to comic notes as she appeared on stage to correct the error.
Mrs J S Bayless takes a quick first peek inside Alfred Messner's studio on Thursday as her limousine remains double parked on West Alameda. A nearby Army air show inspired cloud formations resembling mountain sprouting designs in the western sky observed Wednesday.
A reader recalls Fred Dragonette on a glider ride with a loud gum chewer in the background. The narrator jokes about his sore shoulders from gripping tight at takeoff and notes a ranking colonel volunteered to accompany him, asking why he felt unsafe.
In Old Main recreation hall servicemen pass time between semesters watching pool and intramural basketball. Tommy Allen and Boyd Morse are noted stars on the courts as crowds gather for games.
Lou Slifka returns to town and is expected to perform piano in a night club or cocktail lounge soon. College girls nickname him a wolf for arriving with flowers.
Room 105 remains the students hub with Danny Romero guiding the scene and influencing dances and fraternity events. His presence is seen as essential to keeping the high school social life smooth and coordinated.
The message praises a week of lively goings on and looks to continue through the season with momentum and enthusiasm.
The Women’s Association meets Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the church social rooms. Miss Priscilla Avery and Lurline Gray with Bunny Schloss of the University of Arizona speech department present a Christmas program. Social hour follows, with Mrs D Burr DuBois Mrs William Edel and Mrs Warren Grossetta in charge, president Mrs C E Britten to conduct.
Mrs. Martha Bintliff and Mrs. Paul J. Kalman will host the December gathering of the Daughters of American Colonists at 2 p.m. Friday at Mrs. C. J. Bintliff’s home 1939 East Third Street. Mrs. William McFarland will present Colonial Cookery.
Mrs James Thomas and her son James Jr of White Plains New York visit the Arizona Inn for the winter. Mrs Thomas is a niece of the late Secretary of State Robert Lansing and a cousin of internationalist John Foster Dulles. Her son James has just received his discharge from the air corps.
Sahuaro Shrine No 2 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem hosts a baked ham dinner at the Masonic temple from 6 to 730 pm. Mrs Charles H McCarty leads the event with support from committee members. Reservations available through White Shrine members. Masons Eastern Stars and families invited. Cookbook display with hundreds of recipes.
Daily Reminders Chapter E PEO will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the home of Mrs M W Culbertson 2402 East Seventh Street Assistant hostess Mrs Janice Parke Terry The Secret Pal club will hold a potluck at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the Odd Fellows hall 135 South Sixth Avenue Members bring a Christmas gift but no dessert Meeting conducted by Mrs Adabelle Wools Naomi Rebekah regular meeting conducted at 8 p m by Mrs Eunice Galloway
The Ft. Lowell Homemakers club will hold its Christmas party Thursday at the Ft. Lowell church club rooms. Members may call Mrs. A S Bradley, president, for further details.
The Susannah Wesley guild of the First Methodist church will meet Friday evening for a Christmas party. Miss Margaret Sieber is in charge of the program.
Thieves took two jewels from a desk in the Masonic temple last night and a small amount of food. The gems are valued at no less than 100 dollars each and were to be presented to past high officials of the Ari zona lodge. Police believe juveniles may be responsible.
Both Byrnes and President Truman voiced hope for a unified China amid ongoing department troubles. A jet-propelled P-80 Shooting Star was described as capable of crossing the Atlantic in a single morning.
The Pima County Women's Republican club meets at 8 p m Monday at the YWCA to elect officers and hear reports. Anne Rogers chairs the nominating committee. guest speaker L. R. Miller, former Minnesota GOP official, will discuss the Work Shop department and federation activities. Public invited.
George Gallup reports peacetime military training won broad support across several states including Wisconsin Missouri Kansas Kentucky Oklahoma Texas and California plus states like Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and Illinois. While many favoring reasons cite preparedness and youth health, opponents warn of dangers to education and democracy and question federal funding.
City briefs note PFC Albert Olivares 18 brother of Mrs Amelia Mendez of 44 West Mesilla visits his sister on a 30 day furlough from Camp Wolters Tex He has been in the service seven months.
A sheriff's office report says ten cartons of cigarettes and about $14 to $15 in nickels were taken last night from Mike's Place at 4501 South Sixth Avenue. Entry was gained by prying open a back door lock.
Cecil Gaver has been elected president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce to succeed Larry Lewis who will become an ex officio member of the board. Other officers elected include vice president Fred Bagley treasurer Stanlevy Grimes and directors Glen Freels Danny Lowe Jack Snell and Earl Billiter. All newly elected officers take charge at the first January meeting.
The Lady Elks will host a luncheon at the Elks Club at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. E. D. McEwen serves as chairman for the event.
General Marshall recalled the danger of exposing code crackers and the risk of revealing how U S forces broke Japanese codes. He cited FBI resistance to tracking officers, a 26 member Ft Washington group, and a Midway deception tied to coded broadcasts by a Japanese unit.
Marshall noted it was a relief for the Navy to see the Japanese fleet approaching as expected, only to find it a sitting duck for American planes.
A mass march on Washington by labor groups plans to halt congressional offenses against labor. Nonstrike CIO workers at a General Motors plant rejected a wage offer and will vote on a strike December 13. The United Electrical Workers CIO followed auto workers in rejecting a $1.08 daily raise, 98 cents short of their request, affecting 270,000 UK members in General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors plants.
Record on the top secret list for more than two years. Lt. Col. H. E. Warden, chief of the air transport command bombardment branch, and Co Pilot Capt. Glen W. Ed wards piloted the Mixmaster. The aircraft rose with a fog disperser tested by the Army, soared through a cleared takeoff lane, and vanished into the mist over the airport.
Mrs. Keller expressed pleasure at news Gen. Wainwright may visit and recalled their 1906 meeting at Fort Clark Texas When they both were junior officers and later served together in the Philippines as cavalry officers with ties to old times.
The source notes an earlier decision by Britain and the Big Three to hold periodic meetings at Yalta. It highlights ongoing coordination among Allied leaders on postwar planning and managing future conferences.
London chatter circulated before the announcement that a high level summit among President Truman Prime Minister Attlee and Premier Stalin might be arranged. The talks centered on potential talks to be held to discuss postwar issues and global strategy.
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