White Ties And Tails Strut Out In Style
New York society embraces square dancing in white tie and tails at Rainbow Room and over twenty five other venues. The trend draws socialites like Mrs. Carleton H. Palmer and Prince Hohenlohe as dancers embrace American themes in ballet and music while old venues in the Bronx revive nineteenth century entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Kane
United Press
New York
Manhattan
Subway
Virginia Reel
Washington Post
Paul Jones
New York City
iAn
New
Virginia
Miss Winslow
Rainbow Room
Fitz-Simons
United States
Boston
Atlanta
University of North Carolina
Carleton H. Palmer
Prince Hohenlohe
Bradley Martin
Bronx
Moltacqua Races Draw Large Crowd Of Enthusiasts
Spectators packed Hacienda Moltacqua as winds stayed chilly yet fans from Arizona California Santa Fe and Michigan packed the paddocks to cheer lively trots. Honorary judges E L Husted and Wetmore Hodges oversaw the event with a long list of notable attendees and guests from diverse locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacienda Moltacqua
Arizona
Tucson
E. L. Husted
Philadelphia
Wetmore Hodges
Montana
Washington
R. C. Locke
Edmund Locke, Jr
Arcadia
Calif
T. K. Shoenhair
Edmund Locke
Beverly Hills
Catherine Carr
Los Angeles
Jim Converse
Tanque Verde
Hugh M. Richards
Cincinnati
Stevens Woodruff
Cross Point Farms
Michigan
Gerald O’brien
Winter Park
Guy Currier
Ernesto de la ‘Ossa
Earl Thode
Ed ‘Echols
Barbara Smelker
Kenyon Ranch
Jim McDonald
Hubert Merriweather
Bill Naumann
Lester Cox
Lisk, Jr
Eb, L. Courtright
Fitzhugh Lee
Bob Kane
Lonnie Allen
George Stiles
Marie Shriner
Kitty Smith
Walter Winchell on Broadways Public Press Freedom
Walter Winchell voices the need to keep the public informed to combat secrecy in society. He cites Joseph Pulitzer and the New York Times defending press independence against threats and bribery in pursuit of democracy and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
Chicago reporter MacArthur sparks city room fracas
In Chicago, Charles MacArthur stirred the newsroom by knocking out his managing editor after a dispute over keeping a bicycle in the city room. The incident reveals his one man circus persona and volatile temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles
MacArthur
Charlie
Mencken's Vorausage: Imagined Battle Prefigures Real News
H. L. Mencken crafted a fictional Russo Japanese naval battle after studying maps and ship names. Two weeks later real dispatches confirmed most details of his imagined account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L
Mencken
Menck
Mencken recalls Baltimore Theatre Uproar in Days of Yore
The article cites Mencken recalling a Baltimore Theatre incident where Clyde Fitch and Acton Davies exchanged sharp falsetto shrieks. Davies notes Fitch had a higher voice and more girlish manner, while Mencken’s description adds a local break up amidst the frenzy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Mencken
Baltimore
Clyde Fitch
Acton
Davies
N. Y
Sun
Mencken
The Pub Be Damned Phrase Tied to Vanderbilt Tale
Melville B. Stone recalls in Fifty Years a Journalist how a bold freelancer pressed for an interview aboard W. H. Vanderbilt's private railroad car. Vanderbilt reportedly snapped The public be damned, fueling later editor outrage over the extortionate approach and a Tribune sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Vanderbilt
Melville B. Stone
Vanderbilt
Chicago Tribune
Elevator on its way down at Union Hotel
A Cub reporter learned to trim his copy. John K. Edwards looked up the shaft at the Union Hotel this morning to see if the elevator was coming. It was. He is forty five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Times
George Jones
Jones
Europe
Hiim
John K. Edwards
Union Hotel
Mr. Bennett Visits Press Room After Cleaning
James Gordon Bennett, famed Mr. Big of New York papers, plans a press room review. Workers polish machines and wear clean uniforms. A tipped worker slips during Bennett’s entrance, then receives a twenty dollar gold piece from Bennett for showing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Bennett
New York
Bennett
Half The Town Council Are Not Crooks
The paper faced criticism for accusing the town council of corruption. Editors pledged to run an apology and corrected the claim with a follow up headline stating that council members are not crooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Publicity Wave Over Crime Sparks Newspaper Scramble
Riis and Steffens led police beat rivalry as dailies fought for crime stories. A police official revealed crime rates fell, debunking a crime wave. A caustic review mocked a lady singer, likening her stage presence to a sergeant and her voice to volcanic rumble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Ris
Lincoln Steffens
Steffens
Riis
Veteran Fire Department Reporter Loved by Colleagues
A veteran reporter who long served at the fire headquarters dies. Fire department members order a funeral floral piece, asking for something appropriate, but receive a fireman's badge shaped arrangement inscribed Admit Within Fire Lines.
Winter Guests To Celebrate Yale
Winter visitors in Tucson will join Yale club events planned by Mrs. Patricia Peters. A Christmas Eve party runs 9 to 12 with entertainment and prizes. a 7:30 motor cavalcade will decorate the town. Members with cars should register for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Patricia Peters
Community Group Names Local Family List for Event
A local notice lists attendees including Mr and Mrs Roy Adams Mr and Mrs Jimmy Carter Gene Burns A Denby Mr and Mrs Melville Haskell Mr and Mrs Lew Place Mr and Mrs Bill Boyd and Mr and Mrs Gil Hazard for an upcoming community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Adams
Jimmy Carter
Gene Burns
A. Denby
Melville Haskell
Lew -Place
Bill Boyd
Gil Hazard
Club Christmas Dinners For Members At Tucson Mountain
Members of the club will gather for Christmas Day dinners at Tucson Mountain house and Triangle Tranch. The events are inexpensive gifts wrapped and unmarked for exchange, and access is restricted to club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Mountain House
Triangle Tranch
Christmas Party Delights 500 Children by Legion Auxiliary
Hearts of 500 children at the Preventorium were gladdened by a gala Christmas party on Saturday hosted by Morgan McDermott Unit No. 7, American Legion Auxiliary. New dolls and toys were donated by Legionnaires and games entertained the youngsters. Mrs. Marie Burns and Jack Kastner organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan McDermott
No. 7
American Legion Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Marie Burns
Jack Kastner
Socially Speaking at the Roedigers Christmas Gathering
Mr and Mrs Walter Roediger hosted a potluck supper with guests aged 16 to 21. Attendees included the O Riellys and twins Buck and Patsy, Bolces Peggy Ann and Freddy, Sundts Marijohn Marilyn, Pistors Michael, Helen Wilson and Harold Jr, the Ernests, Prina and Jim, the Boices Frank Bob and their children, the Roedigers’ Walter Bobby and Margaret, and Mary Louise Rosenstiel visiting from Tucson with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
C.roediger
Henry Bolce
Peggy
Ann
Freddy
John
Bob
Roediger
Bobby
Margaret
Miss Norah Armonstrong Returns Home From Summer
Miss Norah Armonstrong arrives back at El Encanto estates after a summer in New York and the east. A dinner party at Santa Rita hotel hosted by Mr and Mrs John Clapperton Kerr honored their granddaughter Miss Helen Margaret Greene who will soon enter Massachusetts General Hospital Nurse Training. Attendees included Patricia Winchester Molly Knight Patty Donaldson Lutey Graves Annette Porter Lisa Painter John Izard Robert Izard William Porter William Quinsler Richard Gleason Greene Douglas Hall Sydney Hughes and Stuart Greene with Elizabeth Stokes arriving from Scripps College delayed by late train.
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John Clapperton Kerr
New Canaan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Mass
Patricia Jane
Winchester
Molly
Knight
Patty Donaldson
Millbrook
New York
University
Lutey Graves
Annette Porter
Lisa Painter
John
Robert Izard
Robert
William Porter
William Quinsler
Richard Gleason Greene
Douglas Stewart Hall
Sydney Hughes
Stuart Greene
Elizabeth Stokes
Miss Jacqueline Cochran Flies Into Tucson for Visit
World famous aviator Miss Jacqueline Cochran landed at the Municipal airport Friday afternoon in Tucson and remained for several hours before departing. Her stop drew local aviation enthusiasts and observers at the city’s airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline
Cochran
Tucson
Cross as Comfort and Courage in Daily Life
Elsie Robinson reflects on the crucifix above her desk as a personal symbol of faith and resilience. She urges living with dignity and grace, forgiving enemies, and choosing a life aligned with truth in a time of emergency.
Beechcraft Plane with 600 HP Special Motor for West Coast
A Beechcraft aircraft is equipped with a specially built 600 horsepower motor intended for west coast operations. The description emphasizes the high power upgrade and regional use.
El Centro Club To Hold Christmas Charity Dance
The El Centro club hosts a Christmas charity dance at the Blue Moon Ballroom at 9 tonight with Quintero's Orchestra providing music. Admission is groceries, and all food collected will be donated to Santa Cruz church for distribution to needy parishioners on Christmas Day.
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el Centro
Blue Moon Ballroom
Quintero
Santa Cruz
Dance Attended By 26 Couples At Pioneer Hotel
The Christmas dance hosted by Kappa Delta Phi and the business and professional women's sorority drew 26 couples Saturday night at the Pioneer hotel. Attendees included Warner Stoddard John Rickey Don Hirst John Steger Paul Devereux Turner Smith Harris Shu bert Howard Smith Joe Hardy Russell Spann Homer Tevisa Helen Jones Mollie Colby Jean Strickler Marvelle Jones Sally Smith Mary Smith Barbara Warren Elaine Stambaugh Helen Voyer Adelaide Feldkamp Lucille Myers Roger Anderson Frank Watkins Frank Guthman Ralph Johnson William Peters Gilbert Hermes Bill Burton B Q Gambrell Robert S Robertson Forrest Sickler Ray Ohlemeyer and Dr Harold Hall.
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The
Kappa
Delta Phil
Pioneer Hotel
Messrs and Mines
Warner. Stoddard
John. Rickey
Don Hirst
John Steger
John F. Badger
Paul Devereux
William ‘Turner
Paul E. Smith
Frank ‘Harris
Donald
Shu
Bert
Howard Smith
Joe Hardy
Russell Spann
Homer” Tevisa
Helen ‘Jones
Mollie
Colby
Jean Strickler
Marvelle Jones
Sally Smith
Mary Smith
Barbara
Warren
Elaine Stambaugh
Helen Voyer
Mary
Samons
Adelaide Feldkamp
Lucille Myers
Roger Anderson
Frank ‘Watkins
Frank Guthman
Ralph Johnson
William Peters
Gilbert” Hermes
Bill Burton
Robert
Soldiers in western desert camps near Tobruk
Soldiers in the western desert establish camps near Tobruk and display a patriotic "V for Victory" message on Christmas cards.
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Desert
Tobruk
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Louis Rosenstiel
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Oklahoma
Glenwood
Gertrude . Smitton
New York’ City
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Kénosha
Wis
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Jack Madigan
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Madge Utterback
Fred Albert Knight
Greeley
Colo
Wiliam. Allen, Jr
Mr. Allen
1609 Hast
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Pauline Lichtenstein
Allen Home
Norah Armonstrong
el Encanto Estates
East
Farel
Destin
Thelma Beauty Shop
Circle Z Ranch
Circle Zz Ranch
Patagonia
Arisona
Elsie’ Robinson
Ito
Redhears
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Stone
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Stone Avenue
Poinsettia
California
Hubbard
North Grand Ave
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Mrs. Oakie
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