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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1946
Page
8
Archbishop John T. McNicholas of Cincinnati urges world leaders to let Spain solve its own problems and not judge it. He calls for a modern crusade against Communism and condemns tyrannies posing as democracies while praising Spain’s freedom and devotion.
The Marine Corps League visited the Veterans' hospital with fruit flowers and candy. Auxiliary members prepared candy and flowers for the event. Boxes of citrus fruits and dates were donated by Mr and Mrs Bill Taylor of a fruit ranch on Orange road. J D Goulette led the league representatives.
Transcontinental & Western Air announced that a Constellation established a world record of 440 miles per hour for passenger transport on the Chicago to New York run. The flight covered the distance in one hour and 55 minutes, matching a prior time set April 2 by another of the four motored planes.
Services for Reynaldo Ybarra eight month old son of Mr and Mrs Miguel Ybarra of 228 West 18th Street will be at 2 p m Wednesday in Santa Cruz church Burial will be in Holy Hope cemetery The baby is survived by his parents Tucson mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Seaman Thomas F Donnelly of Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania played Santa aboard the Mt Olympus flagship of the Byrd Antarctic expedition arriving as a penguin. He distributed presents during shipboard Christmas Eve ceremonies as crews enjoyed lobster roast turkey and mince pie.
Douglas residents share holiday events with Dr. and Mrs. William Kuzell in Copper Queen smelter home and Alfred Paul Jr hosting Christmas carol party. Students from the University of Arizona visit for holidays as Elmer H. Eddins returns. Tri-Hi-Y blackout dance at the high school gym and Sun Carnival trip by the Douglas high school band and twirling squad to El Paso including Sun Bowl day. A Christmas Eve dinner at BE. C. Porter’s on D avenue ends with gifts around the tree.
Dr and Mrs J S Walsh held an open house eggnog party at their Ninth Street home with about a hundred guests from 3 to 5 and 8 to 10 PM. Miss Sara Ruth Handmaker of Palmer Drive Tucson visits Mr and Mrs Gordon Anderson. Florencio Elias Lopez 86 died at home 639 Fifth Street after 36 years in the community. Funeral services pending.
Rear Adm. Byrd’s eastern task force reports Swains Island does not exist in the charted spot, confirmed by radar sweeps across 59 30 S 100 W. Western group begins exploratory air missions from the Victoria Land ice edge as Mt. Olympus and five ships head toward Little America in the Ross Sea.
U R War department sources describe a Christmas amnesty for 800000 small fry Nazis as part of a shift toward a more friendly occupation of Germany. Gen Joseph T McNarney approved the measure aimed at lesser Nazis not profiting from Hitlerism as part of denazification.
Santa Claus avoided a tiny Alaskan fishing village this Christmas Eve. In Kotzebue, 350 Eskimos planned a Yuletide party at the hall, but fear of the mythical visitor caused a near riot as people rushed toward exits, leaving Santa alone.
City brief notes Christmas events at the Masonic temple with attendance from Masons and their families. Mrs. Hinnant of the League of Women Voters distributed gifts at the county hospital. Voiture Locale 73 hosts a winter wreck show with Grand Chef de Gare Carl V. Nelson to make an official visit.
Washington humorist Frederick C. Othman writes a Christmas spoof listing gifts for federal officials. From 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to the Pentagon, he imagines assorted humorous presents for figures such as Jimmy Byrnes, John Snyder, Tom Clark, Adm. Richard Byrd, and others, ending with a wary note about his own tree.
Funeral services for Fernando Sanchez aged 59 of 716 South Fremont avenue will be at 4 p m Wednesday at Santa Cruz church with burial in Holy Hope cemetery. He is survived by his wife Amelia, three sons Arnold Manuel and Richard, three daughters Maria Escalante Carmen Robles Velma Sanchez, two brothers Miguel and Antonio, and a sister Mrs Carmen Asquirre, all of Tucson.
A two alarm blaze swept the Pen and Pencil club in Philadelphia early Wednesday gutting the first floor and damaging the second. Firemen reported no injuries and traced the fire to the club dining room, noting the Pen and Pencil club is the nation’s oldest newspapermen’s association.
Philadelphia boxer Wesley Mouzon aged 19 underwent eye surgery at Wills Hospital after a November 26 loss to Bob Montgomery. Doctors remained unsure if the detached retina repair restored sight as bandages were removed and goggles used.
George M. Witt Jr of 7 Ft Lowell Road received an automobile at a Disabled Veterans ceremony held at Fox Theatre on Christmas Eve. The DAVs Christmas drive raised five thousand six hundred twenty seven dollars.
Taft, aiming for six more years in the U S Senate, weighs service value against Bricker’s public record. Bricker faced family-life disruption from public service, including stints as governor and attorney general. Bricker aligned with Taft in 1940 and Taft backed Bricker with Dewey against Roosevelt in 1944.
Notice of sale in Tucson Pima County lists January 17 1947 at 11 am at City Hall main door for parcels in Highland Park Addition vacated as alleys under Ordinance 1078. Mayor and Council may reject bids. Also notice of ancillary probate hearing for Fernell Dodson Kerr estate set for December 30 1946 at 930 am in Tucson Court.
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