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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1948
Page
5
Families and friends share Christmas meals and visits across Los Angeles, Tucson, Globe, Tempe, and Long Beach. Hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stofft, Mrs. Anna Sullinger, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ochoa, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Hummel. Guests include relatives, in laws, and grandchildren at various addresses.
Holiday gatherings bring visitors to Tucson from Beverly Hills Des Moines Warren Warren El Encanto Estates and El Rancho de los Caballeros. Dr. C A Schofield hosts Christmas Eve open house and family dinner with B W Wallis Elaine Arnold and others.
Jim Pickrell, a student at Washington State College in Pullman, Wash., is spending the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles A Pickrell of 1345 East Helen Street.
A family dinner was held on Christmas Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Place 1010 North Seventh Avenue. Attending were Mrs. Place's mother Mrs. H. G. Crowe visiting from Los Angeles, Mrs. Irene Cho of San Diego, and Mr. and Mrs. Meade Place, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Place and daughter Pamela.
Mrs. E L O Malley of Phoenix visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Powers of El Encanto Estates at a holiday dinner with Larry and Mary Helen Powers present.
Attending a Christmas dinner at 720 North Trent Avenue were Bonnie Smith, a Kansas State College student. her husband Graham Purcell and son Blaine of Waco Texas. Mrs Maude Bowman of Los Angeles. A N Smith and wife from Egan South Dakota. Louis Smith and wife of Sioux Falls. Pat James of Tucson. Craig and Brit Smith, students at College of the Pacific in Stockton. Graham Purcell is a senior law student at Baylor University in Waco.
Mr and Mrs B G Thompson of East Third street hosted Christmas dinner with Mrs Thompson's parents Mr and Mrs J P Sexton of Phoenix. Also visiting were their two sons B G Jr and J M Thompson students at Stanford University.
Mrs Helen Wyeth of the Catalina Foothills hosts an open house from 4 to 7 p m Sunday at her home. Attending are her daughter Gloria on vacation from Barnard College New York City where she is a freshman and Mrs Wyeths son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Warner Marsden and their young daughter Susan from Pasadena.
Mr and Mrs Orville McPherson hosted a Thursday luncheon at the Old Pueblo club honoring Hankins family members from Uniontown Pennsylvania. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lester Hankins Mr and Mrs James Hankins Miss Martha Hankins and several local couples.
Miss Peggy Boice and her brother Fred Boice entertained Christmas Eve at their annual caroling party. Refreshments followed at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boice, El Encanto Estates. Guests included Tucsonians home for the holidays. Fred Boice attends Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Nona Shelton and Mrs. Georgia Moore Pierce traveled to the coast for the holidays. Shelton visits her son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wallace Shafer, in Los Angeles. Pierce stays with her daughter Mrs. Ione Thomas and family near San Francisco.
Lt and Mrs Marshall Jones of Atlanta Georgia spend Christmas week with Lt Jones parents Mr and Mrs Gerald Jones at El Encanto Estates.
Miss Jody Amos a freshman at Smith College arrived Sunday to spend the vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs George H Amos of El Encanto Estates She will remain here until after New Years.
Robert E. Hastings Jr a University of Michigan student and his parents Dr and Mrs R E Hastings are in Tucson with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hastings. A Christmas Eve family dinner was held at the Hastings home with both sets of grandparents in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Donald Worcester and their daughter Gay from Chicago arrived Friday for a week long visit with Mrs Worcester's brother and sister in law Merrill J DuMont at 922 East Fourth Street.
Polo Village couple Mr. and Mrs. David W. Howell entertain as holiday guests Mr. Howell's parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Bardwell who arrived Thursday from Joplin Missouri.
Mr and Mrs L A Romine of Tanque Verde road entertain their family at a Christmas day gathering. Included are Mr and Mrs William Hogan III and son Billy, Mr and Mrs Frank Culin III and children Barbara Jean and Frank IV.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cline of Globe arrived Friday as holiday guests of their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Byron Holl d ren and family of 2102 East Spring street. They will remain there all next week.
The Tucson Country club will entertain a teen age holiday dance and late supper from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesday at the club on Sabine Canyon road. Chaperones include Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Flood and others.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Fife of Long Beach spend Christmas with Mrs James Hardie and Mr Hardie at 216 East Speedway. The Fifes hosted an open house Christmas morning. Sunday evening Mr and Mrs C R McFall hosts a dinner at the Old Pueblo club with guests Mr and Mrs Hardie and Mr and Mrs Roy Ireland.
Misses Mina Pacheco Judith Miller and Diane Steinheimer hosted a formal dancing party Wednesday evening at the Tucson Woman's Club for about 275 friends. Special guests included parents Mr and Mrs A B Pacheco Mrs Bernice Miller and Mr and Mrs Eugene Steinheimer.
Mr and Mrs Will Patty and families join Mrs Elwood C Greist sister of Mrs Patty and mother of Mrs Chandler for a Christmas weekend in El Centro Dr and Mrs Elwood C Greist Jr of San Francisco also attend This is the first family reunion since before the war.
Over 150 children attended a Wednesday afternoon party at the Old Pueblo club where Santa Claus arrived to distribute shifts and candy.
Judith Ann Keplar eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Keplar hosts a combined Christmas and birthday party during holiday visit from San Marcos Baptist Academy. Guests include Sandra Parker Judy Olander Carol Burwell Katherine Taylor Ina and Bobbie Lawrence Tommy and Jimmy Embry Robert Eaton Neil Miller and Janet Keplar. Mrs John E Nordin Sr hosts Christmas dinner with husband visiting from New York City son and daughter in law John E Nordin Jr and family Johanna and John II Mrs John Newton Garver of Springfield Ohio and Jack Clark of Chicago join. Col A E McDavid commands San Marcos air force base and the Underwoods plan to travel via Houston Galveston Corpus Christi returning to Tucson around Jan 7.
Dr and Mrs L D Sprague of 2250 La Mirada place hosted a Christmas dinner with the Sprague children Helen Bill and Jane and guests including Mrs Spragues brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs M E Darlington and their daughter Letitia who will stay until after New Year Mrs Spragues mother Mrs Bessie Johnson Miss Irene Yount and her mother Mrs Ernest Yount visiting from Newmarket Indiana attended the gathering.
Members at the Tucson Country Club enjoyed an egg nog party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Day in a festive club gathering.
Dr and Mrs W Claude Davis of 4240 East Cooper Street hosted holiday dinner guests their son Bill visiting from Columbia University Mas George W Matthews II a University of Arizona graduate now at Harvard Business School their son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs James Davis and son Jimmy and Joe Fentriss a University of Arizona student Matthews is also visiting his sister Mrs Harry Wagner.
George L. Dixon Jr arrived this week from Iowa City to spend the holidays with his parents Dr and Mrs George L Dixon and sister Sally of 2716 East Fourth Street He is a student at the University of Iowa and will return there Jan 1.
Mr and Mrs Ralph S Crawford of San Francisco arrived for a holiday visit with their son in Tucson. Mr Crawford will return to the coast next week while Mrs N F Le Suer of Long Beach remains for a longer stay. Guests at the Anderson home include Estelle B Gunst and Mrs C A Merker with Albert Lawther. A Christmas dinner featured Mrs Le Suer Mrs Gunst and Mr and Mrs Lawther.
Mrs Albert Montgomery held her annual Christmas morning open house at 1006 North Sixth Avenue. Assisting were her son and daughter in law Edwin and his wife, plus guests Andr ena Butterfield of Nashville Irma Lee Burcham and Betty Howell.
Mr and Mrs Buel Hutchinson host Christmas at the Little Outfit near Patagonia with their relatives and staff. The group includes Mrs William Mann Ned and Anne Hutchinson Miss Aileen Hutchinson Dr E B Hutchinson Mrs Alice Williams and Mr and Mrs William S Warfield. Stanford students Ned and Anne Hutchinson remain through December 30.
Mrs Louise Kelly of St Louis Missouri arrives Christmas day for a visit with her daughter Mrs George Appogast at 4644 East Sixth Street.
Bud Simons son of Mr and Mrs B W Simons of El Encanto Estates arrives this week from Stanford University for the holidays. Upon returning to the coast he will reside in San Francisco at the Alicia Kappa Kappa medical fraternity chapter house while enrolled at Stanford medical school.
Ed Gibbs of the University of Michigan and his brother Milton a student at Los Angeles City College are visiting with their mother Mrs Alberta Anderson at 1808 East Elm Street during the Christmas vacation.
Christmas day gatherings listed guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Henderson at 2121 East Mabel street. The open house hosted by Mrs. Mary Nichols from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. honored Mr. and Mrs. William Holzhauser and their visitors in Tucson and nearby cities.
The notice lists attendees including Mrs. Tharp of East Cloud road and her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Leis inger, Mrs. Ellen Tharp, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Checchi of Hooversville Pa, Mr. and Mrs. William Owens, and Henry McMurry.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Kerr of 202 East Third Street entertained at a Christmas dinner. Guests included Mrs Honorene Parker Mrs Orville McPherson and daughters Jane and Bonnie Edward McPherson and his daughter Cynthia.
Home for the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs B S Hannah of 1810 East Drachman street are Dick a student at Northwestern university Evanston Illinois Robert who attends Reed college in Portland Oregon and Bruce a student at the University of Washington.
Dr and Mrs Arch G Fee held an eggnog party at their home located at 1904 East Fourth. The event took place Christmas day with family and friends in attendance.
Miss Edna Gillespie will entertain about 150 friends at a tea from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at her parents' home 1830 East Spring street. Assisting the hostess will be Misses Mary Frances Beal Kay Ann Tolson Patricia McGlamery and Mary Lou Whittington.
Mrs Ray S Noel of Decatur Illinois arrived Thursday for a month with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John R Trost at 1131 East Mitchell Street. Judy and Johnny Trost join Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners with Dr and Mrs Michael Careveras and Mr and Mrs Alfred Bross.
Dr and Mrs C J Newcomb host a Tuesday evening dance at the Tucson Country Club in honor of daughter Lee visiting from Grier School Tyrone Pa where she is a senior. Guests include Dr and Mrs Hastings Dr and Mrs Jamey and Mr and Mrs Hendrick Terry.
The eleventh anniversary celebration for Dr. and Mrs. Darwin Neubauer will be marked with an open house from 4 to 6 PM Sunday at 3017 East Loretta Drive. Dr Neubauer's mother Mrs William Neubauer of Highland Illinois will attend, joined by hosts Mr and Mrs Byron Holdren.
Miss Ann Drachman and her brother Jim Drachman spend the Christmas holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs Oliver C Drachman at 25 Calle Clara Vista. Ann is a Radcliffe College student and Jim attends Columbia University.
Mr and Mrs Albert Drachman and two children Joy and Phillip of Pasadena visit Mrs Albert Drachman in Tucson. Roy Drachman hosts an open house for the Pasadena family on Christmas day at 1029 Palm Road.
A Christmas caroling party and dance was held Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hunt and Miss Mary Morehead.
Mr and Mrs H Rummel Anderson hosted a Christmas Eve dinner at their El Encanto home assisted by their daughter Frances and son Henry home from Ohio Wesleyan University where he is a freshman. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Parnell and their two children Spike and David Mr and Mrs Henry Merchant Jr Mrs Frances T Slates and son Tom and Lloyd Weyenberg who is a UCLA freshman.
Miss Cynthia Wilson daughter of Mrs Guerin Wilson of 1834 East Desmond lane will host a tea Thursday afternoon at her home. Assisting will be Misses Gail Haskell and Grace Porter.
Mr and Mrs Jack Goodman entertained at a cocktail party and open house on Monday at their residence in the Catalina Foothills.
The Turson Baily Citizen dated Saturday Evening December 25 1948 reports local news and notices from the Turson area including community events and public announcements. It highlights civic matters and social notes typical of a year-end holiday edition.
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