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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1940

Page

4

Popular Pair Leave Tucson After Wedding

The former Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Bradt and Mr Bronko M Smilanich wed at Grace Episcopal church in Tucson. The ceremony followed services by Rev Francis T Brown with guests present. After luncheon at San Carlos cafe the couple left for a brief honeymoon to Los Angeles and will reside at 440 East Sixth Street after January 4.

Dorothy Elizabeth Bradt Bronko M. Smilanich Grace Episcopal Church Francis T. Brown Bradt Tucson Smilanich Nebraska Jacome's U.S. Postal Service Ben D. Gross

Fashion Futures to Show 500 Spring Styles in New York

One thousand women of the Fashion Group prepare to unveil Fashion Futures in New York January 8 and 9. The exhibit will present 500 advance spring styles to trade members and define upcoming trends across dress length, silhouettes, and fabrics while highlighting women's leadership in the fashion industry. The event is led by Carmel Snow, Edna Woolman Chase, Dorothy Shaver, and Tobe.

New York Fashion America Fashion Group Boston Chicago Cleveland Los Angeles Philadelphia St. Louis San Francisco Seattle Paris London Carmel Snow Harper's Bazaar Edna. Woolman Chase Vogue Dorothy Shaver Lord & Taylor Tobe Tobe, Inc

De Molay Mothers to Meet First Time This Year

De Molay Mothers hold first meeting of the new year at 2 PM next Thursday in the De Molay hall. Members are urged to bring knitted squares for war relief. Herbie Smith will speak on Youth and Democracy. Hostesses include Mesdames Ira Downey Rose Lockner Roy Edwards Charles Whitfield and D. G. Drummond.

de Molay Herbie Smith Ira Downey Rose Lockner Roy Edwards Charles Whitfield D. G. Drummond de Molay Hall Mesdames

New Years Dinner Reservation Sought at El Conquistador

Visitors' club members must reserve soon for a New Years day dinner at 1 o'clock on January 1 at the El Conquistador hotel.

el Conquistador Hotel

La Campanella Club Holiday Dance Planned Next Thursday

The La Campanella club announces its annual holiday dance in the Temple of Music recital hall next Thursday evening. Each member may bring one guest and will pay a small admission charge.

la Campanella Club Temple of Music

Texas Club Plans New Year Dance at Transportation Hall

The Texas club will sponsor a New Year's Day Eve dance at Transportation Hall located at 232 East Sixth Street.

The Texas Club Transportation Hall East Sixth Street

Knitters group meets Fridays at Mrs Frazier’s home

The First Christian church sponsors a Friday knitters group from 2 to 5 pm at 2016 East Lee Street, hosted by Mrs. L Frazier. Members knit for Bundles for Britain and should contact Mrs C B Devine at 3843 or Mrs Frazier at 2959 R to join.

The First Christian Church L. Frazier East Lee Street Britain C. B. Devine Frazier

Red Cross Surgical Dressing Rooms Open Weekdays at Park Ave

The Red Cross surgical dressing and production rooms at 37 South Park avenue operate daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Wednesdays the work room stays open all day. The work room telephone is 5474.

Red Cross South Park Avenue

GIA to the B of LE New Year Party at Gross Home

The GIA to the B of LE will hold its annual New Year’s Eve party at 8 o’clock Tuesday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C A Gross at 534 South Fifth Avenue. Whist Chinese checkers and other games will be played and refreshments served.

GIA C. A. Gross South Fifth Avenue

Teachers to Convene on Expanded Adult Education Program

Adult education teachers meet at 10 o clock Monday morning at the YWCA to discuss a broader program for the year. Planned activities include dancing, sports, gymnastics, sculpture, Spanish, parliamentary law, body rhythm, charm and public speaking.

YWCA

Ardanse Designs Debut Echoes Present Times In Paris

Paris fashion notes from United Press describe Ardanse adapting her evening wear collection to current events. The line features wearable pieces with clever pockets, a gray hip length jacket, circular skirts, and belts with red bulging sandbags. Dresses favor high necklines and calf length frocks in black taffeta wool or silk velvet. An assortment of coats and jackets includes a gray swagger coat with check lining and a green quilted-taffeta jacket with a keys motif.)

Raissa Gutmann United Press Paris U.P Ardanse United States

Youth and Democracy Talk Set by Local Club

A discussion on Youth and Democracy is planned with hostesses Mesdames Ira Downey Rose Lockner Roy Edwards Charles Whitfield and D G Drummond as organizers and speakers. The event will feature community insights on civic participation and youth engagement.

Betrothals Of Tucsonians Are Revealed

Engagement notices from Tucson and Bloomington announce Betty Cassady to Neil Heily of Columbus Montana with plans for a late January wedding and a move to Columbus where Heily serves as county attorney. Other engagements include Martha Jane Rinker to James D McLean and Jayne Starker to Harold H Hall.

Henry W. Cassady South Third Avenue Betty Neil D. Heily Columbus Montana Heily Cassady Tucson University of Arizona University of Montana University of Minnesota Rinker—McLean Bloomington Ill Martha Jane Rinker James D. McLean Jennie McLean Washington McLean Morenci Rinker University of Missouri Theta Sigma Phi Fraternity McLean College of Engineering Delta Chi Fraternity Theta Tau Engineering Peoria H. H. Starker Daugher Jayne Harold H. Hall Santa Monica J. N. Hall Miss Starker Tucson High School Rifle Colorado Hall Douglas Aircraft Corporation Starker Roger Louis Wood

Annual Holiday Dance Planned By Faculty Group

University of Arizona faculty and staff hold a semi formal Christmas dance at the women's building recreation center with Dr and Mrs Lyman Benson hosting. Grand march led at 9 15 by Dr and Mrs Alfred Atkinson. Music by J Baggett's orchestra.

University of Arizona Lyman Benson Alfred Atkinson L. D. Benson James W. Clarson A. H. Finch Oliver K. Garretson Ralph S. Hawkins William G. Hoyman W. H. Riddell Franklin Roach E. D. Terreau A. H. Walker

Walter Winchell On Broadway profile quirks and opinion

A short portrait notes a former New York partygoer turned gossip figure. It compiles her views on marriage, celebrities, fashion, and public appearances, revealing she dislikes high society scenes yet follows movie mags and newsreels with a critical eye.

New York Lucius Beebe Madison Square Garden

Portrait of a young woman in a changing city life

A reflective piece describes a young woman who avoids nightlife and high society. She attends 6 a.m. Mass, rejects secretary roles, and views fashion pragmatically. Her idea of Dixie Tighe is a distant small town, and she prefers substance over spectacle. Her only father figure is the man who married her mother.

Harlem Mass Tommy Manville Stork Club Dixie Tighe

Nightlife Reflections of a Broadway Starlet

A memoir style reminiscence covers New Year Eve exploits since childhood, social misreadings about powder rooms, and a chorus of names from Broadway and Coney Island. The narrator contrasts public image with private memories and notes she never appeared in major theater columns or photo spreads beyond a single Coney Island milestone.

Macoco el Morocco Europe Dwight Fiske George Abbott Coney Island Mark

Fashion Notes From A Theatre Page

A colorful profile describes a woman who wears flag colors as a dress ornament long before it became trendy. It mocks phony eyelashes and notes she avoids autograph seekers. Joan Crawford would be upset by bad notices, and she avoids front-row attention, preferring the balcony after reviews. The piece adds she smells sweet from cleanliness and that her expressions of love are sincere.

Joan Crawford

Not in the Social Register a Gal Who Says Thanks

A portrait of a woman who avoids Parker bon mots credits Miss Parker, never uses flashy slang, and keeps her language clean. She favors books, normal cinema manners, and polite behavior, preferring courtesy to crudeness.

Dorothy Parker Miss Parker

The Gal Your Mother Was and Your Sister Is

A satirical portrait of a woman who defies stereotypes she enjoys Tos canini and dislikes Gloomy Sunday. She reads Oscar Levant’s book, hits the little girls room, and never calls anyone Stinky. She upholds Emily Post rules and applause for the flag.

Oscar Levant Brenda Frazier Ernest Hemingway Saroyan Stein Dan Toscanini Kostelanetz Clive India Sheila Barrett Harold Bell Wright

Bisbee Couples Tie The Knot In Weekend Weddings

Bisbee reported two weekend weddings involving the Olbert family. Helene Cora Olbert wed Kenneth James Kelley in Mesilla Park New Mexico with Fort Huachuca ties. Rosemary Roberts Olbert and Dr. Duncan Gordon Graham were married at El Paso in a Presbyterian ceremony.

Bisbee Daily Citizen New Mexico Texas St. James Church Mesilla Park N. M Helene Cora Olbert Kenneth James Kelley Las Cruces Hunter Lewis B. P. Olbert Cananea Fort Huachuca Rosemary Olbert Edward R. Ford American Red Cross Fort First Presbyterian Church el Paso Tex Paul N. Poling Rosemary Roberts Olbert Duncan Gordon Graham Graham Kenneth Kelley Warren Tempe Tucson Business School

Miss Townsend Hosts Tea Event at Roskruge Junior High

Miss Salome Townsend, Roskruge junior high principal, hosted a Friday tea at her home 520 East Fourth Street attended by over 100 guests. Notables included Mesdames Legler McLaughlin McBride Harper Rogers Leddy Quigley and Miss Goodin, with Mrs Fred Rogers visiting from Cincinnati and former Roskruge teacher Mrs Hal Burns among guests.

Salome Townsend Roskruge East Fourth Street George Legler G. I. McLaughlin J. M. McBride George Harper J. A. Rogers Daniel Leddy Jack Quigley Frances Goodin Fred Rogers Cincinnatti Donald Young Hal Burns Francis Barron Ruth McKale Helen Edwards Caroline McLaughlin Lucille Astrakhan Madge Kirby

Sliced Bran Muffins with Cheese Filling for Lunch

A recipe idea for school lunch boxes uses sliced bran muffins filled with cheese. For a sweet option mix chopped dates figs and raisins with white cream cheese as a filling.

Dublin Donkey Flour Smuggling Sparks Fines

Seventeen young men in Dublin were fined $400 each for smuggling flour from Northern Ireland on donkeys. The incident highlights a notable border trade attempt and strict penalties in post war Ireland.

Northern Ireland Dublin Eire

Brown Family Guests At Brown Home In Phoenix Visit

Mr and Mrs V F Brown of Phoenix visit relatives in town with their three daughters Franki Lou Beatrice and Peggy staying with Rev and Mrs Francis T Brown. Rev Brown leads Grace Episcopal Church and Mr V F Brown heads the English faculty at Phoenix Union High School.

V. F. Brown Phoenix Franki Lou Beatrice Peggy Mr. Brown Francis T. Brown Rev. Brown Grace Episcopal Church Phoenix Union High School

Arizona Inn Guests Over Christmas Holidays

Mr and Mrs Fred Astaire stayed at the Arizona Inn with their two children during the Christmas holidays.

Arizona Inn Fred Astaire

Young guests attend buffet supper before Junior League ball

About 20 young people were guests Friday evening at a buffet supper before the Junior League ball for Miss Mary Anne Slee and Miss Stella Cutrer. The party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Noah H. Slee. Miss Slee is a granddaughter of Mr. Slee and Miss Cutrer is the daughter of Mrs. Andrew Wassels.

Mary Anne Slee Stella Cutrer Noah H. Slee Miss Slee Mr. Slee Miss Cutrer Andrew Wassels

Layton Women Plan Two-Week Visit to Diamond Cranch

Leaving Tucson Friday morning were Mrs. Lillian Layton and daughter Miss Valerie Layton who will spend two weeks visiting at Diamond Ranch.

Tucson Lillian Layton Valerie Layton Diamond Cranch

Holiday Guests From Akron Visit Mrs Jones

Mrs Frederick Jones of East Third Street hosts holiday guests from Akron Ohio Mr and Mrs John Joss and their children Frederick II Mary Allen and Natalie.

Frederick Jones East Third Street John Joss Frederick II Mary Allen Natalie Akron Ohio

Mrs Lilly Rosenfeld Visits Brandes School Heads

Mrs Lilly Rosenfeld of Los Angeles and New York visits her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Raphael Brandes headmasters of the Brandes school. Mrs Rosenfeld is a former Tucson resident. Also guests are parents of three school children from St Louis New York and Detroit.

Lilly Rosenfeld Los Angeles New York Raphael Brandes Brandes School Rosenfeld Tucson St. Louis New York City Detroit Mich

Mrs Warfield Ryley Arrives En Route to La Jolla

Mrs. Warfield Ryley Jr of La Jolla Calif arrives here this morning while en route from Alabama to her Pacific coast home and will stay with Dr and Mrs E P Storts Jr until Wednesday.

Warfield Ryley, Jr la Jolla Calif

Meringue Topped Mince Pie Recipe Tip

A lighthearted note on serving mince pie with a meringue topping. Bake crust and filling ahead, then cover with lemon flavored meringue. Bake until lightly browned for warm service.

DRESSED UP POTATOES WITH SAUSAGE FILLING

To dress up baked potatoes, use an apple cover to make four holes in each potato. Stuff with cut link sausages and bake.

Noble Grands To Meet For Dinner

Larcena Louise association of Past Noble Grands will meet at the Odd Fellow's hall next Friday. Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock in the evening. Members are requested to make reservations in advance by calling Mrs. Mayme Hardin at 1309. Hosts for the occasion will be Mrs. Lillian League, Mrs. Maliie Marin er, Mrs. Lina Gerlach, Mrs. Caroline Swarthout and Mrs. Ruth Adams.

Larcena Louise Association Mayme Hardin Lillian League Maliie Mariner Lina Gerlach Caroline Swarthout Ruth Adams

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Fashion Future BY Amy Porter Daily Reminder C. B. Richards Walter Winchell Broadway Stone Ave Miss Townsend Tucson Chamber of Commerce Sunshine Club Little Outfit School Patagonia Buel E. Hutchinson Hubbard Grand Ave St. Mary's Road N. Scott ST el Conquistador East Broadway Campbell St. Philip's el Presidio Canls Pioneer Hotel Hammond
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