Tucson Celebrates New Year Festivities In 1942 Gala
Tucsonans plan New Year celebrations in clubs hotels and private homes to greet 1942. Reservations filled at the Pioneer and Santa Rita venues with dinners dances and a ham and egg breakfast after midnight. The Young Women’s Defense League postpones its party to Saturday at the armory inviting all service personnel.
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Tucson
Pusblo
Messrs
Mmes
Eugene Durand
J. R. Corey, Jr
D. C. Jeffcott
L. V. Robertson
William Spaid
Arthur Schaeffer
R. W. Martin, Jr
C. H. Hathaway
J. C. Baum
Harold Adamson
Herb Morrison
John Sundt
Frank C. O’rielly
W. C. Doediger
Frank Pitt
W. E. Allen
Drs. and
W. D. Carrell
J. B. Littlefield
R. B. Wheeler
Messrs. and Mines
Leroy Perkins
Richard Hassell
Walter E. Clapp
Karl Barfield
Leon Levy
A. W. Francis
Ralph W. Bilby
Dan C. McKinney
R. K Shelton
Leo Goldsmith
Pioneer Hotel
Frances Parker
Betty Woolsey
Jane Starker
Dorothy McCaffery
John Keith
Harold Hall
Ed Woolsey
Fred Whithamper
Pioneer
George Dittman, Jr
Dudley Bedell, Jr
HE. D. Lobdell
Edward Greiners
Lieut
L. W. Smith
J. C. Taylor
Dan Brewster
Donald McGarry
H. O. Petersen
Frank Byrant
L. J. Baffert
Harold Delves
Sadie Ransom
W. C. Banzhof
Santa Rita
Fred S. Wolf
Ben Davidson
A. Simon
Howell Manning
Harry Ransom
W. Reynolds
Idis. S. Salkin
Jack Goodman
Bill Kimball
Charley Kimball
Jamey Peirce
Boyd Morse
Jane Loew
Howard Bremod
Charles Mansur
Mary Lou Bennett
Young Women’s Defense League
Armory
Mexico Budget Report Shows Tax Revenue Covers Expenses
The treasury announced that in 1941 Mexico collected enough tax revenue to cover all government costs. Expenditures totaled 110 million dollars while revenue met or exceeded this need.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Treasury
Weight trends in women since 1922 noted in records
Insurance records indicate a reduction of three to five pounds in the average weight of women since 1922. The finding highlights shifts in health and lifestyle reflected across actuarial data.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Review Highlights Stars
The week brings Tallulah Bankhead and Edrington Cantor back on stage. Cantor returns in Banjo Eyes while Odets Clash by Night stars Tallulah. Grete Mosheim shines in Letters to Lucerne, amid war impact on students. Brooklyn U S A echoes Murder Inc. star power. John Mason Brown pans Pie in the Sky as weak.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Edrington Cantor
Cantor
Lionel Stander
the DeMarcos
Audrey Christie
Tallulah
Staten Island
Odets
Lucerne
Grete Mosheim
Germany
Atkinson
Film versions tame stage hits in new releases
The Magic Lant erns brings Hellzapoppin style chaos tamed for film with Olsen and Johnson limited in audiences. Shanghai Gesture is softened with renamed Asian characters. Gene Tierney Walter Huston and Victor Mature stars in a fair melodrama with Remember the Day and Sundown offering human stories. Youre in the Army Now and Playmates showcase comedy and music with Kay Kyser and Jimmy Durante.
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Olsen & Johnson
Ona Munson
Mother Gee Whillikens
Gene Tierney
Walter Huston
Victor
Claudette Colbert
Jimmy Durante
Phil Silvers
Kay Kyser
John Gunther Returns From England Reports London Sign
John Gunther author of Inside Europe Asia and Latin America recently returned from England aboard the S S Excalibur notes London displays a fononne sign reading USSR USA US U. The sign appears all over the city reflecting wartime sentiment and export concerns.
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John Gunther
Europe
Asia
Latin America
England
London
Ussr
USA
The Story Tellers and Prewar Political Buzz
A Gallup poll in Coronet estimated Wheeler Lindbergh and Nye could rally 16 percent to a Keep Out of War party before the war. The piece notes shifting opinions after Ellis Island poll limits and criticizes war analysts while praising Luce and Dietz amid Hollywood defenses.
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Gallup
Coronet
Wheeler
Lindbergh
Nye
Ellis Islands
Brother Luce
America
Luce
U. S
Look
Japan
Liberty
Boston
Newport
Palm Beach
Howard Dietz
Hollywood
Hitler strengthens grip as chief of the armies raises alarm
The piece notes Hitler naming himself commander over all armies and the removal of Von Grauchitsch and other senior officers. It cites Stockholm dispatches about internal rifts, Churchill urging caution, and Baldwin’s forecast that winter will worsen the war. It also mentions Guam fortification votes and public opinion on Roosevelt.
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Hitler
von Grauchitsch
Stockholm
Winston Churchill
Washington
Hanson Baldwin
Times
Times War Sizer
Moscow
Adolf
Pearson
Allen
Guam
Dorothy Thompson
Hawaii
Laura Ingalls
America First
Dopes
Roosevelt
Winter Snippets From Writers and Notables
A mosaic of quotes from Ben Hecht Howard Spring Jules Romanis Clifford Odets and others portrays snow sleepwalking winds wit and reflection. Notable lines touch on guts guns laughter and love as the era’s voices mix humor philosophy and seasonal mood.
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Ben Hecht
Howard
Jules Romanis
Clifford Odets
Admiral H. R. Stark
Whipple
Reader’s Digest
Fibber McGee
Harry Hervey
Amon
Dan Parker
Playmates to Feature John Barrymore with Kay Kyser in Cast
John Barrymore will share top billing with band leader Kay Kyser in the upcoming film Playmates. Barrymore appears second to Kyser in the promotion, while Kyser headlines as star. In other notes, Barney Gerard sues Abbott and Costello in Federal Court over alleged infringements of his 1918 and 1920 Follies Of The Day shows.
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Times SQ
John Barrymore
Kay Kyser
Barney Gerard
Burlesk Star
Abbott and Costello
Gerard
Doris Duke Cromwell
Florida
Social Calendar Highlights Open House Gathers Friends
San Clemente hosts Mr and Mrs Jack Newman inviting guests from Cleveland and nearby towns. The Catalina Foothills event features egg nog served by J N H Slee and others with dozens of guests and a New Year buffet by Walter Coburn. A New Year Eve circle dance at the dining room showcases Jim Vandemark orchestra with an international guest list and local hosts.
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Jack Newman
San Clemente
M.fingerman
Cleveland
Ohio
J. N.H. Slee
Catalina Foothills
the. Mines
Charles C.ventres, Jr
Norman’ Gabel
Stuart Sanger
Benson Bloom
Migs Nancy Donaldson
Walt Coburn
Catalina Foothills Estates
Will
Mines
John Murphey
John Dun
H. -. Vinson
Pick Buckley
Winnetka, Ill
Jim Vandemark
Orchestra
Tucson
Ruby Goodrich
Martha Goodrich
Eugene
Oregon
R. A. Weaver
Bob Weaver
Peter Weaver
John Prichard
London
England
Ben Gray
Richmond
Fred Baltzell
Columbus
Billy Childs
Pittsburgh
Brooks Thomas
Philadelphia
James McCoy
Lumberville
Agatha. Graits
Inglewood
N. J
B. Thomas
Patricia
Jill Wiley
Ariz
Jim Mosley
Englewood
Ernesto Tornquist
Buenos Aires
Argentine Republic
John Blakey
Bruce Nichols
Santa Barbara
Calif
Gene. Ahern
Nancy Ahern
George Miller
Maxine Miller
Gerald Lambert
Jerome Lambert
Los Angeles
Walter H. Thomas
Merion
J. F. Blackie
St. Louis
Cigarette Price Ceiling Imposed by Price Administrator
Washington December 31 AP Price Administrator Henderson announced a ceiling on maximum manufacturers prices for all cigarettes at the levels of December 26. The move followed an alleged refusal by American Tobacco to roll back an uptick in Lucky Strike prices to prevent a broader industry rise.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
American Tobacco Company
Henderson
Boy trades bicycle fund for defense bond
Nine year old Freddie Strohm Jr gave up the $23 saved for a bicycle and turned it over to the government to buy a defense bond. The gesture, reported from Kansas City, reflects wartime thrift and patriotism as the year ends.
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Kansas City,mo
U.P
Freddie Strohm, Jr
Uncle Sam
Listen World Do You Believe In Self-Respect
Elsie Robinson argues that true gifts to the poor and discouraged lie in restoring self respect. She stresses that money fame and power cannot compare with the hope and dignity that come from believing in one another and in God. The essay concludes with a prayer for every lonely soul to regain self respect in the year ahead.
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King Features Synd., Inc
Real income rises for Mr and Mrs American in 1941
Minneapolis reports preliminary estimates showing cash income at 1.27 times 1940 and living expenses at 1.04, giving a real income or purchasing power of 1.22 times 1940. FB E Crabb of Investors Syndicate presents the figures.
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Minneapolis
FB. E. Crabb
Investors Syndicate
Peru to Brazil Oil Shipment Announces Large-Scale Flow
A government led plan will export more than 60,000 barrels of oil each month from Peru to Brazil. The arrangement aims to boost cross border energy trade and regional supply stability.
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Peru
Brazil
Navy Men May Now Get Government Insurance
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced that active duty Navy men may apply for government life insurance without a medical exam. The policy offers up to 10 000 per person with a 120 day window from December 20 1941. Rates are about 30 percent below average commercial premiums and current holders can increase to the maximum.
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Washington
UAR
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
High Altitude Boiling Point Threat to Potato Cooking
In rarefied air the boiling point of water is very low so it cannot reach temperatures needed to cook potatoes. The text notes altitude reduces cooking efficiency and implies adjustments may be required for boiling foods.
Nurses Association Meet On New Year’s Day In Tucson
The Arizona State Nurses Association District No 2 schedules a New Year’s Day meeting at 8 PM at the YWCA with Lester Farber as guest speaker. The Tucson branch of the National League of American Penwomen meets at 1 PM Saturday at the YWCA with Farber discussing The New Art Radio Writing. The Women’s Overseas Service League holds its annual meeting at 7:30 PM Tuesday at Mrs Victoria Giltner’s home, 1726 East Blachlidge Drive.
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Arizona State Nurses Association
Y.W.C.A
Lester. Farber
Women’s Over ‘Seas Service League
Victoria Giltner
East Blachlidge Drive
Red Cross Work Meeting At Parish House
St Margaret s auxiliary of Grate Episcopal church will meet at 2 o clock Friday at the parish house. The day will be devoted to Red Cross work.
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St. Margaret's
Grate Episcopal Church
Noted Organist To Give Concert On January 12
Dr. Frank W Asper organist at the Mormon Tabernacle Salt Lake City will give a concert in Tucson January 12 at 8 o clock sponsored by the University of Arizona concert and lecture series. He has been Tabernacle organist for fourteen years and his radio programs reach coast to coast.
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United States
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Rockefeller Chapel
University of Chicago
Bisbee Reporter Weds Miss Hazel Lewis
Miss Hazel Lewis of Greenwood Arkansas married Gordon Kidd Bisbee Review reporter in a ceremony last night performed by Rev Griffith Davies The bride attended Arkansas Tech Kidd is a graduate of the University of Texas
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Bisbee
Hazel Lewis
Greenwood
Ark
Gordon Kidd
The
Bisbee Review
Griffith Davies
Arkansas Tech
Kidd
University of Texas
Museum to close at dusk for blackout safety rules
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces a dusk closing time from 4 p m until April 1942 to conform with safety regulations in anticipation of a possible blackout.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Junior Women To Sponsor Male Animal Showing In Tucson
The Junior Women's club of Tucson will sponsor the opening night performance of The Male Animal by the Manhattan Players at the Temple of Music and Art next Tuesday. Proceeds benefit the Arizona Children's Home to fund a refrigerator and gas stove for the nursery. The club, in its twelfth year with about fifty members, has funded YWCA redecorations, a base dance, Red Cross work, and United Appeal volunteers.
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Club of Tucson
Temple of Music’ and Art
Tucson
Manhattan
Players
James Thurber
Tom Rigdon
Arizona
Y.W.C.A
Red Cross
United Appeal Drive
Oldsters Back on Jobs in New Defense Drive
New York December 31 The national defense emergency caused a sharp rise in employment of persons 65 years old and older in late 1941. plants unable to fill skilled quotas recruited retirees with high pay, drawing many back from retirement.
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Oldsters
New ‘York
National ‘Defense
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