Tucsonans Plan for New Year
A Tucson column tours New Year wishes amid wartime concerns with local figures like Fred Dragonette and Mrs. Oliver Drachman voicing hopes for faster victory and letters to servicemen. Tales include Maj. Harold Porce Patten family, Rev. Maurice Ballenger urging spiritual frontiers, and James Cassidy balancing work with vitamin advocacy. Sgt. Robert R. Gaston hopes all servicemen return home for 1946 as he settles in Tucson after 27 months in the Mediterranean theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Ballenger
Tucson
Holiday Social Notes Highlight Tucson Society
William Cook returns home from Brown Military Academy in San Diego for Christmas. Mrs. Cook hosts a buffet tonight at East First. A Tucson couple Lt. and Mrs. David Lovitt plan New Year visit then stay with Mrs. Lovitt's parents Seaney Magee Road. Egg nog party set New Year at Pepper Tree Inn for officers wives with 150 guests in formal attire.
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William Cook
Vernietta Cook
East Fifth Street
Brown Military Academy
San Diego
David McCall Lovitt
Seaney
Pepper Tree Inn
Dona Rae Jones
William Johnson, Jr
A. C. Miller
Wiley E. Haverty
Leo Killen
Mrs Louise Shelley Leaves Phoenix Holiday Visit
Mrs Louise Shelley of Phoenix left yesterday after visiting her sister Mrs L H Hofmeister at 1031 North Mountain Avenue for Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Shelley
Phoenix
L. H. Hofmeister
North Mountain Avenue
Publicity chief Howard Strickling praised in Tucson visit
Metro Goldwyn Mayer publicity chief Howard Strickling, who has visited Tucson frequently, was honored in tributes by Louella Parsons and the Hollywood Reporter, according to Tucson family friend Nick Riggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Strickling
Metro -Goldwyn-Mayer
Tucson
Louella Parsons
Hollywood Reporter
Nick Riggs
St Dick Mawhinney Visits Nick Riggs in City Site
St Dick Mawhinney USN left Thursday after visiting Nick Riggs at 1141 East Adams. Mawhinney formerly served as chief photographer for the soil conservation service in Washington DC.
Mrs Edward Russell Honored At Studio Patio Luncheon
Mrs Edward Russell was honored with a luncheon at the Studio Patio on Thursday hosted by Mrs James H Macia, Mrs Leon Gray, and Mrs J van Mardeveld. The couple will depart this week for unknown destination.
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Edward Russell
Studio Patio
James H. Macia
Leon Gray
J. van Mardeveld
Mas
Mrs. Russell
Washington, D. C
Krueger Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Leopold Krueger
Mas and Mrs Leopold R Krueger of 740 North Sixth are the parents of a girl born Wednesday. Mrs Krueger is Betty Land alumna of the University of Arizona and daughter of Mrs Webster Land of Tucson.
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East First
Rea
University of Arizona
Mas
Leopold R. Krueger
North Sixth
Krueger
Betty Land
Webster Land
Tucson
Powers Host Quiet New Year’s Eve Dinner
Mr and Mrs Harry Powers will entertain friends at a small dinner gathering at the Old Pueblo club on New Year’s Eve.
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Harry Powers
Old Pueblo Club
Dinner Hosts for New Year Eve at Old Pueblo Club
Dr and Mrs Carlton Towne and Dr and Mrs J H Woodard will host Mr and Mrs Ralph Ronald Bell at the Old Pueblo club for dinner on New Year Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Towne
East Silver
J. H. Woodard
Ralph Ronald Bell
Old Pueblo Club
New Year Events at Flying V Ranch Include Parties and Dance
The Flying V ranch hosts two cocktail parties and a dance with orchestra over New Year’s weekend. An exhibit featuring calf roping and team tying is planned. Out of state guests include R. I. Vandewall Mrs. J. N. Stewart of Mundelin DL Miss Doris Gillespie of Stanford Conn and Dr and Mrs Eugene O. Parsons of Kansas City.
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Flying V Ranch
R. I. Vandewall
J. N. Stewart
Mundelin, DL
Doris Gillespie
Stanford, Conn
Eugene O. Parsons
Kansas City
Veteran recalls wartime service in Africa Europe and the Middle East
Former Marjorie Glover of Dayton Ohio recalls dinner with an Italian schoolmaster on New Year’s Eve while Sgt Gaston, assistant chief clerk in Marana’s quartermaster property office, reflects on his service from 1942 to 1943 in the Libyan desert and Italy. He earned four battle stars and met Pope Pius XII in Rome during a wartime tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Cassidy
Hollywood
Tucson
Green Pastures
Front Page
Ibsen
James Cassidy
Harvard
Italy
Robert R. Gaston
Carosino
Gaston
Suez
Erwin Rommel
Aleaacdria
Alamein
Rommel
France
England
Po River
Marjorie Glover
Dayton
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Marana
States
Arizona
Libyan Desert
Cairo
Alexandria
Egypt
Tobruk
Bengazi
Enfidaville
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Shepheard
Montgomery
Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
Naples
Rome
Pius
Clark Souers Hosts New Year’s Eve Dinner at Old Pueblo
Mr and Mrs Clark Souers will host a small party of friends at the Old Pueblo club dinner on New Year’s Eve.
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Clark Souers
Old Pueblo Club
Willcox Couple wed at Phoenix country home ceremony
Miss Elizabeth Ann Cowan and Palmer D Keith of Willcox Arizona married at the bride’s mother's country home in Phoenix. Rev P M Jones officiated as guests from Phoenix Tucson Casa Grande Willcox and Valley Town attended. The groom a U S Marine Corps veteran, will reside at Arrowhead ranch near Willcox.
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Elizabeth Ann Cowan
Palmer D. Keith
Willcox
Ariz
Allan Jones Cowan
Phoenix
P. M. Jones
Tucson
Casa Grande
Valley Town
Keith
U. S. Marine Corps
Arrowhhead Ranch
South Pacific
Duke Keith
Los Angeles
ArizonaFreshmen Ann Ruth Dunkelberger Weds John R Fawcett
Ann Ruth Dunkelberger and John R Fawcett of Grafton West Virginia were married at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev Robert W Schaller officiating. Attendants were Garnette West and Thomas Hall. They will resume studies at the University of Arizona and establish a Tucson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Dunkelberger
Ann Ruth
John R. Fawcett
Grafton
W. Va
University of Arizona
Zion Lutheran Church
Robert W. Schaller
Garnette West
Thomas Hall
Phoenix
Tucson
Cocktail Party at Don Martin Apartments
Miss Jill Falk hosted an informal cocktail party at the Don Martin apartments last week. Guests included Mrs. Kay Lee Eld Carl Walle St and Mrs. Annereau Mrs. Leo Kil len Leo Rischer Mary Margaret Huntington Mollie Knight Hugh Meyer Mr and Mrs Larry Abbott Mrs Dorothy Falk Clifton Abbott and Allene Floreen.
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Jill Falk
Don Martin Apartments
Kay Lee Eld
Carl Walle
Annereau
Leo Killen
Leo Rischer
Mary Margaret Huntington
Mollie Knight
Hugh Meyer
Larry Abbott
Dorothy Falk
Clifton Abbott
Allene Floreen
Lampreys Visit Parents as Lt. Returns from Overseas
Lt. Lamprey has returned from 16 months of overseas duty in the European theatre and is stationed at Torney General Hospital in Palm Springs California. Mr. and Mrs. W A Lamprey host LA and Mrs George W Lamprey at 1025 North Fourth. Mrs. George Lamprey, formerly Miss June Kabella of Altoona Pennsylvania.
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George W. Lamprey
Lamprey
W. A. Lamprey
North Fourth
Torney General Hospital
Palm Springs
Calif
George Lamprey
June L. Kabella
Altoona
Penn
Birthday Dinner Honors Miss Pat Sieber on 16th Birthday
A birthday dinner was held last Thursday at 424 East Eighth in honor of Miss Pat Sieber. Attending were Ruth Turner, Vera Stipp, Grace Ann Wilson, and Mary Kay Ellington. The event followed a basketball game and marked her sixteenth birthday.
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Pat Sieber
East Eighth
Ruth Turner
Vera Stipp
Grace Ann Wilson
Mary Kay Ellingston
Miss Mary Ellen Pomeroy Hosts Dinner in Tucson
Miss Mary Ellen Pomeroy entertained guests at a dinner hosted at her home last week. Present were Misses Betty Hoffman, Lois Sanderson, Doroth Tankersley, Sylvia Powell, and Jessica Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Pomeroy
Betty Hoffman
Lois Sanderson
Doroth Tankersley
Sylvia Powell
Jessica Powell
Powe'l's
Tucson
New Year Hosts Named For East Second Avenue Gathering
Mrs Frances Lew and her daughter Miss Grace Lew will host a New Year’s Eve party at 538 East Second. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Clifton Camp Mr and Mrs Robert Flickinger Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson Mr and Mrs Ben Slack Jr Mr and Mrs Ray Salzman Mr and Mrs Br W Simons Pfc and Mrs Walter Riddle and numerous friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lew
Grace Lew
East Second
Clifton Camp
Robert Flickinger
Robert Johnson
Ben Slack
Ray Salzman
Br. W. Simons
Pfc
Walter Riddle
Kasbah to Host New Year Party Guests List
The Kasbah home of Carl M Walte will host New Year festivities with a guest list including Denton Cobble Fred Sieber Dick Switzer Doris Born Ed Donahue Corp Don Larrabee Aileen Killen Walter Pittenger Jonathan Steve Schultz Priscilla Hanson Martha Jeffs Marion MacKale Sally Dixon Jill Falk Sheldon Iverson Wanda Holz hauser Allene Floreen Art Henderson O M Buchanan Paul Rocheford Phil Dozois Bob Flickinger Joe Reisher Bill Fisher Nancy Lunsford Bob Johnson Jim Cohn Gail Stockwell and others.
Red Cross Advanced Class Completed By Three Men
The Tucson chapter of the Red Cross announces an advanced first aid class conducted by Wayne B. Johnston has been completed. Certificates are recommended for Tyrol C. Carson Glen F. Brown and Milton C. Fuller.
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Tucson
The
Red Cross
Wayne B. Johnston
Tyrol C. Carson
Glen F. Brown
Milton C. Fuller
Powell Family Visit Cited in Report
Visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meade Powell.
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Mrs. Meade Powell
Mrs Holmes Celebrates Christmas in El Paso
Mrs W T Holmes and her two children Tommy Stella and Dana Aison visit El Paso for Christmas at the home of Mrs H B Horne with her mother in law residing there.
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W. T. Holmes
Fast Speedway
Tommy Stella
Dana Aison
H. B. Horne
Horne
el Paso
Pittsburgh Couple Welcomes Captain Shaw Back from War
Captain Robert Shaw and wife and their young son Robert Marshall Shaw of Pittsburgh visit Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sieber at 424 East Eighth Street. Shaw, a P-51 fighter pilot, has spent a year in the European war theatre and will soon be stationed at Marana as a flight instructor.
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Robert Shaw
Robert Marshall Shaw
Pittsburgh
Fred Sieber
East Eighth
Shaw
Marana
Miss Peggy Pottorff Visits Pottorffs in Phoenix
Miss Peggy Pottorff visits Mr and Mrs George B Pottorff at 2027 East Hawthorne. She is in nurses training at St Josephs hospital Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Pottorff
George B. Pottorff
East
Hawthorne
Miss Pottorff
St. Joseph‘s Hospital
Phoenix
Miss Walker Heads Coastal Assignment On A Month
Miss Mary Walker head nurse of the Southern Pacific emergency hospital spends a month on the coast and will return in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walker
Southern Pacific Emergency Hospital
Installation and reception for two Eastern Star chapters
Two Eastern Star chapters, Maricopa No. 31 and Arizona No. 2, prepare a joint installation at the Masonic temple auditorium. Officers, music by Amphitheater High School glee club, and a banquet reception follow, with honors to retiring matron and patron Ruth Stewart and Elbert Gump.
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Mariposa
Arizona
OES
Masonic Temple
Irene Brinkmeyer
Addie M. Lindsey
Grand Chapter of
Marshall
Mabelle Nicholson
Allie J. Kanen
New Mexico
Kanen
Ruth Stewart
Elbert Gump
Alice Parker
Dennis Weaver
Mariposa Chapter No
Order of the Eastern Star
Aliie J. Kanen
Maricopa
Schubert
Amphitheater High School Glee Club
Barbara Barnes
Linda Hodgkinson
Janet Keim
Peggy Kellner
Betty Cherry
Mary McBride
Mary Lou Beardon
Margarite Goodman
Shirley Green
Carmen Aiken
Frances Stead
June Morrow
Sally Hildage
Shirley Moreland
Virginia Miles
Roy G. Robison
Louise Gump
Chas. H. Stewart
Jane Wilson
Ah Strand
Helen Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Amelia Robinson
Annie Bradford
Margaret Bennett
Adah
Lucille Hussman
Ruth
Garth Rogers
Esther
Elsie Jones
Martha
Ann Hughes
Bery Hartin
Lloyd W. Ferguson
Sentinel
Leola Ferguson
Blanche Hitt
Anna Post
Mabel Neal
Gertrude Stockmar
Isabelle Ricketts
Marjorie Gay
Esther Bays
Kathryn Guyton
Alice Goodbread
C. R. Smith
Mt Calvary Choir Concert Promises Varied Gospel Music
The union choir concert will be held at Mt Calvary Baptist Church on Tenth Avenue at 3 p m with music by Mt Calvary Gospel chorus Friendship choir CME choir and AME choir.
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Union
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Tenth Avenue
Mt. Calvary Baptist Gospel Chorus
Friendship Choir
CME
AME
Methodist church group to meet for program and election
The WSCS of University Methodist Church will meet at the church Tuesday starting at 10 30 a m for a program and business meeting. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. At 10 45 a m tomorrow in the morning service installation will be held for the new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
University Methodist Church
Open House for Tucson Officers Hosted at Santa Rita Hotel
The Tucson Officers Open House will be held at the Santa Rita hotel from 3 to 8 p m Monday. Guests include officers and local friends, wives and dates invited, with 30 hostesses. Music, sandwiches, punch, and holiday decorations will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Santa Ri
Mary van Wink
Marjorie Daniels
Catherine Hincke
Rotary
Barbara Blaledge
Mary Ellen Mattice
J. Davidson
J. I. Hinche
Charles Lucas
Fred Fickett
Engagement of Madeline Audelo to Petty Officer Vacovsky
The engagement announced Friday evening at a buffet supper for Miss Madeline Audelo and Petty Officer George Vacovsky. Miss Audelo is a Tucson High School graduate and government employee. Vacovsky serves in the Navy and is stationed in Hawaii. No wedding date set until his return to the country.
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Madeline Audelo
George Vacovsky
Maria Audelo
Miss Audelo
Maria Carrillo de Pioneer
Navy
Hawaii
Ficer Vacovsky
Arthur Carrillo
C. B. Perk
Joe Luna
Li Vacovsky
Eloisa Carrillo
Flynn Maxey
Elvy Carri
Robert
Local Girl Mary Ellen Pomeroy Receives OT Appointment
Miss Mary Ellen Pomeroy received a government appointment in occupational therapy. She left Thursday night for a course at the University of Southern California and will be appointed to a permanent position after completing studies. She is a Tucson native, graduate of the University of Arizona in 1941, and taught home economics at Catalina Junior High School. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R Pomeroy of 841 East Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Temple of Music and Art
Advance
Patricia Corelli
Hal Burns
Glenn Jane
Henry Anderson
van Grant, Jr
H. Rummel Anderson
Eugene Durand
John Stanhope Burns
Larry Monier
Craig Drachman
Sherwood Owens, Jr
Burns
Corelli
James E. Walden
Donald Slutz
Mary Ellen Pomeroy
University of Southern Califo
Pomeroy
Varsity of Arizona
Catalina
R. Pomeroy
East Sixth Street
Sew and So Club Postpones January Event to February
The Sew and So club has moved its meeting from January 3 to the first Wednesday in February, extending the schedule by one month. Members are advised to note the new date and plan accordingly.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucile Lockhart
Fred Dragonette
Pima County War Finance
Oliver Drachman
Junior League
Tucson Busiess
Ernest William Jones
Philippines
Bataan
Pamela
Dona Rae
Tucson Boulevard
Michael Patten
Harold Patten
Mary Reirdon
Maj
Porque) Patten
North Highland
Patten
Alfred A. Cohn
David K. Rea
Foreign Service Wives’ Club
Pyramids
Sphinx
Holy Land
Christendom
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Carthage
B.C
Menty
R. C. Nicholson
Hazel Smith
A. L. Massey
Ida Mae McCarty
Helen Miller
Evelyn Weaver
Margaret Saylor
Margaret Huntington
Jessie Beard
Janice McCurin
Barbara Dayton
Ron Hodges
Lucelle Siberts
Esther Pearl Abbott
Martha Alice Bierbaum
Electra
Leionne Salter
Warder
Roy Edwards
Rainbow Girls
Pat Mauch
Peggy Dunaway
Janet
Pilgrim Holiness Church
E. Speedway
Miss Audel
W. Broadway
Grace Gale
Bessie Brown
Stauffer
E. Jackson
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