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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
7
A humorous column recalls a classified note where a husband retracts he will pay his wife's debts, while noting liability for necessities. The piece blends jokes with letters, queries, and light commentary on romance, social norms, and a 1946 King Features Syndicate context.
Radio dial listings for KVOA 1290 and KTUC 1400 show a lineup from 6:00 PM with Town Crier and Bie Town through 9:30 PM featuring Judy, Henry, Fibber McGee, Vox Pop, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Melody Hour, Perry Como, Ave Maria, and an Eve concert.
A Wednesday grid lists KVGA and La Hora Mex programming from 3:55 PM to 2:00 PM, featuring Newsreels, music blocks, and variety shows. Notable entries include Words & Music, Ch’wagon Time, Joyce Jordan, The 4th R, and U. S. Weather Bureau updates with morning and midday fare.
The listing outlines a Wednesday broadcast lineup featuring daytime soap operas such as Today’s Child and The Restless Hour, followed by drama and talk shows including Pepper You and Ma Perkins. Afternoon features include Stella Dallas and Lorenzo Jones, with sports segments later.
A new firm called the Real Estate Multiple Listing association will start January 1 in Tucson. Founded by Montgomery Herman and Reinhold Williams, both ex real estate salesmen, the group will operate as a listing clearing house with offices at 160 North Fourth Avenue and four initial members. Both founders are war veterans and alumni of Tucson High School and the University of Arizona. The organization will not engage in selling. its purpose is a service group for exclusive listings.
Dick Smith, manager of the Arizona bureau of the United Press, is called to Kansas City by the death of his brother James W. Smith. The insurance man died of a heart attack after a short illness. Survived by his wife two sons two daughters two other brothers and a sister all of Kansas City. Funeral services set for Tuesday morning.
In Washington the writer tests a deluxe electric blanket gifted at Christmas. After initial warmth he sweats, adjusts settings, and hears the tiny “men” in the control unit chime and bong as he battles sleep until dawn.
A narrator recalls an enduring ordeal under mechanical midges and electric auras in a blanket era. He describes measurements by clicks and bongs signaling power changes, a failed struggle, and waking chilled yet noting the blanket maker is blameless.
A narrator describes tightening a loose screw to quiet the little men and contemplates a future where electronics and the self might align, though recovery seems unlikely. The passage reflects strain and a wary hope for technological companionship.
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