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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
4
United Press reports German women face severe shortages and strict controls as war widens. They endure rationing for clothing cosmetics and food while women flood farms factories and offices. Wives and mothers fear delayed news of soldiers, and social life shrinks under Nazi policy prioritizing children factory and farm work.
The Army Emergency Relief benefit dance will be at 8:30 PM Thursday at the Santa Rita hotel with three bands. Tucson Air Base Dance band led by Warrant Officer Robert L. Horton will perform, and Ernie Lewis and his band appear at 10 PM with Ken Watkins during intermissions. Proceeds go to Army Emergency Relief and Red Cross. Tickets on sale at the Santa Rita Pioneer Hotel and at Howard and Stofft.
The T N T Class for business professional women of the Baptist church met on Monday evening on the lawn at 307 East th street hosted by Ms. Dolores Wright. Co hostesses were Mrs. Lurline Watkins and Mrs. Lorena Winstead. A report on the state Baptist convention held at ag recently was presented by Miss Della Barnhart.
In Alameda California the Alameda County Zoological Society swapped a complete set of 50 dishes for a pet monkey. Harry Berger, owner of a restaurant equipment store, valued the exchange and concluded the unusual barter.
Mrs. Ben Tinker of Palm Springs Calif announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Shirley Virginia Wood to Lee Courtland Yocum Jr of Tucson. The ceremony took place Saturday May 2 at Florence Ariz. The bride and groom are making their home here.
Miss Nan Correll daughter of Mrs Paul P Correll Paseo Re dondo received her doctor of law degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor May 30 Before law school she graduated from the University of Arizona where she joined Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Phi Beta Kappa She is mentioned with her honors and affiliations Mrs Henry Merchant Jr and her two children Tony and Henry have left for Washington to visit Mr Merchant's parents and plan two month return
Mrs John Batten and her sons Michael and Peter return to Racine Wisconsin where they reside. Mrs Batten formerly Kay Vernet attended the university here and belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma and has been visiting in Tucson for several months.
Miss Barbara Shoemaker of Plandome Long Island engaged to Mr Wendell Townsend announced. Shoemaker attended the University of Arizona in 1934 35 as a freshman. She is the daughter of Mr James M Shoemaker of Plandome Long Island.
Miss Arabel Yocum daughter of Mrs Verna Yocum returns to Tucson from Stephens College in Columbia Missouri for the summer. She plans to resume her senior year at Stephens in the fall after the break.
Miss Rosemary Joan Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Thomas of Tucson married Tuesday evening in Albuquerque to Mr L E Phillips. Thomas and her parents attended the ceremony. Mrs Phillips graduated Amphitheatre high school last week. Phillips is son of Mrs Grace Phillips of Higginsville Missouri and the late Clyde Phillips. The couple will reside in New Mexico.
Mrs Dodge gave a report on the first meeting of a newly organized Delta Kappa Gamma chapter in Prescott during an 8 30 breakfast in the Fiesta room at the Santa Rita hotel. Attending were Laura Gale Anna Hansen Helen Keeling Anne Rogers Ida Dodge Ethel Vasey Alice Harkey Agnes Hoyt Frances Goodwin Alice Vail Helen Foster Salome Townsend Lorena Merriman Myrtle Duffy Martha Jones Ida Carter Joan Reeves Kate Van Buskirk Mary Naylor Edith Culley Eva Culley and guests Allegra Frazier Louise Wilbur Elinor Wood.
Walter Winchell challenges Hollywood myth making noting no official Hollywood city and detailing studio locations across Los Angeles. The piece profiles workers schedules pace of stars and crews, earnings and taxes, and highlights director prestige and personalities shaping the look of Tinseltown.
The White Shrine Patrol club meeting scheduled for 1 PM Friday at Mrs. Grady Beard home is postponed. The time and location of the next gathering will be announced later.
The Busy Women’s class of the First Methodist church will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday at the home of Mrs. George Lannan 1321 East Sixth street. Reports on the year’s activities will be given followed by a social hour.
The G I A to the B L E will hold a Dutch treat Mexican lunch on Friday at 12 30 at El Charro cafe with reservations through Mrs W C Ten Eyck A regular meeting will follow at Odd Fellows hall at 2 o clock
Mariposa chapter O E S club schedules a potluck dinner for Saturday at 6 30 PM at the Gookin home. Attendees should bring tables chairs and table service. For information and reservations call Mrs Miles Abram or Mrs Katie Euler.
Miss Grace McGinnis and John Adams Russel were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Douglas. Rev. Don Hughes officiated. The bride, a longtime Douglas school faculty member, wore dusty rose and blue, with her niece Mrs. Claire Conway as only attendant. Best man was James T. Hennessy. A breakfast followed at the Gadsden hotel. The couple plans a two week wedding trip to the Grand Canyon. Russel is the Douglas agent for American Airlines.
The Tucson American Women's Voluntary Service announces air raid precaution courses starting Monday. Trained instructors include Mrs. Wesley Barrett certified by Stanford and approved by U S Army. A 9 45 p m radio program on KVOA outlines civilian preparations with a cast from the Tucson Junior League. Registration at the A W V S office on North Stone avenue.
Major Joan Kennedy heads Canada's Women’s Army Corps with 2800 members. The unit trains recruits for 30 days in drill, first aid, and discipline before posting to 200 posts. They perform stenography, cooking, stores, driving, and clerical work while living in barracks.
Elsie Robinson argues John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down reveals how a peaceful nation falls to invasion. The review highlights Colonel Lanser and the doomed Norwegian doctor in a tense confrontation about courage, freedom, and the will to resist conquest.
The National Rifle Association urged governors to form small guerrilla like home guard units from sports riflemen and skeet shooters to guard target areas near homes. It backing training for 2 200 senior rifle clubs and skeet clubs and cites Major General Milton A. Rockford support.
The 17th annual daily vacation Bible school at First Baptist Church began with 180 students led by Mrs. William B. Houston. Activities include Bible study memory work missionary stories music sewing craft supervised play. New this year is child evangelism taught by Mrs. C M Books of Phoenix.
Fingerprinting of all local air raid wardens starts today at three fire stations and will continue until all wardens are fingerprinted. Fifteen chemical warfare classes will train wardens for posts after 13 study hours plus a Red Cross first aid course. Official IDs and luminous arm bands will be issued after completion, signaling wardens’ status. Civilian defense coordinators for southern Arizona towns were announced by George Bideaux. named coordinators include Gus Michaels Bisbee Francis Ames Douglas James Caldwell Willcox Joseph Schmalzel Benson Fred Kemmeries Nogales and J D Davis Ajo.
Seismologists note earthquakes strike somewhere on Earth every hour, highlighting the planet's active crust. Researchers map fault lines and monitor tremors, reinforcing the need for preparedness and resilient infrastructure worldwide.
Hugh G. Calkins, regional conservator of the soil conservation service in the southwest since 1935, leaves his post to become regional director of an Office of Inter-American Affairs project based in Guatemala City. Floyd D. Matthews will act as regional conservator until his successor is named. He plans to depart Albuquerque Tuesday for Washington to discuss the project and then head to Guatemala after a 10 day stay in the capital.
The Sahuaro division No. 313 of the L A to O R C will meet at 2 o clock Thursday at 240 South Stone Avenue. The group will consider sponsoring a baby show in Tucson at this business meeting.
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