Anniversary marked for B Sharp club with music program
The B Sharp club celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a box supper and program at the Temple of Music and Art. The event includes speakers Dr O A Simley and Mrs C P Knight and musical numbers by Eleanor Pirdman Mavis Owen Alice Getzweiler and Arthur Roberts. Charter members urged to attend with former members invited.
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Temple of Music and Art
Harmony Club
la Campanella
Byron Ivancovich
Healy
Eleanor Pirdman
Aiano
Mss
Mavis Owen
Madeline Berger
Alice Getzweiler
Arthur Roberts
B Sharp Club
Maricopa Girl and Officer to Wed at Marana Field
Miss Naldi Lee Whaley of Maricopa Arizona will marry Lieut Melvin F Munro at 10 AM Saturday June 5 in the Chapel of the Desert at Marana Army Air Field Post chaplain Jesse L Coburn will perform the ceremony The couple will reside at 1640 East 5th Street Tucson after a short wedding trip Miss Whaley is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Whaley and Munro is the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Munro of Detroit
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Earl Munro
Detroit
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Air Force Officer’s Candidate School
Miami Beach
Fla
Marana Army Air Field
Munro
East 5Th Street
Tucson
First Baptist Observes 12th Anniversary in Tucson
The Second decade celebration marks the completion of the first unit of the educational building with 29 classes and four assembly rooms. The church began in a store on East Third Street and now sits in a brick facility at Speedway and North Third Avenue, valued above $40,000 including the pastor’s home.
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First Southern Baptist Chure
Tucson
R. Wilson
East Third Street
University of Arizona
YWCA
Speedway
North Third Avenue
East Mabel Street
Frank Stockton
A. J. Garner
M. M. Kinard
S. R. Edington
J. E. Atwood
T. A. Cowart
J. R. G. White
C. W. Stumph
J. N. Campbell
Vernie Pipes
Tor
George Wilson
First Baptist Church of
Malvern, Ark
Failure and Triumph From Curiosity to Moral Strength
A 1943 King Feature Syndicate meditation links success and failure through curiosity desire and determination. It argues both emerge from the same root and urges deep probing of motives rather than judging outcomes, noting environment and inner strength shape fate while the tap-root is the God within.
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King Feature Synd., Inc
Rockefellers Saving Gas By Driving 1902 Electric Automobile
In Tarrytown New York on June 4 the Rockefeller family uses a 1902 electric car on their Pocantico Hills estate. The vehicle, once owned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., travels the 102 mile paved route for essential trips into town. It also ferries the family to Memorial Day ceremonies honoring 37 local service members.
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Rockefellers
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Electric
Armed Services
Walter Winchell In New York Nostalgic Old-Timer Reflections
Walter Winchell muses on a memory filled with Broadway then and now. He envisions an old time Garden bout with golden names and crimson torch fires of the past alongside a streetwise aura of smoky rooms and loyal pals. Churchill era dispatches and wartime politics drift through the note.
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Tommy Lyman
Glitzy Night Adds to Stork Club Buzz
Social notes recount Ella Logans run in with Lord Beaverbrook at the Stork Club and how the crowd reacted. Celebrities and society figures mingle as jockeys, actors, and publishers surface in a tapestry of gossip and planned marriages.
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Ella Logan
Lord Beaverbrook
Glasgow
Beaver
Ella
Jimmy Ritz
Ritz Brothers
Lord
Miss Underwood Musical Finds Lead Man Despite Allergy
The new musical Miss Underwood seeks a leading man with a strong voice and stage presence. Wilbur Evans is chosen though he reveals an allergy to horses, while the Cristiani Family brings 12 horses into the show. A Washington grapevine notes a Norwegian coast town joke about Germany’s wartime outcome and a mayor.
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Miss Underwood
Wilbur Evans
Paul Gallico
Evans
Cristiani
Washington Correspondent
Germany
Midtown Vignette Exposes Gambling Losses at East Side Tables
A respected local man invited a showgirl to a roulette table promising to win her $500. He rose to gamble and lost $48,000, revealing a scene of high stakes at a fashionable East Side gambling house.
Make Your Own Clothes This Season Dominates Fashion
Women increasingly sew their wardrobes as stores offer limited selections. Local sewing courses run eight weeks from pattern fitting to finished garment, attracting ages from young to old including brides. Dry goods clerks report strong demand as ready made quality declines and summer fabrics like chambrays and piques stay popular.
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Granddaughter
1943
Bundles Tag Day Proclaimed in Pestonae Benefit Drive
Saturday's tag day on Pestonae streets raises funds for Bundles for America to buy yarn and knitting materials for sweaters and other articles for service men. Mayor Henry Jaastad proclaims the event with headquarters at 123 North Sixth Avenue, drawing broad local organizational support.
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Pestonae
America
Henry 0. Jaastad
Two Tucson Men Serve Aboard USS Enterprise
Two Tucson men, Dick Ballas and William Tromblin, are on the aircraft carrier Enterprise. Ballas, 19, enlisted October 27, 1941, and has not had leave. his mother Louise Ballas of 631 North Fifth Avenue is active in the Navy Mothers' club. Tromblin is an aviation machinist mate third class and brother of Mrs. Clarence Henderson of 140 West Luna Street.
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Tucson
Enterprise
Roosevelt
Dick Ballas
Louise Ballas
North Fifth Avenue
William Tromblin
Clarence Henderson
West Luna Street
New Commander Elected At Morgan McDermott Legion Post
Harvey Davis was elected unopposed as commander of the Morgan McDermott post of the American Legion. Clinton O. Helbig became senior vice commander, Sid Desporte led junior vice votes, with Harry Harrington finance officer and K F Parke historian among others elected. Steve Tormey won as state commander and executive committeeman for the post.
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Morgan McDermott
Harvey Davis
Clinton O. Helbig
Sid Desporte
Harry Harrington
K. F. Parke
James Corbett
Arthur Offley
Steve Tormey
Second Session of Council Elects Officers and Forms Committees
Judge Hall's chambers hosted a meeting of the new USO council with reps from YWCA Salvation Army USO YMCA National Catholic Community Service National Traveler's Aid and others. L P Hermes was elected vice president replacing Chaplain Homer Reynolds of Davis Monthanfield. Rebecca Staman Rutz became secretary treasurer in charge of Traveler's Aid. Committees were formed and Howell Manning named publicity chairman.
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Judge Hall
USO Council
USO
YWCA
Salvation Army
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
National Traveler’s Aid
L. P. Hermes
Homer Reynolds
Davis- Monthanfield
Rebecca Staman Rutz
Howell Manning
Wounded Tell Of Fighting On Attu
Aboard a medical train en route to a Northwest hospital wounded Attu fighters recount brutal hand to hand combat and brutal terrain. 2nd Lt. Thomas L. McCarthy Sgt. Lawrence Bradley Pvt. Earl R. Poffenberger Lt. McCarthy’s commandos and Chippewa Indian Elizah Petonquot share tales of beachhead actions and near freezing conditions.
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U.P
Dea
Attu
Leif C. Buschmann
Thomas L. McCarthy
Omaha
Neb
Lawrence Bradley
Alta Vista
Kan
Earl R. Poffenberger
Bowling Green
Boots” Poffenberger
Elizah Petonquot
Bark River
Michigan
McCarthy
Bradley
Medical Corps
O. K
California
Pvt. Poffenberger
Happy Hunting
Wagner Proposes Postwar Social Security Bill
Senator Robert F. Wagner introduces a cradle-to-grave social security plan comparable to Britain’s system. The bill would extend coverage to about 15 million workers, create unemployment disability and health benefits, and fund via six percent employee and employer contributions up to 3,000 dollars, with self employed contributions at seven percent of income, while reserving government support for 10 to 15 years after the war.
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Washington
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Great Britain
The
of Wagner
Wagner
Treasury
Soldier recalls failed trick against Japanese snipers
A veteran describes hiding in foxholes with an automatic rifle and attempting a helmet-on-a-stick ruse to lure Japanese fire. The ploy failed when he revealed his head, narrowly escaping a bullet that whizzed past.
Farmers Urged to Harvest Larger Seed Supplies
Laker regional conservator of the soil conservation service asks Arizona farmers and ranchers to cooperate in harvesting more seed this year. Allen F. Kinnison, Arizona conservationist, links dairy and livestock growth to more acres of hay, pasture, and feed crops. Tucson and Albuquerque nurseries have produced large quantities of native grass seed, but demand exceeds supply. Kinnison offers state SCS staff aid to select seed production areas.
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Laker
Soil Conservation Service
Arizona
Allen F. Kinnison
Tucson
Albuquerque
Kinnison
SCS
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