New Officers Installed By Tucson Group
Mrs. Doble Young was installed as commander of the Tucson Cactus chapter 42 Disabled American Veterans auxiliary at a Weir home meeting. P. D. Coley man served as installing officer. New officers include senior vice commander Besse Mack junior vice commander Alice Dean Few secretary treasurer Marie Burns historian Grace R Weil chaplain Mabel Neal sergeant at arms Iwa Mee Bond conductress Loretta Morrow musician Frances Col ey man. Executive board Leonora Barrett Perle Des. Young appointed Americanism chairman Ethel Laubscher hospital chairman Mildred Craig patriotic instructress Elizabeth Hus sar. Next regular meeting set for July 1 at Adams home. Mrs Hussar won bingo. W J Schober donated five American flags.
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Tucson
Leonora Barrett
Perle Des
Remember Pearl Harbor heroism and democratic duty
Elsie Robinson urges proud remembrance of the Pearl Harbor dead and calls every American to uphold the sacrifice as a sacred gift to democracy. She praises Blake Clark’s Remember Pearl Harbor for revealing America’s meaning and the duty to carry the flag forward with every job done.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Expert Rifle Shot to Join Navy in Nationwide Ceremony
James M. Williamson of 1098 East Fifth Street will be sworn into the Navy at the American Legion hall at 12 25 p m today in a nationwide Pearl Harbor anniversary ceremony. Williamson is a renowned expert rifle shot who won the 1939 Son s of the American Legion .22 calibre rifle state title with a perfect score and placed second in 1940 Bisbee and ninth in the national match. He has helped his teams win several trophies and earned numerous medals in state matches.
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American Legion Hall
Pearl Harbor
James M. Williamson
East Fifth Street
Williamson
Sons of the American Legion
Tucson
Bisbee
Private Papers Of A Cub Reporter In wartime humor
Walter Winchell On Broadway piece notes John Barrymore sadness over a detained Jap valet and Chaplin's Japanese staff as spies. It profiles Eugenia Flatto hosting the American Gold Star Mothers convention with a German gardener, and a Roosevelt aide receiving a delicatessen package with his card set for embassies.
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John Barrymore
Charles Chaplin
Eugenia Clair Flatto
Roosevelt's playful temperance quip on ship christening
When FDR served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Temperance Union visitors asked him to christen ships with soda. He quipped that they should encourage champagne christenings to teach a temperance lesson, joking that wine leads the ship to water and stays.
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Mystery of the 25 000 Dollars in Kidnapping Case
George Immerman a Queens showman linked to Connie’s Inn in Harlem hid a stash to pay a $25,000 ransom after Vincent Coll kidnapped him. Coll, not a gunman by trade, demanded the sum and was killed by machine gunners in a phone booth two hours after the ransom was paid. The fate of Immerman’s money remains unclear.
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Queen Mary
Connie
Harlem
George
Vincent Coll
Coll
Jesse James
Immerman
Newspaper Clock Quip Sparks Wits on Swope
M Throckmorton Cohn recalls Herbert Swope who teased The Tribune about its stopped clock across The World. Swope joked on The World editorial page that the Tribune pretends to guide government yet cannot keep its own clock running.
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M. Throckmorton Cohn
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Exec
Tribune
the Tribune
Italian Captain rallies troops with shouted Avanti
A World War II era scene shows an Italian captain urging his men to advance with a bold Avanti call. He charges ahead alone after witnessing his troops remain seated, while the soldiers applaud and shout Bravo, Bravo, in a striking moment.
Heiress Fable Ends After Eviction Threat
For almost a year she pursued Broadway success by claiming heiress status and weekly allowance to stay out of the theatre. The publicity drew attention from playwrights and producers, but the plan backfired when she faced eviction over a $20 hotel bill.
Hemingway’s Dog Causes Tearoom Stir
Jean Tennyson learned at a literary tea that Hemingway the author behaved oddly yet the hostess revealed the remarked “Hemingway” was their dog. The tale ends with the twist that the dog named Hemingway caused the scene rather than the writer.
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Hemingway
Jean
Ernest Hemingway
Roaring 58th Street Host Reveals Hypnosis Sleep Trick
REUBEN described by Max Mefoofsky as insomnia relief through a hypnotist who calmed him with soothing commands. Mrs Mefoofsky watched and whispered, Did that looneytick leave yet. Roosevelt family show and film notes follow in breezy entertainment column items.
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Max Mefoofsky
Mr. Mesoofsky
Mesoofsky
Mefcof
Women Volunteers Lead Sky Watch In New York Sector
Jacqueline Gutwillig captains a 100 woman corps in the U S Army First Interceptor Command. They spot and identify every plane over several hundred miles around New York in a bomb proof Manhattan facility.
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Wide World
Jacqueline Gutwillig
Fifth Avenue
U.S. Army First Interceptor Command
New York
Gutwillig
Manhattan
Toastmistress Club Plans Summer Meetings
The Toastmistress club met at Mrs. George Herman’s home to plan summer sessions on practical English and effective speech. Members present included Mrs. Vorhies, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Clawson, Mrs. English, Mrs. Redick, Mrs. Herman, Mrs. Cowin, and Miss Humma. The next meeting is set for June 17 at Mrs. Glennis Redick’s home, 1640 East Seneca, at 9:45.
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Georgia Vorhies
Harriet Barker
Ethel Clawson
Gertrude English
Glennis Redick
Lillian Herman
Ada Cowin
Elizabeth Humma
East Seneca
Luke Field Fliers Jump From Plane
Two young Luke Field fliers joined the Caterpillar club when they bailed out of a training plane twenty miles northwest of the field. Second Lt. Ralph E. Warner of Phoenix and Cadet Oliver K. Morris of Rock Springs Wyoming parachuted when their plane failed to recover from a practice spin from eleven thousand feet. The plane was destroyed.
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Caterpillar Club
Ralph E. Warner
Oliver K. Morris
Rock Springs
Wyo
Maricopa Man Seeks State Treasurer Nomination
W. C. Frye, chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors and Safford native, announced his candidacy for state treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He outlined a background in farming stock raising feeding mercantile business and road construction with eight years on the county board.
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Board of Supervisors
Maricopa County
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Chandler
Maricopa
Coxon Enters Congress Race
William Coxon a Democrat and veteran state legislator announces his candidacy for representative in Congress. He has three terms in the Arizona House from Cochise county and twice served as senator from Pinal. He pledges support for a strong postwar economy and farms workers miners and soldiers. He says his record of service is his platform.
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William Coxon
Congress
Coxon
Cochise County
Pinal
America
Five First Aid Classes Scheduled by Red Cross
Red Cross announced a schedule for five first aid courses to begin in the next two weeks. Registration is through the Red Cross at phone 5842. Courses include Advanced class with Dr. George Dix at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday in room 218 at the high school beginning June 9.
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Red Cross
George Dixon
Y.M.C.A
Elizabeth Siebenthal
First Baptist Church
Tennis Game Tells Mussolini's Tale
New York dispatch details Benito Mussolini playing tennis in Rome at Villa Torlonia, serving underhand and bending rules as observers, including five games, with Italian leaders praising the Duce. Author alleges the match mirrors wartime deceit and Greece invasion misrepresentations.
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New York
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Rome
United States
Press Ministry
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Two Americans and Japanese Agent Sentenced in Spy Case
In Washington on June 5 the court sentenced two Americans from San Francisco and a Japanese official to prison for violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Frederick Williams and David Ryder received 16 months to four years while Tsumotu Abana of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco drew two to six months.
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David Warren Ryder
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Civilians Warned to Silence Talks About Army Operations
Army workers at Davis Monthan Field told to refrain from discussing military observations with outsiders. Col Lowell H. Smith listed eleven topics including troop concentrations air routes convoys ships battles and enemy damage to safeguard confidential information.
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Davis-Monthan Field
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Did Not Hang
The terraces known as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were never suspended. They rose in steps, each level terraced and planted with rare shrubs and flowers to create a landscaped display.
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