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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1944

Page

6

American Girls Boost Army Therapy Efforts Worldwide

The War Department's Physical Therapy Division highlights women volunteers aiding wounded soldiers. Maj. Emma E. Vogel notes growing demand as battle injuries rise, with therapy aimed at accelerating recovery or adjustment to permanent handicaps using water, heat, electricity, and exercise.

War Department Army Then Medical Dent Ermet Emma E. Vogel Washington, D. C Bane

Masonic Degree Tonight and Kids Music Classes Schedule

Olph Lodge No 32 announces conferring the second degree at 7 30 PM tonight at the Masonic Temple. Observational music classes for children ages one to six run Monday through Thursday until July 6 at the University College of Fine Arts with sessions for ages one to three at 9 30 AM and ages four to six at 10 30 AM.

Olph Lodge Font A. “Ee Masonic Temple University College of Fine Arts

Chaparral Toastmistress Chapter Meets At Arizona Inn

The Chaparral chapter of the Toastmasters club holds a meeting tonight at the Arizona Inn. Dessert and coffee will be served and members will hear speeches about the fifth war loan drive.

Chaparral Toastmistress’ Club Arizona Inn

Church society and CES hold meetings with flag day honors

The WSCS of University Methodist church meets tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Billingsley circle in charge. Arizona chapter No 2 CES convenes tomorrow at 4 p m in the Red room of the Masonic Temple. Special honors will be given to members with relatives in the service during the flag day ceremony.

WSCS University Methodist Church Business and Mission Society Billingsley Circle Arizona CES Masonic Temple

Officers' Wives Bridge Meeting At Officers' Club

Tomorrow at 1 30 p m an informal meeting of the Officers Wives club will be held at the officers club Light refreshments will be followed by games and bridge All officers wives and members of Foreign Service Wives club are invited to attend Hosts will be Mmes Albert W Gorden and H M McCrimmon

Officers’ Wives Club Officers’ Club Foreign Service Wives Club Mmes Albert W. Gorden H. M. McCrimmon

First Baptist Women’s Mission Group to Meet Tomorrow

The Women’s Mission Society of the First Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow. Members will discuss plans and upcoming activities for the church year.

The Women’s Mission Society of the First Baptist Church

Desert Gardens Club Plans Sew-In at Knight Home

The Desert Gardens club meets tomorrow at 10:30 a m at Miss Margaret Knight’s home 307 North Drive. Members will sew for Cross and should bring thimbles and needles.

Desert Gardens Club Margaret Knight North Drive Cross

Planned Parenthood Clinic Meeting Notice

A regular meeting of the Planned Parenthood clinic will be held Wednesday at 10 a m at 28 East Corral street.

Planned Parenthood Clinic East Corral Street

Trinity Presbyterian group hosts party at Pastime rink

Trinity Presbyterian people gather for a Wednesday night party at the Pastime rink. Attendance and purpose noted in local brief.

Trinity Presbyteria Peoples Group

YMCA Open House Marks 100th Anniversary

The Tucson YMCA hosts an open house program tomorrow at 8 p m at 125 West Co Street to observe the organization’s centennial celebration.

Tucson YMCA West Co Street

Pima County Council to Meet at 2 P M Wednesday

The executive board will convene at 2 p m on Wednesday and a special meeting of the council will follow at the home of Mrs R L Romeroy 841 East Sixth Street from 2 to 2 30 p m.

Pima County Council R. L. Romeroy East Sixth Street

Sew and So Club Meeting Notices

The Sew and So club meets at Miss June Pearce's home at 65 East Alameda Street at 2 p m on Wednesday. Mrs. Elizabeth Caleffie will host.

Sew and So June Pearce East Alameda Street Elizabeth Caleffie

Tryouts Held For Community Sing Contest On Wednesday

Tryouts for the amateur community sing program take place Wednesday at 7 30 p m at KVOA radio station for children under 16.

KVOA

University Summer Lecture Series Opens Wednesday

The university will begin its summer lecture series this Wednesday at 8 p.m. on the library patio.

University

Eight New Art Works Shown at UA Campus Exhibit

The University of Arizona displays eight new watercolors and paintings not previously shown, part of the modern art collection that began with a single anonymous gift. Dr. Isabelle Holt selected the pieces for a summer art appreciation course and they may be viewed by the public in the university library information room. Titles include Rodeo in the Rockies Arnold Blanch Caravan Theatre Minstrels Joseph De Martini William Gropper The Speaker Editorial Joseph Hirsch Dramatis Personae Jack Levine View From My Window Edmund Quincy Waiting for a Job George Grosz Self Portrait John Sloan.

University of Arizona New York San Francisco Isabelle Holt Visi Vi Ja War Information University Library Rockies Arnold Blanch Caravan Theatre Minstrels Joseph de Martini William Gropper Joseph Hirsch Jack Levine Edmund Quincy George Grosz John Sloan

A Free Soul Is Not Free Says Poet in 1944 Critique

The author argues that true freedom is illusory and owed to past generations. He challenges the notion of free souls and urges personal duty, sacrifice, and humility before societal debt. The piece ends urging readers to acknowledge obligation and endure shared burdens in faith.

Jenny Wren Spisa King Features Syn. Inc

Dobbs Named Corps Chief at Miami Beach

Frederick Oklahoma native Glenn Dobbs a former Tulsa University all American football star has been chosen corps chief with the rank of colonel at Miami Beach Florida He attends officer candidate school and will soon receive a second lieutenant commission

Dobbs Frederick Okla Glenn Dobbs Tulsa University Miami Beach Fla

Miss Smithgall Weds Friday at First Baptist Church

Miss Elizabeth Smithgall daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Smithgall Owosso Mich became the bride of Mr James F Coleman in a double ring ceremony at the First Baptist Church chapel Friday at 3 p m Rev Richard S Beal officiated The bride wore a beige suit with white accessories and an orchid corsage Best man was Jesse Fant Matron of honor Mrs Cecil Attinger wore a brown suit and a white rosebud corsage The chapel featured ferns and white larkspur Coleman formerly of Richmond Va works for Consolidated Aircraft and the couple will reside in Tucson The bride is a Hurley Hospital graduate now stationed at St Marys

Elizabeth Smithgall C. W. Smithgall Owosso Mich James F. Coleman First Baptist Church Richard S. Beal Cecil Attinger Jesse Fant Coleman Richmond Consolidated Aircraft Tucson Smithgall Hurley Hospital Flint, Mich St. Mary’s

Miss Hendershot Weds Pvt. Warner in Frinday Ceremony

Miss Margaret Hendershot daughter of Mr and Mrs C S Hendershot 1457 East Hampton street married Pvt Frank H Warner son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Warner Hampden Conn Rev Eric Folsom officiated at St Johns Methodist church The bridal party included maid of honor Miss Norma Henderson and best man Woodrow Maylan

Margaret Hendershot C. S. Hendershot East Hampton Street Frank H. Warner Douglas Warner Hampden Conn Eric Folsom St. John’s Methodist Church Norma Henderson Rev. Folsom Arizona Express Co., Inc Warner Connecticut Davis-Monthan

St Anne’s Society To Hold Last Meeting Of Season

Members of St Anne's society of All Saints' church will meet in the parish hall at 7 30 Tuesday evening. This will be the final summer session and all members are urged to attend. Regular meetings resume in September.

St. Anne’s Society of All Saints

Equipment Needed for Bundles for America Headquarters

Miss Nellie Kemp announces supplies required for the new Bundles for America headquarters. Items include curtain rods ten feet or longer, a metal rod or pipe three quarters of an inch in diameter, a six foot four inch clothes rack, and a trunk or chest for storing knitting materials.

Nellie Kemp America

Ade-Rolfe Floreen Named Summer Theatre Director at Tucson Little Theatre

Ade-Rolfe Floreen was appointed by Tucson Little Theatre to head summer productions for three months. John R. Batchelor of FWA and Arthur Henderson announced the appointment. Floreen, former University of Arizona drama department art and technical director, trained at Goodman Theatre Institute Chicago and will stage Morale Follies with a general talent audition Monday at 8:30 p.m.

Tucson Little Theatre Board Ade-Rolfe Floreen John R. Batchelor FWA Arthur Henderson Floreen University of Arizona Goodman Theatre Art Institute of Chicago Little Theatre

Arizona Boy Scouts At Camp Lawton

Sixty four Boy Scouts and ten leaders from Tucson Hayden Ajo Nogales Tiger Casa Grande Cool idge Elov Florence Ray Sonora and Patagonia began their annual camp season at Camp Lawton near Mount Lemmon. Under camp director Robert F. Toronto they will hike study nature craft athletics and advance in rank during the four week program.

Boy Scouts Tucson Hayden Ajo Nogales Tiger Casa Grande Coolidge Elov Florence Ray Sonora Patagonia Camp Lawton Mount Lemmon Robert F. Toronto Otis H. Chidester Boyd M. Gillespie Charles F. Robertson Wendell Ryder Byron Griffith Roy Quinn

Society Notes on Mrs Franklin Sarman and Guests

Mrs Franklin Sarman, visiting her parents at 402 North Main, plans to join her husband in Chicago for a medical convention. She hosts a garden party for about 90 friends tonight from 8 to 10 p.m., assisted by Mr and Mrs John Carroll. Lt Comdr Charles Howe Jr is in Tucson visiting his mother Mrs Charles Howe at 1435 East Second Street.

Franklin Sarman Selim M. Franklin North Main Chicago Sarman Lincoln Nebr Franklin John Carroll Comdr Charles Howe, Jr Tucson Charles Howe East Second Street

McKale Family Weekend Visit to Phoenix

Mr and Mrs J F McKale and daughter Marion of 801 East Second Street spent the weekend in Phoenix visiting relatives, Dallas to Phoenix area travel noted.

J. F. McKale Marion East Second Street Phoenix

Sailor on Furlough Visited His Mother in Sabine Canyon

Thomas Wilbur DeFoor, a 20 year old electrician's mate in the Naval Construction Battalion at Davisville RI, is on a six day furlough visiting his mother Mrs Edna Bowman of 203 East Adams. He was entertained at a picnic supper last night in Sabine Canyon by Mr and Mrs Jack Pittman and family, and by Mr and Mrs Harley DeFoor and Mrs Edna Bowman.

Thomas Wilbur DeFoor Naval Construction Battalion Davisville Edna Bowman East Adams Sabine Canyon Jack Pittman Harley DeFoor

McBride announce birth of daughter in Bennington

Mr and Mrs Robert C McBride announce the birth of a daughter on June 4 in Bennington Vermont.

Robert C. McBride Bennington, Vt

Rheumatic Fever Patients Welcomed In Church House

Fifty rheumatic fever patients from Davis Monthan field hospital visit the Congregational house each Saturday afternoon and evening. They are transported to town, play games, and have supper after at the barbecue pit. Mrs C C Cannon coordinates programs aided by national Congregational committee on war services in New York.

Davis-Monthan Field Hospital Congregational House C. C. Cannon National Congregational Committee On War Services New York

Miss Godsell Weds Friday in Arizona Ceremony

Miss Jane Godsell daughter of Mrs. Mary Godsell Winslow and Robert E. Weller son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Weller Blissfield Michigan were married Friday evening at St Philip s in the Hills with Rev. George Ferguson officiating. The bride’s mother gave her away and her sister was maid of honor. Best man Louis Stuart and Mrs Dana Kuhn sang I Love You Truly. Mrs. Weller, a Winslow High School and University of Arizona graduate, taught at El Rio school and held Pi Lambda Theta honors. Mr. Weller, Blissfield and Hillsdale alum, is a Ryan Airfield flight dispatcher.

Jane Godsell Mary Godsell Winslow Robert E. Weller William E. Weller Bilissfield Mich St. Phillip’s-in-the-Hills George Ferguson Louis Stuart Dana Kuhn Weller

Watches Repaired by Women for Front Line Use

Women at Raritan arsenal Metuchen New Jersey work across three floors repairing 1100 pairs of binoculars and 1300 watches monthly for front line service. The shop, once fully male staffed, now employs 43 women and 23 men with women on top floor inspecting targets and adjusting optics. A male expert handles delicate ruby insertions while other women operate the watch assembly line and inspect inner mechanisms.

Raritan Arsenal Metuchen N. J

Wedding Shower Given For Mrs Warner Last Week

A shower was hosted last week by Mrs L W Henderson and her daughter Miss Norma Henderson at 828 North Ninth Street for Mrs Frank Warner the former Miss Margaret Hendershot. A mock wedding was performed and refreshments served. Guests included Mrs C W Maylan Mrs S C White Mrs C S Hendershot Charles DeMo P E Miller and Misses Mary Lee Gray Julia Brady Marion Paeschke Dona Lee Hendershot Angelia Erwin and Alberta Etchells.

L. W. Henderson Norma Henderson North Ninth Street Frank Warner Margaret Hendershot Mmes. C. W. Maylan S. C. White C. S. Hendershot Charles DeMo P. E. Miller Mary Lee Gray Julia Brady Marion Paeschke Dona Lee Hendershot Angelia Erwin Alberta Etchells

Quartermaster Corps to Distribute Needles to Soldiers

The Army’s Quartermaster Corps will issue millions of khaki packages of needles to overseas troops. The waterproof bundles are designed for soldiers who may need a needle for repairs at beachhead post exchanges or in the field.

Quartermaster Corps Beachhead

New Orleans Jewel Robbery Alarm Ended by Wife

City police believe John A Blair was told a lesson by his wife after a reported $2,600 jewel robbery at their home. Detectives found she had hidden the jewelry to teach him not to leave valuables out.

New Orleans U.P John A. Blair

Special Delivery Women in Tucson Deliver for War Effort

Tucson’s special delivery carriers Mrs. Charles Stewart and Mrs. Harriet Shofner, two full‑time mail women, traverse about 75 miles daily to deliver roughly 100 letters each. They face heat, rude dogs, and curious customers while providing many services beyond mail, including reading letters to anxious recipients and helping with errands, all to support troops and wartime needs.

Tucson Charles Stewart Harriet Shofner Stewart Shofner Navy Hind

Gideons Distribute 7000 New Testaments to Armed Forces

At the annual Businessmen meeting in Brockton Massachusetts the Gideons disclosed they have distributed seven thousand New Testaments to men and women in the armed forces since Pearl Harbor.

Gideon Brockton Mass Gideons

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Reminder Giassa Nathan Mur PHON East Peasington Alfred Atkinson Robert P. Labouy, JR Robert P. Labouy Seabees South Pacific Miss Smithgall Miss Hendershot Pvt. Warner St. Anne's Society Miss Kemp Camp Lawton Mt. Lemmon Church House Lense St. Phillips Desert Grove Ranch East Grant Road Beautiful Shady Grove Sete Specia Mrs. Stewart Colonia Solana Veterans’ Hospital St. Mary’s Hospital Adeline's N. Stone Helene Curtiss Mozelle Beauty Shop Second Ave Perconally Lola Burns Roskrage Hotel Bidg South Scott Porter
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