Sophia J Homan Weds Maj Stiller In Ft Bliss Chapel
Miss Sophia Joanna Homan daughter of the late Dr and Mrs C Homan of Aberdine North Dakota became the bride of Maj Alex Stiller son of Mrs Louise Stiller of Dallas Texas in informal services at 6 p m in Fort Bliss chapel El Paso Texas last Friday The bride attended the University of Arizona Pasadena junior college and Pasadena playhouse She has been a librarian at Wakefield junior high Tucson She wore a white silk crepe gown with faggotting and cap sleeves Her only jewelry was a Russian Alexanderite ring a gift from the groom Miss Patricia Stiller served as maid of honor Maj Stiller educated in Texas schools resided in Tucson and El Paso before entering service in 1942 He managed the Hitching Post garage on Broadway in Tucson He was liberated from a German prison camp May 1 He served in the Sicilian North African French and German campaigns as senior aide to Gen George S Patton He twice received the Silver Star for valor and has just returned to the United States After the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip and will be at home after June 7 616 East Fifth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Joanna Homan
C. Homan
Aberdine
N. D
Alex Stiller
Louise Stiller
Dallas
Tex
Ft. Bliss Chapel
el Paso
University of Arizona
Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena Playhouse
Tucson
Wakefield Junior High School
Homan
Patricia Stiller
Maj. Stiller
Texas
Texas A
Broadway
George S. Patton
Patton
United States
United States. Following the Ceremony Maj. and Mrs. Stiller
East Fifth
Daily Reminder for YWDL Dance and VFW Meeting
A YWDL dance is set for 8 to 11 p m Saturday at the downtown center with hostesses Agnes Krentz Joe Oatis G C Dewey Elizabeth Howsare and Mr and Mrs Ross Campbell listed. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post 549 auxiliary holds a business meeting at 8 p m Thursday at the VFW hall 121 East Broadway with Mrs Alice L Morrison presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmes
Agnes Krentz
Joe Oatis
G. C. Dewey
Elizabeth Howsare
Ross Campbell
Auxiliary To Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 549
VFW Hall
East Broadway
Alice L. Morrison
Desert Star Chapter No and Order of Eastern Star Meeting
Desert Star chapter and Order of Eastern Star schedule a 2 pm Thursday gathering at the AME church South Stone and 17th street. All members are urged to attend. the meeting will discuss chapter matters and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert Star
Order of Eastern Star
AME
South Stone
17Th Street
Vacation Bible School Opens at St Andrews Church
Vacation Bible School at St Andrews Church begins at 9 a m Thursday under Rev W H Dugan. Classes run from 9 a m to 12 noon each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday during June with Deaconess Mary Tiles Miss Lavine Watson Mrs Parr and Mrs Dugan assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vacation Bible School
St. Andrews’ Church
W. H. Dugan
Dugan
Mary Tilest
Lavine Watson
Parr
U S Ettes to Meet at All Saints Church Friday
Members of the U S Ett es, a branch of the entertainment committee of the N C C S, member agency of USC, will meet at All Saints church at 7 30 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ettes
Entertainment Committee
USC
All Saints’ Church
Chaplain Gray Don Ter Bush Guest Preacher at First Christian
Chaplain Gray Don Ter Bush of Davis Monthan airfield will be the guest preacher at the First Christian church Sunday morning. Rev. Wesley P. Ford, the church pastor, is in Prescott with a youth delegation attending the summer convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Don Ter Bush
Davis-Monthan Airfield
First Christian Church
Wesley P. Ford
Prescott
Informal Service Club Party Transport Details
Buses will transport attendees to Davis-Monthan field for an informal party hosted by the service club. Reservations should be made with Miss Mary Margaret Kenny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis-Monthan Field
Service Club
Mary Margaret Kenny
Precinct Committeemen Call Meeting Thursday Evening
Republican county precinct committeemen are summoned to meet Thursday at 8 p m at 136 North Stone avenue by chairman T K Schoenhair to conduct party business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Precinct
North Stone Avenue
T. K. Shoenhair
VFW Band Sets Weekly Rehearsal Schedule
The VFW band will rehearse at 7 p.m. today and every week at Mansfeld Junior High. Rehearsals will continue weekly at the same time and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Mansfeld Junior High
Obeyed The Curfew By Arthur Bugs
A humorous London/New York noir riff contrasts a night life curfew with sharp city wit. The narrator recalls late night scenes in Manhattan cuffing curfews while critiquing alleyways, bars, and the upkeep of a bustling city. The piece sets a satirical mood about nightlife, law, and urban traits.
Republican Club To Meet Saturday in YWCA Patio
The Pima County Women's Republican club holds its regular meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday in the YWCA patio. Speakers include C. V. Gulley and John P. Kelly. The barbecue at Wild Horse ranch was postponed due to meat shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County Women’s Republican Club
YWCA
North Fifth Avenue
Wild Horse Ranch
C. V. Gulley
John P. Kelly
State Republican Committee
Phoenix
Pima County
Republican Central Committee
Republican Club of
Hazel Gore
John G. Bostick
Double Ring Rites Held For Couple
A double ring ceremony at the First Southern Baptist church at 8 30 p m united Joyce Elaine Satterly of Lawrenceville Pa and Ellsworth L Howe of the Marana army airfield in marriage The Rev Norman Fromm officiated The bride wore a pastel blue suit with white accessories and a corsage of Cecil Bruner roses The attendant Emmett W Greiner wore a pastel blue dress Greiner was best man The couple left for a wedding trip to Prescott Mrs Howe is a niece of Mrs Florence Biffle and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles R Howe, all of Lawrenceville Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Southern Baptist Church
Joyce Elaine Satterly
Lawrenceville
Ellsworth L. Howe
Marana Army
Norman Fromm
Cecil Bruner
Emmett W. Greiner
Corp
Greiner
Prescott
Howe
Florence Biffle
Charles R. Howe
Mrs C M Buchanan to join husband in Corpus Christi
Mrs C M Buchanan of 1405 East Second will travel to Corpus Christi Texas with her small daughter Kathryn to join Warrant Officer Buchanan stationed at the naval air station there. Mrs Ruth Bushnell of 1128 East Tenth departs for Glendale California to spend the summer with her two sons Ted and Bob then return to Tucson in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Buchanan
East Second
Kathryn
Corpus Christi
Tex
Buchanan
Naval Air Station
Ruth Bushnell
East Tenth
Glendale
Calif
Ted
Bob
Tucson
Thurmond family heads to Boston to join stationed husband
Mrs James Thurmond and her daughter Jean Ann Kitterman leave this week for Boston to join Lt Cmdr Thurmond who is stationed there after returning from overseas service in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thurmond
Jean Ann Kitterman
Boston
Couple Wed Informally at First Christian Church
Theodore Kerr and Miss Carole Heizer of South Haven Kansas married in informal ceremony at 10:30 p m last Saturday in First Christian church. Rev Wesley P Ford officiated with Mrs A W Austin and Mrs Dexter Roach as attendants. Groom stationed at Casa Grande prisoner of war camp.
Two Military Weddings Mark Weekend in Tucson
Lt Regina M Brown of the United States Nurses Corps and Lt Charles J Watt of Davis Monthan married at 10 p m last Saturday at the home of Rev and Mrs Wesley Ford. Attendants Lt Mary Puttman and Lt Dene C Gober. Mary A Nutt wed Gary Finley Clark in an informal ceremony at 9 p m Sunday with Mrs Ford and John Richardson assisting. Mrs P H Ross leaves for Washington DC to visit her navy son David for about 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina M. Brown
United States Nurses Corps
Charles J. Watt
Davis-Monthan
Wesley P. Ford
East Fourth
Brown
Mary Puttman
Dene C. Gober
Mary A. Nutt
Tucson
Gary Finley Clark
California
W. P. Ford
P. H. Ross
North Mountain Avenue
Washington, D. C
David
Andersons Spend Summer in Appleton Research
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson of 1930 East Hawthorne Street are in Appleton Wisconsin for the summer while Mr. Anderson conducts research at the Institute of Paper Chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Anderson
East Hawthorne Street
Appleton
Wis
Mr. Anderson
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Birth of Diane Lee Horstkotte in Bremerton
Mr and Mrs Gerry Horstkotte announce the birth of daughter Diane Lee born in Bremerton Washington on May 23. The baby weighs eight pounds.
Desert Garden Club Luncheon and DVA Auxiliary Installations
Mabel Neal presided at a Tucson Desert Garden Club luncheon held at the Old Adobe patio with Mrs. Clara Lee Tanner of the University of Arizona as speaker. A war bond sales report was given and Mabel Neal will be installed as commander of the DVA auxiliary at 8 p.m. at the VFW hall with Grace R. Weil conducting the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Desert Garden Club
Mabel Neal
Desert Garden Club of
Tucson
S. L. Kingan
Martha Bintliff
George Willis
Elmer Oppedal
Herbert Drachman
Auxiliary of the Disabled Veterans
Vfwall
Loretta Morrow
Clara Harris
Harriett Jackson
Betty Mack
Dolly Young
Elizabeth Hussar
Grace R. Weil
Cactus
Tucson Junior League Story Hour Sponsors Weekly Reading
The Junior League of Tucson sponsors a weekly story hour in the Carneg ie Library Children's Room at 4 p m each Wednesday with Miss Rosalie Randolph as teller. The TNT reading club for grades four to eight runs through July 28, rewarding reading with pennants on an illustrated trail board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of Tucson
Carnegie Library
Rosalie Randolph
Government Heights
TNT
Trails
Skidmores Welcome First Child Diane Lee
Mrs Roy W Skidmore and Roy W Skidmore of 501 East Eighth street celebrate the birth of their first child Diane Lee one ounce. The Skidmores returned Monday evening from Bremerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Lee
Roy W. Skidmore
East Eighth Street
Skidmores
Bremerton
Mrs Merrill Woodmansee Returns to Tucson from Santa Barbara
Mrs Merrill Woodmansee formerly Eve lyn MacMillen returned to Tucson after a year and a half in Santa Barbara California. Her husband a private first class in the Marines is now overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Woodmansee
Evelyn MacMillen
Tucson
Santa Barbara
Calif
Marines
Vanilla vines thrive under shade for sun intolerance
Vanilla vines grow beneath tree canopies to avoid direct sun, as they cannot tolerate much bright light. The shade supports cultivation by protecting the plants from harsh exposure and heat.
Gas Tax Collections in May Reported by State Highway Department
Net gasoline tax receipts for April totaled 404076.85 dollars, per the state highway department. This compares to 372342.37 dollars in April 1944 and 378960.83 dollars in March. Counties will receive 125327.90 dollars of April's collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
State Highway Department
Mexican Official Praises American Women in San Francisco
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla of Mexico lauds American women during a dinner with the Mexican colony in San Francisco. He singles out their role in developing ideals and principles and notes their unity and solidarity across the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ezequiel Padilla
Mexico
Americas
Blunder Of Girl Friend Solves Yuma Robberies
Three teenage youths were arrested in Lordsburg New Mexico ending a months long string of Yuma robberies. A girl friend asked a neighbor for a Yuma newspaper to read about the safe robbery which raised suspicion and led Sheriff Jack Beard to obtain descriptions and the trio’s destination. The 18 year old faced grand larceny charges and was bound over to the superior court while the 17 year olds were sent to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Lordsburg
N. M
Jack Beard
Justice Court
Superior Court
R. H. Lutes
Phoenix Engineer Receives Merit Award for Elevation Method
Oliver B. Misz a field engineer with the Phoenix office of project planning bureau of reclamation received the award of merit and a $100 citation for a suggestion called distinct value. He proposed a rapid method to determine differences in elevations using a surveyor's transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Oliver B. Misz
Office of Project Planning
Bureau of Reclamation
Interior Department
Misz
Barefoot protester in Hagerstown demands shoe stamps
A Hagerstown man marched through the business district barefoot with a sign stating Bare foot Daddy Two sons in the Army and no shoe stamps. He organized the demonstration to protest shoe stamp shortages affecting servicemen and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Tax Commission Sets Globe Hearing on Budget Overrun
The Arizona State Tax Commission will hold a Globe hearing on June 11 regarding the Gila County Board of Supervisors request to exceed its budget by 36000 to cover unforeseen expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
State Tax Commission
Globe
Gila County Board of Supervisors
Hamsters Are Easy To Raise Hard To Cage
Chicago June 6 Up Dr O Boyd Houchin Loyola University School of Medicine reports hamsters as a promising tool for vitamin research due to rapid reproduction 16 offspring after 15 days gestation and high susceptibility to dietary deficiencies He notes cages fail as hamsters escape easily and jokes they use black magic to open doors The six inch furry variety is tame but quarrelsome with males and females showing strong aggression
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
O. Boyd Houchin
Europe
Rhine
Asia
Houchin
Loyola University School of Medicine
American Medical Association
State sales tax distribution for May announced
Arizona's 14 counties will receive 292773.66 from the 686131.08 collected in May sales taxes. Incorporated cities gain 68726.21, the social security fund 103089.32, the state general fund 195182.44, and 27490.48 will go to administration of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
State Tax Commission
Social Security
State General Fund
Ray Bolger Sells Across Jobs in Early Life
Boston born dancer Ray Bolger rose from insurance sales and vacuum cleaner work to a stage and screen career in musical comedy, later becoming a renowned star. He also spent time working in a bank before his show business breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bolger
Hamster Cage Quiets Under Unusual Male Hamsters
Houchin notes a cage full of male hamsters becomes unusually quiet, remarking on the rarity of keeping a full crew of males in a single cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houchin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sophia J. Homan
Bride
Maj
Mas. Stiller
Daily Reminder
Arthur “Bugs
Manhattan
Toots
New York
Simon
Robert Louis Stevenson
King Features
Dewar
Santa Rita
Republican Club
M. B. Crowley
Sierra Vista Drive
Clara Lee Tanner
Walter Douglas, Jr
B. W. Simons
L. B. Hulett
J. B. Breathitt
Louis Gittings
Ruth Finley
John Creveling
Walter
Irma B. Young
Army Nurse Corps
Robert F. Young
East King Road
Young
McClosky General Hospital
Temple
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rock Island
Ill
Tucson Jr. League
Walla
Western Jackets
4Th Ave
Arta Ley
Hubbard
N. Grand Ave
St. Mary's Road
Zenith Cleaners
Sixth Ave
Tax Commission
Power & Home Equipment CO
ALL Grocers
Prunes
Pearl
James A. Dick CO
Distas
By Claire Cox
Genuae Fair
Seagereesees Duces
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Gimcinnati
Ol el Paso
Flagstaff
Ft. Worth
Kansas City
Miami
Fila
Minneapolis
Orleans
New T. Phoenix
St. Louis
San Salt Lake City
Antonio
San Dieco
Seattle
T. Tucso
Washington
Norwood
Sunny
Mary Dalrymple
Betty Neeson
Harriet Hobbs
Marjorie Lillie
Tool
ANE
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