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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1942
Page
7
Mrs Beryl Hamilton entertains Mrs Barnard Les le Voorhees of Evanston Illinois and Coast Royal California along with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Paul Voorhees of Naco Suzanne Hamilton by birth is Mrs Voorhees.
Miss Ruth McKale arrived in Tucson yesterday completing a week in Phoenix with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J Harold Thomas.
Mrs George Bingham visits her husband's parents Mr and Mrs L E Bingham at 744 South Third Avenue and plans to return to Huntington Park California early next week.
Mrs. M. H. Kirby of Brownwood Texas is visiting her mother Mrs. L. J. Wilson in Tucson.
Mrs John J. Hopkins of 3442 East Fifth Street is visiting friends in New York City and staying at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
Mr and Mrs J R Judge of Lincoln Nebraska have visited their daughter Miss Jean Judge of Grenada Court. The Judges will depart for home this weekend.
Mme Belenore Altman entertained guests at a bridge and supper party held at her home at 2215 East Adams Street as part of a series of such events.
Mr and Mrs Dolph Shapiro of Hempstead Long Island and Tucson have left for an extended trip through Mexico and will return to Tucson later this summer.
Mrs Samuel J Miller left Thursday for New York to visit friends. Mr Miller remains here until July 4 and will meet her on the west coast for a short vacation before returning to Tucson.
Mrs Warren Parks formerly Miss Bette Black departs today to join her husband in Glendale Arizona. Mr Parks serves as a civilian flying instructor at Thunderbird Field.
Capt. and Mrs. Adolph Solomon of Denver arrived in Tucson to attend the wedding of Theresa Ann Solomon to Mr Robertson. Their daughter Sandra Jean accompanies them on the trip.
Mr and Mrs M J Mitchell announced the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Beulah Mae to George Wheeland at a luncheon last weekend. Rev H LeRoy Kinser will perform the ceremony Friday evening June 19 at the First Christian church. Beulah received an orchid corsage from Mrs Robert Cowin and Miss Kathaleen Everett among twenty five friends present.
The Tucson Woman's Club expands civic effort with weekly Red Cross first aid classes led by Mrs. Robert E. Goepel and Mrs. S. J. Mansfeld. Members aid in housing evacuee surveys, operate a North Main street kitchen for school lunches, and join American Women's Voluntary Services.
Miss Betty Welch daughter of Mr and Mrs E D Welch Emery Park married Clayton Gibson son of Mr and Mrs John Gibson Neosho Mo at 9 o clock Saturday June 6 at the Columbia Street Baptist church with Rev Carroll Crough officiating The bride a Tucson senior high school graduate The groom an electrician's mate in the Navy stationed at San Diego The couple will reside in San Diego
Former New Yorker recalls premiere nights and the fates of faded Ziegfeld showgirls. Ina Claire remains a stage favorite while Billie Dove retires and Mae Murray still has Hollywood ties. Gladys Glad seeks help, Mackaill stays in New York, Logan wed, Mansfield died, Flo Kennedy marries, and Peggy Joyce plans gifts to kin and a girls home.
Texas clipping cites Alex Woollcott with Elbert Shea discussing a fictional forecast of a future war with Japan. The quote references officers in the Far East and suggests yielding the Philippines initially then two years to recapture them, framed as advice from a bar conversation at the Peking Club.
A reader questions a claim that Thomas A. Edison began as a gossip writer and caused a subject to be thrown into the St Clair River. The writer notes no authority for the anecdote in Edison biographies and cites a specific book as source.
In Cincinnati a reader asks about Merle Oberon smoking cigars. The reply notes Oberon smokes tiny black cheroots, clarifying the celebrity habit in a brief exchange.
In Brooklyn a debate over The Great White Wavy location echoes city lighting concerns from 42nd to 51st. With fewer than 40 lamp posts under supervision, Broadway risks being inadequately lit while the dimout drains electric and neon sign makers about 25 million dollars annually.
Quotes from M Fields claim eligibility decisions rest with a board of NYU professors and others. The speaker notes gender bias favors women less, with 51 votes needed for men and 47 for women, questioning why the disparity exists.
A reader cites a Billboard item by G. H. J. claiming an American General proposed a Midway slogan Keep Em Fleeing. The line mirrors a prior German in Russia slogan used last year and is recounted as such.
In Philadelphia letters, Hazlitt is cited as a monumental drama critic who did not attend university. His lectures on Shakespeare and English drama became schoolroom classics, shaping the art of criticism at The London Times and beyond after leaving public school at 17.
Boston letter hints at a claim that actors called hams came from using ham rind to remove makeup, allegedly tied to Hamlet. The writer notes uncertainty and invites others to settle the argument.
Dora Kass recalls asking for the author of the famous song. Theodore Metz, then 86, says he was ashamed to admit he wrote it half a century earlier. The tune became a big hit but yielded no royalties for him.
In a to Will Rogers and lawmakers clash over rope and roasts. The Times mockery of a statesman draws Rogers reply that editors and comedians face tougher battles, reflecting a period of political wit and press contention.
A Los Angeles reader recalls a Philadelphia lawyer Burnside Williams famed for a burn-scarred face. In a trolley case summation his opponent called Williams a liar, while Williams told jurors a childhood tale of saving his sister from a fire that blackened his face.
Miss Mary Bradshaw married Lieut. Wendell Merrill at St. John s Episcopal Church Warren in a candlelight ceremony. The bride wore white chiffon and lace with a fingertip veil and carried white gladioli. The couple will reside in Seattle after Army orders.
The U S Ettes of the N C C 8 recreation committee host Tucson service members at All Saints hall for a Stardust themed dance. Harriett Van Buren leads the grand march with assistants and chaperones including Lieut and Mrs McGonigle and Rev Green.
In this fifth profile, Frederick C. Oechsner details Adolf Hitler's quick jokes at others while resenting jibes at himself. The piece recounts his reactions to associates Goering and Goebbels, his disdain for jokes about Italians, and his penchant for dramatic moments and controlled humor.
Delegates from the Tucson chapter Mrs. Josephine Ice and Mrs. Virginia Strasburg head to St Louis Missouri for the Sigma Phi Gamma annual convention at the Hotel Jefferson June 18 to 21. The vote will decide the national defense program and a memorial to the founders will be chosen for Hartford City Indiana. Mrs Ice departs Tuesday and will visit Memphis and Montgomery after the meeting while Mrs Strasburg is in Dayton and Toledo before the convention.
Mr and Mrs Charles B Wharton mark 60 years of marriage with a home reception at 1815 East Ninth Street. Guests include daughter Hazel Sallender and many relatives. The couple married in 1892 in Kansas City Kansas and have one son Arthur and a daughter Hazel Sollendre, plus six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
At the White House portico President Roosevelt welcomed 14 Allied WWII pilots touring the U.S. for war bond sales. Brig Gen Albert Cox and British Air Commodore H N Thornton presented the American and British guests. The group joked about public attention and recalled battles including Tokyo, Coral Sea and Midway. Lt. William Carruthers of Colorado spoke on Zero planes and Japanese pilots.
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