Gathering Of Reserves In California Conference
Misses Carol Ann Biggiestone Alice Gibbs and Martha Anne Roberts will represent Tucson at Camp Seeley Bernadino California from June 26 to July 5. The event is one of 23 Girl Reserves sessions by the YWCA to guide teen girls in wartime duties and community building.
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Carol Ann Biggiestone
Alice Gibbs
Martha Anne Roberts
Tucson
Camp Seeley
Bernadino
Calif
Sana
Young Women’s Christian Associations
United States
Lazelle Olway
National Board of the
YWCA
New York
Listen World by Elsie Robinson
A tribute to plain folk who live simply and honestly. The piece extols strong American characters who value life’s ordinary moments, endure sacrifice, and cultivate inner strength and faith, honoring those who keep the record clean and guide others in darkness.
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King Features, Syn., Inc
Women invited to join WAVE recruiting in Tucson
Young women should complete preliminary applications and forms and present them to the recruiting office before the enlistment party arrives in Tucson on June 22.
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Tucson
Walter Winchell In New York Notes Of An Innocent
Broadway rumors swirl as Lee Shubert clashes with Ray Bolger star of By Jupiter. Revival talks for The Student Prince and The Wi, Oklahoma’s studio sale history to the Guild is outlined, Ziegfeld Follies shift teased, and Betty Grable comments on a Life magazine compliment.
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Variety
Lee Shubert
Ray Bolger
Jupiter
Oklahoma
Etro
Guild
Circus
Roxy
Uncle Sam
Milton Berle
Phil Baker
Willie Howard
Frank Sinatra
Betty Grable
The Magic Lanterns and Other Film Notes
A critique roundup notes The Russian Story on invaders in ten centuries and Smolensk troops using civilians as shields. Gildersleeve's Bad Boy is praised for cornfield humor. Mr. Big features Donald O'Connor as a gifted child. Captive Wild Woman with Acquanetta is mocked as a failed horror gimmick.
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Smolensk
Gildersleeve
Mr. Big
Donald O’connor
Acquanetta
Network radio highlights and showbiz notes
Dinah Shore and Paul Whiteman headline a strong half hour, Walter Cassel offers a rest between news, and the St. Louis Municipal Opera stars preview high numbers. Wallace Carroll reports on Pierre Laval profiting from Nazi forgery prints. Easy Aces marks 13 years on air as George Jessel criticizes smearers of showfolk.
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Dinah Shore
Paul Whiteman
Wizards
Edger Bergen
Walter Cassel
St. Louis
Carroll
Hollywoods
George Jessel
Encore and Red Book Muse on Casanova and Crime
Edmund Wilson in Encore calls Casanova less glamorous than modern rivals like Nicky Arnstein. Somerset Maugham notes detective novels gained popularity during London bombing. Newsweek trends praise Willkie as GOP leader while MacArthur booms fail to impress. Fortune hints Clare Luce’s wealth is seen as ill mannered.
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Edmund Wilson
Encore
Casanova
Nicky Arnstein
Our
Times
Wilson
Somerset Maugham
Red Book
London
Washington Trends
Newsweek
Willkie
Fortune
Henry Luce
Clare Luce
The Press Box on Argentina Britain and Michigan Strife
The column contends Argentina’s upheaval signals politicians aligning with Allied victory. It alleges Nazi baggage among leaders and exposes Michigan Ku Klux plots funded by a dirty East legislator. It mocks optimistic invasion chatter and cites Gilbert’s quip about Ayn Rand as American as a Kansas congressman.
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Gazettes
Samuel Grafton
Michigan
East
London
U. S
Gilbert
Aon Rand
Kansas
Quotes and quips from prewar era readers and leaders
A collage of quotations from public figures and anonymous sources including Senator Bilbo, Cong. Robsion, Robert Quillen and Reader's Digest. Notes reflect wartime sentiment and social attitudes prior to Pearl Harbor with lines on red tape, housing, patriotism, and political critique.
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Anon
G. S. Chappell
le Nice
Reader’s Digest
Henry Kaiser
Bilbo
Miss
Robert Quillen
D. M. Barrie
B. Larkin
John Robsion
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Intelligentsia notes and book buzz on Moscow to isolationism
International newsman James E Brown previews Russia Fights to be released July 19 by Scribner's Sons. Tully's A Dozen and One competes for Book of the Year with Dreiser as judge while editors spar with the Trotskyite movement over two decades. The Times Herald non raiding pact ends. Senator Wheeler is quoted on annihilation and elimination but faces accusations of muzzle tactics alongside isolationist boasts.
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Intelligentsia
Int
Moscow
James E. Brown
Russia
Scribner’s Sons
Jim Tully
T. Dreiser
New Leader
N. Y. Times
Herald Tribune
Robert Bird
The
Times
Karl Schriftsgiesser
Dep’t
Henry Cabot Lodge
W. Wilson
Sunday Times
Sen. Wheeler
Hitler
Wheeler
the Mirror
Sen. Reynolds
George Washington
Reynolds
Workers Sought For Red Cross Canteen Unit Here
Mrs Willa Winks new Red Cross canteen unit chair announces a mass meeting Monday at the Pioneer hotel to recruit volunteers. The depot site will host a 24 hour service offering coffee doughnuts fruit juice and light snacks for service men, with a first aid room and training provided. Construction will begin once enough volunteers commit.
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Red Cross
Willa Winks
Southern Pacific
Pioneer Hotel
U.S.C
Navy Mothers’ Club
Human daily protein use and tissue replacement estimate
A human requires about 50 grams of protein each day to support tissue replacement and maintenance. This figure reflects typical metabolic needs for cellular turnover and growth processes.
OPA Rule Aid For Visiting Soldier on Meal Points
The OPA announces a rule allowing armed forces members on leave to obtain ration points when eating at places that supply rationed foods. The measure covers those on 72 hours or longer and those eating nine meals per month, with providers filing requests and limits on certificates.
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OPA
Armed Services
United States
Substitution in Consumer Goods Aids U S War Program
The Office of War Information reports how common items now use substitute materials to conserve critical resources. Copper replaces nickel, plastics replace rubber, and tin packing could shift to glass. Paper packaging saves steel. boxes alone may use 200000 tons of paper this year.
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Washington
U.P
Office of War Information
Michigan Couple Married In Home Of Tucson Resident
Michigan couple Elmer E. Siskonen and Mamie Maki wed at 7 p m Saturday in the home of Mrs Mary Davis 810 East Fourth street Rev H LeRoy Kinser officiated in the presence of Mr and Mrs Carl L Schoening Katherine Davenport and Mrs Davis Siskonen is stationed at the Davis Monthan base An aside explains a war time meals point system as an example of OPA policy and consumer savings
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Elmer E. Siskonen
Mamie Maki
Rockwood
Mich
Mary Davis
East Fourth Street
H. LeRoy Kinser
First Christian Church
Carl L. Schoening
Kathrine Davenport
Davis
Siskonen
Davis-Monthan
Socially Speaking Misses Headed to Mexico City Summer Session
Miss Peggy Ann Bilby daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Bilby Colonia Solana, Mrs Frank Robertson and Miss Nancy Robertson and Miss Patricia Tweed left Tuesday for the University of Mexico summer session in Mexico City with a one day stop in Guadalajara. Mrs Charles W Barney recently left to visit Deerfield Massachusetts and other New England states through mid September. Miss Mary Perry will remain in
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Peggy Ann Bilby
Ralph Bilby
Colonia Solana
Frank Robertson
Nancy Robertson
Patricia Tweed
University of Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Charles W. Barney
Deerfield
Mass
New England
Mary Perry
Y M C A Citizenship Class Opens June 21
The Y M C A will start a six week citizenship class on June 21 at 8 pm in the Y W C A building on West Congress Street. William Dunipace chairs the Adult Education Committee with a team of assistants guiding sessions twice weekly free of charge. Government and Y M C A materials will be provided and cooperation includes R A Scott and C W Manney from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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Y.M.C.A
Hervey Smith
William Dunipace
Y.W.C.A
West Congress Street
R. A. Scott
Immigration and Naturalization Service
C. W. Manney
Federal
Townley and Kruzick Leave Cities for West Coast Trips
Mrs Grace H Townley of 734 East Fourth street departed yesterday for a short vacation in San Francisco California. Miss Anne Kruzick of 503 East Third street left her home for an indefinite stay on the west coast.
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Grace H. Townley
East Fourth Street
San Francisco
Calif
Anne Kruzick
East Third Street
West Coast
Mrs Lillard Sanders Hosts Breakfast at Arizona Inn
Mrs Lillard Sanders entertained a small group of friends at a breakfast yesterday at the Arizona Inn. She will soon depart for Covington Kentucky.
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Lillard Sanders
Arizona Inn
Tucson Ranks Second in Nation for Dept Store Sales Increase
A federal Reserve Board survey shows Tucson posting a 49 percent sales rise, ranking second after Oklahoma City’s 55 percent gain. San Antonio Evansville and Jacksonville each up 48 percent as national war production boosts spending across the country.
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Tucson
Federal Reserve Board
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tex
Evansville
Ind
Jacksonville
Fla
Pacific Coast
Wall Street Journal
Evening talks and gatherings at local churches
Starr Daily to speak tonight at 8 at University Methodist church with Glen Clark and Glen Harding. Thursday events include a 3 30 o clock talk at YWCA and an 8 o clock gathering on the lawn of First Methodist church. LLL class of First Baptist meets Thursday at 7 on 604 North Sixth avenue for a picnic supper inviting husbands of members.
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First Baptist Church
North Sixth Avenue
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