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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
4
At the regular YWCA board meeting, partial reports from the Western regional conference at Asilomar California were presented by Miss Margaret A Knight and Miss Elizabeth Howsare. Attendance reached 386 from states west of the Rockies with diverse membership including Girl Reserves students and workers.
War photos on display in the Fiesta room at the Santa Rita hotel. Order of White Shrine No. 2 meets this evening at the Masonic temple. LAPM Canton No. 6 hosts a potluck at Mrs. Fred Gerlach’s home tomorrow at 6 30. Hadassah Tucson Welfare clubs sponsor a swimming party Monday at El Conquistador. Dr Theofil Buehrer lectures Tuesday on The Romance of Color at the university library patio. Camp Ben Daniels No 8 and auxiliary No 3 hold a joint social on the Waite lawn tomorrow at 8 with card tables and games.
Mrs Adlai Young and Mrs Ralph C Smith left Sunday for a two visit in Santa Barbara lit Mrs Donald A Smolik the former Marjorie Murray will go to St Paul Minn this week Her husband Lt Smolik has just reached there after 14 months of overseas duty Mrs John Ramsden 2003 Via Rotunda left yesterday for the East Pfc Paul Pearsons visiting Fd Pottorff 2027 East Hawthorne from Northwestern University Chicago Ill
Mrs Henry Dahlberg of Encanto estates hosts her sister Mrs H William Hill of Dallas Texas. Also visiting are Mrs John Gilbert of Dillon Montana and her daughter Miss Lois Gilbert of Los Angeles arriving tomorrow.
Maj. William H. Culbertson based in Washington will fly to Tucson tonight for his sister Miss Elinor Culbertson s wedding set for Sunday.
Miss Miriam Schofield hosted a bridal shower at 547 North Park Avenue for Dorothy Peterson of Tucson who will wed Cadet Jerry Hogue later this month.
A reflective meditation attributed to King David, asserting enduring faith amid fear and horror. The speaker finds strength in a spark of God within, trusting divine protection and guidance through demoralized days and brutal acts, with hope that truth and beauty rise above ruin.
Chicago dated report quotes John J. O’Connor warning of the greatest onslaught on free speech in the upcoming campaign. He contrasts radio regulation under the New Deal with press freedoms and predicts broad suppression similar to Moscow, as Democratic officials draft plans against a Roosevelt fourth term.
Word was received of Rev Victor V Goff being named assistant minister at First Methodist Church Iowa City Iowa He and Mrs Goff will serve as student counselors for University of Iowa Methodist students and reside at the Methodist student center They have two children David age two and Sharon Lou age one month They leave for Iowa after visiting Eugene Oregon en route to begin duties August 1 A Tucson successor to Rev Goff will be decided at this week’s California conference.
Miss Arlene Dolan of Hillsboro Illinois became the bride of Corp. Gaylen Johnson of Minneapolis Minnesota in the First Baptist church yesterday at 8 p m Rev J R Jones performed the ceremony The bride wore a light blue dress and her attendant Miss Betty Doyle wore navy Attend ing the groom was Pvt Warner H Pearson and K C Fletcher gave away the bride Sgt Elton Priddy sang Oh Promise Me and I Love You Truly The former Miss Dolan is a clerk at Marana airfield purchasing and contract office and Corp Johnson is a clerk in the general supply office
Lt. Francis L. Eshelman of Tucson, a University of Arizona alumnus, shot down a Messerschmitt 109 during a Luftwaffe attack over enemy territory. The high school rifle standout from Tucson completed training in 1943 and earned his wings in 1944 after joining the Army Air Forces in January 1943.
Fort Bragg story about Private Marvin L. Rauch whose Christmas turkey parcel mailed last September finally arrived after an eight month journey. Originating in East Lansing and sent to his Ninth Division unit in the Mediterranean theater it reached Rauch after он was wounded in North Africa and later moved through camps at Camp Patrick Henry and Fort Benjamin Harrison before arriving in the United States. Rauch notes the cigarettes stationery socks handkerchiefs and address book fared better than the turkey he longed for.
A swimming party and get together honored Mrs John Ramsden the Sahuaro council commissioner and day camp chairman who leaves for the East. Camp staff counselors and senior scouts attended with box luncheons ice cream and cake. Open house June 23 will feature crafts and dances amid a water pageant and a Brownie Fiesta on June 30.
In Kansas City on a business trip Edward J. Thomas president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron Ohio said synthetic rubber is not the bottleneck and labor is the main constraint. He forecast civilian tire production could approach 35 million by the end of 1944 and cited labor shortages as the primary limiter in the industry.
Il Tempo estimated that of 11,000 Jews in Rome 6,000 disappeared under German occupation due to mass arrests and deportations. The report also states the Germans raided the Rome synagogue and seized historic books and documents.
The Saguaro Toastmasters led by Myron Babby discussed voter apathy and the idea that education can boost turnout. About 25 percent of Tucson’s registered voters cast ballots, with talks by Paul Jones Ralph Guthrie and Jonathan Shultz.
Los Angeles living costs rose 1.2 percent in the 30 days ending May 15, reaching a wartime peak. Bureau of Labor Statistics economist Charles A. Roumasset said the index remains 1.3 percent above a year ago, with the previous peak in November.
West Temple lodge No. 425 Texas jurisdiction and Pima lodge No. 10 Arizona jurisdiction join for a Masonic ceremony at Friendship Baptist church in Tucson next Sunday at 7 30 p m The program includes Blest Be the Tie That Binds invocation scripture reading What Is Masonry by Charles O Gilhooly and leaders and visitors introductions followed by a sermon by Rev F W Winbush and a march out led by Bennie Richardson and F W Taylor, with master of ceremonies roles assigned to both lodges masters.
The district OPA announces extra sugar allotments up to five percent for bakers ice cream makers and other industrial users who raise egg usage in their products for which they receive a regular sugar quota. Applications for the third quarter emergency allotment must be made on Form R-315 before August 1 to the district OPA Phoenix.
Radio France in Algiers claimed Germany moved large quantities of poison gas into Hungary for use against the Soviet Union. The United States government monitors relayed the Balkans to Ankara transmission. A German official paper, dated June 2, published detailed gas transport and handling instructions.
Australians declare the new pay-as-you-go taxation plan the greatest pinchers movement of all time, framing the reform as a defining fiscal shift despite mixed opinions across political groups.
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