Red Cross Canteen Classes Open to Volunteers
Miss Margaret Link announces five classes to train women for canteen service at Red Cross headquarters 721 North Fourth Avenue. Sessions run Mon Wed Fri evenings, Tue Thu Fri for others, with a nutrition only class at the YWCA downtown. Anita Davis Campbell leads the nutrition and canteen instruction across the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Margaret Link
The
Miss Link
North Fourth Avenue
YWCA
Anita Davis Campbell
Pacific
Mothers Never Simply Best Friends Say Elsie Robinson
A reader defends mothers as workers and guides while arguing motherhood is a job requiring study and effort. The piece contrasts romantic notions with a call for real expertise, urging mothers to stay informed and active rather than assume automatic authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma
Mothers’ Incorporated
Miss Robinson
Mother
Earth
King Features Syn., Inc
Surprise Shower Honors Birthdays at First Baptist Group
A surprise shower given by 16 members of the LLL executive committee at Mrs. Gardner's home 1441 West Prince Read honored Mrs. P. D. Coleman and Mrs. Glenn Co. Gardner. The program featured a piano solo by Mrs. J. R. Jones and a vocal solo by Mrs. G. C. Gardner with Mrs. Jones at the piano. Attendants included Mrs. E. T. Strickland Mrs. Lee Deal Mrs. Helen Cassady Mrs. F. A. Wheeler and Mrs. E. R. Fariss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Coleman
Glenn Co. Gardner
First Baptist Church
Gardner
West Prince Read
J. R. Jones
G. C. Gardner
Jones
Jesses
E. T. Strickland
Lee Deal
Helen Cassady
F. A. Wheeler
E. R. Fariss
Walter Winchell In New York Faces About Town
In New York the social scene buzzes with William Saroyan and his wife, Claudette Colbert and her naval officer husband, Mayor Hague damp and irked, and General Morinigo applauding Joan Merrill in Versailles then touring New York. Dorothy receives congratulations with nerves, John Gunther admires Fifth Avenue fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big City
William Saroyan
Central Park South
Claudette Colbert
Mayor Hague
Jersey City
Hotel Plaza
H. Morinigo
Paraguay
Joan Merrill
Versailles
New York
Havana
Madrid
Lila Lee
Gus Edwards
Dorothy
Radio City News Room
John Gunther
Fifth Ave
SALLIES IN OUR ALLEY AND DOGS OF WAR JOKE
Humorous column notes overheard fox terriers debating military status in a quip about 4 arf arf reclassification. Muriel discovers Paul Draper’s guest list misreads a party as an all afternoon affair. A playful jab at writers and a brag of keepsakes in the latest Wyn occurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Nash
Sandy
Durg
Paul Draper
Muriel
Paul
Woman Fears Heights Delays Dentist Visit
Mrs Ed Quinn of Palm Beach avoids a 14th story dentist office by arranging his move to a 3rd floor suite in a 59th Street building. Her phobia and nerves prompted the relocation at her expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Quinn
Palm Beach
59Th St
Whiteman Replaces Ford Program Commentators July 10
Memos report Paul Whiteman’s crew taking over the Ford show July 10 at the request of Henry Dora Maugham plans divorce from her Latin husband Patsy England and Charles Chaplin Jr tied to Oona age rumors Abe Attell identified by a passerby on 51st Street Gloria Anderson deserts Star and Garter for fiancé George Hale Stallings Seeks new war play contrasting with WWI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Whiteman
Ford
Henry
Dora Maugham
Chas. Chaplin, Jr
Patsy England
Oona
51St
Broadway
Abe Attell
Gloria Anderson
Star and Garter
George Hale
Laurence Stallings
New York Novelette of Sophisticates Seeking Quick Divorce
Two New Yorkers grown tired of marriage hire a detective agency to stage a betrayal for divorce. The set up yields an “other woman” and a midtown hotel raid. The couple drink and talk through the night and have not spent a night apart since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dick Haymes Records With Vocal Group Backing
John Garth Trio performs on WABC at 3 30 each Monday featuring violin harp and organ. Paramount presents So Proudly We Hail a tribute to Bataan and Corregidor nurses at Music Hall soon. Lionel Hampton leads his band. Early to Bed offers zip zing and zam. Critics note contrasts with By Jupiter and Star and Garter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Haymes
John Garth
WABC
Varga
P. Stack
Esquire
Eleanor Teeman
P. Central
Paramount
Bataan and Corregidor
Music Hall
Lionel Hampton
Zam
Jupiter
Star and Garter
Naval Academy Hero Astounds Commandant With Broadway Usher Past
A Naval Academy senior, admired for military bearing, reveals he once worked as an usher at the Strand Theatre on Broadway. The Commandant asks about his schooling, and he replies with the Broadway-only credential, noting his family ties to the Statler Twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Strand Theatre
Broadway
John A. Swank
Statler Twins
Manhattan Murals and Street Sayings Spark City Wit
East 80th garden bird house proclaims Home Tweet Home while a 42nd Street photographer’s window mocks This is one time you’ll enjoy being shot. Madison Avenue salon placards warn Keep our beauty secrets or your husband will keep secret beauties. A 9-year-old bootblack polishes outside the Journal-American Building as Follies undressing rooms clog Taft Hotel sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
80Th Street
42Nd Street
Madison
Journal-American
Taft Hotel
Hicktown Hero Flew With Eagles Then U S Air Force
A local man who served with the Eagle Squadron and later the U S Air Force is hailed as a hero for downing at least 20 Nazi planes and earning many probable victories. He was wounded four times and only recently received his first real leave, arriving in New York on the way home. Despite honors, some officials delayed him from boarding planes, denying priority on several occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicktown
Eagle Squadron
U. S. Air Force
New York
mid-West
Broadway Tinsel and Premiere Sparks at Cafe Mocambe
Gagwriters scramble to top Chaplin jokes pinned on Jessel as Frances Williams debuts at Cafe Mocambe on E 58th. Frances shines with or without music while Mrs. Bloomingdale eyes weekly tempo. Swank venues warned of meat shortages next week. Lou Costello’s illness boosts pay, and Universal offers $4009 weekly with Lloyds of London reporting a "G."
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Broadway
Chaplin
Jessel
Midtown
Frances Williams
Cafe Mocambe
Frances
Universal
Lloyds of London
Junior Red Cross Mobilizes Fat Collection Campaign
Mrs. Robert C. Parnell announces a fats collection drive by the Junior Red Cross to aid Pima county salvage and war production. The campaign runs June 28 to September 15 with prizes for top collectors, and registration at 721 North Fourth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Parnell
Junior Red Cross
Pima County Salvage Committee
Red Cross
Parnell
North Fourth Avenue
Paul Cella
Gerald Jones
Robert Heineman
Fletcher Haskell
Sidney van Antwerp
Pima County
van Antwerp
United States
Mickey Mouse Club Entertains At Fox Tucson Theatre
Members of the Mickey Mouse Club will be entertained Saturday morning at their weekly meeting by a stage show from Sue Winkle dancing students at the Fox Tucson theatre. The program features dancing and singing numbers including La Cucaracha with Jean Palmer and others, a Navy tap Anchors Aweigh, and group performances by Ann Simley Carolyn Sprinkle Joan Eggman and Billie Holloway plus several regional performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Mouse Club
Fox-Tucson
Sue Winkle
la Cucaracha
Jean Palmer
Karen Kussman
Gail Overpeck
Joanne Doolen
Glenna Bell Kennedy
Marilyn Hanemann
Virginia Lois Tully
Dwight Stroud
Caroline Stevens
Ann Simley
Carolyn Sprinkle
Joan Eggman
Billie Holloway
Copernicus First Edition Displayed in London Library
A London library showcased a copy of Copernicus first edition delivered to him on his deathbed to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. The display highlights the historic artifact and its connection to the famed astronomer.
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Copernicus
London
George de Booy Graduates as Army Bombardier Officer
Aviation Cadet George de Booy of Tucson Arizona has graduated from the Army Air Forces Bombardier school at Kirtland New Mexico and is commissioned a second lieutenant. He is married to Josephine V Smith and has two children. Previously stationed at Santa Ana California he is now ready for active duty with undisclosed destination.
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Kirtland. Field
Albuquerque
N. M
George de Booy
Tucson
Arizona
Army Air Forces
de Booy
Josephine V. Smith
Route No. 2
Old Pueblo Club
Santa Ana
Calif
War Families to Move Into Furnished Homes in Tucson
Tucson housing authority says 424 furnished units at Rodeo field nearing completion will house war workers and families. Rincon Vista and Davis Monthan fields show high occupancy with shortages in three and four bedroom La Reforma units. Trailers remain in use for those awaiting regular units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodeo Field
Tucson Housing Authority
Tucson
Rincon Vista
Davis-Monthan Field
la Reforma
Davis-Monthan
Consolidated
Ryan Field
Southern Pacific Railroad
Marana
Army
Navy
Price Ceiling Set For Meals In Dining Cars
Railroad dining cars and on train food vendors fall under OPA price limits. Firms must post ceilings by July 1 for meals from February 1 to April 10 1943 with route based differentials and penalties for evasion. Restrictions include no raise in cover charges or bread and butter and limit one cup coffee per meal.
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OPA
Continental United Es
Russia Charges Nazis Poisoned 1,000 Soviets
London dispatch says a Soviet commission accuses Nazi forces of poisoning 1,000 patients at Kursk hospital and torturing and shooting 248 civilians in Kukiansk Kharkov province. Pravda vows Germans will be held responsible for every murdered Soviet citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Kursk
Kukiansk
Kharkov
Moscow Radio
Pravda
Communist Party
Six Nurseries Provide For Working Mothers Children
Six nursery schools and child care centers in Tucson operate to supervise school age children and younger, funded by Lanham act fees matched by parents. Attendance varies with Safford and Roskruge remaining active while Dunbar Sam Hughes and others close. centers offer meals, play, and supervised activities for children from infancy to 14 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Biddle
WPA
Lanham Ad
Sam Hughes School
Margaret Stevens
Roskruge
Dunbar School
Safford
Governments Heights
Sam Hughes
Progressive Nursery
Oury Park Community Center
Carrillo School
Safford Nursery
Otto Myrland
Park Community Center
Boy Scouts
Old Indian Agency
Ochoa
Old Sells, Indian Agency
Consolidated
la Reforma
Government Heights
The
Progressive Club
Carrillo Nursery
Cathedral Nursery
North Main Street
Dunbar
Davis
Davis-Monthan
Ryan
Lanham
FWA
Tucson
Carrillo
Cathedral
Oury Park
U S General Forrest Missing After Kiel Raid
London reports Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest listed missing after the June 13 Kiel raid. Observers said his Flying Fortress dropped from formation amid heavy German fighter opposition. six fighters attacked his craft leaving a three foot tail hole. American losses included 24 bombers and Bremen attack.
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London
Nathan Bedford Forrest
U. S. Air Force
Kiel
Robert C. Cozens
Encinitas
Cal
Forrest
Cozens
Bremen
Memphis
West Point
Second Bomber Command
Fort George Wright
Wash
England
Cox Writes Of Jitters Under Fire At First
A San Francisco man, former Steinfelds employee Cox, joins the Navy and sails to Northern Pacific waters. He sends a letter home praising mail from loved ones and urges others to write to service members. He notes his address is not permanent as ships change assignments and hopes to serve overseas again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
F. M. Contreras Cox
Steinfeld’s
Navy
Bentz
Pacific
San Francisco
Misbredie weed found richer in nutrients than spinach
South Africa reports that misbredie or white goose foot, long seen as a nuisance weed, offers twice the iron and over three times the vitamin content of spinach, making it a potential nutritious alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
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Elsie Robinson
Walter Winchell
Russia
Rajetes
Schilling
U. S
Brig
Gen. Forrest
Flying Fortress
Germany
Steinfeld
Tyndall
Paniel’s
Daniel’s
East Congress
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