Mark Voris Wins Grand Prize in Old Pueblo Open Show
Mark Voris of Tucson wins the $50 grand prize at the annual Old Pueblo open show opening yesterday at the Temple of Music and Art. The exhibit runs daily 2 to 5 except Mondays through March with prizes for watercolor, still life, sculpture, oil landscape, pastel, and black and white works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Voris
Tucson
Old Pueblo
Temple of Music and Art
Tucson Fine Arts Association
Louise Grace
Charles Sumner Bird
H. H. d’Autremont
Voris
Stella Lovelace
Siegfried Tannhauser
Florence Pond
Robert Spray
Elizabeth Morrow
Otto Smith
Posner Paint Company
Dr. J. McKnight
Encyclopedia of Art
Maj. M. A. Strange
Gene Kloss
Dorothy Musser
Insurance Women Banquet At Tucson Old Pueblo Club
The Insurance Women of Tucson affiliated with the National Association of Insurance Women and honored employers with a Friday banquet at the Old Pueblo club. Guests included L. E. White and others while Florence Cozart spoke, Har old G Wilson welcomed delegates, and a program featured songs and a Mexican orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Women of
Tucson
National Association of Insurance Women
Old Pueblo Club
L. E. White
W. P. Chandler
Bonner M. Smith
Walter E. Lovejoy
H. R. Talmage
Roy M. Confer
L. E. Clapp
Paul H. Jones
Stanley R. Blake
Dick Drachman
James E. Mason
H. C. Torren
Harold G. Wilson
Women Sewing For War Relief At Amphitheatre School
In the window of the British War Relief society office at 34 East Congress street a handmade quilt is shown by a group of skilled women who meet weekly in the Amphitheatre school Homemakers room. The group has completed two quilts in the past month plus mending knitting and crocheting. Members include Mesdames W. D. Ackley Ray Garrett Grace Phillips B W Brown R A Wetmore E T Dickerson Benton Taylor Opal Rogers Norman McKinley Bertha Taylor E T Tripp Edith Taylor and Mrs Birk. A second group in Binghampton meets Thursday afternoons at Mrs Jesperson's home to mend quilt and knit. Members include Mesdames Eli Abegg Ida Jesperson Anna McCall Louise Done Katherine Stevens Estella Evans Cecil Haller Mabel Thompkinson Verna Echols La Prale Stockwell J A Young Regina Young and James P Jesperson.
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British War Relief Society
East Congress Street
Mesdames W. D. Ackley
Ray Garrett
Grace Phillips
B. W
Louisa Done
Katherine Stevens
Estella Evans
Cecil Haller
Mabel Thompkinson
Verna Echols
la Prale Stockwell
J. A. Young
Regina Young
James P. Jesperson
Newman Club at University of Arizona Meets Tuesday
The Newman club of the University of Arizona meets Tuesday from 7 to 8 pm in Room 101 of the library. Dr William John Tucker of the faculty will be the speaker. The public is invited.
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Newman Club
University of Arizona
William John Tucker
Walter Winchell On Broadway The Big Parade
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway scene with Wendy Barrie Phyllis Brooks Gertrude Lawrence Marion Pierce and others in lively street and club observations. The piece names entertainers and social moments in a brisk Broadway vignette tone.
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Wendy Barrie
Wendy
Phyllis Brooks
Hattie
Trans-Lux
59Th
Madison
Marion Pierce
Ben Bernie
Irene Bordoni
Vera Zorina
Willie
Eugene Howard
Wm. Gaxton
Victor Moore
Gene Raymond
Jeanette MacDonald
Guy Lombardo
SALLIES IN OUR ALLEY AT CLUB 18
A Broadway prankster drew audience and players off task by making audible comments. Pat Harrington challenged a waiter about beer and cheese. Milton Berle teased Elsa Maxwell, comparing her rhumba costume to Carmen Veranda.
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Club
Pat Harrington
Milton Berle
Elsa Maxwell
Silent film stars signed for Diamond Horse Shoe revue
Billy Rose signs Mae Murray and other silent names for the Diamond Horse Shoe revue opening March 18. Florida gazette praises Johnny Broderick the famed Broadway sleuth for courage. Bedford Davie plans enlistment after costly nightclub ventures. T Corcoran to take Assistant Secretary of the Navy post and Ben Cohen to chair the SEC after London return. Gary Cooper to sing in Sgt York and George Raft eyes Valentine Day gems for Grable. A Florida gaming casino stickup was foiled by a Federal tip.
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Mae Murray
Billy Rose
Johnny Broderick
Florida Gazette
Bedford Davie
T. Corcoran
London
SEC
Florida
Miami
Gary Cooper
Sgt. York
George Raft
Grable
Woody Herman Orchestra Hits Big Time In New Yorker
The Woody Herman band rose from tough one night stands to major success in New York. An ace arranger in the group was later stricken and sent to an upstate facility, still drawing wages and profits. They salute Joe Bishop at Saranac Lake on broadcasts with Whatcha Know Joe.
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New York
Woody Herman
The
New Yorker
Joe
Joe Bishop
Saranac Lake
Broadway Small Talk and Notable Names Staged
Betty Grayson and two sellers Clifford Odets and Frank Gallop are highlighted. The Paul Webbs cartoonist and Artie Shaw associate Les Robbins with Evelyn Albright are noted as connected. Betsy Cushing Roosevelt's legal freedom due March 7 and Fenwick as admirer appear amid stage gossip about opening night crowds.
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Broadway
Betty Grayson
Clifford Odets
Frank Gallop
Paul Webbs
Esquire
Les Robbins
Artie Shaw
Evelyn Albright
Hellza
Betsy Cushing Roosevelt
Fenwick
Stage Mag
Shaw
Midtown vignette leads to Hollywood film role for Joan Merrill
A Broadway hopeful named Joan Merrill, disillusioned after a mid-February contract end, plans to return to Washington but is then summoned by a stranger in baggy pants to star opposite Rudy Vallee in the film Show Business at Columbia Studios in Hollywood.
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Broadway
Washington, D. C
Washington
Columbia
Hollywood
Rudy Vallee
Joan Merrill
New York HIDS and Showbiz Buzz Roundup
Ray Noble revisits Sleepy Time Gal in a Columbia remake while Robert H. Jackson debuts The Struggle for Judicial Supremacy. Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve billed funnier than The Original Sin. Joe Reichman releases I Hear a Rhapsody. The 4 Ink Spots record Please Take a Letter Miss Brown with Amos n Andy. James Street prints They Know How in Liberty. Betty Bruce performs with striking heel work and the Whitsons astonish Royal Palm audiences.
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Ray Noble
Columbia
Robert H. Jackson
Preston Sturges
Paramounter
Joe Reichman
Decca
Miss Brown
Amos 'N’ Andy
James Street
Betty Bruce
Whitsons
Royal Palm
Manhattan Melodrama and the Dying Copyreader
David Karsner, a renowned copyreader and obituary author for the Post, died Friday. Coworkers visited him in hospital. he warned a lengthy obituary would honor him and quipped that his name was a perfect fit for a number four headline.
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Manhattan
David Karsner
The
Post
Sounds in the Night at Clubs and Taverns
A series of barroom quips from venues including El Chico Dwyer's Sawdust Trail Club 18 Sunny Isles Tony's Pago Pago Lindy's Enduro and Copacabana. The witticisms cover insults love and humor with sharp, urban punchlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Chico
Dwyer
Club 18
Sunny Isles
Tony
Copacabana
Wireless: Hitler uses short wave invites amid U S watch list
The column notes Nazi pressure via short wave messages aimed at Americans with Berlin paying for tips about U S citizens. It also reviews Guy Lombardo ten years as a headliner and praises radio staples Easy Aces Fibber McGee and Molly. A Hialeah racetrack broadcast quip about flamingoes closes.
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Hitler
Bundsman
Hun Erland Boys
Berlin
Gestapo
U.S
John T. McManus
Guy Lombardo
McManus
William Lyon Phelps
Molly
Hialeah Race Track
Alumnae Group Planned by Academy Students
A group of former Immaculate Heart Academy students met this week to form an alumnae society. The next meeting is planned for 2 o clock Sunday March 9. Members hope for enough attendees to sustain the club. Names present included John McAtte Beatrice Lester Bertha Celaya Elene Bonnelly Kelly Robles Mary Louise Calomon Mercy Lizardi.
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Immaculate Heart Academy
Beatrice Lester
Bertha Celaya
Elene Bonnelly
Kelly Robles
Mary Louise Calomon
Mercy Lizardi
Some Queries On Girl Scouting Here Answered
Girl Scouts of Tucson announce their annual cookie and candy drive and outline troop counts 425 Scouts including 75 Brownies 295 Intermediate and 54 Senior. The Little House at 414 East 2nd Street serves as HQ for meetings led by Miss Mina L Heseman contact 3094. Scouts collect clothing for Ryland Farm knit afghan squares for Red Cross and some take first aid courses. Senior troop teaches handicraft to Mexican children as a community service project.
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Girl Scouts of
Tucson
East 2Nd Street
Mina L. Heseman
Hesemen
Ryland Farm
Red Cross
Illnesses Of Migrants Now Will Get Full Care
CASA GRANDE March 3 The Cairns convalescent center opened at 11-Mile Corner ten miles from here with 56 beds. Built by Agricultural Workers Health and Medical association a Farm Security administration branch the center treats diseases of an uncomplicated nature. Dr H H Lehmberg says it will break the cycle of migrant illnesses and reduce reinfection and relapses with national youth administration cooperation.
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Casa Grande
Cairns
Agricultural Workers Health and Medical Association
Farm Security Administration
H. H. Lehmberg
Pinal County Medical Association
Lehmberg
National Youth Administration
Amatuer Barney Oldfield Beats World Champion
Barney Oldfield, then an amateur, took to the track only hours before his first race and defeated the world champion by half a mile, showcasing a startling debut performance.
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Barney Oldfield
Flower of Cactus Lodge to Hold Public Card Party
Flower of Cactus Lodge No 56 LS to the BLE holds a public card party at 8 o’clock Friday evening in the IOOF hall. Auction contract and whist will be played. Prizes awarded and refreshments served.
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Flower of Cactus Lodge
IOOF
Grace Church Women to Meet Tuesday in Parish House
The Woman's Auxiliary to Grace Episcopal Church holds its regular meeting at 2 o'clock Tuesday in the parish house. A business session will be followed by a social hour, with hostesses Mrs. A. Bostick Williams and Mrs. J. F. Whiting. Visitors welcome.
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Grace Episcopal Church
A. Bostick Williams
J. F. Whiting
Card Party by Ladies' Auxiliary at IOOF Hall
The Ladies' auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors will hold a card party at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in the IOOF hall. Prizes will be awarded for contract pinochle and bingo. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
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Order of Railway Conductors
IOOF
ORC Auxiliary Schedules Thursday Meeting at IOOF Hall
The ORC auxiliary will hold its meeting at 2 o'clock Thursday in the IOOF hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORC
IOOF
Pima PTA Council Set to Meet at Roskruge School
The Pima County Council of Parents and Teachers will convene at 2 o clock on Wednesday at Roskruge School. An international relationship program will be held during the session.
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Pima County Council of Parents and Teachers
Roskruge School
Mission Guild to Meet at Convent Monday Evening
The Eucharistic Mission guild will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening in the Convent of Missionary Sisters at 1827 East Hawthorne.
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Eucharistic Mission Guild
Arizona chapter No 2 C E S meets Tuesday evening
The Arizona chapter No 2 C E S will meet at 8 o clock Tuesday evening in the Scottish Rite cathedral. Mrs J B McQuown and Mrs Roy Skidmore will preside. Visiting members will be welcome.
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Arizona
Scottish Rite
J. B. McQuown
Roy Skidmore
Tucson Birth Control Clinic Board Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Tucson Birth Control clinic board will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the clinic, 28 East Corral.
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Tucson Birth Control Clinic Board
East Corral
Sisterhood Meeting at Temple Emanu-El Hosts Social Hour
The Sisterhood of Temple Emanu El will meet at 2 pm Tuesday at Mrs. Charles Alter’s home 721 North Martin Avenue. After the program there is a social hour with refreshments, and visitors are welcome.
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Sisterhood
Temple Emanu- el
Charles Alter
North Martin Avenue
Women of First Methodist to sew for Bundles for Britain
The Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet at the church between 9 and 3 on Tuesday to sew for Bundles for Britain. The project will continue on the first Tuesday of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Britain
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Insurance Women to Meet at Arizona Trust
Members of the National Association of Insurance Women will gather Wednesday evening at the Arizona Trust Company. The program will include moving pictures in techni color from the national convention in Denver.
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Insurance Women of
Tucson
National Association of Insurance Women
Arizona Trust Company
Denver
Trinity Presbyterian Women Plan Luncheon And Sewing Meet
The Women's Missionary Society of Trinity Presbyterian Church will hold a covered dish luncheon and sewing meet on Tuesday at the church. Officers will be elected during the gathering.
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Women’s Missionary Society of
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Methodist tea to aid society at university church
The Margaret Billingssey group of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the University Methodist church will host a silver tea at 2 30 Friday afternoon. The program features music and dramatics with sketches by Mrs W Lewis. The public is invited.
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Margaret Billingssey
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
University Methodist Church
W. Lewis
Mrs McDonald Hosts Grace Episcopal Guild Meeting
Mrs. McDonald welcomed St. Margaret's Guild of Grace Episcopal church to her home Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Hart assisting. Out of town guests included Mrs. F. W. Cerney Mrs. Howard Schumaker and Miss Margaret Sullivan. The next meeting is set for March 7 at 1 30 PM at 2135 East Grant Road hosted by Mrs. J E Skofstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
St. Margaret's Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Ralph Hart
F. W. Cerney
Howard Schumaker
Margaret Sullivan
Mesdames Elizabeth Dagett
J. M. Howsare
R. O. Black
J. E. Skofstad
R. D. McDonald
R. J. Fulleylove
R. F. Perry
Carlton Towne
James Lewis
Howard Mackey
A. M. Meyer
Francis T. Brown
Margerite Elgersma
East Grant Road
Davidson School P T A Program At 2:30 Thursday
Davidson school P T A group will meet at 2:30 Thursday for its regular session. Mrs J I Young is program chairman and Tom Burges will present a brief music class program featuring the orchestra performing Chinese Man Wooden Shoe Dance and The Opening Game. Students Edward Ivester Betty Jo Jordan Ann Marie Lehan Millie Nelson Elaine Golak Patricia Kearney Betty Pauline Kilmer and Jim Richard will participate. Mrs Laura John will speak on child health.
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P-T. A
Davidson School
J. I. Young
Tom Burges
Edward Ivester
Betty Jo Jordan
Ann Marie Lehan
Millie Nelson
Elaine Golak
Patricia Kearney
Betty Pauline Kilmer
Jim Richardson
Laura John
DeMolay Mothers Spring Luncheon Set at Mountain House
DeMolay Mothers Circle of Tucson hosts its spring luncheon and annual officer election next Thursday at the Mountain House in the Tucson Mountains. Reservations to 146-W or 0202-JI. meet at 12 in De Molay hall. transportation arranged by A R Wade. decorations by V S Eyer with Karl Ahlgren. Members to bring completed nine by nine inch squares for British war relief.
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Tucson
de Molay Mothers’ Circle of
J. L. Haston
E. V. Hirt
de Molay
A. R. Wade
V. S. Eyer
Karl Ahlgren
Mills Visit in Tucson Tied to Randolph Field Pilot Family
Lieut. Charles W. Mills Jr. and Mrs Mills, from Randolph Field Texas, stay in Tucson with Lieut Mills parents Dr and Mrs Charles Wilson Mills of El Encanto. Mills serves as a flying instructor at Randolph Field.
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Charles W. Mills, Jr
Randolph Field
Texas
Tucson
Lieut. Mills
Charles Wilson Mills
el Encanto
Shower Honors Mrs. Robert Glasser at Home
Mrs. Allen Grabe and Mrs. Margaret Schumaker hosted a shower for Mrs. Robert Glasser at her home last week. Attendees included Yvonne Sage Dorothy Charouhas Clara Moore Katherine Gilmore Ruth McCalla June Cook and several guests.
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Allen Grabe
Margaret Schumaker
Robert Glasser
Mesdames
Yvonne Sage
Dorothy Charouhas
Clara Moore
Katherine Gilmore
Ruth McCalla
June Cook
Helen Mayes
Ida Rogers
Anabelle Lassater
Marvelle Jones
Derette Sartan
Virginia Divine
Gloria Hardy
Joyce Andrews
Desert Inn Guests Include Tucson Visitor Mrs Hartley
Among vacationers at the Desert Inn in Palm Springs last week was Mrs. H. J. Hartley of Tucson, enjoying a sojourn with fellow travelers and noted for her presence in the resort crowd.
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Desert Inn
Palm Springs
H. J. Hartley
Tucson
Colonia Solana Luncheon Hosted by Mrs. Appleby
Mrs. Scott B. Appleby of Tucson and Washington entertained about 20 guests at a lunch eon last week in Colonia Solana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott B. Appleby
Tucson
Washington, D. C
Colonia Solana
West Ward Hosts Cocktail Party Honor Patterson Paquette
Mr and Mrs John Dun of West ward Ho rand entertained Saturday at a cocktail party honoring Mr and Mrs Richard Patterson and Miss Lillian Paquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dun
Westward Ho Rand
Richard Patterson
Lillian Paquette
Bride‑to‑be Imogene Richey honored at East Seventh party
Miss Imogene Richey the future bride of Lieut Edward James Russell was feted Friday at 2716 East Seventh Street by Safford junior high faculty members. The ceremony is set for March 9 at All Saints church here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Richey
Edward James Russell
All Saints Church
Nell Jenson
East Seventh Street
Safford Junior High School
Miss Richey
House Guests From Detroit Visit Nicholas Family
Mr. and Mrs. W. Stuart Nicholas entertain as house guests Mrs. Nicholas's parents Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Preston of Detroit Michigan during a family visit to their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Stuart Nicholas
Nicholas
Horace G. Preston
Detroit, Mich
Paper manufacture secret spread by Arab captors
Chinese prisoners of war allegedly revealed the paper making secret to Arab captors around 751 A D. The knowledge then circulated to Europe by about 1150, shaping medieval papermaking.
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Europe
New Board Members Named for Arizona Children's Home
The board of directors in Tucson announced two new members joining the Arizona Children's Home. New appointees are Mrs. D. E. Fogg and Mrs. J. B. O'Dowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arizona Children’s Home
Tucson
D. E. Fogg
J. B. O'Dowd
Summerville Tax Relief Due to Missing 1941 Budget
Residents found no city levy on tax notices because Summerville city council failed to send the 1941 budget to the county assessor. The oversight leaves locals facing unchanged tax bills despite expected levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerville
Ore
New Vitalized Hollum White Bread Promises Vitamin B Boost
An old advertisement touts Vitalized Hollum White Bread with added Vitamin B claiming calmer nerves and better sleep. It links Vitamin B to metabolism of sugars and urges readers to ask grocers for the bread, offering a Family Vitamin Guide chart on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
California Leads in FHA Home Building Nationwide
The FHA reports California had the most new home construction under its insured mortgage program in 1940, with 30,943 loans totaling 131.7 million dollars. Nationally 162,333 mortgages insured valued at 721.5 million dollars were recorded, followed by Michigan and Arizona with smaller totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
California
FHA
Michigan
Arizona
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