Marana WAC Serves in Two Wars
Cpl. Mary G. Bell a World War I victory medal recipient and former Chicago artist teacher reflects that American soldiers share the same spirit across wars. She served as Army occupational therapist at Camp Dodge in WWI and currently at Marana's basic flying school, joining the Women’s Army Corps as training expands. Bell recalls limited roles in WWI and notes over 250 WAC jobs today, including weather observers, radiomen, and airplane maintenance. she hopes to continue occupational therapy with troops. Her Marana station commander praises her work circulating reading material to patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Wac
Mary G. Bell
Cpl. Bell
Chicago
Camp Dodge
Jane Addams
Hull House
Woman's Army Corps
Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Training Command
Bell
Marana
Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps
Army
Gol
Charles Backes
Cpl
Marana Army Airfield
Exchange Of Diplomats Handicap In Argentina
Buenos Aires March 8. The government says it is considering indispensable complimentary measures for exchanging Argentine and German diplomats after Brazil refused safe conduct for the Cabo de Buena Vista. The foreign office has not completed negotiations for an early trade of Argentine diplomats held in Axis Europe. Argentina broke relations with the Axis January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Thernment
Brazil
Cabo de Buenaza
Casa Rosada
Argentina
White House
Foreign Office
When Mother Said No Court Said Yes a Sydney Wedding
In Sydney on March 7 Joan Wardley 20 brown eyed brunette wed John Lee Baughman gunner's mate first class of Shreveport Louisiana. Her mother prohibited the marriage but under New South Wales law the court granted permission and the ceremony followed three hours after the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Joan Wardley
John Lee Baughman
Shreveport
Wa _y
New Wales
Australia forms committee to review shipbuilding position
Australia creates a committee to assess its shipping and shipbuilding stance and to consider developments in peacetime. The move signals focus on maritime industry policy and national capabilities. The group will study industry needs, capabilities, and potential reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
William James Addresses Pen Women Club in Tucson
The Tucson branch of the National League of American Pen Women held a meeting at Mrs. Stanley Doyle's home on East Speedway. William James, son of psychologist and philosopher William James and nephew of Henry James, spoke on the social value of utopian ideas, reading excerpts from his father's Edinburgh lecture and from Varieties of Religious Experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
National League of American Pen Women
Stanley Doyle
East Speedway
William James
Henry James
Sophie Hart
Miss Hart
James
Edinburgh University
Arthur Davis
John A. Magee
Grier
Vonnie
Grace Grabe
Carol Stearns
Genevieve Doyle
Pima County Finances Show Surplus Amid Tax Receipts
Goodell reports show Pima County general balance 1,157,059.67 and treasurer A B Cole began with 1,015,127.92. Eight months receipts 2,585,091.03 disbursements 2,443,159.28 leaving 141,931.75 excess. Sales tax fund starts 77,519.23. eight months receipts 353,588.06 disbursements 309,202.52. balance 121,904.77. A further sales tax check of 47,051.67 expected to push 13,187.70 over budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
Fred O. Goodell
A. B. Cole
Congo Bans Import of Luxury Goods Including Champagne
The Belgian Congo has banned importing champagne whiskey rum precious stones art objects furniture watches expensive toys cigarette cases and many other luxury articles in a sweeping trade restriction move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Walter Winchell In New York and Society Gossip
Walter Winchell in New York columns mix poetry and society notes. The page flits through FATHER JAMES KELLER and other dignitaries, chorus girls, celebrities, and Midtown vignettes, weaving light gossip with brief sketches of local happenings and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
New York
Memo Snatches of Midnight Theatre and Tinselry
Phil Baker storms the Stork with a doll claim linking the Mayflower Doughnut Shop. Bruce Cabot is promoted to silence libel. A former Austrian diplomat's wife in Washington sells dresses. The Mexican Hayride cast jitters as a troupe member's wife threatens a doll’s fiancé. Art Kassel’s Edison show draws big crowds. Kibbee’s son and Katherine Thompson wed. Michael Harvey and Doris Nolan in Broadway links. Ripley narrowly escapes a cab collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Baker
Bruce Cabot
Washington
Art Kassel
the Edison
Guy Kibbee
Katherine Thompson
Michael Harvey
Winged Victory
Doris Nolan
Ripley
The Orchid Garden and a Night of Stage and Screen
Zanuck presents The Purple Heart by Melville Crossman at The Orchid Garden. Nick D Amico shows Essex House airings while Nathan the Wise plays at Studio Theatre. Universal features Follow the Boys with Louis Jordan. Mary Small hosts Sundays on Blue network. Louise Fitch narrates Light of the World on NBC. Jimmy Durante appears Friday at 10 p.m. Dr Frank Kingdom releases That Man in the White House with Joshua Moore, American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanuck
Melville Crossman
Nick D’amico
Essex House
Nathan the Wise
Studio Theatre
Louis Jordan
Universal
Mary Small
Louise Fitch
NBC
Jimmy Durante
Joshua Moore
Frank Kingdom
White House
Two Vets Visit City Room in War Memory
An editorial department tale recalls a Major and two returning servicemen in the city room. A Marine and an Army veteran greet a copy-boy who once served, sparking a tense moment as the Major asks which of them killed six Japs on Guadalcanal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Town Gazettes
Guadalcanal
Manhattan Murals in a Dreamlike City Scene
A jumble of vagrant vignettes shows a white-haired clergyman jogging near South Street and the bay, a receptionist in the Sonorama museum, an empty Union Square, a confident policewoman guiding teen bobby-soxers, sailors serenading hospital nurses, and a restless clubgoer quipping at departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
South Street
Bay
Gorluss
Sonorama Museum
Union Square
Bobby-Sox Brigade
Times Square
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Little Palm Club
Jim Stanley
First Evidence Of Japanese World Conquest Plan
A Russian spy uncovered a document showing Japanese militarist aims, later known as the Tanaka Memorial, published in the United States to mislead Japan. The text notes Hess’s peace gambit to Britain as derived from Japan and describes Japanese espionage lessons taught to agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hess
Britain
Japan
Junior League Broadcast Profiles Edvard Grieg Life
The Junior League of Tucson will air the life of Edvard Grieg on KVOA Thursday at 2 p.m. in cooperation with Pima county school superintendent Mrs. P. H. Ross. Miss Lucille Lockhart performs Grieg pieces including In the Hall of the Mountain King and Anitra’s Dance, with Mrs. Grant Howard as narrator and Mrs. Oliver Drachman directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of Tucson
Edvard Grieg
KVOA
P. H. Ross
Pima County
Lucille Lockhart
Mr. Grieg
Mountain King
Anitra
Grant Howard
Oliver Drachman
Cast List for Play Involving Priscilla Sanders
The production features Michael Pistor Dr. John Brooks Owen Hewitt Priscilla Sanders and Mrs George McConnell. Script written by Mrs Henry Dahlberg and Mrs Grant Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Sanders
Michael Pistor
John Brooks
Owen Hewitt
George McConnell
Henry Dahlberg
Grant Howard
Douglas Fairbanks Jr Awarded Silver Star
Allied Headquarters in Algiers reports Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. received the Silver Star for actions during the Salerno landing. He was among 19 Navy officers cited for meritorious conduct in the Mediterranean theater.
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Allied
Algiers
Mar
Cmdr
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Salerno
Fairbanks
Navy
Mediterranean
Junior Woman's Club Teas At Arizona Children's Home
The Junior Woman's Club met at the Arizona Children's home to view a children's program directed by Mrs. M. S. Heist and tour the facilities. Special guest Mrs. Clement S. Fox praised the club for its work with the home and the Nurses Scholarship fund. The drive raised 7500 dollars in bonds, with plans for state convention and future events. Mrs. Edwin White Seager was named publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Children’s Home
M. S. Heist
Aime
Clement S. Fox
Arizona State Federation of Women’s Clubs
James H. Macia, Jr
Red Cross
Edwin White Seager
E. F. Turek
William G. Hall
Talks On China At Chaparral Club Meeting
The Chaparral Toastmistress club met at the Old Pueblo club with Mrs. J. C. Lovett presiding. Principal speeches explored China's rise and potential world power while table topics centered on radio favorites.
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China
Chaparral
Old Pueblo
J. C. Lovett
Alan Carroll
Elizabeth Beach
Dan Cronin
Edward McQuade
Harold Ashton
Lena Eaton
Ivan Peters
J. McGee
Gene Reid
J. D. Lovett
Edward MacQuade
Edna McCarthy
John Barringer
Harry Nieman
William English
Leslie Clauson
Walter Phillips
Maynard E. Farrar
Esther J. Schreurs
Roland M. James
Myrtle Guthrie
Maurice L. Reid
Ralph G. Rishel
D. W. Albert
Edwardyne Henderson
Pau Rasmussen
Rodney Harbour
Myer L. Ruby
Roy Wollan
Paul Siberts
E. G. Stowell
Elizabeth Horton
Dorothy Cadwell
Martha W. Keevan
Lois W. Williams
Tina W. Chapman
Ruby B. Squier
Margarette Grave
Australia\'s Lend Lease Delivers Million Daily Aid
In a U.S. testimony Col. Spencer B. Eddy said Australia provides goods and services to Allied forces under reverse lend-lease at a rate of 1,000,000 dollars per day. He testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about reciprocal aid in the Southwest Pacific.
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Washington
Mar
Australia
United States
Spencer B. Eddy
Southwest Pacific
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Stamp value notices for ration books and stamp validity
Stamp 18 in ration book No 1 and airplane stamp No 1 in book No 3 are valid for one pair of shoes each indefinitely. Canned food Green stamps K L and M valid through March 20 at old value. Blue stamps A 8 8 C8 DS ES in book No 4, 10 points each, valid through May 20. Brown stamps Y and Z valid through March 20. Red stamps A 8 8 C8 in book No 4, 10 points each, valid through May 20. Tokens given in change on and after Feb 27. Two meat points per pound of kitchen fat.
Teenates New Junior Girl's Club Formed for Girls
A junior high girls club named the Teenates organized March 1 at Miss Rowena Silver’s home. Officers include President Constance Levy and Vice President Sandra Fischman. Advisors are Mrs. J. Silver and Miss G. Leskowitz. The next meeting is tonight at 7 at Miss Joyce Abelson’s home.
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Teenates
Rowena Silver
Constance Levy
Sandra Fischman
Anice Howard
Phyllis Kalish
Edith Rienhart
Jacqueline Homonoff
Joyce Abelson
J. Silver
G. Leskowitz
Religious Conference At Holy Family Church Held
The second conference of four at Holy Family Church parish hall led by Rev. Eliseo J. Costa OCD under the Little Flower club will take place Wednesday. The session splits into two parts with topics on the divinity of Christ and church interpretation of the Bible, followed by discussions on sacraments, divine grace, priestly authority, and confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family Church
Eliseo J. Costa
OCD
Little Flower Club
Local Club Meetings and Language Classes Set This Week
Sunshine parlor No. 11 of GIA to BLE meets at Mrs. R. W. Beens home Thursday at 2 30 p m. Russian language classes offered at YWCA North Fifth avenue with N V Ponomareff as instructor. Bethany guild of First Methodist meets Thursday at 2 p m in the church high school room with Mrs Frank Townsend and Mrs Charles White head as hostesses. Inter racial fellowship of the YWCA meets Thursday at 8 p m at the center 271 North Stone avenue guests invited.
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Sunshine
R. W. Beens
YWCA
North Fifth Avenue
N. V. Ponomareff
The
Bethany Guild
First Methodist Church
Frank Townsend
Charles Whitehead
Fellowship
North Stone Avenue
Wag groner family visits Tucson and Pueblo
Lt and Mrs Waggoner return to Pueblo after ten days in Tucson with Ms Waggoner's mother Mrs Cloud. Lt and Mrs Don Woodard of Pueblo spent the weekend at the Cloud home on East Eighth street.
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Wilson W. Waggoner
Pueblo
Colo
Tucson
Ms. Waggoner
R Dh Cloud
East Eighth Street
Don Woodard
Pueblo, Colo
Cloud Home
Miss Virginia Fyda Guest Of Buffalo Hostess
Miss Virginia Fyda of Buffalo New York is visiting Mrs Roy L Albertson at 2132 East Mabel Street for several weeks as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Fyda
Buffalo, N. Y
Roy L. Albertson
East Mabel Street
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Marana Wac
Joan
Southwestern Sash & Door
Fa Ahan
Psychologist
Doyle Home
Goodell
James Keller
B. Baruch
Statesman
Toys
Johnny Broderick
Sq. Garden
Bill Robinson
Broadway
Constance Moore
Fifth Avenue
Zorina
Travoc
Broadway Chorus
Garry Moore
Moore
Europe
Arizona
Eran Are
Model Bakery
Rye
Pumpernickel
South Sixth Ave
Marinello
Santa Rita Hotel
Old Pueblo Club
Daily Reminder
Nathan Mur
East Pennington Street
Reid
Rancho Palos
Bulgaria
Parker Mortuary Ambulance Service
N. Stone Ave
Y Frances Denney
Lewys
Famous Labels
Atlanta
Seven Seas
Coca-Cola Company
Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling CO
6Th Ave
Coca-Cola
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