Marana WAC Secretary To Commanding Officer
Air WAC Sgt. Martha Pattison serves as secretary to Col. Charles Backes at Marana Army Air Field Arizona. Her desk handles confidential papers on operations transfers and personnel, reflecting a rapid rise from private to sergeant in just over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marana Army Air Field
Tucson
Ariz
Marana Army Airfield
Air Wac
Martha Pattison
South Norton
Los Angeles
Calif
Army Air Force Training Command
Charles Backes
Backes
Heber V. Tilden
Manuel Carlin
Women’s Army Corps
California
Pearl Harbor
Union Pacific Railroad
Pacific Mutual Uso Center
WAC
Ft. Des Moines
Marana
Air Wacs
Camp to Camp Concert Company At Davis Monthan Field
Iturbi plays in a camp show featuring Ampare Iturbi piano sister of Jose Iturbi and Rita Holder Metropolitan Opera ballerina. The program includes violin pieces vocal solos duets and dances and is staged with the Weekly Better Music Hours at the Davis Monthan base chapel Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USC
Davis-Monthan Field
Marana
Ampare Iturbi
Jose Iturbi
Rita Holder
Metropolitan Opera
Swimming Lessons Start Thursday at YWCA for Women
The YWCA announces women only swimming lessons at 738 North Fifth Avenue in the main building. Lessons run Thursday evenings from 7 30 to 9 00 p m with six lessons priced at 2 10, and also on Tuesday evenings until June 1. Attendees must bring suit cap towel and have a Y doctor physical examination. phone 170 for details and appointments.
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The
YWCA
North Fifth Avenue
Order Of Rainbow For Girls Skating Party Held
The Order Of Rainbow For Girls held a skating party at Tucson Roller King last night for members. The event ran from 7 30 to 10 30 p m with Doris Helbig and Carolyn Bickers arranging. Chaperones included Mrs Harry Fleming, Robert Ruggles, W H Gladden, C L Helbig and Clarence Smith. The rink manager provided a special music program and cold drinks were served.
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Order of the Rainbow
Tucson
Order
Doris Helbig
Carolyn Bickers
Mmes
Harry Fleming
Robert Ruggles
W. H. Gladden
C. L. Helbig
Clarence Smith
Charles B. Sheldon to be buried in Tucson
Burial of Charles Benson Sheldon 59 department manager of Miami Commercial for 16 years will be in Tucson after funeral services today. He died yesterday after a heart attack Saturday. A native of Alabama he is survived by his wife Cora and four daughters Carlene Mabel Dorothy Florine all of Tucson and two sons Reagan and John in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Charles Benson Sheldon
Miami Commercial
Tucson
Alabama
Sheldon
Cora
Carlene
Mabel
Dorothy
Florine
Reagan
John
Ratings For Southern Arizona Music Contest Declared
The southern Arizona junior music contest sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs announced ratings by chairman Hartley D. Snyder. Of 25 contestants three received superior ratings: Beverley Forshay of B Sharp club, Le Noire Sa Harmony club, and Maryetta Conley of B Sharp club. The B Sharp Harmony La Campanella Capo and the Sharp and Flat clubs were represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Music Clubs
Hartley D. Snyder
Beverley Forshay
le Noire Sa Harmony Club
Maryetta Conley
Harmony
St Anne's Society to Meet at All Saints Hall
The St Anne's society of All Saints' church holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in All Saints' hall. Mrs J J O'Dowd Red Cross production room chairman will address the group. Important business will be taken up and all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anne’s Society of All Saints’ Church
All Saints’ Hall
J. J. O'Dowd
Red Cross
Sew and So Club Holds Regular Meeting Tomorrow
The Sew and So club will meet at 2 p m tomorrow at 1300 Ft. Lowell road, home of Mrs May belle Haston. Mrs Hazel Brown will co host, and visiting Rebekahs are invited.
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Sew and So
Maybelle Haston
Lowell Road
Hazel Brown
Rebekahs
Sahuero Division 318 LA to ORC Meeting Set
Sahuero Division 318 LA to ORC will meet at 1 C C F Hall at 2 p m Thursday.
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Sahuero Division
LA To Orc
C.C.F. Hall
Alumnae Entertain Alpha Phi Chapter in Tucson Buffet
Alpha Phi alumnae in Tucson host a Wednesday 6 30 p m buffet at Mrs Neil Oakleys home 606 North Park Avenue. The event honors chapter seniors Dorothy Fisher and Priscilla Harvey with active members and pledges attending plus many alumnae guests and association members named in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Alpha Phi
Rebecca Clardy
Sarah Coleman
Lee Connor
Virginia Crosby
Betty Jo Curry
Mary Lou Dennis
Dorothy Fisher
Marjorie Grindle
Patsy Hargitt
Sally Hinz
Mary Ellen Hirschi
Corrine Holst
Peggy Howell
Marilyn Jacobs
Avanelle Johnson
Marjorie Johnson
Phyllis Kunnihorn
Sue Lesher
Dorothy Mayne
Sandy MacIntosh
Betty Jo McKinney
Joye Merrill
Betty Mierow
Joan Naft
Bomber Cameras Record Bomb Release and Flight Stages
Bombing aircraft use synchronized cameras with bomb release mechanisms to photograph each flight stage. A flash bomb lights the target at the precise moment of impact.
Public Divorce Upsets Child Behind Bus Windows
A mother freshly divorced shouts and sobs on a City Hall bus while her frightened twelve year old daughter questions meeting her father again. The scene highlights how divorces harm children and notes many parents involve their kids in disputes. The author argues custody battles often harm children and that fathers usually try to be fair while mothers may vent hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Miss Jacqueline Short Visits Tucson Parents Three Weeks
Miss Jacqueline A Short assist ant buyer in fashion at Lord and Taylor New York arrives in Tucson with her parents Mr and Mrs Cleveland L Short visiting from Richmond VA. Miss Pat Upshaw daughter of Mrs Marion Upshaw leaves for San Francisco for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline A. Short
Lord and Taylor Department Store
New York City
Tucson
Cleveland L. Short
Richmond
Pat Upshaw
Marion Upshaw
East Fifth Street
San Francisco
Miss Culbertson to Visit Mrs Nordahl in San Diego
Miss Bea Culbertson daughter of Mrs Mabel V Culbertson will depart tomorrow to visit in San Diego Mrs Bruce Nordahl formerly Carlotta Betcher a Tucson resident several years ago
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Bea Culbertson
Mabel V. Culbertson
Camino Mira Monte
San Diego
Bruce Nordahl
Carlotta Betcher
Tucson
California coastal plants supply vital heart medicine
Digitalis, once imported from Europe, is now obtainable from plants naturalized along northern California's coast. The shift reduces dependence on imports and leverages native flora for an essential cardiovascular drug.
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Europe
California
Walter Winchell In New York Chronicle
Six decades of gossip items recap. Secret service probe of a princess disappearance is noted alongside entertainment headlines. Sylvia Sidney and Fletcher Martin appear in a playful aside. Theatre pricing and theater tickets spark chatter. Miscellaneous showbiz updates conclude the column.
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Secret Service
New York
International House
Sylvia Sidney
Fletcher Martin
Tapioca
American Mercury
Eugene Lyons
Eric Johnson
Ted Lawsons
Red Skelton
Kid Chocolate
Philly
Sally Rand
Ghost Talks and Derby Weigh in 1940 Era News Mix
Charles Michelson says The Ghost Talks claims Henry Wallace letters were not printed in 1940. W Willkie vetoed a plan to embarrass the vice president. The Winter Book calls Kentucky Derby history sheaves. A shoe chain faces a government embarrassment over coupons. Broadway thrives despite reviews. Jimmy Durante returns to New York with big deals. Mercedes Marlow and Joe E Lewis intrigue. Garbo to play a gas radio operator on a Norwegian ship in pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Michelson
Putnam
Henry Wallace
W. Willkie
le Plan
Vice-Prez
Uncle Sam
Jimmy Durante
New York
Mercedes Marlow
Joe E. Lewis
H’wood
Garbo
Helen Hayes to star in Tomorrow the World film
Helen Hayes may headline the screen version of Tomorrow the World adapted by Ring Lardner Jr. Frank Loesser and wife anticipate wartime hits. Anita de Palma and Del Campo Cugat are named vocal performers. Renee Russell of Follow the Girls to middle-aisle with Capt. O Connor. Coasters deny romance rumor between Bette Davis and Don Johnson. June Havoc and Wilbur Evans perform a duet amid a feud.
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Helen Hayes
Ring Lardner, Jr
Frank Loesser
Paul Haakon
June Havoc
Wilbur Evans
Love
Lovely Marion Harris Ill After Return From England
Marion Harris star of the Palace and others returns from England and is reported very ill at Neuro logical Hospital. The item notes a city probe into night clubs ongoing for four months and mentions various entertainment figures and industry updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Harris
the Palace
England
Neurological Hospital
Manones
Fred Allen
Wallace
Washington
FDR
Eleanor
Ork
Phil Brestoff
del Parker
Detroit
Vaughn Crew
Betty Stuart
Robert Strong
Michigan Lawmakers Indicted For Bribery
A grand jury in Lansing charged 14 persons with conspiracy to corrupt the 1939 Michigan legislative session. Five alleged bribers and nine legislators named. bribes involved taxation of intangible property like stocks and bonds.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Leland W. Carr
Kim Sigler
Arizonian Made Citizen Amid Shells In Anzio
Sgt. Juan Ramirez of Tolleson Arizona was among eight soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division to take the U S oath of citizenship in a shell blasted Anzio Nettuno farmhouse. Their unit fought in Sicily two landings and the Bloody Ridge battle. Shells whistled as the ceremony ended near the Fifth Army zone.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Juan Ramirez, Tolleson, Ariz
45Th Infantry Division
United States
Anzio- Nettuno
Sicily
Bloody Ridge
Thomas
Estes
Theimony and Naturalization
35000 Arizonians File Tax Declarations
Approximately 35,000 Arizonians filed 1944 income tax declarations by Apr. 15 and paid $3,718,113 in first installments, W. P. Stuart, collector of internal revenue reported. There are no comparative figures for last year due to revisions in tax schedules.
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Phoenix
W. P. Stuart
Internal Revenue
Midland City Man Dies Of Car Injuries
Phoenix May 2 Guy Looney 60 of Midland City died at 4 45 today from injuries suffered when struck by a car on the highway 20 miles west of Globe The driver identified by Patrolman Maher is Mrs G L Hunsaker of Globe The accident was termed unavoidable by the patrol office
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Phoenix
Guy Looney
Midland City
Globe
Miami
Highway Patrol
G. L. Hunsaker
E. H. Maher
Maher
Underground Chinese Press Behind Japanese Lines
China’s underground press reports from behind Japanese lines under constant danger. T. T. Hsiao of the Chinese Central News Agency says five correspondents are dead and seven are jailed or missing. News workers include puppet officials’ children and factory workers who relay vital movements and plans.
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Chungking
China
Japan
T. T. Hsiao
Chinese Central News Agency
Free
Hsiao
Coroner's Jury Rules Death Natural in Phoenix
A coroner's jury ruled that 46 year old cafe owner John W. Stewart died from heart trouble brought on by excitement after an argument he started. Deputies released a 30 year old man who allegedly argued with Stewart two hours before he collapsed at his home. Stewart was married with an infant and the dispute occurred at a neighboring buffet.
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Phoenix
John W. Stewart
Sheriff's Deputies
Stewart
Mexico City Returns To Central Standard Time
Mexico City reverted to central standard time today after four months of central wartime time. Clocks were set back one hour, standardizing time across the capital and the republic.
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Mexico City
Republic
Club Officers Attend Meet at Pioneer Breakfast
Mrs Warda Huxley president and Mrs Margaret Renaud vice president of the Phoenix unit of the Arizona School Administrative Assistants association attended a Sunday 10 a.m. breakfast at the Pioneer with state and local ASAAs executives. Tucson participants included Mrs Rachael Maynard retiring state president and publicity chair, Mrs Evelyn Strom second vice president and legislative committee member and Tucson unit president, Miss Amanda Shultz state treasurer and finance committee member, Miss Helen Clark state at large member and nominations committee member, Miss Cordelia Hagerty finance committee chair, Miss Ruth Fuller finance committee member, and Miss Ruth Miller research committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warda Huxley
Margaret Renaud
Phoenix
Arizona School Administrative Nts Association
Pioneer
A.S.A.A
Arizona
Arizona Education Association
Tucson
Rachael Maynard
Evelyn Strom
The
State Association
Amanda Shultz
Helen Clark
Cordelia Hagerty
Ruth Fuller
Ruth Miller
Capt. Riddell Ordered To Report For Service
Capt. William Hugh Riddell of Tucson, Arizona, has been ordered to active duty with the signal corps by the War Department.
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Riddell
Washington
William Hugh Riddell
Tucson
Ariz
Signal Corps
War Department
The Marbled Godwit Among Largest Shore Birds
The marbled godwit measures 21 inches in length and ranks as one of the largest shore birds.
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Marana Wac
C. O
Iturbi
Jose
Order of Rainbow For
Charles B. Sheldon
Daily Reminder
Alpha Phi Chapter
el —Merendero
Elsie Robinson
ASD
W. S. Brown
Toledo
Brown
Pacific
International Soundphoto
Walter Winchell
Clark Lee
Ernie Pyle
von Ribbentrop
Weidenberg, Lewis, Blum
Albert
Karp
Frank Sinatra
Raymond Largay
Harry
Arizonian
Anzio
Donavon
A. A
Pioneer Hotel
Langers
N. Stone
Gabardine
By Laird Schober
Given Bros
East Congress
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