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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1944

Page

6

Weiner Roast And Tea At University Methodist Church

The University Methodist church youth fellowships hosted an informal tea for their mothers on Sunday at 5 30 in the church lounge. Ruth Huntsman and Edna Leggett poured while a cor gage was given to each mother. Musical numbers included Ben Padgett Earlene Boyd and a vocal trio. A vesper service followed with participants Bettie Houston Ruth Huntsman and others. The junior high department held a swimming party and weiner roast at the Aston home with many attendees and special guests promoted from the junior department next Sunday.

Uiversity Methodist Church Third Street Euclid Ruth Huntsman Edna Leggett Ben Padgett Earlene Boyd Harry Wheeler Martha Gilmore Salzman Youth Fellowship Bettie Houston Buster Rex Field Curry Beverly Smith Perdema Miller Martha Boyd Mmnes T Weils Margaret Carver M. E. Blankenship Earl Boyd Maurice Ballenger Sam Austin Milton G. Wiggins M. G. Humphreys J. E. Leg University Methodist Church Weiner Charles S. Aston, Jr Ellen Wright Donna Rose Fenton Ann Fenton Mary Jean Crane Ronald Danklers Judy Wallis Bill Young Donald Gorby Clark Shelley Colburn Eubanks James Sands Carl Cansler Jack Gruber Gayle Smith Naydene Zielbauer Maybelle Ford Mary Fern White Geraldine Smith Grace Appleyard Betty Fleming Rose Frances Montero Fay Richard Bill Edwin Burns Joanne Eubank Ralph Houghton Mary Frances Jordan Joan Scott Jimmy Mooney Bobby Prater Edna Mae Carey Ronald Perry Allie Beth Jordan Shirley Crane Cullen Inman Bobby Thomas Renee Fair Paul Bayer James Gessner Patsy Ruth Jeanette Guinn Doris Eastburn Sheila Devine Sue Hunger Sidney Meenan Margaret Ted Wood Jesse Steen Doughraun Yvonne Anderson Ann Lewis Gilberta Cosulich Carolyn Varney L. E. Wyatt, Jr Leo Houghton Howard Bartley Ray Helm Velma Parker

War drives TB rise at Edinburgh hospital trust meeting

The annual meeting of the Royal Victoria Hospital Tuberculosis Trust in Edinburgh discussed how wartime conditions increased tuberculosis cases and impacted patient care.

Royal Victoria Hospital Tuberculosis Trust Edinburgh

FACES IN THE NIGHT War Correspondent and Broadway Group

Walter Winchell in New York notes war correspondent W L White swapping gossip with The Spewacks at Theodore's. Actor William Gargan back from Asia with a cold on New York's sunniest night. Stuttering Sam Dowell returns from Hollywood with her bridegroom S Hindley and embraces by Luigi Sobolo. Bobby Watson, away from Broadway for moviegoing, plays Hitler in The Hitler Gang. Sunny O'Dea, the Wallflower, boasts half a million tied to a Pittsburgh theatre and has danced since age twelve.

Broadway W. L. White South Pacific Theodore William Gargan China India Burma New York Sam” Dowell Hollywood S. Hindley Luigi Sobolo Bobby Watson Movieburg Grandest Canyon Hitler Sunny O’dea

Graceful Stork hosts Kreislers visit sparks playful banter

Grace Moore recalls meeting the Fritz Kreislers at the Stork, declaring the spot appealing for future visits. The fiddler's bride playfully scolds a visitor, while Fred Allen jokes about postwar Germany and shrinking German presence amid Soviet conduct.

Grace Moore Stork Fritz Kreislers Fred Allen Germany

Memos of a Multifaith Honeymoon and Showbiz Skits

General Alexander and Gloria Baker honeymoon at the Broadmoor Miami Beach. Dolly Brill of Conover plans May 12 wedding to Ensign Royal Peterson. Yvette set to join Edgar Bergen’s Sunday night show. backstage feuds simmer during Helen Goes to Troy. Nita Rosa named Cugat’s new canary at 17. Yankees trio wears corsets to brace backs. Cantor’s It Had To Be You headlines Show Business film.

General Alexander Gloria Baker Broadmoor Miami Beach Dolly Brill Conover Ensign Royal Peterson Yvette Helen Troy Nita Rosa Cugat Canary Lina Romay Nita New York Yankees Levy Donald and Bonham E. Cantor

Midtown Vignette: Navy Lieutenant Confronts Sailor Over Dining

A crowded Stork restaurant scene ends in friction as a Navy lieutenant orders a sailor to leave after a minor collision. The officer accuses the sailor of being too fresh and threatens a report while a patron jokes about officers not frequenting enlisted men’s venues.

Navy Stork

Broadway Small-Talk and High Society Scrapes

Wayne Lonergan's attorney readies an appeal motion while midtown icon Joe Wade lies hospitalized in Australia after a New Guinea incident. The Cafe De La Paix at St Moritz halts dancing amid patronic pressure. At the Waldorf there is heckling of entertainers including Sinatra who sang for free. a plate was thrown by a woman. Victor Borge and Russell Swann face interruptions. A Follies girl named Sidney Brown breaks down over a revelation that she is secretly married to a soldier killed in Africa.

Broadway Wayne Lonergan Joe Wade Midtown New Guinea Cafe de la Victor Borge Russell Swann Sidney” Brown Africa

Broadway Ballad of a Haunted Inn

A lyric piece recalls a little Inn on Heartbreak Street where ghosts gather by memory’s pale flame. The setting shifts to a bygone year when the world seemed right as a door opens and memories become living reunions.

Don Wahn Heartbreak Street

Big-Time Pin Up Girl Grable and Park Central Nights

The article lists performances and entertainers of the era including Mary Small with Grable in a pin up girl theme, Louis Prima at Park Central Roof, Sanabria sambas in Havana Madrid, Larry Doug las at Versailles, Kay Penton on CBS Friday, Cary Grant and Janet Blair in Once Upon a Time, Jack Harris violin at La Conga, and a recurring party scene with an aging divorcee carried from the floor after heavy drinking.

Grable Mary Small

YWCA Board Meeting Names Staff for Coming Year

The YWCA board met at the president Miss Margaret A. Knight's home and reappointed Elizabeth Howsare as general secretary and Elizabeth Hand Malloy as business and industrial secretary. New posts were filled by Ruth Ziegler residence secretary and Dan Jones health education secretary. National staff member Mrs. Chambers spoke on relocation center work with Japanese YWCA groups and noted continuity of prewar activities among Japanese Americans in the centers.

The YWCA Margaret A. Knight W. S. Cunningham Elizabeth Howsare Elizabeth Hand Malloy Mary Jo Coulson Ruth Ziegler Margaret Bell California Dan Jones William H. Chambers Chambers

Tucson Boys Choir Concert At El Rio School

The Tucson Boys' choir under Edward Case will perform at El Rio School on May 24 at 8 p m. Sponsored by St. Martin's church, ticket sales support the church building fund and may be obtained from any member. The program includes new numbers Siboney Cielito Lindo and When Day Is Done.

Tucson Edward Case el Rio St. Martin’s Church

YWCA Gila Valley praised for active center work

After a business meeting, a social hour honored Mrs. Chambers and Mrs. Bell, retiring residence secretary, who will leave Tucson June first, reflecting the YWCA in Gila as one of the most active centers.

Ywca In Gila Relocation Center Chambers Bell Tucson

Woodtick as a Sucker's Trap in a 1944 Essay

Elsie Robinson argues the mild woodtick hides a dangerous lesson for the modern tenderfoot. She paints the parasite as a covert predator, warning against condescending views of seemingly harmless objects or people and linking small irritations to large, lasting harms.

White Shrine Patrol to Meet Friday at 2 P M

The White Shrine Patrol club will meet Friday at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Pauline Potrol 1004 East Helen. All White Shrine members and visiting members are invited to attend.

White Shrine Patrol Club Pauline Potrol East Helen White Shrine

OPA Officials Uncover Black Market Bus Line

San Diego reporting that OPA Chief Attorney B. Kenneth Goodman said unlicensed buses moved large convoys from California to Texas Oklahoma and other states using stolen or counterfeit gas coupons. Service targeted soldiers on leave and relatives with ads in newspapers and extended to Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma.

San Diego Cal U.pr OPA Texas Oklahoma B. Kenneth Goodman Goodman Los Angeles Arizona New Mexico

Sabu the Elephant Boy Becomes B-24 Gunner

Pfc Sabu Dastigar known from films has shifted to a ball turret on a B-24 bomber at Ham mer field Fresno. The 20 year old, who recently graduated from gunnery school at Harlingen Texas, is now serving in the Army air corps.

Fresno Calif Sabu Sabu Dastigar Army Hammer Field Harlingen Tex

Tucson Little Theater Director Whitcomb to Star Tomorrow

Mrs Bess Whitcomb director of the Tucson Little Theater and one of the four characters in Those Endearing Young Charms opens tomorrow. She has led theater projects in Oregon and California and headed the Portland Civic Theater school. Richard Kessler plays Jerry and studied dramatics at Santa Ana junior college.

A. J. Cohen Bess Whitcomb Little Theater Tucson Little Theater Tucson Ft. Stevens Ore The Civic Theater Richard Kessler Jerry Ryanfield Santa Ana Junior College Calif Howie Newsome Our Town

Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Buffet Supper Planned

Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni will hold a buffet supper this evening at 6 15 at the home of Mrs O K Garretson 3165 East Fifth street Hostesses include T A Van Atta chairman R M Martin Jr Charles Stewart Willis Tolley Herbert Burrows and C M Howe.

Kappa Kappa Gamma O. K. Garretson East Fifth Street T. A. van Atta R. M. Martin, Jr Charles Stewart Willis Tolley Herbert Burrows C. M. Howe

Immaculate Heart Academy Piano Students To Hold Victory Concert

Immaculate Heart academy piano students present a Victory Concert on May 21 at 4 p m at the Temple of Music. The public is invited to attend.

Immaculate Heart Academy Temple of Music

Britain trims Northern Rhodesia copper purchases

Britain says its copper purchases from Northern Rhodesia will be reduced to 20 to 25 percent of last year’s annual production. This signals a major cut in material demand affecting the African territory and its mining sector.

Britain Northern Rhodesia

Special meetings and shows slated in Tucson notes

The Rainbow Girls announce a 7 30 p m meeting at the Masonic temple with an election. Gamma Phi Beta Mothers club plans a 1 p m luncheon at Studio Patio tomorrow. Tucson Little Theater opens Those Endearing Young Charms at Temple of Music and Art tomorrow at 8. Red Cross canteen aid courses run 7 30 to 9 30 p m on Tuesday and Thursday with details at 721 North Fourth Avenue.

Order of Rainbow For Girls Masonic Temple Gamma Phi Beta Mothers’ Club Studio Patio Tucson Little Theater Temple of Music and Art Red Cross North Fourth Avenue

Ardis Lange to perform at University of Arizona venue

Pianist Ardis Lange will be presented tomorrow by the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts at 8 30 p m at the LDS Institute located at 1000 North Mountain in Tucson.

Ardis Lange University of Arizona College of Fine Arts LDS Institute North Mountain

Community notices from El Paso area churches and clubs

St Margaret s guild of Grace Episcopal church meets Friday at 8 p m at 1401 East First. Graduation at Sunnyside schools Friday at 8 p m. Pima County council holds its last meeting of the year at YWCA Friday at 3. St Annes society food sale Saturday 9 a m Penneys store. AAUW breakfast Saturday 9 a m Old Pueblo club. Call Mrs Robert Bancroft before Friday.

St. Margaret’s Guild of Grace Episcopal Church East First Pima County Council YWCA AAUW Old Pueblo Club Robert Bancroft

Welch Boy Promoted to Coxswain in Navy

Mr and Mrs E D Welch of 2227 East Drachman announce their son Charles I Welch seaman first class has been promoted to coxswain. Lt Don Black stationed at Ft Bliss Texas attended the Welch gathering. Black’s home is Indiana.

E. D. Welch East Drachman Charles I. Welch Don Black Ft. Bliss Texas Lt. Black Indiana

Cheese Production Surges in United States Last Year

U S dairy data show total production of cheeses excluding cottage cheddar and skim totaling 200 million pounds in the previous year. Primary figures emphasize overall cheese output with large shares from major dairy regions and producers.

U. S

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