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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1944

Page

6

Former Head Of Alpha Phi Visits Tucson Meeting

Miss Henrietta M. Coone former national president of Alpha Phi will be guest of honor at a Tucson Alpha Phi chapter meeting Monday at 6 30 in the home of Zaner Lesher 1919 East Street Buffet dinner hostesses are Mrs Lesher Mrs John Brooks Mrs Ben Slack and Mrs Edward J Taylor Miss Coone Chicago resident helped organize the Tucson chapter and installed Alpha Phi chapters at the University of Minnesota and at Alpha chapter at 7 New officers for the ensuing school year are president Mrs Willard Morrow vice president Mrs Eric Bollman secretary Mrs George Jones and treasurer Mrs Marshall Beck

Henrietta M. Coone Alpha Phi Fraternity Eva Robinette East Fourth Street Tucson Alpha Phi Zaner Lesher East — Street Mmes. Lesher John Broks Ben Slack Edward J. Taylor Miss Coone Chicago Tucson University of Minnesota Mmes Paul Allen Andreas Anderson Marshall Beck William Graham Bell Eric Bollman Wallace Bowman John Brooks Allison Dow Roland Goodel Wallace Gray Royal Irving Roland James Emery Johnson George Jones George McConnell Edwin McKee Neil Oakley John Park

Pima Salon Meeting Welcomes New Partners At Dinner

Partners of Pima Salon No 164 held a dinner meeting at Elizabeth Ashen’s home presided by Grace Weil. Reports came from Vera Thomas child welfare Kaye Vincent hospital and Betty Mack cards to Denver Jewish hospital. New partners Betty Atwood Rose Carlisle Annabell Gendron initiated.

Pima Salon Elizabeth Ashen Grace R. Weil le Petit Chapeau Rmen Vera Thomas Kaye Vincent Betty Mack Denver Betty Atwood Rose Carlisle Annabell Gendron Jeanne McQuown Alice Few Gayle Mason Elsie Nelson LaVada Hall Aurillia Taylor Ethyl Thorpe Marie Fridena Marion Neyler Sarah Rambaud Dollie Young Marie Burns Gertrude Meyers Hannah Howard Irene Brinkmeyer Ruth Adams Grace Weil Grayce Gibson Josephine Corbett Charlotte Helbig Mildred Hubbard Edith Childress Bess Palmer

Children’s Theatre Closes Year With Three Short Plays

The Tucschildren's theatre presents three one act plays tonight as the school season ends. Summer sessions start June 5 for eight weeks. A Puritan themed piece and a modern comedy for junior high conclude the program.

Children's Theatre

Anshei Israel Ladies Dinner Hosts Luncheon Event

Anshei Israel Ladies Group held a luncheon Wednesday at Mrs. Max Wendell's El Encanto home. Officers of the ladies auxiliary were entertained, with Mahjongg and bridge played after lunch. guests included Mmes. Romie Lapin Fenster Fischman Kap Salit Brown Segal Sugarman Landwold Idenberg Fruchtman Fuerstein Spiegel Sauber Greenman Seff Strauss and Pine.

Max Wendell Ladies’ Auxiliary Congregation Anshei Israel el Encanto eStates Bridge Mmes M. Romie J. Lapin Fenster G. Fischman A. Kap- S. Salit H. D. Brown J. Segal Sugarman S. Landwold A. Idenberg R. Fruchtman

Campanella Club Concert Postponed To May 28

The annual Campanella Club concert is postponed from May 21 to May 28 at 3 p.m. in the recital hall of the Temple of Music and Art.

Campanella Club la Campanella Club Temple of Music and Art

Suzanne Lesher Heads to Chicago for Summer Stay

Miss Suzanne Lesher departs for Chicago to spend the summer as a guest of Alpha sorority sister Charlotte Bahike at The Dunes on Lake Michigan.

Suzanne Lesher Chicago Iss Charlotte Bahike the Dunes Lake Michigan

Piano Pupils Recital At Temple Of Music Hall

Lotta S Barrett presents her piano pupils in a public recital Sunday at 4 pm in the Temple of Music recital hall. Performers include Norma Abegg Buzz Abegg Billie Jo Hollinsworth Mrs Martin Margaret Martin Betty Jo Lusby Venice Lindsay Madelyn Norton Pearl Garibay Diana Lovett Sylvia Conelly Doris Starr Beverly Clark Jeanine Maxwell Geraldine Maxwell Velma Bingham Ann Drachman Jean Coulson Juanita Skaggs Colleen Payne Priscilla Payne. The program opens with the national anthem then Nevin Rosary and works by Lange Brahms Elmenreich Thompson Vanderbeck Federer Waldteufel Engelman Beethoven Mokrejs Sousa Bohm Lasson Burleigh Chopin Sibelius Sinding Dett.

Lotta S. Barrett Temple of Music Recital Hall Norma Abegg Buzz Abegg Billie Jo Hollinsworth Mrs. Martin Margaret Martin Betty Jo Lusby Venice Lindsay Madelyn Norton Pearl Garibay Diana Lovett Sylvia Conelly Doris Starr Beverly Clark Jeanine Maxwell Geraldine Maxwell Velma Bingham Ann Drachman Jean Coulson Juanita

Rainbow Order Installation At Masonic Temple Sunday

A candlelight ceremony Sunday at 3 p m at the Masonic temple will install Doris Helbig as worthy adviser of the Rainbow for Girls. Officiating will be Helen Ferguson with Avanelle Johnson as installing marshal and Margaret Skidmore as installing chaplain. guest speaker Lucille Abel.

Masonic Temple Doris Helbig Clinton L. Helbig East Fourth Street Order of the Rainbow Helen Ferguson Avanelle Johnson Marshall Margaret Skidmore Gretchen Mauch Tucson High School Order of Rainbow Geyer

Mrs E A Wright Elected President of Safford PTA

Mrs E A Wright was installed as president of the 1944 1945 Safford PTA at the final meeting held at the school. She succeeds Mrs D C Gardner. Joe Young spoke on a successful year and new officers were installed including Merle Welch Alice Fulmer Ernest Mariscal Joe E Wheeler C C Hopkins and B L Moffitt.

E. A. Wright PTA Safford D. C. Gardner Joe Young Safford Junior High Merle Welch Alice Fulmer Ernest Mariscal Joe E. Wheeler C. C. Hopkins B. L. Moffitt

Four More Arizonians Promoted By U S Army

The war department promoted four Arizona officers from first lieutenant to captain namely William Lowell Hibbs of Benson Jay Franklin Abrams of Phoenix Morton Edison Pratt Jr of Tucson and Erin Herald Peter- promoted from second to first lieutenant.

Washington War Department Arizona William Lowell Hibbs Benson Jay Franklin Abrams Phoenix Morton Edison Pratt, Jr North Sixth Avenue Tucson Erin Herald Peter

Small Auto Repairmen Pay Raises Restricted

Small auto repair shops in California Arizona and Nevada granted raises due to inflationary wage increases by operators according to Arthur C. Miller 10th regional WLB vice chairman. Previously shops employing eight or fewer workers were exempt from wage regulations.

Los Angeles California Arizona Nevada Arthur C. Miller WLB

Rogue Women and Rogue Elephants in Wartime Folly

In a 1944 King Features column the author warns of rogue women alike to rogue elephants, arguing war years loosen morals. The piece critiques social tolerance, calls for accountability, and notes women’s bravery alongside a wave of unsuitable behavior among many. The tone blends satire with social critique.

Solomon King Features Syn., Inc

Walter Winchell on War Planning and the Postwar Dilemma

Walter Winchell argues postwar planning must be driven by living fighters on battlefields not by planners. He warns victory needs ongoing effort, criticizes relying on past histories, and stresses the future depends on the generation that secured victory and seeks true liberty.

Flowing Wells School Holds Commencement Tonight

Flowing Wells school commencement exercises start at 8 15 pm with graduates Muriel Clisby Mildred Deitring Joe Lee Fanning June Ann Funston Billie Yvonne Harruff Edna Smith Edward Strughn and Charlotte Thurston. Rev Frederick Knoll will deliver the invocation and benediction. Dr Roy H Wollam of Trinity Presbyterian church will give the address.

Flowing Wells Muriel Clisby Mildred Deitring Joe Lee Fanning June Ann Funston Billie Yvonne Harruff Edna Smith Edward Strughn Charlotte Thurston Frederick Knoll

King Carol linked to Nazi money schemes and Allied sabotage claims

The piece accuses King Carol and his press agents of anti Nazi posturing while alleging he aided Nazis by helping store funds in the Western Hemisphere. It also claims a PAL report connects officials sabotaging progressive war efforts and criticizing government films shown to troops, including nine hours of training movies in one sitting.

Carol H. Trib Western Hemisphere Mexico Hemisphere C. O War Department

Murdock Leads Debate on GI Bill Amendment Passage

Representative Murdock of Arizona led a House debate on a GI Bill amendment that passed. The measure would let returning veterans attend state colleges with the government paying full tuition up to the full cost, addressing concerns about shifting costs to states with low or no tuition subsidies.

Washington Murdock Arizona House

The Curtain Rises Lesson From Reynolds Advice

A quoted note from Quentin Reynolds in The Curtain Rises emphasizes concise reporting. He cites a World creation tale in 400 words versus the Ten Commandments in 297 as exemplary. The passage mentions a New York scene with figures like the 5th and 50th Radio City edifice and Lucius Boomer.

Quentin Reynolds Reynolds Radio City Jack Sharkey 51 Club Central Park Lucius Boomer Waldorf Mr. Big

Army Laundry Output At Fort Douglas In 1943

The Ninth Service Command Army service forces quartermaster laundries laundered 250,460,361 pieces in 1943. Enlisted laundry is done first with a $1.50 monthly fee. Commissioned officers’ laundry is handled last and charged by the piece.

ARMY Big Wash Fort Douglas Utah Ninth Service Command Army Service Forces

Divorce Court Moves to June in Reno Case

Report notes Mrs. Sailing Baruch Jr resumes at the divorce capital in June after a Reno visit to see her son back from the wars. The item also mentions counterfeit nylons, the Keeley Institute’s Washington branch, and industry chatter about Chaplin’s lawyer Jerry Geisler.

Sailing Baruch, JR Reno The

Press Box Notes on Montgomery Ward photo Ejection

In a caustic media critique a photograph shows boss Avery of Montgomery Ward being ejected in his chair carried by two MPs sparking prize talk. The writer mocks editors for not pairing Avery with a wounded soldier and cites critics faulting film depictions of Nazi atrocities versus real events in Odessa.

Boss Avery Montgomery- Ward Avery North Star Odessa

Methodist Woman's Society Breakfast Tuesday at First Church

The annual May breakfast of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church will be held Tuesday morning at 9 in the church assembly hall. Mite boxes will be opened and a playlet directed by Mrs Roy Robinson will be presented with music by Miss Helene Link. A nursery will be provided and reservations must be made by Sunday afternoon through group leaders.

Woman's Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church Church Assembly Hall Roy Robison Helene Link

Gorillas Both Vegetarian by Nature and Flexible in Captivity

The article notes that gorillas are vegetarian in the wild but readily accept meat when kept in captivity, highlighting dietary adaptability and feeding practices in zoos and research centers.

Vacation Bible School Starts At First Baptist

A vacation Bible school opens May 29 at the First Baptist Church corner of Sixth Avenue and Fifth Street. Daily classes from 9 to 11 30 for three weeks exclude Saturdays with Bible study memory work music and crafts. A June 16 program and June 18 picnic follow.

First Baptist Church Sixth Avenue Fifth Street W. B. Houston Paul J. Klingenberg W. P. Mortenson George C. Daum M. I. McNay Norman Lundsford Florence Armstrong

Community events highlight Tucson evening schedule

Junior Hadassah installs officers at 6 p m in Studio Patio. Tucson Little Theater presents Those Endearing Young Charms at Temple of Music and Art at 8 p m. St Margaret's guild meets at 8 p m 1401 East First. Sunnyside graduation at 8 p m. Immaculate Heart piano recital Sunday at 4 p m at Temple of Music. St Anne's food sale tomorrow at 9 a m Penney's. AAUW breakfast tomorrow at 9 a m Old Pueblo Club.

Tucson Little Theater Temple of Music and Art St. Margaret's Guild of Grace Episcopal Church East_ First Immaculate Heart Academy Temple of Music St. Anne’s Society Penney’s Old Pueblo Club

St. Margaret's Church Funds Concert at El Rio School

The Tucson Boys' choir concert at El Rio school will be sponsored by St. Margaret's church. May 24 at 8 p m. Ticket sales support the church building fund. Tickets available from any choir member.

Tucson el Rio School St. Clair and Melrose Streets St. Margaret’s Church

Nazi flag causes concern in Kansas City home

A Nazi flag hung from a clothesline at Mr and Mrs Joseph A Clark home in Kansas City sparked neighbor worry before its origin was explained. The flag was a souvenir sent to the Clark daughter by a lieutenant in Italy. The Clarks planned to air the flag before storing it away.

Kansas City Joseph A. Clark Clark Italy Wihey

Mercury thermometer invented in 1714 by Fahrenheit

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit is credited with inventing the mercury thermometer in 1714, marking a milestone in temperature measurement and scientific instrumentation.

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit

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Alpha Phi Anshei Israel Ladies Rainbow Order Safford Pta U. S. Army Davis-Monthan Field Howell Manning Manning Estate Paseo Redondo James C. Simpson Manning Grant Maxey Detroit Corp J. W. Russell Dallas Bob Rhineman Colo Sgt. Simpson Elsie Robinson Caesar Cain Rainbow Girl Walter Winchell New York Flowing Wells School Methodist Woman's Society Dery Navy CIA Ichurch Bible School Baptist Church Daily Reminder Junior Hadassah Sunnyside St. Margaret's Church Pebeco Pete Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co E. Pennington
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