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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1940

Page

6

Mrs Converse Elected Head Of YW Board

Mrs. Converse, a YWCA board member for a year, was chosen president succeeding Mrs. George Barr who retires to lead next year’s finance campaign. The meeting announced committee chairs, budget moves, and plans for education and health programs, with notes on local support and upcoming events.

Guy Converse George Barr YWCA Converse Oberlin Columbia Des Moines Minneapolis Japan Presbyterian Board Osaka Factoryirls Rhymers New York Tucson East Mabel Street Mabel Lewis Malcolm Middleton O. Norton E. E. Bill Ulah Hudsow Kate van Buskirk Oury Park Halbert Miller W. S&s. Cunningham Roda Johnson T. F. Buehrer Philip Greissinger W. 8. Cunningham Mabelle Nicholson May Bake Helen Holt Johnson Milwaukee Wis Helen Dickenson Kiwanis Club Phrateres,niversity Arizona Town Tally Hi Club Edward Carman Health Education Committee Margaret A. Knight George W. Barr

Homemakers Elect Officers For Coming Year At Fort Lowell

Fort Lowell Homemakers met at the church and elected Mrs. A. S. Bradley president for the coming year. Others chosen were Mrs. W. N. Allen vice president, Mrs. Robert Brean secretary, Mrs. Joe Polaski treasurer, Mrs. Ben H. Anderson reporter, and Mrs. W. Paul Chandler flower committee chair. Members discussed plans and ideas for the year. attendees included Mesdames Allen Adrian Bartel Dail Wright Mackin Blacklidge Sylvester Bradley Chandler Brean Pulaski Anderson Sneed Williamson Peters Smith Stones.

Fort Lowell A. S. Bradley W. N. Allen Robert Brean Joe Polaski Ben H. Anderson W. Paul Chandler Mesdames W. N. Allen George E. Andrian C. H. Bartel R. F. Dail Theo Wright A. J. Mackin F. E. Blacklidge A. F. Sylvester Clyde Curnett Justin D. Barnes Joe Pulaski Hazel D. Sneed H. T

Auxiliary Card Party Set For IOOF Hall This Evening

Unsettled weather leads the Ladies auxiliary to the B. of A. T to move its public card party from the lawn to the banquet room at Odd Fellows hall. Prizes, refreshments, and games including contract and whist will be offered. Play starts at 8 p m.

Odd Fellows’ Hall B. of A. T Ioof Hall

Social Tea Honors Mary Elizabeth Albertson in Tucson

Mrs Roy L Albertson of Tucson and Buffalo hosted an informal tea yesterday for her daughter Mary Elizabeth with guests Miss Nor Culbertson Anna June Pot torff Lois Jean Morris Martha Higginbotham Ellenise Burns Virginia Cronk Betty Browne and Virginia Watters attending.

Roy L. Albertson Tucson Buffalo N. Y Mary Elizabeth Albertson Elinor Culbertson Anna June Pottorff Lois Jean Morris Martha Higginbotham Ellenise Burns Virginia Cronk Betty Browne Virginia Watters

Legion Auxiliary leaders tour Phoenix area events

Mrs. Bess Palmer and Mrs. Kaye Vincent visit Phoenix today. Palmer visits Tempe auxiliary unit and attends a Maricopa Salon 8 and 40 dinner meeting in Phoenix where Vincent makes her official visit.

Bess Palmer American Legion Auxiliary Kaye Vincent Phoenix

Miss Nancy Harper Honored At Weekend Shower

Miss Nancy Harper, bride to be, was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted at Larry Wilson's home by Mrs. W H Calmes Mrs. G H Nordmeyer and Mrs. Larry Wilson. Yellow and white colors and Shasta daisies decorated the gathering. Many friends attended including Mesdames A W Ausin W C Davis D E Ash L D Strubinger George Dyer Mary Lee Morton A J Hammond Ethel Bentley P A Roy R J Rahm G H Knoff T Z Zimmerman J C Devine L D Carr Maude Debaud J F Hardy Joe Wilson Rush M Deskins Tom Davenport Elwood Patten T J Price D A Harper J E Abbott and Miss Henrietta Wilson.

Nancy Harper W. H. Calmes G. H. Nordmeyer Larry Wilson Mesdames A. W. Ausin W. C. Davis D. E. Ash L. D. Strubinger George Dyer Mary Lee Morton A. J. Hammond Ethel Bentley P. A. Roy R. J. Rahm G. H. Knoff T. Z. Zimmerman J C. Devine L. D. Carr Maude Debaud J. F. Hardy Joe Wilson Rush M. Deskins Tom Davenport Elwood Patten T. J. Price D. A. Harper J. E. Abbott Miss Henrietta Wilson

Reservations Made For Card Benefit At All Saints Church

The annual Catholic Daughters of America lawn card party will be at 8 pm at All Saints church South Sixth avenue. Proceeds benefit priest education. Frances Marie Kohler chairs. hostess group includes A F Burke and others. Refreshments and games like contract five hundred auction whist and bingo will be run by named volunteers. Rain moved the event from a private home to the church.

Court San Agustin Catholic Daughters of America All Saints Church South Sixth Avenue Frances Marie Kohler A. F. Burke Walbert Senoir J. J. O'Dowd William I. Walsh Mary Weinzapfel Sarah Small Catherine Delgado Beatrice Jirgal Nellie Campion Frances Small Eileen Taylor Esther Kinney Margaret Bolton Alma Weinzapfel Marie de Saro Elizabeth Cronin Mildred Corbett Katherine Kerns Virginia Hill Lillian Leslie Jeannette Witz Mary Sue Wooley Loretta Leary Ann McCarthy Frances Walsh Gus Taylor James Foy Catherine Treiber Mary Hicks Charles Yost R. Richardson B. Bowen Harry Hines Roy Logan C. A. Dougherty Elton Barnes Earl Crandall Dorothy Baldauf Anna Sullinger I. A. Mella Dan Leddy Arthur Peters Erma Hayden Hazel Slight E. Metcalf W. R. Benedict Mary Davis John L. Donahue Dan Mahoney B. B. Edwards E. H. McMahon Victor Stoner Don Hughes Bertha Marshall Elsei Marshall Frances Maire Viola Stuff Mildred Cummings Messrs Andy Martin Nick Hall

Closing Exercises At Arizona Sunshine School Friday

The Arizona Sunshine school will hold closing exercises in the main building on Friday morning at 9 15. Attendance awards and graduation certificates will be issued to Lenore Hirsch and Bonnie Jean Underwood. The program includes the Kindergarten Rhythm band a Spanish playlet by the S class and patriotic dramatization by the lower grades.

Arizona Sunshine School O. P. Knight Margaret Schulz P. W. Hodges Lenore Hirsch Bonnie Jean Underwood

Walter Winchell On Broadway The New York Scene

Critics faced rain while viewing American Jubilee and Aqua show, praising neither. Buster Crabbe drew big reactions, while The Tavern with George M. Cohan faltered despite strong press affection. Life magazine covered Cohan’s Pittsburgh Washington push before the show closed, signaling a return with a new musical in the fall.

New York Mr. Lockridge Buster Crabbe Johnny Weissmuller George M. Cohan Mr. Cohan John Mason Brown Life Mag Pittsburgh Washington Cohan

The Magic Lanterns Film Picks Review

In review notes, Waterloo Bridge is a wartime romance with V. Leigh and R. Taylor. Lillian Russell stars with Alice Faye in a Zanuck production. Torrid Zone features Ann Sheridan with Cagney and OBrien. Also mentioned are Slightly Honorable and Men Without Souls as crime and prison dramas.

Waterloo Bridge London V. Leigh R. Taylor Mr. Zanuck Lillian Russell Weber Fields Alice Faye Ann Sheridan Cagney O’brien Les Banana Equator Hays Office Men Without

Wireless musings and critics at campaign year gala

A compact review notes Kenneth Simpson’s questions for the G O P chair on Republican missteps in a campaign year. De Mille’s True Confessions lacks the film’s punch while J Barrymore shines in The Critics prize dinner recap. Crossleys begin diving season as a top comedian loses six points in a bold push.

Kenneth Simpson G.O.P J. Barrymore Joseph Wood Kutch Saroyan Louisiana Purchase Hall Crossleys

Story snippets mix satire and scandal across many voices

Demaree Bess accuses Stalin of selling out to Hitler to save himself while President Truman struggles to hide weakness from the public, and Franklyn Waltman attacks Sec. Ickes in Look with editors softening the byline. World Digest mocks Vespucci in Van Buren era politics, A. P. Herbert blasts War officials, and Oliver St Gregory nelle Reader's Digest notes bold silences demanding responses.

Demaree Bess Stalin Hitler Joe Bess Franklyn Waltman Sec. Ickes Mag Waltman World Digest Madam Vespucci Martin van Buren Paris A. P. Herbert Oliver St. Gregory Reader's Digest

Front pages weigh hopeful war outlooks across papers

The Post cautions on Hitler’s power while noting his invincibility legend as a weapon. The Sun recalls Belgium and the Netherlands open the path toward Germany. Ray Clapper reports Washington expects a hard fight but eventual Allied superiority. The U S tightens self defense moves as Wall Street reels. military experts note censorship masks Western Front details.

Post Hitler Sun T. R. Ybarra Belgium Netherlands France Germany Ray Clapper Washington U. S Wall Street

Hollywood Stars Speak On Love And Acting In Candid Quips

A collection of quick quotes from Ann Sheridan Ann Sothern Jeanette MacDonald Barbara Stanwyck Richard Greene Carole Lombard Louis Hayward Loretta Young and others reveals attitudes on romance marriage acting and the sexes. The remarks range from playful to pointed offering a snapshot of attitudes in the era.

Ann Sheridan Ann Sothern Jeffrey Lynn Jeanette MacDonald Barbara Stanwyck Richard Greene Carole Lombard Gracie Allen Louis Hayward Loretta Young

Dinner Meeting of 8 and 40 Group Noted for Anniversary

Pima Salon No. 164 8 et 40 held a regular dinner meeting at the American Legion lounge. Guests included Joe Hansen Chef de Guerre of the 40 et 8 and Mrs Hansen. The event marked Ethyl Thorp’s 20th wedding anniversary along with birthdays for Mabel Neal Helen Blakesley Alice Glascoe and Leonard Palmer.

American Legion Joe Hansen Hansen Ethyl Thorp le Petite Chapeaux Mabel Neal Helen Blakesley Alice Glascoe Leonard Palmer Ora Lee Kite Ira Rogers Edith Wilson Kate Hines Ethyl Thorpe Messrs Mesdames P. H. Cook George Wilson Dan Lyons William Vincent L. H. Howard Clint Helbig Fred Thorp Arthur Brinkmeyer R. E. Lee Kite Edgar Neal Edward

Arizona Chapter No. 2 O E S Card Party at Hospital

Arizona Chapter No 2 O E S will entertain veterans at a card party at the U S Veterans hospital Thursday evening at 7 o clock. All members are urged to attend.

Rizona Chapter U. S. Veterans’ Hospital

Carrillon Club Hosts Mexican Supper for Grads

Carrillon club of the First Methodist church invites graduating seniors from the Wesley foundation and club members to a Mexican supper party Friday at 7 at Cosme's. Mrs. Orville Gaunt leads arrangements with info and reservations via 0142-1-2.

Carrillon Club First Methodist Church Wesley Foundation Cosme’s Orville Gaunt

Pima County Farm Bureau Picnic and Pythian Sisters Meeting

The Pima County Farm Bureau hosts a picnic Friday at 6 pm at Sunnyside School with public invited. Juanita Temple No. 6 Pythian Sisters holds a regular meeting Wednesday at 8 pm at I C O F hall for local and visiting members. The San Agustin Court Catholic Daughters of America presents its annual garden card.

Pima County Farm Bureau Sunnyside Juanita Temple No Pythian Sisters I. C. O. F. Hall

One Bread Type Dominates German Markets

A report notes Germany-wide bread production centers on a single variety, shaping bakery offerings and consumer choices across major cities and rural towns. The piece discusses supply chains, tradition, and potential price impacts while naming regional bakers and distribution networks.

Local Group To Install Alma Young At Pioneer Hotel

Tucson Business and Professional Women meet at 7 at the Pioneer ballroom where Alma Young will start a second term as president. Other officers will be installed by Mrs. Mary Maroney and reports on the Williams convention will be heard. A memorial service for Mary S. Brown and an emblem program will be included with dancing and music provided by local performers. Reservations with Mrs. Harelson are requested before 8 this evening.

Tucson Pioneer Alma Young Dent Mary Maroney Winifred Harelson Constance F. Smith Irene Hayes Edna Miller Young Edna Ginn Business and Professional Women Williams Marjorie Vincent Lenna Burgess Mary S. Brown Cornelia du Bois Merle Ballantyne Elizabeth Laidlaw Xulla Cooper Love Georgia James Gipsy Queen Aida Yplas Flower Girl Shirley McGuire Fern Busby Jacqueline Dale Charmain Schuyler Barbara Bishop Hortensia Basurto Eva Miller Mildred Roberts Lois Busby Elizabeth Chapelle Olgie Gallego

Grossetta Home Party Hosted by Local Church Women

In the garden of Warren Grossetta home at 1645 East Speedway, the First Congregational church Women’s Association hosts a 7:30 pm event with an 8 pm program. Levy’s department store models and university water sport participants will appear amid ballet numbers and a string ensemble.

Warren Grossetta East Speedway J. E. Walden Women’s Association of the First Congregational Church Victor H. Kelley Levy's Department Store Annie Jean Brown Pauline Weaver Lois Jean Morris Margaret O’brien Betty Brown Sue Hagins Sybil Juliani Ruth Arnold Dorothy Williams Donna Rae Howard Mary Hayward Virginia Arlene Rea Aline Kinnison Jean Stevenson Donna Mae Rogers Sarah Pulus Dorothy Peterson Shirley Coble Margaret Condron Antoinette Rudolf Betty Jane Gibbern Janet Ruggles Gloria Kohn Adabele Richardson Martha Williams Ruth Tackett Priscilla Payne Rosemary Brooks C. E. Britten Eleanor Middleton Nancy McCormick Dorothy Houston Frances Pickrell Frances Watkins Frances Hamilton Anne Morton Betty Wager Marion McKale Marjorie Holobaugh Brenneman J. D. Bailey Effie Dot Hopkins C. A. Baker Wilbur F. Conelly Dick Hall P. Holobaugh Holt Dean J. W. Clarson I. E. Huffman Co. A. Pickrell Paul Monier M.S. Miller T. F. Huerhrer E. L. Anderson S. M. Fegtley Gerald Jones George W. Knight Roda Johnson

Be held May 22 at the home of Mrs Burke

An event is scheduled for May 22 at 307 South Third Avenue the home of Mrs Burke. The fragment mentions 3775-W but provides no further context or details about the occasion or organizers.

Ocotillo YWCA Moonlight Picnic Planned on Patio

The Ocotillo club of the YWCA schedules a moonlight picnic on Thursday evening on the Y patio. Members are asked to telephone for reservations and each member may bring one guest.

Ocotillo Club YWCA Y Patio

Beef and Sir John Rescue in Hidden Explosives Storehouse

Beef eavesdrops the corridor and discovers a concealed storehouse filled with gelignite dynamite and nitroglycerine. He battles an intruder, is saved by Sir John Meredith and Lieutenant Rotz, and vows to strike back at their common enemies.

Beef Explosives Department of Scotland Yard England Rotz Sir John Sir John Meredith John Meredith Francis Gerard King Features Syndicate, Inc

Beefs Escape Through Hidden Key in Door

Beef discovers a key slipped beneath his door and works the lock with care. He finally opens the door and steps into the corridor unsure of direction, debating whether to lock the room behind him as he ponders who slipped the key and why.

Beef

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