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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1940

Page

6

Tucson Couple Weds In Candlelit St Philip’s Ceremony

Barbara Anne Nicholas became the bride of George Dewar Jackson in a candlelit service at St Philip’s. The gown featured ivory satin with heirloom lace and a long train. Attendants wore blue chiffon gowns, and a Liszt Liebestraum was sung before the ceremony. The couple, popular Tucsonians, later left for a California wedding trip.

Barbara Anne Nicholas George Dewar Jackson George Ferguson Im &T. P Ower Betsy Barbara Arline Bishop Margaret Shreve Betty Bernard Lansing Mich Elizabeth Stone Matalatka Alaska Betty Land Daniel Clarke Casa Grande Walter Nielson Mr. Jackson Morris Speer Ted Bland Thomas Dawson Tyler Gilbert Charles O. Walker Liszt Elizabeth Bolton Alice Flaccus Paula Knipe Nicholas North Main Street Mrs. Nicholas Mrs. Jackson Jackson California Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scabbard and Blade el Paso Natural Gas Company

Closing Banquet Held Thursday By Villa Carondelet

Villa Carondelet Juniors at St. Joseph's Academy hosted the annual spring banquet for graduating seniors at 7 30 p m in the Pioneer hotel dining room. Miss Felix Herrick led the program and read the class prophecy. Senior reader Miss Nemo Warren voiced the class will.

St. Joseph’s Academy Villa Carondelet Pioneer Hotel Felix Herrick Miss Herrick Nemo Warren Jacqueline Hooker Socality Perfect Margaret Long Athletic Club Amelia Durazzo Leota Veyet Madeline Durazzo Virginia Robbins Louise Mulligan Jane Kengla Louise Blondell Susan Jean Wooton Francis McClelland Dorothy Ott Kathleen

High school breakfast honors Curtiss Anderson amid wedding plans

A breakfast in the Tucson high school cafeteria honored Curtiss Anderson who will wed Fay Armstrong in Phoenix on Saturday. The gathering included Mrs Bessie Rea, Alice Perkins, Lenore Nier, C A Carson, Virginia Poindexter, Harriet Martin, Anna Hughes, Miriam Geyer, James Billingsley, and Campbell Juleff. Mrs E K Pittis of San Diego arrived to attend her son William Pittis’s senior graduation tonight and will stay through Monday.

Alice Vail Curtiss Anderson Fay Armstrong Phoenix Anderson England Bessie Rea Alice Perkins Lenore Nier C. A. Carson Virginia Poindexter Harriett Martin Anna Hughes Miriam Geyer James Billingsley Campbell Juleff E. K. Pittis San Diego Calif Tucson William Pittis

Two Tucson Teachers Plan Summer Visits to West Coast and Islands

Miss Cornelia Freeman and Miss Amy Freeman, local school teachers, will visit friends in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Hawaiian islands during the vacation. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Paschoal in Hawaii. The sisters will later spend the Pacific coast portion of their trip before returning home. Graduating seniors were feted at a San Carlos cafe luncheon hosted by Miss Ruth Hubbard with several honored guests named.

Tucson Cornelia Freeman Amy Freeman Los Angeles San Francisco Hawaiian Islands E. G. Paschoal Old Pueblo States Pacific Coast San Carlos Cafe Ruth Hubbard K. F. Hubbard A. T. Poor Dorothy Poor Beth Westover Helen McNeil Betty Benning Dorothy Houston Joan Altfillisch Betty Ann Kenny Jessy Powell Peggy Parlett Dorothy Strickland Frances Perry Alice Getzwiller Marvelle Zellar

Mrs Mary Naomi Cheesbourg to wed Delbert Randall

Mrs Theresa Cheesbourg announced the marriage of her daughter Mary Naomi to Delbert Cornelius Randall at a party this week. The couple wed in Florence on November 29 and will reside in Phoenix after Mr Randall's three years at the University of Arizona.

Theresa Cheesbourg Mary Naomi Delbert Cornelius Randall Florence Randall

Dance Tonight Honors High School Graduates at School Annex

After the commencement exercises this evening the 1940 high school class will be honored at a student body dance in the school annex. Miss Calanthe Brazelton and Andrew Tolson are in charge of arrangements with the PTA serving punch under Mrs. T. E. Allin. Admission is by invitation and Glenn Roth Rock's Orchestra will provide music with many chaperones listed and patrons noted.

Calanthe Brazelton Andrew Tolson Punch T. E. Allin Glenn Rothrock Florence Brazelton Lillian Cavett Miriam Geyer Emma Holland Edna Lamb W. B. Kessel Charles Pickrell Louella Cherry Chester Smith Herman Kengla H. R. Burkett Foster Naething A. J. Bruce

Sunnyside School Dinner Brings Farm Bureau Meeting Together

A pot-luck dinner hosts the Pima County Farm Bureau at Sunnyside school tonight open to the public. Guests include Evalyn Bentley and other local leaders. Flowing Wells pupils perform as tables arranged by T. C. Brown. Activities feature a mixer directed by A B Ballantyne and music by Betty Dubois.

Pima County Farm Bureau Sunnyside Sunnyside Improvement Association Evalyn Bentley M. M. Hale Pima County Homemakers’ Council E. M. Furrey Bureau C. B. Brown Lola McFarland Flowing Wells Charles MacKenzie Betty Dubois A. B. Ballantyne University of Arizona T. C. Brown George Menzie Thelm Moody R. T. Burr

Names of individuals listed in the notice

A list of people includes Foley, Felix Herrick, Mary Elizabeth Garrigan, Justina Healey, Ina Marie Gerber, Peggy Jo Grandona, Evelyn Maxwell, Patricia Parkinson, Mary Ann Price, Rosa Marie Soto, Patricia Sears, and Lillian Waehs in the document.

Walter Winchell On Broadway and Obituary Mischief

Walter Winchell On Broadway notes how a premature death report stirs a city desk and editorials until a correction names Alexander Woollcott instead of Guthrie Walcott. Gregory Ratoff defends Heifetz as unmatched, while Billy Goetz mocks the idol with a joke about a thirty two note piece.

Crier City Desk Woollcott Alex Alexander Guthrie Walcott Jascha Heifetz Gregory Ratoff Billy Goetz Zanuck Gregory Heifetz

British Navy Captain Returns Home Amid War Jokes

Jack White tells a Club 18 audience a tale of a British naval captain on furlough who keeps being interrupted by a wartime phone line. Each call asks if the coast is clear prompting the captain to finally tell his wife about the Admiralty.

Jack White Admiralty

Word Eating of the Week Saroyan Critique Overtotes Critics

A critical review thread cites Brooks Atkinson on William Saroyan’s My Heart's in the Highlands from 1939 and 1940. The Times writer questions Saroyan's meaning and rationalist stance.

William Saroyan New York Saroyan Highlands Brooks Atkinson Times Mr. Saroyan Atkinson Atkinson Saroyans Sarovyan

Bimelech Faces Humbling Setback on the Turf

Bimelech, once the handicappers’ unanimous pick, failed to win again as turf writers warn of a red face if the horse suffers another licking. The piece hints at ongoing scrutiny of the betting odds and public reception.

Bimelech

Tailor Fends Off Mobster Over Minor Suit Bill

In a street tussle over a $1.50 repair charge, a tiny tailor stands up to a threatening mobster. The pistol-quick exchange ends with the tailor vowing a beating for two cents and hinting at testifying to the D A.

Pat Chandler D.A

Notable Critics Spar Over Wartime Theatre and Politics

A collage of sharp jibes and wry observations from critics across leading papers. Musings on actors, media, Mussolini, betting odds, and the French British alliance frame a period of tense cultural commentary.

Old Millionaire’s Town Seeks Liberty Library Twist

An aging rich man planned to donate his hometown a library but residents requested instead an anti aircraft battery for next year, underscoring local priorities over a traditional memorial.

Halo Too Tight A Doctor Comic

A man visits his doctor complaining of illness. After routine checks the doctor asks about smoking drinking and kissing and learns the patient avoids them for religious reasons. The physician concludes with a punchline that the halos on too tight causing front and back head pains.

Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 549 Meeting and Farm Bureau Picnic

The Ladies' auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 549 holds a 7 30 PM meeting at the Pioneer hotel. The Pima County Farm Bureau picnic is set for 6 PM Friday at Sunnyside school. Public invited.

Ladies’ Auxiliary The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 549 Pioneer Hotel Pima County Farm Bureau Sunnyside

Amphitheater PTA to Sponsor Summer Saturday Dances

The Amphitheater PTA plans a series of Saturday evening dances in the school auditorium during the coming summer. Music from 8 to 12 will be provided by Harold Sherwood and his orchestra. Nursery care will be available for small children and a small admission fee will be charged.

PTA Harold Sherwood

Regular meeting of the White Shrine at Masonic Temple

The Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold a regular meeting Friday evening at 8 o clock in the Masonic Temple. Reports from the Supreme Shrine will be given and all local and visiting members have been asked to attend.

Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Supreme Shrine

Tucson Loyal Star Lodge Meeting Tonight at Knights Hall

The Tucson Loyal Star Lodge No. 89 will hold a regular meeting at 8 o'clock this evening at the Knights of Columbus hall. Following the business session refreshments will be served.

Tucson Loyal Star Lodge No. 89 Knights of Columbus

Proper Laundering of Lace Collars

To clean a lace or embroidered collar baste it to muslin, wash and rinse, roll in a Turkish towel, and press thoroughly on the wrong side as it nearly dries. Then remove from the cloth, lay face down on a dry towel and press until fully dry.

Donations Requested by Rummage Shop Directors

The Arizona Children’s Home board asks Tucson residents to donate old clothing cracked dishes and half used jars of creams for the permanent rummage shop at 320 North Fourth Avenue. Proceeds support home maintenance. Donations accepted Wednesday and Saturday mornings or dropped at the office next door. Pickups arranged by Mrs. Almyr Kinnison. board members staff the shop.

The Arizona Children’s Home Tucsonians Arizona Children's Home North Fourth Avenue Almyr Kinnison

48 States Club Dance at Wetmore's Pavilion

The 48 States club announces a Saturday evening party at Wetmore's pavilion featuring Tony Tappero and his Saxophone with Bernice Lindner and Jennie Phillips as vocalists. Bob Ecton's orchestra will provide the music and the event is open to the public.

48 States Club Wetmore’s Pavilion Tony Tappero Bernice Lindner Jennie Phillips Bob Ecton

Daughter Of Arizonian Is Wed In Capitol

Vera Virginia Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs William T Allen of Tubac Arizona married James Wilmer Jones son of Mr and Mrs W Parker Jones of Washington in St Albans church Washington The bride wore white satin with Alencon lace and a fingertip veil Her bouquet orchids and lilies of the valley

St. Alban’s Church Washington, D. C Vera Virginia Allen William T. Allen Tubac Ariz James Wilmer Jones W. Parker Jones Washington Stanislas Czertwertynski Warsaw Dorothy Bryce Pittsburgh Susanne Sommerville Chicago Mary Bell New York Parker H. Jones Elsa van Nes Thompson Glendale Ohio

Roosevelt PTA Ends Year With Final Meeting

The Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association held its final meeting at the school. Members presented retiring president Mrs Verna Yocum with a gift. New officers installed by Mrs R L Pomeroy include Mrs A M Jones president and others. Mrs Alice Graybeal spoke about work for crippled children.

Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association Cosme’s Verna Yocum R. L. Pomeroy A. M. Jones Ralph Connor Winnie Wheeler Clarence Perrine Fred Snyder Alice Graybeal

Alpha Chi Omega Alumnae Honor Seniors At Picnic

Graduating seniors Jeannelle Jones Margaret Paulson Alice Westover Mary Alice McGuire Martha Lou Taylor Martha Higinbotham and Josephine Smith were guests at a local Alpha Chi Omega alumnae picnic at Thunderbird House. Founders Mrs. Lloyd Burke and Miss Margaret Doty visited Tuc son during the event hosted by Mrs. Albert Purchase with assistan ts from Mrs. Franklin Roach and Mrs. Austin Kaercher.

Alpha Chi Omega Thunderbird House Albert Purchase Jeannelle Jones Margaret Paulson Alice Westover Mary Alice McGuire Martha Lou Taylor Martha Higinbotham Josephine Smith Tucson Lloyd Burke Margaret Doty Purchase Franklin Roach Austin Kaercher William Wagner Samuel Schwenn Henry Keller Russel C. Ewing Edward H. Andres, Jr Paul S. Burgess Harriet Abercrombie Virginia Arnold Mary Ann Cross Golda McCullough Bereneice Power

Spiced Fruit Cookies With Pineapple Juice Hint

Use pineapple juice instead of the recipe liquid for tangy spiced fruit cookies. Sardine filling idea blends mashed sardines with salad dressing and lemon juice for hot toasted sandwiches.

Easy Jelly Cream Pudding Sauce

Beat jelly and cream together with one fourth as much jelly as cream until frothy. Serve quickly. This sauce suits warm or chilled desserts and adds a light finish.

Creamed Egg and Mushroom Rolls Spring Luncheon Idea

A novel serving idea uses crusty rolls with centers removed and toasted. Fill the cases with creamed hard cooked eggs mushrooms chicken or fish for a deli like spring luncheon with butter yellow cream cheese and a crisp salad.

The Wotan Brigade Plot and a Hidden Family Secret

In a tense confrontation General von Wallenfels and Siegfried Kloffer confront alleged traitors. Kloffer reveals a hidden neural of maps and a sealed package tied to British intelligence. A dying note to Hermann uncovers Hermann’s lineage and a wedge scar confirms identity.

Weimar Judas Siegfried Kloffer Kloffer Herreras von Wallenfels Siegfried Rotz Wotan Brigade England W’ Brigade Hector McAllister British Intelligence Department Erich Stutz Germany Stutz Max von Wallenfels Beef Meredith Grosvenor and Counties Bank Basle Herr Siegfried Kloffer c/o Grosvenor and Counties Bank Eaton Square London Hermann Bbi Ephraim Rachael Rothstein Rothstein Christian Austria Prussia Rachel Rothstein Bis von Tarlesheim Graf Ulrich von Tarlesheim Prinzess Elizabeth von Wallenfels Max Ephraim Wallenfels Ulrich Schloss Wallenfels Anna Elizabeth Wotan

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St. Philip's Sunnyside School Walter Winchell Daily Mirror John Anderson Journal and American Bugs Baer H. I. Phillips N. Y. Sun Mussolini Bob Considine Jack Doyle New York Mirror Charles Yale Harrison Fuehrer William Bird Lionel S. B. Shapiro Montreal Gazette Saroyah Anon Daily Reminder Polly Ana E. Pennington Arizonian Capitol James Jones Mr. Jones W. Gould Jones William Asher Erwin Eichorn Beltsville Parker Jones Cornell D. Booth John Connor H. van Nes Hall Roanoke Roosevelt Pta North Santa Rita Little Bear Nina L, Brannen Francis Gerard Record Shop Tucson Music Co E. Congress Iite Georgia Rosenna Seafoam Navy East Congress Stee Department Stores Inc Leoralion Liay Tucson No. 1
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