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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-24

Police Monday were questioning
Milton =. Maxwell. IT, ie.year'old
Tacoma choir boy IN custody on
open charges after allegedlY sd.
hitting that he held up the driver
Of n asnitou bus the night Of Jan.
II aud robbed him Of SIS
Detective Capt Cluf Osborne
said he planned 10 question Max
well regarding n series Of robbefiss
staged her. last Tuesday night.
The youths description, officers
reported. correspondent la that OF
The youthful bandit who held up
seven persons within a few hours
and obtained more than 1900 IN
cash
Denies Other Grimes
After preliminary questioning
following bls afrusi Saturday
night. Maxwell admitted staging
the bus robbery but denied any
other crimes.
In n statement made ~ the
presence of several Officers young
Maxwell said he attended y choir
practice and visited gin friend
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Co. Board Rescinds $3.50
Appropriation For Deputies

sn emergency exists Taxpayers
sdil then have five days In SblsH
IN take 10 eosrt shs decision made
by commissioner IN connection
attn ihs requested appropriation.
y think ysa feiIs~s are
striking ss.v nseks nut" Pet
ssson warned. tn IN ahead
wlfb tbi. sfassHenrs - u nav
stands"
toiisfson sonsusfsd,
Ths emergency resolution Nas
ordered fsneindsd and pihile
hearing set for Jan. 81 on the 90
quest ~ tbs sheriff
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Thermometer Plays Part In
Constructing Marcus Span

Strange as II seems. Their
mometer is being used on pre-
hminary construction work Of The
Narrows bridge. In connection with
this. a very exact measuring ma
chine made by A. y Walstad for
the Washington Toll Bridge au-
thority. is doing It's part in putting
construction locations on the hair
line basis demanded
All this has caused the amateur
shore line Engineers to agree that
the engineers in charge of this
work are plenty smart
The thermometer may be more
than the ordinary household
weather glass. hut hardly looks II
as It is fastened on stick and
read by one of the engineers on
the job
The precision base line equip
ment manufactured by Walstah Is
something more This looks like
a young machine gun and a stand
ard
OFF this standard Is the adjust
ing instrument. arranged so IL can
be raised and placed in any posi-
ton desired by the operating per
son
The fine point is The micrometer
hairhne. so fine that microscope
is required to read the figures
when the tape line and line on
the base line machine cross
The tape line used has bcen
checked bs the Bureau Of
Standards In Washington. -.
e., and the co-efficient Of es-
pansion figured out This II
deep" material for the ordl-
nary person. hut the figure Is
something around .00ooo 81
foot. The engineers here deal
In such little figures that the
layman il simply out Of the
running
Three of these base line ma
chimes are used on the NsrroWs
job The engineers have set up
location on the bluff north of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-24
HEADS STUDENT
BODY At yElm

YEIM-Burt Hinrich Will head
the student body Of Nelm high
school through the spring semester
of 1889. II Was announced Mon
day following last weeks election.
other school officers include Babe
Herness. junior class president;
Ann Nandermsy. secretary. and
Jack Flick, sergean t-at-arms.
Elected to the yen team were
Bonny Jones. Betty Brown and
Gladys Anderson.
Newly-elected officers. Of the
Yelm Rebeksh lodge. Installed last
week by the Rebekah Past Noble
Grands' club of Tacoma, are Mrs.
Janet Franell. noble grand. Mrs.
Lena Fox. vice grand, Mrs. Grace
Hughes. recording secretary. MIS-,
Matte Dain. financial secretary,
Mrs. o. Swanson. treasurer, Mrs.
Elsie Anderson. chaplain, Mrs. {.
Brown. conductor: Mrs. II Hun
said, warden: Mrs Anna Carlson
and Mrs. Grinde, right and left
supports TO the noble grand. Mrs.
George Galear and Mrs. c. Blu
chanan. right and left supports Of
the vice grand. Miss Fern Hart,
inside guardian.
Installed as officers Of the
Tanda Theta Rho girls club were
Miss Frances Weber, president
Vivian kanoff. vice president,
Barbara Huhndorf, financial SEC
rotary: Betty Cornwall, treasurer;
Patty Martin, chaplain, Melva
Morrow. warden; Margaret Muir
ray. conductor; Gladys Anderson.
marshal. Robeta Sparkling and
Joan Trotter, right and left sup
ports to the president; Ann Van
dermay and Charlotte Hutchinson,
right and left supports to the vice
president; Frances Morrow. inside
guardian, and Dolly Cullins, out
side guardian.
The auxiliary Of Joseph Red
burn post American Legion. held
rummage sale Saturday IN the
Trimble garage store room Next
meeting will be Feb 2 at the Nor
ton home.
Phyllis Lsutzenhiser represented
Yelm at the Southwest Washing
ton high school oratorical contest
Friday night at Chehalis
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CONVENTION TO
open THURSDAY
PIT. AS Mid-Winter
Gathering To Be
At Falkland

The mid-v1nter convention q
Pierce County PIT A will be held
al Parkland grade school audi
forum Thursday, It was an
nounced BY Mrs. W. 5. Colmsn Of
Puvallup. president Of the ssso-
citation. The session will open at
GAS O'Clock and continue through
out the day.
The day viii open with COM
munity singing led BY Miss Anna
Mikkelson. with Miss Thelma
Daniels as accompsnist. and other
musical numbers Will be songs by
the girls glee club and vocal
group BY Miss Anna Mikkelson.
The greeting is to be given oy
Mrs. b r. Laird president Of
Falkland PIT A. NJ. +. Ford,
principal of the school. will be IN
charge of the flag salute. IN which
Girl Scouts will participate. The
invocation will be by Rev. J. P.
Pfmeger OF Pacific Lutheran col
lege
At 1920 a business session Is
scheduled at which reports from
county committees will be heard.
Mrs. Louise S. Taylor. county sup
erintendent. will address the con-
vention on Educating for Citizen
shin" at Il o'clock and at ll30
there will be talks by Mrs. NJ. D.
Kennedy of Seattle. state chairman
of the National PIT. A. magazine
Mrs. NJ. II. Griffin. Seattle. state
presehool chairman, Mrs. r. {.
Wilson. state membership chair
man. and Mrs. r. II. linus. humane
education chairman. Luncheon will
be served at II o'clock.
The afternoon session will open
at 100 with candle-lighting
ceremony participated in by Mrs.
Harold Keller, Mrs. Lena Schwarz
and Mrs. W. A Seldom. A legis-
lative discussion will take place,
beginning at las. directed by Mrs.
Harry Flagg, legislative chairman
for the Tacoma council; Mrs.
Charles McLennan, state president
of the League of Women Voters,
and Mrs. Walter Perry of Seattle
acting state legislative chairman.
At 2:25 one-minute reports and
roll call will be made and at 3:15
o'clock the convention is scheduled
to adjourn.
A nursery for young children
will he conducted at the school
Anyone interested in PIT. A. work
Is invited to attend
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County commissioner Monday
rescinded An emergency resolution
passed last week spWopFiatins
81 $50 20 cover ssiRries ~ two adj
diii0nal deputies 20 be employed
Feb / ny Sheriff John e. BIotk.
lund 70 operate = night pFosiers
ambulance ear.
The resolution eAs ordered re-
seinded upon advice ~ Prosecutor
Thor & TOiisfaOn and chief Dep
uty Prosecutor G y. JIM Peter
son.
Peterson explained 20 board
members that tho resolution
adopted last week did not comply
With legal requirements
Peterson advised the eso-
Iuilns s~ fe.sfnded and that
public hearing be held Tues
day, Jsn. 81. 1T which ti,e~
Taxpayers be Eissn al oppof'
iuaiis a. protest appropriation
~ the funds.
The emergency MAS sOief lat
week ~ FfsAfH NsfNnffs aitft W.
sheriff reminded eommlaslenfFs n
promise made last October sftsf
Inc 1889 budget rad hen sdoptsd.
The sheriff eOnisndsd commits
monsfr rad agreed n inelDds
funds f0g ins two extFs men. sili
rhsn lhs budget wss adopted the
mOnsY sas omitted
Commissioners a A Rankin
and Guy Melton held ,hs omission
xzs AN oversight ami ths hoard
last Tuesday declared the snsr'
gsney appropriation
Monday. however. Peterson ad-
yised commissioners 10 rssesnd the
resolution spproWia,ing the funds
and stage the public hearing next
Tuesday. After the hearing. com
fniHslonsrs Hiil determine whether
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where the center line Of the bridge
is located From point on the
railroad track the crew has been
working toward Day island. The
tape Ia 100 feet long and suspend
ed over \ specially made carriage
At each end which resembles a
small stepladdcr rwenty.pound
weights are fastened ON the ends
Of the tape This strain and
working conditions. II Is said. are
the same as checked by the bu-
reau of Standards.
With an exact base linz,
level. are set mp at ends and
center. One engineer ''iines'
The tape mp 81 II 10 perfectly
straight with the previous set
ting. Another engineer lines
mp for the perfect level Of the
tape, while another checks the
Temperatures every so feet.
This IL repeated all along the
line and checked and reehecbed a
number Of times, Then an aver
age is taken Of all the readings
When this Is finished and declared
down 10 the hairs point the steel
manufactures ia given the figures
At the steel plant, the figures arc
gone over, temperatures figured
out: measurements made 10 the
hair 40 that when the fabricated
material arrives here. " goes
right INTO the place intended.
This base line can be said TO
form the peep sight for the
entire project With this assured.
the engineers can u1angllate
across the Sarrows and spot The
points where piers. anchors. ends
Of the bridge or any little thing
in connection with the big struc'
ture IL To be located
Shooting 4 mile across the water
few days ago and checking on
the length Of the bridge. engineers
were off only thfee-eigh,ha Of an
inch. which only caused them 10
smile when visitor remarked
that this was getting II down 10
very fine point
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MARRIAGELIcENsEs

Marriage licenses hass been IA
s.ed By County Agdisor y ciif'
ford Dayls 10 f0test 1 rritehAFd
and Marguerite y ! v0Esi, both
~ Tacoma Alien " hsbbust AMI
Barbara ! Earle. both ~ Port
Townsend Carl q. Asmofs and
Mildred c9ol. baih n Taeoms
Wesley " Crawford and y hif'a-
win Ward, both ~ Tacoma Eich.
ara Disdfich ~ rseoms ana Betty
Hopkins ~ parkisnds vlftofy
Tf0wbfidxs and Norma c1fssnins
both ~ Tseofns
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Question TacOn1dn
About Nedr-Crdsh

Suspected of driving car which
was involved in a near-collision
Saturday evening at the Point
Defiance ferry landing. Don G.
Dill. %, was held in the city jail
Monday. He was charged with
being drunk in an automobile.
Arrested with him on a similar
charge was Duncan Clark, Al, who
posted bail for his release from
Jail.
Officers Cordell and Joyce said
they we're informed that Dill was
driving car which almost struck
two autos at the ferry slip and
later ran across the yard of D. D.
Smith of 5046 No Highland, dam
aging his water-pipcs. When
they were arrested on the water
front road. however, another man
was at the wheel. He was sober,
police said. and was not held.
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Veterans To Meet Thursday
In Pnyallub For Clam Feed

PIyALLtP Veterans from
Tacoms. Seattle and Southwest
Washington Will gather Thursday
night al Odd Fellows hall for the
annual clam feed given by Puy-
allup Valley post No. 1924, V. =.
W. and. according 10 Adrian
Piquette. publicity chairman. ar
engagements are being made for
approximately 800 visitors
The committee In charge. ap-
pointed by Commander William G.
Dusell Is composed n Leon Cecil.
{. l.. fswedel johnson and Seil
Rinehart a program viii precede
the feed "
wives accompanying visiting
veterans will be entertained Al the
Columbia Coffee shop by the Aux
iharv and reservations should be
made with Mrs Adrian Piguette
524 W Main ave. phon" 1859 Mr..
Alex Ternsnt auxiliary president,
will preside.
Dsffodil serie No. 1905 Order n
Eagles. has planned q series Of
amateur contests IN which enter
talners Who have had no profess
slonsl experience are Invited 10
enter The contest Is IN charge Of
{. A. Watson. box 81 VINO asks
those believing they have talent
10 apply By letter for place IN
the contest the first 70 be held
early IN February Members u
the lodge and their families are
not eligible. Puzes viii b. given
a. the END % each month.
Debate Scheduled
debste. Resolved That Home
Training IL Superior n Group
Training vii occupy the evening
a. meeting 81 the Woodland
PIT. A ~ the school ThurHday
night. The affirmative side ~ the
question will b taken ~ Ars lee
Bennett Mr.. Eva Amey ana Mrs..
" n. Herbert. with y e Alien.
r. 2. Templin and Clarence Otto
speaking for the negative.
Mrs George Hariow viii be
hostess for the meeting d the
Women's society II the PreSOy-
terian church al the nsnss Thurs
day afternoon At z O'Clock with
Mrs.. Charles NcCallDm assisting
After the business session Mrs.
Axel Ssiqpist will lead IN mis-
siOnafy program.
On Wednesday afternoon a. 2
O'Clock the Eiects circle u the
Womens council Of the Firat Bsp-
list church 0iil meet Nth Ars.
Arthur spOOner ~ Alderion. Mem
bers Of the Friendly and North
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OBITU ARIES
RICHARD SLATER

Richard Slater, Is. Of SOB So.
Junett st, died in a local hospital
Sunday. A native of England, he
had lived here 81 years and was a
member of the Moose lodge. He
was a retired n. p shop emplove.
Surviving are son, Ernest of Ia
coma; four daughters, Mrs. Viola
Nigus. Mrs. Victor Nelson and
Mrs. Joseph Grub of Tacoma and
Mrs. Albert Mute of Port Orchard:
niece, Mis-, A. Stanton OF Ia
coma eight grandchildren and one
at-grandchild. Funeral an
nouncement by Piper
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TWO CLUBS TO SEE film

The Union Oil Cos motion pic
ture. The Devils Playground. "
will be presented at the Wednes-
day noon meeting Of the Tacoma
Engineers club al the Hotel Win
throp. Tacoma Usadisns will JOIN
with members Of the club for the
showing Of the film.
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MRS. WALLACE ELDER

Mrs. Grace BelIe Elder g. died
Sunday afternoon n her home
1919 So. Yakima ave She was
born IN North Dakota and had
been q resident % Tacoma II
wears She was mem Der Of the
First Baptist church and Fawcett
Ave Townsend club. Surviving
are her husband Wallace c; a
son. Marvin T. ~ Tacoma =
daughter, Mrs. Gladys Clark Of
Tacoma. three brothers Allie
Hutton Of Portland. Cecil Hutton
Of Gardner. Mont. and Roy Hut
ton Of Wyoming, sn5 two grand
children. Funeral services vii b
held at / ?. m. Wednesday At the
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She's Left Stranded in Knoxville, Tenn,
Two Days Before Christmas, Advises
Others They Better Stay Home

would Ne furnished Elr told me
she vnsild - pat on ire train N
charge ~ the eonauetnF arf that
tai wouid ~ waiting a tbs
depot % bring her right Il her
doorstep. u sounded al right
10 me
Travelled B. Aass
Alans ~ifh lao either Tacoma
slfls and another ftem nsarhy
Town. she started south With Mr.
and Nfs. anlgh by aasnfnphtlc. u
vas explained that the girls snulsi
set haif II the money they cob
lertsA Tot subscriptions, FrusH
their earnings thsy we're - ray
fny hotel accommodations and
mraia.
We got rs until 80 hi The
south. shr said Down there &
was terrible We eaulsin1 make
enough money 10 eat regularly
NJ. smith paid euF hatsl hllls, bat
he ehasxe8 them awasns, % !
stlil owe him. suss.
rkev we're often questioned bf
vsfinus las authorities she said
and down 10 Needles Afis. |
vas put IN jail fns several hsufs
nshlnd the bars. was sssfully
homeziek then.
II kept getting harder All ths
time 20 sell subscriptions We had
quite sales talk which they
taught un. We srfe supposed 10
he trying 10 win 300 contest
hut never knew II any ktEi
actually winning u. Toward The
laat, hardly any ~ va we're maxi
lns more than 10 % 20 cents .
day.
LETT stranded u-e. ~
Nj Smith came around IN me
at Knoxville Tenn. and told me
n. couldn't keep me any longer.
F We had forgotten all about the
transportation expense moasy and
/ | didn't have cent That was
+ Dee u, iust couple Of days from
Christmas
NJ. and another girl she :
from Tacoma. too hitch hlsod
frum Knoxville In st Louis Tbs
+ Travellers Aid got me hack "a
Tacoma from ihafes Hut my xitl
friend - stu In ~. iouls, | don't
know what's happened To her
The other slfis from Taeums
one II them was fired IL Msafoth.
Ore, and the other Ia stiil WITH
the crew ahe Was coming along
with ua, but sbe was afraid and
backed out after she made a 20
sale At nne crack
We asked her what shs would
advise any sirl contemplating the
pursuance ~ "shrrt'wfisinK 40 a
means OF seeing the country,
B~tier stay teome
ON tell them this she said
They had better stay hems. ]
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7, higgins Win their asking
girl - traxri u California - a
companion They arc married 81
II seems All right. a superb chance,
in fact. 20 80 the country
As simple and innocent IS that
Actually the offer ~ neither u is
the beginning % a cruel racket
hcaFilexs scheme to catch young
glfis. pcor. unemployed romantics.
sho hing lot opportunity and
travel
The nettsr Ruslnrss bureaus and
Travellers Al societies II the ma
ton know atsout this racket, known
s.ngulAriy "a the "shes, wfitink
game They Know # hats u
flght II. hut admit. sadly enough,
that their hattie II generally a
losing nne
Walter West. manager If the
Tacoma Better nus,neas bufrsu
and Mrs. } Rcrtesi Logan q the
Travellers AID herr. haxw tangled
with II often. particularly during
the past feW weeks.
Recognising the fact that the
hest way 20 fight any racket Il 10
expose IL. they asked Tho Times
10 send down reporter 10 aucs.
ton enc of the schemes victims.
So We dropped around 10 arc ihis
giri.
father With Her
She turned cut 90 be q large,
not unattraetive young woman ~
Il Seated in Vests oiflce. with
her father noddlns approval IRON
his chair an her right the girl
told ia with a strangely bitter
frAnknrsA her experiences "a a
sheet writer" she told ns II Vas
good 10 talk,
Might Keep some either gifl
from doing the same thing she
said.
she applied at local hotel room
IN answer Ia an advertisement last
oct Il. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
that isn't the name. bat IT, a.
good ~ any were awflliy nice 10
me At first, the sifl told va, They
told me after while that ! vould
be one Of crew selling magazine
subscriptions
smooth Taiker
Mr.. smith h. vas sort nj
smooth tnlkcr. I guess hf
told me | would he able 10 make
good money he guaranteed 10 pas
me- SEQ the frat month no matter
how many subscriptions ] sold
No. he didn't say anything about
guarantee after tho first month
+ We didn't get one, either"
What did Smith tell you =
West asked tho girls father.
Well. he said my Girl would be
well taken care Of and that II abe
was dismissed or decided TO quit
transportation costs back home
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brotherhood Meet.


Plans for future work viii be
made by the Mems Brotherhood
81 the First Christian church at
Is meeting ln recreation rooms
Tuesday evening ~ 7,50 NJ r.
Dennis Rlll preside and At The close
u the meeting refrsshnents Will
De served
On ThufsdAy the Women's coUD.
al viii meet IN the church pariors
for business session following a
pot luck luncheon At ~ 80. Mrs.
Otis Lyons viii be- IN charge Of the
program.
Nj and NJ Henry Harding Of
18TH It n ". we're hosts -.
Gently 81 double event, Inc oeea.
sion being the birthday ~ Mrs
Harding sister. Mia T2ills Land.
acker, and a shower for her aunt.
Mr. Della shanks
The guest llsi INCLUDED Mr. md
Mr. Herman FhYmsr. NJ snd
Mr. Nlek Lutsis NJ and Mrs..
Lyle Braymsn Nrs Roming Br
and nfs Lee Morris. M ana Hfs
lark Ehanks VI snd Mrs. VII
liam Shank. M snd Mrs Joseph
Hayes. Nj ard Afs John HlcIs.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Zotz. Mr.. and
Mrs Jerry heKschnle. Can
shanks. Wes Lsndseker Hank
Harding. all Of Psyallup. and Mr..
and nrs. Orville klmbail and Jsss
Woriey ~ Sumner.
Puyailup local No. z5s. Of the
Fsrmefs Union. vii meet Wednes-
day evening 81 the sDiTitgalSt
church auditorium al sth Al. n
r according ~ Can FOfslgnd.
president 4 short business session
NIIl be held a. o'clock after which
there Nill be card party ~ which
ne public is invited Pinochls and
500 Will be- played with prizes for
winners The evening Will con
cluds with TefreEhmsnx.
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CARL scHMEcHEL

Carl Schmechel. So. OF 3s0s So.
D st, died in a local hospital Sat
urday afternoon. He was born IN
Germany. had lived here 80 years,
and was member Of ST. Paul s
Lutheran church. He leaves his
wife. Lena two daughters Ruth
and Ellen. and two sisters. Mrs.
Marie Doran and Mrs. Hattie
Hademan, all Of Tacoma, and two
brothers. Fred Of Tacoma and
William Of Spanaway. Funeral
announcement BY Piper.
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CLAIMS BANKRUPTCY

A voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in federal dist
riot court Monday by James Amos
Linton, Olympia auto mechanic,
listing debts of 81 107,07 against
assets of 1855. all claimed exempt.
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MRS. MATILDA 4. GERARD

day afternoon at Mellinger's for
Mrs. Matilda A Gerard, who died
Saturday At her home. sol Ea.
34th St, at the age of 9s. She
came to Washington from South
Dakota 30 years ago and had lived
in Tacoma three years. Surviving
are three sons. f. f. Of Sumner,
A. c. of Tacoma and c. NJ. of ARR
IONA A daughter, Mrs. l.. r. Free
of North Carolina, and several
grandchildren and grest-grand
children. Entombment was IN
Tacoma mausoleum.
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0est circles have been Invited 10
attend
Sunday night the Missionary
society Of the church began = series
Of school Of missions sessions
which will continue for ak Sun
days from q $50 10 1880 O'Clock.
The school Is In charge ~ Rev.
a - Morris the pastor. Mrs.
Morris Mrs.. l. W Faiior and Miss
Bessie Cook
The Ladies Ald of The Mountain
View church viii meet 81 The
church Wednesday afternoon AT 2
o'clock With Mrs o Sieyertson a.
hostess Mr. . q Lnnd, pFesi-
dent NJ tho society. vii conduct
The meeting
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FINERAL sERXICEs

Arthur =. snyder Tuesday, 3
.. m. At the Lynn chapel. IN
charge Of Tacoma Eagles lodge.
burial in Tacoma cemetery.
Lewis II. Blake Services were
held at 2 p. m. Monday at the
Cassidy A. Allen chapel, with
burial IN New Tacoma cemetery.
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Lesta ROeser. one year old
daughter Of Nj and Mrs. JACK
Roeser If sos 4tn ave. 5. ".
Puysllup. died N Tacoma nos
pitsl Sunday. She vas born IN
Tacoma. The mother vas former
Is Erma Scheibei Of TINS city.
Funeral services Viii be heid al 3
?. m. Tuesday a, the Piper chapel,
Mr. Lila Combs officiating
burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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Lynn chapel. with burial IN Noun
tain View cemetery.
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MRS. FRED NACHTSHEIM

Mrs. Anna Nachtsheim, s., a
resident of Tacoma since 1883.
died Sunday at her home. els So.
Sheridan ave, where she had lived
for the past 80 years. She was
the widow Of Frederick Nachts-
helm. who died in 1916. She was
a native of Auburn, n. Y. Sur
viving are three daughters, Miss
Louise A. Nachtsheim Of the
home, Mrs. Frank G. hampton Of
Tacoma and Mrs Walter o. Eek
ert Of Grape View. Wash: three
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Funeral announce
ment by Buckley-King.
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John j. DONOVAN

John J. Donovan. 81. a resident
of Portland, died in Tacoma hos
pital Sunday. He was retired
engine inspector for the Northern
Pacific railway. and was q mem
Der Of the Catholic church A sis
ter. Mrs. Hannah Marley, survives
at Salem. Ore. Funeral announce
ment by Buckley-king
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-24

On Wednesday afternoon al 2
O'Clock the Eiects circle u the
Women's council Of the Firht Bsp-
tizf church Niil meet With Nrs.
Arthur spOOner A. Alderion. Mem
oers Of the Friendly snd North