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The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

in a class with the absurd ideas
that eating turnips will make you
brave, that lettuce is a cure for
insomnia, or fish a food for the
brain.
There is no evidence to support
the belief that some meats are
less desirable than others because
they are less completely digested.
Tests show that the length of time
meat remains in the stomach va
ries with such factors as the guam
tity of fat present, the method of
cooking, and the amount of chew
ing it receives. But there is no
marked difference in the thorough
ness with which the different kinds
of meats are digeSted.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

a READER living on rural
\ route in South Dakota writes
me: "My parlor is 16 by IA feet
and has an foot ceiling. Right
in the center of the 16 foot wall
are two windows, each 6 feet high
and 3 feet wide. They are only l
foot apart and l foot from the
ceiling. How should l curtain
these windows? Should the drapes
cover the foot space between
them? How long should they be?
Would you extend the drapes
nearer the ceiling? 1 have been
advised to do this.-S. A"
These questions are nice and
definite and all dimensions are
given. A scale drawing was made
little larger than the one shown
here; IA inch to foot. This
showed Immediately that the win
doWs needed to look wider rather
than higher. BY framing them
with valance and side drapes to
the floor they are made into unit
OF pleasing proportions.
Give your own home fresh
start with new curtains; sllpcov-
ers; and other smart new touches,
which you will find in Book l.,
SEWING, for the Home Decora-
tor. Book 2, Gifts, Novelties and
Embroidery, illustrates 80 en-
broidery stitches and many ways
to use them. They are % cents
each; with each order for both
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Cheese Is Not Cons+ipatinq

Nneese Is MOT OonsTIPdfIn9
The mistaken idea that cheese
is cOnStipating doubtless arose
from poor menu planning. Cheese
is highly concentrated food. It
enjoys the distinction of being the
most concentrated source of pro-
tein known. Because of this fact,
menus containing cheese should
be balanced by the inclusion of
foods containing bulk or ceIluIOse,
such as fruits, vegetables or whole
grain breads. When these foods
are omitted, it is not the pres
ence of cheese, but the absence
of bulk that is responsible for the
meal being inSufiiciently laxative.
Homemakers who have the in
terests of their families at heart
will Danish the notion that cheese
is either constipating or difficult
to digest when properly used.
They will give this splendid food
a regular place in their menus
and thereby provide valuable
nourishment at most economical
cost. 1t is doubtful if any other
food provides such a variety of
important nutrients concentrated
in such small space. Besides
its fine quality protein, cheese is
notable for its energy values, for
supplying the minerals, calcium
and phosphorus, needed for teeth
and bones, and as a source of
vitamin A.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

HO1IleI1dKeTS are DeIng InIIu-
enced, not by scientific knowl-
edge, but by "old wives
tales" and a multitude of
fads and fancies which there
is not a shred of scientific
evidence to support.
Some food fallacies are harm
less. Others may be detrimental
to health. For they result in an
unbalanced diet that deprives the
body of substances needed to
maintain physical efficiency at the
highest possible level.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
He Remembered

A Negro parson held forth as fol-
lows: ''Brudders and sistahs, want
to warn you against de heinous
crime OBJ stealth watermelons.
At this point an old Negro rose
up snapped his fingers. and sat down
again.
'Wharfor. brudder, does yo' rise
up an snap yo' fingers when speak
of watermelon stealin'?"
You les' reminds me. parson.
where left nah knife" was the
reply.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Dollars and Sense

The speaker was endeavoring to
impress lesson upon the hearts
and minds of the youngsters in his
audience, when he said, ''Now,
boys, there were two men who
were very rich. One of them had
made his fortune by honesty and
industry, and the other by fraud
and roguery. Which of these two
men would you prefer to be?"
There was moments hesita-
ton, then snappy youngster at
the back of the room yelled out,
(Which man made the most?"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Correct Constipation
Before-Not After!

An ounce Of prevention Is worth q
pound Of emergency relief. Whylet
yourself suffer those dull lifeless
days because Of constipation, ,ohy
bring ON the need for emergency
medicines, when there may be q
far better way? That way Is to
KEEP regular by getting at the
cause of the trouble.
If it's common constipation, due
to lack of bulk" In the diet, a
pleasant, nutritious, ready-to-eat
cereal-Kellogg's All-Bran-goes
straight to the cause by supplying
the bulk" you need.
Eat this crunchy toasted cereal
every day-with milk or cream, or
baked into muffins-drink plenty
of water, and see if you don't for
get all about constipation. Made
by Keiiogg's in Battle Creek. Sold
by every grocer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
HOW to SEW nu7s sy.$sg :; SxgrH

books, Crazypatch Leaflet showing
36 authentic embroidery stitches is
included FREE. Address, Mrs.
Spears, 210 S. Desplaines ST., Chi
cago, III.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

meat. II Is WIOIlSly
charged that light
meats are more
wholesome t h a n
dark meats O..
that veal is not
completely digest
ed that meat
is a contributing
cause to disease,
and many other
equally foolish no.
tions. All these
micoOncaotionc are
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

At 9:3O a. standard tin1e May Is, King
George and Queen Elizabeth Of England foot North
American soil for the dey healed royal risit mod
history. In England ,oere the baesp Repulse
remOdeed in Canada and the United
iOns hare been made for the comic and enjoyment
Britains mOnarchs. Until June H. ,Cen the pie
eaUes Halifax the trip papers ,c
filled ,cith accounts Of their cross-confinental
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

SidelighS on the
journey: AbOue, the
band OF the royal
marines, Portsmouth
division, iUhich accom-
panies the mOnarchs.
This is the first time
since 1911 that a royal
marine band has ac-
com panied British
sOrereigns abroad.
Left, Mrs. Henry F.
Nesbiff, White House
house X e e per, ,Cho
must make them com.
Portable rUhile at " ash.
;ngtOn.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
What to Eat and Why
c. Houston Goudiss Exp|odes Some False Notions
About Food; Warns Homemakers Against
FalIacies and Supersfitions
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS

HAS been we'll said that little knowledge is danger
thing This particularly true of dietary facts, for
half-truhs be misleading than lies.
There should be place for halfruhs msinformation
superstition in matter vital the choice of food
judging from the letters that my desk
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
GOOFY STUFF

You're one OF the most interest
ing takers | ever met.
Thanks for the compliment.
Yes, you've been telling me how
nice | am for an hour"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

sensitive to a variety of other pro-
tein foods. But that is an abnor-
NAL reaction and has no bearing
on the use of cheese by persons
in normal health.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Misinformafion About Meat

Many common and persistent
fallacies concern the eating of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
MAIN STREET
Goinos. Cominos and Doinqs
OF Tncomans as the Re-
porter Found Thorn.

i.Nle Morton eNpounding on
merits OF badminton karl klocp-
per playing clever game of ping
pong Bob Green telling about
snowdrift Bin Hildehrand excited
about new business proposition -
Art Ango,e taking carly BUS
Dick Davis intontiy studying long
list Of figures Ari Cory purchas-
ing loaf of bread Don Jackson
waving at friend Bin Dryden
listening 10 football broadcast Co.
Chuck kennard hurrying up Pa
cific ave Gal Guthrie drafting
rules for union Henry Warren
laughing Harry II. Johnston pre-
pairing 10 move from courthouse
10 downtown building }. VI. Town
talking about Townsend club meet
ing e. y. Vinegar busy with
plans for the National Stamp con-
Eress opening Friday AT the VIM
throp-L Louis I.andscth "tickled
pink" that school has reopencd
Louis Wcrsen lunching with Ellis
Ronbeck. IT,, before the latter's
departure for L S. G. TO continue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
'SIT-|N' STAGED
BY WPA WOMEN

Protesting against widespread
slasnlsAala. a sTuup - women re-
Gently laid off work At The WA
sewing centef At i'uysliar ave and
East Y II were staging sit-sn
demonstration Tuesday
iieaa. II tho Workers Alliance
whnae msmbrtn planned the siems
nuatrsiion at special meeting
Monday night. easd aiuut hall aE
the nearly 80 wumsn recently
dismissed trem The project wvsv
taking east In tho prutaat move
The snnicn entered ths plant a.
usual Tuesday mesuins and saok
their places ri the machines they
formerly operated Although a
was FIRST planned Ia Temasn IN
tho sewing center InsleIlnltriy, the
ptuipstefs made a tentative ste.is
sion 10 leave Al niEhtfsii and re-
turn Wednesday morning
The delegation met with Mrs
Mayn,e lee, supervisor nf the pFel
rrt al ss m. She promised 10 eps
operate az Tar AZ poasihle. delegates
said. and urged the women who are
s,lll working to accept tho demon
stratofs eoifteousIv The pFeIrct
continued to operate
riekeis WIRE placed Nv fsoat
Of the aork center. carrying
banner. which demanded I'm
mediate Reinstatement NJ dts
aissed WA rmplasr.. ~
isn't patfioiis 10 .tssse." ess
hammer rad, I'VE want work.
not reIisf"
Local heads ~ the atats welfare
department wcf. said Ia have
promised 10 certify eligible unsm.
pioyed WpA workers for relief.
n H. Leroy. district supervisor
Of employment for WA, an
nounced Tuesday the new January
quota fof the Tacoma district has
been sei at S.aib. Recent laynffs
he said. have brought empiaymsnt
nearly down IN this figure.
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Tacoma Obituaries

Mrs John Mnon 81 Grand Rapids
Mieh a aan. Fleya. ard = daaxh-
ter. Adrisns both af Minnesota
Dr. Thomas !. Aii~n--~veslnes.
dss. =. - At TIC tsaffucy chapel.
Rev sidney 7. James officiating
burial IN Tacoma cemetery
sIesss peimsn - Wednesday
40 2 NJ. ~ me rleer chapel.
Rev r. n Nessnnia officiating
burial n Mountain ttee
Harry rpra - " rstn~ssiay Up ~
At the Piper chapel.
Mrs. Caroline ttsher--sN sslness
DAY, = N. At tbs gsffney chapel
burial ln Mountain View
Mrs.. Jase tIsnes --~Neslaesssay
I y m. Al Nus kley Kings Rev.
sFshur nsll officiating burial IN
Mountain View.
Mrs. MARI louisa Wses~es
"Wednesday, p w4 At the Tuell
chapel. Eiief A. ". Rents effiri.
atiax burial IA Mountain ttsw
cemetery
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
TWELFTH WEEK
Of TRIAL OPENS

Harry q. ftu-e. state director u
licenses. was - he called. passisly
late ln the sftsrnooa. ~ . defense
witness in the second mad fraud
trial ~ clyde u. Walker and tas-
I'm n. ahsshy. which opened ~
ssth week in Juaxe = r. csssh.
mans federal district court Tues
day.
sfaee eps 10 bring wtth him the
original ~ sepaff. stls1eaty
given him ny X ~ sss~sns state
license department. auditor rhc
report L said to epver Sss~nns IN
vestixatsans nj United Galleries
mine one ~ The companies Walker
and aherhy arr charged with rs
tnF n sell worthless sleek ~ NAH
A iselsrate. submitted ny Walk
~ and identified ny sI.~cUs -
Witness fssessiay. wss not 81.
Iused sz a. r<hsnss. &nsi JudHe
Cssshmsa. 81 Walkers request. oe-
lsesrd that tsasx be suroenArd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
67.1 HOURS OF
SUNSHINE HERE
Last Month Was Un-
usual December.
Figures Show

December. ipaS. Went into
weather history ss dryer. warmer
and SUMMER thar normal Deem.
befs though normal as to TIE
number q rainy DAYS 10. and -
10 the number 81 foggy DAYS fiVs,
the L. s. weather bureau reported
Tuesday
Average December temperature
was as degrees The normal i
400 RAIN totaicd - inches nor.
NAL Il ell inches there Wss ~
snow and normal "a Il inches.
sunshine totaled ell hours.
though al that normally Is eS.
peeicd Ia ao3 hours 50 Tacoma
had = per cent af All possible
hours. compared With usual Is
per cent.
The highest temperature Vas 90
degrees Dec ~ tho lowest was
% degrees Dec Is Tho highest
December temperature ever ~.
corded was 80 IN 1917 and 1926
the lowest degrees VA Dee 1924
Heaviest rainfall WAS - inches
Dee and > greatest for any ~.
hour period ~ December VAS 5s9
inches on the nth and 18th IN
1921
Prevailing winds werc from the
south. The highest velocity attained
being 80 miles an hour Dec :
There were - cloudy days.
seven partly cloudy and two days
clear
The old year ended 1928 inches
short OF the normal rainfall NJ
40t0 inches, computed over ~.
year period
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Mrs. NNnoAnrr Nonl.spo.l

Funeral services viii ~ held At
? a. "a Wednesday at Visitation
church FOf Mrs Margaret kohls.
aoFf -. Who dsca Tuesday at her
houlr. aSoi 80. 18th At She eas
uativr II Germany and had
lived here - Yrafs Surviving arc
Iouf nieces. Nj Margaret
noehmeF II tAs hcme. Mrs.
Theresa Hennan - Tacoma. Mrs
Gertrude leeet 81 Auhufa snd
hrs Marie Arhefman II Ger
many. ana fotr nerhess. Fred
Haas 81 Tacoma. Paul Haas " a.
Paul, Nina. and Joseph and Franz
nranal al Germany The rosary
VIII b. feciled AZ 30 ,. N TIES,
DAY al Visitation church Burial
stli he IN Calvary cemetery nnaer
TIC direction q Piper.
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The dukes American corn
duchess. for whom he gave up his
throne, was said by the same in
formant to be most angry because
he had greed to return. even for
the briefest visit. without her
1t was understood the duke had
agreed to return only because his
brother. King George, informed
him in a personal message that
the condition of Queen Mary's
heart was causing some anxiety,
and that she had wanted for many
months TO see him.
a plan is being considered to
send the kings own airplane to
Cannes, on the French Riviera, so
the duke can fly direct to Sand
bingham, the royal country estate
on the Norfolk coast; sec Queen
Mary in privacy there. and fly
back to France without even visit
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had them, the applicants were
helped to fill out cards telling
where they worked, when they
lost their jobs and similar infor-
nation.
To Check Eligibility
Those cards will be sent to
Olympia where eligibility will be
determined. Checks will be sent
directly from Olympia.
Then each was given an identi-
fication card which he must take
to the employment service office
at the end of each week of I'M
employment,
The Tacoma WSES office will
take claims for the Puyallup and
Sumner areas as well as the city.
Claims in other parts of the
county will be filed at Gig Harbor,
i'm the Pioneer Electric building.
Q to each Wednesday; at the
Buckley city hall. Thursday. 10 10
;. and at the Eatonville city hall.
Friday, 10 to 5.
Rider Is Deputy
Nnlle the TACOMA Office ndllulco
directly only the claims of persons
in Pierce county and registers
only those in the county for work.
Manager Rathbone directs from
here operations of the offices IN
Mason, Thurston. Grays Harbor.
Lewis and Pacific counties also.
James E. Rider of the Tacoma
office serves as principal claims
deputy over the same area.
Department heads of the service
in Tacoma as it starts the new
year and its new program include
Miss Helen B. Harvey assistant
manager; Mrs. Grace Grafton, in
charge of registering women
claimants: Elmer c Mortenson. in
charge of the industrial division;
Howard Root, veterans place.
mcnt representative. and Otto
johnson. public relations and con-
tact officer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
4 Three Days Cough
b Your Danger Sisnal

Ne matter how many medicines
fpu have lFied Tor your eatpu,on
ecssgh. cheat cold. az bronchial NH
tAtien. iru may tvt relief nuw With
Sr~umulslou SERIOUS trouble may
h< brewing and yuss canned afPnfS)
90 tskr 4 chance with Ant sptneffv
Isss potrnt than rrrpnsulstau. which
9ses right 10 tlss ssat az the trus,koo
ann aida ststuFr 10 sou<hr and heat
the Unnamed mslonsl4 Inemhfsnea
end 10 loosen and exp~l srYm.
iasssn rhlexn
Evvn u ether remedies havr saljsA
don't ~ discouraged. tsy crrnnsssl.
slon. Your dsuSElat u authorized II
trtund your money " you are noo
tliofuuHhly satisfied with ths hene.
f'ss .nhtasned cfrunsulxIon Il pso
wufd asa for u plainly. see that ire
name on The bottle Is cfpnnulatou.
And tuufl EsE the genuine psoducf
and The rslisf yuu want. tAayI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
Okanogan Judge
Helps Out Here

Pierce county superior court
Judges Tuesday were wondering
when Gov Clarence D. Martin
would name a successor to Judge
W. o. Chapman who retired Jan.
/ after completing Is years Of
service on the bench.
Judges pointed out that cases
have been assigned for trial by
jury during January, and that with
the vacancy, the county Is now
without a regular judge to handle
probate matters.
Probate matters were being
handled Tuesday by Judge William
{. Brown Of Okanogan county.
With jury terms starting in
other counties next week local
Judges feared Pierce county may
experience difficulty in obtaining
an outside Jurist to preside over
probate court.
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FUNERAL. SERVICES


Dsston ". Maiib, .--W ednonday.
$50 =. N, At Buckley Kings. Rev.
Holland y Burr officiating, burial
N lakewood cemetery. Honorary
psllbearefs viii be Henry Alien,
Howard Carothera, Fred Hninrn
win kilworlh, b. G ocmbefllns,
Everett Lahdon. Peter Finnigan
and Myrle peaAc
Charles a. dIsrL---Mednesday,
10 30 a, M. At Buckley.kins's, In
charge Of Rhodes posi-, American
Legion. burial In Mountain View.
Clark. 80 was retired auto
mechanic and member Of the
American Legion al Kirkland.
Surviving ate his mother. Mrs.
Celia Clark 81 Portland. a sister,
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2TOTSDROWN,
MOTHER SAVED
Despondent Divorce
Plunges in Water
With Girls
SAN FRANCISCO-A

SAN FRANCISC "a
respondent young divorce
was rescued from the bay off
a pier today, after she had
leaped in with her two small
daughters. They we're drown
cd. Their bodies were not re-
covered.
The shock OF tho icy water made
rsr involuntsrilv fight for life. she
said. For - minutes she strug-
gled 10 keep the children and her
self afloat.
u tried my best she cried
historically. They were crying.
They chung to me. l decided l
didn't want them to die. But l
got so tired I couldn't hold them
any longer I screamed
The girls. Marilyn ,. and Bar
bara 4. slipped beneath the water
before a harbor police boat ar
rived. There was no trace of them
under the powerful searchlights.
The mother, who said she was
Mrs. Marjorie Montgomery, could
not give connected account Of
why she leaped into the bay with
her children.
Police learned she had been
divorced in November from her
husband. Robert. He left the
city. The mother and chill
drcn took residence with an
aunt, Mrs. Ada Hanford.
Mrs. Hanford told police Mont
gomery had written a very sad
letter to his former wife during
the Christmas holiday She be
came morose. She left home last
night, saying she intended to
walk around bit with the chill
dren
Instead. she took them to the
Ferry building at the foot of Mar
ket street. She walked a short
distance north to pier :, where the
pilot boats tie up.
Unnoticed in the dark she poised
on the wharf, her two children
clutched to her. Then she leaped.
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Mrs. Stella Dies
AT Fan,iIu Home

MIS- Minnie c. stcffa. g died
Tuesday At her home 6i3o So
Montgomery ST She was native
of IOWA and member of the
Methodist church. Surviving are
her husband Jacob. y brother.
William 4. Folsom Of Los An
gcles. niece. Mrs y. { Baker Of
Olympia. and cousin. Mrs Elsie
Smith OF Tacoma Funeral an.
nouncomont by Piper.
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ing London. II was understood
Thus the question OF Windsor S
eventual status in Great Britain
and particularly the status OF his
wife. would remain for the present
unsolved. II has been reported that
the duke had said firmly he never
would return TO Great Britain un-
less his wife could return with
him and be accepted as her royal
highness the Duchess Of Windsor
The duke i a "roNal high
ness" Recognition Of his Balti-
more born duchess has been
specifically withheld. Accord
ing 10 information here. the
duchess regarded the plan for
Windsor 10 20 to England
without her. even TO see his
mother, a. IA sort of surrender
To the attitude of his family
regarding the marriage.
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Mas. rpw Ann suu.m

Mfs Kos. = rmlgh. Al died
Tuesday At her home. ss5 -.
t3rd VI. She waa a native IT Iowa
and had lived IN this vicinity ~
years She wac a member OF the
Rchckahs al Maila Nalla aurviv.
lng are her husband Edward.
sister, Mrs Nifa York at Nslla
Walla, and two ncphcwA. Don Mar.
tin of Tacoma aud Harvey York
II klamath falls. one Funeral
announcement by Piper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
MRS DAME. nrs.s,sy

last rites viii ~ held At 3ia
2 Va "Wednesday AT tire Mclllngrf
chapel for Mrs Augusta ncrENley.
- Who diSd Saturday Al nsF
home. ut loN a1s.n She had
lived herr = ycsFs. coming from
Hobart. WASH. and sas mem-
be- u the Lutheran church. sur.
NlViag arr her husband. Daniel.
tao daughters Mrs Eiien Jones
and Mrs Clara Little Of Tacoma,
and brother. Gus Nybefs ~ 4,
Paul. Mimi Rev Frcd i,ofnaehueh
Will conduct the services and
burial vii be IN Tacoma cemetery,
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his studies Richard kohler aston
ishing friends by getting up carly
Edgar Mullen Standing under
awning Mickey Curtis listening
10 concert music Mr.. and Mrs.
D.. .. Haxen entertaining guests
Kenneth Rnddoch studying medical
books Richard slont sharpening
pencils Ferris Nicholson spending
New Years eve playing ping pong
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
IoIi y. aioSp

joel = uloyh. a.. resident ~
steilacuom for - years. died IN a
local hospital Tuesday. Nc WAS a
former resilient 81 ruysliup sur.
wing arc two brothers. Frank "
OF olympia and stephen Of Macon
III. Funeral announcement by
Mulllnger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-04
RLINn MAXI BROOMs

Brooms valued at S930.79e we're
manufactured IN institutions for
the blind in the United States IN
1887. according 10 preliminary re-
ports of the [. S. census bureau.
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Duke of Windsor, Alone, Is
Expected to Visit England
Copyright by United Press)

LONDON-The Duke of Windsor is expected TO arrive in
England alone. about Jan. b. for private visit to his
mother Dowager Queen Mary usually reliable informant
said today.
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II RES MORE ABOUT
UNEMPLOYED REGISTER

STARTS ON PAGE ONE
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Gen. Assumes 9Th
Corps Command

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7. UP)--
Maj. Gen. John l.. Dewitt assumed
command of the fourth army and
ninth corps area yesterday in a
ceremony at the preside of San
Francisco. He was raised to the
rank of Lieutenant General.
Officers composing the fourth
army and the ninth corps area
staffs, together with saluting bat
terry, the presidio band and a bat
talon from the 30th infantry par
ticipated in the ceremony.
General Dewitt succeeded Lieut..
Gen. Albert j. Bowley who retired
a week ago. No graduate of West
Point, Gen. Dewitt was appointed
a second lieutenant of infantry at
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., before his
nineteenth birthday. He saw service
in the Philippines on four occasions,
spent two years at the Preside Of
Monterey, spent considerable time
with the quartermaster corps, the
infantry and cavalry before the
war.