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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
WHOLESALER Eco
PRICES HIGHER

The wholesale price Of eggs was
advanced one and two cents in
Tacoma Monday.
Special A large white eggs draw
the top price of "a cents. followed
by special A large brown for 20
cents. Special A medium white,
grade A large and grade A checks.
also sell for 20 cents. Grade A
medium and Grade B large, and
grade B large checks. sell for %
cents. Grade B medium eggs were
selling for II cents. Low price of
II cents included special A small
and grade A small.
Other markets remained I'M
changed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
WILL PRESENT PROTEST

Representatives OF the West
Coast Lumbermen's association on
Tuesday will present their protest
about competition from Canadian
lumber products at an informal
meeting in Washington, d. C,
with the committee on reciprocity
information. The complaint was
made by 81 west coast lumber
producers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Columbia Avenue
Or 37th Street?

An ordinance viii be drawn for
consideration cf the petition filed
with the council Monday request
ing change of the name Of Column
his ave- to So s7th 81 The petition
bors III signatures Of residents
who contend the street viii be bet
ter identified By its numerical
designation than by thu name
Columbia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
DICK Law WILL
SPEAK MARCH 3

Circumstances surrounding the
death Of Nrs. Laura Law. wife Of
IN Aberdeen union leader, win be
described In detail by Richard
Law. the womsn's husband. at =
meeting Of the Washington Old
Age Pension union Sunday. March
:. at ESQ p. m. at Eagles hall.
Also scheduled to appear at the
meeting are Mrs. Nester Luoma,
mother Of the late Mrs. Law. and
Ted Dokter. CLIO union official Of
Aberdeen.
Law recently returned from
Warrington. d. c., where he APP
pealed TO the U. s. attorney gen.
eral 10 open an investigation Of
the case. which has attracted
nationwide attention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
-HAPPY--
HDAy

Cecilia Nephew, 81 SO. saith.
Floyd Marcoe, jr., Alto So. NJ.
Mrs. Wallace ID. Parker, MIL
ton. Wash.
John A. Halseth, 1919 SO. J 1T.
John Gilbom, 22s so. 45th 81.
Elmer krumpos. Eatonville.
Dorothy Eltrich, s505 So. J II.
Lorelei Berge, Ss55 So. S0th.
Miss Esther Meyer, ais So.
VI 81.
David Elliott Metcalf, SS20
No. sth II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20


Heian Maru in the afternoon after
her call at the kmelter. She will
move TO the Milwaukee dock Tues
day noon for continued heavy load
ing of lumber and logs.
At Sperry dock, the San Glenn
ente. Quaker line steamer. arrived
Monday morning to stow flour for
the east coast, and was due out
in the late afternoon.
The kailna berthed At De-
fiance mill, loading lumber for
the Hawaiian islands. The
Lake Frances continued work
Ing at the 81. Paul mill.
Another expected arrival Mon
day was the Panamsn, due at Gen.
tennial mills. Tuesday the Capillo
is expected at Centennial. the As
toria at Tacoma Harbor mill. and
the Winona at the Waterside mill.
CLUB DINNER TUESDAY
The Propeller club will meet for
dinner and business Tuesday even
ing at o'clock In Tacoma hotel.
Guest speaker viii be o. A. Tucker,
assistant manager of the Tacoma
Seattle Shipbuilding Corp. His
talk will deal with the progress of
the local yards.
TO ATTEND DINNER
Sam Stocking, Chauncey Linger-
man, and Ralph Shaffer, all of Ia
coma. were listed Monday on the
guest list for the 14th annual
steamship dinner to be held J. Sc
attic. II was reported. Chairman
c. II. Calander said all tickets have
been sold for the event. still three
weeks away, but that cancellations
may make a few seats available.
PORT DIRECTORS
The navy has established Of
ficials, known as port directors"
in Seattle and IL other key ports
since the outbreak Of war to pre-
pare for mobilization Of privately
owned ships and aircraft, II was
reported Monday from Washing
ton. d. c.
Their activities were described
in q recent secret session of a
house appropriations sub COM
mittee as preparing plans for
mobilization Of vessels to be taken
over in national emergency
from private owners; investigat-
ing small craft of less than 1 900
gross tons to meet naval war
requirements within the district,
and other tasks"
Dean Wayne L. Morse of the
University of Oregon law school
and Pacific coast waterfront
arbiter was on record in Eugene,
Ore. Monday as ruling that long
shore gangs may be shifted from
short-hatch TO long-hatch work
during lunch hours without achlev-
ing relief" status.
British Columbis's whaling fleet
is preparing to put to sea again
after a long absence, it was re-
vealed Monday in Victoria, B. C.
Capt. w. II. Munter, command
ant Of the coast guard in Seattle,
warned Puget Sound craft Mon
day Of anti-aircraft firing near
Port Wilson. The firing will con-
tinue daily until Feb. 20.
PORT cALENDaR
Ships in port: San Clemente,
Sperry dock; Damsterdyk. Porta-
coma; Kailua, Defiance mill;
Heian Maru. Silverware. smelter;
Lake Frances, st. Paul mill.
Ships due: Monday. Maria
Bake. smelter: Panaman, Cen
tennial mills. Tuesday. Capillo,
Centennial mills; Astoria. Ia
coma Harbor mill; Winona, Water
side mill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
ACTIONS N DIVORCE

divorces actions were filed In
superior court here Monday BY
Edgar L against Ida l. shannon
grounds burdensoms home life
James o. against Marie r. Hsr'
vey. deserfion: Thelma I against
Gens L williams. cruelty. sns
Ruby c. against ID. 2. Diemer. de-
serfion-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20

When you need a few extra dol
lars. look around the basement or
attic for discarded articles. This
will bring you cash from some
one II you advertise them with
an inexpensive Times Want Ad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Special Notices

in washington STATE
manual will be held in the office OF
County Superintendent OF Schools.
500 Courthouse. Tacoma. at 10 a. m
on Saturday. March 2nd Anyone
wishing 70 take the examination
please notify the County School
office AZ once
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Lost and Found

COUND-Dark green bifocal glasses,
white gold rim. underneath Mar
rows bridge. Call CASWELL OPTI-
CAL co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
British War Action
Has Little Effect
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE

Stocks: Irregular and quiet.
Bonds: Irregular: u. s. govern
ments irregular.
Curb Sfociu: Irregular.
Foreign Exchange: Easy.
Cotton: Easy.
Wheat; Off y TO up !. cent
Corn: Up y to off y cent.
Rubber; Irrcgularly higher.
Silver, Unchanged In New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20


washington's Forecast = Partly
cloudy Monday night and Tuesday;
slightly colder in the east portion;
gentle southerly wind off the coast
and gentle variable over inland
waters.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "A
hours ending at 8 .. m. Monday,
.01 inch: since Feb. !, At inches,
an excess of 1888 inches; since Jan.
1, 7.13 inches. a deficiency Of z.40
inches.
Wind at s a. m. Monday. south
west m.p.h.; barometer at 30.42
and rising steadily .o3.
Sun rises at 7:06 a. m. Tuesday
and sets at 5:42 p. m.
Tacoma's weather on Feb. 10,
1g39-Partly cloudy. trace of rain
and trace OF snow; maximum tenn
perature ~ degrees and minimum
50. Highest wind velocity 10 m.p.h.
from the southwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Honesty Always Paws

Honesty Always rays
FTNDKRs of lost articles sdver-
tised below. please take notice.
After you have returned the Arti-
eies 10 the loser 70 10 the Tacoma
Times offise. 9th and Pacific.
where you viii be presented with .
theatera
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Who's Who
The ecomo Times Certified Business
and Professional Dnectoy

Listing names. addresses and telephone numbers Of
manufacturing business and professional interests in
Tacoma and vicinity. Consult directory for oil services
Call firms listed below TO secure Certified Service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20


Sales amounted to 81. 900 shares,
compared with $500 Friday.
Curb volume dwindlcd to 165. 900
shares from l7a,ooo Friday.
NEW YoRk-Britsin's mobiliza-
ton Of private holdings OF 90
American securities had no appar-
ent effect upon the New York stock
market Monday. Prices failed to
develop definite trend in the main
list, although special issues con-
tinucd TO meet demand.
Most market attention conferred
On the weekend action OF the Brit
ish government In mobilixing pri-
vate holdings Of certain American
securities. Trading quarters gen.
orally Viewed the move as construc-
tive upon our market. In that II
would insure orderly disposal Of
those issues, many OF which usually
have thin markets.
Some Issues listed In the moblli-
sation order firmed here.
Steel operations dropped for the
sixth consecutive week. but the
decline was somewhat smaller than
expected in some quarters and fol-
lowed reports that better demand
I'D developed for heavy steel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
Meaning Who, Becky?

4 oST GLASSES advertised without
L charge. Call caswen Optical Co
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20

Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
Mars Mar. 10 FEB. "a FEB. 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
TAILOR
TAVERN
VACUUM REPAIRS

Beer Wine Card Room
U. g. I. CAFE
1914 Pacific Ave. Main sol
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20
FLORISTS

ROSS FLoRIsTS-So. Sand and Psrk.
Garland SAGA. We Carry Cut Flow
ers. Potted Plants. Funeral Designs
and Wedding Flowers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20

(ouotations courtesy Dean Witter =
Co. Warrington bldg. member
New York Stock Exchanse)
High Low Cloee
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AGATE SHOPS

GOES AGATE SHOP
SAB Pacific Ave. Garland O5e7
Agates Cut 70 order. Agate Cutting
materials for sale General Nate
rails and Equipment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-20

SAVE more money on auto insu-1ne5
E<sly Bros. Inc. I'D olos- BIZ i1sl
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
Felonious Assault

AlbeH Hamilton 81 ~ i99
WAYNE was hold on felonious as
saglt charge after bis arrest by De-
tccu,o scigis william Fuller and
Edward Whi'e Of the Spcclal IN
ses'isaiion Squad
Hamilton g. accused of cutting
Floyd Palmer 80 n so2 East Eliz-
abcth during an arsumen' In a
beer garden a. 1893 81 Antoine.
Palmer was cui several times in
tho face
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
Woman Found
Unconscious On
Charges She
Was Cut BY
Husband

Robert Williams, 81. OF Ia a.,
Adams, was arrested SOr8.v \.
detectives OF the Special lnte.nI
cation Squad and held IA ~ ~,
OF felonious assault with f,s.t :,
kill.
The charge grew out ~ ~
rious cutting OF Mrs Lon MI
liams. 20. OF sic East Adam or-
mon-law wife OF the dc,o III,
Mrs Williams was found N ne
conscious condition at Ada sra
Beaubien. early SUNDAY So ST. .
by sylvester Williams ss r,s,
ison.
Williams told detective, ,e +.
saw two men run away .c Ms
Williams He hailed a "a, III,
by Neal Robinson. and NJ Wru.
ans was taken 10 Rccciy n,.
pital where IL was found u,
suffering from q stab Wo4i ~.
chest Examining physicn 4s
there was possible poncha q,
The heart.
Mrs. Williams rerained
BUSINESS later and told deto,f,e.
that she had been Stable g.
husband
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
DR.. Wesley
To Open Negro
History Week
Tabernacle To
Start Program
Monday Night

The Immense colored population
81 Detroit is looking forward with
keen anticipation 10 the approach
IN. n,icenth Negro History Week
Observance Feb ll-lS. The opening
attraction Is the appearance OF Dr.
Chas Wesley. dean Of The graduate
Scho0' oi Howard university, VINO
VIII no the principal speaker Al
Bethel ANE church sunday after
noon al three O'Clock
oni ON the wcsiside AZ laberns-
Gle BAPTIST church. Beechwood and
Milford avenues. the observance
vii begin Monday Feb Il. An in
tcrtstin- program much IN keepirg
with thu celebration will ne he'd
nightly 4 play depicting the works
OF Paul Laurence Dunbar VIII be
presented Monday night at eight
O'Clock Participants include some
Of The best Young talent Of the
thufch This is the only night that
an admission Zee will be required.
Scheduled speakers for TUESDAY
night are Rev. Johr Miles Wits
Ward Rex Arthur Randall Sr.
a other prominent local speak
ers Who viii discuss the Negro m
cdncaiipn and ports
The business and professional
achievements ~ the race Viii be
discussed Wcdnos dav evening. Feb
H. az which time Pres dent Carl
ion ". Gaines 81 the Booker T.
Washington Trade association. and
Dr. VIM n Lawson prominent
opfomciii-i will be- ~" principal
speakers ~ business and profess
Sional groups are ,speeialls .nyt.
"a 10 attend
nr 4 \ llteNer wisl preside.
ON Thursday evening the Negro
viii b, ;oafucd IN literature and
ales senior Jsher board sponsor.
TIE S'nior choir NIL portray the
Nesfo ID ms musical atainmert-
FRIDAY evening fcn Is assisted
hs WISHING talent wfh Tslmadgc
.rnlnc president q rhe Detroit
Na.iean- asso, aiion a- speaker.
Ihe religious eouirihni.ou upon
Wn.eh ADJ fhc Neeros other eontrt-
hnt.nu- .aN, he,n huGt Niii BE-
erongh' eui 50 The 'hmaNiue pfo-
siam SsndaA Feb is az 80 b M
Each pre.crtation which promises
10 bs inll % information pertaining
10 The life and history Of nv N"gfo
viii he augmented hy appropriate
musical and li'cfafy renailions
The c'ncW pablic Is cord-allf in-
fred The Educational committee
Of the committee Of Twelve. ars
tho general sponsors
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10

honor arc Naso Edwaid lofiilrs,
'oimo NaVor Richard W Read
ng and Vernon ] broWn auditor
gonels' Charles Mahoney Of the
state Labor Commission VIII pre-
sent tho Governor
A bust ~ Lincoln b, local
Young Negfo sculptures Doio ihy
Foste Perkins. VII he presented 20
Governor dickinson IN The name Of
the Exposition at this unie
Music Will De frnisscd hv n
chorus 81 7uo voicps directed hN
Dolly G. Brown ard Oricl TAYLOR
Viii offer an original song cspcc-
tally written FOR the Exposition
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
Governor Dickinson To Be Lincoln
Day Speaker At Ebenezer Sunday

rrer y Dickinson Viii deliver the main
,re anr.ai l.ncoln Day program 70 be held IN
M rt1 Negro tory Week Al Ebenezer AMt
Fet. II al p p. m.
TIE ,ysernor 81, speak the SeNenty-Fye Years
Negr frt .re.- Exposition opening here in May and
..re-. Il. ii u a. medium for increasing nierracial
----.,ara.r, nL.- AlLLoratIon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
Youth Forum Series
At Twelve Horsemen

The second series of Tho youth
forums sponsored by the Youth Pro-
cressiNe club will be hold sunday.
Feb rs ~ Twelve n rsen.yi scluh
3e5 Erskn, The program viii start
at p. m
Attorney LLOYD 4 l.oomis VIII 30
the principal speaker The discus
sion will he The Negro IN Trade
Unions
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10

made delightful aud enc 4.
remarks The other gucr
ed Mrs. Everret Daniel y f..
w Amcs DR. Rupert Marr
Camille Lawrence, Or
Or and Mrs Watkins d
Brewer Atty. and Mrs T..
Piper Mr. and Mrs. y. b
j a Graham. Or and 81
stable Or ard Mrs lta
" O Allen. Or Naihan.o'
lie Mrs Annie Bowman
Mrs T. r. Carney Mis- -
WNchi pr, Winfield nr
scr, Mrs Annie Green
Davis Misses llarrc N
Winona Allcn and BuneY "
staff rufscs incMdsd N
puNn Mrs Frarcis ] l
Edna Lilies and Mrs
Robinson After tho mos
Gus and attractive Dime
p,eSs.on- 81 congragulafoa
Mckcuzie ana Good Samm
pi;al we're voiced by those ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
HAVE YOU COT $4,000? | HAVE A GOOD USED CAR
EYE ENTRY 'EM-BUY EN-
eng ks,y Term, II No Red Tape Drive En- Home

SO Ford Fordor; trunk Sedan
~hite wall tires S145.OO
ls5e Chevrolet 4-door Master trunk; Sedan 90
1886 Plymouth 4-door Deluxe trunk; Sedan 5000
s37 Chevrolet 4-door Master Deluxe;
trunk; Sedan .... . 285.00
1887 Dodge 4-door Deluxe trunk; Sedan 295.OO
lS57 Ford Fordor Deluxe; trunk; Sedan 235.OO
s3e Pontiac 4-door Deluxe; trunk Sedan 345.OO
1888 Ford 4-door Deluxe Touring Sedan 2e5 100
1888 Plymouth 4-door Deluxe trunk; Sedan 265OO
1888 Dodge 4door Deluxe; trunk; Sedan 27O.O0
1888 Chevrolet 2-door Master Deluxe Sedan $1,000
s3S ord 4-door Deluxe Touring Sedan M 1880
s5S Mercury 2.door Deluxe Touring Sedan $500
s3s Chevrolet 2-door Master Deluxe Sedan ASSOC
le39 Plymouth 4.door Deluxe Touring Sedan 445 90
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
6 EXTRA" HELPS
quickly relieve DISTRESS of
CHILD
COUGHS ' ~ COLDS

DON'T take chances" with unknown
products 10 relieve discomfort OF your
child's spasmodic croupy coughs caused
by colds. Use "Children's" Musterolel
Musterole gives such QUICK relief be-
cause it's not lust an ordinary salve"
Rub it well on your kiddie's chest, throat
and back. IL soothes and stimulates sur
face circulation and helps break up local
congestion and pain. It's soothing vapors
ease breathing. 40t Approved by Good
Housekeeping Bureau.
CHILDREN'S
Dllill!l;Ilill]
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10


-~s '@ 80. sfcs~t .t-
Nsr. -fe-ts ~
sft I+.-At
,- 1899 . .-r. s,..4,.s
- tr.--t .tr -
-s..ts. fa~ -,
FEEN.A.MINT :. .: :..,, N.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Barclay On Bridge

Diamond &rI @-HH1Gt5 over
I-SDaIe. II t,.St. that i.&3Ii would
he strong enough for what is
called 4 free BID. whereas the
first ore Is not.
With the first. you bid al al for
Just two purposes-claybe the
side may find the hand playable at
a major suit or No TrumpS, either
of which produces more points
than a minor, and maybe your
partner has an extremely strong
hand. not quite enough to make a
game-guaranteeing two-bid in the
first place. but enough to do 1t
with a Jump on his next turn If
he learns you have a bare bit OF
strength.
III brief. your purpose in bidding
this first hand is to keep it open
and see what your partner wants
to do next. But. il an opponent
lids before it is your turn. he has
done that work for you. and so
you have no need to give your
partner another chance by bidding
yourself. Hence your making bid
after an opponents overcall is to
show him you have at least about
the amount Of strength in the sec
ono hanG-a free bid"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
POSITIVE OK NEGATIVE


FINE BIDDERS IL contract
Keep three purposes in mind.
First, they want to find the best
declaration for their pair. il pos
sible, a particular suit or No
Trump. Second. they want to get
the contract as high as the pairs
two hands may justify. 4 most
positive consideration in q contest
which does not produce game or
slam premiums except when con-
tracted for. Third comes a mega
tive. but also vital factor-the nj
portance Of not bidding too high.
as bidding for too many tricks en-
tails a loss Of points instead OF a
gain.
The third consideration is the
reason why experts have strained
so to develop methods which will
prevent what they call "crowdiCg
the bidding" They have sought
to work out means which will as
certain the ultimate declaration
on hands Of ordinary strength
while the bidding is still at low
level. That is the reason for what
has been named the "one-over-
one" principle-the exchange Of as
much information as possible
without pushing the side beyond
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17

Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17

With the first OF these two
hands. you have pretty close to
the weakest collection Of cards
that you would bid opposite
partner who made an opening suit
bid Of one. Those who follow the
one-over-one principle would bid
1-Heart on that after partners
dealer bid Of Diamond. but if he
bid 1-Spade. they would bid 1-No
Trump. since the hand is TOO weak
to carry the bidding voluntarily to
the two level
With the second OF those hands.
there is enough strength to bid
the ..tart suit at 1-Heart over
Distributed BY Ning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Ferries 90
In Operation
Once Again
Boots Operating
From Gig Horbor
To Pr. Defiance

The Washington Navigation Co.
placed two ferries IN operation On
the Gig ilaFbor. Point Defiance run
Thursday afternoon, = fsw hours
after the middle span Of tho Mar.
rows bridge collapsed.
The ~ Defiance and skansonia.
largest ~ IN. ferries laid up when
the bridge vas opened. were pa,
In service,
Peninsula traffic will have
10 20 Via Gig tssrbar since
the terry alp there has heen
kept In SHAPE. Tho ~. t"ss
dIek dock hs. b~en dismassied
beyond use.
What final arrangements will he
for operating the ferries arc ques'
tlonable. q. y Peterson. county
civil attorney. said the deal would
have 10 be worked out between
the county and Washington TOT
Bridge authority. 20 which the
county surrendered all its right,
when thu bridge was built
At the time 81 the original
agreement for the bridge grant and
loan. tho county bought out the
franchise OF the Washington Navi'
CATION Co, and took its ferries un'
der option except for those on tins
II. Dofanes -Tahiequah raln.
There wa. a possibility the
Fox Island and tsshonis from
that lighter run might h. ~.
sefied temporarily IN serve
tn. peninsula. Chairman Guy
n. Melton of the commission
ers said.
Peterson. who whs making tins
arrangements said he had talked
10 Don Absi Of the state Depart.
meni of Public Service. and va,
promised immediate action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
School Principal
Sees Bridge Fall

George Curtis. principal ~ uni-
ysfaify Place scbooi. gave q
dramatic account 81 M COLLAPSE
q ne Nsrr0ss bridge Thursday.
shortly after the first span gave
xaY.
4, vas tns mast horfbls thlng
I EVER SAL. Curtis said. chi.
drsn - the school. teachers and
myself were watching the bridge
sway. u vas passipie 70 see both
the bottom and top Of ths bftdgs.
Suddenly the Nest aide n TIA
center span gave way. We could
zee cement falling into the water
Then the eomplsts section dls-
appeared eofnpietsiy. That was
about 1875 a m. Win the col
lapse u the Nsst aide. ths eastern
approach seemed 70 buckle Into
a "" shape. The remaining por-
ton of the bridge continued 10
sSlng. Then. IT 10 minutes past
IL. the east aide Of the center
span gave way"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Bridge Covered
By Insurance

Don Haskell. trust officer Of
Puget Sound National bank, said
the bridge is fully covered by in
surance totsling S5.44o.0oo. The
bank is fiscal agent for the bond
issue. which amounted 10 only
$3.50. 900.
In addition 10 the main cover
age. Haskell said, there IL insur-
snce covering use and occupancy.
insuring Washington Toll Bridge
authority up to S24o. 600 per year
10 cover loss Of revenue while the
bridge is being reconstructed. II
II is rebuilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Puyallup Man
Killed by Train

PuyAfIIP- Thomas Albright.
10. resident Of Puysliup the pas,
II years. Vas killed Wednesday
night by = southbound train on
the Meridian II. crossing in the
business area. police reported
Thursday.
Albright was struck by train ~
SAT .. m Ills body vas not dis
covered. however. until nearly
three hours later. WHEN ths mans
wife reported 10 police she was
srprehsnsivs ever his absence from
home and members ~ the train
crew found hat and shoe on tho
front Of the engine after the train
arrived ~ Tacoma.
Police and members u shs state
patrol began searching the right
of.Nsy for the remains II the man
and found the body had been
hurled by ths impact from the
tracks up sgains, the si9s 81 a
building occupied BY floral shop
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