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Evening star., 1940-06-02
TakOma Park Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Lamond
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Lamond, has sailed for Panama,
where he has accepted a two-year
position on a Government project
in the Canal Zone. Mr.. Lamond
will be joined this summer by his
flancee, Miss Louise Emmerich,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
M. Emmerich of Silver Spring, and
their marriage will take place in
Panama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Wilson were
hosts last evening at a picnic sup
per in their home on Buffalo ave-
nue.. Decorations were in the Mex
lean motif and the supper was fol-
lowed by bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Hoeprich
are celebrating their second we'd
ding anniversary with short stay
in New York. Mrs. Hoeprich is the
former Ruth McCauley, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. McCauley.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley have with
them for the Memorial Day week
end their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel c. Heubeck of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Dudley C. Jackson and Mrs.
Harold L. Seamon are leaving
Thursday for Bucknell University.
They will be accompanied on their
return by Mrs. Jackson's daughter,
Miss Betty Jackson, who is stu
dent there.
Mrs. Paul P. Pierce, Mrs. G. AL
bert Scott. Mrs. Elsie Miller and
Mrs. Ella Stuart, left Thursday for
Schenectady, N. Y, where they are
visiting Mrs Charles Teller, a
former resident of Takoma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durward F. Fisher
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Future Debutantes
Bv Catherine Hambiev

The afternoon 10 the date which Miss Laura Lawson
Bairs debut will take place Maj Mrs Gist Blair
will the party Their Pennsylvania home noted
fine collection of silver old furniture where Robert
said offered the command of the Union
the president the Hospital
appointed the historian emeritus the Military
War
Laura, busineike and straightforward has lot
makes each moment spent with her worthwhile.
She the simplest of pleasures,
atmosphere carefree people
parties Laura those with picnic quality Her fond
also for sunsets Benny Gooman fishing talking
life in general Bng Crosbys voice. taking pictures
climbing. She dsdains horses and drinking
Her idea of have
rush at summer dance On other
Evening star., 1940-06-02

and daughter-in- law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirk Hollister of Lowell, Va.
Mrs. w. Robert Walton and her
two children, William and Sarah,
left yesterday for Mishawaka, Ind,
where they will spend two months.
They plan to visit Mrs. Walton's S
mother, Mrs. w. r. Howat, and also
spend some time with her mother
in-law, Mrs. George Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert w. Volkmer
and their sons. Eldon and Willis
Volkmer, are spending the holiday
week end at their cottage at Herald
Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs William v. Kinnard
and their son, Billy Kinnard. moved
the latter part of the week from
their home on Whittier street to
Evening star., 1940-06-02

.LeOnardtOWn
Parties Given
Over HOLIDAY
Mrs. Frank Combs
In Baltimore for
Alumnae Meetings

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, June l.
Mrs. Frank Combs Is spending this
week end in Baltimore attending the
parties being given at her alma
mater, Notre Dame, and its alumnae
members. Mrs. Combs entertained
at luncheon, followed by bridge,
Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. c. E. Thompson of this city
left Monday to spend this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore White in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fenner Lee,
jr., and Miss Augusta Lee of WASH
ington are guests over the holiday
week end of Mr.. Lees mother, Mrs.
]. F. Lee.
Miss Emma Metcalf came home
today from Jeffersonton, Va, where
she has taught school. She will
spend part of her vacation with her
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Franklin
Lee Metcalf, and latel will visit in
New York and Pennsylvania, return
ing to Jeffersonton in the fall.
Mr.. Hampton Hickey and Mr.. Ed
mund Hickey of Washington and
Mr.. Edward Waring Of College Park
are spending the brief holiday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Waring.
DIR. and Mrs. Chapman
At Brettons Bay.
DR.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Chapman,
with Mrs. Corrine M. Frazier and
Mrs. Rhea Dodson of Washington,
are with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Myers, at their place on
Brettons Bay for the holiday and
week end.
Mrs. B. B. Love. jr,. entertained
Monday evening at a dinner party,
followed by cards, to celebrate her
birthday anniversary
Mrs. H. E. Hensel and daughter,
Miss Carolyn Hensel of Wilmington,
Del, left Thursday after spending
the past few days with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. P. T. Graves of
Laurel Grove. The Rev. Vernon
Graves of Charleston, S. c.. also
spent few days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Guy, Miss
Mamie Guy, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Guy, all of Washington, are spend
ing the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Guy at Sunnyside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Long have with
them over Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Anon Brown of Washington.
Residents NJ Er~l,ra
Are Guests Of Reeders.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Porter of Lon
don, England, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster Reeder az their place,
West Hatton, on the Wicomico this
month. A number of informal
parties are arranged for them. Mrs.
Gerry Patrick, who spent few days
in Quakerstown, Pa, also is a guest
at West Hatton.
Mrs. William Warner of Society
Hill has with her for a fortnight
Mrs. Alan Walker of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Perry and
their daughter, Miss Mary 10 Perry
OF Washington, are spending the
week end with Mrs Mary H. Han
cock.
Mr.. Howard P. Beach, jr., of
Washington is at his parents place,
Lonely Acers, on the Patuxent, and
has with him a number of friends
from Washington whom he is enter
tanning aboard his yacht, Riptide, I'd.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

have with them for several weeks
their son, Mr. Fred Fisher, a profess
sor at the University of Missouri.
Mr.. Fisher will leave the latter part
of this month to attend summer
school at the University of Michigan.
Another son, Mr.. Evan Fisher, ac-
companied by Mr.. James Clark,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Clark
of Maple avenue, left yesterday for
New York State. They will spend
the summer with Mr.. Clarks aunt,
Miss S. Louisa Carpenter, at her
farm, Carpenter Hill, near Pough-
keepsie.
Miss Jeanne Freeman, Mr.. Charles
Ramsdell, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hollister are spending the week end
at the home of the HOLSTERS son
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Miss Hilda Hyatt
Entertains at
Damascus

DAMASCUS. Md. June Miss
Hilda Hyatt entertained a group of
her friends, all members Of the
Junior class at the University of
Maryland, at her home Thursday
Miss Hyatt is also a member of the
junior class.
Mrs. Alcinda Fairchild is visiting
at the home of her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
w. Fairchild, in Washington.
Mrs. George w. Boyer and daugh-
ter, Mary 10, returned yesterday
fro ma visit with Mrs. Boyer's par
ents in Meisenheimer, N. c.
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Will Speak at Convention

Two Washington men will be
among the speakers at the annual
three-day convention Of the safety
section of the Association of Amer
ican Railroads, to be held Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday at St
Paul, MINI. They are c. H. Buford
vice president of the Operations and
Maintenance Department of the A
A. r., and D. H. Beatty, superintend-
ent of safety of the Southern Rail-
way System.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Bridgeport, Conn. where Mr.. Kin
nard has been transferred.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Axtell have
with them for the week end the lat
ter's nephew, Mr.. Franklin G. Hoy
Of Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

ers College, where his sister, Miss
Viola Hailman, is graduating.
Mrs. Warren N. Watson has mo-
tored to Durham, N c.. and will be
accompanied home by her son, Mr..
Neal Watson, who is a student at
Duke University.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Harris -E1Oing Photo.

out with the together somebody's
house.
She is serious in the that
and philosophical discussions Very public
the position president of the Social
School at Mddburg Va She
tries by Of little things to be of benefit the
leves that incident life
subtle.
Laura has covered the Eastern Seaboard
her residence Charleston
fall in
her for at Cannes
She peace here long possible
preparation of the youth OF America in
scrapbook of invitations and anything with particular memory
attached to keeps her occupied at lesser
To Laura Washington the tops above all because of its clean
and to other leading metropolses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
T. 6. Nurses
Get Diplomas

Thirty-one graduates Of the Ia
coma General Hospital School Of
Nursing received diplomas al exer-
cises held ON Thursday evening in
the First Baptist church.
s. NJ jackson. president Of the
T. C. hospital board Of directors,
presided and the Rev. Harold p.
Long delivered the address 10 the
graduating class
Scholarships were presented by
Supt. c. J. Cummings 10 Elsie
Myliymaki and Helen weberg. The
pins were distributed by Miss Hsr-
riet Klein. director Of nurses.
Remarks were made by Drs- w,
p. Penney. c r. Larson and r. ID.
Harrington. Herbert Ford sang.
During the course Of his talk
President jackson stressed the i'm
portance OF the hospital He said
there are 246 employees at the In
stitution and that last year SIS. 900
meals were served 70 patients and
staff members. Each year there
are approximately 200 births AT
the hospital and 5000 operations
performed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Paralysis Cases
Closely Checked

Another case believed linked
with the outbreak Of infantile
paralysis in this locale was report
ed by authorities Friday.
State. county and city health
Officers exerted concerted effort
to prevent any spread of the con-
tagion as the number of reported
cases under observation In the
county reached IL.
Walter Goodwin, IS. Rt. 1. Box
500, Sumner. was brought TO Ia
coma for disqualification Thursday
night. Diagnosis indicated the
presence OF poliomyelitis, physi-
clans said.
Also hospitalized, Roland Turn
err, Rt. 4, Box ITO. was listed as
a victim of the polio" infection,
but his condition was not believed
serious.
Presence OF DIR. L. A. Dewey,
state epidemologist, gave evidence
Of the active steps being made to
check further spread Of the in
lection, not regarded as of cpl
demic proportions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Seeking Annulmeni
OF Their Marriage

AnnulmeBt OF marriage In
1927 from which four children
have been born IL asked In q suit
ON file In superior court here FRI
day.
Ray Perrenaud brought the ae-
ton against Hazel Perrenaud,
charging that when they were
married she had not been divorced
from one John White. now living
In Wisconsin. and that recently
she has left the home and taken
out q license 10 marry = third
man. though stiIl undiyorced from
either Of the first two.
Final divorce DEGREES we're on
file for Alice from Robert Lee
Harrison. Charles y. from Lottie
u. strahIsy and Beatrice from
sulo salonen. an interlocutory de-
cree for Robert e. from Emma
Bethia Poe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Civil Service Asks
$4,000 Allotment

Request for a $4,000 allotment
for expenses of the city civil serv-
ice department was filed with the
city council Friday.
The request was filed in the city
clerks office by Rufus T. Davis,
president of the civil service COM
mission. The fund is needed. Davis
said, to complete the departments
present program, and any unused
balance would be returned.
Employment of a special exam
liner and a stenographer is needed
to bring eligibility lists up to date,
and the commission also is faced
with the expense of the recent
printing OF new rule books. he
stated.
The official pointed out the COM
mission never has taken advantage
of the charter provision for allo-
cation of one-half or one per cent
of all city wages and salaries for
expenses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Behind the
Stock Ticker
NY LOUIS ". SCHNEIDER

The business world In 100 per
cent with President Roosevelt or
his 81. 200. 100000 emergency ma
tionai defense program. But thes
can't see how II can be rushed
through az rapidly as Washington
commentators intimate.
The problem In manufacturing
circles IL shortage of plants. tools
and skilled hands. The presidents
demand for $4,000 warplanes can
be filled only II the bottieneck IN
alrplane engine production can be
overcome. And tha maehlne-tool
trade says II viii require Close to
II months before demands for de.
Tense program can be- met.
Then THERE'S tha problem Of labor
and costs. skilled hands are hard
To get. Skilled labor IL not on the
relief rolls. And II plants ara 10
operate ON n three-shift daily basis.
overtime costs will run unusually
high. The unions must show =
willingness 10 eooperats.
The big problem. say corporation
executives. Ii what type Of men
will serve on the war defense CONF
mlttss. n II must carry political
New Dealers. little progress viii
be made. The hope IL the war
defense board viii be made up Of
experienced business men.
mspor,. A.. mat A.. II and
when the allies place ordsrs for
stssls. erucibls and vanadlum will
get large portion i. Driysr.Harris
eurrent-quartsr net viii equal ths
s1.4f a share shown for frat quar-
ter Air Reduction taken on
dips by Investment accounts; for.
sign selling oysrhanging Nc
Cfaw Electric operations and In
come abovs b.iiilsh expectations
There's switching from MoIyb.
denum into RADIO Corp common.
Chesapeake 4 Ohio shares
bought for yield swiss and Dutch
selling ovsrhanglBg Hercules
Powders income holding II record
levels General Elsctric's cur
rsnt-quartsr bookings nt same
levels first TIRES months !.
Diesel WsmmsF Giibert should
benefit from Industrial activity IN
Mid West Bell Aircfsft's or.
der backlog totals around SO.
000. 900. company finds u hard OBJ
tanning engines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
1l&S&4l33sE3
Northwests Big Fruit Industry Organized:
Sole u. S. Ships to Foreigners Continues

and Pacific hy the Canal zone
authorities. Initial study Of pre-
posed project viii be conducted
through cooperation 81 the two
governments.
sHrrrrNa isEAsIss FRIDAY
While two vessels were due for
arrival late Friday. six others were
hsrthed ~ local terminals
rhree intercesssal ships -s
Pennsylvania, J. l. L,lckenhaeh
and Makena were lifting timber
products and general cargo for the
Atlantic sesbcard; the capiilo wa.
readying for departure 10 the
Orient with capacity stowage cf
local gccis: the Flying Cloud con.
tinued discharge Of South Ameri-
can ores prior 10 headings here.
the tanker J. J. coney was dis.
charging California petroleum
products.
Expected later were the inter-
coastal freighter Penmar and the
coastwise steamer Coast shipper.
both handling miscellaneous goods
inbound and out
Slated for appearances on the
local range Saturday were two
other coastwise ships. tho whitney
Olson and the silverado. Both
bring general cargocs. and both
VIII Mt Tacoma lumber for south
ern ports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Defer Sentence
On Tacoma Bow

Carl Nilsson. 1s-year-old Tacoma
youth held in the county Jail await
ing trial for burglary Of the Ia
coma Ice Cream bar at No. 1st
and Tacoma ave. April II. was
freed Friday on a deferred sentence
after he pleaded guilty to the
charge before Judge Fred G. Re-
mann. Sentence was withheld be-
cause Of the youths lack of prior
record.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Wild Iris
On Display

An exhibit af Wild lFis varieties
growink in this state and ~ 81
south - southern ovsksn ives ~
mp 81 the Tacoma DOWNTOWN j.
bsary Friday. Ths .peeiuwns wsss
taken from the wild fewer ksFsisr
al . friend al ths library who wtll
repisnish them Mandsy 10 keep IN
exhibit fresh for ssssfni dsya
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

Evidence against Jack Erwin,
36-year-old Portland bandit re-
turned here to be tried for the
Perkins building burglaries the
night OF May 3, sprang a bad leak
when given a lineup test Friday
morning by Sheriff John c,
Bjorklund.
Peter Lorimer, night custodian
OF the 18th and A ST. office build
ing. who was tied hand and foot
by the two marauders, looked at
a line Of 10 men In which Erwin
was standing and picked out James
Hampson, held in the county jail
since early February facing q
murder charge.
Parole Nioiator
As a result OF Lorimer's COM
plete failure to Identify the man.
Erwin viii not be prosecuted for
the burglary but will be turned
oveE to Parole Officer Ralph
Loudin who win declare him a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
nLnDIN0 YEKMITn

Residential construction permits
we're ISSUED 10 o. X. Tucker. zzz
East 4sth II. Friday for = $500
residences Al IA 50. e0th and .
$500 residence ~ zz0 10. e0th.
John n. Anderson. 50iz No. Mon
ros. obtained a building psrmit for
5000 residences ~ 4tz4 No.
szd st; 9. J. Hudson. 1900 South
Tacoma way. for = $500 cottage
a. 1902 y South Tacoma way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Teachers Exchange
Approved by Board

An exchange arrangement ~
which Frances J. Barnes. com.
merclal teacher Al Jason Lee Jun.
ior high school. will trade places
next year with Anita Murray Of
Stamford. Conn. was approved
Thursday afternoon BY the hoard
u school directors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
$4,000 Damage Suit
Brought by Women

A suit for $1,000 was filed In
superior court here Friday by Mrs.
Johanna NJ. Olsen of Tacoma
against John Hamricks Tacoma
Theaters, claiming the company
responsible for a fall she took Jan.
2s this year in the Music Box
theater.
Mrs. Olsen claims that when
leaving her seat in the theater she
stepped into a break in the floor,
fell and cut the back Of her head.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

Kenneth G. DeWeese, Taeoms
electrical contractor. operating the
Northwest Electric Co. 76O Com
merce st. Thursday filed petition
Of bankruptcy. He listed liabilities
amounting to $7.294.5s, and assets
Of 1920.
Petition Of bankruptcy was also
filed by Paul G. Peterson, car
penter, living at 1l07 SO. Grant St
He placed his liabilities At ,9s4-S6
with assets Of 500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
PAKoCHIAL sOFTBALI.

Psrochlsi school boys softDail
league results:
vimtatlon "a. 81 Leo's {. At
Gray School
Sacred Heart ?. 81 Patriek's 8,
Al Central PIayfield
VlsItation II. 81. Patrck's Q. A.
Central field.
Holy Rosary rs. 81 Leo's 8, a,
Mckinley playfisd
Holy Rosary Z. Visitation 5. a
Gray school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Markets at q
Glance
FRIDAY

n hAuhH
stocks: Irregular In moderate
trading.
Bonds: Irregularly lower: U. 5.
governments at new lows for
the year.
Curb Stocks: Irregular.
Foreign Exchange: Higher.
Cotton: Up as much as S1.25 =
bale.
Wheat; Up ] to Ia cents.
Corn: Up y to y cent.
Rubber: Firm.
Silver: Up i cent in New York
to 35L cents a fine ounce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
HAPPY

FRIDAY, MAY -

Jim Ryan. 2SSs so. Wilkeson.
Mrs. Hubert Flattum, 1885
A st.
Betty and Bethel kofoed,
twins, 524s So. Montgomery 1t.
Jerry Siddall. sos So. NJ 81.
Derry siddail, Sos So. NJ 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

s ssss s June ! jsss si ss ny :
w..A.arssn'. ior~sa., = partly
cloudy Friday night and saturday
with scattered thundersserms over
the mountains: little change IN
temperature. moderate northsfly
wind off the coast and ilxht north
erly ever the Inland waters 81
the STATE.
Rainfall In Tacoma Cor the -
hours ending At > .. N. Friday.
none: since May !. s,ss inches. IN
excess % 90 inch since Jan. l.
ises inches. . deficiency ~ ~
inch.
Wind II a .. -. Friday, north
IN. ,. n. barometer At soos and
steady.
sun rise. At as . N. saturday
and sets 1T 100
Taeoma's weather on May -.
1889 Partly cloudy. trace Of rain.
maximum temperature e. degree.
and minimum %. HlKhsst wind
velocity 10 m. ?. h. from the
southwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Fails to Identify One Of Pair
Arrested for Office Looiinqs

parole violator because OF his Port
land escapade.
The prisoner has nine years TO
serve In the state penitentiary a,
Walla Walls on a previous burglary
sentence.
Torrance Fiagg. 30. siso = Walls
Walla parolee, who 10 said 20 have
confessed the burgiaries here. was
expected to go to court with q
plea Of guilty late Friday after
noon.
Both men were caught In an
attempted robbery of Portland
finance company. Erwin was shot
in the hip while attempting to
escape.
To Place Hold Order
Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metz
Ter. jr. said Portland Detective
Captain Reagan will place a hold
order on Erwin 20 he can be tried
for robbery when released from
the Washington prison.
Fiagg. grilied Thursday after.
noon by Undersheriff cJyds
Knowles and the sheriff. insisted
Erwin was not involved In the
Perkins building burglary with
him. He said a man named James
Malone, whose whereabouts he does
not know. worked with him, and
that he originally had implicated
Erwin when told by police he was
lying dead In the Portland morgue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

The Republic of Panama has
started a survey for creating a
$4,000. 900 seaport harbor on It's
Pacific shore. II was disclosed here
Friday.
At present the nation Ii served
by ports operated on the Atlantic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
TWO UNIONS.
EMPLOYERS MEET

Reprcsentativcs OF The radio
operators and stewards unions Of
intercoastal and off-ehore vessels.
and their employers. Friday open
ed negotiations NJ san Francisco
for new working agreement.
Some progress" has been made In
preliminary meetings. II was re-
ported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

1.RADK- BUY -ekl1. with Ttmea Went
A1s EARL y. nEMA4tH, 31lz
hooseyelt. call ~ Tse1snA tifess
offiee for two freq tiekets ~ tns
Temple tnsatef. e-1t-ss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
PORT cAI.ENDfR

Vessels In Port. Pennsylvania.
Baker: Makena. smelter. Flying
Cloud, smelter; J. l.. Luekcnbach.
Defiance mill; CapilIo. shaffer No.
,; J. ]. coney. Port piers.
Vessels Due: Friday p. m. PEN
mar. Port piers; Coast shipper.
shaffer No. 2. Saturday. Whitney
Olson, Shaffer No. /; silverado,
Mccormick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
FRIDAYS Quotations

(Quotations courtesy Dean Witter 81
Co, Washington Bldg. members
New York Stock Exchange)
High Low Close
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Trading Lighiens on N. Y.
Mart; Prices Irregular
Dow-JoNEs AVERAGES

DoN -sONES AVERAGES
FRIDAY
Industrial .1lS.94. off of
Rail ...... 22.45. off els
Utility 1850. 1925. off oil
IS Stocks -. S7.5s. off O.2s
Stock sales Appropriated s7o.-
900 shares. compared with 1870
900 Thursday. Curb sales were
$4,000. against $4,000.
NEW YoRK-rrading nghtened
on the stock market Friday and
prices moved irregularly with
firm tone developing near the
close.
Traders continued to watch the
European situation, but appeared
less alarmed because of greater re-
sistance shown by the allied ar
mics. Some market operators,
planning weekend vacations, even
ed up commitments.
Commodities developed strength.
Wheat gained cent and more a
bushel and cotton had advances
running to SIPS a bale. Wool.
cocoa, cottonseed oil, world sugar
futures and some rubber positions
had moderate gains.
Steel shares were leaders. u. S.
Steel ranged between ASA and
427s and late in the session was
not far from the previous close of
A. Bethlehem touched a high of
6s% and low of 66ha, and late in
the day was up more than point.
Coppers held small gains.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

Making a total of lis American
vessels sold to foreigners In less
than a year. the u. 8. maritime
commission Friday announced the
following transactions:
Sale spproved-san Anselmo,
from the Quaker line Of Portland
to n Canadian firm. corsair. yaeht.
from J. p. Morgan to British reg
istry: Daylite, schooner, to a Costa
Rican firm.
Application for approval pend
ing-Coalinga, an Associated OH
Co. tanker, to Peruvian registry:
San vincente. from Quaker line
of Portland to Philippine registry:
Ramona. privately owned steam
ship OF Seattle TO Wallen Il Co.
of Hong Kong; steamer +. ID.
Underwood. Edward E. Loomis and
Milwaukee. from the Grant Iron
a Metal Co. Of Detroit 10 Canadian
registry.