Evening star., 1940-09-01
Is u. S. Aides on Plane
Several Were on Way to Visit Relatives
Who Were Waiting at Pittsburgh Airport

So, was former President Hoover's
dentist when he was in the White
House.
Miss Dorothy Beer, secretary to
Maj. Lawrence of the War Depart
ment. Miss Beer, who had been hv-
ing with two friends in the Town
House Apartment for the past two
years. was on her way to California
to visit her sister, Mrs. A. E. Ojeda,
in Los Angeles. She planned, how
ever, to stop in Illinois to see her
father, H F. Beer. of Abing-
don, and her brother, Harris
Beer, of Rockford. Miss Beer,
who was 81, had been employed by
the War Department here for five
or six years and previously had
worked for the War Department at
Rockford. Maj. Lawrence said he
had allowed her to leave an hour
early to catch her plane. but was
half tempted to ask her to get off
the plane when he observed it re-
turning for an oil-gauge check. The
only other fight Miss Beer had
made was from Miami to Havana
This was her first land flight. Miss
Beers roommateS said she had been
planning and saving for this trip
/ for year.
| Edwin G. Bowler, Pittsburgh,
| junior revenue agent of the Inter-
| nal Revenue Bureau. He had just
completed the bureau course, result
ing in his promotion to junior rev.
enue agent. He was AZ and leaves
wife and 12-year-old son. He had
been assigned to Pittsburgh follow
/ ing the course.
Michael P. Mahon, Chicago,
/ junior revenue agent of the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau. Mr.. Mahon
had also Just completed the bureau
/ course and had been assigned to
| Chicago. He is survived by his
widow, who was waiting for him at
the Pittsburgh airport when she was
notified of the crash. Mr.. Mahon
was 38 years old.
Miss Mildred Chesser. an employe
/ of the Veterans Bureau. Miss
Chesser had spent the night before
/ she left Washington moving her be-
longings into larger room at 1873
M street, where she had been living
for about nine months. She was on
her way to spend the holidays with
| her family in Columbus. Friends
| said she was in her 20S.
Miss Chloe Post, a stenographer in
| the Civil Service Commission. Miss
Post. who was %. was on her way
| to Cleveland to celebrate her birth
day anniversary and that of her
mother. Both her mother and
father were to meet her at the air.
port. They were then planning to
go to the home of Miss Posts mar
ried sister for the joint celebration.
In a day or SO the family group was
| going to drive to Port Richey, Fla,
their home. According to the owner
of the house where Miss Post
roomed, at 1889 Kilbourne place
NV, Miss Post came here four
years ago from Port Richey to take
a job in the State Department. A
year ago she was transferred to the
Civil Service Commission.
Mrs. Naomi L. Colpo, an employe
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Mrs. Colpo, who was about "a, ac-
cording to neighborS, and lived at
1921 Newark street NV, was the
wife of James L. Colpo, meat cut
ter in Bethesda (Md) market.
She was on her way to visit her
parents in Pennsylvania over the
holiday. She had been living at the
Newark street address for about a
year and was having her furniture
moved to another apartment in the
building. She had no children.
Joseph J. Pesci, a Federal Bureau
of Investigation agent of Blairsville,
Pa Mr.. Pesci, who was 81, had been