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La gaceta., 1941-02-19
Estan los soldados britanicos a $50
mlilas de la capital de Abisinia
Centenares de carros con material de guerra
pasan en- direction de Bulgaria.
Los griegos conquistaron nuevas posiciones.

ataqueS violentos, han sido eXter
minadoS por el fuego de las anne
,ralladoraS griegas. Mussolmi
realiza un esfuerzo finel Y de
seSperado con la esperanza de
zanzibar la Ease de la guerra en-
Albania. Nuevas posiciones fue-
ron conquistadas por los gri5goS
al oeste de Tepeleni.
La llegada de los nuevos re =
fuerzos a Singapore hace supo-
nar que la potencia inglesa, en-
ese sector del Extreme Oriente,
es. superior a la nipona. FL CO.
mandante Kunior Akkiyama, ha
blamdo en- representation de las
fuerzas japonesas en- China, aSe-
gur6 hoy que la legada de las
fuerzas australians a Singapo-
re es otro gesto que mo puede
interpretarse como que contribu
We a la paz en- ell Extreme Orien-
to-" Los ingleses afirman, sin
embargo, que es la condensation
al presionamiento de los japone-
ses en- ell sur del Pacifico. En- Ia
Indo China los nipones tienen a.
cumlados $4,000 soldados, una
cantidad mayor de la Quota au-
torizada por ell mando frances.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

LA heroica Grecia tendra que
rendirse a las amenazas del sal
yajiSmo nazi?
Nacion pequena que ha dado
eiemplos inolvidables de resis-
tencia, valentia y grandeza es-
piritual, como aquel pueblo que
en- Espana hizo frente a las fe-
roces acometidas de la TRACTION
Y ell fascismo international.
Pero 81 Inglaterra no pierde
la guerra, con la ayuda de Esta-
dos Unidos, todos los pueblos
esclavizados a~rrojaran sus cade-
mas, en- ell momento oportuno, y
sc salvaran.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Chile declinara un prestamo
de S., 100000 que lie habia ofre-
cido ell banco de Importation v
EX~portaci6n.
Motives: condolences "trabu-
co" por parte del banco y Ia
creencia de que va no existe la
necesidad que habia originate
la petici6n.
iImitara ell coronel Batista a
Chile y declinara los millones
que viene pidiendo y aun no lie
han dado?
La gaceta., 1941-02-19
PRINCIPLE DE INCENDIO
EN- Ell TAMPA r

Los bomberos extinguieron a
noche pm principle de incendio
en- ell hotel Tampa Terrace. Sc
incendi6 la manteca, en- la coci-
ma. ocasionando danos de poca
importancia. Las personals que
comian en- ell hotel no sc movie
ron de Sus mesas.
CuatrO companies respondie-
ron a la alarma.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

En- Guantanamo, Cuba, un I'll
so bolsevique trataba de soil
viantar la moral de los marines
americanoS.
Los miSmos marinos lie denun
ciaron Y la policia Guiana, man.
dada por Batista, lie meti6 en- Ia
carcel.
Suponemos que Ell partido pre-
sidido por Marinello lie sacara
de la "jaula" Y lie dara, por su ci-
nismo, un banquete-homenaje.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19
Ell TEMPO

Continuara el frio en- Ia tarde
de hoy. Nublsdos para esta no.
che y el jueves. Maxima, aver,
65 grades minima, en- la mana
ma de hoy, "A.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19
ENFERMA LA ANDA
LUCITA

Habana, Feb. 19-La canzo-
netista Y bailarina IA Andalu-
cita", contratada para ir a Tam
pa, esta enferma de grippe.
Iba a hacer anoche su prime
ra presentation en- Ell Teatro Ma
cionsl.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

ALI no existe mas que I'm
partido.
Los comunistas mandan y los
otros obedecen.
Ahora bien, segGn Ana Luisa
Strong, los "descarados' 'en in
COMPLETENESS no ocupan puestos
de importancia.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Respetando la ley francesa, ell
mar:scal Petain obtuvo un per-
misc y con 81 compr6 un par de
zapatos que necesitaba.
Hay escasez de zapatos y en-
una aldea de 1900 habitantes
habia solo disponible nueve pa
res.
Ell viejo mariscal predica con
ell ejemplo... " no acepta a La
val, un nazi como presidente del
gabinete frances.
BESIDE Berlin sin embargo, a.
seguran que Laval pasara a ser
Ell primer ministrO y que la cri-
sis surgira dentro de pocos dias.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Fabricamos en- ell mes de enc
70, segun las cifraS oficiales,
1902 aeroplanos.
dYa pasamos de los mil y la
industrial nacional realiZa Ell "im
possible que Sc lie habia pedido.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Elogiar a Wilkie es hacerle
justicia, en- estOs dfas, a un J.
mericano digno y honesto.
Sabe 81, a pesar de tOda la
propaganda de los totalitarios y
sus ayudantes, que ayudar a Ia
Gran Bretaha es proteger la de-
mocracia y salvar de la guerra a
Estados Unidos.
De las condolences va sc ha-
blara cuando la derrota del ma
zsmo Sc haya p~rOducido.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Dicese que estas son las condi-
clones presentadas a Grecia por
los monstruos del nazismo:
Someterse a una paz rapida
con Italia o eNponerse a la ocu-
paci6n de su te%rritorio antes de
que Inglaterra pueda mandarle
refuerzos desde Ell Norte de A
frica.
IA que altura quedara, GUAM
do csc atropello maldito Sc rea-
lice, ell honor de Mussolini?
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Ulegara ":Tot6" y trataran de
"casarla" con "Gargantua'.
81 GargantGa es feroz, Toto
no Sc queda rezagada.
Ringing es ell amo del Gori-
la macho y un residente de Gu
ba el dueno del Gorilla hembra.
Suponemos que Ell "partido'
mandara una comisi6n, con di-
nero de las u~niones, a recibir en-
Port Everglades a la d~istingui-
da "seiora".
Ella no pertenece al partido,
pero no estara de mas que lie die
ran ingreso.
Els totalitaria dando estacazos
y alejando a las personals que no
aceptan su "ismo'.
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

Esta efectuando 81 Conven-
ci6n. en- Moscu, Ell partido Co
munista.
"Pravda", 6rgano del Soviet,
escribe: '1as decisiones del pas-
lido indicaran al pueblo del So
Wet nuevos rumbOs en- todas las
ramas de la industrial Socialista
y transportes, garantizando la
mayor fortaleza del Poder del
@tsdo 0OciSlista",
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

I'm peri6dico de Madrid escri-
be: LAS Conversations del "ge
neralfsimo" con Mussolini y Pc
tain sc relacionaron principal
mente con ell future de las tro-
pas italianas en- Ell Norte de A
frica. Franco, en- representation
de Italia, lie pidi6 seguridades
personales a Petain sobre que la
fuerza del Norte de Africa, CO.
manda por Weygand permanece
"a neutral. No Sc sabe que ofre-
cimientos lie hizo Franco al vieio
mariscal en- cambio por esas Sc
guridades; pero creese que Ell i'm
perio frances sera dejado intac-
to al terminar la guerra y que
las reclamaciones de Alemania,
Italia y Espana seran rebaja-
das'
mo hay peligro de rivalidad
entire Espaha e Italia-dice otro
peri6dicO falangista. Los dos pai
SEES permaneceran en- c~onstante
contacto'.
los canes faSciStas ladran y
La gaceta., 1941-02-19

lie prometen a Petain que no
morderan! lWeygand manda
10000 hombrss bisu armadosl
La gaceta., 1941-02-19
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS

I'm secretario = 10 impossible. = Condolences
a Grecia. - Toto y Gargantua. - On solo Par
lido. = Honestidad y discipline. Chile decli-
ma. - Batista espera. - Las conversaciones de
Franco y Mussolini.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
From Recruiting
To Flying Course

Louis ". Stewart. ysoman Of the
Tacoma Navy recruiting substa-
,ion here. has h~sn transferred Ia
the Naval Reserve Aviation base.
Seattle.
II stewart passes his prslsm-
mary flight training In Seattle. he
will b. sent 10 the Naval Air sta
ton, Pensacola. Florida. for Night
training. after which hs will b
commissioned an ensign.
Stewart attended stadium high
school for three yssrs. graduating
IN 1888. DE Attended the College
n Puget Sound for ~ years snd
the University Of California. fms
sr,s division. In San FRANCHISE for
IL yesrp. BE also attended . 10.
cal business school for eta months
Taxing over Stewards duties II
the recruiting station 10 Robert G.
Berg. . puysiiup high school
Trsdvsts and fobmsr rscrtdtsr fos
the Naval Reserve. b~ing sta
TONED in ,hs Perkins building 70,
nssriy q year b<fors being trsns-
fsrrsd 10 the Navy recruiting sta
ton In Seattle In June. 1870.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
Sports Arena
Being Built

FORT LEWIS - a large nsld
house under construction here Will
furnish soldiers additional rscrea-
ton facilities during the winter
months.
The sports arena. which IL To-
Gated In the area housing the stst
division, will provide facilities for
basketball. bosing, wrestling.
voiieybsil. tennis. bsdminton and
stage shows
The new building will seat I 900
persons. ~ will contain 1900
square feet Of hardwood floor
space. The floor win be is0 feet
long and 100 feet wide. and the
distance from the floor 70 the
ceiling will be ~ feet.
Dressing rooms. showers. lava.
tories. storage space and . pest
exchange will be located around
the sides and In rear ~ the arena.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
Msniansns Propose
Alasks Read Route

HELENA. Hssl - Gvfe <tsshs
throughout northern hsotsns ard
ths Canadian prossncs ~ Aibssss
lined up ssdsy e<sind Gov ssm
q. Yosd IN . preposAi for routing
. projs<ts1 Alaska dsfsnss nigh
~sy through Montana snd Aissrta-
Ths aossfncr rsesnuy srefA
shs Montana congressional dsisGsr
sson and federal cffiessis urking
sors,rsetson 81 . dsfsnss nixHSsy
10 Alaska va the ''prsiri&@ route
Hs pointed oet u ~esi1 eennsef
with main sfsnseontinsntsi high
1sy IN this stats. would - cheap
~ 20 construct. easier 70 defend
than . road esos<r % tss coast
ard ~ouid ~ adjacent 10 oil fields
which could provs1S fsssi for mo.
ror snd sir transport
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
Soldiers Detailed
To Fl. Sill School

FORT LEWIS ~ Thirty enlisted
men Of the * Army Corps have
Just begun a three month course
at the Field Artillery school, Fort
Sill, Okla. Courses Of study In
clude communications, motor me-
chanics and battery mechanics.
To pursue the communications
course are Pvt Walter r. Kober.
Corp. Milton r. Weller and Corp.
Melvin A. Dewsr, all q Seattle.
Included among the students Of
motor mechanics are the follow
ing. Pvt. Forrest L. Todd. Seattle I:
Pvt. Archie T accsuley. Portland.
Corp. Alvin p. Mccarthy. Salem.
Ore Pvt. Hiding W. Anderson.
B0u. Wash: Pvt william T.
smoli. lewiston. Ids-: Sgt Roy G.
Fairfield. Kendrick. Ida. and Pvt.
Lloyd J Hodgsiss. Chostssg. Mont
Enrolled in N. battery nnschsn-
ics course IL Pvt Robert r. Johns.
Sssttls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
To Widen Road
In Fort Area
State to Improve
Poetic Highwoy

TIE state Highway department
Tncved Saturday - relieve frsrfzf
congestion - rsrffts hEn~ef
throaEh ne Fert Lewis Ara. =
project tonx desired ~ rseona
and Pierce county.
Rur~sli Rants department n
reeter. announced ~ olymps.
I. Thst hefeFe JsA 1 the st<fs
wtli ssk fcr hssts foF widening ~
miles q Pacific highway frcm
rondeFs corner In Nisqusiiy mi
? That N tns nrxt i've wesss
shs state ~ftli AZ fer elds On rrsd-
tng ard iiFht hstumlncus suffse-
lag a. state rad so. Rsinisr 70
Tsnino
The Pacific highway widening.
"a b. accomplished In issf. pre-
sumshly IN The airing. WITH relieve
congestion IN the Fort f~~as.
Camp Murray military area.
The present highway 10 ~ frur
lanes. but largely lacks . eenies
strip and u narrower than u d<.
sired.
The Rainier renine jcs vii fsn
the las, unsurfsosd gap in the
road from Pacific highway ~
Tenino. through Yslm and Roy 10
the Junction With Mcuntaln high
way ~ miles south 81 rseoma.
This viii provide . ons-~sntsd
alternate Pacific highway reats.
which win snshls trsffse 70 hy.
pass Olympia and Fort Ls~'is
Al present . State highway crew
u engaged In widening the pAvs-
ment from Mountain highway
junction 10 Meksnna.
The department oil cell far
bids on IL rad and bridge eon-
struction projects. costinx mors
than $1,000 900. within the nest
five weeks. Bants reported.
Largest project On the nst 10
the Spokane street viaduct In BE
attic, which will cost about 500.
600 Of which $3.50. 900 viii he
federal grade crossing funds. rhe
viaduct viii be slEht.tenths Of .
mile long and vii furnish an
overhead roadhed over Fourth
avenue near the city light plant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
z Years College No Longer
Required for Flying Cadet
Boord Of Army Officers VIII u Here
Monduy 10 Interview Appliconts

Applicants for svsstsen cadet
training for the u. 2 army no
longer ~iIl b required In havs s~n
years college education.
This vas announced Saturday ~
First Lieut. Murray A. nywatsr.
public relations officer for the
Northwest travelling aviation eadst
examining beard. whsrh ~sil inter-
Wee applicants here Monday.
The hoard viii - 81 the army
Induction eentsr. Washington h,ds !.
starting At $50 .. m. for The one
day only.
Applicants must - unmarried.
from the age II 20 n -. and IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24

fident belief that this time the
British sweep will not be halted
short Of driving the Germans and
Italians completely out OF the
continent or into French Tunisia.
The initial British success.
II was reported. was won In
four big tank battles, three
fought largely with American
1s-ton light Ma tanks.
British columns, crossing the
Libys-Egypt frontier Ike stse
fingers. drove wedges between tbs
main psnzer forces OF the Germans
and Italians.
A military spokesman said that
the panzers are being beaten both
for speed and toughness" by Amer
lean tanks This was regarded a,
the chief factor in the success Of
the British encirclement msnsuysr
since the British tank spearhead'
cut into the Nazi rear before tht
Germans had time 10 withdraw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
DEFENSIVE AIRDROMEs
ARE NOW ESTABLISHED

Canada has established defensive
sirdromes and staging facilities in
Labrador and elsewhere IN the
north. Power stated. These are
for defence for ferrying and for
spare sirdromes in case fog or
weather conditions make any Of
the other places unavsiis bic, " he
said. Several defensive sirdromes
have also been built In Newfo1nd-
land and on Csnsdas east and
west coasts. Those on the YES,
coast are IN addition to the string
Of staging sirdromss being built
on the east side Of the Rockies
for the great circle route Edmon-
ton-White Horse Alaska.
Power revealed that Canadian
sqnsdrons on both coasts have
been materially increased IN nun.
oers IN recent months and that
they are now provided with air
craft sch as Dizbys. Hudsons.
Bolingbrokss ard strAnrssrs mace
IN Canada. and also with Kitty
Hawks ard Cstslinss. II 10 ths
governments policy, however. %
supply all urgently needed aircraft
% the air force overseas 50 far
as We are concerned" Power aid.
the first lire a defense Of thi,
country - On the other xds.@
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24

Nigh ranking Scottish Rite Ma
spns NJ washtnGten. osssoa.
Alaska and british Columbia are
expected In Tacoma late saturday
afternoon and svsnins when the
Isl degree and Knight Command.
sr NJ the Court ~ Hcncv care
moniss are held here for this hrss
time IN many years.
The events ~iil conclude the an
nusi fall reunion Of the Tacoma
scottish rite bodies 81 Masonic
tsmpls. which bsgsn russday
morning
To Get ssd Degrss
To receive tbs ssd 1sgrss In The
afternoon ceremonies ~ . O'Clock
we're walter ". Nierow ard J.
W. >. stsdman ~ Tacoma. Erwin
,. Barker Of npohsns. Edgar d.
Bnsss and William A. Johsspu.
Everett: Raiph ~ Edmsrds,
Ksiso: waiter c. wrsnnsn. Tbossss
y. Murphy and Rodney y. white.
seattle: John !. rvsissnsv. Tar
ina. and howard y. sssblsv snd
Charles ooidstsin. bath ~ juneau.
Alaska
william .. necvsa ~ spohsns.
sovereign grand inspeesos ssnsrsi
NJ the aats, WAS In Tacoma -
preside over the 81 degree eese-
monies. Richard d. Hunison ~
seattle viii b. In charge ~ Tn
final event n the reunion. us \.
e. e. ". invsstifnss. ST fsr ,
o'e,cek sfssr the reunion banquet
for sii szd degree Msscrs In rsi-
iosship hall
=. &. e. ~. mssh
To be invested with the X. q. G.
w. dseorssson ard rank for as
,lnsnlshsd ssrvsee wiii ~ Toe To-
eosnsns, LorenEo 0biisfdaees sn1
william y. Hssd. Others tneissds
George ". Aflsnd ~ Garfssid.
steven W. nretherss. HstthS~
uiu. fAwrsnxs X. Smith and
Percy .. Thonss NJ xssifis. Jsmse
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24

ssesIisus health. rAsy ansa -
init birth certificates sr~ shree
letters AZ seeemmsn1atice fFum ~
patanls eittsena set relatives
Thcss accepted wiii recssvs ~
. month saiary. 1atly rss6ne a1lsw-
snes ~ u. - usli ~ a1otntnn.
equipmsat. Ns1ieai aod 1eNlai
cars, 4 oto.eoo NE lnssres<e
policy aisB y prcvt6e1 eoch avis
lion cadet a ma sast.
Altar training s<sereoofssl eae<l-
dates sss eommin1ens1 Second ilee-
tenants end fhs pay y o3te .
msath " quarters are ~ pssvt1o1.
upon graduation saeh es1ot Aias
u allowed gin0 for uniferma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24

aTAkTo On pH0w 0UW
Isssepa - nrnpGo pcu11 ClC11o
~ ~. pcouol1 - 60 n1
roseno( ~ pu1r4 y o1uoGro - .
esnooulo1 ~ $780, nnuo1nI =
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r7os onoe1 = 1lruuorvor UulD
VIVA ~vucpcoo - tooottttv
s>ses0n teen - Coe1D - orD1up
mees sympe1oe1fe - - pn5
- ~ smDDnvoo ~ lnopunoo0 1l1le
psaanslpa y - ~ = p1rlnv
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
RIIIDfNG PERMITS

Building permits we're issiie1
Saturday 70 n .. Fenton. $500
new residence. sf22 50. Tacoma
way. Oscar Jordsl. $500 nsS
residence. 1918 no. Sheridan:
William seh~sizer. $500 remodel
ing for apartments. As Broadway;
81. Paul a Tacoma Lumber Co.
81 900 gsrsg. shed; Q. Morgan.
81 900 alterations. 3si5 East / 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
UCT Private Dance
On Saturday Night

United Commercial Travellers
are holding q private dance sssvr-
day evening. starting Al Q O'Clock.
a. Hotel Olympus Members and
their invited quests Viii attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24

Following 10 . ilsf Of scheduled
Tovnssnf rsstinxs5
sunday Mas meeting ~ II |.
N. kseesess hall. if7ss ~. 18th
Tossdsy Gig Hsfbor No. 1.
business meeting a. prssbrterisn
church. Oakland club No. ~
meeting ., tzizs 30 sssh u
oyster supper At . 20. 70 - fos.
owed ~ business session.
"Wednesday - HsNfbOrn< eiis1
No. ~. meeting ss zsig East {
a.. regular meeting Psrk Ave
club No. ~. meeting IN the PARK
Ave school snnsx regular bssss-
nsss msstinx E9ston club Ne J.
meeting IN the school house. SUN.
nsr ciDb No i. ~xllisr msstsnf
Tacoma club No !. meeting In
sormsnns hall. dancing 10 follow
business session
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
ALL FLYING STATIONS
HAVE BEEN CHOSEN

IAN the flying stations in Can
ada are now selected" said Air
Minister c. G. Power referring to
the British commonwealth air
training plan in the house Of COM
mons.
The plan il now in full opera
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
Axis Armies in
Africa Lose
Holt of Tonk Forces
Fall 10 British

fContnued From Page onsl
yective IL n destroy every German
tank in Lhya.n
Lieut.. Gen. sir Alan Cunning.
ham, directing the desert drive
has pushed his main srmoreo
forces between the principal Ger
man concentration In the east and
lesser enemy concentration west
~ Tohruk. With the apparent IN
tsntion Of chewing them " sep
srstely.
u ~ss regarded "a iupor-
tsnt thai the greater German
concentration was reported
caught in the trap In the east-
ern sector Of the desert battle
field. thus making its chances
Of hreakout less favorable.
SO sweeping was the British sue
sess -- achieved IN the greatest
srmored battle ever fought in
Africa - that optimism mounted
for a British sweep all the way 10
the Tunisian border as the OPEN
ing gamble OF a possible invasion
OF Sicily and Italy.
Battle Already Half Won
(At Melbourne Mai. Gen. Thorn
a. Blsmey. commander Of Aus
trslian forces in the Near East.
who had Just arrived there from
Cairo, reported that destruction Of
half the enemy's effective tank
strength means Britain has won
the tank battle upon which the
result of the whole offensive
hinges)
American tanks and planes
were reported 10 have swept
through their baptism Of fire
with flying coiors," playing
major part In the dstruetion
Of the 220 axis armored fight
ing machines thus far re-
ported.
The Germans. attempting des-
perately TO stem the British sd-
vance. were reported rushing in
reinforcement by fleets Of Junkers
JU52 transport planes from their
big bases in western Libya and by
glider trains from Crete.
Reports from the British general
headquarters and correspondents
in the western desert gave this
picture of the offensive thus far:
Divisions Cut OFF
I. Rommefs psnZer divisions
divided and cut off by British
srmored spearheads which have
repulsed all Nazi efforts to break
out Of enlightenment. One German
psnzer division trapped in the
Bardia area has suffered heavy
losses in a battle with U. s. made
tanks. The second imperiled in
the Tobruk region.
2. Italy's Ariete armored d.
vision virtually knocked out of
the battle after an encounter
with the British In which II
lost 81 of Its las tanks.
=. A total of $50 German tanks
SO German srmored cars and 81
italian tanks destroyed in armored
combat thus far; So axis war
planes shot down with loss of
only IS British machines.
4. British forces either in con-
tact or about to make contact with
the besieged Tobruk garrison by
land for the first time since the
smbattled force was besieged last
April IL.
5. The Royal air force. using
American and British planes In
ratio Of about $3.50, ruling the
battle sky with "a canopy of
planes"
Big Security Margin
s. British tank losses running
at a ratio Of only one to three axis
srmored machines. leaving a huge
margin of superiority to be en-
ployed in the mopup of the shat
tered axis forces.
There was increasing belief that
the offensive which has been IN
progress only little more than
100 hours, already has the axis
on the run. And there was con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
CHRISTMAS
SEALS

49,. Christmas Day.
Y.., ss~. ia. and In the ssth
rsbsxslsss annual such sale
In the United States.
More than two million lives have
been saved during the past 30
years through tho work Of the Ma.
tional tuberculosis association, sc-
eording to Dr. Chris G. Reynolds.
president Of the county league.
rs Pet. Reduction
In that period" DR. Reynolds
said, the number Of deaths due
To tuberculosis has been cut rs
per cent But there is much to be
done and the battle IL not ss yet
won. for even today there are more
deaths due 10 the white plague Of
persons IS 10 IS years OF age than
from any other disease
The only funds used In the cam
paign against this dread disease
during the past IS years have come
from the sale Of these Christmas
Seals.
World Wide Custom
Today II 10 a world wide custom
10 attach these seals 10 Christmas
letters and gifts. This year the
seals are q deep blue and show the
picture OF q lighthouse.
The work Of addressing the rs
900 envelopes. stamping them and
enclosing hss been performed In the
office Of Miss Stella Kellogg.
league secretary. In the Medical
building. She WAS assisted by ses-
eral score girl scouts and women
from many Parent-Teachsr ssso-
Citations and patriotic bodies Of the
city. working In shlfts for the past
two weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
Christmas Seals
Mailed 10 $4,000

Letters containing sheets If
Christmas Seals were mailed Sat
urday 10 more than $4,000 resi-
dents Of the county by the T>uber-
cninsls I1Agne Of Pierre county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-24
World N1de Custom

Your postmaster can tell you
how TO invest In u. 8. Defense
Bonds.