davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

member, these youngsters in the
few nursing homes provided for
bomb-shocked children, palefaced
and apathetic before a steaming
bowl of porridge, or clinging in
terror 20 a nurses apron as she
gently tries to make them stand
alone. For it is necessary in cases
of bomb-shocked children to teach
them all over again to walk or
talk or even TO eat. The screams
of terrified crying at anything
resembling an air alarm siren is
something you don't like to carry
away in your memory.
But it is there just the same,
tonight
They also serve their small part
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

out all the nervous women with
imaginary ailments again. You
know, the type whose only eX-
citement is being sick, During
the air raids these women for
get they'd ever had a days i'll
ness
You've felt the reaction your
self. When the All Clear sounds
a strange, empty disappointment
weighs YOU down.
Something in the amazing char
acter Of these Londoners awaken'
in the face Of danger. They art
not only proud of their stoicisu
but also their GOODNESS in emer
geucy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
Housing Authorized
AT GunnerY School

WASHINGTON, " a re h %
(INS)-The army announced to-
day that it has authorized con-
struction Of housing and other
facilities for a gunnery school at
cost of 81, 266,013 at Las Vegas
New The army also authorized
cantonment facilities which will
cost about S1.050000 FOR the
nth Cavalry at FL Campo, Cal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

in handling the budget. Only by
securing unanimous action Of their
seven active members could the
council override any veto BY the
mayor,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
To Discuss Security Act

Gerald A. Lewis, insurance ex-
ecutive. will speak on the Social
Security Act at 9 p. m. today
before the United Friendship Club
meeting in abe Warsaw Club al
1O036 Holmur avenue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

in this modern. war, these babies
of the blitZ!
Look in the Detroit Times
tomorrow for another exclusive
story and more sketches of war
torn Britain by Burris jenkins
JT, famous artist and writer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
u. S. Judqe Retires

WASHINGTON, March rs
CINS)-The White House today
announced the retirement for age
of Judge Andrew Miller, of the
United States district of North
Dakota, effective Saturday,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
sHELL-sHoCKED CHILDREN

Bombing of children mostly af-
fects the very young. OF course,
practically all English children
have been conditioned TO head for
shelter at the sound of the siren.
But with some of the very young
this becomes an obsession--e Spe-
cially when accompanied by eX-
plosionS and falling ceilings and
a dead mother.
It's a sight you don't like to re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
BY BUKKIs JENKINS JR.

TIE war Of nerves on England
is taking unexpected twists
You see a certain type Of the
people respond nagnihcently 70
the thrill ranger. They thrive
on il Life has never seemed 50
interesting or purposeful, or COM
prehensible
Kill NaAs or he killed is the
formula rs IS simple as that
Soldiers Of the last war know
what this means. They also know
the terrible, drab reaction from
excitement that peace brings
The lost generation, they call
them.
What a peaCe-tin1e reaction viii
have on whole populations Of men.
women and children Is something
difficult and horrible 10 conten-
plate when this mess is over.
BLITZ WELCOMED
You are talking one day TO a
prominent London doctor - of
course YOU catch the flu or what
ever it is everybody gets in Lon
don for about three days-and he
says:
Sometimes 1 wish the hlitz
would start up again, The last
three days of quiet have been
terrible for me. They've brought
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
NO; I'd rather die in Ken
sington than live anywhere else"

And there she is today.
Pete reioined his regiment, "to
get he says, "a little Sleep
Not all cases are as inspiring as
these. You have already recoiled
from the quivering. foreign popu-
lation huddied in the deepest tube
tunnels, the lost souls OF the sub
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

clude the worst. You see the badly
wounded grimly holding to life in
crowded hospitals, You see the
bitter. desperate relatives of the
dead crazy for the chance to strike
back. You see the shell-shocked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

Raids 10 Leave
England With
Brain Cases

TIE Detfoit|T Irges to-day pre-
senfs another Athe series Of
exclusive sketches ard stores
BY BaEIis Jenkins Jr. famous
sr0st who rscerffy Ie1uERed 70
New York after sTs1Gisg sew
eTai weeks "a wsr-torH 6fitsic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
ANOTHER INJURY

"A man lies injured on the side
walk. A tottering wall from a
bombed building has crushed his
leg. Your taxi stops By the silent
group Of PEOPLE about him. a
truck driver has jumped down 10
fashion a temporary splint fer his
leg from pieces of a broken crate.
The truck driver scarcely speaks
a word The man on the sidewalk
lies without sound his coat for
a pillow. There is no shouting
no hysteria. The truck driver
looks at the grey face Of the in
jured man and motions TO a pal
up the street.
Water" he says, in ordinary
tones.
The pal goes in e doorway, re-
appears and they. are lifting the
man s head 10 drink. still without
saying a word Then the arnbu.
lance comes 10 take the man away
up you CO." are the only
words spoken.
HER HOUSE HIT 3 TINES
Then there are people like Pete
Wilson's mother Some Ameri-
cans VIII remember Pete Wilson
fl4e s.5fffse t1rff10fi sports flumn-
st who always, came over for Joe
LOUIS fights until nc joined The
army.
Wei, Pete's mother lives in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

KenSington. part Of LondonA and
her house has been hit three
times! Pete visited her on leave
for a weekend and spent the
whole night fighting incendiary
fires with his mother and lodging
pieces of shrapnel flying. through
his bedroom window.
Mother, you must get out OF
here" he insisted next morning.
But she merely smiled and an
swered:
NE; I'd rather die In Ken
sinpton than live anywhere else"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25

But even these cases DO not IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-25
HER HOUSE HIT 3 TINES

VI. - motheT ~ n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

-Ii;cen1e,
BY JInNY HLLTo

Applications for marriage Il
censes were made with the county
auditor Monday BY Joseph John
Danko. 20, 1924 East 2sth. and
Eleanor Aathisen. 81. 1928 So
Cushman ave: Gordon Alvin Nose
son. 20. Rt. 8. Box i16. and Violet
Katherine Olsen. "a, 322 It'll ST.
S f. Puyallup, owen F. Cal
lagher, legal 52l6 No. 45th. and
Helen Cleaver. legal. Veterans
hospital. American Lake: Ralph F.
Miller, p. and Helen Elmski. 10.
both OF 5sl2 So. Cakes. Dayton
Edward Finnegan, 20. 1902 No.
7th. and Mary Josephine Duncan.
%, GLIB No X. Eugene Il. Adams.
"a, 1927 So Tacoma ave. and
Grace NJ Pool. 20. 43Ol2 So. SIND
st; Carol Condit. 20 and Ellen
Dorothy Heath. rs. 702 So. X.
Robert Darius O'Neil, Jr.. %. 1902
Ea. 65th. and Mary Louise Sines.
Is. 1891 Pacific ave: Sidney Wal
ter Cole, As, and Lillian Margaret
Hall. Al, both OF 130eia SO. Sheri-
dan; Charles Augustus Williams.
50. Shelton, and Mary Melissie
Gilman, 81, Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Fred H. Robblee
Dies in Seattle

Funeral services for Fred II
Rohblee. SIS. former resident Of Ia
coma, who died Saturday in a Sc
attic hospital. will be held Tues
day at 3 p. m. from the johnson
& Sons Funeral chapel in Seattle
Services will be followed by Gre
nation.
Robblee. who moved TO Seattle
from Tacoma in 1920, after Is
years residence here. was men,
Der OF the Six Robblees. Inc, work.
ing in the Seattle branch.
He was a member OF State lodge
No. IS, F. d A. NJ, Afifi Temple
Shrine. and Scottish Rites bodies.
He also was a former member of
Carpenters union No. 40 in Ia
coma. He was born in Newton,
Mass
Surviving are seven brothers,
William OF Tacoma and Herbert,
Philip Theodore. John Henry and
Frank OF Seattle, George OF Chi
cago and Richard Of Portland, and
three sisters, Mrs. Helen McColley
OF Tacoma, Mrs. Ada Savage of
Los Angeles and Mrs. Mary Nc
Dowell of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Valuables Taken
From Parked Car

Norman Ferrier. 40o2 No. 37tf
ST. reported 10 police that a port.
able radio. a mans black hat and
= woman's purse containing s.
WEIR stolen from MS unlocked car
Sunday night at 4o35 Ea. Est
Three other thefts were report
ed over the weekend. Jack Berg
1858 So. S4th st. said tina. while
he was attending IN, movies sun
day night. someone stole his b.
cycle and abandoned il on NJ st
after stripping It If vital parts.
Dick West. 375e So. wnkeson
st. reported his bicycle was stolen
at So. 3sth ST. and Thompson ave.
Saturday night
A small radio was stolen from a
bedroom table at the home OF Ray
Estep. 64s1 So. Warner ave. Estep
said the thief had raised a win
dow near the table. A living room
window also was raised, but
nothing was reported stolen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Young Soldier Dies
In Lewis Hospital

Second among selective servic,
soldiers reported 10 have succumb-
ed to pneumonia at Fort Lewis
Pvt. Richard w. Jilek. -, OF Head
quarters Battery. 9th r. A. Bat
: talon, died at the Fort Lewis
hospital at tbs q. m. Sunday. Pvt.
-Jiiek had been in the hospital
: three days
= The young selectee had been in
: the service since Feb. IS. He was
: indicted at Fort Smelling. MINI.
: and Immediately sent TO Fort
! Lewis. arriving here March 1. He
: was born in Mower county. MINI.
Survivors include a grandmother,
: Mrs. Emma Mschecek. Austin,
MINI. and an uncle, Glenn Ma
: check, London, MINI. The body
: was removed TO the Mellinger
. funeral home. pending arrange
: ments to be made by the military
authorities
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

Al the First Baptist church
Monday night at O'Clock a pro-
gram viii be given by the fine arts
division OF the College OF Puge,
Sound. John Paul Bennett, d.
rector Of the conservatory will pre-
sent n group OF VOICE students,
members OF the Adelphian choral
society. In demonstration OF
early American music.
The drama department. Directed
by Martha Pearl Jones. will pre-
sent a group Of students In choral
readings. something new 10 the
Pacific coast
Melvin Kohler. head Of the art
department. viii discuss modern
trends in art. with lantern slide IL
Illustrations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Several Injured
In Auto Crashes

Two minor traffic accidents oc-
CURED IN Tacoma Sunday.
Charles V. West. SIS. Of 420e So.
35th st. suffered = bruised fore
head in collision At 5sth and So.
A SITS He was treated at the
County hospital.
He was passenger in a sedan
driven by his daughter. Mrs Cor
trude L. Guhr. 1882 A ST. and was
injured when the machine collided
with a roadster driven by J. A.
Fisher. Both Mrs Guhr and
Fisher We're booked for investlga-
ton and later released on their
personal recognizance.
In an accident at 9th and Com
merce SITS, Sam Kawamoto. "a.
Of 1861 Market st. suffered
from shock when his car collided
with one driven by Alfred McBee
OF Mount Vernon. Wash. Kawa-
motto was taken TO the County hos
pital. McBee was not injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Actions in Divorce

New divorce actions were filed
Monday al the courthouse by
Florence against William r. Gro
hey. on grounds OF excessive use
OF Intoxicating liquor: Roberta
against Gerald Lewis. on grounds
OF separation: Arvers Ann against
Thomas A. Brown. on grounds o,
cruelty; Bette from Herbert
William Jones, on grounds o,
burdensome homelife.
A court order was obtained by
Mrs. Grohey requiring her husband
10 surrender the family HON. and
not 20 enter the home.
Final DEGREES were granted &c
Marie from Benjamin strendmo
and Grace NJ. from George T
Pool.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

Part of the city's steam power
plant site on the city waterway
no longer required for general city
property purposes would be trans
ferred to the light division. utilities
department, for S20.51s95 under
the terms of an ordinance sub
mitted to the council for first read
ing Monday by Commissioner
O'Neil.
The light department can use the
land, the ordinance recites, and
purpose OF the ordinance is to ef-
feet the transfer of title, for which
the general fund will receive the
appraised amount in credit on its
obligation to the light fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Brother Of Tacoman
To Be Buried Tuesday

Funeral services for Edward II
Haubrock. brother OF Frank Hau-
brock OF Tacoma. will be held Tues
day at 2 p. m. from the Butter
worth Funeral home in Seattle
with commital in the Veterans
Memorial.
Haubrock. who died Saturday
was a member OF Seattle lodge No
90, b. 2. o. f.
Other than his brother. he leave,
his wife. Bertha f. of the home
1913 2Oth ave. n. W, Seattle; one
son. Carl f. of Seattle; two sisters
Mrs. Louise Rodfeld of Quincy. III.
and Mrs. George strommer of Sc
attic, and another brother. Will
lam Haubrock OF California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Draft Board No. 4
Inducis 4 More Men

Tacoma Selective Service board
No. 4 named a half dozen men
Monday for induction into the L.
5. army April - at the Wash
ington building induction station
here. The men are:
Edward Lawrence Novak. 1926
Ea. 52d st; Orvile Q. Buchanan.
Sumner; Harold Brooks Huston.
Fairmont hotel; Jack L. Brouil-
lard. 432S Es. NJ st: Wilfred n.
Baker. 1918 So. G st. and Stanley
Rataezyk. 26lT Ea. L ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
Cain Will Address
Lutheran Men S Club

The Central Lutheran Mems
club will meet Tuesday evening
in the church parlors for the
monthly meeting. The principal
speaker will be Mayor Harry Cain.
the program being in charge OF
Thor c. Tollefson. president. and
beginning at s o'clock. Special
musical numbers will be presented.
During the fellowship hour fol-
lowing. refreshments viii be
served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

L. c. oberiies will be principal
; speaker on a program arranged
for the April meeting of the South
; Tacoma Business club at $50 p.
m. Tuesday In the Masonic tenn
: pie. 5601 South Tacoma way.
NJ. p. Brady will preside. The
: program will include selections by
: the boys quartet of Robert Gray
Junior high school composed OF
: Gordon Void. James sigafoos and
Earl and Randolph Grocott. di.
: rected by Alfred Actor.
: Club members engaged in tn,
= food industry will present a stunt
with c. A. Erdahl in charge. In
PRODUCTION OF new members b,
Tim Finn will follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
SANFORD y. MERRILL

Sanford +. Merrill 81. died a;
6 a. m. Sunday in steilscoom city
At the home OF his daughter. Mrs.
W. f. Morris. wife Of the eity's
mayor. with whom. he had lived
four years Merrill taught school
In the vicinity OF Chicago 50 years,
retiring nine years ago. He orig
inAlly planned to visit his daughter.
but III health prevented his return
10 the east. The body will be sent
Tuesday by Piper to Park Ridge.
H., for funeral services and burial.
Besides Mrs. Morris, he leaves
three other daughters, Mrs. I J.
Pascoe OF Park Ridge. Mrs Jessie
Mccain Of Valparaiso. Ind, and
Mrs. Vincent Thompson OF Aurora,
H.; three sons. J. Il. Merrill OF
Tacoma, Il. W. Merrill of Dallas,
Texas. and c. F. Merrill OF Chi
cago; II grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren. Merrill was
a member of the Methodist church
In Park Ridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

the data obtained by test firing
large and little guns that the
Army uses. Out OF this mechanical
maze there come accurately calcu-
lated trajeetories, computed in a
mere fraction OF the time that q
whole company OF mathematieians
would have taken to do the same
problem.
While the artillery experts thus
build up their firing tables so nee
esssry in war. the inventor OF this
amazing machine is in Washing
ton heading small group OF
scientists who are marshaling the
research brains OF America 10
solve urgent defense problems.
He is DR.. Vannevar Bush. who
has added 10 his regular duties as
president OF the Carnegie Institu-
ton OF Washington. the chairman
ship of the National Defense Re-
search Committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
MRS. MABEL FLoY MATHIS

Mrs Mabel Floy Mathis. 80. a
former resident OF Tenino. Wash.
who had lived in Tacoma five
months. died Sunday at 1913 p. m.
at the family home. 1908 SO. Bell
at. She was a native of Ohio. Sur
viving are three sons. Robert c.
Mathis Of la Grande. Ore. James
ID. Mathis Of Tacoma and Richard
r. White OF San Francisco: two
daughters. Mrs Jean st. Clair and
Mrs. Dorthea Duokwitz. both OF
Tacoma; one sister. Mrs. Minnie
Rosson of Michigan; eight grand
among them. Mrs. Floy
Jane LachAnce OF Tacoma, and
two great grandchildren. Lynn will
announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

= I 4 " I = ON PA g v O y y
tran 70 attend me state camp
meeting o. the Royal NeIEhbors
81 America
Easter Sunday witnessed The re-
turn 10 Pullman ~ numerous Ia
coma students At Washington
state college who had been home
FOR the spring vacation. Among
those who vent back 10 classroom
chores Eere Lawrence and George
Bonneville, Bob Doten. Irene Doten
and Nenette Maybin.
Mrs. Leona Risard % Spokane
snd Mrs. Wallace Foster and
daughter. Miss Patricia Edgerton
Of Salem. Ore. were among week
end visitors IN Tacoma
Children Of Ponder chapel Sun
dsy school were presented Sunday
with large Easter basket filled
NJ III AdAAAF fnNAEA tEHaf AAAE *
OF J. {. shapiro. manager. and
Olive &. Riehey, personnel man
sger Of Sears. Roebuck & CO.
Homer Amundsen announced the
hearty thanks OF the children.
Paul A. Preus, recuperating IN
a Fresno, Calf, hospital following
a recent heart attack. was visited
last week by mis- son, Paul, teacher
in Bremerton high school, and
daughter. Priscilla, student at Pa
cific Lutheran college. Remaining
At Fresno with Paul. sr.. are Mrs.
Preus and their oldest daughter,
Miss Mary Louise Preus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
HELD BY u. s. OFFICERS

Arrested for investigation by
immigration authorities. Ekke
spanger was held Monday In the
city Jail.
According TO Howard f. Nor
wood. immigration inspector,
Spanger will remain in custody
pending Qualification of legality OF
his recent entry into the u. s.
from Mexico.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
BY WATSON DAVIS
Director. Science Service

Written for The Tacoma Times
4 GREAT calculating machine, q
y mathematical robot. fills .
room 81 the L. s. Army's proving
grounds ~ Aberdeen Nd. Into It's
precise mechanical brain are FED
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
IN TAVERN FRACAs

Harry Nance, SO. was held for
q runk Ike n hess and investigation
after repor tedly attempting 10
punch q customer in a downtown
tavern Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

DR.. VanneVar Bush---Makes
Robots Solve u. S. Problems

speedily than any human mind
Dr.. Bush won wide fame while he
vas second in command - that
famous engineering school. Mssss-
chusetts Institute Of Technology
The machine ~ Aberdeen i one
q four in this country.
A. the beginning ~ 1888 Or.
Bush became president Of the
Carnegie Institution ~ Washing
ton, worlds largest pure science
research institution with fsr-flung
laboratories He took direction Of
one OF the major non-govern-
mental science efforts o. all time,
costing million and = half dollars
yesr
When America needed 10 speed
is defense efforts. Preside I
Roosevelt designated DIT. Bush TO
head the group OF scientists and
engineers charged with applying
research 70 the old and new YEA
pons so urgently needed by oui
armed forces DR.. Bush was al
ready chairman Of the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronau-
tics. which conducts FOR Uncle
Sam research for producing better
and faster airplanes
Spare Of figure, usually putting
a pipe, with a lock OF grsy-tinged
hair hanging over his forehead at
a VIII Rogers angle. Dr.. Bush a.
81 looks the busy, creative execu-
tive that he is
Z. =. DRAFTS
BRAINS
IF the Army or Navy have prob
1 lens that they believe research
can solve. they are bringing them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
OBITUARY NOTICES

George. William. Frank and John
Leo. all OF Tacoma: II grandehil-
dren and seven grest-grandehil-
dren. Mellinger will announce the
funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
MRS. ALBERT i. LIPPERT

Funeral services for Mrs. Bar
bara l.. Lippert, 20, OF 5000 So.
Sheridan ave, who died In a local
hospital Saturday at 1880 p. m,
will be held Wednesday at 10 a.
m. from Church OF the Visitation,
with the cortege leaving the Gaff-
ney mortuary at $50 Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery. Rosary
will be recited Tuesday night.
Mrs. Lippert, a resident OF Ia
coma IL years and a member of
Church OF the Visitation, was a
native of Kansas City. She leaves
her husband, Albert l.: one son,
Raymond A: one daughter, Mrs.
Daniel A. Sexton, both of Seattle,
and four grandchildren.
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upon them. Applying science 70
war is not new to DR.. Bush be-
cause ne worked on submarine de-
lection for the L. s. Navy during
the first World war.
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to DR.. Bush so that he and his
committee may put the best of
Americas scientific brains to work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15
FASTER THAN
HUMAN MIND

A S maker and creator of this
u differential analyzer that does
mathematical pro blem more
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-15

MRS. CHARLES MEssNER

Funeral services for Mrs. Lena
Messner, 10, of Ala So. 57th St,
who died in a local hospital Sat
urday at 11:10 p. m, following a
heart attack. viii be held Wednes-
day at 1880 p. m. from the Bethany
Methodist church, Of which she was
a member. with the Rev. Ernest
Barber officiating. Burial will be
in Tacoma cemetery, under direc-
ton OF Piper.
Mrs. Messner was native Of
Germany and a resident OF Ia
coma 20 years. Surviving are
three sons. William. August and
Antoine Beltner OF Tacoma: four
daughters, Mrs. Hughie Hughes,
Mrs. John jerks and Mrs. Walter
Christian of Tacoma and Mrs.
Charles Thomas of Ravensdale,
WASH two step-sons. Carl Mess
ner of Tacoma and Alvin Messner
of Los Angeles; two step-daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Clara Matousek and
Mrs. Louise Cheslick of Tacoma
16 grandchildren and two great.
grandchildren.