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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-27
SWITCHES ROLES

Bob Prseton, who always plays romantic young leading men, as he does in Paxamount's "New York Town" was tested and hired as a "heayy."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-27
roURTH.ToLD TALE

Elimination of "skylark," in which Claudete Colbert, Ray Midland and Brian Aherne are starred at Para mount. Is the fourth form of telling for Samuel Rahphaelsons story which was first a magazine serial then a play and then novel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Union Leader Too Busy for Love;
His Wife in Tacoma Asks Divorce

establish a home. The pair has
acquired no community property,
and they have no children.
Mrs. Lundeberg charges that
during the last three years they
have been separated and have had
no marital relations whatever.
He lLundeberg) has told me
time and time again he has no
time for love" Mrs. Lundeberg
declared in the complaint.
She further charged that as a
result of treatment by her husband
she has become i'll. necessitating
medical care; that it is impossible
FOR them to live together; there
is no hope for reconciliation; that
Ter husband refuses to eohabit
with her
Lundeberg, who makes his union
headquarters in San Francisco,
apparently will not contest the
divorce.
In lieu IF ahmony. according to
stipulation OF the complaint, Mrs.
Lundeberg is to receive Lunde-
berg's two-year-old automobile, $50
week for a year after she OBJ
tains her interlocutory decree, and
costs of the divorce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Il and a Half Billions Already
Spent in u. S. Defense Contracts.
Making Estimated | Ass, 900 Jobs
Munitions Production. Mobilization
of Monpower Coming in Momentum.
Although There Hove Been Delays
By sANDOR s. KLEIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

WESTINGHOUSE United States has entered the
tive phase Of the British aid program with the production Of
munitions and the mobilization OF manpo"er gaming momen
tum after some intervals of delay. =
daybysy awards Of contracts pro
planes recruits and posts add
n. Soxsrnmen, AWARDED defense contracts tons
1910 Feb Of this alone Other figures
have not been tabulated
An estimated companies hAmes and in
working direct contracts with
that number Of firms participating
In the work sub-eonraetors.
The WORK Ia. Jobs and
For the nr.tt time the army
100000
navy peaceme The marines
46 making total military force now of more than 100000
BEHIND PLANES SCHEDULE
Airpane production although picked up
sharply the The output at the rate of
per month.
Camp eantonment construction behind schedule for
to be
The wnae 81 the IS being brought home b, the
gradual proresa step to conserve vital raw
facilities for defense production
Prorites been imposed aluminium thus euang the
and made of that metal Other poes are In
Delays production resulting dis
believed their to solution under present admna
strikes n industries.
PROGRAM LoNG-RANGE
ramcatons the defense together
certainly for millions jobs and
Virtually all of the s2
appropriations and contract authorizations voted by
p, u ad'ti h. tsa s. 600 600 600 for British aid
May February employment increased
OF total se 900 jobs opened in manufacturing
industries alone.
MORE ARPI.ANE BUILDING
industry showed the largest In
January this year. of 727 cent
Comparatively the industrial plants being financed by the
army navy production completed
However virtually projects
available until July last One of the biggest of the armys plants
smoke powder factory at Radford Va will start partial produc
ton this week. three months ahead OF schedule
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Salesman Sued
Over Accident

Result Of N automobile acct
dent last December. = 47-year-old
Tacoma widow Thursday filed =
So. 900 damage suit against =
travelling lewelry salesman.
Mrs. Eva Schroeder instituted
the action against James Hadiey.
driver Of the automobile. and his
employer and owner Of the car.
Mayer Bros, a wholesale Jewelry
concern
Mrs. Schroeder asks : total Of
So. 2s1.s5 damages from the CO.
defendants. 5000 Of which 10 for
loss of ability 10 earn her living
since the time of the accident last
Dec 16.
According to the complaint. Mrs.
Schroeder was riding with Mrs.
Frances stixrud when Hadley's
car collided with them At So. nth
Il. and Alnsworth ave.
She alleges that her severe and
permanent injuries include sew
eral broken bones. internal hurts.
spinal injuries. numerous bruises,
and conclusion Of the brain result
ing in impaired vision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
$1,000 Requested
For Girl Death

For the death of their daughter
in an automobile accident last
February. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl V.
Jensen filed a $1,000 damage suit
Thursday against G. A. Graham.
driver Of the death car.
Filed in the name of lone Jen-
sen. 5lz. the suit charges that
Graham's car struck the child
while she was playing in the
street near the intersection of
Asotin and So. 51st st. and that
she died as a result of the in
juries.
Meanwhile. two other damage
suits involving automobile acct
dents resulted Thursday in the
following awards:
Kenneth Reiber. $3.50 damages
for injuries last February when
the bicycle he was riding was
struck by an automobile driven by
Floyd f. Anderson: Dolores Pratt,
$500 damages from William Hole
check for injuries received last
March in an auto collision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Legion Of Moose
To Gather Here

Tacoma Moose temple will be
the gathering place Saturday and
Sunday for members Of the North
west Legion Of Moose which viii
hold its annual conclave here.
Alvin A. Stenstrom. OF Tacoma
Legion. In Great North Moose and
In making arrangements for the
event
Moose Legionnaires viii be here
from Washington. Oregon, Idaho
and British Columbia.
The regular meeting Of Tacoma
lodge viii be held Friday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Clerks Bargaining
STARTS on PAGE ONE

given an overwhelming vote Of
confidence BY the union member
Thip and authorized TO call = strike
when and II necessary" to en-
force the union demands.
Thursdays meeting was being
held At the offices Of the Indus
trial Conference board. N. J..
mickey continued TO represent the
retail stores IN the negotiations.
Similar meetings have been in
progress approximately three
months.
r. l. clevenger. business agent
for the union. meanwhile said the
union has Notified its international
TO request = federal concilistor 10
mediate the apparent deadlock In
contract negotiations. In IN eff
fort to employ every peaceful
method Of settlement"
II was indicated the union win
remain xtesdfast IN It's refusal Of
wage offers made by employers
fc date.
Meanwhile. union Spokesman
pointed out that the affiliated
grocery clerks union IL not affected
by the controversy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Retired Jeweler
Dies in Hospital
Williom Mourmonn
Succumbs CT SIS

William naurmann. -. former
cxner and manager of the Msur-
mann . CO. s<welry store 1t 81
Rrozdwzy. died Wednesday IN :
Iocal hospital re lived 1t Is
-. 18th -
haurmann. Who retired the first
ct the year because Of III health.
Nsss native Of Victoria. 3. c lie
Nfaz brought 70 Tacoma when three
years old. and has made his home
here since that time.
He leaves his wife. Christina:
two sous. Alan. proprietor Of Jew
slry store ~ eos Broadway. and
Fred Z. also Of Tacoma: one
daughter. Nrx. Burton Bishop OF
Tacoma. one sister, Hrs. Walter
Harrpp Of Seattle. and three grand
children.
Piper viii announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
City Gets Nibble
On Big Bond Issue
Boston Concern
Shows Interest

While Tacoma's half million
dollar water department bond issue
"a nearing the point q call for
bids. the city council Thursday
received > definite nibble On is
proposed 5000. 900 light depart
menf issue for financing the new
NlsquaIly power development
Beris .. BrsmhaIl. Seattle bond
dealer. appeared before the eoun-
ell in the interests Of the First
Boston Corporation. to say his
company Is anxious 10 underwrite
the issue and to ask the council
for the Job Of servicing the bonds.
That work 10 include analyzing
state audits Of the light depart
ment. those of Controller Thomas
A. Swayze and \ recent private
audit by Barrmow. Wade. Guthrie
4 Co. of New York. and schedul-
ing maturities Of the bonds. would
cost the city probably one-tenth
Of one per cent OF the issue. Bran
hall said he felt sure the report
his company would prepare would
bring IN more eastern companies
and more than pay for itself IN
higher bids on the bonds.
For such a large issue a. the
Nisqually project will neeessitate
one which may be increased to
81 .oo0, 600 eventually-it will be
necessary to 90 into eastern bond
markets. Bramhall informed the
council. On past issues of light
department bonds. which never
have run over $4,000. 900. he said,
It has been possible to get ade-
quate bids from Pacific coast
firms
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Report Tacoma Boy
Has Tumor OF Brain

SEAT Tie Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis A. James. 3606 No. Cove
st, Tacoma, went on their yaca-
ton Tuesday. They left their
nine-year-old son with his grand
parents in Centraha and pro
ceeded to Seattle.
Today Seattle police sought the
couple to notify them that the
boy was dying of brain tumor
He became i'll suddenly and ply
sicians held little hope for his
recovery.
The parents expected 10 remain
in Seattle a week. James sister
Mrs. Gerald Wilkinson. 1909 No
18th st. Tacoma, arrived 10 aic
in the search.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20

Harry Lundeberg. chief of the
Sailors Union Of the Pacific. was
named defendant in q divorce suit
filed here Thursday by his wife,
Clarice.
The union leader was married in
Tacoma in 1929. His wife has
maintained her residence here at
his request, he said. while Lunde-
berg Travelled between Pacific coast
cities and seldom came home.
Thursdays complaint brought by
Mrs. Lundeberg alleged that dur
ing the Il years they've been
married abe has been unable to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Charge Man Bought
Wine for Indion

Fred Sherman. IS. was held for
investigation Of report he bought
a bottle Of apple wine for an In
dian. Charles McCord. So
Officers Bob Poore and D H.
Peterson said they saw Sherman
take money from Mccord at 18th
81. and Pacific ave. "Wednesday
night. and then 60 into store and
buy the wine.
The bottle Was turned over &c
kccord at q parking lot At 18th
and A sts.. the officers said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Forty-Hour Week
For City Again
Before Council

City hall employees VIII get Their
answer on the sexen-hour day 40
hour week proposal = and from
most indications = negative answer
Early next week.
The proposition again reached
the city council table At Thursdays
administrative session but absence
Of Commissioner Holmes Eastwood
and desire Of others to give further
study led 10 postponement. Since
both Commissioner A. r. Berger
sen and r. D. o'Neil declared they
would be engaged in other business
Friday. the matter will have to be
passed up again then.
oNeil again expressed definite
opposition to the plan. fearing
added cost to his department.
Costs $4,000 More
a year ago when We granted
the pensions, he said, the state
ment was made that il would cost
the city no more. II has cost my
department alone at least s27 900
a year to develop the pension"
Turning to Claude Hiberly. gar
bage department auditor. who adj
dressed the council in the interests
of local 129, of the AFL state,
county and municipal employees
union, O'Neil told him city han
employees were not going to in
crease their output the necessary
IA per cent day.
Would Increase Errors
Il defy you to show it can be
done at the city hail." he told
Hiberly. "A man can get the work
done. but a speed-up of Il per cent
is certain to increase errors"
Commissioner Bergersen also
asked the union representative to
define which employees he felt
should go on the seven hour day,
since some such as survey crews
and inspectors work outside the
building.
Hiberly told the council he
feared city hall employees morale
might suffer, if they were the only
group of clerical employees in pub
lie offices in the state to be kept on
the longer working hours.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS

Bankruptcy petitions were filed
in federal district court Thursday
By Minnie n Bonney and Belle
Bush dong business as the Bonnie
Belle shop 81 Olympia; and BY Pat
rick NJ. Gallagher and wife The
Olympia partners declared debts Of
S2.372 80 and assets amounting 10
a net 500 Gallagher. unemployed
and residing n Seattle. and MS
wife. employed and residing IN Ia
coma. listed deb<s Of x1,1o2-2s and
ne aaaslA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Liquor Board Tighiens
Up on Club Licenses

OLYMPIA - The state liquor
board here issued a revised regula-
ton Tightening restrictions on issu-
ance Of club licenses which per-
init sale of hard liquor by the
drink at bona fide private clubs.
The new regulation goes into
effect July /. II strikes from the
present regulations the section
which would permit the board to
waive the requirement that clubs
had TO be in operation a year
prior to applying for license.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20

The British Square. famed sys-
tenn Of defense, shows up in
neutral Egypt as formed by
Alexandria. Cairo. Suez and Port
Said. Alexandria. now being VS.
tied by German bombers. harbors
the eastern Mediterranean fleet
AZ its great base. and II Is a likely
target Of an axis land or air thrust.
Cairo Is headquarters for the Brit
ish command and Is communica-
tons center o. the middle east.
Suez and Port Said are both i'm
portant fleet bases at either end
Of the Suez canal. ultimate object
Of German conquest IN this area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Actions in Divorce

Divorce actions filed with the
Pierce county clerk Thursday in
cluded Jean Leo. suing Harry Leo
for non-support. and Margaret L.
Goheen, suing Melvin c. Goheen
on the same grounds.
An interlocutory decree was
granted Helen z. Mccartney from
Marvin II. Mccartney.
Final DEGREES were awarded
Beulah Bassindale from Robert
Bassindale. and Theobold A. Clark
from Dorothy Clark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20

Funeral eervtcae for John 3.
Lake VII - he'd Friday evening
A. 80 O'Clock IT re Buckley
King chapel Elk lodge No Ia
xIn - n eharEe and Herbert
Ford will sing. Cremation wiil
follow under The direction of
WnFlsy and Clements Of Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
8-Hour Day Suspended
In Panama Canal Zone

ASHIN N-President
Roosevelt. declaring that AN ex-
traordinary emergency exists to-
day suspended the eight hour day
for mechanics and laborers on de-
Tense works IN the Canal Zone,
Puerto Rico. and Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Oregon Bank Employe
Draws Two-Year Term

PORTLAND - Cyril c. Lindley.
43-year-old former assistant
cashier of the First National bank
at Hood River Thursday was under
a two-year federal penitentary
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
Save Crew OF Ship
Sunk by Submarine

LISBON A Portuguese vessel
Thursday rescued IS members Of
the crew Of the British ship En-
pire Warrior. sunk early this morn
ing by a submarine off the Portu-
guese coast. The vessel, Of 1905
tons and built in 1921. carried coal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20

sentence.
Judge James Alger Fee also inn
posed a $4,000 fine on Lindley,
who pleaded guilty to embezzling
bank funds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Phone Franchise
STARTS on PAGE ONE

Utilities Commissioner r. d.
O'Neil, firm advocate OF the street
rental scheme. the commissioner
offered TO consider a 10-year fran
ohise similar TO the old one which
expired last Dec. 20. except with a
substitute source of revenue of
Sl2o per day street rental.
Mayor Cain said ne would vote
for such a franchise.
Conlin said that was a new idea
but he would take II up with his
company.
ST., 200 Annual Revenue
The plan proposed would give
the city a total from the phone
company of approximately 81. 900
per year. The actual cash pay
ment. on the daily rental, would
amount to S45.625.
In past years. at two per cent
of gross operating revenues within
the city. the cash payment under
the franchise has been between
ST 900 and $4,000. Conlin said
increased business this year would
make the two per cent net about
x23. 900.
As proposed by the city council
men, the new franchise would have
to include the same services now
given free to the city, which the
company estimates in value at
$4,000. They include about sl3,-
900 per year for free fire and po-
lice alarm services and another
$4,000 which the company states
Is the value of rental of its con-
Quits for the city-wide alarm sys-
TENS.
Wants Limit Specified
Conlin declared at one time in
the discussion his company would
not allow itself 10 be taken in
again on an unlimited free service
agreement. and suggested a limit
Of so phones at flat rate Of xs.25
per month each.
The free services. Conlin de-
clared. often have been ignored in
public discussions of the company's
franchise payments. when they
actually bring total city revenues
under the old agreement up to
about SAC. 900 a year.
For the past six months since
the 1880 TO 1910 franchise expired,
Mayor Cain explained. Pacific T.
q T. has been operating in the
city under a letter agreement 10
pay At the old rate until 9 new
one is fixed.
City officials, like the telephone
company representatives are in
terested in seeing a definite agree
ment made since they face the
task of making up a city budget
starting early next month.
Present in Mayor Gains office
Wednesday afternoon for the dis
eussions were George W. Gahan,
Tacoma manager Of the phone
company. and Works Commissioner
A. r. Bergersen and Safety Com
missioner Holmes Eastwood. in ad-
dition to those mentioned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-20
AuntHet

Il hoie 10 be on O Commit
tee 10 FIX food for Q crowd. I'd
rother do oil the work myself
thon TO woste time tryin' TO
ooree with other women obout
whot 10 fix.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-24
Bv HENRY MCLEMORE

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Feb. "a
aUPJ-Wanta De a sportswriter.
son? Wanta write a sports column?
Ckay. then step right up, because
gJg are the young man I'm look
lug for. You can do mine on this
fine Sunday night of February 23d.
Come right over to the MasquerS
Club f HOLLYWOOD You can't miss
II. because all you have to do is to
follow the crowd The Masquers
are giving a dinner to George M.
Conan and Gene Buck, and every
one Is here
You won't feel lonesome. son. Ev-
cry time ycu turn your head you'll
see q face that IS familiar There's
Gene Tuuney. the former heavy
weight champion of the world
weighing only 10 pounds more
than when he beat Jack Dempsey
al Chicago Gene just took his
physical examination fer the army.
The big fellow next to him, the
one with the worry lines in his
face, is quentin Reynolds. He can
give you story-a story f bombs
and courage and the Maginot Line
and the Raj he's leaving for
England again IN a few weeks, this
time on a bomber
The grey haired fellow with the
BIZ smile is Buck. He's good for a
story on the ASCAP and the BMI,
and the little FELLOW talking to
I'm is FIanklc Albert, Stanford s
great quarterback I'll give you 4
lead for a yarn on Albert He Just
told me that he believes q lot Of
teams who turn on the T formation
n football next year are going to
b. appointed by the results
frankie thinks that the T forma-
lI.u is good only when a coach has
exactly the rlsht materlal-mean-
lag q smart line, two lightning
halfDacks, and a tremendous plung-
ia fuiiback frankie says no team
can stop The I formation unless
Il has speed Any defensive move
q SOW team makes works to the
advantage Of the T formation. Al
beus a little cuss. You might ask
him how he avoided injury.
The really big big fellow over
there in the corner is Oliver Babe
Hardy. You might ask him about
the trials and tribulations Of o
racing oWnes Babe says he spent
$4,000 on ms stable and all he
wound up with WAS saddle blank.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-24
Son Diego Padre Battery
Combinations Open Props
Spring Training
LESSONS Begun
At &c Stadium

First contingent Of the San
Diego Padre baseball team
donned uniforms for the first
time in six months at the FL
Centre stadium Monday h
officially open the Pacific Coast
league teams sprmg training sea-
son
Manager Cedric burst greeted l5
dlamOndeers. three catcherS and u
pitchers. Monday for the first work
out. which was limited to warming
up exercises. some pepper games
and batting practice.
Those who turned out the frs
day were, George Detore. Pete Cha
roWas and Del Ballinger catchers;
Herman Pillette. Byron Humphreys.
Wally Hebert and Bill Thomas, reg
ular hurlers. Al Olson, Bud Brewer,
Del Oliver Joe Mailman, Bus Devol-
Ger. Howard Greer, Tony Chappetta
and Anton Jeli. rookie hurlerS.
Notable among the missing this
season will be Dick NeWsome, Steve
MeSner and Ed Stewart. pitcher,
shortstop and outfieloer, who were
sent TO the major leagues, Howard
Craghead, and Pat Tobin.
Remaining members of the squad
were expected 10 report March 3,
but it was likely, according TO Man
ager Cedric burst, that a large
share OF the regulars would pull
INTO camp before the END OF the
!. eek
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-24
Today's Sport Parade

ct and a whip and he argues that
is entirely TOO much to pay for
two such pieces of equipment. Next
to him, singing old time songs are
Frank Craven of our town. Charlie
Winniger of Show Boat, Charlie
ButterWOrth the dead panned comic
and Ralph Belamy. Craven, who
is the words greatest putter, can
give you a golf lesson if you want
one.
Want to do a story on cartoon
ing? Well, see that fellow with the
horn trimmed glasses who is argu-
ing baseball with Henry Grabiner
of the White Sox? Well, that's
Frank Willard, the creator of Moon
Mullins, and in that group next to
the bar is Duke Wellington who
does Pas Son-in-Law and George
McManus, who handles the affairs
OF Jiggs and Maggie.
If you happen to be gcod look
ing, son, and want TO get in the
movies, you might ease up to the
head table and start making con-
ing would be a good topic of con-
YerSatiOn to use on Zanuck, he
having just won a race at Sun
Valley Either that or polo zanuck
being a better than fair hand with
the mallet. If Zanuck isn't interest
ed you might try Jessie Lasky.
II it's baseball you want TO write
about, there's Joe F. Brown over
by the pCol table He'll not only
talk 1t, but start playing it on the
slightest excuse. If you have an
inventive bent you can get a story
from Alan Hale. the big bluff ac-
tor Alan has patented something
like 100 Inventions, including those
slide back movie seats you find in
the better theaters these days.
The fat fellow over in the card
room can give you the low down on
the Italian situation. His names
Cakie, and he plays a mean Musso-
lini.
Want the dope on the Notrc
Dame coaching situation? All right
there's Pat fKnute RockneJ O.
Brien standing there with Spence
Tracy
That enough tips, son?
Okay get in there at that type
writer and start writing. When YOU
finish, file your stuff TO the United
Press, 22O E. 42nd St, New York.
But don't make it tco good son.
gotta live.