The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

in charge of the motor has. depot.
Lieut.. Gel =. 4 Massey. executive
officer. and Capt n. c. Galhre.er
showed Congressman Coffee the
proving grounds used n testing
out the various types q motorized
equipment assembled and repaired
Al the base. On his tour Congress-
man Coffee was accompanied BY
Harold Alien. Tacoma r~altor.
Miss Dorothy McCermic&n. a~l-s-
ant secretary. and Paul A. Olsen.
secretary 10 Coffee.
A recent promotion from private
first class to corporal was re-
vealed Thursday by the command
At Third Air base for Paul \. Geld
man. brother Of Mrs. Jessie G.
Werner. Morton. Cpl Goldman
joined the army August. ieti. and
is on duty at Key Field. Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. I'd Me.sher cel.-
brsted their second v edding amir
versary Tuesday.
Sidney J. GaIiert. formerly en-
ployed by q local finance COM
pany. IN now stationed AZ Hobbs
Field. New Mexico. a recent post
card told Tacoma friends. Gailert
enlisted in the army last month.
Grover Ashcroft. veteran county
employee, was elected president Of
the Pierce County Employees
union. Local 40. Tuesday night
when the group held annual cleo
tons. He succeeds Clyde Me-
lendy. other officers chosen for
the coming year were william
Dryden, vice president: lee Roy
Brown. treasurer. and 6ladysI
Prescott, secretary.
Harry I. Brown. president OF
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce.
has received an invitation to be
present at ceremonies In Bremen
ton Friday noon when the Puget
Sound Navy Yard win be present.
ed the "E" for excellence In war
Rear Adm. Clark n.
Woodward will make the award.
Marjorie soIheim voseI. former
society reporter for . Tacoma
In now on the news
staff Of The Seattle Times.
It. Ray j. sandegren has been
promoted from the rank Of second
to that of first lieuten-
ant, according to word received
from Signal Corps replacement
training center at Camp Kohler.
Cal. 1t. sandegren. whose home
IS at 1T No. Tacoma ave. has
been attached to the Service Com
mand unit at Camp Kohler since
New recruits from Tacoma who
are now undergoing intensive
training at the u. s. Naval Train
ing station at Farragut, Ida, tn
clude Richard Joseph Biber. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Biber, 1888
Ca. B st. and Joel Ernest OdeEard.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ode
gard, 1924 Mckinley ave.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl KlIe.e dor
othy Espeland), 1911 So. 18th st.
announce the birth Of a baby boy,
the couples first child, on Thanks
giving day. The infant has been
named Carl Michael. Also sharing
In congratulations are the grand
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
copeland and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
kliese, and great-grandmothers,
Mrs. Louise karrenstein OF Ia
coma and Mrs. p. GrannginEsather
of Aalesund. Norway.
Recovering in Bridge Clinic
Thursday from severe burns SUE
tanned when a powder charge pre-
maturely discharged In his face
was William Edmund. 47-year-old
Eatonville resident, who 10 en-
ployed on the Milwaukee railroad
relocation job at the Nisqually
power project
Treated at Northern Pacific hos
pital for head decorations was
Robert Drane, 6s15 So. Mont
gomery St, who was struck We'd
nesday evening by a car driven by
Matt J. Reisanuer, 6033 SO. Law
renee st, as he was crossing the
street at So. 55th 1T. and So. Ta-
coma way. Drane was released to |
his home after first aid.
Tech. Cpl Michael r. Adams.
1000 So. Bell ST., has successfully |
completed q special course Of In
struction at the Signal Corps
school at Camp Murphy. Fla,
army authorities announced Thurs