The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-18

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remember, was cited during the
week by Gen. Macarthur for It's
part in helping make parts Of
New Guinea fit for human hahi,s-
tion that was the first off
oisi notice concerning the fact.
which most Tseomans already
knew, that the 4ist was in the
South Pacific area -.
One Mcchord field flyer. 1t.
Mason o. Thompson Of shreye-
port. La. was killed in a crash
and another one. Capt. Charles q.
Jones Of Portland, saved his neck
by successfully hailing out of his
fighter plane =.
DOG OWNERS SCARED
A local veterinarian scared the
dayliehts out of Tacoma dog
owners when he charged that lack
of vitamins In three brands Of
canned dog food was responsible
for an epidemic OF running fits
that has broken out he said
the malady appears To be rabies,
but isn't dogs run and bark
wildly. try 10 scale steep walls
and perform super-dog feats i.
Taeomans turned In their
old tin cans during the week
at local schooihouses and
prepared 10 empty out few
dimes from their pockets for
the annual March Of Dimes
campaign
Albert spaulding. the eminent
violinist. scored solidly with the
home folks at a concert here
CD HAS BOMB TEST
Seven theoretical unexrloded
bombs and one that wasn't theo.
retical gave local Civilian Defense
men plenty of test action the
untheoretical bomb was a 500
FOUNDER. Jsmmed down a manhole
at 9th and Broadway don
get excited. II was filled with
sand. not powder -.
Pierce county bought the
old Sears Roebuek building Mt
cath and Pacific ave. n
viii house joint city county
health offices on the first
floor; the county welfare Of
flee will continue TO occupy
the second floor purchase
price vas $50, 200.
A 40-mile plus wind tore savage
ly through the city. whistllng
shrilly in everybody's window
behaved itself. though, and didn't
cause much damage uprooted
few trees. blew out a window IN
Rhodes Bros. store one woman
claimed the breeze knocked her
down. :. E.
ANOTHER FIRST HERE
Jack Rsthbun. $40 No. Adams
st, was the first man 10 he in
Quoted into the navy VIA seleetivs
service =.
John Dover. ~, weIi-known
lumberman. retired, died. as
did Miss Minnie Tnthank. 20,
pioneer Tacoma school teacher
who taught sarionsIs NJ Cen
trail. Lowell, Bryant, Grant,
Washington. Irving and sher-
man grade schools -.
Newly elected county officials
took office Lee Croft. sheriff.
s. Clifford Davis. formerly audi
tor, county commissioner: Harvey
scofield, reelected commissioner.
Thor Tollefson. reelected proseeu-
tor, John schisrb. former COM
missioner. assessor; Paul Newman.
reelected treasurer, and Joe Z.
Ford, auditor.
In the local sports world. =.
FIsHERMAN's PARADISE
The lake. 70 BE- created In the
building Of the NisqusIly power
project. win be a fishernanss para
dlst the lake viii % three
times a. large ss Lake cushman
-. and the Old milky-colored Mis-
quslly below the dam viii De a.
most crystal clear there .
something TO LOOK forward 70. /. .
Big" John Anderson sss
elected president Of the Ia
coma Golf association.
Jack Walters. state ieft-hsnd-
ed golf champ and Tacoma
city tee king. scored = hois-in-
one playing In the monthly
+ inter-eify sweeps At Seattle.
Bill Holmes and Bill segsen were
home on furiough Holmes -
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