Christmas, 1941, party for City employees given by Mayor Harry Cain in his office in (Old) City Hall. The staff apparently enjoyed snacks as the dessert-laden table testifies. Small gifts may have been exchanged as well. City Hall closed at noon on Christmas Eve that year. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Christmas--Tacoma;

Group of five men in suits, ordered by the University of Puget Sound. In the center of the back row is former Tacoma Mayor and City Councilman John Anderson. Puget Sound adopted the designator of University in 1960.

Anderson, John H.; University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970;

Mayor Ben Hanson, in catcher's crouch, posed with Tacoma Giants general manager W.D. "Rosy" Ryan (wearing mitt) and officials of the Harmony Chapter #18, Disabled American Veterans, on February 4, 1960. Ernie Roberts, Western Washington chief of staff for the DAV, was clutching a Mickey Mantle Louisville slugger. Baseball memorabilia, including a Giants uniform, was on display in cases behind the men. Mayor Hanson and Mr. Ryan pledged their support for the Disabled American Veterans convention coming to Tacoma in July of 1960, while Robert Stelzer and Loyd E. Ireland looked on. Mr. Ryan also indicated that veterans would receive every consideration for jobs at the new Ben Cheney Stadium and concessions. Photograph ordered by Ernie Roberts. (TNT 2-8-60, p. 3)

Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hanson, Ben; Ryan, W.D.; Roberts, Ernie; Stelzer, Robert; Ireland, Loyd E.; Baseball--Tacoma--1960-1970; Disabled veterans; Veterans;

Mayor Harry P. Cain buys a ticket for the Cooks' and Waitresses' Union Derby Dance at his office in (Old) City Hall. Mayor Cain carried on a long held tradition in buying tickets to support local business endeavors. L to R in this February 24, 1942, photograph are: Harold Elrod, Coffee Pot Cafe owner; Jim Canto, Local 61 Bus. Agent, Helen Martineau, The Turf; Eula Nick, Coffee Pot Cafe. (TNT 3/1/42) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Elrod, Harold; Canto, Jim; Martineau, Helen; Nick, Eula;

March, 1942, publicity for St. Patrick's Stag Night at University-Union Club. L to R: Back; H.L. Blangy, Ed Richards, Warren Hull, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Fred Hansen, A.L. Lee. Seated: J. Corning Todd, Joseph Gordon, John Schlarb, Jr., William A. Johnson, William Buchanan, P.Scheibler, Irving Thomas and E.M. Wetherell. All the men are wearing chef's hats, obviously practicing for preparing their own meal at the annual St. Pat's steak fry. ALBUM 13. (T. Times 3/16/42, pg. 12)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Richards, Ed;

Mayor Harry P. Cain cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of Personal Finance Company loan office on March 21, 1942. Those present included Mrs. Plan, June Mance, Lee Bredemeier, Nancy Johnson,cashier, S.J. Gallert, Asst. Mgr., Dan White, Mgr., Mayor Cain, Miss Moore, W.H. Taylor, P.L. Collyer. The new firm was located at 914 1/2 Broadway in the Keyes Building. Hundreds of Tacomans poured through the offices during the three hour open house. Cigars were presented to the gentlemen, gardenia corsages to the ladies and balloon and lollipops to the kiddies. Mayor Cain made a speech about Tacoma's newest "progressive" company and the improvements they had made to each community they did business in. Tacoma was the newest branch for the coast to coast small loan company. ALBUM 13. (T. Times 3/24/1942, pg. 2)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dedications--Tacoma--1940-1950; Personal Finance Co. (Tacoma); Business & finance--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On March 31, 1942, a "Defense Rally for Business Men" was held at Jason Lee Junior High to boost War Bond sales. Those pictured in front of the huge portrait of General Douglas McArthur included: E.H. Forbes, C.A. Erdahl, Mayor Harry P. Cain, John Jewett, F.T. Treichel, Jack Shapiro, W.G. Pinches, Al Copp, C.G. Jennings and Ted Brown. Over 1800 Tacoma and Pierce County retailers jammed into the auditorium, filling the aisles; while more were turned away. They were asked to pledge regular purchases of bonds by their company, as well as requesting that their employees sell bonds. Employers were entreated to set up a payroll allotment plan that would allow their workers to invest in war savings bonds. This plan had a two fold purpose. It helped build a war chest, and it helped stop inflation by absorbing into savings the extra purchasing power generated by war industry employment. Pledges the night of the event exceeded $170,000. They were expected to top $300,000 by the end of the campaign. (T. Times 4/1/1942, pg. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);

Tacoma's business leaders held a "Defense Rally for Business Men" at Jason Lee Junior High on March 31, 1942, to boost War Bond sales. $170,000 was pledged. Mayor Harry P. Cain is pictured reading to an attentive group which included: E.H. Forbes, C.A. Erdahl, Mayor Harry P. Cain, John Jewett, F.T. Treichel, Jack Shapiro, W.G. Pinches, Al Copp, C.G. Jennings, Ted Brown. A enormous portrait of General Douglas A. MacArthur looms over the men. This is a cropped picture of D12650-1. (T. Times 4/1/1942, pg. 1) ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);

Mayor Harry P. Cain at flag-draped podium on stage at Jason Lee Junior High School, as he leads a March 31, 1942 rally to sell war bonds. Tacoma's business community was urged to support the bond drive. C.A. Erdahl and Ted Brown were among those seated behind Mayor Cain. Over 1800 Tacoma and Pierce County businessmen crowded into the auditorium to hear the message about how to support the war and avoid inflation. Employers were urged to set a good example by purchasing bonds with company profits and to set up a payroll allotment plan so that workers could invest their extra income as well. This served a two fold purpose, it enriched the war chest and stalled inflation by investing the extra purchasing power of employees working in defense industries. ALBUM 13. (T. Times 4/1/1942, pg. 1)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);

City officials join Safety Council. Mayor George Smitley was the chairman of Safety Week, held March 1-7, 1937, bolstered with a free exposition at the Armory to promote better driving. All the city officials pictured above bought memberships to the Safety Council and were given ornaments with a red reflector which served as an auxiliary taillight. Mrs. Walter M. Snell, president of the Junior Women's Club and chairman of the committee to sell memberships, is shown putting a button on the Mayor's lapel. Gazing at her are L-R Howard Carothers, corporation counsel, C. Val Fawcett, finance commissioner, Ira S. Davisson, utilities commissioner, Mayor George A. Smitley, Abner R. Bergersen, public works commissioner, Frank Callender, public safety commissioner and Tom Swayze, city controller. Tacoma in the 1930's did not have a city council which was broken up into districts. The men listed above ran the City of Tacoma. ALBUM 11. (TNT 3-3-1937, p. 5)

Municipal government--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Carothers, Howard; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Davisson, Ira; Bergersen, Abner R.; Callender, Frank T.; Swayze, Tom; Snell, Walter M.--Family;

Mayor Harry P. Cain makes a broadcast appeal over station KMO for the Tacoma Community Chest from the Mayor's Office in (Old) City Hall. The Community Chest preceded the United Way. ALBUM 13. TPL-10183

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Marjorie Cain, wife of the Mayor, and son Harry P. Cain II (Buzzy) at (Old) City Hall for the installation of city officials, including Mayor Harry P. Cain, reelected to a full term in March, 1942. This would be Mayor Cain's first full four year term. He had previously been elected, in 1940, to fill the last two years of Dr. John Siegle's term after his death in office. Cain had lost in the 1940 primary to Dr. G.B. Kerstetter, a former Senator. When Kerstetter died just days before the election, Cain's name was placed on the ballot. He defeated former mayor Melvin G. Tennent, who hotly contested the election. (T. Times 6/1/1942, pg. 1)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979--Family; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Cain, Harry P.;

June 10th, 1942, Kiwanis Club farewell event for North Pacific Bank VP Glenn A. Reeves at the South Tacoma Masonic Temple. Mr. Reeves, who was moving to Seattle, looks at a framed "Home Grown sketch book" cartoon of himself. The pen and ink drawing was done by William Knabel and portrays Mr. Reeves as a beachcomber at his summer place on Henderson Bay. Mayor Harry P. Cain is behind Mr. Reeves at center. Also surrounding Mr. Reeves were C.A. Payne, South Tacoma Kiwanis president Percy C. Rollins, W.D. Lyness, Don S. Wolford and Jimmie Reeves, Mr. Reeves' youngest son. (TNT 6-11-42, p. 8; T. Times 6-11-42, pg. 3) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reeves, Glenn A.; South Tacoma Kiwanis Club (Tacoma); Payne, C.A.; Rollins, Percy C.; Lyness, W.D.; Wolford, Don S.; Reeves, Jimmie; Drawings;

Mayor Harry P. Cain greets men gathered at a June 10, 1942, meeting of the South Tacoma Kiwanis Club in honor of Glenn Reeves. Mr. Reeves, also in the receiving line, was the vice-president of North Pacific Bank. He was retiring in June of 1942 and planned to move to Seattle to assume the presidency and active management of Seattle Radio Supply. 150 friends attended the farewell meeting which was held at the South Tacoma Masonic Temple. (TNT 6-11-42, p. 8) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reeves, Glenn A.; South Tacoma Kiwanis Club (Tacoma);

Mayor Harry P. Cain greets men gathered at a meeting of the South Tacoma Kiwanis Club in honor of Glenn Reeves, the man in glasses two persons left of Mayor Cain, at the South Tacoma Masonic Temple. Percy C. Rollins, president of the South Tacoma Kiwanis, and Don S. Wolford are also pictured. The June 10, 1942, gathering was a last chance to say farewell to North Pacific Bank vice-president Reeves who was retiring and moving to Seattle to assume the presidency of Seattle Radio Supply. He and his wife Myra lived at 5617 South Puget Sound. (TNT 6-11-42, p. 8) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reeves, Glenn A.; South Tacoma Kiwanis Club (Tacoma);

On June 15, 1942, scrap rubber collected by Boy Scouts is stacked between a brick building and the railroad tracks at Standard Oil Company on Tideflats. Mayor Harry P. Cain and a woman stand by Scouts on track. The Scouts brought in about 16 tons (32,000 lbs.) on the first day of the rubber drive. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had ordered a nationwide scrap rubber collection campaign between 6/15 12:01 a.m. and 6/30 12 midnight. Tacoma's quota was 2,000,000 lbs (1,000 tons.) The scrap rubber would be sold to the Rubber Recovery Corporation, a new government unit. Recycling was neccessary as the Japanese had cut off 92 % of the U.S.'s normal sources of crude rubber. (T. Times)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Scrap drives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tires;

Mayor Harry Cain watches as three Boy Scouts stack some of the tires collected during the old rubber drive held over a two week period in June of 1942. The boy on top of the pile is Bob Hogberg, on the left is Jay Fox and on the right is Fred Dean. The Boy Scouts collected over 32,000 pounds of old tires and other rubber products the first day of the drive. The scouts received 1 cent per pound for the rubber. They planned to use the money to pay for construction of a new cabin at Camp Kilworth. (T. Times 6/16/1942 p.16)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Hogberg, Bob; Fox, Jay; Dean, Fred; World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Scrap drives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tires;

On Friday July 3rd, 1942, Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain and his wife Marjorie got up early to practice their berry picking skills in a neighbor's back yard. They were preparing spend the 4th of July weekend picking raspberries in the Puyallup Valley. The forced evacuation of Japanese-Americans in the spring led to a labor shortage in the fields and all local citizens were asked to help the war effort by volunteering on the Independence Day weekend to harvest the ripe raspberry crops. Mayor Cain suggested that Tacomans pack a lunch, make some lemonade, load up the kiddies and make the harvesting a family affair. He stated that "You couldn't possibly find a better way of living up to the true meaning of Fourth of July. Let's all celebrate it that way." (T. Times 7/3/1942, pg. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Harvesting;

Army officers, city officials, and Mayor Harry P. Cain planning bomb show at Stadium Bowl. Mayor Cain is standing third from right. Stadium High School is in the background. City officials joined Army personnel on August 4, 1942, in planning a practical demonstration of how civilians might protect themselves against incendiary bombs if dropped in enemy air raids. Temporary buildings, including seven "homes" and a three-story "hotel," would be constructed in Stadium Bowl on which bombs would be deliberately set off. Techniques to put out bombs would include stream and spray methods, "dunking in bathtubs," and what to do when the bombs burn themselves out. The demonstration would draw some 10,000 spectators on the evening of August 19th. On Stadium's field are: Elmer Bashey of Public Works, Lt. Jack Barrows, City health director Dr. Lee (Leland E.) Powers, local CD coordinator Frank Evans, Public utilities first aid expert Theodore O. Powers, Mayor Cain, Chief air warden Fred Sandstrom and Capt. Charles Eisenbacher of the Tacoma Fire Department. (T.Times 8-5-42, p. 2; TNT 8-19-42, p. 1, TNT 8-20-42, p. 1-articles on bomb demonstration)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Bashey, Elmer; Barrows, Jack; Powers, Leland E.; Evans, Frank; Powers, Theodore O.; Sandstrom, Fred; Eisenbacher, Charles J.;

Mayor Cain congratulates A.E. Albrecht on his promising group of thirteen Naval recruits on August 17,1942. Albrecht runs the local recruiting station with the assistance of D.M. Kelley (in uniform at right.) The group is standing on the steps of the City Hall Annex (formerly the Northern Pacific Headquarters Building). The recruits are Harold Robert Gillam, Roland L. LaClair, Charles J. McQueen, William L. Viafore, Peter J. Marzano, Chester M. Christopherson, Milton O. Windh, Ellsworth M. Evje, Bernard W. Erdahl, William J. Green, Gilbert P. Bloom, James B. Atkins Jr. and Varrel L. Smith. (T. Times 8/18/1942 p.3)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Albrecht, A.E.; Kelley, D.M.; World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma;

The USS Naval Recruiter pulled into Tacoma on August 17, 1942, giving information about how to join the Navy. The Recruiter was a reconditioned Yesler Way cable car from Seattle decorated with the slogan "Don't miss the boat." Standing on the front of the trolley was Mayor Harry Cain, then left to right were Bob McCann, Chief Specialist Paul King of Tacoma (well known radio announcer acting as "Motorman") and Dr. N.E. Magnussen, County Health Inspector. Onboard were John Morandi and Jay T. Moss, both Boatswain's Mates, First Class. The "Recruiter" was a success in Tacoma, racking up the largest number of Tacomans to enlist in the Navy in any one day since the war began. Yesler Way was Seattle's first, last and most famous street railway. It ran from 1888- 1940 and carried passengers from Pioneer Square to Lake Washington. (T. Times 8/18/1942 p.3)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma; King, Paul; Magnussen, Norman E.; McCann, Bob; Morandi, John; Moss, Jay T.; Sailors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cable cars;

Three unidentified men are pictured in the County Auditor's office in the Pierce County Courthouse on September 30, 1942.

Municipal government--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 1, 1942, union leaders met with Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain in his office to map out plans for their involvement in the upcoming salvage drive. Seated are, left to right, John Jacobs, Teamsters #313 and collection chairman, and Mayor Harry Cain. Standing are Harry Saterlee, left, Teamsters, and Norman Shut, Building Service Employees Union. The plan that evolved was that the Teamsters would supply vehicles and drivers, and the Service Employees labor. On Sunday, November 1, this group would collect scrap from every parking strip in the city. (T. Times 10/2/1942, pg. 4)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Jacobs, John; Saterlee, Harry; Shut, Norman; World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Labor unions--Tacoma;

Union Officials direct Wartime Salvage Committee. Mayor Harry Cain and John Jacobs, Business Agent for Teamster's Union 313, look at map of Seattle/Tacoma area during a meeting at the Mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. They are planning the upcoming salvage drive for November 1st. On that date, 600 union volunteers, with trucks borrowed from their employers, will pick up scrap piled on the curb in front of private homes. The yield from this type of collection was expected to exceed that of earlier scrap drives.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jacobs, John; World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Labor unions--Tacoma;

Thor and Eve Tollefson getting handy in an informal "Home Portrait." The early rising Tollefsons were pictured working in their basement rumpus room the day after the November election. Mr. Tollefson had been re-elected Pierce County prosecutor by a wide margin. When not involved with law cases, his hobby was carpentry and he had done most of the work on his rumpus room himself. (T. Times) Also numbered TPL-4582.

Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Tollefson, Eva;

Thor and Eva Tollefson getting handy in an informal "Home Portrait". They may have been placing decals on the wooden table. Mrs. Tollefson holds a decal of a dashing matador as her next selection. There is a hammer under Mr. Tollefson's hand; he seems to have been prepared for heavy-duty work. Carpentry was a Tollefson hobby; he had made the small round table pictured here and done most of the work on the basement rumpus room. Thor Tollefson had just been re-elected as Pierce County Prosecutor by a wide margin in 1942, an office he held for another four years before making a successful bid for a Congressional seat. (T. Times, 11-4-42, p. 1) ALBUM 4.

Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Tollefson, Eva; Decals;

In December of 1942, the members of the Tacoma and Pierce County League of Garden Clubs gathered together to make corsages as a fund raiser for the 13th & Fawcett USO Club. Their special helper was Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain, center. The corsages were made of cones, greens and War Stamps. They would be on sale in area department stores and banks. All revenue raised would go to improve the grounds at the USO Club. Names in article. (T. Times 12/15/1942, pg. 2)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Tacoma Garden Club (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Governor Albert D. Rosellini with author Reverend David Wilkerson, at left in photo, and Rev. Wilkerson's book "The Cross and the Switchblade." The book entailed the events leading up to the founding of Teen Challenge, a faith-based intervention program for gang members by a simple country preacher. The best-seller was translated into 30 different languages and read by 50 million people since 1963. A motion picture of the same title was released in 1969. In 1986 Reverend Wilkerson opened the Times Square Church in NYC. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Rosellini, Albert D.; Wilkerson, David; Clergy--Tacoma; Religious books--Tacoma;

Community Chest; U.S.O. Open House program. Maj. Gen. Charles H. White, left, chats with Mayor Harry P. Cain and Governor Arthur B. Langlie, right. The trio have gathered in Tacoma for the February 7, 1943 celebration of the one year anniversary of the opening of two of Tacoma's four USO Clubs. (T. Times)

Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; White, Charles H.;

Community Chest; U.S.O. Open House program. Governor Arthur B. Langlie cuts a small cake with one large candle under the watchful eye of Maj. Gen. Charles H. White and Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain. The cake is in honor of the one year anniversary of the opening of the USO Clubs at South Park, 4851 So. Tacoma Way, and 13th & Fawcett, 415 So. 13th. An Open House is being held at all four USO Clubs in Tacoma as part of the celebration. (T. Times)

Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; White, Charles H.; Cakes; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950;