Lyman Burke of Washington School and John Hughes of Jefferson School, togged out as pirates for the Proctor area Halloween costume parade in October of 1935, are ready to do battle for the Attendance Trophy Cup to be awarded to the school having the largest representation in the parade. In back row are Marilyn Wagnild of Jefferson and Betty Jean Woley and Edward Miller of Point Defiance School. Several thousand children and their parents joined in the parade and party sponsored by the 26th & Proctor St. Business Men's Club.(T. Times, 10/31/1935, p. 1)

Halloween; Manners & customs; Awards; Costumes; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wagnild, Marilyn; Woley, Betty Jean; Miller, Edward; Burke, Lyman; Hughes, John;

This faded sepia photograph is one taken of a luncheon held in honor of Anna Roosevelt Boettiger at the Hotel Winthrop in May, 1937. Mrs. Boettiger was the wife of Seattle Times publisher John Boettiger and the daughter of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She is seated in the center next to the microphone, wearing a small striped dark hat and suit of "Eleanor Blue" with large corsage of roses and lilies. She is gazing downward at small notes in her hand in preparation for her speech to the Junior Women's Club. Seated next to Mrs. Boettiger is Sally Sicade, general chairman and toastmistress of the club. This was Mrs. Boettiger's first visit to Tacoma and she spoke highly of the northwest while addressing the 300 women in attendance. (T.Times, 5-19-37, p. 1, 9) ALBUM 1.

Halsted, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, 1906-1975; Boettiger, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, 1906-1975; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public speaking--Tacoma; Sicade, Sally;

Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, daughter of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, addresses a Junior Women's Club luncheon held in her honor on "Developing and Encouraging One's Hobbies and Talents." Sally Sicade, general chairman and toastmistress, is to her right. The luncheon was held on the roof garden at the Hotel Winthrop on May 18, 1937. (T. Times, 5-19-37, p. 1, 9). ALBUM 1.

Halsted, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, 1906-1975; Boettiger, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, 1906-1975; Public speaking--Tacoma; Sicade, Sally;

Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, only daughter of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, admires a large bouquet of sweetpeas and snapdragons she received from Mr. C.H. Schartow during a Junior Women's Club luncheon in her honor at the Hotel Winthrop on May 18, 1937. Mr. Schartow, then Executive Secretary to Mayor George A. Smitley, relayed a message of greetings from Mayor Smitley and the City of Tacoma. Mrs. Boettiger addressed the 300 women present and spoke highly of the Northwest, relating interesting incidents of her mother's recent trip to Seattle. This was Mrs. Boettiger's first visit to Tacoma. (T.Times, 5-19-37, p. 1, 9). ALBUM 1. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Halsted, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, 1906-1975; Boettiger, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, 1906-1975; Schartow, C.H.; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A portrait taken in May of 1936 of Bud Hand, a handy man at the Kitsap Dairy where he bottled, capped and inspected every bottle of milk, cream and buttermilk leaving the dairy. In the course of a day, he bottled by machine around 6500 bottles of milk and orange juice. If a bottle was chipped or cracked, it was quickly whipped from the assembly line where the liquid poured out of the capper at the rate of 50 per minute. Even the milk came in several varieties, including homogenized and vitamin D enriched. Mr. Hand lived at 935 Highland Ave and had worked at the Kitsap Dairy for about a year. (Bremerton Sun June 6, 1936, pg. 1)

Hand, Bud; Kitsap Dairy (Bremerton); Dairying--Bremerton; Bottling industry--Bremerton;

Mrs. Genevieve (William) Hartle rests in her hospital bed after giving birth to triplets, a girl and two boys, born during the midnight hours of November 13 and 14, 1937, at Tacoma General Hospital, the first set in many years. Waunita Marie, 3 lb. 7 oz., was the first born, shortly before midnight on November 14th. William Henry, the heaviest at 4 lb. 7 oz., arrived a few minutes after midnight on the 15th followed by his brother, Warren Edward weighing in at 4 lb. 2 oz. The two lightest siblings were placed in incubators. Mr. and Mrs. Hartle were apparently shocked at the multiple births; they already had one daughter, age 3. William Hartle was a truck driver; the Hartles lived in a rural part of Tacoma. First pictures of the triplets were released on November 18, 1937, and appeared on the Tacoma Times front page. (T.Times, 11-15-37, p. 1, 11-18-37, p. 1).

Hartle, Genevieve; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Charles H. Manley seated at a workbench looking at his collection of African weapons. Manley owned a tobacco store at 9th and Pacific for over 50 years. (T. Times)

Hobbies - Collectibles - Weapons - African WeaponsPeople - Men

This photograph of Anne Rowland was taken for the December 25, 1937 Tacoma Times. Anne and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Rowland, lived at 2509 No. Starr. Mischievously peeking downstairs, Anne looks as if she might be hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa. Anne will turn three years old on New Year's Eve. (T.Times, 12/25/1937, p. 8).

Holidays--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowland, Anne; Rowland, Dewitt R.--Homes & haunts; Stairways--Tacoma; Candles; Sleepwear;

Two women assembling rare plants at Hollycroft Gardens in Gig Harbor. (Bremerton Sun).

Hollycroft Gardens (Gig Harbor); Gardens--Gig Harbor--1930-1940; Plants--Bremerton;

Ice hockey at Hoodlum Lake near So. 12th St. and So. Puget Sound. Six young boy with sticks in hand, including Franklin Elementary School students Milton and Kenneth Parkhurst, are ready for a game of "shinny," the "grandpappy" of hockey, on the frozen lake. The lake, a favorite hangout for youngsters, served as the old swimmin' hole in the summer, the frog catchin' place in the spring and the ice rink in the winter. The lake was filled in when Franklin Park was developed on the site. (T. Times 1/21/1937, pg. 15)

Hoodlum Lake (Tacoma); Ice hockey--Tacoma--1930-1940; Winter sports; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Harry L. Hopkins, in chair, Federal Relief Administrator and aide to President Franklin Roosevelt with brothers John and Lewis during an extended visit to Tacoma. Lewis Hopkins was a Tacoma Physician. John Hopkins was a treasury department employee from Portland. Harry L. Hopkins was born in Sioux City, Iowa, August 17, 1890. He worked for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration 1933-35, the Works Project Administration 1935-1938, as Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal assistant 1942-45 and Secretary of Commerce 1938-1940. He resigned from the Truman Administration in 1945 and died in January of 1946. TPL-5113 (T.Times 9/14/1936, pg. 1)

Hopkins, Harry L., 1890-1946; Hopkins, Lewis; Hopkins, John; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mrs. Lorraine W. Pike, 6-A teacher at Horace Mann school, 5234 South J Street, worked with Gordon Brunswick (left) and Stanley Nelson on the model German village that their class was building in April of 1937. The highly detailed model, with thatched-roofed buildings and tiny villagers was built by the class to help them visualize what life was like in Germany in 410 A.D. (T. Times, 4/1/1937 p.3).

Horace Mann School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pike, Lorraine; Nelson, Stanley; Brunswick, Gordon; Models; Miniature cities & towns; Model ships;

A white horse performing a trick with his front legs and head on ground at the first horse show of the season, November 29, 1937, at the Armory. The show was sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard. The troop was also known locally as Troop B. (T. Times, 11/30/1937, p. 5).

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

The members of the Washington National Guard who created this human pyramid were just six of the more than 50 riders who thrilled a capacity crowd on November 29, 1937 at the first horse show of the season, held at the Armory.The show was sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard, known locally as "Troop B." The six soldiers who created the pyramid formation on the backs of three horses were: (l to r) mounted, Sgt. Orville Johns, Sgt. Ed Lewellyn, Corp. Art Weisfield; two abreast are, Pvt. L. Peterson, left, and Pvt. C. Denton; top Pvt. Jack Mills. (T. Times 11/30/1937, pg. 5)

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

ca. 1935. Mr. Ross Houston and others standing beside the wooden flume at Yelm. Unpaved road and rural landscape in background.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Houston, Ross; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;

ca. 1935. Mr. Ross Houston and others standing by wooden flume at Yelm. An unpaved road and rural landscape are in the background.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Houston, Ross; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;

ca. 1935. Mr. Houston's flume at Yelm. Very long wooden flume extending across the rural landscape of Yelm. Ross Houston had the contract to install this device to irrigate farm land in Yelm. Much of the irrigation work in Yelm in the mid 30's was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA.)

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;

A young Japanese-American couple dance in the Fife High School gymnasium during a Japanese bazaar. He wears a letterman's sweater. (T. Times).

Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Bazaars--Fife--1930-1940; Dance parties--Fife--1930-1940; Ethnic groups--Fife--1930-1940;

Three young Japanese-American girls and their mothers enjoy the food served at a Japanese bazaar held in the Fife High School gymnasium. One girl clutches her bottle of soda, while another girl holds a small purse. (T. Times).

Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Bazaars--Fife--1930-1940; Ethnic groups--Fife--1930-1940; Mothers & children--1930-1940;

Four Japanese women arrange several pumpkin pies on a table for a Japanese bazaar in Fife. (T. Times).

Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Bazaars--Fife--1930-1940; Ethnic groups--Fife--1930-1940; Pies; Baked products;

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Tacoma in October of 1937 he was greeted at the Tacoma Union Depot by 11 year old Lorraine July. Miss July, a fellow victim of infantile paralysis, came to the station with her aunt, Mrs. E.F. Brown to present the President a large bouquet of flowers. She was stricken with polio at the age of four, and had twice received letters of encouragement from the President. (T. Times, 10/2/1937, p. 9).

July, Lorraine; Visits of state--Tacoma--Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Union Station (Tacoma);

Walter E. Holman, vice-president of the national Junior Chamber of Commerce, received quite a Tacoma welcome when he arrived via plane on March 12, 1936. Three motorcycle policemen greeted him with an "arrest" for exceeding the air speed limit and "released "him to the custody of the Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce who was expecting delivery of its national charter. Mr. Holman, center in dark topcoat, took it with aplomb, and presented the charter to the local group, making them official members of the US Junior Chamber of Commerce. From left to right are: Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce vice-president William J. Gantz, Officer Earl Corneilson, Secretary Stanley Bekins, Mr. Holman, Portland Junior Chamber president Worth W. Caldwell, Officer O.C. Stitsworth, and Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce member Donald Sloan. (T.Times 3-12-36, p. 5)

Junior Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Holman, Walter E.; Ganz, William; Corneilson, Earl; Bekins, Stanley; Caldwell, Worth; Stitsworth, O.C.; Sloan, Donald; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma);

Walter E. Holman, center, vice-president of the US Junior Chamber of Commerce is detained as he steps off a plane bearing the national charter for the Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce. It is all in good fun, however. The Tacoma Jr. Chamber, organized two years ago, became an official member of the US Jr. Chamber of Commerce when the charter was presented by Holman, a resident of Portland, Oregon, to the group. Pictured left to right are William J. Ganz, Tacoma's vice- president, Officer Earl Corneilson, Holman, Officer O.C. Stitsworth and Stanley Bekins, Tacoma's secretary. (T. Times 3/12/1936, pg. 5)

Junior Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Holman, Walter E.; Ganz, William; Corneilson, Earl; Bekins, Stanley; Stitsworth, O.C.; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma);

W. H. Kerhli, ex wrestler now president of Oregon Poultry & Pet Stock Association, poses with the Grand Champion, a 12-pound Brahma Cockerel, at the 34th Annual Tacoma Poultry Show held in the old Mohr Building. The cockerel was entered by George Green of Kirkland. (T. Times, 12/31/1937, p. 14).

Kerhli, W. H.; Tacoma Poultry Show (Tacoma); Poultry; Chickens; Animal shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosters;

Mattson kidnapping case. Two boys standing on a path leading up the hillside below the Mattson home. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. On a peaceful post-Christmas night in 1936, the Mattson children and a family friend were watching area motorists drive up to view the Christmas light display in the front yard of the Mattson home at 4605 No. Verde. An armed and masked man broke in through a rear entrance of the home and seized Charles Mattson, the smallest of the group of children. He left a ransom note for $28,000. He then, it is believed, carried Charles down this path behind the Mattson home, down a steep bluff to Ruston Way and a waiting get away car driven by an accomplice. (T. Times 12/28/1936 - 1/25/1937, pg. 1)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

Mattson kidnapping case. View of Ruston Way and Commencement Bay from hillside below the Mattson home. On December 27, 1936, an armed intruder abducted ten year old Charles Mattson from his parents' home at 4605 No. Verde. He then carried the boy down the steep cliff behind the home leading to Ruston Way and the waterfront. A ransom note was left behind at the crime scene, demanding $28,000. Up to this point, no less than 12 well publicized kidnappings had occurred since the 1934 kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. The previous year, 1935, young George Weyerhaeuser had been kidnapped and returned following payment of the ransom. Charles Mattson was murdered and his body dumped in a wooded area 200 feet off of the Edmonds-Everett Highway, 6 miles south of Everett. Despite an extensive manhunt, and numerous suspects, his murderer was never found. (T. Times 12/28/1936- 1/25, 1937, pg. 1)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

Members of the 161st Infantry of the Washington National Guard, bayonets ready, attempt to control the crowd of striking lumber mill workers and supporters gathering at the intersection of 11th & A streets to oppose the Guard's presence and the City Council's rule requiring all gatherings to have a permit from the council. The National Guard arrived in Tacoma June 23rd, 1935 to protect workers returning to the mills on the Tideflats. Violence against the strikebreakers was common. On July 12, 1935, the confrontation erupted into a 4 1/2 hour battle on the streets of Tacoma. (TDL 7/13/1935, pg 1) TPL-8787

Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Demonstrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington National Guard, 161st Infantry (Wash.);

Using tear gas and fixed bayonets, the Washington National Guard confronted a crowd of approximately 500 striking lumber mill workers and their supporters at the corner of South 11th and A Streets on July 12, 1935. The National Guard had been called out by Governor Clarence Martin to protect the replacement workers who had been hired to help break the strike. The gas was largely ineffectual, with protestors flinging the canisters back at the Guard. One gas bomb picked up by strikers was thrown into a Guard truck and caused other bombs to explode, setting the truck on fire. The truck was destroyed before the fire department could reach it through the crowds. (TDL 7/13/1935, pg 1) TPL-8772

Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Demonstrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington National Guard, 161st Infantry (Wash.);

Two lumber workers watching an overhead crane move timbers, as the St. Paul & Tacoma lumber yard roars back into life after the settlement of a 13 week strike. Twenty two area mill operators agreed to meet employee demands for a 50 cent minimum wage, a 40 hour week, an 8 hour day, time and one half for overtime, reemployment of striking workers and recognition of the union. (T. Times 8/5/1935, pg.1)

Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

On November 23, 1936, an avalanche swept down the mountainside in the evening darkness, completely destroying the Puget Sound Power & Light company power generating plant at Electron, on the upper south fork of the Puyallup River. The landslide broke the four gigantic metal tubes that carried water from the dam above the plant down the mountain, sending a terrific torrent of water through the power house. Although the plant sustained over $1 million in damage, none of the plant employees were badly injured. The generating plant was eventually re-built. (Puyallup Valley Tribune 11/24/1936 p.1)

Landslides--Electron; Avalanches--Electron; Disasters--Electron--1930-1940; Puget Sound Power & Light Co. (Electron);