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Big Six Bowling Team, the "Oilers." Big Six Service Inc. was located at 3824 Sixth Ave. M.A. Martin was president-manager and J.J. McDonald was vice-president. The company sold gasoline, oils, stove oil, batteries, tires, radios and electrical appliances. Their bowling team was the 1941 Sixth Ave. Merchants Bowling League champion. Pictured are, front row l to r, Malcolm Panther, Clarence Rinard and Harold Hansen. Standing, l to r, Jack Clampitt, Walt Agney, Mel Martin and Bill Clampitt. (T. Times 4/22/1941, pg. 12)


Big Six Service Inc. (Tacoma); Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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Big Six Bowling Team, the "Oilers." Big Six Service Inc. was located at 3826 Sixth Ave. M.A. Martin was president-manager and J.J. McDonald was vice-president. The company sold gasoline, oils, stove oil, batteries, tires, radios and electrical appliances. Their bowling team was the 1941 Sixth Ave. Merchants Bowling League champion. Pictured are, front row l to r, Malcolm Panther, Clarence Rinard and Harold Hansen. Standing, l to r, Jack Clampitt, Walt Agney, Mel Martin and Bill Clampitt. (T. Times 4/22/1941, pg. 12)


Big Six Service Inc. (Tacoma); Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Panther, Malcolm; Rinard, Clarence; Hansen, Harold; Clampitt, Jack; Agney, Walt; Martin, Mel; Clampitt, Bill;

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1937 Ford Coupe, license A132701, at White Arrow Service Station on Seattle Highway for Loyalty Group, Seattle. Mr. Waters, attorney. View south on Highway 99 at Milton. Texaco Station, Milton Tavern on left, lower Fife Heights on right. Photographed on November 21, 1941.


Automobile service stations--Milton; White Arrow Service (Milton); Bars--Milton; Milton Tavern (Milton); Roads;

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Interior of Danny Yates Garage showing " Shellubratorium" cabinet.


Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yates, Daniel G.;

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Two baggage carts, loaded down with old tires, sit on the passenger platform at Tacoma's Union Station. In October of 1942, the U.S. Government began collecting all "excess" tires. By order of the Office of Price Administration, all motorists were required to sell or give to the Government all tires they had in excess of five. The Railway Express agencies at the nation's railroad stations collected the tires and sent them to Government warehouses. (T. Times)


Tires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railway Express (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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In October of 1942, the Railway Express Agency office on the track level of the Union Depot was swamped as motorists complied with the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and turned in all tires in excess of 5 per vehicle. F. W. Steere, left, foreman of the Agency and B.A. Benton, superintendent of the agency, compare two tires. One is almost new and the other good only for scrap. About 5% of the over 500 tires turned in the last few days were new, 70 % were usable and 25% were good only for scrap. (T. Times 10/19/1942, pg. 1)


Tires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railway Express (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Steere, F.W.; Benton, B.A.;

BOWEN 114-184

ca. 1942. Effelberg Service Station, circa 1942, a Maxwell station located on Portland Avenue at 56th Street, Tacoma. The station was owned by George and Minnie Effelberg from around 1931- 1960. Mr. Effelberg came to Tacoma in 1930 and built the service station, which later operated as a grocery store also, shortly after his arrival. This building has since been demolished. He also built the Portland Lanes, a bowling alley down the street at 5606 Portland Ave., in 1941 and operated the business for 27 years, closing in 1967. He worked for Penwalt from 1931-1941 and later operated Christmas tree farms. He passed away in March of 1977 at the age of 92. His sons Robert, who opened Bob's Tavern at 5604 Portland around 1949, and Vernon also owned homes and businesses in the area. (TNT 3/15/1977 obit and information supplied by a family member)

BOWEN 114-194

ca. 1942. Tacoma Super Service. Mobilgas. Maxwell station. South Tacoma Way at 66th Street, Tacoma. The service station offered complete automotive service and sold tires and batteries as well as gas.

BOWEN 111-004

Mobilgas station. South Bay Store, I.G.A. Stores. Kenworthy dairy feed and poultry feed. South Bay at Schenke Road, Route 3, Olympia, Washington.

BOWEN 114-223

ca. 1942. Mobilgas station. Perhaps, located at 2901 South Tacoma Way. 1942 City Directory shows Carl Deitz as owner.

BOWEN 111-038

Moultrops Service. This Mobilgas station was a combination grocery store and automobile service station. The tiny building was decorated with a variety of signs - Coca Cola, Shelton Maid ice cream, Mobilgas, Goodrich tires & batteries. Cabins were available for rental, steps away from the station. The service station and cabin (s) are still in existence on what is now called Golden Pheasant Rd., south of Shelton, and on the way to Isabella Lake. (Additional information provided by a reader)

BOWEN 111-059

ca. 1942. Henry C. and Margaret Turner owned Turner's Cash Market, a Red & White Food Store franchise. They provided rural shoppers with groceries, hardware, and gasoline plus the convenience of a first aid station and Post Office. In 1942-43, Turner's was one of 90 local Maxwell service stations that featured Mobil products. The building was built in 1929 by Gordon L. Foy as the Stop & Shop; Foy's sister Anna was the Lacey post master from 1915 to 1954. Today, the building is home to Allstate Insurance, Top Choice Janitorial Supply and Domino's Pizza. (Interview, Andrea Hein, Lacey Museum, 7/17/2000).

BOWEN 111-080

Christopher's Mobilgas, Maxwell station. This small gas station in Olympia advertised "Plenty of Gas" obtainable from its three pumps. A garage or storage unit adjoining the property has its doors wide open.

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