Henry A. Wallace tells a crowd of 3000 and a radio audience that a Communist "is a Democrat with a job a Republican wants" at a campaign rally at the State Armory. Mr. Wallace, VP 1941-45, called on Democrats to close ranks and elect progressive representatives in the upcoming November 5th election. Although he had been asked to resign his Secretary of Commerce post by President Truman just a month before, Mr. Wallace still considered himself to be a Democrat. The 3000 in attendance was the largest turnout in the county so far in that current campaign; a number of Republican party workers were seen among the audience that evening. Henry Wallace went on to make an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1948 as a candidate of the Progressive Party. (T. Times, 10-29-46, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma; Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965;

Harry P. Cain came to the Pierce County Auditor's office in the early hours of November 6, 1946 to check the first, unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate race. Mr. Cain, a former mayor of Tacoma, beat Democratic candidate Hugh Mitchell to become Washington state's junior senator. He had been defeated by Warren G. Magnuson in 1944. Although Mr. Cain did not carry Pierce County, he gathered enough votes in the other counties to join the first Republican congress in 16 years. (T.Times 11/6/1946 p.1) Album # 12 TPL-9775

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain signs autographs for supporters during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. His friends are requesting that he sign their banquet invitations on November 15, 1946. Many of his Interlaaken neighbors attended the function as a tribute to the state's newest senator. ALBUM 13.

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

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain speaks to his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School on November 15, 1946. A solemn looking Cain has the full attention of the group, including his wife, Marjorie, seated at the head table. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Cain was a graduate of the University of the South and worked in the newspaper and banking fields before becoming mayor of Tacoma in 1940. He would serve one term as U.S. Senator and after his unsuccessful re-election bid, became a member of the Subversive Activities Control Board in Washington D.C. from 1953-1956. Harry P. Cain would move to Florida in 1957 where he resumed banking business and civic work. He died there on March 3, 1979. (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress) ALBUM 13.

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

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain and wife Marjorie making dinner conversation during a banquet given in their honor by their Interlaaken neighbors at Clover Park High School. The school's Home Economics department served a "delicious home cooked meal" on November 15, 1946. Cain is seated second from the left; his wife is second from the right. ALBUM 13.

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

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain receives a token of appreciation from his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in honor of Cain and wife Marjorie at Clover Park High School. Ray W. Thompson makes the presentation to Harry Cain. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Thompson, Ray W.; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain chats with some of his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. Wife Marjorie shows off a new hat and son Harry II (Buzzy) sports new glasses. 150 people attended the banquet.

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

Former Tacoma mayor and recently elected U.S. Senator Harry P. Cain watches with admiration at the swiftly moving fingers of pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis in a November 16, 1946, photograph. Miss Eustis was in town for a concert at the Lakewood Theater scheduled for Monday, November 18th. Unfortunately, heavy snows forced cancellation of the performance, Miss Eustis' only Northwest appearance of the year. She was born in Seattle in 1916 and had studied piano there from childhood. At age 12, she was a soloist with the Seattle Symhony Orchestra and later in her teens performed with conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. Miss Eustis also was a soloist at Carnegie Hall and debuted at New York's Town Hall. Later in life, family and friends lost track of her when she moved to Europe. She was finally found in a Venice hospital in 1995; her mental condition had rendered her nearly mute and uncommunicative. After two years in the hospital, she was transported to a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence until her death in 2001. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen; Pianos;

Senator-elect Harry Cain and Washington State piano virtuoso Dorothy Helen Eustis. Miss Eustis tickles the keyboards while former Tacoma mayor Harry P. Cain grins in this November 16, 1946, photograph. Miss Eustis was scheduled to give a recital at the Lakewood Theater on Monday, November 18th, but the show had to be canceled due to a heavy snowstorm. She had visited Madigan Hospital on the day of her arrival in Tacoma, November 16th, and played for hospital patients. Her Lakewood concert would have been her only Northwest appearance of the year. Miss Eustis would have a storied career, performing with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, pianist Jose Iturbi, and conductor Leopold Stokowski, and appearing in several movies. By the mid-1990's, she was a bedridden patient in a Venice, Italy, hospital where her nearly mute condition made identification of her past difficult. According to a March 22, 1995, Los Angeles Times article, she was a mystery patient with no known family, ignored by the American government and championed only by an Italian friend and the doctors who refused to evict her from her unpaid hospital bed. The American consulate finally offered to repatriate her nineteen months after she had arrived at the hospital but she would end her days in a Little Sisters of the Poor convent nursing home in Florence. Miss Eustis died on May 20, 2001. ALBUM 13. (TNT 11-18-46, p. 1) {Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper}

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen; Pianos;

Former Tacoma Mayor and now Senator-elect Harry P. Cain looks over sheet music with pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for her only Northwest concert of the year, to be held at the Lakewood Theater on November 18th. She was considered a piano virtuoso and mentioned in the same breath as Rubinstein and Horowitz by N.Y. and Hollywood critics. Miss Eustis' concert was cancelled due to heavy snowfall and she planned to return to Hollywood where she was the only woman pianist ever to be employed by the motion picture industry to play an entire concerto in a picture. She was scheduled to appear in a film about Frederick Remington where she would play a romantic role. Miss Eustis also played solo at Carnegie Hall and at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski in 1946. Her later years saw her move to Europe with her last days spent in Italy. Rendered nearly mute and uncommunicative, she lay in a Venice hospital for nearly two years before transferring to a convent nursing home operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. TPL-5195. ALBUM 13. (T.Times 11-18-46, p. 1, 16) { Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by Barbara E. Cooper, niece of Miss Eustis.}

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

Senator-elect Harry Cain and noted pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis enjoy coffee while looking over sheet music on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for a performance in Lakewood, her only Northwest appearance of the year. Heavy snows would force cancellation and due to Miss Eustis' busy schedule, it would not be rescheduled. By age 30, Seattle-born Dorothy Eustis had performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. In 1946 she played at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski. Her later life would take strange turns as she moved to France, losing track of family and friends. It is believed that she later moved to London and then to Venice where her true identity was discovered as she lay nearly mute in a hospital for two years. Miss Eustis would eventually leave the Venice hospital for a permanent stay at a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. Harry P. Cain, seated next to Miss Eustis, was a former mayor of Tacoma and also served in the European theater during WWII. He won election to the U.S. Senate by defeating Democrat Hugh Mitchell in early November, 1946. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis was provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

Aloha! An unidentified woman drapes a flowered Hawaiian lei around the neck of Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett in a publicity photo for KVI Radio taken at his office in (Old) City Hall. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Leis;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett wears a Hawaiian lei in a publicity photo for KVI Radio taken at his office in (Old) City Hall. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Leis;

Prosecutor Thor Tollefson, Candidate for House of Representatives, Carroll Reece, Republican National Chariman and ex-Mayor Harry P. Cain, candidate for Senator, confer during the August, 1946, Pierce County Republican Convention at the Crystal Ballroom, Winthrop Hotel. Reece was the former longtime Tennessee congressman before his election as Republican National Chairman. (T. Times, 8-6-46, p. 2, T.Times, 8-7-46, p. 1) Album # 12

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reece, Carroll; Political campaigns; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982;

Ex-mayor Harry P. Cain, candidate for US Senator, listens to Carroll Reece, Republican National Chariman, during the Pierce County Republican Convention at the Crystal Ballroom, Winthrop Hotel. Reece, the ex-congressman from Tennessee delivered the major address on August 6, 1946. Harry P. Cain would go on to wage a successful campaign and win election in November of that year. (T. Times, 8-6-46, p. 2, T.Times, 8-7-46, p.1) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reece, Carroll; Political campaigns; Public speaking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Col. A.S. Strickland, commander of McChord Field, warms the coffee of Manuel Acuna Roxas, President-elect of the Philippines, at breakfast during a fuel stop at the base on a flight from Manila to Washington, D.C. McChord was informed only that morning that a transport carrying President-elect Roxas might be making a short stopover. Mr. Roxas was on his way to confer with President Truman regarding the placement of American military bases on the Islands. In reading from a prepared speech after the breakfast, Mr. Roxas indicated that his newly independent country was prepared to offer military support as well as military bases to maintain peace in the Pacific. (T.Times, 5/9/1946) ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Manuel Acuna Roxas, Philippines President-elect, and U.S. High Commissioner Paul McNutt chat with Col. A.S. Strickland, commander of McChord Field, where the C-54 Army transport airplane from Manila to Washington, D.C., had stopped to fuel. Tacoma was the midway point of a trip that had originated in Manila, continued on to Tokyo, and then the Aleutians before arriving at McChord Field. The Philippines President-elect was en route to confer with President Truman regarding an offer of military bases and support in the newly independent country. Mr. Roxas and Mr. McNutt spent an hour at the McChord Field Officers Club enjoying coffee with their Air Force hosts before departing at approximately 9:30 a.m. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3. TPL-10373

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; McNutt, Paul V.; Strickland, A.S.; Transport planes--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Manuel Acuna Roxas ( L) , President-elect of the Philippines, and U.S. High Commissioner Paul McNutt (R) conclude their breakfast with Col. A.S. Strickland, commander of McChord Field, with very little privacy, during a fuel stopover on a flight from Manila to Washington, D.C. The press are ready with their cameras, newsreel equipment and high intensity lights as Mr. Roxas would be reading from a prepared speech shortly thereafter. This was Mr. Roxas' first trip to the United States since 1939. He would be conferring with President Truman regarding his country's offer to allow military bases on the Islands. Manuel Acuna Roxas would be the independent Republic of the Philippines first president. He would die in office in 1948, suffering a heart attack during a speech at Clark AFB. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; McNutt, Paul V.; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Manuel Acuna Roxas, President-elect of the Philippines, and U.S. High Commissioner Paul McNutt breakfast with Col. A.S. Strickland, commander of McChord Field, during a fuel stopover on a flight from Manila to Washington, DC. The party of twelve spent an hour at the McChord Field Officers Club. The Philippines President-elect read from a prepared speech after the conclusion of his meal. He gratefully acknowledged America's help in the fight against the Japanese and highly praised General Douglas MacArthur. The purpose of his long journey to Washington D.C. was to confer with President Truman regarding a Philippines pledge of military bases and support for their American allies. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; McNutt, Paul V.; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

President-elect of the Philippines, Manuel Acuna Roxas, watches as his host, Col. A.S.Strickland, tops off his cup of coffee. Mr. Roxas and his party of eleven, including U.S. High Commissioner, Paul V. McNutt, were on their way to Washington D.C. for a conference with President Truman. They had made a brief stop at McChord Field for refueling on May 8, 1946. Even though the Air Force base was given warning of the visit only hours before the big transport actually arrived, press and cameras were on hand immediately to photograph the arrival and subsequent meal. In his prepared speech at the conclusion of the breakfast, Mr. Roxas praised General Douglas MacArthur for the outstanding job in restoring the Philippines to the Filipinos. Although Mr. Roxas did not answer individual questions, he did state his purpose in journeying to Washington D.C. was to offer both military support and the placement of military bases on Filipino soil. He called America the "motherland of world democracy" and indicated his country's appreciation for its help in the fight against aggression. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; McNutt, Paul V.; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett, (3rd from L) with a group of men during a live broadcast on Radio Station KMO. Photo ordered by the Ted B. Palmer Company, 6/27/1946. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three generations at the June 3, 1946, swearing in of Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett. Left to Right: wife Linda, granddaughter Linda, Mayor Fawcett, mother Margaret (widow of Mayor A.V. Fawcett) and daughter Margaret. The City of Tacoma got a new mayor and two new councilmen on Monday morning, June 3rd, as Val Fawcett and L.W. (Roy) Craig (new Finance Commissioner) and Robert S. Temme (new Public Safety Commissioner) took the oath of office. Mayor Fawcett was no stranger to the office of mayor - he had managed the dual role of acting mayor and finance commissioner for 2.5 years while Harry P. Cain was on military leave with the Army. Harry Cain had vacated the mayor's post to run for U.S. Senate. ALBUM 14 (TNT 6-2-42, A-1-article)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965--Family;

Newly sworn in mayor Val Fawcett posed proudly with his immediate family on June 3, 1946. This is a cropped version of D22427, image 6, with the portrait of Mayor A.V. Fawcett nearly removed. Mayor Val Fawcett is holding his granddaughter Linda Knecht, and is flanked by wife Linda (with orchid corsage) and mother Margaret, widow of A.V. Next to Margaret Fawcett is Val's daughter, also named Margaret and her husband, Norbert Knecht. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965--Family;

Three generations at swearing in of Mayor Val Fawcett. L to R: wife Linda, granddaughter Linda, Fawcett, mother Margaret (widow of Mayor A.V. Fawcett), daughter Margaret, son-in-law Norbert Knecht. Fawcett Senior's portrait overlooks the family group. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965--Family;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett, son of the celebrated Mayor A.V. Fawcett, at (Old) City Hall for his swearing in ceremony on June 3, 1946. Members of the city council flank the mayor. They are: (l-r) L.W. "Roy" Craig, Abner R. Bergersen, Robert S. Temme and C.A. "Clif" Erdahl. (T.Times 6-3-46, p. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Craig, L.W.; Bergersen, Abner R.; Temme, Robert S.; Erdahl, C.A.; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Autographed photo, attendees of Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club the evening of Mayor Val Fawcett's swearing in on June 3, 1946. Standing (from L): Fawcett; 2nd, Abner Bergersen; 3rd. Seated: Leon Titus; 3rd, Jerry Geehan; 4th, Harry P. Cain; 9th. Cain had acted as master of ceremonies during Fawcett's swearing in process. He and Fawcett had worked together on the city council for several years. ALBUM 13.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Bergersen, Abner R.; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Autographs;

Tacoma Mayor C. Val Fawcett, (2nd from R), with a group of men attending the Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club the evening of his June 3rd swearing in. Mayor Fawcett was already well known in Tacoma politics as he had served four terms as finance commissioner and also assumed the duties of mayor for an extended period of time when Harry P. Cain entered the Army. Val Fawcett was the son of former multi-term mayor A.V. Fawcett, nicknamed the "fightin' mayor." ALBUM 14.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma's brand new mayor, Val Fawcett, (center) with two unidentified men while attending the Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club on June 3, 1946. Mayor Fawcett had been sworn into office that morning. He had served four terms as finance commissioner and also served as acting mayor during Harry P. Cain's absence. Mayor Fawcett's father, Angelo, was also Tacoma's mayor for several terms. ALBUM 14.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor Harry P. Cain signs "Paternal Week" proclamation for the Maccabees on May 17, 1946. Observing is believed to be Robert Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg was also the president of the Fraternal Congress of the State of Washington. ALBUM 13. (T.Times 5-13-1946, p. 7-article & photograph re: Fraternal Congress of the State of Washington)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Order of Maccabees;

Mayor Harry P. Cain and the head of the Maccabees, believed to be Robert Goldberg, ponder the world map on May 17, 1946. ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Maps; Order of Maccabees;