On July 3, 1939, thirteen year old Joe Heitman, Jr., of 604 Carr St., took aim in front of the Turner Richards Photography Studio, 724 Pacific Ave., in this "studio portrait." The gun he was aiming seemed almost as long as he was tall. Joe, taking after his sportsman father Joe Sr., started shooting at flying clay targets about a year ago at the Tacoma Gun Club. By 1939, he was one of the best shots in the organization. In the last competition, he shot 94%, holding his own against competitors many years his senior. He also had an affinity with animals. He rode horses, was training two billy goats to pull his wagon and had a trained skunk that followed him like a dog. (T. Times 7/18/1939, pg. 13)
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