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. 29 APRIL 1945 -- 1340 Lt. D. S. ,lacobs, USNR, reported aboard for tempor- ary duty. 30 APRIL 1945 - 1605 Fire in No. 4 hold, refriger- ation spaces, and believe it or not-1610 Fire extinguished. MAY 1945-0800 Sixteen men advanced in rating. .I 8 MAY 1945-1800 Ens. W. T. Howard, USNR, COII1- pleted temporary duty on board and reported for per- manent duty. 2 3 MAY 1945-1610 Cast off all linesg underway en route Pearl Harbor to Seattle, Washington MAY 1945 1801 Anchored one mile from Ferry Landing, Seattle Washington Eight months in the Pacific makes this city much more attractive than rt was durmg our school days here last summer i S ,Z X 50' i I l' J ! NEW MEDICINE STUDIED SEATTLE, Wash.-.Tune 5. A new elixir of Youth named after its discoverer, Comdr. Robert W. Harris, MC, USNR, studied. 6'Dr. Harris' Snake Cure', was under investigation by the County Board of Medical Examiners. ' Lt. Charles W. R6yD0ldS, MC, USN. PFOISSUUS the use of the medicine said, ult's 95 per cent alcohol and 5 per cent cocoanut pulp. In defense of the product Dr. Harris stated, What do you expect for 69 cents-Bourbon? At the hearing one of Dr. Harris' satisfied customers stated, '6Hic-'s wonderful-I-lice--.', LIOUOR STORES CLOSED SEATTLE, Wash.-June 3. The liquor stores in this section of the state will be closed for the remainder of the month of June. In a short statement this morning the State Liquor Board announced that the supply usually consumed in one month had been sold on the first two days of the month, that no bottles remain on the shelves of any of the stores and that many of the clerks are in a state of collapse. CURFEW IMMINENT SEATTLE Wash June 1 Clty C0l1I1C1lVOI6Cl 5 to 4 in favor of placing '1 curfew on 'ill single girls in the clty of Seattle Under this nevs city or dlnance all unmarried women under 21 years of age must be off the streets before nine 0 clock. R U Weke chairman of the Council said in explanation of the move Since the arrival of a certain naval vessel rn Puget Sound rt IS no longer safe for a girl to walk the streets of our fair city It IS believed that the law is a temporary meas- ure and will be lifted 1n a month Wm .l McCasland RMlc in commenting on the new ruling said I think it IS a splendid thing how can 1 get over to Portland HIGGINS OF THE SNAKE PIT or WHO SLAPPED ANNIE ON THE FANNIE WITH A HIGHBALLI SEATTLE Wash .lune 8. A certain Mr. Higgins has set the town afire with a new dance, something on the order of '4Ducks do it, why cant I do lt w'rddleI lt has gripped the gay set and produced such a demand in the elite clubs Snake Pit and the like, that he has been crowned the new Astaire to modern ballroom dancing He was so good as to grant an interview to this reporter, and the immortal hoofer gave these words of advice: '6Mama had r bustle Papa had a swallow-tail coat and Straus made history by mal ing them wiggle. It is my contention that a wiggle 1S the secret of success. In mY particular style a waddle, the true expres- sron of the real me IS given complete dominance ln my dancing 30 1 ' . . .-, - - ' . 0 A T I , . , ' I . . p I l I 9 0 1 ' I . ' ' ' ac Z' , , ',, ' 99 A , . .. vl . ' V . . , ,,. f . . . .. . . . X f I ' - 1 9 -. U X f 3 A I g , I ,. . ' ,f . X .Q I Z I V I l I , C --W 4y. 'f l . ri- o , A 0 ' ,M ' 0 . . . ,Q o -y ' ' C. , . I 7 . p .. i, N ' as X S i 70

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