Founder of Boeing Airplane Co.
Dies of Heart Attack at Age 75
SEATTLE, lifl—William E. Boe-<
ing Sr., who started out to build
a pair of pontoons and thereby
fathered what is believed to be
the world’s largest jet bomber,
died Friday of a heart attack.
The millionaire industrialist
who retired some years ago ex
pired from a heart attack aboard
his yacht just two days before his
75th birthday.
With him at the time was only
his wife, Bertha. But all around
him in the Puget Sound country
were visible reminders of the
Boeing Airplane Co. which he
founded and which today is build
ing the giant B-52 bombers and
the 707 Stratoliner.
Boeing was the son of a wealthy
Michigan lumberman and came
to the Pacific Northwest in 1902
to enter the logging business. Af
ter developing extensive timber
and mining interests, he took up
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flying a float plane.
A crash landing sheared the
pontoons from Boeing’s plane and
the plane manufacturer said it
would be weeks, possibly months,
before new ones could be made.
Disgusted, Boeing said that he
would build his own—and the
rest of the plane, too. He did, and
founded the Pacific Aero Prod
ucts Co. in 1916 with 30 em
ployes.
The company prospered and
eventually became the Boeing
Airplane Co., producing first sin
gle and then multi-engined planes.
One of its great contributions to
World War II was the B-17 and
its successor, the B-29, famous
bombers which brought terror to
American enemies thruout the
world.
Boeing withdrew from the
company in 1934 but returned in
World War II in an advisory
capacity.
The company continued its ex
pansion after he left and today is
Washington’s largest single indus
try, producing the giant 200-ton
eight-jet B-52 bomber and the
big commercial airliner, the 707,
the first of which will be deliv
ered in the near future.
Besides his widow, Boeing is
survived by his son, William E.
Boeing Jr., and two stepsons. One
of the stepsons is Nathanial Pas
chall, a vice president of the
Douglas Airplane Co.
Navy Plans 15
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Atomic Subs
WASHINGTON, OB—The West
inghouse Electric Corp. has been
picked by the Navy to build the
atomic “furnaces” for six new
high speed submarines.
The Navy announced Friday
night it was awarding a $24,468,
000 contract to Westinghouse to
design and construct the atomic
power reactors which will be key
elements in the propulsion system
of the subs. The contract does not
cover the entire propulsion plants.
Under way is a Navy program
which contemplates 15 atomic
submarines. Some have been
built. Others are being construct
ed or are in the planning stage.
FOX TERRIER NIPS
ESTES KEFAUVER ON
HIS ‘SHAKING’ HAND
ALLENTOWN, Pa., (41—A little
fox terrier named Denny nipped
candidate Estes Kefauver right
on his “shaking hand.”
The incident occurred Friday
as the U.S. senator arrived here
to further his candidacy for the
vice presidency.
In the welcoming party was1
Mrs. Clyde W. Spear, a friend of j
the Kefauver family, and ner i
nine-year-old son, Drew. Drew!
was holding Denny in his arms. I
Sen. Kefauver reached over to!
give the dog a pat on the head and
was bitten on the ring finger of
his right hand. It wasn’frmuch of
a bite as dog bites go but did
draw a little blood. Worst of all,
Kefauver indicated by the ex
pression on his face it hurt some
every time he shook the hand of
a wellwisher.
Mrs. Spears was at a loss to ex
plain Denny’s action but one pun
dit pointed out this was National
Dog Week, a celebration which
has failed to attract as much pub
lic notice as the doings of political
candidates like Sen. Kefauver.
FINAL STANDINGS
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
By the Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
Brooklyn 93 61 .604
Milwaukee 92 62 .597 1
Cincinnati 91 63 .591 2
St. Louis 76 78 .494 17
Philadelphia 61 83 .461 22
New York 67 87 .435 26
Pittsburgh 66 88 .429 27
Chicago 60 94 .390 33
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
New York 97 57 .630
Cleveland 88 66 .571 9
Chicago 85 69 .552 12
Boston 84 70 .545 13
Detroit 82 72 .532 15
Baltimore 69 85 .448 28
Washington 59 95 .383 38
Kansas City 52 102 .338 45
BIRTH OF BABY
HARD ON FATHER
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., (41—Charles
Kuenzi was in the hospital deliv
ery room when his wife gave
birth to a girl, their* fifth child,
Friday.
Mrs. Kuenzi and the baby came
thru in fine shape.
Kuenzi fainted, fell, broke his
jaw, broke his nose, suffered con
cussion and was put to bed.
His condition, at last report,
was fair.
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— ELECT —
WILLIAM
A.
EGAN
— Democrat —
to the
United States
SENATE
EXPERIENCED:
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if Lifetime Resident, Veteran
if Former Mayor of Valdes a
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if Speaker of the House of Representatives 3
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