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David Glick William J, Luke John Cannbery Robert Zeleznik President Vice President Treasure: ecretary 24401 Emerson 1323 Northlawn 1575 Cleveland 877 University Pl. e Dearborn, Mich. Birmingham, Mich. Lincoln Park, Mich. Grosse Pte., Miche THEY’RE ASKING ABOUT... SHIPS' BELLS & OCTORARA Irv V. Beall, U.S. Coast Guard retired lieutenant commander, now live ing at 627 Garrett, Brawley, Calif., reports that he owns the bell off the OCTORARA. He Scrounged the quarter-ton memento of the old Anchor Line steamer after she was scrapped in Oakland, Calif. Now hets try- ing to gather material for an article on Ships' Bells of the lakes, oceans and rivers, has found no book on the subject and would like to solicit information on bells -- ships they were used on, diameter of mouth or lip, height of shell, weight. Also he would like information on the OCTONARA, particularly when she last sailed on the lakes for Great Lakes Transit Corp. Beall served 32 years in the Hevenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard, starting at Detroit .on the MOKRILL in 1914. He was radio operator on Henry Ford's yacht SIALIA in 1925 and later on the ord company's big, ocean auto carrier EAST INDIAN, AND... TASHMOO Harry Marshall, of 130 Grove, Prescott, Ariz. (That's right, Arizona), has heard that a book, "Tashmoo' was issued at the time the steamer was built. He says it describes the boat in detail and also some of the resorts she visited along the St.Clair iver. He would like to obtain a copy. Sounds sood. ‘We would like one, too. Marshall lived in Detroit 1916-20 and frequently rode the TASHMOO. ‘THE DETROIT MARINE HISTORIAN is published monthly by The Marine Historical Society of Detroit, In Editor, Curcis Haseltine, 12951 Faust, Decroit 23, lich) Associate Editor-lietorieal, Willdam McDonald, 3303 Vicksburg, Detroit 6, flich.; Associate Editor-Current, William J. Luke, 1323 Nort! jem, Bifmisehen: Mich. ’and Canadian Associate Editors, John H, Bascom, 100 Whitehall, Toronto 5, +; and James M, Kidd, 83 Humberview, Toronto 9, 01