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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1955
Date: 1955
File Name: WREG02903.pdf Date Transcribed: January 2021 Editors: T. Barker
Transcription Platform: Microsoft Word BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION Marquette Diary 1955 Seattle address ℅ Roland Groves 503 Belmondt - North Phone East 9488 Identification
Name Robert E Glover Address 1936 So Lincoln St Denver, Colorado
Tel. No. Pearl 3-8757
Notify by Telegraph or Telephone Mrs R. E. Glover 1936 So Lincoln St, Denver Colo Personal
My height is 5 ft 8 in. My average weight is 160 Automobile Description Make Nash
Body Type Statesman Year 1950
License No D-a-784 State Colorado
Special Equipment “Regency” Glass 2912518, Rctd 4-9-55 Automobile Tire Record
Neumann
Library 2686 Ask for Doris 912
Cash Account—January
Note: Retired from US Bureau of Reclamation Dec 27, 1954. Total contributions to the retirement fund $7982.92. Monthly rate $352.00 to Widow $206.00. Annuity claim no: CSA-382799.
Amended 12-21-55. Total contributions to the retirement fund: $7997.61. Effective date Jan 1 1955. Mr Shevling
Mr Nelson
Mr CE Shevling of Seattle City Light 1015 Third Avenue Seattle 4 Washington EL-7600-227 8801-2ND-NE PL-8731 R Morris Glover 1156 El Paso Derby Kansas Route 2 Univ of Wash Melrose 0630 Lib ref desk Kenneth F Clark 22 Edith Lane Norwalk Connecticut (Victor-7-9102) Mr Chase Alvord (2) Hotel 9th and Pike Elliot 8780 Paul C Spiess CAA Dept Com
Temple-6-4222 Ext 3448-3449-3937 Kim’s birthday July 14
Virginia’s birthday June 11 or 12 Kathy’s birthday June 20
(two years old June 20, 1955) Ovee Weller
7531-44 NE
William F Glover OSCA Section HA Class 23 US Naval School Officer Candidate Newport, RI Wm F Glover OSCA Class 23 Section H4
US Naval Training Schools OC Newport, RI T Ewart Kenwood 9165 7007 37th NE Don Henderson 18361 Dayton Place Seattle 33 Washington Prof Emmett Moore
State College of Washington Pullman, Washington G Earl Harbeck 10350 W 13 Place Belmont 7-1979 (1954-1955) Mr Oscar T Ritchie 2531 29th West Seattle Washington
For Simonds paper discussions by Lippold, Rocha (Debris down builder) Donald Warren (Matillaga dam). At 503 Belmont-North. Wm Robinson, R Auen, Leo Hughes, Johnny Weber, Fritz
George OG Lof Chemical Engineer Research Consultant Denver 2 Colorado 511 Farmers Union Bldg Ralph G Close 20228-18 to Ave South Seattle Washington (Maybe 15th Ave South) Tr 7791 Ph.
Mr ER Hoffman
1411-4th Ave Seattle Washington Frank C Allen 354 Garfield
Battle Creek Michigan CAA 3937 Mr Paul C Spiess 906 Beverly Drive Alexandria, Virginia Phone. Temple - 6-4222 Alfred L Parme
PCA 33 W Grand Ave Chicago 10 Illinois Julian Hinds
707 Virginia Terrace Santa Paula California Phone 1288
United Water Conservation District PO Box 632
Santa Paula Calif Nathan W Dougherty Dean of Engr Univ of Tenn Knoxville, Tennessee Robert A Sutherland ASCE Power Div
Executive Comm ℅ 2 Rector Street New York 6 NY
(Eb & [?]) R Sutherland 152 Bradley Road Scarsdale New York Phone: Scarsdale - 5-0829 Portland Cement Assn West and ! Napril 873-1-1 5420 Skokie Orchard -3-5804 Su-7-9660 1:00
33 West Grand Ave
Radioactive Fallout by Dr Willard P Lilby US AEC AEC Release 9:30 PM
EDT Fri June 3 1955 Dorid S Jenkins 1718 N Troy Arlington, VA Jackson-5-1971 Joe J Strobel 1517 Quinwood Hyattsville MD HE-4-7928 Douglas as C Seeley 4219 Brookfield Drive Kensington Olympia-7-9091 Elting Arnold 4914 Dorst Av Somerset Oliver-2-7344 C Waldo Smith American Geophysical Union 1530 P Street NW Washington 5 DC Gaskill Crawford
Colson Case R Washington Res. Jim Hoy Frank L Parker
Harvard Univ Pierveltall Thesis Under Prof Thomas HA
Statistics analysis of stream diffusion. Moshawk is part.
Prof HA Thomas at Geneva Atoms for Peace conference. Mohawk river data. Mark Beran Thesis at Harvard 1954. Diffusion in groundwater flow.
Maps USGS Schenectady NY Cohoes NY 1/62500
KAPL 1353 Evaluation of Potential hazards associated with release of laboratory liquid waste to the mohawk river “cherubin” GEC Knolls Atomic Power Lab
Schenectady NY ES Simpson 36 Grand St
Croton on Hudson NY
USGS
Denver Federal Center
Bldg 25 Room 1752 Phone 13 Elmont 3-3611 Ext 275 EB Moses 1343 High DU-8-0701 FL-5-7803 January 1955 Tuesday 11
Presented with a telescope by friends at the Bureau of Reclamation. Presentation by Keener. REG 1/13/55
January 1955 Thursday 13
Car fixed today for $23.91. REG January 1955
Sunday 16
R Stone, Dr Chapin, Don Thatcher compared telescopes at Marston Lake and Cherry Creek Dam. Wednesday 19
Mr Stan Barnes of the Bechtel Corp called from Los Angeles about spillways, for Arch Dams. REG January 1955
Wednesday 26
Attended funeral of Everett S Huntington today. He was Chief of the General Engineering Branch in the office of the Chief Engineer of the US Bureau of Reclamation
January 1955 Saturday 29
Attended marriage of Norma Kerver and David Anderson at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Denver, Colo.
January 1955 Sunday 30
Went with Bird Club on trip to Cherry Creek. J Chapin leader. John Race place. Mr Rider of Flate F&W in party. Miss Phyllis McRae and another woman in the party - 3 cars.
February 1955 Thursday 3
Lv Denver for [?] 5:50 AM - snowstorm, taxi fare 2.90 tips 0.76 - ticket to Seattle $35.20. Extra baggage about $3.00 taxi to Lexington $1.10 taxi to carlton 2.00 Room 318. 12.00 Noon
Friday 4
Delivered paper on salinity propagation. Saw Mr and Mrs Kein. Hebert Powell, Hansen, Ellis. Saturday 5
Paid Carleton Hotel [?] $3.50. Fare to Airport 4.25 + .25 +.20 flight 4.53 Memoranda
Room 204 Ben Franklin Hotel 51h and Virginia streets. February 1955
Monday 7
Boeing Office - D Wolfer Tucker. McGuire Tuesday 8
No-8-6094-7152-5120 First day at Boeing. Seattle Wednesday 9
Boeing - Harbor Island Friday 11
Went to Boeing plant No 2 in the morning. In afternoon returned to Harbor Island office. Urban Kribbs and RE Griffeth instructors.
Saturday 12
Met Bill. Moved to the Wilsondu Hotel February 1955
Sunday 13
Moved to Claremont Hotel Room 1017. Went with Bill to see zoo, green lake and the locka. Sutter at the wharf.
Monday 14
Polio - group life lloyds - sickness and [?] (salary) (stack pole) Tuesday 15
See Werner Conrad Room 5. Physics research unit (2), acoustics and electrical (2), flight test unit, processes unit (1), powerplant, preliminary des, stress structures. Test and development. Mech equip (6294 O&R 6284 Lab M R&O)
Wednesday 16
Worked on report writing at Boeing. Werner Conrad Instructor. February 1955
Thursday 17
Ritchie, Schneider, MJ Turner, Sorensen Friday 18
Monday 21
Worked first day at Boeing’s plant No 2 at Seattle. Oscar T Ritchie, Jack George, James Lium, Leo Mehler, Cecil Parsons, R Rheinhold, Greene, O Wesler, VR Garris
Tuesday 22 Holiday Wednesday 23 Work at plant 2
Gustafson, Gray, Mesritt, Fred Stormler February 1955
Thursday 24
8 hr at plant 2 K Decker, Ken Hill, R Huffington Saturday 26
Moved to 503 March 1955 Friday 4
Liquification of aluminum by Temple Gun described to O Ritchie at Boeing Plant. Completed the first job at Boeing. Worked all week at Boeing
March 1955 Sunday 6
Went to Bromerton and the Hood Canal with Al and Bill in Bill’s car. Supper at the “Moby Dick” Monday 7
M Dissertel. Mr Fisher. Call from Carol. Retired Emp Insurance Certificate came today. March 1955
Saturday 12
Paid room rent to 26th $15.00 to Mr Groves Bird came over today. REG March 1955
Wednesday 23
Talked with Mr ER Hoffman on phone March 1955
Saturday 26
First of new lot of traveler’s checks placed in folder today. Memoranda
Joe Oakley PO Ed Marek
March 1955 Sunday 27
First of new lot of traveller’s checks carbed today. March 1955
Thursday 31
See Hoffman at 1015-3d Arc at 5:00 PM 1411-4th Ave Bldg 4th and Union Friday 1 April John Lowe 7140 Tuesday 5
Bedded panel test .040 Abend, Oldani, Vincent, Walt Binz, Kenyon (photographer) 10:20 [?] Geo Imrie (Buckle at 50% lodd - in flat plate) Budded through 30% at 10740. Design 15800. Finished at 11:00 AM April 1955
Thursday 7
First of 5 travellers checks cashed this morning (50 for 11 days) Friday 8
Bedded panel test at plant 1 Oldani, Binz, Cushman
.064&.081 Begin 2:25 PM 10% of 20000lb. 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% waviness in flat sheet. 67% load off. Waviness remains 30%, 50%, 67%, 75%, 85%, 95%, 100%, 110%, 23000 lb rig failed
April 1955 Sunday 10 Easter Sunday
Went to church with Bill Wednesday 13
Mr Crawford came up today. Bill and Al called tonight to say goodbye. Travellers checks 885 to 889 placed with folder today
Saturday 16
Seattle Audubon Club hike to the Boeing Ponds April 1955
Monday 18
Ralph G Close in today, Left Bureau 1946 Carol called.
Went to lunch with Gaskill April 1955
Friday 22
Saw wind tunnel. Letters to Carol, Hager, Ffretzschner, Audubon Soc, Harrison, Sutherland, Lutge April 1955
Sunday 24
Travellers checks E92350890 to 894 Put in folder today. Hike to U of Washington Campus with Audubon society. John Bruggeman and Frank Taylor called today.
Monday 25
Wayne Parker - files - 4th floor 7458
April 1955 Friday 29
Travelers checks bought today $250 REG 5-3-55 May 1955
Tuesday 3
See Dr Kruger 210 Union at 5:15 PM. Test at plant No 1 - 064 shear panel. Budded 1st panel at 4000 - second panel at 8000. Through stiffener at 1000016 load. Budded in 3d bay at 10000 lb. Last Trav check 894.
Wednesday 4
Travellers checks E92350895 to 899 put in folder today. Total of checks now is $300 including these. May 1955
Friday 6
Talked to Carol and Bill on the phone about their data. REG 5-7-55 Memoranda
Travellers check E92350894 cashed to Dr Kroger May 3 1955 REG May 1955
Tuesday 10
Data on design of beams with magnesium alloy webs given to O Ritchie today. May 1955
Thursday 12
4 Travellers checks of new set placed in folder today E92-469-426 to 429. Talked to Prof Miller about the USC&GS seismological work in the evening. May 1955
Wednesday 18
Panel test buckle at 12000lb load. May 1955
Friday 20
Panel test aided 755-T6 panel. First buckle at 10000 lb load. All buckled at 12000 lbs load. Stiffeners bent at 16000 lb load 36600 lb ultimate load. REG 5-24-55
Saturday 21
Travellers checks 430 to 434 put in folder today. Saw tugboat races with Bill Richardson. May 1955
Thursday 26
Test with small stiffeners. Test of panel at [?]. Buckle at 8000 lb load in second panel. Three well
developed buckles at 10000 lb load. There buckles around the stiffeners. Stiffener pout at 20000 lb load 24000 lb. 5 deck wrinkles at 28000. 3 [?] failed at 30500 lbs.
Memoranda
Advantages of prestressed webs described to Oscar Ritchie and C Parsons May 26 1955. REG 5-27-55 May 1955
Tuesday 31
Travellers checks 435 to 439 put in folder today. REG June 1955
Thursday 2
Morris Ojalvo and Mrs Nelson and R Washington in today. June 1955
Tuesday 7
Terry Ewart came to work today Friday 10
Travellers checks E92469440 to 444 put in folder today. June 1955
Saturday 18
Trip to Eastern Washington with Lincoln Johannsson June 1955
Sunday 19
Call from Marjorie, Ginger and Kim. Last six travellers checks (445 to 450) put in folder today. Monday 20
June 1955 Thursday 30
Two reports mailed to Jenkins this morning July 1955
Thursday 7
Bill left for Naval service July 7 1955 (Wednesday). Mr Don Henderson came in today (Michigan). Test of Titanium panel. Held 24000 lb load. Stiffeners in good shape at 24000 lb. panel wrinkled 18000 lb est to fail (26000 lb) would not go to 28000 lbs.
Friday 8 Colson came in Saturday 9
Travellers check E92469426450 used today. New lot F11313145 to 149 put in folder today. Memoranda
July 7 called express co. they have the clothes sent from Denver on June 13 1955. Claim they tried to deliver and sent 2 notices. No one here saw them in notices. Talked to Olsen.
July 1955 Sunday 10 Mr LoMarfh July 1955 Thursday 14
$150 in travellers checks put in folder today Amer Express Co F11-313-150 to 164. Friday 15
Carol arrived by United Airlines at 6:00 PM Saturday 16
Sanderson Texas Reunion. Got settled and went to the public market with Carol. July 1955
Sunday 17
Went through Arboretum with Carol. Monday 18
Went on water trip around Seattle with Carol. Tuesday 19
Went to Mt Rainier National Park with Carol Wednesday 20
Went to Lincoln Park with Carol July 1955
Went to the rose garden at Woodland Park with Carol Friday 22
Went to Vashon Island and Harpes on the ferry with Carol. Saturday 23
Went to show with Carol in evening. Packed for her trip home July 1955
Sunday 24
Carol left at 7:48 AM from Seattle-Tacone airport. She called at 3:00 PM (seattle time) to say she had a good trip back. REG
Monday 25
At work at Boeing. Mr Wm Christiansen came in today. Met Hans Bebie Wednesday 27
Herb Reichert in this morning. July 1955
Friday 29
Prof Payne’s last lecture today. Met Carl Selander July 1955
Monday 1 August Met Linton and Schwartz August6 1955
Thursday 4
Met Lee and Musgrove of Mel Nelson’s group. Friday 5
Amer Express Co Travellers checks F13-974-298 to 307 bought today. REG August 1955
Sunday 7 Trip to Neali Bay Monday 8
Travellers check F11313164 cashed today. Tuesday 9
Amer Express Travellers checks F 11-313-165 to 169 incl put in folder today. REG August 1955
Wednesday 17
August 1955 Monday 22
Carol called this evening. August 1955
Friday 26
Norris Ojalvo of 86 Cedar Lane, Princeton NJ (Princeton) said goodbye today. Gordon Good Wistadt and Max Musgrove gave help on plate document.
August 1955 Tuesday 30 Clinton Schrenk September 1955 Thursday 1
Travellers checks, Amer Express F13974298 to 30 incl placed in folder today. Friday 2
Cut thumb on the trim board. Treated at Boeing Saturday 3
Trip to Dorothy Lake with Terry Ewart and Jack George September 1955
Sunday 4
Return trip from Dorothy Lake September 1955
Friday 9
Sore throat treatment. Don Henerson’s last day. Called Harbeck REG 9-11-55 September 1955
Sunday 11
Talked to WS Lorgen about termination. Tuesday 13
Amer Express Travellers checks F13974303 to 307 put in folder today. Met Chuck Jackson of Wichita structures and dynamics staff.
September 1955 Thursday 15
Call from Dr Albertson Friday 16
Jim Hoy Renton 1570 Memoranda
Amer Express Co Checks F16004275 to 299 inclusive purchased about Sept 2 1955 September 1955
Monday 19
NACTM 809 (bound volume) returned to library today. Tuesday 20
Schmeider reference from Zeitschrist for Flugtecknic not returned after photostats were made. REG Wednesday 21
Called Carol. Check arrived and is in the bank. $100 for checkbook to be transferred. Will be home flight 508-305h. Check bought.
September 1955 Thursday 22
Jim Hoy Renton 567 Friday 23
Amer Express travel checks F16004275 to 279 Put in folder today. September 1955
Tuesday 27
Mr Dunning of Jim Hoy’s group in to talk about the effect of local thickening. (Ted Dunning REG) Wednesday 28
Edward Rowe Haus Behie. September 1955
Thursday 29
Last day at Boeing Airplane Co. Harold Runstad (Bondie) Anthony Levitas PO. John Marshall. Personnel Officer. Oscar T Ritchie Structural Development.
Friday 30
Leave Seattle by United Airlines flight 508 about 8:10 AM. Arrive Denver about 2:10 PM October 1955
Sunday 2
Went to Red Rocks and Marston Lake with Don Thatcher REG 10-9-55 October 1955
Sunday 9
Built blinds at McNeil Lake REG 10-19-55
Monday 10
Saw Mr McClellan at the Bureau of Reclamation Office today. Permission given to work with the Bureau people to prepare for the symposium.
October 1955 Thursday 13
Mr Merritt of City called. Walk can be repaired by non licensed operator. City forester is Mr Statler. Memoranda
Travellers checks Amer Express 16004282 to 284 put in folder Oct 10 1955. REG October 1955
Sunday 16
Went to Marston Lake with bird club. REG 10-19-55 Tuesday 18
Mr Weber and I fixed walk at 1936 So. Lincoln St. REG 10-19-55 Mr Weber put in curbs around garden and side of garage. Wednesday 19
Conference with Harbeck, Davenport and Peterson at Federal Center at 10:00 AM October 1955
Thursday 20
Carol and Robert drove to Ord Nebraska. Friday 21
Saw Munn, H Travis, Curt Gudmasen, R Norman, C Davis. Drove to Barwell to see Uncle Guy Laverty and Aunt Emma. Guy will be 87 on Nov 2 1955
Saturday 22
Returned from Ord. October 1955 Monday 24
Called Dr ML Albertson at Fort Collins Wednesday 26
Hunted ducks at McNeil Lake with Clair Crawford 2 mallards - 2 deal (GW) October 1955
Monday 31
Conference with Harbeck, John Quinn, TJ Lyons, McCollum Tuesday 1 November
Miss Haun, Mrs Proctor, Peterson, Culler, Hadley King, Schumm, Linsby, Rolfe, Miller. Wayne Boyden November 1955
Thursday 3
Leave Denver UAL taxi fare $2.90. 6:35 AM. Calls to A Parme and DC McHenry. Oak Ridge at 8:30 PM. Limousine fare $3.50. Alexander Hotel Room 238
Friday 4
Saturday 5
Leave Oak Ridge at 10:20 AM. Arrive Knoxville airport at 11:20 AM. Fare $3.50. Leave Knoxville at 1:25 PM. Arrived at Washington DC Airport at 3:15 PM. Taxi $1.00
Memoranda
NW Dougherty 1708 Yale Ave 3-55lb Knoxville Harrison. Hotel Clerk Odom (Pres)
Monday 7
Conference with Davenport, Langbein, McDonald, Harbeck, Waandium, White Rainwater CN Durfor, RB Vice, Saline Water Allen Cygwin, Messerly, Ganagher, Gillian
Tuesday 8
Comer (Maps) VT Stringfield, Thieson, WW Hastings, Ethel Coffay, C Waldo Smith. To exhibits lecture with Paul Spress. To Alexandria with Mr and Mrs Amden.
Wednesday 9
Checked out of president of hotel with Mr Ray desk clerk $21.91. Eisenlohr, Mussey, Goodrich,
Commered, Recht. To airport $1.00. Albany NY 1:50 PM. Fare to hotel $1.00 Wellington hotel room 264 (Harbeck 440)
November 1955 Thursday 10
ES Simpson, FH Ruggles, WA Beetem, ES Asseltine, Hearth Gene, E Simpson, F Pauszek, Bob Doyle, Art Beetem, Lawrence. PO Box 948 Albany NY John P Monis
Friday 11
Wellington Hotel $13.25 paid. Leave Albany 9:01 AM flight AA 723 Taxi $1.00 arrive Denver at 6:40 PM. Talked to Marjorie, Bill, Ken, Kim and Ginger. Taxi $2.90
Memoranda
Amer Express checks F16004290-293
Presidential Hotel 616. AW Harrington F172099les JC Woods November 1955
Tuesday 15
William came home on leave today November 1955
Memoranda Room 1752
Be-3-3611 ext 275 (Starbeck) - transportation requests AO, 866, 751 to 760 November 1955
Tuesday 22
November 1955 Wednesday 30 Check for $121.80 December 1955 Thursday 1 Check for $402.15 Saturday 3
Two snow tires bought from Montgomer Ward today. Salesman Shelton. December 1955
Thursday 22
Had lunch with Mr Lane today December 1955
Monday 26
Christmas bird count in Deer creek canyon with R Stone Wednesday 28
Attended funeral of FW Slattery today. (3 hr leave) Dr Eugene T Oborn 1977 South Newton Denver 19 Colorado West-4-3641 Dr Paul J Raver Superintendent of Lighting Department of Lighting City of Seattle Seattle Washington Irwin B Hosig 1355 Forest East-2-5607
Consulting Engr (Reg) Pete W Terrell 7101 Ralston Road Arvada Colorado Ha-4-3663 (Reg)
Walker R Young 104 Marion Shermon-4-0584
President-Thompson Pipe and Steel Co Robert F Blanks
1062 Clayton Way SP-7-2900 (Reg)
Vice Pres and General Manager Great Western Aggregates Inc. 510 Denver Natl Bldg Walter H Price 2550 South St Paul SP-7-8326 (Reg) Harold M Martin 950 Grape Ea-2-2661 (Reg) Eliot B Moses 875 Pennsylvania Main-3-4865 Ensign Wm F Glover USC&GS Ship Surveyor 705 Fed Office Bldg Seattle. Wash. Ship Surveyor No Main 2710 Sand Point (6:00 PM) Vermont 0550 Ext BOQ Room 220 Frank C Allen 4201 Hooker Denver, Colorado Glendale 5-4556 Jim Hoy Stress Unit 135 Renton 6-486
Paul F Keim 422 Michigan Ave Berkeley California LA-6-4952
Retired Employees Insurance Certificate No CSA 382 799 Robert E Glover Figure a $11000 “ b 220 “ c 2750 Robert M Glover 1156 El Paso Derby Kansas
(Cessna No Murray Ext 2870288) Haig Mrs Lovejoy (Birds)
Olive 8148 Archway Audubon Club 6th and Unv Plymouth [?]
Dept Clock No 4818314
Structural Development Unit E5-F4 Oscar Ritchie Phone Mo 3333 Ext 7988 Roland Groves 503 Belmont North Phone East 9488 Equipment-staff
45-90 and 30-60 degree triangles French curves - slide rate
Decimals axle. Circle template Guideline template - Brush R Rouzie Senior Proj Enr (P)
EE Duff “ “ “ (P)
D Mowrer Chief Service Enr. (P) ML Pennel Chief Proj Enr Aircraft GC Martin Chief Engineer
RE Griffeth Urb Kribbs
Carl Sharb Roland Finley Arnold Stewart James Rounds James Saiter Thomas Thorpe Richard Fahrenbook Alva Osborn Francis Schuester Carol Bogie John Aungst Pand Litot Forest Dialcand Ernest Shoji
GS Schairer Chief of Tech Staff (S) H Withington Tech Staff Engr (S) A Carlsen Senior Proj Engineer (P) Tex Johnson Chief Fight Test Eng (S) Don Finley Preliminary Design Enr (S) Beu Ruffner Staff System Anal (S) END TRANSCRIPTION
