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Keyword(s): Mavis Amundson

2 Features

True Crime: The Lady of the Lake

The "Lady of the Lake" is a true story of the disappearance of Hallie Latham Illingworth. The tale of murder, a body that turned to "soap," and the hunt for a killer has absorbed readers and storytell...

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Union Gospel Mission (Seattle)

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, founded in 1932 to feed and save the souls of homeless men during the Great Depression, grew over the years to become a diversified, faith-based nonprofit offering many...

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2 Timeline Entries

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission opens on August 21, 1932.

On August 21, 1932, Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, with the support of several local churches, begins its efforts to provide food and spiritual sustenance to the city's growing population of homeless...

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Three gangsters rob First Savings & Trust Bank in Colfax on September 21, 1932.

On September 21, 1932, three gunmen walk into the Eastern Washington town of Colfax and pull off a stunning crime. The brazen heist unexpectedly ties Washington state to well-known national hoodlums a...

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