Show New District Engineer Assumes Office Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. H Messer lesser assumed duties as Salt Lake ake district engineer Monday morning to succeed Colonel Elmer G G. Thomas who has been appointed appoint appoint- ed d San Francisco district engi- engi neer eer Colonel Thomas left Salt Lake City ity by train Monday morning for forSan forSan foran San an Francisco to take over his new ew assignment He had been district district dis- dis engineer in Salt Lake City since nee May 1 I 1942 |