Aboard The Aleutian to Alaska From Seattle
In a September voyage from Seattle to Alaska aboard the Aleutian, the author details inland passage travel past water and mountains toward Ketchikan. He reflects on Panhandle life, recalls oil man Walter Holmes and his Alaska stories, and notes preparations for a 30 day hunt with a $25 per day guide after Valdez.
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Aleutian
Seattle
Delak
Alaska
Ketchikan
Puget Sound
Walter
Amarillo
Texas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wine
Montana
Seward
Valdez
Passport Rule Hits Tipplers Across Border
Canadian Point Roberts residents face a stricter U S border regime as pass port rules curb cross border tourism. The Pacific peninsula town once thrived on Canadian beer traffic but now sees beer parlors and stores wither as American visitors halt, leaving the community isolated.
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Vancouver
B. C
U.P
United States
Point Roberts
British Columbia
Boy Divers Fashion Safety First Helmet
In Brockton Massachusetts Warren P Thomas 15 and his brother Paillo 14 explored pond life using a homemade 80 mm box like diving helmet with a safety device that releases a catch to shoot the helmet upward and free the diver for swimming.
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Brocston
Mass
Warren P Thomas
Paillo
Ts Airlines
Markets Dow Jones Averages Report
Preliminary market snapshot shows industrials at 125.33 down 38. Railroads at 1.26 down 0. Utilities at 22.00 down 0. Stocks total 42.45 down 0. Total sales reach 220,000 shares in New York listings.
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Dow-Jones
Fenner & Beane Industrials
M & Fay
Atech T & SF
Adl
Aviation Corp A
Barnesdall
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Case
J I) Co
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & E
Consol Oil
Ty Bly
Curtiss-Wright
el Pow & Lt
P_ Freeport Sylph
Gen Elec Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Goodrich (Bf
Goodyear T&a. Gt Nor Ir Ore Ct
Greyhound Corp
Houston
Hudson Motor
Int Harvester
Ty T
T & Os
Kennecott Cop
Lorillara (P
En Field
Mont
Penn RR
Petrol Corp
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Oil
R— Radio Corn of Am
Reming Rand
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck Tam
Server Inc
Simmons Co
Rly Southern Ry
Stand Brands
Stand Oil Inc
Stand Oil NJ
Stewart-Warn
Stone & Webster Bbe
Studebaker Corp
TJ Texas Co
Texas Gulf
Lily
Oka
Warner Bros
British Women Form Go To It Savings Drive
London reports the Go To It savings drive where women repurpose old items into children's clothing and household goods. Examples include silk stockings into dresses, top hats into slippers, dishcloths into coats, and even rendering bacon rind and matchsticks into practical uses to support anti waste efforts at 1450 centers nationwide. The piece notes the Great Salt Lake dimensions as an aside.
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London
MVE
Miu
Kansas City Livestock Market Report August Summary
Kansas City livestock sales show hogs 25 cents above Monday's average with top at 7.20 for 180 250 pounders. cattle 6,000 on offer with strong demand for grain fed steers and yearlings, top weights and prices noted. calves and stockers steady to higher. sheep activity slow with bids down but asking prices steady. Oklahoma and New Mexico items included with indicating prices like 7.50 for cows and 7.90 for 83 pound lambs.
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Kansas City
USDA
Kansas
Oklahoma
New
Traffic Rules Date Far Back To Caesar Era
Chicago report notes ancient attempts to curb speed with bans in Julius Caesar era Rome and parking limits in Henry VIII England. Armour Institute professor M. Spears cites colonial Rhode Island and Massachusetts requiring walking pace and flagmen. Modern concern stems from auto growth from 4 in 1895 to over 26 million today.
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Chicago
U.P
Julius Caesar
M. Spears
Armour Institute
Rome
England
Henry VIII
Spears
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Mother Enlists Alongside Son in Philadelphia Army Call
Mrs Bes sie Solomon volunteered with her 18 year old son Harold at army headquarters in Philadelphia. She asked to enlist and offered to drive an ambulance or serve in any available women’s corps.
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Philade
HIA
U.P
Bessie Solomon
U.S. Army
Harold
Army
Commissioners Wind Up Equalization Work
County commissioners court will wind up its equalization work tomorrow. About 15 taxpayers met with the court this morning to discuss valuations.
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County Commissioners Court
Visitor Sgt Jim Line Tours Amarillo
Former Highway Patrol commander Sgt Jim Line visited Amarillo today while now stationed in Dallas. The report notes his current posting and role. Separate fragment mentions male spiders being one hundredth the size of females.
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Jim Line
Amarillo
Highway Patrol
Panshandile
Dallas
Amarillo Safety Council Urges Through Street Plan Review
The Amarillo Safety Council recommendations on the through street system are likely to be submitted to the city commission tonight. At the regular meeting the commission will set officially the tax rate, $1.23 per $100 of valuation, as scheduled in the approved budget.
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Amarillo Safety Council
City Commission
Permits Granted for Home and Business Additions
City hall issued permits for an addition to Campbell Drug at 1523 Polk Street and for Ruth Dulin to build a six room brick home at 1406 Hayden Street valued at 6000 dollars.
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Campbell Drug
Polk Street
City Hall
Ruth Dulin
Hayden Street
Potter County Grand Jury Continues its Work
The Potter County grand jury continued its work today and is expected to recess by midweek. Criminal cases will be called next week. CHECK OF 1916 ARRIVES Seattle receives a $1.70 check from Malone Texas for delinquent taxes dated June 10 1916.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Seattle, Wash
U.P
Seattle
Malone, Tex
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Panhandra
Panhandle
Walter Holmes
C. W. Purr
Mr. Holmes
Southwest
W. H
Doc) Holmes
W. H. Holmes
Ruby
Tex McIlroy
Pioneer Oil
Smith-Capers Ranch
California
Mt. McKinley
Asia
Joe Crosson
Will Rogers
Jack Berry
Idaho
Jack
Ray Holland
Russian River
J.D Jackson
Harrison Street
Wineingers Dairy
South
Washington
Lewis Meritt
New York
The
Associated Press
Hardy Highlanders
Black Watch
Dunkerque
South England
Mediterranean Sea
HMS
Resolution
HMS Ramilles
Britain
Great Salt Lake
Zales
Zale’s
Zale
Polk
Potter Grand Jury
Wilest Printing CO
Red & White
Tommy Tinker
CRYSTAL _ WHITE
Pearl Bartlett, Red
Brookfield
Swift
Rediwhite
Distillers
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