Rescue of last four of six missing Swan wreck survivors
Coast guardsmen plucked four emaciated sailors from the Swan wreck near Tugedak Island after a month adrift. The tale recounts hunger and freezing exposure, with Kerr and McCord later reaching Alitak and natives guiding their escape to Cordova.
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Ras
Swan
Tugedak Island
Gulf of Alaska
Coast Guard
Morris
Kodiak
Jack McCord
Chirikof Cattle Company
Chirikof Island
Mike Kerr
Tugidag Island
Alf Torgramson
Kerr
McCord
Alitak
Atlitak
John E. Padden
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Cordova
Art Students Seek To Paint PC Murals
Art students nationwide seek to decorate Amarillo's new federal building. A contest offers 6500 dollars to cover mural materials and installation. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce fields inquiries from about 8000 artists prompted by a Treasury Bureau bulletin and open competition rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Sophie Newcom
New Orleans
Federal
Fine Arts Section
United States
Treasury Department
H. E. Fuqua
Amarillo
Mrs. E. J. Shalk Dies in Somerville Texas
Mrs. E. J. Shalk former Amarillo resident died this morning at her Somerville Texas home after a telegram to friends. She formerly lived at 1505 West Nineteenth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Shalk
Somerville
Tex
Shalk
West
Nineteenth Avenue
First Aid Posts Planned Along Nova Scotia Highways
St John Ambulance Association aims to operate first aid posts on main highways in Nova Scotia by peak summer, per Lieut Col E W Mungo honorary secretary. Borneo is noted as the world’s third largest island with 280000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
St. John Ambulance Association
E. W. Mungo
Borneo
Island
Brinkley Denied Damages by Jury in Vitality Suit
Dr. John R. Brinkley failed to win damages after a federal jury ruled he was not libeled by Dr. Morris Fishbein's Hygeia article in the AMA magazine. Brinkley sought 250000 dollars for alleged humiliation. Fishbein testified the piece was factual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
John R. Brinkley
Morris Fishbein
Fishbein
Brinkley
Little Rock, Ark
American Medical Association
Tri-State Fair Catalog to Feature Colorful Photo Premium
Milton Cox starts the 1939 Tri-State Fair catalog and premium list with offset photo pages of Panhandle points of interest. Ray Pinkney suggested the picture premium, welcomed by sponsors. Thousands of copies will be distributed and a souvenir program will be sold during exposition week. The catalog will be revised entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Cox
Whch
Panhandle
Ray Pinkney
Cox
Leghorn pullets lay huge double yolk eggs nearby Valparaiso
On a farm near Valparaiso Indiana a flock of leghorn pullets suddenly laid unusually large eggs with two separate yolks. The largest egg measured 8% inches by 94 inches around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso, Ind
U.P
Here
Doan's Pills Offer Urgent Kidney and Urinary Relief
Doctors warn kidneys filter waste through long tubules and can signal trouble with frequent painful urination. Symptoms include backache, fatigue, swelling, headaches, and dizziness. Doan's Pills are promoted as a lasting relief used by millions for over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Doan
Doan
New Machine For Treasury Almost Human
Roy Hagerman, former official in charge, visits to discuss a new disbursing department machine that will handle nearly all tasks except for putting out the cat. The machine aims to streamline Treasury operations and improve efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Department of the United States Treasury
Roy Hagerman
Mr. Hagerman
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Fitch Shampoo
Mises
Free Hind
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