Wake Island Diary Describes Army Camp Life and Climate
A Wake Island correspondent recalls arrival from Coos County after eight months, detailing harsh sun, scarce fresh water, and cold salt showers. He notes barracks housing forty men, a general store, recreation options, and a daily clipper mail arrival, while describing construction, heat, and near total absence of women and cash on the island.
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Pan Air Station
Wake Island Brief Description and Local Happenings
A fragmented note describes a Wake Island brief with references to a map on an envelope and front page copies from a local newspaper. It mentions rain, distances, and activities as a concise overview of the island.
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Wake Island
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Unable to determine readable facts from the provided OCR fragment. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event available to summarize into a factual card.
Christmas Seal sale aids tuberculosis fight in Coos County
At camp headquarters the Christmas Seal fundraiser led by Mrs. Gordon MacKerrow and Alton Kardell gathers special purchasers. The design shows a lighthouse with a double barred cross against a dark blue sky. A former sailor and a farmer comment on the memorable lighthouse image.
Lighthouse symbol guides tuberculosis fight as ships rely on beacons
A reader likens anti tuberculosis efforts to a lighthouse guiding ships, hoping communities stay on course and find safety much like mariners rely on lighthouses at sea and along coastlines. The remark stresses the lighthouse as a symbol of guidance and protection in public health.
Parish notices outline mass times for Saint Ann and Methodist church
St. Ann's Catholic Church schedules Rev. D J Kelly and Myrtle Pennfass with services on the third Sunday at 8 and the fourth Sunday at 10, plus variations for Coquille Maz and Sunday readings. Methodist church lists Rev J Pr as pastor at 10 am with Sunday school and worship at 11 30, theme Christian Stewardship and Emmanuel.
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