Shipyard and Waterfront News and Notes
Ames to Send Big Tanker Off Ways Tonight at Seattle Weet Waterway plant launches the L. J. Drake for Standard Oil 9400 tons displacement sponsor Mrs Laurie D Miller son of Drake to attend Officials from Ames and Standard Oil oversee launch United States shipping board possible commandeering for wartime needs and plan to expand transport construction with 200 engineers backing the effort
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Seattle
Weet Waterway
Ames Conetroc Then and Dry Dock
L. J. Drake
Standard OM
Standard of Co
Indiana
California
Drake
New
Washington
Lauie D. Miller
Shipping Board
Tad Jones
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Feet Corporation
Delegates Named for Labor Conference From Seattle Sector
Local labor representatives will attend the shipping board conference in Philadelphia on August 5. Delegates are J. A. Taylor president Seattle Metal Trades council Md Rohan shipwright and J. Martin president Boilermakers Shipbuilders and Helpers local No 104. They depart Seattle Monday.
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Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Seattle
J. A. Taylor
Seattle Metal Trades Council
MD Rohan
J. Martin
Approve Process to Construct New Rivetless Ships
Lloyds approves a welding method that can build an entire ship without rivets and cut construction time to one quarter, potentially transforming the ship building industry in Britain.
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London
Lloyds
Alaska Mail Service Discontinued As Rates Dispute Grows
Revenue disagreements between federal authorities and Alaska steamship firms lead to a halt in Alaska mail carriage starting August 1. Mail clerks on Alaska steamers lose jobs as the service ends while a federal inquiry into rate petitions by the companies nears completion.
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United States
Alaska Steamship Companies
Alaska
Alaska Mail Service
246 Whales Catch Report From West Coast Stations
A whaling tender Cray reported a total catch of 176 whales off Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Island. The Kynquet station led with 159 whales, as Cray arrived in port Friday night from the stations.
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Victoria
RB. C
Vancouver Islind
Queen Charlotte Island
Cray
Kynquet
Extra Fish Wardens Assigned to Alaska Posts
Washington dispatch reports ten additional fish wardens to Alaska to prevent fisheries violations. Five will work in Southeastern Alaska, with the remaining stationed at Cooper and Bering rivers Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound.
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Washington
Alaska
Cooper and Bering
Schooner Brisk Is Sent Down Ways
The auxiliary power schooner Brisk, built for the Minnehaha Mo torship company of New York, was launched from the National Shipbuilding company in Seattle Friday evening. The Brisk is 3 500 tons and praised by Seattle shipbuilders as one of the finest wooden hulls launched in the city. The Brisk is the first deeper vessel launched by the National Shipbuilding company on the Duwamish waterway.
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Victory
Misa Lila Agnew
New York City
Mics
Moore
Kirmess
Miss Stewart
Brooklyn
Naval Norfolk
Virginia
E Jakes
Uni
Frisk
Minnehaha Motorship Company
New York
National Shipbuilding Company of
Seattle
National Shipbuilding Company
Duwwamtah Waterway
Mann Named Head of Pacific Mail
San Francisco July 27 Donald Mann aged 26 son of attorney Seth Mann has been named general manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship company succeeding John H Rosaeter who was recently appointed executive in the United States merchant marine.
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San Francisco
Donald Mann
Seth Mann
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
John H. Rosaeter
United States Merchant Marine
Wed on Sunday for Alma Sinclaire and Fred Henry
Miss Alma Sinclaire become the bride of Fred Henry former sporting editor of The Star Sunday at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be at Elias Sinclaire home 4239 South 1th N E Chaplain James of the U D metal training camp will officiate. Henry is a first class yearman at the University training camp. The bride to be is a popular North Yakima girl who has lived in Seattle for several years.
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Alma Sineclaire
Fred Henry
the Star
Elias Sinclaire
N. E
James
U. D
Henry
Seattle
Business Men Pledge Support for University Leader
A Chamber of Commerce member at Friday’s meeting voted to back Professor Stephen T. Miller as head of the business administration department at the University of Washington. Miller outlined his department’s planned work and aims.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stephen T. Miller
Business Administration
University of Washington
Miller
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