Alaska Forest Changes Add 200000 Acres to Chugach
An executive order from President Coolidge adds 200000 acres to the Chugach National Forest in Alaska and removes 670410 acres as better for agriculture. Veterans of World War I receive 90 days of homesteading preference. Most lands lie near Anchorage and Seward, with eliminations west of Indian Creek and Chickaloon flats on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Washington
Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture
Coolidge
Chugach National Forest
Alaska
Quelion
Anchorage
Seward
UU. S. Forest Service
District Forest
H. Flory
George A. Parks
Indian Creek
Wink River
Chickaloon Flats
Kenal Peninsula
Resurrection Bay
Das Harbor
Alisha
Tongass Forest
Point Spencer
Rugeed Island
Chugach Forest
May weather summary shows drought with warmer mean
May precipitation total about 4.25 inches, below normal, with 10 percent less sunshine and a mean temperature of 48 degrees, one degree above normal. Records note the warmest May in 1915 at 64 and coldest in 1899 at 44, while rainfall and sunshine figures contrast with historic highs and lows.
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Roc Mize
Kim Dried Kindling and Stove Wood Ad
For Kim dried kindling and stove wood see Juneau Transfer Company. Phone 48. dar. Sa Ladies' and Children's hair cutting at Terrells, lady,
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Kim
Juneau Transfer Company
Dar
Terrells
Ady
Woman's Club Social Planned With Alaska Guests
The Junes Women Club hosts an event at Forget Me Not Pedestrian Garden tomorrow evening from 5 to 9 with two-part program. Attending officers include Mrs. Howard Ashley of Skagway and Mrs Johnson of the Alaska Federation. Attendees from Douglas Island Club and local leaders will speak, with musical selections and a supper between sections.
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Dhonelas Island
Worms Club
Os Ofeloedk
Alaska
New Station for Milan Opens Viewed in War Time
Milan Italy June 2 work on the new central railroad station has been resumed during the war and is expected to be completed within a few months. The structure will be one of the west of its kind in Europe and architects studied major stations in America England France and Germany to include the best features from each.
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Milan
Italy
Central Railroad
Wir
Europe
America
England
France
Germany
Alaska Juneau Elks Face Leaders In City League Clash
The Alaska Juneau and Elks meet at City Park at 6:50 p m with Jackson expected to pitch for the Miners and Bernhofer favored for the Bills. Aon first the Elks appear stronger and seek to upset the league leaders while a protest over a May 17 Moose game against the Hibs was upheld and the game will be replayed with no date set.
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Alaska Juneaus
Elks
City Park
Jackson
Bills
Bernhofer
Andrews
Amity Oon
Theile
Hibs
Moose
Thomas
American Legion
Mellen Returns to Scene of Early Yukon Days
Judge TH W Mellen United States Commissioner in Juimean returns to the territory after years away and plans to spend the summer in Seward where mining interests he owns are active. He first came to Juimean with Herbert Hogcatt, buyers of the Jualin mine who paid 460 000 for a hole in the ground.
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TH. W. Mellen
U. S
Juimean
Yukon
Territory
Seward
Mellon
Jimeau
Herbert Hogcatt
Flomgatt
Jualin
Tts
Mellen
Congress
Mirrane
Nome
Thomas Cale
Requiem for Mrs Thornton at Catholic Church
A Requiem Mass will be said Wednesday morning for Mrs. Josephine Turner Thornton sister of Har ley J Turner and daughter of Julia Turner formerly of Jumean She leaves three children a son and two daughters Her unexpected death occurred Saturday in Stockton California Old friends are invited to attend the service and remember her from her years here as a resident
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Oclock
Josephine Turner Thornton
Harley J. Turner
Julia Turner
Jumean
See Sully's Carpenter Shop Ad Jobbing and Cabinet Work
Local notice advertising Sully's Carpenter Shop offering jobbing and cabinet work with contact phone 136. Ends with informal prompt ad feel from a historical newspaper fragment.
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Sully
Ady
Envoy Grant Smith Named U S Minister to Uruguay
Ulysses S. Grant Smith returns to Washington and after serving as American envoy to Albania is appointed United States Minister to Uruguay. He will represent U S interests in Montevideo and coordinates with the Uruguayan government during his tenure. The appointment follows his term abroad and positions him in South American diplomacy.
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Ulysses S. Grant-Smith
Washington
Albania
United States
Uruguay
Sea Sickness Cured By Movies Claims Made
Hollywood report says an experiment on ocean liners uses moving pictures to counteract seasickness. Director Robert C Vignola leads the study, arguing seasickness is largely visual from ship motion. Exhibition cameras and screens are being added to carriers to test this film remedy.
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Hollywood
Cal
Robert C. Vignola
Vignola
Mal de Mer
Stabler Leaves For Brief South Court Trip
D. Stabler asst U S Attorney departed for Seattle en route to San Francisco to appear before the Circuit Court of Appeals representing the Government in U S vs Booth Fisheries. The case, from the Local U S District Court, concerns seizure and condemnation of a fish trap under the Alaska Fisheries Act.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
D. Stabler
Asst
U. S
Alaska
Seattle
San Francisco
Tre
U S
Booth Fisheries
Empire Ad Notes First-Time Goods in Today's Sale
In today’s Empire issue, store displays highlight new arrivals shown for the first time. Readers urged to study the ad pages to learn about fresh items and special launch prices. Old papers are advertised for purchase.
Possible Cabinet Shift Seeks Mines Bureau Move
Washington June 2 Attorney General Sargent was asked for an opinion on whether President Coolidge can transfer the Bureau of Mines from the Interior to the Commerce Department without new Congressional action. The plan hinges on a broader department reorganization that would also move the Patent Office to Commerce.
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Washington
Sargent
Coolidge
Bureau of Mines
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Patent Office
Geologists Head Westbound From Alaska By Yukon
Dr S R Capps who led US Geological Survey work in Alaska and F H Moffitt with their parties are aboard the steamship Yukon en route westward. Capps will head to the Mount McKinley region while Moffitt’s party advances toward the same high country.
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S. R. Capps
Alfred Hulse Brooks
U.S. Geological Survey
Alaska
F. H. Moffitt
Yukon
Dr. Capps
Mount McKinley
Mr. Moffitt
Surveyors Plan Seasonal Work in Alaska Districts
Dr. Capps surveyed coal lands in the Matanuska Valley last summer while H A Sargent geologist will lead a party north to Chignik this season to carry on survey work in the district as part of ongoing exploration in the Prince William Sound area.
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Prince William Sound
Capps
Matanuska
H. A. Sargent
Chignik
Mrs Fletcher Goes South With Boy For Hospital Care
Mrs Agnes R Fletcher matron of the Government Hospital sails today on the steamship Alaska to Seattle with Gordon Jackson an Indian boy to place him in an Orthopedic Hospital for treatment in Seattle She will visit Tacoma and plans to return to Juneau later this month Accompanying her is Miss Dera Walton a hospital trained graduate Miss Richmond Government nurse in Southeastern Alaska will oversee hospital duties in her absence
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Agnes R. Fletcher
Government Hospital
Juneat
Alaska
Seattle
Gordon Jackson
Fletcher
Tacoma
Juneau
Dera FE. Walton
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