Radio experiments in far north by MacMillan set
Chicago June 20 Radio messages from the Arctic region will be broadcast to listeners as the MacMillan expedition sets up transmitting stations near the North Pole. Eugene F McDonald Jr chief radio on the party aims to provide Eskimo programs and descriptions of the expedition. Signals will be rebroadcast by WJAZ Chicago on higher wavelengths for wider reception.
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Macmillan
Arctic Zone
Chicago
Arctic
North Pole
Eugene F. McDonald
WJAZ
All the comforts of home Hote Zynda adv
A compact notice notes a hotel or hospitality brand feature described as offering home like comforts. It references a developer or advertiser named Zynda in an advertisement style line. The fragment implies a lodging context with emphasis on comfort.
Passengers on Princess Alice and Queen voyages to Skagway Sitka Juneau
Dawson residents Miss TF McLaren and RR McLaren travel on the Princess Alice en route home after schooling in New Westminster. Bank of Alaska president I C Be Linsmusen sails for Skagway on bank business. Prof J Sumpf returns on Queen from vacation in Ketchikan. Various travelers including A Keifer, W Taylor, Mrs E Barron and Miss F Barron, Ganty of White Pass & Yukon Route, and Gordon family head to or from Skagway Whitehorse Sitka and Juneau on ships for travel, work, and study with multiple destinations and engagements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TF. McLaren
RR. McLaren
R. Oc. McLaren
Dawson
Skagway
New Westminster
Jastineau Cafe
Sitka
W. Taylor
J. Taylor
Whitehorse
British Columbia
E. Barron
F. B. Barron
Queen
I. Tl. Ganty
Yukon
P Pasenger
A. Gordon
Dr. C. Gordon
W. D. Gordon
White Pass
Canada
C. A. Reierson
Spokane
KE. Reierson
Troy
Idaho
Reierson
Juneau
Alaska
W. J. Leivers
Winter & Pond
Miss Bayers Leads In Juneau Liberty Contest
Miss Lillian Bayers daughter of Mr and Mrs Tay Bayers a junior at Juneau High leads for Miss Liberty with 75 votes Ruth Reuter in second with 41 votes Grace Kleinschmidt third with nine votes New contestant Miss Gertrude Walton six votes Denias Roberts six votes Mathilda Bohm one vote Also reports the mail and passenger boat EstesBeth arriving from Sitka with passengers from Tenakee Gypsum Hoonah Fronter Bay and local notices for a hotel and shop ads.
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Lillian Bayers
Tay Bayers
Juneau High School
Charm‘iing
Liberty
Juneau
Ruth Reuter
Grace Kleinschmidt
Gertrude Waltonen
Denias Roberts
Mathilda Bohm
Estebeth
J. W. Davis
Sitka
Wayports
Tenakee
L. M. Carrigan
Ted Samples
Mrs. Samples
Gypsum
A. Johnson
Carl Leison
Hoonah
J. A. Davis
Chuckie” Davis
Fronter Bay
Mary Jackson
Annie
Weather Observations Across Pacific Regions at Dawn and Dusk
Observations at Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco note 4 am and 4 pm Juneau time. Gulf of Alaska low pressure and high in the north Pacific and British Columbia. Pressure falls in Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, rises in Yukon Valley and Southeastern Alaska. Rainfalls widespread from Gulf of Alaska to British Columbia with showers near southern Bering Sea and Upper Yukon Valley. Temperature changes slight overall except in Yukon Valley where irregular.
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Prince Rupert
Edmonton
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Juneau
Gulf of Alaska
North Pacific States
British Columbia
Bering Sea
Yukon Valley
Alaska
British Columbian
Photographer Ed Andrews Receives New Dodge Sedan
Douglas Island News reports photographer Ed Andrews owns a brand new Dodge Special BH, delivered yesterday from Seattle aboard the Queen. The car, bought through McCannane agency in Juneau, features disc wheels and balloon tires. Andrews plans a photo tour in the States and will study the car thoroughly. This arrival increases Douglas’s total automobiles to eight.
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Ed Andrews
Seattle
Dodge
McCanl Ante Agencs
Juneau
Andrews
Vio Douglas
Government road repair project for bridges funded and underway
The Alaska Road Commission received 8 000 feet of new lumber aboard the Queen to repair bridges on the government road beyond the cemetery. The work aims to elevate the road to first class condition to accommodate increased travel.
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Alaska Road Commission
Queen
Government Road
Pcemetery
Strawberry pickers depart Shelter Island on Old Timer
A crew of berry pickers hired by Harry Stanton left Shelter Island yesterday morning aboard the boat Old Timer. Captain Joe Adamson led the party that included chaperone Mrs Egburt Loomis and pickers Margar et Fraser Roberta Fraser Lilian Aalto Bernice Edwards Orrin Edwards Margar Cashel Helen Hewitt Violet Lundell Ruth Lundell Mona Carlson Violet Johnson and farm hand Charles Anderson.
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Harry Stanton
Shelter Island
Joe Adamson
Egburt Loomis
Margaret
Roberta Fraser
Lilian Aalto
Bernice
Orrin Edwards
Margar‘et Cashel
Helen Hewitt
Violet
Ruth Lundell
Mona Carlson
Violet Johnson
Charles Anderson
Chas Fox Buys Sargenat Property In Douglas Purchase
Chas A. Fox purchased the former home and office of the Sargeants in Douglas. A notice error allowed the property to be sold for delinquent taxes, with Mrs. Sargeant traveling north to redeem it and arrange a new sale.
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Chas A. Fox
A. R Sargeant
Sargeants
Douglas
Eagles Plan Large Douglas Aerie Initiation Meeting
A large meeting of Douglas Aerie F C KE is planned for this evening with several initiations listed as the special order of business.
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Douglas Aerie F. C. KE
Eagles Notice Invites Regular Meeting and Initiations
Douglas Aerie of the F O E invites members to attend the regular meeting Monday at 8 o clock with several initiations on tap and special ferry arrangements to be provided. Co V Westlake W P.
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Douglas Aerie
Co. V. Westlake
W. P
Returns From East After Brief Warren Visit
Miss Agnes Wilson and her adopted son Douglas arrived home on the Princess Alice Saturday evening after a brief visit to her home in Warren Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Wilson
Douglas
Princess Alice
Warren
Pennsylvania
Bering Sea King Salmon Run Declines in Districts
Reports from Alaska Bureau of Fisheries indicate a small king salmon run in Bering Sea districts, below normal, while the red salmon run has begun. Prince William Sound shows a 124 pack and expected good average, with early runs spotted from Tongass Straits to Ketchikan.
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Bering Sea
Dennis Winn
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Nushamak
Prince William Sound
Winn
Tey Straits
Ketchikan
Chatham Straits
E. L. Hunter
Mrs Sjursen Returns to Juneau After Sea Journey
Mrs J Norman Sjursen, daughter of Mr and Mrs J K Campbell of Juneau, arrived yesterday on the steamship Queen. She will be joined soon by Mr Sjursen, who is in Ketchikan, and they plan to reside in Juneau. The couple have been in Seattle for months and recently traveled from Seattle to Ketchikan to visit Mr Sjursen’s parents.
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Juneau
Queen
Grand Lodge
Hogidjam
Washington
J. W. Hume
Cannery
Scow Bay
Petersburg
Flume
Wv. C. B. Wetmore Electrical Merchant
Boston
Mass
J. A. Davis
Chuckie
Estebeth
Hoonah
J. Norman Sjursen
J. K. Campbell
Mr. Sjursen
Ketchikan
Mrs. Sjursen
Seattle
Fire at Benson store on Lower Front Street doused by Ju neau FD
A fire broke out on the outside of the W. E. Benson store on Lower Front Street Saturday evening around seven. The Juneau Fire Department quickly extinguished it. the blaze, likely sparked, caused little damage.
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W. E. Benson
Lower Front Street
Juneau Fire Department
Public Sale Of Iron Railings At Bear Pit In Douglas
Douglas City Council will sell the iron railings from Bear Pit to the highest bidder at tonight's regular meeting. Felix Gray, City Clerk, notes the sale is part of the meeting agenda.
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Bear Pit
Douglas City
Felix Gray
Jobbing and Cabinet Work at Sully's Carpenter Shop
See Sully's Carpenter Shop for jobbing and cabinet work. Phone 186.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
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B. M. Behrends Co., Inc
Miss Bayers
Miss Liberty
Ice Sully
Siy
U. S. Bureau
Larwest
Bethel
Clear Tanana Hilll
Clear Eagle
Fairbanks
I Rt
Clay St Paul
Douglas Island News
Chas. Fox
Sargenat Property
Eagles
Vacly
F. A. J. Gallwas Dry Goods—Notions
BIG Ben
Juneau Hardware CO
Sherwin-Williams Paints
California
Coliseum
Geo. B.rice
Gastineau
Gastineau Cafe
Juneau Lumber Mills
Alaska Electric Light & Power Co
Juneau and
Douglas, Alaska
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