Eskimos Near Starvation Report From Point Barrow
Dr. Henry Greist said about 500 Eskimos on the Arctic rim were on the verge of actual starvation with one native dead and others eating shoes skins and tundra meat. Joe Arney saved his family after fleeing interior regions as winter ice conditions blocked seal hunting and wolves damaged reindeer herds. Government officials warned food shortages and disease risk amid limited supervised reindeer management.
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Associated Press
Point Barrow
Henry Greist
Arctic Rim
Joe Arney
Greist
Frank Daugherty
Office of Indian Affairs
Daugherty
Arctic
Nome City Council Debates Warehouse Move and Liquor Revenue
Nome City Council met in regular session with all members present. They approved city bills, heard a U S Engineers notice to move the city warehouse by September 17 to allow piling along the revetment, and discussed bids to tear it down. Taggart Nome Lumber Co. offered 100 for four Snake River Harbor lots, and police and fire reports noted July activity. The Board of Liquor Control shared 3231.82 in state revenue and urged municipal control, prompting renewed debate among councilors and the city attorney.
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Alaska
Loyalists Claim More Victories In Civil War
Rebels massing as government warships hinder Franco troop movement from Morocco. Loyalists shelling southern fronts report some gains near Guadarramas while governing forces seize Adamuz 21 miles north east of Cordoba. Madrid authorities seek US entry into a proposed European neutrality accord.
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Guadarramas
San Sebastian
Iran
Adamuz
Cordoba
Althoug
United States
Spain
Staking Of Mining Claims Began In Alaska Today
A continued mining law article appears on pages two and three detailing regulations governing staking of mining property in Alaska. The piece addresses public inquiries and explains procedures, with the final part set to appear tomorrow in The Nugget.
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Alaska
Soviet fliers leave Juneau for Fairbanks on long hop
Soviet airmen in a Vultee ship arrived in Juneau and planned a noon departure for Fairbanks as part of a rapid route to Nome and the trans Siberian leg to Moscow. Levanelsky and Levchenko, who landed in Juneau from Ketchikan, spoke with locals before aiming for Fairbanks.
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Fairbanks
Nome
Siberia
Moscow
Associated Press
Levanefsky
Levchenko
Ketchikan
Pacific Alaska Airways
Levanelsky
Clarke Bassett
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Fair Inks
Future Airplane Industry Bright Says Committee
The NACA report forecasts longer airplanes with greater loads and stronger engines. Dr. Joseph S. Ames notes Lange airplanes offer improved aerodynamic and structural efficiency. Speed of bombing planes and transports has nearly doubled, boosting military and commercial roles. The report highlights engine performance limits, controllable-pitch propellers, and two or four engine types as likely developments.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Joseph S. Ames
John Hopkins University
NACA
Lange
A.C. AL
Diesel aircraft engines backed for long range planes
The report states diesel engines have a definite place in aviation for fuel economy on long range aircraft and that NACA engineers will continue work on the problem. Investigations already show promising early results for this engine type in the United States and the private flier program for a light airplane has NACA endorsement. The committee notes the development could offer new and enlarged opportunities for aviation.
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NACA
United States
Bureau of Air Commerce
Strike Near Cordova Halts Freight to Copper Rover Line
A transport workers strike by the Usnsportation workers union of the Copper Rover and Northwestern Railway disrupts shipments, isolating Cordova era shipments as clerks and cargo handlers walk out. The walkout begins last Wednesday, with only non-struck entities remaining active and no immediate settlement in sight.
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Cordova
Alaska to get native dental care under new BIA plan
Dr James G Towesod head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced that established dentists in Alaska communities will provide services for natives throughout the territory. The two traveling BIA dentists have been withdrawn under policy changes. Local dentists will treat natives under contracts with aims of better service at lower costs.
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James G. Towesod
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Alaska
Townsend
New Light Pusher Aircraft Aims to Boost Small-Field Landings
The W-1 project unveils a light pusher type plane with high lift factors enabling slow landing speeds and rapid takeoffs from small fields, potentially creating a new industry and more jobs in production maintenance and servicing of such aircraft.
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