Refueling Plane to Aid Mattern Moscow Hop
A twin motor plane is being outfitted with nine hundred gallon tanks to refuel Jimmy Mattern over Fairbanks on his San Diego to Moscow attempt. Reg Robbins and Nick Greener will pilot the plane to Alaska if Mattern proceeds. Robbins previously worked with Howard Jones in Nome 1931 on a Seattle to Tokyo flight attempt.
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Matter
Fairbanks
San Diego
Moscow
Reg Robbins
Nick Greener
Jimmy Mattern
Kansas City
Alaska
Mattern
Nome
Howard Jones
Seattle
Tokyo
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Roosevelt Nominates Rivers for Alaska U S Attorney
President Roosevelt sent Ralph Rivers of Fairbanks to the Senate for reappointment as United States Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska, urging favorable action.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Ralph Rivers
Fairbanks
United States
Fourth Division
Alaska
Hunters seek Reno killers in Redondo bookmaker shooting
Two men described as paid assassins from Reno are hunted after wounding Les Bruneman a bookmaker and nightclub operator in Redondo California. Bruneman was shot in the back and his condition is listed as critical.
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Redondo
Calif
Reno
Les Bruneman
Bruneman
Bishop Rowe on Way to Barrow in Alaska Air Plane
Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe travels from Nome toward Point Barrow aboard an Alaska Airlines plane piloted by Walt Hall Angls. He and Archdeacon Goodman will visit Kivalina Point Lay and Tigara before crossing to Mackenzie River, with a possible stop at Demarcation Point. The trip recalls early Arctic mission work and marks upcoming fiftieth anniversary events.
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Peter Trimble Rowe
Nome
Point Barrow
Wien Alaska Airlines
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Reguli
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Rivaline
Whale
Point Hope
Point Lay
Wrangell
Fairbanks
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Barrow
Demarkation Point
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Kivalina
Tigara
Godman
Alaska
Edmonton
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Mackenzie
Demarcation Point
Church of England
Shingle Point
Can
Earthquake Shocks Fairbanks In Sharp Morning Tremor
An unusually severe morning earthquake rattled Fairbanks causing glass windows to shake, merchandise to fall, and shelves to topple. Pilot Hall and Bishop Rowe described violent ground movement and shifting, with stores reporting notable damage and bottles spilling from shelves.
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Fairbanks
Pairyanks
Thee
Walt
Long Beach
Pilyt
Hull
Pilot Hall
Gas And Oil At Edmonton For A World Flight
Edmonton officials received over 600 gallons of high test gasoline and 45 gallons of special fuel from Germany and San Francisco for a secret around the world flight. The fliers identity and departure point remain undisclosed, with a Moscow North Pole route rumored and Jimmie Mattern possibly using Edmonton if U.S. permission is denied.
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Edmonton
Germany
Edmonton Munost
San Francisco
Offivisis
Jimmie Mattern
United States
Moscow
North Pole
Impossible travel forces long separation in archdiocese
The article notes the great distance between two villages makes contact difficult due to transportation issues. An air trip planned by the bishop would take a week with favorable weather and no grounding. Without the plane, two years would be needed to cover the same distances.
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Third Soviet Hop to Alaska Sparks North Pole Flight Plans
Col Michael Gormolf revealed a planned Moscow to San Diego flight starting July 23 as part of another daring Russia to the U S North Pole route. He described the next hop from Russia to the United States, continuing the series following a Moscow to San Jacinto leg.
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Russia
United States
Michael Gormolf
Moscow
San Jacinto
Calif
San Francisco
San Diego
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