Major Trained Eskimos For Warfare in Alaska
Long Beach Cal wUh Maj Martin Marston led a program to train Eskimo communities as guerilla fighters against Japan. From 1939 to 1941 he organized the Alaska Territorial Guard the Tundra Army training 1000 men in World War I rifles, drifted across vast stretches by dog teams, powered by mushing, to defend native settlements along the sparsely settled Bering Sea coast.
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Long Beach
Cal wUh
Martin Marston
Alaska
Hstelmos
Ars Marston
Uskima
Pont
Horthland
Aliska
Pacife
Wir
Min
Alisia
Marston
St Lawrence
Hs Army
Haibo
Aleutians
Worlds of Warning
United
Alaska development plan sparks warning from Maraten
States he has words of warning we must do something about Alaska. He says it needs people popioneers willing to work and citizens should acknowledge that development of vu northland is a national responsibility. Leaving Alaska undefended and unpopulated is economically unwise and potentially dangerous. Maraten, now an inactive duty, isn’t one to stay in southern California and reminisces. He already plans a modern real estate subdivision near Anchorage Alaska.
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Alaska
T Hat
Stillswater Literary Society Christmas Party At Stanford Home
Stillswater The Fortnightly Literary Society held its Christmas party Tuesday at Mig Wendell P Stanford home. The program included solos by Amgen Lawrence readings by Mrs Bessie Partington and Mrs Mary Smith and vocal selections by Miss Mildred Wayner Jack Bradley Jacob Pilney and Fred Hayner. The social committee was chaired by Mrs Miring Dough and included Mrs George using Les MDL tired Hayner Wendell P Stanford. The next event is set for Feb 6 at the home of Mrs Tien Dean.
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Literay Society
Mig Wendell P Stanford
Magram
Amgen Lawrence
Mra
Bessie Partington
Irs
Mary Smith
Mildred Wayner
Jack Bradley
Jacob Pilney
Fred Hayner
Doughly
George
Wendell P Stanford
D Sullivan
Margaret Goodricl
Bussie Farrington
Mary Sealth
Virs Tien Dean
Westfall Elected To Head Area Body In Paiffala
Westfall Elected To Head Area Body The Mohawk Hudson Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers elected Lee B Westfall of New York Power & Light Corp as president with Conrad H Lang, Ralph G Champagne, and Harold W Gulek chosen for key posts. Life membership awarded to G Parsonal W Thompson and Edward B Snell among others.
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Mohawk Hudson
American Society of Civil Enginsers
Lee B Wesfall
New York Power & Light Corp
Conrad H Lang
State Department of Public Works
Ralph G Champagne
Harold W Gulek
American Locomotive
Coastregaures
Parsonal W Thompson
Melrose
Edward B Snell
Elamere Francis
David Betterard
Crowell
Rhinebeck
David
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