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I Gathered From Territorial j
Exchanges.
Ov r S3.SOO.OOh Trken ffut—
Some is enjoying a boom. A mir
ing season declared by Ira D. ortor,
barker, to be the best in 20 -years,
has brought in more than $3,006,000.
“P vine Baritone" Is Alaskan"—
Flying Baritone" Robert -Craw
iord was artist and guest star with
Z .n B Kennedy over KOIX. Pnrt
d. February 26 and KOL. Seattle.
Ihaj a ll broadcast again April 14.
a ;* p ro. ever these and £s other
; n- from coast to coast. Lister,
in n -his thrilling program featur
ing the famous Alaskan singer, son
c. II n Crawfoid. well known it the
Forth.
Miss Dickey Wins Review Ontert—
stc-nd priie in their book review
By winning the Atlantic H n_. y
■crt-test Ifiss Miriam Dickey has
brought to An.ho:age national h r.
ors. In behalf cf the Anchor*
Woman's Club she submitted "I An
The Fox," a book which she person
a v did not especially care for k
wh.ch was so well reviewed in sp-t
of her personal feelir.g that she pi-t
ec Anchorage next to Decatur, l—
in the prize list. Miss D.ckey is at
present in the East on a visit.
Take* Position with ’Tiroes—
Norman C. Brown, euilcr cf tr.e
Cordova. Times for the past five
years, is the new managing editor
for the Anchorage Times. He came
by pim- from Cordova with bis wife
and infant daughter to take over his
n-:-w duties. He resided in \ alez
th:e years before living ir. Corot*
and it widely known throughout Al
aska. His parents, Mr. and Mas. C
S Br jwn, were ir Valdez curing the
gold rush days, and his father was
one of the orbar-lzers .of the Valde2
Miner An uncle, 3ot»-Cole, was one
of the original- discoverers of Slate
Creek.
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New Railroad Doctor Arrives—
Dr. P. LMHeifcneyer officially be
came chief of staff of "the Alaska
Ra.3r<-ad base hospital recently, suc
ceeding Dr. J. K. Romig, who is re
tiring .after 22 years of service as a
physician and surgeon for the rail
road. Dr. Heitmeyer arrivea f from
the Stares frcn. ik Steamer Yukon -
He has pracisced'in thaStates for 10
years. He was graduated firem the
Rush Medical School of the Univer
sity of Chicago. The new chief of
staff practiced at Appleton. M tm
til 1530, when he entered the Univer
sity .of Eennsylvania graduate scbacl
of medicine. la 1933 he began prac
tjcft - * p.- rtiand. Ore., in general sur
£T*ry and diagnosis, at which he was
engaged when he received the ap
pointment of chief of staff of the
hospital here. Dr. Romig is joining
his son, Dr. Howard G. Romig, in
: private practice in Anchorage.
Koyukuk Maider Brood.--* *s—
Pipe organist extraordinary, Mirs
i Ada Heppenstail, gave a broadcast
ver KOMO at 10:30 pun., i.iaich 2,
: o which her many Alaskan fiiendr
tened in. Born in Wiseman m *ht
Koyukuk, she has become one of Al-1
1 aska's most famous musicians, hav
ing been honored by a membership |
n Mu Phi Epsuon, teh national hon-1
orary music sorority for women. P.e-j
ently, she was one of the guests of
i.onor a: *he sch iarship banquet giv-l
en Students of the University of
ashing* n. This banquet, at the
Edmond Meany Hotel, Seattle, is
ver. annually to members of the
. lu Ph: Epsilon aid to young women
avir.g high scholastic records in
usie.
JIG BOOM IS IN STORE
FOR THE GATEWAY CITY ]
The call for bids on the $120,0001
Seward power plant will probably be1
,usde about July 1. according to P-j
. Me Mullen, Seward Merchant,
, The plant will be diesel instead of i
e;. dro-electnc as originally planned,
and will be constructed across the i
road from the Standard Oil plant at
Sev ard, Mr. McMullen said. Three ]
diesel engines of 150 horse power
ach, will furnish the power.
" Tfce city is receiving a PWA grant
er. the project and the balance of the
cost is to be repaid from revenues of
tin* plant.
The proposed $15,000 gymnasium
for Seward is awaiting final arrange
ment:. with PWA officials, but every
one is hopeful it will be constructed.
Be Sure to
STOP
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fcr all ages and size*.
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In fact, everything to wear and
good things to eat.
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The city has already voted bonds for
its share of the cost.
A residential building: boom will
probably hit Seward this summer,
according to Mr. McMullen. Many
residents are buying up lots and it
appears as though eight or ten homes
will be constructed. The city is sell
ing many of its lots acquired through
tax delinquencies and other methods.
City officials are selling lots at a
reasonable price with the understand
ing that the buyer will put up a
home and not merely hold the lot
for speculation.
DUNK LB TAKES OPTION ON
GROUND NEAR PARKS MINE
W. E. Dur.kl ■, one of the largest
and best known mine operators in
Alaska, has taken over the old Parks
cinnabar mine at Slaitir.ute and is
preparing to work it this enmin?
season, state recent reports from
Sleitmute.
The mining man has als* take
an option on some very likely ground
acros the river, owned by Nick Mel
lick and Hans Halverson.
The Paries property, which was
worked on a considerable scale until
a few years ago, was a heavy pro
ducer at quicksilver.
PIANO TUNER COMING TO
FLAT EARLY THIS SI MMER
George Anue.'son, expert piano
tuner, and Alaska Agent for Chick
ering, Koler-Bramback Pianos for]
sale and rent, expects to be in Flat
this coming summer, according to a
letter received here yesterday from
Mr.Anderson, who is nos tr Seward.
Anyone n ntid of hU services.1
may radio or write to Anderson’s
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