SITING TEXAN WILL AT
TEMPT ANOTHER FLIGHT
FROM SEATTLE TO TOKIO
SEATTLE.—Despite withdrawal of
a $29,000 prize June 1 Nat C. Browne,
flying Texan, will make another at
tempt within two weeks to fly from
Seattle to Tokyo, he said today.
Browne’s plane, the Lone Star, fell
into Puget Sound shortly after the
take-off on an earlier attempt, on
Memorial Day. Leif C. Bushman, of
Seattle, has offered a new Thaden,
high-wing, all metal monoplane for
the new Transpacific attempt. Bush
man, long a naviation enthusiast, is
president of the Best Food Products,
of Seattle. The new plane is larger
and faster than the Lone Star. It
has a gasoline capacity of from 1100
to 1200 gallons and a cruising speed
of 140 miles an hour. It is powered
by a 450-horsepower Wasp motor.
Browne plans to make extensive
tests within a few days and will then
announce the time he plans to depart.
CAMERA REVEALS THAT
TOLAN BEAT METCALFE
LOS ANGELES.—A camera today
revealed that Tolan, colored sprinter,
beat Metcalfe by two inches in the
100-meter final at the Olympic games
heVe Monday. The finish was a grand
mixup. Tolan and Metcalfe came
streaking toward the tape together.
Then came the cheers. Tolan, think
ing he had lost, turned to Metcalfe,
took his hand and ccongratulated him
on winning. The argument over who
won was definitely settled when pho
tographic plates were developed.
SAN FRANCISCO-OAK LAN 1)
BRIDGE MAY START SOON
SAN FRANCISCO.—If the Recon
struction Finance Corporation acts
favorably on the application for a
loan, contracts for the construction
of the San Francisco-Oakand bridge
can be let by September 1, the board
of engineers said today.
PARAGUAY PRESIDENT CALLS
I EVERY CITIZENTO TO STAND
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ASUNCION, Paraguay.—President
Jiseguguari tonight su unioned every
c; t lien of Paraguay to stand erect as
one man and march forward to vic
tory over the dispure in the Gran
Chaco frontier conflict. Predicting
certain triumph for Paraguay, the
president called upon America to
“witness our efforts to solve the dis
pute by legal means,” and charged
Boivia with aggression.
HO KILLED IN BANDIT AT
TACKS, SOUTH MANCHURIA
MUKDEN.—Agout sixty Japanese
! were killed today in bandit attacks on
I South Manchurian railway stations.
The destroyers Endable and Yingkow,
it was understood, were en route
from Port Arthur to support Japan
ese troops in Manchuria in their ban
■ dit suppression drives. Traffic was
delayed and communication lines sev
] ered by the raiders.
OLYMPIAD CELEBRATION ENDS
i LOS ANGELES. —The greatest
; Olympiad celebration in history, in
■ which new records were established
by the dozens, came to a glamorous
conclusion today before a crowd of
I 100,000 people.
Flapper: “Doctor, I want to be
| vaccinated, but it must be some place
where it can’t show.”
1 Doctor: “My dear, you’ll have to
inhale it.”
“Your dog is s thoroughbred isn’t
it? Have you had him registered?”
“No, I don’t see any sense in having
him registered. He couldn’t vote
anyway.”
“Is this the weather bureau?”
i “Yes, ma’am.”
i “How about a shower to night?”’
“It’s all right withme, ma’am, if
I you think you need one take it.”
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DROPS DEAD ON TRAIL
BETWEEN McGRATll, MKDFRA
Ilelmer Hellsvik, recently from
Highland, Ills., fel dead on the trail
while half way between Medfra And
the Nixon quartz mine, on July 20.
The death was reported by Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mespelt, who were about
a hundred feet behind him when he
dropped.
Mr. Hellsvik only a few weeks be
fore had come to this country) to bet
ter his condition, having arrived only
a few weeks ago from Chicago. He
leaves a wife and chidren in Ilinois
leaves a wife and children in Illinois.
He went first to Flat and then re
turned to Medfra, where he worked
for Clint Winan and then at the
Nixon quarz mine. After haviing
worked for a few days he became
sick, and at the time death overtook
him he was on his way to McGrath
to take plane to Anchorage for med
ica treatment. He, apparently, was
a man well connected in Chicago, well
mannered, and was thought well of
by al who had met him.
His death was reported by Pilot
Monsen, of the Pacific International,
on his return to McGrath from Med
fra. Commissiooner Vanderpool and
Deputy Marshal Stanley J. Nichols
went at once to Medfra by airplane,
where an inquest was held and a ver
dict returned that deceased had come
to his death from natural causes, un
doubtedly heart failure. The body,
under instructions, was buried at
McGrath.
BODY OF H. D. MITCHELL RE
COVERED; BURIED, McGRATH
. ..The body of Harvey D. Mitchell,
we known oldtimer, who was accident
ally drowned on July 1, was not re
covered until July 10, with rising
water.
An inquest was held by Commis
sioner Vanderpool, the jury returning
a verdict that deceased had met his
death by drowniny, accidentally, by
falling over the river bank. He was
buried July 11 in McGrath cemetery.
Among those to mourn his less are
his widow, two sons and two daugh
ters, living at Eugene, Oregon, and
a sister in California. .
Mr. Mitchell came to Alaska in
1897, went back to Seattle in 1900,
and returned to Alaska in 1910, and
had resided in the Fourth division
ever since. He was bom in Kansas
in 1858, went to California when a
boy, and later to the State of Oregon,
where he raised bis family.
On the 13th day of July, in the
office of the U. S. Commissioner at
McGrath, Peter Pitkie and Mary Gre
gorie, aged 20 and 17, respectively,
were united in the bonds of holy mat
rimony by Commissioner Vanderpool.
The 13th day of the month had no
fears for them. Good luck to the
young couple.
At McGrath, early in the week, oc
curred the death of the infant son of
Commissioner and Mrs. W. T. Van
derpool. Born on the 8th July, the
new arrival was a welcome visitor at
the Vanderpool home, the pride of
all, in which it made the eleventth
member of the family. Mr. and Mrs.
Vanderpool have the sympathy of
their many friends.
Aler Mengel, World War hero, at
McGrath, on July 22, was presented
with the Croix de Guerre, French
medal of honor, the presentation hav
ing been made by Stanley J. Nichols,
upon authorization and instruction.
Rastus Jackson, thoroughly married
darkey, was one day approached by
a life insurance agent.
“Better leave me write your policy,
Rastus,” suggested the agent.
“No, sah,” declared Rastus,
emphatically; “Ah ain't any too safe
at home at as it is.”
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‘ Why not join the happy throng?
Mr. Andrew E. Anderson and
Mira CXnat Margaret Rieck were
united im marriage at Fairbanks, the
lumsr«ait taking place on July 4.
Miss Rierk, the bride, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Rieck, of Ta
kntna, weft known throughout this
section, in which she was born and in
which moat of her life has T> been
spent, although for the pa&t • couple
of yeanj&hie resided at Healy,'Alaska.
Mr. Anderson is an oldtime* of>i tithe
Fairbanks section, being at ^present
connected with the Healr iCwseki -De
velapnumt Company. Tin Time- ex
tends congratulations.
Ronaitf Morrison, well ’ Known old
timer of the Medfra section; where he
has been located for the past ten
yearr or insure,' was a Monday! arrival
here fonr* Faibanks, coming over with
Pilot Ekt ¥»*unp. Mr. ..Morrison the
fallovhnc dhry rettnrned toT’ AScGrath,
going- down with Pilot A1 Monsen.
CharDe fnialloran left early, in the
week for XsttV-creek.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Frank J. Guskey, of
Takotna, Alaska, have this day been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of John D. Griffin, deceased. All
parties having claims against the
aforesaid estate must present them
to the undersigned, properly signed,
with the vouchers attached, within *
six moriths of the date this no
tice.
Dated-at Takotna, Alaska, this
28th day of May, A. D. ‘1932.
FRANK J. GUSKEY,
Administrator of the afore
said estate.
.Frank J. Guskey j
Notary Public *
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