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will visit q while with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Appenzeller.

will visit a while with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Appenzeller.
The study club met with Mrs.
Combelic on Wednesday of last
week. They are reading "Years of
Grace" by Margaret Aver Barnes.
Mrs. Jess White and son return
ed Wednesday from a weeks va
cation with her parents at Mos
cow.
Mrs. B. P. Poore left Saturday
for her home in Yakima.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hull left
Friday to make their home in
Yakima. 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette Boies
and family have moved into the
home vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hull.
Miss Jessie Sonderman arrived
Sunday to spend her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Sonderman.
Miss Sally Frazier arrived Sat
urday evening from Seattle to
spend her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Frazier.
She is with the Northwestern In
surance Co.
Word has been received from
Louise and Olive Simsen of their
arrival at Honolulu after a most
delightful trip across the Pacific.
They are. members of a university
party composed mostly of teach
ers and accompanied by Dean
Landes Of the u of w. Besides
the deck sports and all other forms
Of entertainment, Dean Landes has.
a lecture hour each day on diff
ferent parts and conditions Of is
lands. 1t is interesting to note that
he occasionally refers to Kenne-
wick and Yakima valley sometimes
comparing the difference existing
between Kennewick and Seattle
climate and moisture to difference
in the different parts of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
We've been reading Booth Tark-
ington's new story "High Sum-
mer", but felt the first of the
week we were experiencing "high
summer" in an entirely different
sense of the word, when the Their
momter climbed to 104 on Monday,
after registering 100 on Sunday,
SO Saturday and 80 on Friday.
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they presented the little "skit"
called cdr. Apple Smasher" which
caused much merriment.

they presented the little "skit'
called CDR. Apple Smasher" which
caused much merriment.
Mrs. A. r. Mechanism and child
rem and Mrs. Harley Neal and
baby returned last week from a
visit to Lewiston and Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Patterson
and children of Sunnyside spent
Sunday with Mrs. Patterson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Kelso.
Pauline Kelso spent the week
end in Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Watson
of Berkeley, California left fol
their home Wednesday after a
ten-day visit at the Grin Smith
home. Mrs. Watson is daughter
of Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Smith, Mrs
Elsie Taylor and their guest, III
G. Koen spent the weekend in
Spokane.
! Lester, AKRON and Eunice For
aker, Allan Moller, Billy Hem
bree, Harold Zinzer and Miss Her
len thurman took in the sights in
and around Walla Walla on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Smith and
their guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson,
spent Friday at the Robert Han
son home in Richland.
The Tongue and Thinble club
met at the home of Mrs. M. G.
Clark on Tuesday with IL mem
bers present and one guest. Mrs.
Frank Rouse of Richland was
present. 1t is a problem which did
the more effective work, the tom
que or the thimble.
H. G.. Koen of Los Angeles, and
old-time friend of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Smith is a guest at their
home this week.
Larry Jones, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. K. Jones, is enjoying a
week at the beach in Oregon.
P. A. Combelic left Tuesday on
a business trip to Portland.
Mr.. Fred Gest and daughter,
Leona and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gest of Seattle came over Sum
day and staid till Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hanson and
two children arrived Sunday eve
ming from Seattle for a visit at
the A. Appenzeller home. They
were enroute to their home in Los
Angeles. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Richard Shaughnessy, who
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ity should adopt this motto. Do not
miss these services.
The Hover League service will
be held at seven next Sunday. All
members should be present.
The minister breaches at Hover
next Sunday evening at eight. The
windows are screened. The church
is as cool as it is anywhere in this
section.
The Sunday evening services at
Finley will be held in the parson-
age or some other nearby home
until the mosquito season is over.
Bible study and prayer at the
Hover church each Tuesday eve
ming at eight. The interesting book
of James is being studied at pres
ent. Attend and bring your friends.
The Finley people gave the min
lister and his wife a royal welcome
last Friday evening not only in
words but in deeds as we'll as
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HANFORD
Father and Son Lose
Fingers in Hay Cutter

Last Friday as Clifford Whit
wer was feeding the hay cutting
machine, he cut the top off his
left thumb. The nail had to be
taken off. The following Friday
his father, L. L. Whitwer, cut off
the top of his first two fingers Of
his left hand in the same manner.
He was taken to the Pasco hospi-
tai and the fingers had to be am
putated at the first joint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Davis and her
daughters drove to Walla Walla
Friday and spent the weekend
with Fay's parents.
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Nazarene Church

o. A. Crofford, pastor
Where is the Lord God of Eli
jah ?" will be the theme of the
morning sermon. Be sure to some
and find out if He is among your
acquaintance.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Children's choir, friendly atmos-
phere. The community Sunday
schools are its greatest asset and
deserve your support.
Young peoples meeting Z pm.
If you enjoy a discussion of prac-
teal themes, attend this meeting.
Evening sermon 8 pm. will be
evangelistic. Special singing.
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II & s.
Mr.. and Mrs. lie Roy Moores
moved Monday from the Lee
Lampson place to the Garden
Tracts. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ongham
moved into the home vacated by
Mrs. Moores. Mr.. Ingham is bro.
ther of Mrs. Coult.
Those attending the picnic on
Sunday given by the Highlands
Woman's club, their families and
those interested in the club work
are requested to bring their own
dishes, cups and silver with their
lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. FL. Meyer and
daughter, Mrs. Jewel Slaybaugh,
returned Tuesday evening from a
trip to Palouse, Lewiston and
Charleston. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Higley stayed at the home during
their absence.
M. G. Helm and family and j..
P. Carrick drove to Lind Sunday.
Lucy Allen Helm, who has visit
ed there, returned with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Knight and
sons drove to .Connell on Sunday,
taking with them Mrs. Knights
brother, Audey Perkins, who stay
ed there for some time.
Tony Mayer and wife of Yaki-
ma visited at the home of his
uncle, Henry Liebel, last Tuesday.
Allan Moller, who has been at
the N. L. Foraker ranch for sew
eral weeks, left for his home in
Hoquiam on Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Hodson, her son and
her mother, Mrs. Hyete of Wes-
ton, Oregon, were guests at the
B. v. Bishop home Sunday. Mrs.
Archie Bishop and baby returned
with them for visit.
The members of the 4-H Busy
Bee sewing club enjoyed a picnic
at the club house Wednesday aft
ernoon, entertaining their parents
and members of the garden club
for the picnic supper. Afterwards
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Editorial

8IulIOil0A
Post and Gatty have
nothing on Paul Bun
yam, the first logger.
Airplanes were too
slow for Paul in a
trip from Europe so
he embarked in his
canoe. He sure ram
bled and the sea was
covered with dead fish
that broke their backs
trying to watch him
coming and going. As
he showed off from
France, Paul sent a
wireless but he passed
the statue of Liberty
three length ahead OF
the message.
M. N. Hudnall, editor,
Tail
And now you tell one,
Tall
We want to tell you
T. G. Browne has com
pleted some remodel
ing work on the III. w
Withers home on the
S. Highlands. Some o.
the incest farm homes
in the valley are or
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Methodist Church

]. Fletcher Long, Pastor
A cordial invitation is extended
to all who are not obligated at
one of the other churches to wor-
ship with us at any or all services
of the church.
10 am. Sunday school. Depart
mentalized. There's place in a
class suited for you.
II am. Morning worship. Sub
ject: Bargains, OF Cheap ways of
Serving God"
pm. Epworth Leagues: Jun
Tor, intermediate and Senior.
8 pm. Evening service. Subject:
"The Sacredness of Human Life
Midweek meeting at 7:30 pm.
Thursday.
First Eng. Lutheran Church
Paul FOSSIL, Pastor
Services HOO; subject: "a Plea
for Mercy"
Finley Hover Methodist Church
j. A. Afford, Minister
Sunday school at each church
at ten.
The motto for the Finley Hover
charge is Phil. 2:5 and the morn
ing sermons at Finley on July &c
and at Hover on August 2 will be
based on this text. Every commun-
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FOR SALE-Terrier pups. Mrs.
c. E. Hitler, phone 1921. lip
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that you may be for
getting about yorr
home:
Painting
New Cupboards
Repairing
Insulation
Winter Wool
and coal
New Buildings.
Our architects are ey-
perts in their line and
are ready and anxious
to help you.
tai
A better chicken house
will add from 20 to 40
eggs per year to each
chicken in your flock.
This is worth while
and prices of eggs
are bound to go up.
tai
Edgar Gilbert, who
will be a new teacher
in the high school
building this year, is
charging the residence
on his place on Mob
Hill. Frank Lyons is
doing the carpenter
work.
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the Highlands and
when the new develop
Iment work is complet-
led there will be more
tai
Boss: "Say, where are
you two lazy porters
going? Why don't yor
tget to work 2"
jackson: "We're work
ing, Boss-we're car
trying dis here desk
upstairs"
Boss: 81 don't see any
desk!"
jackson: "Weli for dc
llan's sake, Zeke, if we
lain't gone and forgot
|de desk"
Tail
Here are a few things
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large quantity of fruit, vegetables
and other HOUSEHOLD necessities were
left as a donation.
The parsonage phone is still
Kennewick ike. Use it when Won
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know of newcomers or sick Deo,,.
the minister should know 49,
The minister and his wife ara 49,.
to serve and they will approc,s.'
phone calls.
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st. J0seph's
During the impression commune
ion services of last Sunday the
following children received their
First Solemn Communion: Ray
Rerreanleau, Adolph Supple, Alice
Arrestouilk, Mary Ellen Muraw-
ski, Marie Pardini, Madeline Sc
dar, Rose An nSedar, Mari Trae-
ger.
The children were beautifully at
tired for this festival of their lives
and thruout the services the little
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HIGHLANDS
Start Oiling Work
On Cemetery Road

The equipment was brought in
Tuesday and on Wednesday morn
ing we were all grateful to see
the work begin on oiling the road
to the cemetery.
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CHU RCH ES
ST Panl,s EnisconaI

st. Paul's Episcopal
The services at st. Paul's Epis-
copal church are discontinued un-
til Sunday, Sept. z.
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SEVEN MEN BURN ID DEATH IN 0|l
 WELL INFERNO
TEXAS RANGERS INVESTIGATE ING ALLEGED RED"
 ACTIVITIES

GLADEWATER, Tex, April 29.
 P --- Men and equipment were rushed to the Sinclair No. l Cole well, four miles southeast of here, in an effort to subdue the roaring caldron which burned seven men to death last night and two others pulled from the inferno, are near death in a local hospital; it is possible others died but operators are hopeful all are accounted for. The dead are Bob Murdock of Orland, Okla; Bill Haroun of Can- adian, Okla; George Albright of
 Carthage City. Penn; Roy Blen- kenship of Tulsa. Okla.; Bill Mo-
 Casland, Senior and Junior, both of Winona, Okla; Virgil Woltz of
 Hunter, Okla.
 John Keys and Frank Fiouck are in a dying condition.
 The geyser leaped unabated and gathered momentum through the night. The heat was intensified as thousands CT barrels of crude oil were Tapped by the flames. The we'll was brought in Sunday
 running wild for 30 hours. Other wells are not endangered unless gales blow the flames into the forest. It will be several days before nitroglycerine can be placed to blow out the fire.
 Sinclair officials said Texas rangers are Investigating the all legged communist plot to blow up oil field properties and are ex- pected to inquire into the fire causing the deaths.
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OLDTIMER MACDONALD

Back to his first love, Alaska, there arrived in Seward yesterday W. w. Macdonald, an oldtimer from the vintage of 1897-the Dawson days-and Peters Creek. It has been many years since Mr. Macdonald has been in Seward, about 10, but he found many old friends here who have been stick ing right with the country Mac Donald is enroute to the Peters Creek district where he will re- main for a time. Since going to the States, in 1914, he has fol- lowed mining steadily and at present has likely looking ground in Oregon.
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.bETHELHEM ENGINEER
 AT FRISCO ID BID QN
 CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. (R David s. Genden Jr., construc- ton engineer for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, arrived in San Francisco on the Panama Pacific liner Virginia to bid on the Gold en Gate bridge G. Bent, vice. president of the company, III charge of construction, was also passenger on the Virginia but left the liner at Los Angeles for tour of the south before coming north.
 The two experts are prepared to present estimates for the con- struction of the entire brdge in cluding foundations, towers, etc, or separate bids for structural steel work and wire work.
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COACH ABLAzE AS
 TRAIN SPED ON;
WORST EGYPTIAN RAILROAD DISASTER IN HISTORY
 OF COUNTRY

CAIRO, Egypt, April 30. R-At least 61 persons, including 10 children, were killed and Al others injured when the Cairo-Alexandria Express caught fire.
 One foreigner, a French women, is known to be among the dead. Many of the injured are not ex- pected to live. Most of the dead, particularly the children, are un- recognizable.
 The disaster is described as the worst in Egyptian railroad history. The fire originated in a. hotbox and spread to one of the three crowded tllird-class coaches.
 Unaware, the engineer sped un- til Jagged by signalman. Many deaths were caused by passengers jumping from windows.
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TENNIS STAR WILL
 NOT ENTER MOVIES
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. (P

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. (P = Helen Wills Moody returned from the Oyai Ajai. Valley tenns tournament and definitely set at rest, for the present time, that she was going to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Jones and make a series of tennis pictures.
 T have had many offers dur ng the last two years and spent a day in the Universal Studios when the Ojai games were called off on account of rain, but I have not accepted any offers,' '' Mrs Moody said.
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TESS REFUSES ID
 APOLOGIZE, STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30. (R-Senator Tess, chairman of the Republican National Commit tee, in telegram sent Shouse, chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Executive Committe, refused to apologize for statement charging that the latter had re- jected religion into his recent speech in San Francisco, which has been the subjct of heated political controversy for the last week.
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FEW CHANGES IN
 APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY HOUSE
FRICTION AND PERSONALITIES SEEN IN CONDUCT TER
 RITORIAL OFFICES

JUNEAU, April 30. Especial to The Gateway)-The House passed the general appropriations meas ure and taxation bill at the night session and forwarded both to the Senate which was not ex- pected to take it up for serious consideration before this morning
 Few changes were made in ap- propriations from tn way in which 1t was introduced and less than s10,000 was added to the total.
 The effort to increase pensions to $285, 5,000 failed without a rec ord vote and the amendment to boost the road item to $380,000 was lost on a tie vote.
 A raise of about 25 per cent in the mining schedule, as reported by the committee, was made in an amendment from the floor, all on the lower brackets.
 The House raised the school poll tax to $7.50 and exempted In- dianS and ESkimos.
 The House passed the measure appropriating $0,0O0 for clearing salmon streams and destruction of predatory enemies.
 The Senate in the night session passed the Agricultural College appropriation without an amend ment carrying S159,42O and passed the House bill appropriating S25,- 600 in a lump sum for school house construction reduced the salmon stream clearing appro- priation to S25,OOO and passed several memorials and minor bills and was ready to take up apprO- priations and taxation bills early today.
 The joint legislative committee reported with eight new measures IG ICCOIll1l1t1lCO lOl lilllllCOldUC Ddo- sage to clarify the situation and smooth out differences between government agencies and promote efficiency in government. They declared the entire system was built up in a haphazard way and at no time has there been any effort at correlation and there are many instances that the busi- ness of the Territory cannot be carried on in an efficient manner if the several officers observe the strict letter of the law"
 They admit the existence of considerable friction which they declared lis directly traceable to the personality of the several of- ficials and their attitude toward problems that confront them" adding there appears to be little effort to compromise thm.
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FRANK BAILEY DIES

HELENA. Mont, April 30. tP- Frank Bailey, 65, widely known engineer, died last night here from complications following an attack of influenza. Bailey served
 as bridge construction engineer on the Alaskan Railway Commis-
 sion and on other important posts. A widow and brother survive him.
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RAIL HEAD RECOVERING

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, (P- Paul Shoup, president of the South ern Pacific, who was taken from an eastbound train and placed in Chicago hospital early this week suffering from an attack of flu, was reported as virtually recov- ering.
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ALWAYS A FIRST TIME

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30. H-The Nations capitol was turned into city of gold braid, high hats and formal calls, as the King and Queen of Siam, the first absolute monarch to cross the threshhold of the White House, called on the Hoover's for a formal visit.
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EVANS NORTHBOUND

SEATTLE, April 30. (N The Admiral Evans, of the P. s. s. Co.,, sailed at 10 a. m. Wednesday and carried 184 passengers, 12 for Sew ard, as follows: Mrs. w. w. Clarke, w. c. Barnes and 10 steerage.
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The mixed train which arrived in Seward this morning at 5:30, left Anchorage yesterday after noon shortly after 2 o'clock. A heavy load was brought over in- cluding a large coal tonnage. No slides were encountered.
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The. Man of Mystery" a guest at the Gilliland Hotel, is a trans medium, going into a dead state' of trance during which period he claims to be able to tell ones future Those who have made appointments appear to be sat- iSfied.
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THE STOCK MARKET

Alaska Juneau 121s; Am Can 1111s; Bancorporation 20l4; Cities 14; Cons. Gas 90; Zellerbach SIS; Durant l7s; Motors 377s; Goldman 2; Int. Tel. 24A: Kennecott 25ls; Lehigh As; Radio 1412; Richfield 1a; Standard Oil of N. J. 3634 ; Carbide AS; Union Cal. Is; U. s Steel 115A.
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Arrivals from Anchorage bring word the cannery men are be- ginning to prepare for the com ing season and are employing a few people,
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LOW HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, April 30. tP-Four- teen vessels arrived with 239,O00 pounds of halibut which sold for 10c and Sc. At Prince Rupert 100000 pounds, chiefly American, arrived, selling for Sc and 5.
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Eght families are left at La touche and the majority of these, it is thought, will be leaving at the close of school for Seward and the South. Four men are still on the company payroll.
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Mrs. Fohan- Hansen, of the AL aska College, who last year gave series of local demonstrations in the domestic arts, will arrive in the city tomorrow from Anchor age.
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Snow conditions around Moraine are said to be bad, according to local arrivals today on the Mid night Express.
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COAST

An unverified report circulated about town yesterday to the ef- feet that the Cinema Slough at Fairbanks went out Wednesday morning.
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IS WELL MAN AGAIN

WASHINGTON, April 30, FJ- Herbert Hoover, Jr., who has been recuperating from an illness, at Ashville, N. C., for six months, will come to Washington about May l. Present plans call for his departure for California about June l.
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It is about time for tennis play eds to band together and repair the local court and have some games.
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Rev. Macpherson of Anchorage was among the early arrivals this morning (5:3O on the mixed train.
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w. G. Knox, of the Alaska Col lege, arrived in Seward today en- route South. MT. Knox is telling the boys all about the functions of the All Club. an organization for promoting agricultural science.
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BASEBALL SCORES
NATIONAL

Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis '. Chicago 3, Cincinnati l.
 AMERICAN New York 5, Washington g. Detroit 0, Chicago B. St. Louis 0, Cleveland g; Wesley Terrell pitched a no-hit, no-run game for Cleveland and drove out a homer with one on base in the fourth inning.
 COAST Missions 1, Portland A. Sacramento g, Los Angeles 10. Hollywood g, Seattle 4. Oakland 1, San Francisco o.
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Superintendent Henry Frost, of the Bureau of Public Roads, and his crew, has struck his seasons stride working over the Seward Lake Kenai highway. As far as the snow permits, the chuckholes are being filled up and grading made.
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MT. and Mrs. Mclaughlin, resi- dents of Anchorage for some years past, were among today's arrivals enroute to COrdova.
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Business can't be so bad over Anchorage way. Two new grocery stores recently opened up.
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The marine bulletin has the SS Yukon posted as due to arrive in Seward at midnight, tonight.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-30

Rev. E. E. Reisner returned yes- terday from Latouche where he held services.
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Vessels in port today included the B. F. M., Bavaria, Roy and the Bill.