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Doing Our Part
The growth, prosperity and advance
ment of any community, village or city, de
pends largely upon the enterprise and co
operation of its citizens.
This bank realizes its duty in this re
spect and its resources and experience are
available at all times for the promotion and
welfare of legitimate enterprises.
Resourses $400,000.00
Bank of Seward
SEWARD, ALASKA
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Big Fairbanks Company
To Purchase Airplane,
for Interior Service
Among the Interiorites who passed
thru Seward a few days ago en route
to the States, was G. Raitjens, engi
neer, with the Fairbanks Exploration
Company. Raitjens got away to a
late start for he must be in Boston
by January 4, to turn in his report
that day to the meeting of the com
the Fairbanks News-Miner is now a
company’s board.
While in the East it is stated, Mr.
Raitjens will probably purchase an
airplane for tire company which will
be used in the Interior service, es
pecially in making flights to Nome
where the company is also heavily
interested. It is believed that upon
his return, he will bring back an
aviator with him.
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Congressman Hoch of Kansas de
clares that many rural mail carriers
have soift snaps, working only three
or four hours a day, while the far
mers they serve must work from
dawn to dusk.
Chas. O’Neill of Macon, Go., was
arrested for having a faucet in his
store which wras attached to a 120
gallon liquor tank, buried in the
ground.
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LAST FOUR YEARS
SHOWS PROGRESS
IN IMPROVEMENTS
BATTLESHIPS OF U. S. IN FINE
SHAPE ALWAYS; IN LITTLE
NEED OF REPAIRS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29. (JP)
—The engineering condition of the
‘battleships of the United States fleet
has reached such a “satisfactpry
stage,” says the annual report of the
Navy Bureau of Engineering that
latest reports “indicated but one
ship of the Battle Fleet needed more
than five days to prepare to prepare
for extended service.”
The report, covering the fiscal year
of 1925, is the last to be submitted
by Read Admiral J. K. Robison, as
chief of the bureau, at the end of a
four years’ term.
Steady progress made during the
four-year period as well as to the
twelve months ending last June 30
was mentioned, the report declaring,
“the past year had seen the accom
plishment of many improvements,
which have progressed throughout
the last four years in pursuance of
a set policy.”
Many technical matters are dis
cussed, including radio and sound
problems, concerning which the re
port said:
“The Navy is. taking an advanced
position in the application of high
radio frequencies to the naval com
munication problem, and in this re
search it is being aided extensively
by radio scientists and radio ama
teurs of the United States, as well
as by scientists and amateurs in for
eign countries.
“The problem of radio and under
water sound communication is an
increasingly important factor in the
bureau’s efforts to maintain and im
prove the fleet’s equipment. The
necessity for efficient radio and sound
communication in strategy, tactics,
fire control, navigation, and adminis
tration of the fleet is thoroughly ap
preciated by the Bureau. The in
creasing use of aircraft in the fleet
has demonstrated that radio com
munication is a most important fac
tor with this modern weapon of na
val warfare.
“The bureau’s effort have been con
centrated on the development of
suitable equipment, with the view of
installing in the fleet appartus capa
ble of meeting the modern require
ments. The bureau has consistent
ly cooperated with the service afloat
in solving the ever-increasing prob
lems of fleet communications. These
problems have resulted in changes
of design of instruments, and the
new developments have been given
a test in service on fleet units, and
nw and better quipment has continu
ally resulted.”
Young Englishman Arrives
for Office Job, Fairbanks
Fresh from the old country, L. J.
Brittain, of London, England, passed
thru Seward a short time ago, headed
for Fairbanks where he will enter
the service of the Tanana Valley
Gold Dredging Company. He is anx
ious to learn the practical end of
mine engineering and secured the
position with the company thru G.
Lionel Whitworth, English financier
now in the district.
Accompanying the young English
man was F. E. .Stone, well known
foirmer Alaska Railroad man, who
for a number of years, was stationed
at Curry. Stone left Seward but a
few months ago for the States and
while in Seattle secured a position
with Mr. Whitworth. Both men will
be member's of the office staff of the
dredging company.
Russian divers have found the
wreck of the English ship, Black
Prince, sunk 59 years ago with eight
millions of treasure.
Fake revenue agents have collect
ed large sums from residents of San
Francisco under the home-made wine
clause of the prohibition act.
T. C. Luther of Mechanicsville, N.
Y., celebrated his 63rd birthday by
commencing to plant ten million
trees.
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TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND
PATRONS
We express our sincere thanks and
hearty appreciation, for the splendid
support given us during the year about
to pass
We hope you enjoyed a Merry Xmas
and wish that the NEW YEAR bring
forth abundance
OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY
TO ALL
Brown
Corporation
“QUALITY FIRST”
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The recent heavy snowfall in Sew
ard caused the antennae of J. P. Han
non’s radio set to break and fall to
the ground where in a few days it
was buried deep out of sight, with the
exception of a small portion of the
wires draped over a few trees. The
set worked just as well and perhaps
better, Mr. Hannon said yesterday,
tor programs were tuned in from all
over the United States, apparently
from a wider radius than he had pre
viously received. The consequence
was that the incident gave birth to
the germ of an idea in Mr. Hannon’s
fertile brain and since then he has
been deep in the intricacies of a pos
sible improvement on his home-made
3et.
A rusty safe belonging to W. M.
Ward, a bachelor recluse who died in
Newark, N. J., was found to con
tain nearly $100,000.
Ford Car Undergoes Severe
Outdoor Test At Mile Five
The warm rains of the past week
washed away the snow at Mile 5 suf
ficiently so that Wim. Manthey finally
was able to drive his Ford auto back
into town. Three weeks ago, at the
time of the big snow fall, Manthey
was blocked at that point from pro
ceeding, being forced to abandon the %
car until Sunday. The car seemed
to be none the worse off for its long
stay outdoors with the winter ele
ments for as Manthey stated, “at
the first twist of her tail, she turned
over.’
Leo Stevens, New York ice de
livery man, must go to prison for
supplying private customers with ice
and pocketing the money.
I Wishing all our friends i;
and costomers a
Happy and Prosperous
New Year
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