RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED .
GIGANTIC HAIL PROJECT
-- —0AT ATINSK, Dec., 26, (/P)—
The Kazak Autonomous Republic,
covering an area nearly half as big
a.s the United states, will soon be
traversed from south to north by a
■HiO-mi’e railway, which will repia e
Lhe camel, the only means of trans
portation in this vast territory at
present.
...
There is no country in the world
where the struggle for oil between
the United States and Britain has
been sc acute as in Mexico. That
Mexico has been for many years in
a state of perpetual unrest is be
cause of the fight for oil conces
sions
Cleanliness ana the best ot meats
sur motto. Frye-Bruhn.
Candied Cherries and Pineapple.
SCHAI lERER’S ALASKA SHOP.
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Basketball
Saturday night, Dec. 29
ALASKA COLLEGE
vs
SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL
Preliminary
| Third team (boys) vs Grade girls
Tuesday night, Jan. 1
ALASKA COLLEGE
vs
CITY
Preliminary
H. S. vs Grade Girls
Wednesday night, Jan. 2
ALASKA COLLEGE
vs
S. H. S. or CITY
Preliminary
JJesse Lee vs Boys’ Second team
IGood preliminaries each night
Games start at 8: o’clock
[|single games—Adults 75c; Kids 25
(Season ticket—Three nights; $1.50
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MEXICO AGAINST U. S,
MEXICO CITY, Dec., 26, (#*)—
Augustino Sandino, the Nicaraguan
ebel chief, is conducting an intense
propaganda campaign in Mexico.
Messages alleged to bear his signa
ure, describing his activities and
flaying the Latin American nations
or not coming to his aid, form an
mportant part of this campaign.
They are delivered to the press by
he rebel leader’s agent here and
often find their way into print.
MEXICAN IM III ILL
HD WITH GENERALS
MEXICO CITY. Dec., 26, OP)—1 The
Mexican army has 389 generals,
government, figun« just publishe
snow Of • i-sr? n rce than TOO are
in active service. In addition to
8,^15 other officers there are 64,079
soldiers in various branches oi the j
service The army has 34,442 horses.
RUSSIA SENDS SUPPLIES
i lilNGELE COLONISTS
| i
—
; ODESSA. Dec. 26, (#>)—'The pow
erful icebreaker Lititke has betn
ordered to proceed via the Sues
Cana! and Singapore to Vladivoslo! |
and northward with a supply of!
food, ciothing and medicine for the!
Russian and Eskimo colony on
Wrangle Island. The inhabitants
have bceii cut off from the world
since 1926 and art.- f icing starvu
ticn. It is cxptc::«-i n: t the ship
will reach Vlad.vcstoa rn 40 or 4
days.
Did you sav poultry? We got ’em! i
Geese, Turkeys, Capons, Ducks
and Geese are now on display at
| Carstens Meat Market.
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1929 to the Rescue!
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THE PAST YEAR MAY HAVE BROUGHT ITS SHARE OF HARD
LUCK AND WOE; BUT HERE’S YOUNG 1929, EAGER TO START
THING ANEW AND GIVE YOU A LIFT ON THE ROAD TO HAPP
INESS WE WISH GODSPEED TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. JHfl
Seward Trading Co., Inc.
Agents for Dupont Powder and Homelite Generators
SOVIET 1 PIONEERS
set on. Tims
TASHKENT, Turkestan, Dec., 23,
&)—5nvie* flying authorities have
rtecc-.a^ed with golej badges five
pilots for their sur «csful * irk < r.
Central Asian air routes. Each o!
the fliers has flown 200,000 miles
without accidents.
Gold is the most elusive of metals
als an dman never gets the last
oarticle with all his science. Years
ago the Harvard laboratories prov
ed that sea water contains 56 cents
in gold per cubic year but to date
it is “unrecoverable” gold.
BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS
AND RECORDS. Schallerer’s Alas
ka Shop.
TOYS ALL THIS WEEK
ONE FOURTH OFF
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Finger Waving, Water Waving, Marcelling,
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Phone for appointments, Mad. 113
WE INVITE YOUR PATRONAGE
BETTY JANE BEAUTY SHOPPE
Next to Sew. Leather Wks.
Lucille Wilson
MEATS
FOR THE CHRISTMAS TABLE
TRY our Baby Beef—Baby Beef is our specialty and we
urge you to give it a trial-once given a trial you will like
it. We also handle other fresh and appetizing meats and
fowls.
FRY BRUHN & COMPANY
TELEPHONE MAIN 94 —x— WE DELIVER
COLORED SHEETS AND PILL OVA
"ASES IN PINK, BUTE, NAVA,
)rchid. All the rage Outside. Ui
acli & Valade.
Don’t overlook hearing
the new “Okeh” records at
Sylvia’s. You’ll be surprised.