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Bethel Pictures Will Cost Only One Fish BETHEL PICTURES WILL COST ONLY ONE FISH Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 13.—(AP)—An Eskimo boy paraded the mile-long two-plank sidewalk of Bethel's "Main street" today, ringing a cowbell and turning himself proudly so all could read the legend emblazoned o...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Alaska
Theatres and Actors
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
Pacific
eskimo*
Kuskokwim
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101989
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Summary:Bethel Pictures Will Cost Only One Fish BETHEL PICTURES WILL COST ONLY ONE FISH Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 13.—(AP)—An Eskimo boy paraded the mile-long two-plank sidewalk of Bethel's "Main street" today, ringing a cowbell and turning himself proudly so all could read the legend emblazoned on his sandwich-board. It stated: MOTION PICTURES TODAY ADMISSION ONE FISH And Bethel's 20 whites and 200 Eskimos knew civilization had reached the Kuskokwim river country. The Northern Commercial company trading post manager arranged it last August, when the last boat of the season brought talking pictures sufficient to last until navigation reopens next June on a twice-a-week basis—with re-runs of the most popular plays.

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