Northwest History. Aviation 8. Celebrations, United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1936
• Subjects: Eskimos; holiday; Nome; Alaska; kayak and ommiak races; wrestling events; temerature; residents; picnic; Cape Siberia; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Aviation; Kayak; Pacific; eskimo*; Siberia
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86344

Eskimos Stage Holiday Meet. ESKIMOS STAGE HOLIDAY MEET NOME, Alaska, July 4. (/P)— Eskimos, dominating Nome's Fourth of July celebration, today held kayak and oomiak (skin boat) races, wrestling events and a contest to see how high they could kick with both feet. hand for the observance. The temperature remained in the 80's today, after setting an all-time high mark of 8-3.8 degrees yesterday. Residents, rather than picnic on nearby lakes and rivers, stayed in town for a baseball game and other events. A few residents spent $30 each to take a non-stop flight over Cape Siberia and return.