Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
Mercy Flight To Be Nonstop. MERCY FLIGHT TO BE NONSTOP By Associated Press. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 24.-Another chapter in the northland's famed series of "mercy flights" was begun here today when Pilot Joseph Sheldon took off with a physician, three trained nurses and serum for the nort...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/90391 2023-05-15T15:43:32+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights. Spokesman Review 1936-07-24 Mercy Flight To Be Nonstop. 1936-07-24 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90391 English eng nwh-sh-7-13-14-19 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90391 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History. Alaska. Box 7 Mercy flight nonstop Juneau Alaska Joseph Sheldon physician Bristol Bay typhoid fever Bering sea the north Pacific John W. Troy Benjamin L. Grimes Mae Riebette Thelma Shiriver M. Oygard serum Dillingham Snag Point Nushagak Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Text Clippings 1936 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:18:12Z Mercy Flight To Be Nonstop. MERCY FLIGHT TO BE NONSTOP By Associated Press. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 24.-Another chapter in the northland's famed series of "mercy flights" was begun here today when Pilot Joseph Sheldon took off with a physician, three trained nurses and serum for the northern shores of Bristol bay, where a serious outbreak of typhoid fever, described as of near-epidemic proportions, was raging. The route of the seaplane was 725 miles across the north Pacific and out over portions of the Bering sea. The epidemic reports were made to Governor John W. Troy's office via tion between the Bristol bay sector Sheldon apparently was intent on making a nonstop flight. In the plane were Territorial Sanitary Engineer Dr. Benjamin L. Grimes and Trained Nurses Mae Riebette, Thelma Shiriver and M. Oygard. Dr. Grimes carried the serum and other equipment. Sheldon's destination point was not known, but reports to the governor's office said the epidemic was raging at Dillingham, Snag Point, Nushagak and other outposts. Text Bering Sea Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Bering Sea Pacific Snag ENVELOPE(-140.371,-140.371,62.399,62.399) Snag Point ENVELOPE(-129.701,-129.701,54.198,54.198) |
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Mercy Flight To Be Nonstop. MERCY FLIGHT TO BE NONSTOP By Associated Press. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 24.-Another chapter in the northland's famed series of "mercy flights" was begun here today when Pilot Joseph Sheldon took off with a physician, three trained nurses and serum for the northern shores of Bristol bay, where a serious outbreak of typhoid fever, described as of near-epidemic proportions, was raging. The route of the seaplane was 725 miles across the north Pacific and out over portions of the Bering sea. The epidemic reports were made to Governor John W. Troy's office via tion between the Bristol bay sector Sheldon apparently was intent on making a nonstop flight. In the plane were Territorial Sanitary Engineer Dr. Benjamin L. Grimes and Trained Nurses Mae Riebette, Thelma Shiriver and M. Oygard. Dr. Grimes carried the serum and other equipment. Sheldon's destination point was not known, but reports to the governor's office said the epidemic was raging at Dillingham, Snag Point, Nushagak and other outposts. |
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