Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.

Alaskan Will Fly To Dying Mother's Side. Alaskan Will Fly to Dying Mother's Side ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Friday, Dec. 25.—(/P)—Hoping to begin his "death race" today so he can arrive at McMinnville, Or., before his mother dies, Walter Culver, Goodnews Bay mine owner, was prepared to f...

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Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Anchorage
Alaska
McMinnville
Or.
death race
Walter Culver
Goodnews Bay
mine owner
Whitehorse
Y. T.
F. D. Culver
Chet Brown
Juneau
Vancouver
B. C.
Canadian boat
Skagway
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
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spelling ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/90393 2023-05-15T18:19:55+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights. Seattle Daily Times 1936-12-25 Alaskan Will Fly To Dying Mother's Side. 1936-12-25 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90393 English eng nwh-sh-7-13-14-21 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90393 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History. Alaska. Box 7 Anchorage Alaska McMinnville Or. death race Walter Culver Goodnews Bay mine owner Whitehorse Y. T. F. D. Culver Chet Brown Juneau Vancouver B. C. Canadian boat Skagway Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Text Clippings 1936 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:18:12Z Alaskan Will Fly To Dying Mother's Side. Alaskan Will Fly to Dying Mother's Side ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Friday, Dec. 25.—(/P)—Hoping to begin his "death race" today so he can arrive at McMinnville, Or., before his mother dies, Walter Culver, Goodnews Bay mine owner, was prepared to fly today to Whitehorse, Y. T., on the first lap of the trip. Weather halted the takeoff yesterday, and prospects of rain gave Culver little hope of beginning the sorrowful journey today. His mother, Mrs. F. D. Culver, has been given little chance to live. Her son expects to fly with Pilot Chet Brown to Whitehorse and Skagway. where he will board a Canadian boat for Vancouver, B. C, flying the rest of the way to McMinnville, Brown was prominent in the news a few weeks ago when his plane, bound from Anchorage to Juneau with fourteen persons aboard, was lost for two days on a remote bay near Juneau. He made a safe landing, causing no damage to the plane and no injuries to the passengers. Text Skagway Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Anchorage Pacific
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topic Anchorage
Alaska
McMinnville
Or.
death race
Walter Culver
Goodnews Bay
mine owner
Whitehorse
Y. T.
F. D. Culver
Chet Brown
Juneau
Vancouver
B. C.
Canadian boat
Skagway
Northwest
Pacific -- History -- 20th century
spellingShingle Anchorage
Alaska
McMinnville
Or.
death race
Walter Culver
Goodnews Bay
mine owner
Whitehorse
Y. T.
F. D. Culver
Chet Brown
Juneau
Vancouver
B. C.
Canadian boat
Skagway
Northwest
Pacific -- History -- 20th century
Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
topic_facet Anchorage
Alaska
McMinnville
Or.
death race
Walter Culver
Goodnews Bay
mine owner
Whitehorse
Y. T.
F. D. Culver
Chet Brown
Juneau
Vancouver
B. C.
Canadian boat
Skagway
Northwest
Pacific -- History -- 20th century
description Alaskan Will Fly To Dying Mother's Side. Alaskan Will Fly to Dying Mother's Side ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Friday, Dec. 25.—(/P)—Hoping to begin his "death race" today so he can arrive at McMinnville, Or., before his mother dies, Walter Culver, Goodnews Bay mine owner, was prepared to fly today to Whitehorse, Y. T., on the first lap of the trip. Weather halted the takeoff yesterday, and prospects of rain gave Culver little hope of beginning the sorrowful journey today. His mother, Mrs. F. D. Culver, has been given little chance to live. Her son expects to fly with Pilot Chet Brown to Whitehorse and Skagway. where he will board a Canadian boat for Vancouver, B. C, flying the rest of the way to McMinnville, Brown was prominent in the news a few weeks ago when his plane, bound from Anchorage to Juneau with fourteen persons aboard, was lost for two days on a remote bay near Juneau. He made a safe landing, causing no damage to the plane and no injuries to the passengers.
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title Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
title_short Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
title_full Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
title_fullStr Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
title_full_unstemmed Northwest History. Alaska. Mercy Flights.
title_sort northwest history. alaska. mercy flights.
publishDate 1936
url http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90393
geographic Anchorage
Pacific
geographic_facet Anchorage
Pacific
genre Skagway
Alaska
genre_facet Skagway
Alaska
op_source Northwest History. Alaska. Box 7
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