The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 1, 1932, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPPRE FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932. P— It’s a Grand and Glorious Feeling when you can [Celebrate the Fourth of July in Smart (]olhl‘~ Costing So Little LADIES’ COATS Special Price $9.95 and $1 3.95 Ladies’ Dresses . 11 0 aces, Georgettes, Voiles $3. 75 up \“l LLINERY--Your Choice, CHILDREN’S COAT Clearzmccj PI‘IL(. $3.95 CHII DREN’'S DRESSES rucd from 75¢c up LADILS SKIRTS .md BLOU SLS Special $_.50 Silk Raincoats, Handbags Hosiery, Sczlrfs, ()xfords and Pumps at prices that will please. =% Men’s Suits and Topcoats Grey, brown and tan mixn‘(’s. Snappy models for the young man as well as the more conservative styles. New low price $25.00, $27.50. $30.00, $35.00 BOYS® WOOLWEAR SUITS with 2 Pair Pants Blue and Fancy—These Suits have no equal at $13.50 and $15.00 MEN’S HATS, $3.50 and $5.00 Many bargains in SHOES, SHIR s Dy SOX, PAJAMAS, CAPS and HATS at new low prices to complete your ontfit. Headquarters for Flags and Bunting B. M. BEHRENDS Co., Inc. Juneau’s Leading Department Store CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY 65° on the 19th and the lowest was 40° on the 7th. Previous ex- teemes were 87° and 81°, respect- ively. JUNE THIS YEAR WAS JUNEAU'S COLDEST JUNE Last Month Unusually Wet| Amount of Precipitation The total precipitation was 10.59 inches, or 683 inches above the average, and was the second wet- test June of record, for amount, and the wettest of record for num- ber of rainy days. Measureable | rainfall was recorded on 25 days, or ek “ L 3 more than in any previous June. —Precipitation Being | The wettest June of recora was '0 59 [ Ch |that of 1904 with a total of 1150 2 nches |incthes and the driest was that of {1913 with a total of 0.72 inch. The | “June was considerably colder than | greatest amount in any 24-hour previous June of record and, period was 193 inches on the 9th- | one exception was the wettest | 1gth, d. Sunshine was less than| Mean Relative Humidity the average amount. Last| The mean relative humidity was was colder and wetter than g1 per cent at 4 am. 79 per cent | the average September, said R. C. at noon, and 73 per cent at 4 pm. 12 ‘Meteorologist. | The prevailing wind direction was | ‘The mean temperature was 494°, from the south and the average| 48° below the average. The nourly velocity 6.9 miles. The max- | d June previous to this Was jmum velocity was 23 miles per| of 1904 with a mean of 506 hours from the south on the 20th. the warmest was that of 1913| There were no clear days, two a mean Of 58.0°. The highest partly cloudy days and 28 cloudy | e during the month Wds days. There were 966 hours of of 1 - of W sunshine ,ar 18 per cent of the possible amount. The previous av- erage for this month was 41 per | cent. Light fog eccurred on the 11th. 'RECENT BRIDE 1§ HONORED GUEST AT LUNCHEON AND TEA Mrs. honor guest at a luncheon and tea given yesterday by Mrs. John | Rustgard. The marriage of Mr. |and Mrs. Nelson ocourred in San | Francisco, Friday, the thirteenth of |May. Mrs. Nelson was formerly Mrs. Marie Heuters Bentley, grad- uate of the Army School of Nurse |ing, Washington, D. C, and for the past six years has been active in public health mursing in con- nection with the San Francisco Visiting Nurse Association. Mr. | Neison is owner of the Bergmann | Hotel in Juneau. e e———— Soviet Russia led all other coun- tries in the purchase of Ameri- can industrial machinery last year. Nels Gunnar Nelson was| RACE PHARMACY MRS. FRAIM MET T0 MAKE BIFTS BY LOCAL CLUB, ° T0 CUSTOMERS SUNRISE EVENT - [Preparations Completed for! : (;)p'ening of N:\]:Stzreor Juneau Woman’s Club En- Tomorrow Morning tertains National Offic- ial at Breakfast Federation convention in Seattle recently. “Alaska has beauty enough to alure the wo: sh enough to| feed the world; and gold enough | to buy the w , but the greatest s is the intelligence > declared. | 's Club, by | ents, would nding organization in | any and the work of its| | members would attract attention in | the ‘face of any competition,” she| said. Mrs. James spoke briefly of the Tomorrow, the first day of busi- he will make ness of the Harry Race Pharmacy | at 118 Seward Street, every woman customer of the store will be pre- sented with a compact and every child customer with a toy air- plane. All arrangements have been com- ! pleted for the opening of the es- | tablishment scmorrow morning. The {new and complete stock is in place| and Mr. Race, the proprietor, and James C. Stapleton, the manager, |have overlooked no details in the |matter of meeting the demands’of patrons and of affording quick aend | 2 efficient service. Squibb products, Helena Ruben- stein preperations and French Len- theric goods are featured in the|Alaska menu, fpa[v“"p varied, attractive stock. Such a|gte. r large quantity and assortment of | Squibb products ars to be earried | that the pharmacy will be known |epg as the Squibb Store. | Mrs. Gladys Comstock, whe was | g connected with the Britt Pharmacy, before a lar Sunrise au ‘Woman Clarence Fraim, L ma of the Nati nen's Clubs and honor guest local organization, boos At the conciusior ton [ fast, Mrs, with a be: flowers, feat clu in. delegation fro st Tuesday, when Fraim visited here for a tew | enroute they to M" c'hor points from the ressed particular inter- | in one of the la dairies at a stop was e. He 'is distriou- the breawfast \\‘11('\ was ed over by Mrs. R. R. H The affair was a fine \ew; detail having been out exactly as planned 'md Mrs. Fraim were D - l'l’ FOR PARADE dren, of Douglas a Committee, elebration. ade for [ July c for to the her National the Four act . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather LOCAL DATA has been employed by the Race| work of the Alaska Fed ies delegate ELASIACH, i now being urged its lative pr Radio Brings Exciting] S for carrying out plans foe Al de. JUNEAU ATTENDS parimental work., She praised the | |comprimented s 316 CONVENTION = | Night Session of Demo- crats to Local People | By the U. 8. Weather Buream) Forecast for Funeau and vielnity, beginning at 4 p.m, July 1: Showers tonight and Saturday; gentle variable winds. Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veiocity ~ Weather 20.60 59 60 NW 10 cldy 29.83 49 97 s 4 Rain 29.99 53 82 s 8 cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS Hundreds of Juneau's radio own- | ers last night attended the Demo- cratic National Convention, listen-|4 p.m. yest'y ed to nominating speeches and 4 am. today stayed on the job, with the thou-|Noon today sands who filled the galleries at| the Chicago stadium, until the! mesting took its adjournment until 8:30 o'clock tonight. Most of those who listened in | last night, and others who missed it, are preparing to attend “by| air” tonight, even if they have to| g0 without any sleep. They didn't|Bethel get much last night 4s the broad- |Fort Yukon casting did not end until about Tanana 4 am. Fairbanks | After 9 pm. yesterday, recepgion |Eagle was excellent until shortly after 2|St- Paul o'clock this morning. At that hour,|Dutch Harbor there was some local interference, |Kodiak About 3 am. the effect of light|Cordova reduced the incoming signals but Juncau most of the proceedings were aud- |Ketchikan ible to the end of the session. Prince Rupert There was plenty of action tolEdmonton keep up the interest. Even the Scattle roll calls on the ballots failed to|Portland be dull, and the enthusiasm of the San Francisco workers for various candidates kept | S = alive despite the hopelessness of | The pressure is moderately the cause of some of them. | treme Southwest. It is lowe As usual Mayor “Jimmy” Walker | showers in the central Interior, w Gulf and Southeast. The pres- was late in arriving. He missed |sure is moderately high from Washington southwestward and in the the roll call when New York was|middle Aleutian Islands. Clear weather prevails this morning in i polled, but arrived “trim and dap-‘ the western Interior with lower temperature at Tanana. Tempera- | per” about 6 a.m. Chicago daylight | tures changes have been shght in other dlxlnc!.s saving time, before the ballot was| o o completed and was loudly cheered. He voted for Alfred E. Smith, as did former Ambassador James Ger- ard, John F. Curry, Tammany boss, Judge Olvany, former leader of the Wigwam tribes, and other New York City notables, including John W. Davis, Democratic Presidential nominee in 1924. i Today’s session of the convention' was slated to convene at 8:30 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time, or 4:30 pm. local time. It may be all over before reception is good here for long wave sets, but fans will tune in to see for themselves just as soon as conditions are right. | ————eo——— YESTERDAY | TODAY Lowest 4a.m. 4a.m. Precip. 4am. temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather 32 32 4 0 Cldy 34 34 4 0 Clear Hvxghesrt 74’;)?71. { temp. temp. | 38 Station |Barrow [ Nome 0 Pt.Cldy Clear Rain Cldy | Cldy | Pt.Cldy | Cldy Pt. Cldy Rain Cldy Rain Pt. Cldy Pt.Cldy { 12 46 Cldy ld; over Alaska excvi;? ;e ex- in the upper Yukon Valley with Sam Dapcevich is a patient in St. Ann’s Hospital, -having entered for medical treatment. 5 FIREWORKS Fire Crackers Flags Manhattan Shirts $1-65 Bunting, Decorations : and Favors WHITE, BLUE, FOR THE TAN, GREEN Fourth of July and GRAY A Big Stock—At New Low Prices BUY YOUR SUPPLY NOW Stere Open All Day and Evening July 3 and 4 Cash Bazaar S. Graves The Clothing Man i i & Moose Hall. A half price entrs fee will be allowed students, AdlE‘C will be admitted free. Arctic Players, directed by Hm 'y Crane, will furnish the music the occasion. e — J H. CANN IN TOWN ON BUSINESS TRIP}: John H. Cann came to Junea\.; last night from his mining prop- | for erty at Lisianski. He is mak.n;. a iyt 1 FROM HOT SPRINGS J. H. Biggs, proprietor of tl';e |FISHERMEN’S BALL TO BE HELD TONIGHT’O%(”\M“ Hotel, returned Yyester- day from Goddard's Hot Springs |near Sitka. He was'at the Springs three weeks, enjoying a rest and taking the baths. and Arr:mgemonz:, pleted for the which will be nave been Fishermen'’s held tonight com- Ball, in Schilling What is it ‘about a cup of good coffee ifi | the morning that fortifies the soul of a man—when it’s good. So, make it with care. Select it w with equal care. Fine coffee is worth looking for. Try V24 ings of the Morning! FFishermen’s Ball Moose Hall TONIGHT—JULY 1ST Music by THE ARCTIC PLAYERS Directed by Harry Crane Admission—$1.00; Students, 50 cents, including tax Ladies Free HEATING High cost is unnecessary for summer heat, Start your fire with INDIAN for quick heat. Bank it well with CARBONADO. Your fire will require little attention throughout the day. Per Ton F.0.B. Bunkers Call Us Direct—PHONE 412 Pacific Coast Coal Co. FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin Sts. 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