The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1935, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE; WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1935. BARNEY COOGVLEWANDV SPARK PLUG HELLO, THE DUMPPE'--? LET ME TALK PARK AVENUE TO. MISS EDNA pE FORD-- HELLO THIS 1S MR _ALLE! MY SON, EDGAR -~~ MILD WEATHER REVAILED FOR JUNEAUIN'Y No Record Breaking Ex- tremes Took Place During Entire Year (Coutmues Irom rage One) 63.7 ‘inches and more than twice the nerm: At the end of month” the were 48 inches snow on the ground at sea level of February Following the tendency of high- er temperatures in January over the * previous December, Febru temperatures were comparativel higher than Janu: The averag témperatute for the month, 37.0 degrees as compared with the nor- | mal ‘of 304 degrees was the second highést February mean on record. ‘The record breaking mean, 37.3 de- The 17.55 | for the abave the The total snow- e menth was 21.0 inches or 2.0 inchés less than the normal amo! There were 64.8 hours of sunshine during the month, or 23 per cent of the possible amount A dense fog occurred on one day. The prevailing wind direction was from the southeast, and the aver- age velocily was 8.2 miles per hour. There was no snow on the ground between the 9th and the 22nd, in- clusive. At the close of the month there were 2.8 inches cof snow (1 the ground. Marcl The mor was 362 cog above the n precipitation, inch below the normal for the nionth. Forty-seven per cent of the possible amount of sunshine occurred. The prevailing wind di- rection was from the west, and the average hourly velocity 8.0 miles per hour. A dense fog was observed on the 12th. The total snowfall, 7.8 inches, was 6.0 inches below the normal. There was ng snow on'the ‘ground at the ‘close of the month. and the to April The average temperature for April was 424 degrees as compared with the normal of 40.6 degrees, while the monthly amount of pre- cipitation was 6.55 inches as com- pared with the normal of 5.39 in- ches. Six inches of snow fell this month which. was 0.2 inch above the normal amount. Thirty per cent of the sunshine possible for the month occurred. The prevail- ing direction of the wind was from the south, and the average velocity was 7.1 miles per hour. The last killing frost of the season occurred on the 13th. May May was warmer and drier than the average. The mean tempera- ture was 49.2 degrees, ar 15 de- grees above the normal, and the total precipitation was 2.75 inches, or 242 inches below the normal. There were 220.5 hours of sunshine during the month out of a possible 5199 hours, or 42 per cent. The prevailing wind was from the south, at an average velocity of 7.2 miles per hour. June The month of June was com- paratively cool, with a mean tem- perature of 52.6 degrees, or 15 degrees beiow the normal. The rainfall amounted to 391 inches or 0.07 inch above the normal amount. There were 197.5 hours of sunshine during the month out of a possible amount of 5446 hours, or 36 per cent, The prevailing wind direction was from the south, and the aver- age velocity was 6.5 miles per hour. July The average temperature for July was 57.6 degrees, or 0.7 degree above normal. The rainfall for this month was 336 inches, or 148 inches below the normal. There were eleven days this month with a temperature of 70 degrees or over as compared with a normal of seven days. July's 46 per cent of the possible amount of sunshing was the largest percentage for any month of the year. The prevailing direction of the wind was south, while the average velocity was 59 iniles per hour. August August had nearly the normal temperature and’ the normal amount of precipitation. The mean tem- perature was 559 degrees as com- pared with the normal of 55.3 de- the | 465 inches, was 080 -- EDNA - -~ AND WA T A 7 I YES-YES--I KNOW ALL ABOUT 1T, MR_ALLEN.IT'S BEEN IN THE “GOSS/IP COLUMNS " i FOR WEEKS THAT EDGAR | I HAVE PFFT--TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD AND MARRY THE UTTLE HILL-BILLY GIRL--HE'LL BE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF NEW YORK AND LONDON grees. The precipitation amounted | to 7.7 inches as compared with a! normal of 7.30 inches. The hourly wind veloeity for the month' was 49 mil d the Jdur-cncu from south. There w 95.8 hours of sunshina during the month, or 20 per cent of the possible amount. September month of September normal temperatu: normal pr rage monthly tem-| “pock in 1930 these were the| 5 009 CRENEN = _Q'lllhree outstanding three year olds. | (.:’gl‘@{‘s‘:dbu\‘f.‘ normal. The’. p_‘ccApx-;Th“ vear Equipoise forced T\\'entyi tation for the month, 5.17 mchos.\Gmm’ to run 4 world's record | was 5.00 inches less than the nor- aking mile in order to win the mal amcunt. Sunshine occurred 37 i r cent of the possible time. The revailing wind didection was from | the scuth, and the average velocity was 69 miles per hour. Octcber { monthly mean temperature October was 440 degrees as ipared with the normal of 43.1. he 12.30 inches of precipitation the month was 125 inches abeve the normal. The total snow- 1 for the month was but a t | which is 1.3 ‘inches less than the nermal for October. Twelve per |cent of the possible sunshine |e d. The prevailing d 1 was from the southeast, whi {the average velocity for the month | was 8.0 miles per hour. The ing frost of the autumn oc-| curred on the 21st, and the firss| :t\c\lml! of the season, a trace,| i fell 1 the 22nd. There was no| on the ground at the close | month. | , | turf, Equipoise, Twenty Grand and put | Mate, return to the racing wars in the $100,000 Santa Anita Handi- “?:m:\cap in February. om=| The had or The for fef the November The November monthly mean | emperature was 36.8 degrees, or| degrese ‘above the normal preci tion for November inches compared with a normal of 854 inches. Tho iotal snowfall | or 81 inches less that falls | no snow | d at the close of the| 1onth. The prevailing wind di- | tion was'south for the montn, | the average velocity was 74| per I Twenty-five per | cent of (he possible amount n!i sunshine occurred. | December | The mean temperature for De- | cember was 294 degrees as com- | pared with the normal of 207 de- | grees. The precipitation for lho; month was 4:38 inches which was | 298 inches less than the average amount that falls in December. The prevailing wind direction was from the south, and the average velocity | Wwas 9.0 miles per hour. There were 52.8 hours of sunshine out of the {possible amount of 2022 hours, or 26 per cent. During the month 7.9 inches of snow fell as compared with a normal of 279 inches. The winter’s snow cover began on the 18th, and at the clese of the month there were 2.0 inches on the ground. {and IS SOME ROLLER BROOKLYN, N.'¥. — Andrew Varipapa of this city has rolled a perfect bowling score of 300 on 28 cceasions. e GRANGE IN BUSINESS | CHICAGO—Red Grange, Chicago s’ football star, plans to op- erate a night club in Miami, Fla, the name of which will be the “17 Club.” - - ATTENTION CDD FELLOWS Regular meeting of the Silver Bow Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F, will be held Thursday, January 3, at 7:30 p.n. Installation of or[icers,‘ J. W. MEYERS, | —adv. Noble Grand. UNITED STATES | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District' Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. October 22, 1934. \ Notice is hereby given that Albert Forrest, entryman, together with Ihis witnesses Melville Leath and E. H. Kaser, all of Juneau, alaska has submitted final proef on' 'his homestead entry Anchorage 07683, ifor a tract of land embraced in U. S. Survey No. 2084, located in the Mendenhall Valley south of Survey No. 1799 and 1521 in latitude 58° 23’ 17" N. Longitude 134° 34’ 00” W. containing 92.14 acres, and it is| now in the files of the U. 8. Land | Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if| no protest is filed in the local lsndl office at Anchorage, Alaska, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. GEO. J. LOVE, Register. Last publication, Jan. 9, 1935. First publication, Nov. 14, 1934. | “Those “Three Musketeers” of the || | NOW AN L T { Kentucky Jockey Cliib Stake. Equi- poise later beat Twenty Grand and Maic in the Pimlico Futurity’ by flashing an amazing drive in the stretch after being all ‘but left ab the post. Mate won eight firsts year-old starts. a three-year-old, how- Twenty Grand proved ine champion, secoring in the Belmont, the Dwy- , the Lawrence Real- Saratoga Cup, the Gold Cup and the In the Derby nich now stands. EQUIPOISE'S YEAR er. ization Jockey Kentuc he sot the reco 1932 Mate twice defeated Twenty! In 1933 Equpoise repeated his | Twenty. Grand retwns. to the: AT TH By BILLE DE BECK Grand that season, in the Preak- ness and in the Arlington Classic. In the Kentucky Derby, Mate aiso ran while Equipoise was scratched on the eve of the big race. Equi- poise finished fourth in the Preak- ness behind Mate, Twenty Grand and Ladder. The following year (1932), Equi- poise came into his own while Mate won but one Grand was on the shelf most of the season. In 1933 Equipoise came into his own while Mate won but one race and Twenty Grand was or the shelf most of the season. race and Twenty | ) | Gver 'Sun Beau's top money win- suecess of the previous year and was sensational in handicap events. Twenty Grand faced the barrier only twice before being retired to stud. Mate had a poor year and was shipped td England to prepare for the Ascot Gold Cup quest. +Equipoise has beén handled with kid gloves with Santa Anita as his' big" goal. Vietory in the rich California classic would put him far | ning mark of $376,744. Mate would also beat that figure if he finished | first, while a win would put Twenty | Grand dangerously closesto it. | GREAT RACE COMING UP ESEA ON’S i i T T A races after a two-year lay-off, Hav- in n r 1 after breaking dcwn, he rapidly but picked up again when short exercise gal- were prescribed. In a short time those lops were extended o hard workouts. When his old- time speed began to show itself, Mrs. Payne Whitney decided to put him back in training and if he stood up—enter him in the Coast special. He has been shipped to California to complete his train- inz campaign. The Three Musketeers, who fought each other so valiantly as two and three-year-olds, will be in there side by side defending the hondr of the veterans against the present-day upstarts, headed by Cavalcade, champion three-year- old of today. A bit of real international flavor was added to the Santa Anita Spe- cial when Victor Emanuel's four- year-old, Statesman, arrived in New York from England. The voyage over was a rough one, so the thor- cughbred was to remain at Belmont Park until he regained his land legs. ‘Statesman is the son of Blanford, sire of three English Derby winners — Trigo, Blenheim and Windsor Lad. ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS | Regular meeting of the Slilv Bow Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F., w be held Thursday, January 3, a {7:30 pan: Installation of officers J. W. MEYERS, —adv. Noble Grana | R 1T Shop n Juneau! lops g | YOU are interested in Bargains, Real Honest-to-Goodness Bar- gains, if you are interesed in saving money on winter clothing— for men, women ‘ot' cHildren—you won’t miss the opportunity your local merchants are offering on late winter wear. After a marvelous response to holiday buying—and an open winter, Juneau merchants are anxious and very willing ‘to clear their floors' and ‘stocks of all items of winter wear ‘in preparation of the arrival of spring merchandise and in antici- pation of this, you should arrange to buy ‘your needs now and SAVE! @ Most all lines of winter merchandi are ‘represented! THE DAILY ANRRBE RO3ITA DIAZ An excellent habit is to remove 12il polish and let the nails breathe for a full day, dipping them in olive oil several times, which is nourishing and also prevents hang- nails. ->o FIRE AT BALLEY RESIDENCE SMALL Guests at numerous New Year's “open houses” late yesterday rncon were provided with a pic for discussion when Juneau's 1 Department was to the home of Chris Seventh Street and Harris ley, Avenue However, the blaze, a small one in the chimney, was extinguished and no damage reported.