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July 9, 1937
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Three Los Angeles attorneys, Thomas R. Dempsey, Wellman T. Thayer, and J. C. Herbst, along with their wives and Dempsey's daughters, arrived in Juneau on their yacht Elvida during a leisurely vacation voyage from LA up the Inside Passage, enjoying fishing and scenery despite rain.
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Elvida, with Three L.A. Attorneys and Wives, Docks Here
Three Los Angeles attorneys, and their wives, visited in Juneau today while their 115-foot twin-screw diesel engine yacht, the Elvida, berthed for several hours. The Elvida came from the south at 10:30 a. m.
Thomas R. Dempsey, owner of the yacht, Mrs. Dempsey, and their two daughters and son-in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Wellman T. Thayer and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Herbst, are aboard the Elvida. Dempsey, Thayer and Herbst are associated in the law firm, Dempsey and Mackay, specialists in taxation.
The party left Los Angeles on June 18. They sailed leisurely up the Inside Passage and went into Tracy Arm, where they ran into ice floes. Cities where they berthed included Sidney, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Ketchikan.
Fishing, enjoying the scenery and "hoping it would stop raining" were their pursuits on the vacation voyage, Mr. Dempsey said. They have had two clear days since leaving Seattle, he said.
Mr. Dempsey will leave the Elvida in Seattle and fly back to Los Angeles in time to return to his desk July 26. The others will sail back to Los Angeles in the yacht.
Capt. Henry Durham, master of the Elvida, has sailed Alaskan waters for a score of years.
Three Los Angeles attorneys, and their wives, visited in Juneau today while their 115-foot twin-screw diesel engine yacht, the Elvida, berthed for several hours. The Elvida came from the south at 10:30 a. m.
Thomas R. Dempsey, owner of the yacht, Mrs. Dempsey, and their two daughters and son-in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Wellman T. Thayer and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Herbst, are aboard the Elvida. Dempsey, Thayer and Herbst are associated in the law firm, Dempsey and Mackay, specialists in taxation.
The party left Los Angeles on June 18. They sailed leisurely up the Inside Passage and went into Tracy Arm, where they ran into ice floes. Cities where they berthed included Sidney, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Ketchikan.
Fishing, enjoying the scenery and "hoping it would stop raining" were their pursuits on the vacation voyage, Mr. Dempsey said. They have had two clear days since leaving Seattle, he said.
Mr. Dempsey will leave the Elvida in Seattle and fly back to Los Angeles in time to return to his desk July 26. The others will sail back to Los Angeles in the yacht.
Capt. Henry Durham, master of the Elvida, has sailed Alaskan waters for a score of years.
What sub-type of article is it?
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Yacht Voyage
Inside Passage
Juneau Docking
La Attorneys Vacation
Alaskan Scenery
Fishing Trip
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas R. Dempsey
Mrs. Dempsey
Wellman T. Thayer
J. C. Herbst
Henry Durham
Where did it happen?
Juneau, Inside Passage, Alaska
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas R. Dempsey
Mrs. Dempsey
Wellman T. Thayer
J. C. Herbst
Henry Durham
Location
Juneau, Inside Passage, Alaska
Event Date
June 18
Story Details
Group of LA attorneys and families on vacation yacht Elvida from Los Angeles up Inside Passage to Juneau, fishing and sightseeing amid rain and ice floes; Dempsey to return early from Seattle.