1929

The Weekly Star Reports in 1929


January
January 9, 1929	Tex Rickard dies at Miami Beach on January 6, 1929 from an infection following an operation for appendicitis.
February
February 15, 1929	Fundraising starts for the necessary enlargement and improvement of the Whitehorse aviation field.
March
March 8, 1929	Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, announces that ample land, including the present aviation field, is set aside for aviation purposes.
March 29, 1929	The first cow in the history of Whitehorse is kept within the city limits.
April
April 5, 1929	A fire destroys the Liquor Store and adjacent buildings.
April 19, 1929	Clifford Sifton passes away on April 17, 1929.