Plans for Elderly Indian Home in Petersburg Discussed
A Petersburg council special meeting reviewed a proposed six year Alaska Indian Service building program and a home for elderly Indian couples. Dale and Jenkins from the Bureau of Indian Affairs outlined funding, location concerns, and possible sites on Sandy Beach Trail or Mitkof Highway. A committee was appointed to inspect sites and report after a survey with Dale and Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
O. Halvorsen
Forester
Sidney Dennison
George A. Dale
J. Burford Jenkins
Juneau
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Mr. Dale
Bureau
Mr. Jenkins
Dale and Jenkins
Indian Service
Alaska
Second Street
Indian Office
Sitka
Messrs
Dale and
Jenkins
Forester Dennison
Sandy Beach
Mitkof
J. O. Rude
Dale
S. S. Alaska
Jorgensen
Fryer and McDonald
Earl Ohmer
Petersburg Ski Club elects officers for year
The Petersburg Ski Club elected Dr. E. I. Baggen as president Arne Lund as vice president and Robert Summers as secretary treasurer for the coming year Outgoing officers were Peder Lund Andrew Wikan and Frank Kelly A new executive committee includes Frank Kelly Peder Lund Dr J O Rude and Hazel Brough A social activities committee was named and a Membership Committee chaired by Impi Aalto was appointed Members discussed a downhill ski run and a pre Christmas dance and plans to show last winter’s ski tournament films at tomorrow night’s meeting at 8 at the Council Chambers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
E. I. Baggen
Arne Lund
Robert Summers
Peder Lund
Andrew Wikan
Frank Kelly
Baggen
J. O. Rude
Hazen Brough
R. G. Smith
Chris Skuggevik
Ole Borseth
Territorial Fisheries Committee Recommendations to Congress
Senator Henry Roden visited Petersburg to report on Alaska Territorial Fisheries Committee recommendations. The panel urges reducing gear confiscation before trial, banning herring seining for meal and fertilizer, moving Bureau of Fisheries HQ to Juneau, and creating an Alaskan committee.
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Territorial Fisheries Committee
Congressional Group
Territorial
Henry Roden
Petersburg
Wrangell
Jimmy Rinehart
Roden
Juneau
Territorial Fisheries
Congressional Committee
Alaska
Territorial Véfé
Bureau of Fisheries
Seattle
Ot Shree
Saan Ae A S “Wes Cooperate
Bund to raise funds for Fritz Kuhn appeal
New York reports the German American Bund launches a fundraising appeal for its jailed leader Fritz Kuhn after a Wednesday conviction on five counts of forgery and theft from the Bund treasury. Kuhn awaits sentencing potentially up to fifteen years in prison.
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New York
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Severe Japanese air attacks hit Chinese supply route
Along an 800 mile line from Sian to Lanchow, Chinese centers faced heavy Japanese air raids last night causing extensive property damage. In Paris, Premier Daladier survived a cabinet crisis and gained decree powers, signaling a move toward dictatorial authority to press the war against Germany.
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Hongkong
China
Soviet Russia
Sian
Shensi
Lanchow
Kansu
Paris
Daladier
France
Germany
French High Command Announces Submarine Attack Success
Paris reports one patrol successfully attacked a German submarine while Western Front calm continues. Britain states two British planes shot down a German seaplane over the North Sea on Wednesday.
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Paris
Britain
North Sea
WPA chief cites December relief enrollment target
Washington F C Harrington, WPA Administrator, said December work relief enrollment would need about 2,250,000. Re employment in private industry has been spotty with 9,000,000 persons still unemployed.
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Washington
F. C. Harrington
WPA
UAW and Chrysler End Strike With New Contract
The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp. renew a contract after a nearly two month strike. About 50,000 workers return to plants as wages rise three cents an hour, totaling roughly 5 million dollars yearly. The CIO union becomes the bargaining agency. An arbitration board of four is created, sit down strikes are outlawed, and a five day cooling off period before strikes is required pending mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corporation
CLO
Roosevelt signals push to limit issues at January Congress
President Roosevelt indicates intent to restrict controversial issues at the January session. He hopes for an early adjournment and prioritizes national defense and care of the fleet as chief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Restoration of Poland Statue Fund Sparks Debate
A cryptic note cites a $400,000 fund related to statues and Polish restoration with unclear names and amounts. The fragment mentions Maleyel and other figures, hinting at a funding proposal and a public discussion on statue projects.
Germans Sink Two Large Ships in Nordic Waters
The Rawalpindi and the Pilsudski were sunk by German naval forces off Iceland and the North Sea. Rawalpindi, an 18 000 ton converted merchant cruiser, suffered a broadside destruction with nearly 1800 lives lost. Pilsudski, a 16 000 ton liner under British charter, went down in the North Sea with seventeen dead. King George signed a two way blockade order against German exports and imports, taking effect Monday.
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London
Iceland
Pategeit
North Sea
George
Gruening to Arrive in Juneau Tuesday
Dr. Ernest Gruening arrived in Seattle from Washington and is expected to reach Juneau next Tuesday to assume duties as governor. Juneau plans a reception, and a Ketchikan chamber luncheon urged him to take the oath on arrival.
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Seattle
Ernest Gruening
Washington
Juneau
Chamber of Commerce
Ketchikan
Gruening
Alaska aviation officials visit Petersburg in federal program plan
A Civil Aeronautics Authority team led by Marshall C. Hoppin and J. M. Beardslee arrived in their Fleet Wing amphibian from Juneau for Alaska aviation talks. They met at the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, eyed North Flat near Wrangell Narrows for an airport, and outlined a $1,000,000 first-year plan for emergency fields, beam and communications stations across the territory. They will also visit Wrangell as part of a broader survey.
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Marshall C. Hoppin
J. M. Beardslee
Burton W. Davis
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Juneau
Anchorage
Petersburg
Wrangell
Alaska Aviations
Hoppin
Beardslee
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
North Flat
Wrangell Narrows
CAA
J. O. Rude
American Legion
Legion
Frisco fair may not open next year says official
Fragmented notes indicate San Francisco officials doubt the Golden Gate International Exposition will open in 1940. The derailed schedule and uncertain funding cast doubt on the next fair in Frisco, with possible delays in construction and program details.
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San. Francisco
Golden Gate, International Exposition
Finland Faces Soviet Invasion As Government Rebuilds
Finland contends with a Soviet invasion after Russia attacks from Harelia Isthmus toward the Arctic, with Helsinki hit by bombs and the Seiskari island seized. The Finnish cabinet resigns as Moscow warns of Helsinki’s annihilation if a settlement fails.
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Finland
Russia
Harelia Isthmus
Leningrad
Norway
Helsinki
Arctic Ocean
Seiskari
Gulf of Finland
Red Army
Cordell Hull
Washington
United States
Finnish government reshuffle hints at new foreign minister
Reports claim a new Finnish government is forming with former premier Toivo and Mikael Kivimaki as foreign minister. The plan reportedly seeks a truce first and then talks with Moscow.
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Copenhagen
Toivo
Mikael Kivimaki
Moscow
Roosevelt Urges End to Aerial Bombing of Civilians
Roosevelt pleads with the United States and Russia to honor a pledge to refrain from bombing defenseless civilians and unfortified cities, warning against the inhuman barbarism of attacks on civilian centers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Pretty Stenographer Slays Lawyer in Dallas
Corrine Maddox a 26 year old stenographer shot and killed Brooks Coffman a Dallas lawyer on a downtown street. She chased him with a pistol in each hand and fired as he begged for mercy claiming years of annoyance and an earlier alleged stabbing in his car. Her poem denouncing him was to be read as he died.
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Dallas
Texas
Brooks Coffman
Corrine Maddox
Coffman
Miss Maddox
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Venezuela
Lagunillas
Ski Club
Poland
Rawalpindi
Pilsudski
American Zoo
Hack’s
Ina
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