Maritime brief and early war note roundup
Cordova report on the purse seiner Yature off TASS island with Captain Dick Fitzgibbons and three others aboard as Coast Guard Spencer and Chugach Forest Service boats struggle against gales to reach them. Pilot Kirkpatrick dropped food to the fishermen. London reports the liner Marionga bombed and sunk by Spanish insurgent planes, crew of thirty escaped. Shanghai fronts show heavy losses along the Tsiengtang River with Chinese claims of victory. Paris notes France sending reinforcements to Jibuti in French Somaliland near the Red Sea. Rome predicts Chamberlain may visit Mussolini in January to press cession demands on French Somaliland and Tunisia. France refuses.
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Cordova
Dick Fitzgibbons
London
Marionga
Barcelona
Rome
Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
Somaliland
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Algeria
Lyria
Nced
Italy
Benjamin Holm Dies Friday In Seattle
Benjamin Holm died last Friday afternoon at the Marine Hospital in Seattle from military tuberculosis. His sister Mrs L T Swangon sailed that morning to be with him aboard the Northland. He was buried in the family plot in Everett. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Nels Holm two brothers Oliver of Walla Walla and Nencil of Snohomish and two sisters Mrs L Swanson of Petersburg and Mrs Anderson of Benson Minnesota.
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Benjamin Holm
Marine Hospital
Seattle
L. T. Swangon
Northland
Everett
Nels Holm
Oliver
Walla Walla
Nencil
Snohomish
Wrecks Nine Cars in Mile Test Drive
Harold Snyder, age 15, borrowed a neighbor's car to test his driving, wrecking the borrowed car along with six other vehicles and two trucks within a one mile stretch. He suffered only slight facial cuts.
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New York
Harold Snyder
Wrangell Team Delayed Reaching Petersburg by Storm
Wrangell Institute basketball squad led by Coach Ralph Mize failed to arrive for last night's game. They departed Wrangell this morning and reached Petersburg by 3 this afternoon as a heavy storm and strong winds hindered travel.
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Wrangell Institute
Ralph Mize
Wrangell
Petersburg
Kayhi Cruises Past Wrangell in Early Series Games
Kayhi defeated Wrangell in the first two games of a three game series to open the Southeast Alaska conference schedule. The Knights cruised to a 28-6 win Wednesday and followed with a 28-11 victory Thursday night. The third game is tonight as Viking coach Wingard’s team seeks to complete the sweep.
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Wrangell High
Ketchi‘ean
Wingard
Vikings
Wrangell
Excel
John Molver
Wrangell Wolves
Five Bowl Games to Be Played Monday
Five New Year bowl matchups headline Monday with Rose Sugar Cotton Orange Sun games drawing large crowds. USC faces Duke at Pasadena while Texas Christian meets Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl and Texas Tech meets St Mary's in Dallas. Oklahoma and Tennessee clash in the Orange Bowl and New Mexico meets Utah in the Sun Bowl with the Weather favoring New Mexico.
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Pasadena
Calif
University of Southern California
Duke
Souther
Dean Kaylor
New Orleans
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Dallas
Tex
Texas Tech
St.Mary’s
Miami
Fla
Oklahoma
Tennessee
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Buffalo Fireman Saves Person From Life threatening Bleed
A Buffalo fireman named William Lee Denney rushed a bleeding patient to a doctor’s office after a severe injury. The incident highlights quick action by emergency responders in a moment of crisis.
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Buffalo
N.Y
William’ Lee Denney
Ee Ae Sauner
Neighbors Receive Wiring Aid From Town Engineer
Radio engineer Maulding spends the week locating interference sources and grounding power neutrals in Petersburg business districts. He reports BX wiring is a frequent noise source and offers step by step grounding tips and free advisories to residents and local businesses.
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Maulding
Anti New Dealers Oppose Hopkins
A coalition of Senate Republicans and conservative Democrats formed to oppose President Roosevelts choice of Harry Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce to replace Daniel Roper who resigned to enter private business. Hopkins took the oath last Saturday as acting WPA chief Harrington designated acting WPA chief.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Daniel Roper
Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
F. C. Harrington
West Point
WPA
Army
Germany’s Graf Zeppelin Launches As First Aircraft Carrier
Kiel Germany reports the launch of Germany’s first aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin a 19 250 ton vessel with space for forty aircraft. The ship is christened amid ceremonies in Kiel marking a major navy milestone.
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Kiel
Germany
Zeppelin
Aircraft Boom Drives Surge in U S Exports
Record air power race fuels gains in aviation stocks as foreign nations buy American aircraft at a rapid pace. Exports in the first nine months total more than 53 million dollars, double the year-ago figure, with multi engined transports and bombers leading demand at about 75 thousand dollars each.
Patterson Survivors Are All Rescued
The article notes the new US Canada trade pact effective January 1 lowers duties on halibut and salmon. It cites Alaska emphasis, with halibut duties dropping to 1 cent per pound and salmon to 1 cent, while US imports from Canada total around 6.6 million pounds valued near $592,000, mostly fresh salmon used in Washington for mild curing.
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United States
Canada
Pacific Coast
Washington
Navy planes and cutters bear men to safety
Sixteen Patterson survivors, ferried from the wreck site near Cape Fairweather, were guided to Lituya Bay by Navy aircraft. Bombers carried weak men to Sitka, while the Haida and Cutter Cyane aided others to Juneau. A federal inquiry will review the disaster. First Mate Gustaf Swanson died after going overboard. Jimmy Moore perished in a failed rescue attempt.
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Juneau
Patterson
Cape Fairweather
Lituya Bay
Shel Simmons
Coast Guard
Sitka
Cyane
Ketchikan
Haida
Baranof
Seattle
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Pacific Coast
Gustaf Swanson
Jimmy Moore
Moore
Swanson
Harry Bune
Sea Otter Creek
Forest Service Produces Poster of Southeast Alaska
The Forest Service’s regional office announces a new pictorial map poster of Southeast Alaska to promote tourism and Tongass National Forest use. Distribution includes tourist bureaus hotels rail and steamship offices nationwide and Alaska agencies. The 18 by 21 inch color map highlights land in red water in blue and Canada in black with the globe title and a compass card, drawn by Florence Shafer of the Juneau Office.
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The
Forest Service
Alaska
Tongass National Forest
United States
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Florence Shafer
Juneau
Office
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Essex
Shanghai
Tsiengtang River
Papris
France
Jibuti
French Somaliland
Red Sea
Italian East Africa
Ethiopia
Kayhi
Petersburg Press
Wheeler Drug and Jewelry Co
John Ludeman
Cornelius Mercantile Co
H. Oyama
Modern Shoe
Poodle Dog Cafe
Alaska Cafe
R. G. Smith
E. I. Baggen
Commerce
Cambridge
Mass
Society of the War of 1912
Charles S. Stratton
Bomn
Richmond
Virginia
Chicola
Jackson
Mize
1861
Aihe
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