Dimond Defends Alaska Article Distorts Matanuska Valley
In a May 21 House speech Delegate Anthony Dimond rebuts articles about the Matanuska Valley settlement. He challenges claims by W Pledge Brown in the Washington Sunday Star Capper's Weekly and the Literary Digest noting Brown’s Alaska credentials and a prior larceny conviction. Dimond asserts the cost per family is overstated and soil quality misrepresented in the Alaska feature.
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House of Representatives
Alaska
Anthony. Dimond
Washington Sunday Star
Capper
Dimond
Juneau
Ketchikan
Brown
The
Chronicle
Mr. Brown
Matanuska
Dimond Proposes Oyster Lease Bill in Alaska
Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond introduced on May 28 a bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to lease the bottoms of Alaskan territorial waters for oyster cultivation. The bill amends the Alaska Fisheries Act.
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Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Secretary of Commerce
Alice Norberg Still Active in Movies
Mrs. Charles Norberg replies to rumors by sharing a letter from her daughter in New York. The actress has traveled between New York City and Hollywood twice in the past month and says she has not given up her contract, though she does not know when she will next travel for filming.
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Alice Norberg
Hollywood Studios
Charles, Norberg
Miss Norberg
New York
Hollywood
Michigan Republicans eye Vandenberg as potential VP pick
Reported GOP circles in Michigan discuss Senator Vandenberg as a vice presidential possibility if Governor Landon seeks the presidency. The conversations suggest positioning Vandenberg to balance the ticket and bolster future prospects.
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Michigan
Senator Vandenberg
Landon
Eschis
Baggen Honored By Chi Phi Fraternity
Edgar Baggen a Petersburg High School graduate and University of Minnesota Dental College student was chosen by Chi Phi to represent the local chapter at the national convention in New York this summer and to serve as House Manager at Minnesota for the coming term.
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Edgar Baggen
Petersburg High School
University of Minnesota Dental College
Chi Phi Fraternity
Baggen
New York
Minnesota
Otto Welde Discovers Hidden Curios by Memorial Day
Otto Welde sailed in Verdens Skrekk along a route given by Conrad Dahl. He displayed curios at home including walking sticks pipes a native fish hook a shift box a chained devil carving and an inscription. He plans to return to his secret spot with no fear of chained devils.
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Otto Welde
Verdens Skrekk
Conrad Dahl
Petersburg
Otto
Harry Colp
Abd
Lunch saves workers at factory in Hagerstown
Fifteen workers at the Southern Shoe Company in Hagerstown escaped serious injury when a massive leather pile collapsed during lunch hour. The weight of hundreds of tons of leather shifted, threatening harm, but workers were able to leave their stations and avoid disaster.
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Hagerstown
Southern
Eit
Alaska Tourism Boosts Local Economy Says Traffic Manager
Alaska Steamships official L W Baker says rising leisure spending signals better times. More Americans tour Alaska this season, attracted by scenery and industries like salmon canning and mining. Advance bookings set a record, with households fueling growth through lodging, food, and souvenirs.
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Alaska
Wavy Freer
Spedding
United States
Uss
Shielumunia Oenis
Baker
Alaskan
Front Street Construction to Begin Next Week
Boyd Yaden PWA engineer said work on Front Street will start within the coming week. Howard Wilcox arrives as town engineer through Stratton and Beers to manage the project. The plan includes installing new sewers and later building a retaining wall water mains and sidewalks while keeping one side open to traffic at a time.
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Front Street
Boyd Yaden
PWA
Wrangell
Juneau
Howard Wilcox
Ark
Stratton and Beers
U of A Gains Fin Prestige Amid Alaska Growth
Alaska's Univ. of Alaska marked its first year under a new official title with Dr. Ernest Gruening delivering the commencement address. Earl, a student, notes limited departments but growing facilities include a library, barber shop, laundry, and office annexes. Many students earn tuition by work or placer mining, with Paul Tyeten nearby at Fairbanks Exploration Company.
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Alaska
Univgy
Lag Bath
Ernest Gruening
Barl Fosse
Petersburg
Yukon
Earl
Charles
Bunnell
Ain
Hareyard
Yale
Vin
Paul
Tyeten
Fairbanks
Chilpany
Peturti
Pegin
Harbor Dredging Starts Sept 1 and July 15
Mayor Lock informs that Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. is the low bidder on Wrangell and Petersburg harbor projects. If approved in Washington, dredging at Wrangell would begin around July 15 and Petersburg on September 1. Dredging funds cover docks for the PAF cannery and the small boat harbor between the Citizens and Public Docks.
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Edward Locken
Col. H. J. Wilde
Puget Sound
Wrangell and
Petersburg Harbor
Washington, D. C
Wrangell
Petersburg
PAF
Local Men in Juneau Crash Near City
Art Tveten with two companions rode from Juneau in a Cardinal Cab to Douglas when their taxi collided with a car driven by W H Peterson. The Pontiac cab flipped twice and landed in a ditch but all occupants escaped serious injury. Peterson’s car sustained major damage while both groups were treated by Dr W W Council. Tveten then returned to Petersburg on the Aleutian Tuesday morning.
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Art Tveten
Juneau
The
Elks
Terra Firma
Capital
Art
Phil Lund
Carl Castle
Joe Meherin
Triton
Petersburg
Douglas
John Rubil
W. H. Peterson
Peterson
Tag Bonus Bonds Mailed June Fifteenth 1936
The adjusted service bonds will be mailed by registered mail on June 15 1936 with delivery limited to the addressee. Unclaimed or undeliverable bonds return to sender. recipients redeeming at post offices must show positive identification and may receive checks via Seattle after certification.
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Treasury Department
M. SS
Dart
Seattle
Division of Loans and Currency
Washington, D. C
Auto trade prompts tariff treaty plank by Republicans
Hletcher calls for a tariff treaty plank amid GOP trade debate. Democrats accuse using federal funds in campaigns, while Republicans push a protectionist stance and demand fiscal controls.
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Auto- Trade
Hletcher
Speaker Byrns Dies Sudden in Washington D C
Speaker Joseph Byrns of the House died suddenly from heart failure in his hotel suite. He was the first speaker to die during a congressional session. President Roosevelt will accompany the cortege to Nashville for interment. The House elected William B Bankhead to succeed Byrns.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph Byrns
House of Representatives
Byrns
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Nashville
Tennessee
Mr. Byrn
William B. Bankhead
Jasper
Alabama
Congressman Byrns
Netherlands orders thirteen bombing planes from Martin
Baltimore based Glenn L. Martin company has secured a Netherlands government contract for thirteen large bombing planes. The project cost is about 1.5 million dollars and production has started.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Martin Airplane Manufacturing Company
Netherlands
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