City Council approves school budget and grant plan
Monday’s council heard a 45 percent federal grant application for 14 000 feet of 10 inch water main from Faulkner and Banfield. A special committee will prepare data. no loan application. The budget totals 33 489 50 with territory 23 170 88 and town 10 318 62. The panel backed an 80 000 auxiliary power plant investment and approved uniform funding for city marshals. Fines for one way street violations were outlined and enforcement begins with warnings.
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Faulkner
Banfield
Fryer
Clausen
Nilsen
Jas. H. Wheeler
Alaska Students Graduate From University of Washington
Ten Alaska students graduated in the University of Washington's largest commencement, alongside over two thousand peers. Alton Mjorud of Petersburg earned a Bachelor of Law, while June Maxine McCullagh Seldovia Richard Ryan Reed Seward Winifred Sipprell Skagway Fred Howard Toland Ketchikan and Glenora Waters Wrangell earned Bachelor of Arts degrees. Ruth Hirst Juneau earned a BA in Education. Sanford Skidmore Ketchikan earned a law degree. William Reeder Chandler Anchorage graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Richard Henry Rachelet Juneau received a University three-year normal diploma.
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Alaska
University of Washington
Alton
Herb) Mjorud
Petersburg
Maxine McCullagh
Seldovia
Richard Ryan Reed
Seward
Winifred Sipprell
Skagway
Fred Howard Tolan
Ketchikan
Glenora Waters
Wrangell
Ruth Hirst
Juneau
Myorad
Sanford Skidmore
William Reeder Chandler
Anchorage
Richard Henry Rachelet
Battle Grounds marble match pits Briggs against student champ
In Franklin Tenn Battle Ground Academy marks a decade of an annual marble contest between the student champion and Prof Geo I Briggs headmaster. Briggs has won every year denying a holiday to the boys.
Court News Tuesday Youths Plead Guilty to Out of Season Shooting
Court records show Joe Selford and James At wood were arrested and sentenced to 30 days each in the Federal Jail by UWSS Commissioner Dawes. The youths pleaded guilty to shooting grouse out of season.
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Joe Selford
James Atwood
UWSS
Dawes
Mrs. Conrad Dahl Dies After Illness at 78
Mrs. Conrad Dahl, 78, died at home across the Narrows after a long illness. Funeral tomorrow at 10 AM at Petersburg Cemetery with graveside services. Survived by husband Julius Tollefson and nephew Trygve Strom. she came to Alaska in 1894, mined in Dawson, later in Tacoma, moved to Petersburg in 1921 to fur farming.
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Conrad Dahl
Narrows
Dawson
Germany Ignores U S Notes and Spying Case Dominate News
United States demands Austria war debts from Germany are largely ignored by the Third Reich. Washington also presses an end to mistreatment of American Jews. In New York a federal grand jury returns 33 espionage indictments tied to German-directed spying. Berlin papers push a purge of Jews amid fears for Berlin’s 140,000 Jewish residents.
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United States
Germany
Third Reich
Hitler
Austria
New York
Berlin
Unified CIO push for Pacific Coast fishermen union
At Deep Sea Fishermen's Hall a United Fishermen's Union of the Pacific meeting urged one coast wide union. Oliver Welfare said CIO offers mass production organizing and inter National representation. Local groups in Wrangell, Ketchikan, Copper River, Prince William Sound, Juneau show CIO activity as fishermen vote to join. Welfare planned to visit Petersburg after traveling to Ketchikan and Yukon. a local vote favored CIO affiliation.
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United Fishermen’s Union of the Pacific
Oliver Welfare
Pacific Coast
Welfare
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Copper River
Prince William Sound
Juneau
United Fishermen’s Union
Yukon
Petersburg
United Fishermen's Union of the Pacific
Policy Under Fire Over Britain’s Spanish War Stance
In the House of Commons on June 22 Prime Minister Chamberlain faced sharp criticism of his policy toward the Spanish Civil War. MPs accused him of aiding Franco and fascists against the Loyalists. Lloyd George criticized Britain’s impotence after insurgent planes attacked British merchant ships off the coast.
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Chamberlain
House of Comons
House of Commons
Franco
Lloyd George
Britain
Angle
Alaska Wildlife Filmmakers Return After Bear Census
Agent Sarber and photographer Yolo completed a two month Alaska trip for Bio logical Survey and Forest Service footage. They logged 700 feet of film, filmed 92 bears with close ups, and noted healthy deer with a strong winter. Yolo plans more trips below for mountain goat shots to be shown nationwide.
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Wild Life
Hosea ‘Sarber
Petersburg
Joseph’ Yolosh Admiralty
Chichagofalesis i
Biogical Survey
Sarber
Yolo
Alaska
Juneau
Wes
Jay Williams
Forest Service
Man Forces Son to Hold Hot Coals in Punishment
In Brighton England police guarded the home of 87 year old Royal Air Force aircraftsman Stanley Parrack after a magistrate's court heard he forced his seven year old son to hold hot coals as punishment. A crowd of about 1500 gathered threatening Parrack.
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Brighton
England
Stanley Parrack
Royal Air Force
Forty Four Bodies Recovered From Olympian Wreck
Miles City reports forty four bodies recovered from the Olympian wreck at Custer Creek after a trestle washout caused a plunge into the creek. One tourist sleeping car remains submerged. Twenty one victims identified.
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Miles City
Mont
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul
Custer Creek
Plane forced down in Snow Pass near Zarembo Island
A four place land plane from Kansas City diverted to Snow Pass off Zarembo Island and sank after a forced landing. Pilot Arch Chamberlain 22 and passengers L A Prosser and another man swam to the passing fishing boat Virginia and were rescued to Ketchikan. The wreck was later reported raised and towed to Ketchikan. reports varied on the vessel destination.
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Snow Pass
Zarembo Island
Kansas City
Arch Chamberlain
L. A
Prosser
Virginia
Coast Guard
Ketchikan
Alaska
Petersburg
Wrangell
Chamberlain
Hazelton
B. C
Skagway
Joe Louis Destroys Schmeling in First Round Knockout
New York June 22 Joe Louis world champion knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of their 15 round bout. Louis erupted as the bell rang and overwhelmed Schmeling before the German could use his famed right. The crowd was stunned by the swift, decisive victory.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Louis
Ivar Peterson Dies of Heart Ailment in Petersburg
Ivar Peterson 59, born February 14 1879 in Fumarkell Norway, died Sunday night at Petersburg Hospital from aortic stenosis. He came to Petersburg in 1908 and fished locally. funeral held at Sons of Norway Hall with burial in Petersburg Cemetery. Pallbearers named: Hammer Wikan Skuggevik Klabo Brackney Lang.
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Ivar Peterson
Petersburg
Mr. Peterson
Seattle
Sons of Norway Hall
E. S. Tollefson
Petersburg Cemetery
John Hammer
Eiler Wikan
Kristen Skuggevik
Sigurd Klabo
Abe Brackney
Henning Lang
Peterson
Fumarkell
Norway
Wrangell Narrows
Naval accord with Britain promises 45,000-ton ships
A forthcoming naval agreement with Britain is reported to set up 45,000-ton vessel construction and 16 inch guns as key terms, signaling a major expansion of fleet strength and armament.
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Britain
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