Interior man named to succeed Love at Anchorage Land Office
President Roosevelt nominated George A. Lingo of Fairbanks for Registrar of the Land Office with headquarters in Anchorage to succeed the late George K. Love. Lingo, 1901 birth, has served in Alaska's Territorial Legislature and held posts in mining, tourism, and business, including Mt. McKinley Tourist and Transportation Co. He is married to Dorothy Troy Morgan, daughter of Gov. John W. Troy, with the couple residing at Mount McKinley Park Lodge for the summer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George A. Lingo
the Land Office
Anchorage
Alaska
George K. Love
Fairbanks
House of Representatives
Anaconda
Montana
Mr. Lingo
Seattle
Lincoln High School
University of Washington
Alaskee ‘Agricultural College
School of Mines
Alaska ‘College
Territorial
Lingo
Board of Regents
Saltek
Prince of Wales Island
Kennecott and
Chicka- Jeon
North Midas
Copper River
Mt. McKinley
Mount McKinley Park Lodge
Colonel Knox for President is One Appeal
Hampton Beach New Hampshire August 14 Col Frank Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News pressed Republican support for the final nomination by Gov I S stylides in an address. He faulted Roosevelt for repudiating Democratic pledges and outlined Republican aims including reduced government expenses budget balance federal credit sound currency and state enforcement of antitrust and social insurance policies.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Repubicans
Ntlal
Gov. H. Stylidges
Knox
Atic
Roosevelt
Govides
Forest fires rage across three states threaten timberlands
Spokane dispatch reports old fires fanned by winds have surged out of control in Montana Oregon and Northern Idaho. Thousands of firefighters battle the blazes as thousands of acres burn across timberland and hope to contain the spread.
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Spokane
Wash
Montana
Oregon
Idaho
Party Girls Receive Life Term in Detroit Robbery Slaying
Florence and Loretta Jackson along with Jean Miller and an attorney were convicted of a $134 holdup that ended in the death of Howard Carter Dickinson in Detroit. Judge John A. Boyne sentenced the four to life imprisonment, the mandatory penalty under Michigan law. Dickinson was slain during the nighttime robbery.
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Detroit
Florence
Loretta Jackson
Jean Miller
Howard Carter Dickinson
Charles Evans Hughes
John A. Boyne
Michigan
Associated Press
Dickinson
George Fitgerald
WPA Setup Underway for Alaska Territory
Centralization of FERA in the Territory under the Works Progress Administration will be undertaken immediately with offices in Juneau. J. R. Elliott has arrived from Washington to organize the machinery, accompanied by W. S. Newton. They will reside in offices of E. W. Griffin as a temporary desk space while Juneau acts as disbursing agent for FERA work in Alaska including the Matanuska project.
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FERA
Works Progress
Juneau
J. R. Eliott
Washington
W. S. Newton
Aleutian
E. W. Griffin
Alaska
Elliott
Bureau of Disbursements
U. S. Treasury
Works Progress Administration
Matanuska
Newton
Deer Beaton Opens Tuesday In This District
Alaska Game Commission warns deer season opens next Tuesday and runs to November 15. Regulations permit three male deer with horns at least three inches above the skull. Reports say deer are plentiful this season. Forest Examiner Jay Williams on Admiralty Island notes plenty, with wardens confirming strong supply. Resident hunters need a license, available in Juneau at Thomas and Juneau Hardware. Demand already brisk.
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Alaska Game Commission
Jay Willams
Admiralty Island
Juneau
Thomas and
Young
Blue Eagle Dead as wages cut by employers rise
NRA observers report that about twelve to thirteen thousand American employers have cut wages or increased hours since the Blue Eagle died. The action comes as the cost of living has markedly risen, per the extensive survey released in Washington on August 1.
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Washington
NRA
Soldiers Begin Four Day March From Chilkoot Barracks
Soldiers from Chilkoot Barracks arrive in Juneau aboard the barrack tender Fornance and camp tonight in Evergreen Bowl. Company F will start a four day marching hike tomorrow morning per plans as part of the Juneau deployment.
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Juneau
Fornance
Chilkoot Barracks
Evergreen Bowl
Fresh Pork Prices Hit Sky Limit in Chicago Market
Chicago wholesale pork prices surged to 2950 dollars per hundred pounds, signaling a 950 percent rise in two years. A one day jump added seven dollars, pushing live hogs to a record high of 1220 dollars per hundred on the hoof, with 1993 lows cited at 6.50.
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Chicago
Pioneer couple to celebrate golden wedding in Douglas
Mr and Mrs P A Anderson pioneer residents of Douglas and Juneau mark their golden wedding with a reception at their Twelfth Street home next Saturday August 17 They settled in Douglas in 1898 and have lived on the Channel since. All relatives and friends invited to attend
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P. A. Anderson
Douglas
Juneau
Security Law Signed Today by President
Washington August. President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Bill. He described the law as the cornerstone in a structure that is by no means complete, marking a key step in social welfare development.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cormerstone
Glacier Priest to Study Two Alaska Glaciers
The Glacier Priest Father Hubbard and assistants Edgar Levin and Ken Chisholm, longtime collaborators, plan scientific glacier research in the Taku and Mendenhall areas of Alaska. Hubbard leads a tour party of 86 travelers aboard the Yukon en route to the Matanuska Valley project with a return to Juneau anticipated August 19.
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Juneau
Will Rogers
Pather
Congress
Senate
Mnaneal Committee
Stock Prices Take Advance On Mixed Trading Today
New York stock market saw gains in specialties, alcohols, and farm implements while many favorites in the industrial sector slipped on profit taking. Rails and utilities showed hesitancy as closing prices in Alaska Juneau mine, American Can, American Power and Light, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, International Harvester, Kennecott, United States Steel, Schenley Distillers and others varied with mixed outcomes for the day.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
United States Steel
Pound
Schenley Distillers
Expedition Aims At Ice Cap Study In Alaska
Father Hubbard proposes an Arctic ice cap expedition to study crevasses on Taku and Mendenhall glaciers. He plans an elevated camp on the Greenland style ice cap, using Grenfel cloth suits and an airboat named The Libby. Eleven dogs, a 18 foot boat, and PAA pilot Bob Ellis accompany the effort, with goals set through September.
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Father Hubbard
Taku
Mendenhall
Mt. Eeverest
Bob Ellis
PAA
Ketchikan
Melin Davis
Boat Company
Mageik
Wolf
Hubbard
Valley of Ten
Thona
Smokes
Manook
Margot
Magelk
Magook
Margie
Katmai
Yukon
California
Glacier
Miners Plan Dance After Meeting in Juneau
About 200 members of the Juneau Mine Workers Association met in A. B. Hall with Vice President Jack Finlay presiding in Ted Danielson’s absence. A dance for next Saturday night was referred to the Entertainment Committee for complete arrangements to be announced later. Paul Ketah, a $2.50 Indian, suffered a broken back in a Klawock dock fall and was brought to Juneau aboard the Yukon by L. E. Robinson. Ketah was taken to the Government hospital by ambulance.
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Juneau Mine Workers Association
A. B. Hall
Jack Finlay
Ted Danielson
Paul Ketah
Klawock
Juneau
L. E. Robinson
Ketah
Government Hospital
Pension Benefits Restored to Vets
President signs measure restoring pension benefits cut from Spanish American War veterans. The Act reverses reductions affecting veterans from the Boxer Rebellion and Philippine insurrection, restoring their wartime pensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Matanuska Project Criticized by Visitor
MINNEAPOLIS August 14 C T Vandenover General Sales Manager for the International Milling Company criticized the Matanuska project. He said mosquitoes keep cows indoors most of the year potatoes have no market and underground ice kills tree roots hindering house construction. Residents prefer vegetables grown in Washington and Oregon and would pay a premium for United States produce. He added mosquitoes are bad in summer and cows will not give milk.
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Minneapolis
C. ‘T. Vandenover
International Milling Company
Matanuska
Washington
Oregon
United States
Alaska
Canneries Destroyed In $50,000 Ocean Fire
A Canadian Pacific coast blaze destroyed two Ocean Canners Salmon Cannery buildings at Oceanise on the Skeeng River. Loss is estimated over $50,000. Foremost cause unknown. Robert Garner, 42, died of heart ailment during the blaze.
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Rince Rupert
B. C
Ocean Canners
Oceanie
Skeeng River
Robert Garner
Boeing Plane Flown Here Across Juneau Visit
The Rover two meter amphibian plane owned by Wm. E Boeing and piloted by Clayton Scott visited Juneau this afternoon. It refueled at the AA float, while Len Pusey aboard Boeing’s yacht Taconite called on Dr. Gomell for medical treatment. Pusey, radio operator on the Taconite, was a passenger. the aircraft came from Hawk Inlet and headed to Basket Bay to rendezvous with the yacht.
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Boeing
Clayton Scott
Juneau
Len Pusey
W. W. Gomell
Basket Bay
Hawk Inlet
Additional $100000 Approved for Ketchikan Federal Building
Alaska Delegate Anthony J Dimond announced that the Ketchikan Federal Building will gain another 100000, bringing total cost to 400000 if the initially appropriated 300000 was used. The extra funds cover an additional story and are expected to be available under the Second Deficiency Bill for post offices and other Federal buildings.
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Washington
Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Ketchikan
Dimond
Will Rogers and Wiley Post linger in interior city
In Pairbanks Alaska Aug 14 Will Rogers and Wiley Post are lingering in the interior city, walking and chatting with locals. Rogers says only Post knows when they will leave and Post will not say. Rogers is followed by a crowd of kids as he moves about and "gas" with residents. He expresses interest in visiting the Mutahuska colony someday.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaaska
Rogers
Post
Mutahuska
20 Dead in Flood Italy at Ovada Dam Burst
Aug. 14 Turin dispatch says provincial officials report 250 killed after a flood from a hydroelectric dam breach at Ovada. Hundreds injured. Forty square miles flooded. homes crushed and whole families obliterated. Also mentions Captain Victor Sandras completing 31 years with Louisiana Department of Conservation.
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Turin
Thaly
Provinc Cist
Ovada
Victor Sandras
Louisiana Department of Conservation
Naples front steamer sails 2500 to Africa amid Ethiopian moves
Naples harbor sees a steamer load 2500 Latin troops and workmen for Africa as Ethiopia positions 60,000 troops on its eastern border in a possible southward push toward Italian Somaliland. Italy readies more men in Eritrea near Adua while Ethiopia appeals to the League against an arms embargo amid tensions in Paris talks.
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Aig
Africa
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Lieiowe
Tralian
Eritrea
Adua
Geneva
League of Nationa
Roops
Menhiis
London
Italy
Ithiopia
Paris
Indiffer
Tuly
Anthony Eden
Britain
Paul Hursh Given 20 Years in State Penitentiary
Paul Hursh aged 16 and described as a plasterer was arrested in Juneau Alaska and sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for robbing the People's Bank and Trust Company of 3700 during a March 13 holdup after entering a guilty plea.
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Seattle
Paul Bursh
Plasterer
Juneau
Alaska
State
Walla Walla
People's Bank and Trust Company
Hursch
Government Seigniorage Regulates Value Sparks Cash Rise
Washington reports the government profits from currency issuance and value control. Seigniorage from coinage and the Silver Purchase Act boosted the money selling privilege’s total revenue to over 3 billion dollars, with about 2.8 billion due to the gold revaluation of the dollar.
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Washington
Colin
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William Lee Ferris
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James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
New Deal
San Francisco
Hawaii
Farley
Eastern Company
B.C
Interior City
Selassie
League
Paul Hursh
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