Alaskan flier did not soar to death in wild charges
Anchorage Aug 22 Frank Derbandt, who took off last Sunday, landed here and was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Frank Hoffman after Fairbanks bondsmen withdrew backing for embezzlement charges. Held on a $2,500 bond, he claimed two days along the Susitna River.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Frank Derbandt
Tellim
U. S
Frank Hoffman
Fairbanks
Susitna
Dorbandt
Stock Prices Rise Broadly on Mild Inflation Hints
New York trading brought a broad stock advance with gains of one to more than three points and 1,300,000 shares changing hands. No clear news explained the upturn, though inflationary psychology may have revived. The close was strong, bonds improved late, and the curb market rose. Closing prices list Alaska Juneau 31, American Can 99, General Motors 31, United States Steel 35, Bethlehem Steel 28, and others.
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New Life
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour B
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Heela
Curtiss-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kenwecot
United States Steel
Warner Pictures
Pound
Nabesna
Ask
Macon Makes Practice Trip Over Puget Sound
The airship Macon flew a practice patrol over Seattle and Tacoma on the morning of Aug 22. Five planes were released from the mother ship above Elliott Bay as it proceeded toward its base at Sunnydale, California after passing Portland.
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Seattle
Macon
Tacoma
Elliott Bay
Het
Sunnydale
Cal
Portland
International push for shorter hours and US plan
Washington reports the administration seeks global adoption of shorter work hours led by the United States in an international labor organization the US joined this week. NRA announces a wage neutral cut from 40 to 36 hours weekly for 200,000 workers in cotton and garment sectors, boosting employment by over 19,000 and costing consumers less than two percent.
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Washington
United States
New York
NRA
British aviator down in Iceland attempt across Atlantic
SOS from John Grierson, a British flier who leaped from Reykjanes Iceland yesterday morning aiming to cross the Atlantic via the northern route, reports he is down to the westward with food for ten days. Miss Martha Del Wentworth, formerly of Juneau, traveled aboard the Northland from Sitka to Ketchikan where she will reside for the winter.
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Wacks
North Scotland
John Grierson
Reykjavik
Iceland
Martha del Wentworth
Juneau
Sitka
Miss Wentworth
Ketchikan
Dimond Leaves Ketchikan for Juneau Today
Delegate A. J. Dimond planned to depart Ketchikan today aboard the Brant captained by Olson as part of the Alaska fisheries fleet. Arrival time in Ketchikan is not set but expected tomorrow. he may visit Wrangell and Petersburg en route. He urged abolition of fish traps as undemocratic and monopolistic and spoke of defense roles for Army and Navy. plans after Juneau are unclear, with a rally by the Women’s Democratic Club likely.
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A. J
Dimond
Ketchikan
Juneau
Olson
Alaska
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Little Port Walter
Jess
Wrangil
Petersburg
Women's Democratic Club
No Arrests In Armored Money Truck Hold-Up
Brooklyn police report no arrests after yesterday afternoon’s armored truck raid on a Federal Reserve convoy. About $427,000 was taken by ten masked men, described as crafty criminals more dangerous than Capone or Dillinger, with empty money bags found under a vending machine at Finnerys’ Place after the barroom visit at around 4 pm.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Federal Reserve
Capone
Dillinger
Finnerys
Lift martial law ends in Vienna after 27 days
Vienna Austria Aug 22 Martial law was lifted at midnight ending 27 days of emergency following the Doll fuss assassination. authorities announced the restoration of normal civil order and security measures remain in place as the city returns to routine governance.
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Vienna
Austria
Dollfuss
Pickford Fairbanks Romance Enters Divorce Court
Hollywood Aug 22 The future of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks rests in the lap of the Gods as their marriage ends in divorce proceedings. Fairbanks returned to Hollywood to meet Mary Pickford but fate intervened before they could settle affairs.
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Hollywood
Cal
Pickford-Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
U S Army Plans Stockade Of Anti aircraft Units
The War Department under General MacArthur maps a defense program to modernize anti aircraft guns searchlights and fire control for eight regulars seven National Guard regiments and 19 inactive regular regiments at a projected cost of 33 million dollars Panamas defenses will be upgraded first with risk of lacking anti aircraft gear The plan highlights the nations best air power and the drive to guard skies with skeletonized units in four commands in the United States and four abroad including the Philippines Hawaii and Panama
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Partment
Panama Canal
War Department
Paris
London
Army
United States
Philipphies
Hewali
Panama
House Swept Into Sea By Big Breakers At Newport Beach
Newport Beach Conn Aug 22 Ocean waves 30 and 40 feet high swept a two story apartment house from its foundation damaging other buildings and inundating part of the city to a few feet. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars. Hydrographic office cannot explain the huge waves as weather was calm.
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Newport Beach
Conn
Hydrographic Office
Hot Flames Still Rage Near Avery Idaho
The Northwest’s hottest forest fire advances near Avery Idaho as new firefighting units rush to halt its spread. A 12 hour push saw the blaze threaten the little settlement before wind shifts momentarily eased its advance and officials hope for control.
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Brokane
Wash
Avery
Idaho
Political eccentricities tint 1934 race map with party shifts
A mid season survey shows Democrats favored to retain control of the House and Senate, while Republicans face a broad drought with uncertain gains. Roosevelt influence is contested as liberal Republican factions attack his policies. Paradoxes du jour include Minnesota fusion talks and Virginia liberal groups targeting Byrd.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Parley
West Vie
Hatfield
West Virginia
Robinson
Indiana
Son
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North Dakota
Minnesota
Virginia
Byrd
West Virgina
Rush D. Holt
Pagan Faith Movement in Germany and Hitler’s Chancellory Change
Aug. 22 reports from Washington and Berlin note fresh evidence of pagan influence in the Nazi regime and a shift in Hitler’s office to Presidential Chancellory. The House Foreign Affairs Committee discusses a second pagan movement tied to British interests and a potential tin shortage amid war tensions.
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Berlin
Washington
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hitler
White farmers drive Japanese from Arizona in tense stand off
Arizona tensions escalated as white farmers in Salt River Valley ordered Japanese residents to leave, prompting State Department involvement. Officials vowed no violence, while county offices enforced the alien land laws barring noncitizens from owning or leasing agricultural land.
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Tokyo
Arizona
United States
Manchuria
Japan
Salt River Valley
Russia
Chinese Eastern Railway
Salt River
Vuljie
State Department
Restoration of Hapsburg Now Far Off
Genoa Italy Aug 22 The prospect of a political restoration involving Premier Schuschnigg and former Empress Zita faded after the premier left Florence following a conference with Premier Mussolini without meeting her.
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Hapsburg
Genoa
Italy
Schuschnigg
Zita
Flovence
Mussolini
Saints and Sinners Club convention to meet in Richmond
The annual convention of the Saints and Sinners Club of America, a national group of circus enthusiasts, will be held in Richmond during the first week of October.
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Richmond
The
Saints and Sinners Club of America
National Organization of Circus Lovers
Strike Ends in Minneapolis After Five Weeks
Minneapolis truck drivers and employers settle after five weeks of walkout. Militia had been called as disorders arose. Union leaders call the accord a workers victory. Negotiations conclude with both sides agreeing to terms ending the strike.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Oun
Aecord
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Frank E. Merriam
Thomas J. Mooney
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