Fisheries New Deal Pleasing to Everybody
Fishermen and canners in the salmon industry hail the new regime under Commissioner Frank T. Bell and Alaska Agent L. G. Wingard. Nick Bez of Perril Strait Packing Co praises extensions that boosted earnings, cannery work, and territorial revenue while stressing close on‑the‑ground supervision as crucial to success.
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Nick Bez
Perrl Strait Packnng Company
Frank T. Bell
L. G. Wingard
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Fisherie
Bez
Bell
Wingard
Icy
Chatham
Sailors Aid Firemen In Blazing Loftus Lumber Fire
In Bremerton Washington on August 24 a fire at the Loftus Lumber Co plant burned eight acres before sailors from eight battleships in the harbor helped control it after a two hour fight. The loss was about 100000 dollars as sailors patrolled the town alongside city police at the blaze site.
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Bremerton
Wash
Loftus Lumber Company
Stock Prices Advance Despite Slow Trading In New York
Stocks closed quietly higher after renewed selling with most groups gaining about one point or more. Volume was light at 1,750,000 shares as some issues rose while a few declined. notable gains included Homestake up 10, Allied Chemical up 6, and Smelting up 5. Major quotes listed for Alaska Juneau, American Can, General Motors, U S Steel, United Aircraft, and others.
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New York
Homestake
Allied Chemical
Case
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Alaska Juneau
Dome Mines
McIntyre Porcupine
American Can
Celanese
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Consolidated Gas
Public, Service of New Jersey
Alaska
Juneau
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet
Colorado Fuel and Iron
American Telephone and Telegraph
Fox Films
American Smelting
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Missouri Pacific
Packard Motors
Radio Corporation
Standard
Indianians Allowed to Rush the Growler Revival Approved
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Aug 24 State Excise Director Paul Pry announced that the old custom of rushing the growler could be revived in Indiana. Buying a bucket of beer for home consumption is permissible under new regulations permitting the sale of draught beer, Mr Fry said.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Paul Pry
Indlanta
Fry
U S Commerce Shows Rising Trade Abroad in July
The Department of Commerce reports July ends with a favorable trade balance as exports climb 21 percent to 145 million dollars and imports rise 17 percent to 143 million. The gains align with seasonal trends and mark the third consecutive monthly advance, with overall 1933 levels higher than July 1932.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Veterans Demand Repeal of Economy Act at Convention
Spanish American War Veterans at the Los Angeles national convention jeered speakers defending pension reductions and urged repeal of the National Economy Act. They elected William H Armstrong of Racine Wisconsin as Commander and announced next year’s meeting in Pittsburgh.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William H Armstrong
Racine
Wisconsin
Pittsburgh
Penn
Balfe McDonald sane after sanity commission ruling
Flint Michigan August 24 a three physician sanity commission found Balfe McDonald 17 sane after he pleaded guilty to killing his mother May 27 The report likely leads Circuit Judge James S Parker to accept the plea previously rejected The mother Mrs Grace MacDonald a prominent widow in Flint Social Life was beaten to death with a book end
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Flint, Mich
Balfe’ MacDonald
James S. Parker
Grace MacDonald
Flintsovial Mfe
Markets Awaiting Effects Of Eight-Power Pact With Watchful Eye
London reports a mix of hope and skepticism as markets await the eight-power silver pact. The Lancashire cotton industry hopes for revived China trade while bullion brokers doubt quick price rises. The agreement, needing ratification, aims to pull 35 million ounces from the market annually for four years.
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China
Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
London
Canada
Australia
Peru
Oregon Forest Fires Threaten Statewide Collapse
Portland Oregon August 2. Two thousand men battle the worst fire in Oregon in two weeks. Forest resources are strained as heavy losses threaten timber, and crews push to contain the blaze amid extreme heat and tough conditions.
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Oregon
Portland
Mob shoots two former officials amid guard take in Cuba
In Santiago Cuba yesterday afternoon a mob seized two men guarded by soldiers and shot them to death. The victims were Victor Viecay former Mayor of San Luis and Joaquin Ramos former member of Viecay's bodyguard. The mob dragged the bodies through the street in a deadly act of violence tied to political tensions in the region.
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Santiago
Cuba
Victor Viecay
San Luis
Joaquin Ramos
Viecay
Wilson Offers Cooperation To Local Chamber
Thomas B. Wilson of the Alaska Steamship Company urged local business support and cooperation with Alaskans at the chamber of commerce. He stressed friendly, neighborhood-style service, mutual understanding of problems, and avoidance of cutthroat competition to lift the community from a slump, citing Roosevelt’s program as a guide. A note on NRA was added as Washington reports industrial production rising from June to July and early August with steel leading gains and auto output steady.
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Alaskans
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas B. Wilson
Alaska Steamship Company
Wilson
Tom Wilson
Roosevelt
Paddie
Glasse
NRA
John A. Glasse
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
United States Reserve Board
Crescent Limited derailed into Potomac near Washington
The 14 car Crescent Limited of the Southern Railway derailed outside the capital city this morning. Eight cars plunged down an embankment into river water of varying depths. Four aboard are known dead and thirteen injured, several seriously. A bridge section over the Potomac was damaged as the train traveled from New York to Washington.
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Washington
Crescent Limited
Southern Railway
Capital City
Potomac River
New York
Vivisection banned in Prussian state decree
Berlin Aug 24 Premier Hermann Goering banned vivisection of all species of animals across Prussia. Violators face sentences in concentration camps.
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Berlin
Hermann Goering
Prussia
Terrifying Caribbean Storm Hits Atlantic Coast
A massive storm from the Caribbean battered the Eastern seaboard causing millions in damage. Willoughby View Park and Virginia Beach waterfront suffer ruin while Cape Henry remains cut off. The Madison with 109 aboard sent SOS and two men are missing as ships and shore resorts reel from the fury.
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Norfolk
Willoughby
View Park
Virginia Beach
Cape Henry
Washington
Caribbean
North Atlantic
Madison
Town of 600 Persons Now Under Flood
Aug 24 A village of 800 persons lies below an overflowing mountain lake dam as a coast storm batters inland. The town of Pietschmann is half flooded with emergency gates three feet under water and water levels rising. Efforts to protect local machinery from flood damage continue amid casualties and disruption.
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New York
Pietschmann
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Porra
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Gerardo Machado
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Hardy and Harman
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