Nazi Force in Rumania for Purpose
German air bases have been established and tank corps and motorized units set up bases in Romanian territory. The action follows Romania ceding part of Transylvania to Hungary and a Nazi demand to deter Russian advances. Rumblings of discontent rise as the nation mourns and demobilizes 1,300,000 men. Greece mobilizes reserves as Albania prepares Parliament opening sparks Italian rhetoric against Greece. Budapest reports formal occupation signals by government circles.
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Associated Press
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Grecer
Greece
Albania
Roosevelt and Britain debated wartime fleet plans
Washington discussions focused on Britain possibly delegating its fleet if defeat came. The talk weighed how America could aid Britain now in exchange for future naval assistance, assessing security of Atlantic coastlines and whether Britain might surrender its fleet to the United States in a Nazi victory scenario.
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Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Britains
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Germany
Atlantic Seaboard
Hitler
U. S
Atlantic
Pacific
California
New England
New Jersey
Maryland
Roosevelt
Great Britain
England
Canada
Brittain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Dominions
FBI Takes Over Case Of Bridges In Atlin Miner Sentenced
In San Francisco and Atlin reports, Olaf John Johnson, a miner, was sentenced for exporting about 40 ounces of gold from Atlin to Juneau without a license. He received six months to be served and a 500 dollar fine, plus three months for nonpayment. Johnson admitted guilt to the gold export and deceiving a customs officer.
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San Francisco
Cal
J. Edgar Hoover
PBI
Atlin
Fort Harry Bridges
Pacific Coast Cio|eign Exchange
Olaf John‘Chieftainson
Hoover
H. F. Glasany Allen
Johnson
Atlih
Juneau
Control Board
Northern Airways
Ernie Kubicek
Union closes three Pacific ports over NLRB row
Tacoma Anacortes and Port Angeles ports, the only Pacific Coast terminals under AFL longshoremen, were shut today in a protest against a National Labor Board ruling. Alden Thronson of the International Longshoremen's Association said the action is not a strike but a indefinite stoppage backed by the Sailors Union of the Pacific and waterfront reformers seeking a satisfactory adjustment.
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Tacoma
Anacortes
Port Angeles
Pacific Coast
Alden Thronson
Coast District
International Longshoremen’s Associaion
National Labor Board
Harry Bridges
Thronson
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Waterfront
18 Aboard Columbia For Juneau
Seattle August 31 Columbia sailed at 11 for Southeast and Southwest Alaska with 116 passengers including 16 steerage nine round trippers and two Golden Belters. Juneau passengers named among many others. road survey party from Office of Indian Affairs leaves on Institute No 1. General Superintendent Claude M. Hirst joins officials Doolittle and Mize. Deputy U S Marshal Thompson to Haida. Everett Erickson visiting before Baranof voyage, lectures on Nazi rounds in Guatemala. John McCormick resigns from Juneau Police after a year on force.
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Seattle
Columbia
Alaska
Juneau
Corrinne Jenne
Geraldine Cline
Shirley Cline
A. E. Lind
R. L. Boucherle
M. Plemona
W. D. Gross
H. EB. Jacobson
T. M. Taylor
Eugene Robertson
Margaret Dunnigan
Dabold
Isabell Parsons
Haines
Lukwan
Angoon
Indian Affairs
Juxeau
Boat Institute No. 1
Claude M. Hirst
Harold I. Doolittle
Ralph W. Mize
Sid Thompson
U. S. Marshal
Yakutat
Shell Simmons
Coast Guard
Haida
Everett Erickson
University of Alaska
Yukon
Erickson
States
Central America
Guatemala
Baranof
Prin cess Charlotte Arrives in Port for Southeast Alaska Trip
Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Charlotte, last tourist-season voyage to Southeast Alaska, due in port at 7 tonight. Passengers include George Baroumes, Alice Baroumes, Irene Baroumes, Alexander Baroumes, Velma Bloom, Marian Comande, Howard Gambling, Helen Harrell, Delma Hanson, Rodney Johnson, Alice Johnson, Eunice Logan, John McLaughlin, Ruth McVey, Valerie Skov, Carolina Iskov, Merle Schroeder, Muriel Thompson, Iya Tilden, Eleanor Warren, Geore Griswold, Edna Harpole, Richard Holmes, Sanford Knapp, Pauline Monroe, with Tulsequah via Juneau passengers William Barnard, Cherry Robert, Lochnie Hewthorne and T. D. Graham.
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Princess Charlotte
Alaska
George Baroumes
Alice Baroumes
Irene Baroumes
Alexander Baroumes
Velma Bloom
Marian Comandee Howard Gambling
Helen Harrell
Delma Hanson
Rodney Johnson
Alice Johnson
Eunice Logan
John McLaughlin
Ruth McVey
Valerie Skov
Carolina Iskov
Merle Schroeder
Muriel
Denali in Early Is On Way Out
The steamer Denali sailed north from Lynn Canal with ten passengers, then continued southbound today carrying nine passengers. Arrivals included Dorothy Gore and several Petersons, plus Mrs E King bound for Todd and a Seattle-bound group led by Mrs J B Jolly and the Youngs.
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Denali
Lynn Canal
Here
Seattle
Todd
Dorothy Gore
F. Kane
Lizzie Peterson
Harriet Peterson
Theresa Peterson
A. VanMavern
O. J. Vincent
Ralph Young
Ernest Daugherty
FP. McElhaney
Elsie Pasquan
Charles Markle
Chester Ellis
Bar Association Meets in Country at Winns Home
The Juneau Bar Association held its weekly luncheon today at Grover C. Winns summer home on Fritz Cove road with Winn and Maurice Johnson as hosts.
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Juneau Bar Association
Grover C. Winn
Fritz Cove Road
Winn
Maurice John
Son
Walker named successor to Farley as Portmaster General
Washington Aug 31 Administration quarters heard reports that Frank Walker a 54 year old New York City attorney and theatre chain owner and longtime Roosevelt friend has accepted the presidential offer to succeed James A Parley as Portmaster General Walker formerly served as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee
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Washington
Frank Walker
New York City
Roosevelt
James A. Parley
Walker
Democratic National Committee
Burke-Wadsworth Conscription Bill Faces House Opposition
Washington Aug 31 Critics in the House oppose sections of the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill while agreeing a united front may defeat it when it comes up next week. The main battle centers on setting the 21 to 44 age range versus the Senate’s 21 to 30, and granting the government power to seize industrial plants for defense.
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Washington
House
Senate
Salmon prices rise for 1940 record catches in local market
Since Wednesday, salmon trollers have been receiving new record prices, paying 20 cents a pound for large red kings and 10 for small Pédis. Whites bring 8 and cahoes 6, but reds are scarce as most landings are silvers. Elm led today's cargo at the fish market, with a heavy discharge of Straits kings and cohoes.
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Cahoes
Fsh Mart
Packer Elm
Tye Straits Kings
Cohoes
Avis
Martha
Haze
Rebellions Reported in French Colonies After Africa Switch
From Vichy, officials said rebellions had broken out in French Indo China and French West Africa after French Equatorial Africa joined the British war effort. The African uprising was confined to certain Europeans and had not yet reached the native population. In Indo China the revolt was said to be under General Calroux. extent unknown.
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Vichy
France
Indo-China
French West Africa
Equatorial Africa
Calroux
Fire Hits Railroad At Healy
Fire of unknown origin last night swept the Healy Station shops of the Alaska Railroad. The railroad roundhouse, a machine shop, new water tank, snow plow, switch engine and several coal cars were destroyed.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Healy Station
Alaska Railroad
Occidental to be salvaged to build church
Lumber aged over 50 years from the Occidental Hotel will be salvaged to construct a new Pentecostal church on Fourth Street for the Bethel Mission Assembly of God. The City Council awarded the wrecking contract to Rev. Ralph Baker and W Elbert Day for 96 dollars, with other bids listed. A separate contract for city hall plumbing went to Rice and Ah Jerson for 148 dollars. John Hermle sought a city alley garage relocation backed by a court order, and the council took the request under advisement.
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Occidental
Fourth Street
Bethel Mission
Assembly of God
Ralph Baker
W. Elbert Day
Frank Chinella
E. H. Bill
W. J. Manthey
A. J. Kupoff
Rice
Ah Jerson
John Hermle
Baseball Scores From Afternoon Games Across Cities
Baseball today reports scores including Philadelphia 4 Boston 8 New York 6 Brooklyn 7 Chicago 4 Cincinnati 5 and American League Washington 1 New York 7 Boston 10 Philadelphia 6. Wallace Calvert from the Forest Service in Washington arrived aboard the steamer Yukon to join Florence Shaler in the Engineering Drafting Apartment of the Regional Office. No Empire issue next Monday due to Labor Day.
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Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Wallace Calvert
Forest Service
Yukon
Florence Shaler
The
Baby Girl Born At Anchorage to A F Ghiglione
Ann Palmer born August 24 at Anchorage to Mr and Mrs A F Ghiglione. Ghiglione assistant superintendent of Alaska Road Commission. Mrs Ghiglione formerly Alice Palmer taught vocal music at Juneau Public Schools. Also notes on Duck season events at Juneau Shotgun Club and a surprise visit by Mrs William J Roberts. Bear in port and other region updates follow.
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Ann Palmer
Anchorage
A. F. Ghiglione
Ghiglione
Alaska Road Commission
Juneau
William J. Roberts
Barbara Winn
Yukon
Grover C. Winn
Roberts
Wallace
Idaho
Hecla Mining Company
Back 10 School Tuesday in Juneau for 1940 41
Juneau schools set opening for the 1940 1941 term with doors at 10 a.m. freshmen must bring report cards and all grade school students should have theirs. Bus routes Fritz Cove Auk Bay Thane and Two-mile start at 9 a.m. with 3 p.m. returns. schedules may adjust for winter time change.
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Juneau
Fritz Cove
Auk Bay
Loop Road
Willhelmina Birthday in Exile and U S Payroll Tops Million
Dutch celebrations mark Queen Wilhelmina s sixtieth birthday in exile in England despite a German ban back home. In Washington over 1 011 066 federal workers are employed, a postwar payroll peak with 70 000 new War and Navy hires and a defense drive driving growth across departments. Merchants anticipate a busy autumn as July sales rise 16.7 percent over last year and seven month totals exceed 1929 levels.
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London
Queens Hall
Wilhelmina
England
Washington
United States
Civil Service Commission
You
Uncle Sam
Point Barrow
Alaska
Little America
Antarctica
War and Navy Departments
Civil Aero[suitor Board
Panama Canal Zone
Ville de Hasselt Believed Torpedoed, Radio Reports
New York August 31 Mackay Radio says a message reports the Belgian passenger ship Ville de Hasselt, once an American liner, torpedoed. The origin of the message is unclear and no further details are available at this time.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Azio
England
Gione
Drulys End Visit Here At Alders Terrace
L L Druly and Miss Helen Druly left for Mount McKinley this morning, ending a brief visit with Mr and Mrs Collis Druly of Alders Terrace. L L Druly is Collis Dry’s father and Helen Druly is his sister, returning to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Mount McKinley
L. L. Druly
Helen Druly
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Collis Druly
Alders Terrace
Collis Dry
Miss Drury
RAF raids on Berlin and London air battle response
RAF planes bomb Berlin center at night starting fires in two large apartment blocks and damaging the Fire Department HQ. Germany retaliates with waves of bombers against London, with alarms and sheltering as RAF defenses repulse three waves. official figures cite 22 RAF losses unofficially. Berlin reports 7 British planes down and 12 missing, with surprise attacks on Southeast England airports and hangars alight.
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Berlin
Royal Air Force
Fire Department
Wilhelmstrasse
Germany
London
Air Ministry
Reich
Unter den Linden
RAF
England
Hurricane nears North Carolina coast as storms wreak damage
The Weather Bureau warns a hurricane of full intensity will approach Cape Hatteras tonight while eastern North Carolina faces flooding and heavy damage from swollen streams. A previous storm three weeks earlier killed over 30 people.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
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John McCormick
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BAR Associaton
Farley
Healy
Baseball Today
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Bear
Alaska Game Commission
Sitka
Don Gallagher
Douglas Swanson
District Court
Alma Ellis
Rodney W. Ellis
Clarence W. Farlin
Mendenhall Glacier
General Lands Office
Parlin
U.S
Holland
Jack Stinnett
Pepetins
Vandenberg
Rep
Minton
Dem
Schafer
Willkie
Drulys
Warcraft
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