Great Peace Assembly Underway At Inter-American Conference
The Inter-American Peace Conference in Buenos Aires opened informally with strong praise for President Roosevelt. Delegates said Roosevelt and Argentinian President Justo set the assembly on a path to success as they affirmed mutual safety and mutual good. The scene included cheering crowds as Roosevelt sailed home aboard the Indianapolis.
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Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Augustin Justo
Liberio Justo
Mullen Named Administrator Behrends Will
Petition to probate the will of B. M. Behrends filed in U. S. Commissioners court naming Judge J. F. Mullen as administrator and Mrs. Mullen as sole heir. No inventory given. Estate includes bank, store and other community properties. H. L. Faulkner named legal representative for the administrator. Creditors notice published. six months to present claims.
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B. M. Behrends
U. S. Commissioner's Court
J. F. Mullen
H. L. Faulkner
Filipinos in Gun Battle Leave Two Dead in Seattle
In a south end restaurant night shootout two Filipinos were killed instantly and a third, Desaba Patron, was critically wounded. The dead were A A Simon and Virgil Duyanaga both aged 40. Patron 25 survived wounding as Dr J C Blonde at City Hospital noted the volatile exchange missing only.
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Seattle
A. A. Simon
Virgil Duyanaga
Desaba Patron
Simon
Duyanaga
City
J. C. Blonde
Patton
Virgil
Senator All Wet Vote Matanuska Colonists
In Palmer Alaska on December 2 the Matanuska Colonists voted 135 to 4 declaring the colony a success and rejecting Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma as mistaken about its failure. Farmers rode busses and autos to the Community Hall for the noon ballot as newsreel cameras filmed.
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Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska
United States
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
William ©. Bowens
Joe Franke
Floating Navy Drydock Planned for Pacific Coast
Rear Admiral Norman Smith said Bethlehem Steel, sole bidder on the Hawaii moating drydock, exceeded ten million dollars. He will study estimates from Bremer ton and Mare Island. The drydock, 1,016 feet long, must be built on the Pacific Coast as it cannot pass through the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Norman Smith
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Hawaii
Smith
Navy Yards
Bremerton
Mare Island
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Navy Aviators Die in Crash Near La Jolla
San Diego authorities report Lieut. Robert Symes and Chief Radioman George Cole were killed when a Navy plane crashed at sea off La Jolla. The crash occurred December 2, and the two airmen were stationed at a nearby naval base.
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San Diego
Cal
Robert Symes
George Cole
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Naval
Southerners Retain Grip as Com Heads Washington
Dec. 2 The grip of the South on key Senate and House chairmanships persists into the next Congress. Vice President Garner presides over the Senate and Speaker Bankhead of Alabama is expected to lead in the House. Southern seniority shapes committee leadership, with 11 of about 20 Senate chairs and 17 of about 20 House chairs held by Southerners.
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Washington
John J. O'Connor
New York
Garner
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
O'Connor
Bingell
Michigan
Rayburn
William Seana Hearst
Roosevelt
Make
Senate
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Congress
Aid
King Edward Must Give Up Lady Friend
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin visits King Edward at Buckingham Palace amid a constitutional crisis over the monarch’s friendship with Mrs Wallie Simpson. The cabinet and Parliament are said to back resignation if Edward proceeds to wed the American divorcee. A White House stance on the marriage was not confirmed.
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King Edward
London
Stanley Baldwin
Buckingham Palace
Wallie Simpson
Edward
Baldwin
White House
Madrid Bombed Amid Siege and Market Drop
Sixteen fascist bombing planes struck Madrid early this morning, wrecking houses and triggering a sharp market decline. Reports say up to 100 people, including brokers and civilians, were killed or injured amid the king’s affair turmoil. Emergency Red Cross and visiting British MPs narrowly escaped shrapnel as food shortages worsen under the siege.
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Madrid
Red Cross
Pablo Vague
Breakup Hint in British Realm Circles
A London Times editorial hints at a possible breakup of the British realm with the Duke and Duchess of York to be King and Queen of Scotland. The piece is read as a veiled reference to the King’s friendship with Mrs Waite Simpson, tied to a visit to Edinburgh for the St Andrew’s Day Masonic banquet.
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London
London Times Today
Duke and Duchess of York
Scotland
Waite Simpson
Edinburgh
No More White Bread Cordova Flour Shortage
Cordova Alaska December 2 The only bakery in Cordova announced it had no more white flour and only enough whole wheat flour to last one week. Cordova stores are short of many commodities and those with butter and eggs are sharing. A special effort is being made to keep families supplied with eggs.
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Cordova
Alaska
Stock Quotations and Down Dow Averages Report
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 14 and a range of others including American Can 119, Bethlehem Steel 72, Kennecott 56, U S Steel 74, and New York Central 421/4. Dow Jones averages list industrials 180.25 down 1.83 and utilities 35.36 down 15. Also note George Robbins of the Taku River Trading Company traveling southbound on the Princess Norah.
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Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and
Hecla
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Majters
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
United Corporation
Cities Service
Bremner
George Robbins
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Taku River Trading Company
France Angling for Payment of War Obligation
Paris reports early next year talks on settling the war debt to the United States. France may offer to pay 56 million dollars, about one eighth of the total, in installments over 20 to 25 years. In Washington, lawmakers split on supporting a plan to service debts with limited payments. Eleven European nations owe about twelve billion, France four billion.
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France
United States
Ito
Prance
Washington
Congress
Wife’s Sake Recalls Texas Liquor Board Note
In Austin a letter from an applicant to Charles R. Miller State Liquor Administrator asks staff to send back recommendations if no job is open. The writer says he wants to show his wife what a fine man she married. The note highlights personal motives amid administrative duties.
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Austin
Texas
Charles R. Miller
Death Penalty for Germans Who Hid Wealth Abroad
Berlin reports the Nazi government issued laws to keep wealth within the Reich and ensure Nazism for future generations. One decree imposes death for Germans hoarding wealth offshore to damage the German economy. Another law drafts every German boy or girl into the Hitler Youth Mouvement for extensive training outside the home school.
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Berlin
Reich
Hitler Youth
Bridges Says 4 Companies Prolonging Present Strike
Seattle report quotes Bridges accusing four subsidy‑heavy steamship lines of pressuring others to prolong the maritime strike. He calls for federal action to withdraw fat subsidies and cites wage and condition contrasts on government‑chartered Alaska food carriers as proof of government stance.
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Tacoma
Ward
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremens’ Association of the
Pacific Coast
Hawes Matson
Dollar
Swayne-Hoyt
Hnes
Seattle
ILA
Joseph Ryan
New York
United States Federal Maritime Commission
Two British Battleships Head for Gibraltar to Relieve Fleet
Malta dispatch reports the Hood and Repulse departing for Gibraltar to relieve other ships under a long arranged plan. British government confirms the move as part of a broader naval program.
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Malta
Britain
Hood
Repulse
Gibraltar
Bulish
Triparty Pact Forming Claimed by Eden in Commons
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Poland was negotiating a new defensive alliance with France and Belgium. This first indication supports French reports that a tripartite treaty among the three nations was planned.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Piland
France
Belg Ium
Murder Reunites Twelve Families in Tattoo Case
Sacramento reports a murder near Clarksville led to tattoo clues that reunited twelve families as parents identified missing daughters. The State Bureau of Criminal Investigation matched 13 women to their families, clarifying the case and bringing closure for relatives.
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Sacramento
Cal
Clarksville
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Governor Cleared in Bank Embezzlement Case
Rutland Vermont December case ends as Judge Buttles dismisses charges against Gov Charles M Smith 68 president of Rutland Marble Savings Bank and fellow officials linked to a $124000 embezzlement by former bookkeeper John J Cocklin in a nine year scheme with alleged concealment from the public.
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Rutland
Vermont
Charles M. Smith
Rutland Marble Savings Bank
John S. Buttles
John J. Cocklin
Television seen as boon to artists by RCA leader
David Sarnoff told Franklin Institute in Philadelphia that television will be a great consumer of art and a partial solution to unemployment. He said it will constantly demand writers musicians actors and designers, creating a new generation of artists.
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Philadelphia
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Sarnoff
Franklin Institute
Juneau Emergency Load to 938 Tons Amid Alaska Chaos
Seattle bulletin reports Arctic plans to carry 2,844 tons of emergency supplies to Alaska, including 938 tons for Juneau and 16 for Douglas, with coal and power plant repairs. Boxer to sail with limited cargo to Sitka and Juneau, while regional agents and stops are arranged.
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Alaska Packers’ Association
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Seattle
John W. Troy
Ketchikan
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Otto F. Ohison
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Petersburg
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Heckman Dock Company
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Citizens’ Dock
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