King Edward Chooses Friendship Over abdication Crisis
London reports King Edward will keep both his throne and his friendship with Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Cabinet and Parliament threaten resignation if he renounces the American-born divorcée. Baldwin remains silent as the crisis tests the Crown and Empire.
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London
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Associated Press
Fort Belvedere
Simpson
Duke of York
House of Windsor
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin That He Give Up His Friendship With Mrs. Simpson
Avorcee
Church of England
Gray
House of Commons
King
Josiah Clement Wedgewood
British Press Association
Washinton
Hugh Walpole
Walpole
England
First Archbishop of Los Angeles Enthroned Today
By decree of Pope Pius XI Bishop John Joseph Cantwell becomes the first Archbishop of Los Angeles today. Seven archbishops and the Apostolic delegate to the United States attend the enthronement in a ceremonial ritual. Training in carrier pigeon use and other branches of modern military science are being studied by the Chinese army.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pius XI
John Joseph Cantwell
United States
Thanksgiving flower shipment arrives for Juneau florist
Don Glass brought fresh roses carnations and chrysanthemums from Seattle for J P Anderson of the Juneau Florist Company. Local residents welcomed the arrival as local blooms were scarce and a strike had halted imports from the South.
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Don Glass
Seattle
J. P. Anderson
Juneau Florist, Company
Rockefeller Jr Donated 70000 to Republican Campaign Fund
Senate investigators reported John D. Rockefeller Jr donated 70000 to the Republican campaign fund while Mrs. James R. H. Cromwell, once Doris Duke, tobacco heiress, gave 50000 to the Democratic campaign fund.
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Washington
Senate
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
James R. H. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Big Rise in College Football Attendance Across Regions
An Associated Press survey shows overall attendance up 15 percent from last year. The South climbs 22 percent, East 18 percent, Midwest 14 percent, Far West 6 percent, and Southwest 5 percent. Washington reports 105000 to 155000 across six games.
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New York
South
East
Midwest
Far West
Southwest
Washington
Flock of Bantams Roams Roads for Sloan Family
A bantam flock roosts on an automobile axle supplying eggs for the Sloan family of Ruidoso NM. One bird has logged 13 000 miles as owner George Samuel Sloan 12 notes the flock yields enough eggs for three meals daily while his contractor father travels across New Mexico Arizona and Colorado for work.
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Claredon
Tex
Sloan
Ruidoso
WN. M
George Samuel Sloan
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
City selling street cars at bargain prices
Winston-Salem authorities offer retired street cars for sale after replacing them with buses. Prices start as low as 50 dollars per car. The sale targets buyers seeking inexpensive transit vehicles from the city fleet.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Roosevelt lecture frames duty and empathy in Chicago forum
Mrs. Roosevelt defined the President's duty as living each day, accepting what comes, and doing what is right without worry. She added she has no fixed philosophy beyond sparing others unnecessary suffering during a forum in Chicago.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Pays Courtesy Visit to Dr Terra in Uruguay
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, homebound after Buenos Aires, arrived in Montevideo to meet President Gabriel Terra. A luncheon celebrated a new era of Pan American friendship and extended an invitation for Terra and his wife to visit Washington. The cruiser Uruguay escorted the Indianapolis to the dock as Roosevelt prepared to sail for Charleston, South Carolina.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Indianapolis
Republic
Gabriel Terra
Roosevelt
Dr. Herra
Washington
Charleston
South Carolina
U.S.A
Townsend Indicted for Contempt in Pension Movement
Dr Francis E Townsend co founder of the Old Age Pension movement and two associates Rev Clinton Wunder of New York and John Keifer of Chicago were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on contempt charges for defying a Congressional Investigating Committee. An attempt will be made to secure surrender through Townsend's attorney.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Old Age Pension Movement
Clinton Wunder
New York
John Keifer
Chicago
Congressional Investigating Committee
United States
Harry Underwood
Townsend
Boettiger Arrives in Seattle for Dinner with Mayor
John Boettiger, son in law of President Roosevelt, and his wife arrived in Seattle today. Mayor John F. Dore and wife welcomed them. The mayor supported the American Guild Association stance in the newsroom strike at the Post-Intelligencer. Boettiger is to become publisher of the Post-Intelligencer and will be honored at a dinner tomorrow night hosted by the mayor and his wife.
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Seattle
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
John F. Dore
American Guild Association
Post-Intelligencer
Beottiger
The
Dore
Stock Quotations from New York Close Mixed Week
Closing quotes show Alaska Juneau at 14 percent and large caps like General Motors at 168, United States Steel 75, Kennecott 56, U S Steel 75. Dow Jones averages list industrials at 161.29 and rail carriers near 64 47, with mixed movement.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Hecla
Commonwealth and Southern
Surtiss-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
United Corporation
Cities Service
Bremner
Pound
DOW, Jones
Dow
Piszie
Senator Thomas Comments on Matanuska Vote
United States Senator Elmer Thomas said in Clewiston that 136 colonists voted for the project and faced dismissal if they opposed it. He noted one third returned north, arguing the colony’s future hinges on government aid and its eventual end.
Congress May Extend Nuisance Taxes to Meet Revenue
Washington report notes lawmakers may keep most nuisance taxes set to expire July 1 including gasoline and radio parts. Taxes raised 300 million last year and 150 million in first five months of the current year. Experts say revenue needed to balance the budget though some taxes could be cut due to high collection costs. Gasoline tax accounted for 177 million in the last fiscal year.
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Washington
Congress
Huskies Invite Rose Bowl Opponent
University of Washington officials announced a formal invitation to the Rose Bowl opponent and said they await acceptance before revealing further details.
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Huskies
Pasadena
Cal
University of Washington
Youth in custody after Merced tavern hold up and fatal shooting
William Daly, 18, was among three youths sought after a beer tavern hold up that left night watchman Daniel O Connell, 47, dead. Daly fled into a Baptist Church pursued by Merced Chief Fred Zunker and killed himself. Prank Crone, 22, surrendered immediately along with Ernest Pla, 18, who followed shortly after.
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San Francisco
William Daly
Daniel O'Connell
Merced
Fred Zunker
Daly
Zunker
Prank Crone
Ernest Pla
Nominations Made For Ju Heon Chamber Board
Ten candidates named for the Ju Heon Chamber of Commerce executive board at a noon luncheon with one more nomination from the floor. Seven seats to be filled next Thursday. Names include J. P. Anderson Charles Carter T. A. Morgan R. W. Stevens W. B. George Sam Paul Ed Shafer R. J. Sommers Norman Batifield John Keyser G. H. Walmsley.
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Ju- Heon Chamber of Commerce
J. P. Anderson
Charles Carter
T. A. Morgan
R. ‘W W. Stevens
Haw- 27
Stabler
Inn
Fur Farm
Alaska
Chamber
University of Alaska
H. L. Wood
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Kiny
Wood
Goldstein Building
C. B. Arnold
Ketchikan
Bill Hixson
The
American Legion
John #. Pegues
Hoover foresees low mood in US industrial statesmanship
New York December 3 Herbert Hoover warned that the United States may face another period of gloom. He urged bringing intelligence and courage of engineers into industrial statesmanship and spoke about the need for practical leadership.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
United States
Mercury Dips to 21 Above in Juneau Winter Start
Juneau awoke to the coldest fall day yet as the mercury fell to 21 degrees above zero by 8 40 this morning and lingered there at noon. Auk Lake reported 10 above while other points along the road stayed below 21 as forecasters expect colder temperatures and easterly winds tonight and tomorrow.
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Juneau
Auk Lake
Tom Selby
Mendenhall Glacier
Howard J. Thompson
World Breeds Warriors Now at Fast Pace
Washington reports nations are building large forces after World War I. Active and reserve numbers for the United States, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, and Italy show potential armies totaling over 34 million. The piece notes increased U.S. military capacity, industrial gearing, and fiscal pressures affecting Congress and defense budgets.
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Preston Grocer
Washington
Japan
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Europe
Army
Navy
Congress
North Dakota Turns Wet But No Liquor Sale Yet
BISMARCK North Dakota December 38 This state becomes wet by voter mandate for the first time yet legal liquor is not for sale pending Attorney General ruling on sale of liquor tax stamps.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
Mrs Lott Dies After November Slide At St Anne’s
Mrs. William Lott, injured in the November 22 slide, died near midnight at St. Anne’s Hospital. A Louisiana native who moved to Juneau 22 years ago, she ran a dressmaking shop after her barber husband died years earlier. Funeral plans await word from sister Mrs. Jack Coughlin of Stawar t, B O.
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William Lott
St. Anne’ Hospital
Puneral
Mra
Jack Coughlin
Stawart
B, O
Madrid government confiscates Spanish ship Naye mar
New York December 3. Confiscation of the Spanish freighter Naye mar announced by attaches of the Spanish Consulate General. No explanation given. statement said the action was taken at the request of the government at Madrid. Home port Seville. the ship lay at anchor off Bay Ridge Brooklyn since November 25 after arriving from South America with linseed.
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New York
Nayemar
Madrid
Seville
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
South America
Federal Trade Commission Charges 21 Car Financing Firms
The Federal Trade Commission charged twenty one automobile financing companies with padding interest on deferred payments. Eight complaints allege violations of unfair competition as dealers advertised six per cent yearly plans but actual rates ran near twelve per cent. Washington dispatch.
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Federal ‘Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission Net
Washington
Government Cites Pilgrims in Turkey Ferocity Tale
Washington reports that Colonel H P Sheldon of the Biological Survey argues the first settlers tamed the wild turkey by clubbing tame gobblers. He contends Pilgrims killed birds with clubs not blunderbusses as stories claim. Surviving wild turkeys then learned to avoid humans and became hard to approach.
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Washington
Pilgrim Fathers
H. P. Sheldon
Biological Survey Bureau
Sheldon
Vessels To Bring Emergency Food To Alaska Next Week
Government chartered ships Boxer and Arctic will deliver about 100 tons of meat and poultry to Alaska with freight handling from Seattle. The Boxer sails Saturday night for Sitka and Juneau while the Arctic sails Sunday for Ketchikan Wrangell Juneau Cordova and Valdez.
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Juneau
Sitka
John W. Troy
Otto P. Ohlson
Alaska Railroad
Seattle
Alaska
Arctic
North
Port Commission
Bell Street
Craig
Ketchikan
Wrangell
Petersburg
Skagway
Cordova
Valdez
Seward
Rail Belt
Valdes
John M. Keller
Col. Ohlson
Troy
Chilkoot Barracks
Chilkoot
Maines
W. J. Mulvihill
Col.Ohison
Ralph Dusenbury
Ohison
Pomance
Otto FP. Ohison
Northland
Ohlson
Vonarter
Boxer
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Rockefeller, Jr
Miles
Naylor
Cea
DR. Terra
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Thomas
International
Mercury
Aukke
Kansas Farina
Wm. Lott
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