Europe Seethes as France Italy Clash Over Tunisia
Associated Press reports Europe faces renewed turmoil as Germany tightens Jewish restrictions in Berlin and Romania suppresses Iron Guard violence. France and Italy clash over Tunisia while French seamen resist requisition, and Bucharest executes attackers in a crackdown on Iron Guard terrorism.
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Germany
France
Italy
Europe
Carol
Romania
Berlin
Chamber of Deputies
Tunisia
le Havre
Daladier
Stock Quotations From New York and Dow Averages
Closing quotations from New York show Alaska Juneau at 9 4, American Can 95 4, Bethlehem Steel 69, General Motors 48 1 2, United States Steel 62, New York Central 17, Northern Pacific 10, Safeway Stores 28, Southern Pacific 17, International Harvester 59, Curtiss Wright 6, Kennecott 427 1 2. Dow Jones averages list Industrials 147.50 Rails 29.23 Utilities 21.83.
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Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Safeway Stores
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Bremner
Borah Signals Possible War Referendum Support
United States Senator William E. Borah warned that twelve men could plunge the world into war without citizen input. He said he might back a war referendum amendment if the nation’s armament program becomes excessive.
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Washington
United States
William E. Borah
Hitler Praises Sudeten Youth Amid Nazi Future Belief
In Reichenberg Hitler addressed 30,000 Sudeten Germans claiming the new generation will erase old Nazi prejudices as youth groups indoctrinate them. Separate dispatch notes that in Washington the Alcohol Control Act of 1935 has seen far fewer publicized violations compared with utilities litigation, despite similar regulatory pressures.
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Reichenberg
Reich Fuhrer
Hitler
Fuhrer
Washington
Public Utility Holding Company
Liquor Administration
Father Is Slain By Drunken Son Confession Made
Bainbridge Ohio December third sheriff John Vincent said Robert Bready aged 29 confessed to shooting dead his father the Reverend Russell H Bready 62 in a drunken stupor The confession said the shooting occurred during a scuffle as the father attempted to take him for a walk to sober up
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Bainbridge
Ohio
John Vincent
Robert Bready
Russell H. Bready
Vincent
Young Bready
Private liquor enforcement blends hush and pressure
The piece describes a flexible liquor control system under NIRA guidance where violations are quietly settled to avoid industry embarrassment. It recounts a hypothetical Indiana Illinois rep Joe Doakes of Spring Hot Mix Company offering bonuses to push products, leading to a confrontation with administration and possible light penalties if lack of authority is proven.
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The
Alcohol Administration
NIRA
Congress
Treasury
Lquor
Joe Doakes
Indiana
Illinois
CIO Balloters Take Election in Mine Vote
The CIO Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Local 203 won the vote for the collective bargaining agency with 521 of 896 ballots in a Mine and Mill victory. AFLCIO AF labor received 332 and 39 voted neither. Ballots were tallied by NLRB Field Examiner Arthur Hailey. Report goes to Regional Director Elwyn J. Eagen before final certification and filing. W. A. Rasmussen hailed the result and called for democratic harmony. AFL officials could not be reached for comment.
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Congress of Industrial Organization
Alaska Juneau
Arthur Hailey
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Elwyn J. Eagen
Seattle
Hailey
Eagen
NLRB
Washington
Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union
Local 203
W. A. Rasmussen
Juneau Mine and Mill Workers
Rex Hermann
6000 Auto Workers Walkout Hits GM Plants in Flint
Detroit December 3 Homer Martin President of the CIO United Automobile Workers says the Union's Executive Board authorized a walkout at two General Motors plants in Flint Michigan. A Fisher Body Plant No. 2 already went out. The stoppage involves more than 6000 workers.
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Detroit
Murchigan
Homer Martin
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motor Corporation
Flint
Michigan
Fisher Body
Japanese War Planes Hit Chinese Cities In Raid
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese war planes killed several scores of Chinese civilians in air raids on multiple cities. A separate note mentions hunters using power boats to shoot deer in the tidewater area of Eastern North Carolina.
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Shanghai
Tidewater
North Carolina
Deadlock Holds Up Juneau Building Labor Dispute
In Juneau a labor stalemate persists as the citizens special labor committee reports its proposal to supply common labor to city construction jobs is rejected by AFL and CIO groups. Further talks are planned with pickets remaining at sites and dock action threatened if no agreement by week’s end.
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Citizens Committee
AFL
CIO
Juneau
Citizens Special Labor Committee
APL
Alaska
Unemployment total pegged at 10 million in Oct
Washington December 3 Leon Henderson secretary of the Monopoly Committee estimates the number of unemployed in October rose to 10 569 000. The figure highlights ongoing labor market strain and policy scrutiny.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Monopoly Committee
Adulterated Food Found in 8,401 British Cases 1937
Ministry of Health reports under the food and drugs act analysed 151,370 articles in 1937 and found 8,401 adulterated or not up to standard.
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London
Ministry of Health
War Secretary warns Army lacking modern equipment
Louis Johnson states the Army would be seriously handicapped if war broke out today due to shortages of artillery tanks combat cars airplanes machine guns rifles ammunition gas masks and more He urges standardization to aid wartime mass production. In Seattle a Sikorsky amphibian for winter survey flights from Seattle to Juneau departs Bridgeport Conn and will resume service after arrival.
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Chicago
Des
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Seattle
B. O. Bullwinkel
Juneau
Alaska
Bridgeport
Conn
College Football Final Scores Reported
Final scores from today include Oklahoma defeating Washington State 28 to 0 and Tennessee beating Mississippi 47 to 0. Western Kentucky routed Tampa 50 to 7, Temple defeated Florida 20 to 12, Appalachian topped Moravian 20 to 0, NC State beat Citadel 14 to 6, and USC edged Notre Dame 13 to 0.
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Washington State
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Tampa
Temple
Florida
Moravian
Appalachian
Citadel
North Carolina State
Southern California
Notre Dame
Sweets First Sour Pickles End Formal Japanese Dinners
At formal Japanese dinners the sequence places sweets before sour pickles, a traditional progression noted in culinary etiquette. The practice highlights course order and cultural dining norms.
Mayor reports small chance for PWA funds
Mayor Harry S. Lucas told the City Council that PWA money for the city’s portion of the small boat harbor project is unlikely. He cited word that all funds are allotted unless others turn back, leaving Juneau’s grant doubtful. The council did not act on raising funds if the grant is denied. A Troast group proposed adding “or equal” to building code language, but council members feared nullification of the code.
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Public Works Administration
Harry S. Lucas
PWA
Juneau
N. Lester Troast
Northwest Storm Causes Major Damage Across Regions
A Pacific Northwest gale battered Seattle Victoria and British Columbia with winds 68 to 70 mph, sinking barges, blowing roofs, and crippling power and telecommunication lines. Two states suffered widespread disruption as ships were held at the Columbia River and snow piled up to two feet in Bend. One death reported in Portland and air travel halted for about 20 hours. Weather expected to bring continued rain and snow as winds subside.
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Seattle
Dee
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Victoria
Columbia River
Marshfield
Tilamook
Bend
Portland
Cubs Owner Seeks Dizzy Dean for 1959 At 185000
Chicago, Dec 3. Owner P K Wrigley said he will offer Dizzy Dean a 1959 salary of 185000, the same as last season. Dean, who helped the Cubs win the pennant and nearly beat the Yankees in the World Series, earned 20000 in 1938 and spent much of 1938 with an ailing arm. Wrigley calls Dean a valuable asset who will win many games.
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Chicago
P. K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean
Pittsburgh
Cubs
New York Yankes
Wrigley Today
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Flory Stefanescu Goanga
Club University
Dow, Jones
U. S
John B. Brooks
Randolph Field
Tex
West Point
Air
U. S. Military Academy
Air Corps Flying School
By Preston Grover
Max Finkelstein
Cash Cole
Lucas
Council
Oregon
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