Treaty Port Seized by Nippon Army in Asia
Reports from Hong Kong say Japan has occupied Kongmoon a treaty port 35 miles northwest of Macao strengthening control on Canton and restricting foreign trade. Earlier Kongming was seized as Japanese forces move toward Sunwei. In Shanghai Japanese air raids target Chinese troops south of Lake Tungling disrupting Chiang Kai Shek's counter offensive.
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Hong Kong
Kongmoon
Macao
Canton
Konking
Sunwei
Shanghai
Lake Tungling
Hunan
Chiang Kai Shek
Yochow
Pingkiang
Jury to Get Murder Case This Afternoon
Defense rested shortly before noon and arguments followed as the Forrest V. Smith murder trial neared jury deliberation. Smith again refused to testify and stood by his claim of innocence. Ed Zinck testified about sighting Mrs. Smith and Thomas Colling together aboard the Tongass and in their staterooms, detailing late nights ashore and aboard ship.
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Smith
Thomas Colling
Colling
George W. Polta
Paul Danzig
Ketchikan
Mrs. Smith
Deportation push against Harry Bridges announced in Charleston
National Commander Stephen F Chadwick of the American Legion told a Charleston dinner that he will press for immediate deportation of Harry Bridges, the Australian born West Coast labor leader. He said enemies in America will claim the Legion's attention from now on and that the organization is grown up and seeks only to preserve posterity.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dec
Stephen F Chadwick
American Legion
Harry Bridges
Chadwick
America
Seeks damages from Pan American over clipper wreck
Mrs Cleo L Musick widow of the Samoan Clipper commander filed in federal court for 200000 damages. She accuses Pan American Airways of carelessness and recklessness in operating the flying boat and says the company caused her husband’s death near Pago Pago last January.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cleo L. Musick
Pago Pago
Pan American Airways Company
France and Germany sign peace accord
France and Germany pledged to settle future disputes by negotiation rather than war in a Good Neighbor style accord. Joachim von Ribbentrop and Georges Benillet signed cream vellum sheets in Paris, in the same room where the Kellogg Briand pact was once signed.
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Paris
France
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Georges Bennett
Roosevelt
United States
Sume
Prench Poreija
German Plane Sinks After Forced Landing in Manila Harbor
A German Condor monoplane, trying a nonstop Tokyo to Berlin goodwill flight, forced down near Manila Harbor. Five crew and one passenger escaped uninjured, wading off the sinking aircraft to safety as rescuers hauled them from a wing. Salvage plans are to be studied by German interests.
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Manila
Tokyo
Berlin
Harold Turnblad Promoted to News Editor of AP West
Harold Turnblad is promoted by Associated Press to News Editor of the Western Division with headquarters in San Francisco. He will assume the post January 1 after 15 years with AP including 11 years as Seattle Bureau Chief covering the Pacific Northwest. Alaska newspapermen commend his work as he departs for the new role.
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New York
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Harald Turnblad
San Francisco
Turnblad
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Alaska
Harold Turnblad
Water-Soaked Mail Removed from Plane Wreck
In Vienna on December 6, Dr Michael George Albert of New York and Dr Oscar Lavina of Mount Rainier Maryland, both Americans, were convicted of violations related to Germany’s currency laws. Albert received one year imprisonment with hard labor and a fine or an additional two months in prison. Lavina was sentenced to six months imprisonment without hard labor plus a fine. Both appealed.
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Vienna
Michael George Albert
New York
Oscar Lavina
Mount Rainier
Land
Germany
Albert
Lavina
Death Valley attracts large tourist turnout as nation parks evolve
Death Valley drew 68 320 visitors in the last year as roads and water supply improve. Travel has surged 550 percent over five years, turning a harsh desert into a growing attraction under a planned national park designation. The piece also notes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation’s high salaries of ten thousand dollars a year for top officials, led by Jesse Jones, with banking executives keeping pace in the federal system.
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Los Angeles
Dee
Death Valley
T. R. Goodwin
Washington
Dec
America
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Anyield
Jesse Jones
Texas
Imu
Roosevelt
Hottest December Day On Record In San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Gal, Dec. 6. The temperature reached 90 degrees here yesterday, the hottest December day on record.
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San Bernardino
Gal
B C Passes Grant for International Road
Victoria B C December 6 The British Columbia Legislature approved a 25000 grant for a preliminary survey of the proposed International Highway route. Premier Pattullo disclosed the United States offered the money interest free and said negotiations would continue in the east next year. Opposition leader Maitland called the Alaska Highway survey wasteful. Pattullo defended the bid as a good neighbor policy noting U S willingness to fund the project. The grant faced little opposition and passed.
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Victoria
B. C
Erith Columbia
Pattullo
United States
British Columbia
Sid R L. Maitland
Premiere Pattulio
Market Quotation Summary from New York Stock Exchange
New York stock closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 9 percent, major names like American Can 95, General Motors 48, Bethlehem Steel 71, United States Steel 63, Kennecott 43, Northern Pacific 10, Southern Pacific 11, International Harvester 9, Anaconda 33, and Safeway Stores 27 4. The Pound stands at 4.69 with Bremner bid 1 asked 2. Dow Jones averages listed as industrials 148.33, Falls 29.19, utilities 2177.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Gentral
Northern Pacific
Safeway Stores
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Bremner
Cook Makes Trip Down From Atlin and Return
Northern Airways pilot Les Cook brought four passengers from Canada as the Alaska docked and then departed for Atlin and Dawson with five aboard including two children. Passengers included Tibo and Were Mr and Mrs Herbert Glassey and Mrs W James from Atlin and Thomas McKay from Carcross. Outbound were Alec Lowe for Dawson Mrs Leslie Epton with two children and Bessie Carmichael for Atlin.
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Northern Airways
Les Cook
Canada
Alaska
Atlin
Dawson
Tibo
Herbert
Nineteen Are Killed as Mine Train Plunges in Nova Scotia
In Sydney Nova Scotia a mine disaster at Print Colliery of the Nova Scotia Coal Company killed nineteen men and injured many more. A string of 26 cars carrying 250 workers derailed on a mile long incline when the haulage cable snapped amid a ten percent grade. Two hours after the accident nineteen boys were brought to the surface. fears remain for additional victims still in wreckage.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Na Scotia
Nova Scotia Or Coal Company
Plan Another Attempt to Solve Dispute
A Juneau Citizens Special Labor Committee, formed after a mass meeting, voted to present a settlement plan to the City Council at tonight’s session. The 91 attendees endorsed the committee’s push to avert a transportation stoppage and keep building activity from halting, while stressing no anti labor bias and aiming for a peaceful, citywide solution. Ships Alaska and Northland discharged as normal except for construction goods.
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Juneau
Scottish Rite Temple
Citizens Special Labor Committee
Elks Hall
Citizens Committee
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Oakland
United Airlines
Point Reyes
Charles Stead
Edelstein
Nippon Army
Kai Shek Corps
Stead
Portland
Ore
Fiona Clay
Pacific
Peace Accord
Asso. Press
United
By Preston Grover
B.C
Cook
R. B Robertson
Qommittee
Northland
RCN GE
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