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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports the NRA Blue Eagle will stay in use after year end and the program to extend reemployment agreements for trades without codes will be announced. The article notes enforcement cases, including a candy chain losing the eagle and later reinstating after back wages, and a petition against a local chiseler.
Britain plans a major push to complete a giant liner and restore its Atlantic shipping prestige. The program targets the Cunard and White Star lines partnership to produce the mightiest ship afloat and bolster passenger and cargo service across the North Atlantic.
Justice Department reports will go to the Attorney General as the government prepares for a likely court challenge over federal supervision of employee elections at Weirton Steel Company plants in West Virginia and Ohio. National Labor Board insisted on supervision under an agreement Weir signed but later abrogated, with General Hugh S Johnson weighing two possible actions including prosecution for code violations and pulling Weirton’s Blue Eagle.
Rising gold prices spark renewed mining activity near Dahlonega Georgia as two profitable strikes bring optimism to the region, recalling earlier boom times from four generations ago.
University of Minnesota students learn of a nickel ad mission fee for a daily reels feature showcasing world news and current shots, a regular campus service.
The daily gold price remains steady at 3401 dollars per ounce, unchanged from the start of the month, with no new fluctuations reported.
Dec 16 a federal ruling by General McCarl confirms Alaska Railroad employees must endure a 15 percent wage cut like other federal workers. The dispute centers on workers operating under long standing on track arrangements and protests from government employees. Secretary Ickes requested the ruling to resolve the dispute.
Chicago December 16 The police hunt an ex express driver Alfred H Hammell who vanished with 39000 dollars in cash after taking money from an armored truck at a Loop bank. He is armed with a revolver and may resort to force if cornered. He worked for the Hrink Express Company.
The body of Cold Cheek a 20 year old black youth was found hanging from a tree near Columbia Tennessee after a grand jury declined to indict him for an attempted attack on an 11 year old girl. Sheriff Claude Godwin said the lynching was handled quietly following an anonymous call directing him to the Forks road in Glendale.
Harrisburg, Pa December 15. Once sturdy community banks now sit idle and distressed by economic woes. They are being converted into drinking parlors and liquor stores as Pennsylvania’s Liquor Board searches for suitable State Liquor Store locations and finds former bank sites appealing for new ventures.
In Seward on December 16, firefighters and CWA crews battled a forest fire that burned two houses and threatened greater damage. The blaze was checked after fighting it through the night. The cause remains unknown.
New York stocks faced a bear drive in a brief session with prices slipping over three points before support appeared. Heavy selling lasted about an hour and the close remained weak though volume stayed under 9 million shares. Major movers included American Telephone and Telegraph Western Union and Bethlehem Steel with mixed gains and losses across the list.
A damaged clipping notes a check written in 1905 that was carried to First National Bank in Elkhorn Wisconsin for payment after being bored.
The 1933 Christmas edition of The Daily Alaska Empire will be issued tomorrow morning as a special Sunday issue. It will be distributed to all regular subscribers and also sold at Juneau newsstands.
President Roosevelt reviews Ways and Means Sub-committee tax proposals totaling 39 changes to the 1932 Revenue Act. Aimed at reforming administrative features, the plan suggests a four percent normal tax on the first 4,000 of net income and eight percent on the excess, with a single four percent rate for high earners.
Lloyd J. Evans of Bremerton Washington an underwater worker on the Bay Bridge project died in the decompression chamber in San Francisco today. He succumbed to the bends a dreaded affliction of deep sea divers.
December 16 report says France and allied powers prepare a united stance against Premier Mussolini’s disarmament plan and revamp of the League of Nations. Foreign ministers Bers Boncour and others from four powers plus Warsaw representatives joined a cabinet session to agree on a common position. President Lebrun to approve the France Little Entente’s joint move to press Germany and compel Hitler to assume responsibility in the disarmament impasse.
States Attorney Karl Werner urged the death penalty yesterday for Ernest Torgler former Reichstag whip and Marinus Van der Lubbe Dutch bricklayer in the blaze case. Two other defendants were recommended for acquittal in the German Parliament fire inquiry.
Mrs. Carrie Shequin McArdle of Langley Washington seeks Alaska Governor Troy to reopen her brother Sam Shequin McArdle’s murder case. He vanished after moving cash from Seattle banks in 1930 and 1932, with $22 000 missing. She traces $6 009 to Reno and suspects foul play to cover debts. She alleges poisoning and staged suicide.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau will urge Congress to tighten the revenue laws against wealthy tax dodgers. The recommendations are being guarded closely as they are prepared for presentation.
Johannesburg Dr A D Pringle a tuberculosis expert says the disease claims 3000 victims per year in the union a stark public health warning from a leading authority.
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