Snowbound clues slow missing Western Air Express plane search
Snow drifts two feet to waist high hindered searchers seeking the Western Air Express airliner and seven aboard. Camp foreman John Hess reports tracks on a ridge near Alpine Village as 15 planes prepare to fly once skies clear, while crews face whiteout conditions and rugged terrain high on the Utah mountains.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Western Air Express
John Hess
CCC
Alpine Village
Hess
Alpine
Here
John Campbell
Army Flier
Fred Cleary
Frank Krisman
Metal prices take advance driven by record stock sales
Spokane reports sharp metal price gains fueling trading on December 17. A total of 174,209 shares changed hands, the highest daily volume for the Standard Stock Exchange since February 18, 1929.
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Spokane
Wash
Standard Stock Exchange
Cigarette Foe Kills 102 Year Old Argentine Woman
In La Plata Argentina Senora Maxima Lopez Mace da died at 102 after her clothing caught fire from a lit cigarette. She had smoked since childhood and succumbed to fatal burns.
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LA Plata
Argentina
Senora Maxima Lopez Maceda
Unionizing of Steel Workers Not Dead Issue, Only Sleepeth
The piece argues John L. Lewis and his C. I. O. will press for steel unionization around next April as coal wage talks loom. It notes coal miners’ leverage, the Guffy bill battles, and possible strike threats that could impact steel output and wages. It mentions Roosevelt and policy moves expected this session.
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Preston Grover Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Steel
Coal
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
North Star Sails South Without Cargo From Ketchikan
The North Star motorship of the Bureau of Indian Affairs departed south at 11 pm with no cargo loaded in Ketchikan Alaska after idling since 9 am awaiting Seattle orders. Capt Whitlam waited 24 hours at Petersburg for union clearance to load fish at an overflowing cold storage. permission was denied.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
North Star
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Seattle
Whitlam
Petersburg
Union
Man from Juneau Declared Insane by Jury
George B. McClelland a Juneau resident and former Juneau Cold Storage employee was adjudged insane by a sanity jury in U S Commissioner’s Court this morning. He was taken into custody earlier and attempted suicide multiple times while held in the Federal Jail.
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George B. McClelland
Juneau
Juneau Cold Storage
U. S. Commissioner's Court
McClelland
Prosecution Ends Case in Ship Slaying Trial
In Oakland a five week trial on the Shipboard slaying of George Alberts Chief Engineer of the freighter Point Lobos concludes after the widow identifies her husband alive on March 18 and dead March 24, with prosecutors linking four maritime workers to a union dispute. Barry King E G Ramsay Frank Conner and Ben Sakovitz are named as defendants.
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Oakland
George Alberts
Point Lobos
Alberts
George Wallace
Ben Sakovitz
Albert
Barry King
E. G. Ramsay
Frank Conner
Edith Maxwell Convicted of Second Degree Murder
A Wise County jury found Edith Maxwell aged 22 a former school teacher guilty of second degree murder in the death of her father Trigg Maxwell a miner following a late night argument. The jury fixed a 20 year sentence after a prior first degree verdict was set aside by the State Supreme Court and a new trial ordered.
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Wise
Virginia
Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
State Supreme Court
Matty Valley Farmers Aid Stricken Anchorage During Strike
Anchorage reports Matanuska Valley farmers organized to prevent food shortages after shipping supplies dried up due to the maritime strike. They met all egg demands and supplied butter to prevent shortages, though they could not fully satisfy consumer needs.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Earth movement felt in Anchorage with no damage
A moderate earth movement was felt in Anchorage yesterday forenoon but caused no damage or injuries. Authorities noted no structural impact and advised caution for aftershocks.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Resignation of Hamilton Presented at Republican Meet
John Hamilton formally offered his resignation as Chairman to the Republican National Committee in Chicago. The 50 members present debated the move with praise and condemnation, and Hamilton admitted errors after a tremen dous defeat. The committee later rejected the resignation by a 74 to 2 vote and expressed confidence in leadership, with Hamilton Fish opposing.
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Chicago
John Hamilton
Republican National
National Committee
Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton Fish
New York
Rasmuson
Alaska
Stock Quotations From New York Markets Close Mixed
Closing quotations for Alaska Juneau mine at 14 percent American Can 113 4 American Power and Light 11 percent Anaconda 52 Bethlehem Steel 76 Calumet and Hecla 14 3 4 Commonwealth and Southern 3 Curtiss Wright 6 General Motors 68 International Harvester 100 Kennecott 59 New York Central 434 4 Southern Pacific 41 United States Steel 78 United Corporation 6 Cities Service 4 Bremner bid 2 asked 2 Pound 4 91 percent.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Hecla
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
United Corporation
Cities Service
Bremner
Dow averages slip as industrials lead declines
The latest Dow Jones figures show the industrials at 180.78, down 0.80 point, with rails at 54.14 down 0.82 and utilities at 35.09 down 0.11, reflecting a mixed market retreat.
Arlen Predicts King George VI Will Be Excellent Monarch
Michael Arlen, author, predicted in Cannes that the new King George VI will be an excellent monarch. He noted the king will be aided by Princess Shirley Temple, and referenced Elizabeth, the king’s ten year old daughter.
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Cannes
France
Michael Arlen
George the Sixth
Shirley Temple
Arlen
Elizabeth
Son of President Roosevelt Jr. Wins Fight With Illness
Boston report says Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. has recovered from a streptococcal throat infection and sinus trouble after a long hospital stay. Dr. George Loring Tobey announced the illness was serious but has resolved and the youth should be able to spend Christmas at the White House.
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White House
Boston
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
George Loring Tobey
Franklin
Tobey
Mrs Emily Lambert Granted Divorce and Alimony
Mrs Emily Lambert wins a divorce from J D Wooster Lambert and a gross alimony of 1 6 million dollars along with custody of two minor children. Lambert, a multimillionaire, is treasurer of the Lambert Pharmaceutical Company.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Emily Lambert
J. D. Wooster Lambert
Multimlionaire
Lambert Pharmatical Company
Flory Honored by Chamber at Noon Luncheon
A crowded Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Terminal Cafe saluted Regional Forester Charles H. Flory who, with Mrs. Flory, departs on a southbound voyage for new duties in the national capital. Flory praised Alaska’s future statehood and credited Forest Service colleagues for early 20th century work. Ike P. Taylor discussed aviation aid to Alaska and Northwest Aviation Planning Council aims. The chamber annual report showed receipts of 2998.70 and expenditures of 2838.41, with a 160.29 balance, as the meeting adjourned.
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Charles H. Flory
Alaska
Mr. Flory
Forest Service
Ike P. Taylor
Alaska Road Commission
Northwest Aviation Planning Council
Portland
Chamber
Blaze Sweeps Long Pier at San Francisco
In San Francisco a four alarm fire gutted Pier 46 State Terminal Shipping shed nearly destroying the 900 foot structure. Loss estimated at 750000 dollars. Fireboats and engines from sixteen stations fought for two hours. four firemen injured. no ships or cargo at risk. President Lincoln nearby unharmed. The blaze spread like a train of powder.
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San Francisco
Cal
State Terminal
Hunter's Reward Is Fractured Nose
CANON CITY Colo Dec 11 The district WPA engineer R N Jobe fired a shotgun at a jackrabbit his foot slipped he tried to catch himself the weapon discharged striking his face and nose He was taken to a hospital with a fractured nose and facial cuts The rabbit escaped
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Canon City
Colo
R. N. Jobe
WPA
Jobe
No Tax Increase Hinted in Senate Budget Talks
Washington reports Senate Finance Chairman Pat Morrison after a meeting with President Roosevelt said administrative changes to the tax structure are being considered and a balanced budget is hoped for in 1998 with business improvement. Senator Harrison said no tax increases will be recommended for the congressional session.
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Washington
Pat Morrison
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Harrison
Congress
Fourth vessel not chartered Alaska voyage in doubt
Seattle dispatch says a fourth ship to carry emergency supplies to the Northland will probably not be chartered and Arctic may make a second trip. In San Francisco, Sailors' Union of the Pacific president Harry Lundeberg and Marine Firemen official L Ferguson urge a quick accord with employers’ representatives T Plant. Wages hours and other five unions’ status remain unsettled. hiring hall penalties and overtime pay agreed.
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Seattle
I. KR. Ummel
Alaska Railroad
Alaska
Northland
Arctic
San Francisco
Harry Lundeberg
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
L. E. Ferguson
Marine Firemen
T. G. Plant
Employers' Association
Ship union talks set for nationwide CBC broadcast
Ship owners and striking seamen plan new meetings to agree on ages and hours as a historic broadcast debate nears on Saturday at 10 45 am Pacific time. Fifteen minutes per side will be allotted. Harry Bridges urges unity among marine workers and promises West Coast support to the East.
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San Francisco
Cal
Columbia Broadcasting Company System
Longshoremen Load Lumber for Bremerton Sailings
Everett longshoremen plan to load 1 quarter million feet of lumber aboard the USS Sirius for the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton. The Northwest Joint Strike Committee and the Waterfront Employers Association accuse each other of delaying the shipment for six days. The union says loading was blocked by an underground move by ship owners seeking insurance. The committee voted confidence in Harry Bridges of the Pacific Coast Laborers.
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Everett
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Northwest Joint Strike Committee
Waterfront Employers Association
Navy
Harry Bridges
LA For
Pacific Coast
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