Graf Spee Blown Up Sunk By Crew In Major North Sea Battle
London dispatch reports British Air Ministry says 12 German Morsersehmid fighters shot down and seven British bombers missing after fierce fight over Helgoland. Berlin claims 34 British bombers down in massive engagement off North German coast near Helgoland, with 44 British planes taking part. German ships rescued two German pilots after parachute escapes. Wreckage and bodies washing ashore as battle described as largest of the war.
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Graf Spee
North Sea
London
British
Air Ministry
Helgaland Bight
Berlin
Helgoland
Te Helgoland
Germany
Schumacher
British cruisers suffer 72 dead in Graf Spee clash
London reports 72 killed and 30 wounded across three British cruisers Exeter Ajax and Achilles after engaging the German raider Admiral Graf Spee off the Uruguayan coast. Exeter bore the heaviest losses with 61 killed and 23 wounded. Ajax and Achilles saw several officers and seamen killed or wounded. The Graf Spee reportedly fought before fleeing toward Montevideo. Edwin A Kraft departed for the south aboard the Princess Norah after a brief visit.
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London
Graf Spee
Uruguyan
Exeter
Ajax
Achilles
Admiral Spee
Montevideo
Edwin A. Kraft
Station Kiny
South
Princess Norah
By Their Nicknames We Shall Know All Of Them
Market notes and political gossip describe nicknames for prominent figures, from FDR to Garner and Morgenthau, with examples like The Boss The Captain and Texas Jack. The piece previews campaigns and nickname culture, ending mid sentence.
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Washington
Presiccny Foosevelt
Louie Howe
Mr. Big
Garner
Fdr
Morgenthau
Henry
Harry
Hop
Commerce
Hopkins
Tommy
Cork
Benny the Cohen
Panny
Labor
Ma” Perkins
Watson
West Point
Cactus Jack
Farley
Gentleman Jim
Sunny Jim
Big Jim
Ginral
Mason-Dixar
Tine
Seeator Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Ipse Dixit
Carter Glass
Cyabteh
Speaker Bankhead
House
Tal
Secretary Ickes Best Man at Son’s Chicago Wedding
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes served as best man at the Chicago wedding of his son Raymond Ickes to Miralotte Sauer. Raymond Ickes, an assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, wed the daughter of Dr. L W Sauer of Winnetka, Illinois, a Northwestern University graduate.
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Chicago
Ill
Harold L. Ickes
Raymond Ickes
Miralotte Sauer
Young Ickes
United States
L. W. Sauer
Winnetka
Northwestern University
Stock Quotations and Dow Averages Report
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 6 percent and major issues like American Can at 112 and General Motors at 53. The Dow Jones Industrial average stands at 149.22 with rails 31.53 and utilities 24.86. Mrs. A. G. Thompson arrives from Hoonah with her two children, staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International
Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
DOW, Jones
Hoonah
A. G. Thompson
Gastineau Hotel
German bombers sink four British ships and strike warships
The German news agency DNB claims four British merchantmen were sunk and three warships damaged in an air attack. It cites the patrol vessel One vah guard ship sunk and identifies two ships Pearl and Serenity among those hit. London reports three ships sunk in North Sea raids, including the Serenity, with further merchant vessel hits. Berlin denies a British submarine sunk a Nazi cruiser at the Elbe estuary.
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Berlin
DNB
High Command
London
North Sea
Serenity
Elbe
Elbe River
Gardners Go South for Holidays on Princess Norah
Mr. and Mrs. T. Garner sail on the Princess Norah for a sunny holiday in the United States, leaving their plans open for the season.
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Gardners
Mrs. T. Garner
South
Norah
States
Nine Finns Stand Against Russian Force In Northern Fight
Bulletin from Helsinki reports Finnish High Command says they repulsed Russian attacks and destroyed 26 tanks. Norwegian dispatches describe a patrol of nine Finns in northern Finland killing 700 Russians in an exposed highway ambush. Patrol members recount massed Soviet troops pinned by Finnish guns and field weapons.
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Helsinki
Copenhagen
Pinland
Norway
Svarivik
Paris to Be Gay Two Nights in December
Paris will again celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve with curfew lifted for two nights. Restaurants cafes and night clubs may stay open until 2 a.m. per Paris police chief. H J Neff departed for the south aboard the Princess Norah on a combined business and pleasure trip.
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Paris
H. J. Neff
South
Princess Norah
Census contest winners announced for Juneau population guess
The Empire census contest announced two tied first prizes of ten dollars each for guessing Juneau's population at 5 748. R A Peterson and Clay H Bowmar were within one, with three runners up at 5 750 receiving five dollars. Separate Behrends contest winners receive pottery vases and apparel. Cash prizes awarded by George Brothers and Behrends Co.
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Juneau
Bureau of Census
R. A. Peterson
Second Street
Clay H. Bowmar
Elliott Fremming
Andrew Bernsten
Ed Bowden
George Brothers
Pay'n Takit
B. M. Behrends Company
C. E. Carlson
Mmay
Five More Days To Pick Flowers For Christmas
Juneau residents enjoy home grown blooms as Christmas nears. John Newmarker, Mrs. Jinex Drake, and Harold Brown report blooms from window boxes, Fritz Cove road garden, and Auk Bay parders. Eric Hard and W. M. Johnson, miners, travel south via PAA from Ophir to Gastineau.
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Santa
Juneau
John Newmarker
Point Lena
Ju Ig
Jinex Drake
Fritz Cove
Harold Brown
Auk Bay
William
Orr
Eric Hard
Ophir
PAA
Gastineau
Oldtimer
W. M. Johnson
Democrats of Fourth Division Convene in Fairbanks
In Fairbanks Alaska on December 1 delegates from the Fourth Judicial District held a divisional convention. They instructed their 20 delegates to vote for Luther C Hess of Fairbanks as Alaska national committeeman at the Territorial Convention in June. The body backed Roosevelt administration policies and rejected a third term plank. A range of resolutions was adopted.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fourth Judicial District
Luther C. Hess
Roosevelt
Sirovich Dies Sudden Heart Attack at 67
New York Democrat William Irving Sirovich a physician and playwright aged 67 died suddenly yesterday from a heart attack. He served in the 70th, 74th, 16th, and 19th Congress and was a strong ally of Alaska interests, supporting measures pushed by Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond.
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New York
William Irving Sirovich
Sirovich
Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Two Die In Plane Crash In Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 17 37 year old Pat Dangis national marathon champion and pilot Rhard John perished when their plane crashed late yesterday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Fred J
Pat* Dangis
Rhard John
Trapped German battleship Graf Spee sinks in Uruguay harbor
The Admiral Graf Spee, a German pocket battleship trapped in Montevideo, was sunk by her crew after explosives blew her holds. Command by Hans Langsdorff and Hitler’s orders to destroy rather than surrender are noted in German sources. Crews were evacuated by tugboats and barge as the ship settled in 25 feet of water. The Uruguayan government refused to extend harbor time beyond Sunday night, citing seaworthiness concerns.
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Montevideo
Admiral Graf Spee
Twder
Hans Langadorff
Adolf Hitler
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Argentine to intern Graf Spee crew. officers to be released
An Argentine official announced that 1,039 crewmen from the scuttled German raider Admiral Graf Spee will be interned in Buenos Aires today. He said the ship’s officers will likely be freed on a personal pledge not to participate in the European war, recalling a 1914 precedent where officers were released.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Graf Spee
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KRAFT
Coast Guard
Lekala
Wilmington
N. C
United States Coast Guard Patrol
Department of Justice
Edward Kerling
Iy Preston Grover
Hoover
Hugh Johnson
Ickes
Harolt
Icky
H. Ickes
Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Finland
Europe
BUSIN
Hess
Hitler
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