Ickes Reports Fisheries Inquiry Flagging Irregularities
Secretary Ickes said investigations showed indications of irregularities in the Bureau of Fisheries which could prompt drastic reorganization. He withheld names pending final FBI reports and said charges may stem from a House subcommittee team that visited Alaska last August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Tekes
Bureau of Fisheries
Tekes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Alaska
Seattle
Vel
Alaska Salmon Packing Companies
Ickes
Fricle
Nakat Packing Corporation
Fred Svensson
Libby, McNeil and Libby
Victor H. Effendahl
Alaska Packing Company
Nippon Forces Try To Cut Chinese Supply Line
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese Army forces invading southwest China and driving toward the Indo China border in an effort to sever Chinese supply routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nippon
Shanghai
China
Indo-China
German Leaders Urge Soldiers to Beget Children on War Time
Berlin dispatch reports Heinrich Himmler orders Black Uniformed men to beget children during wartime in or out of wedlock. Rudolf Hess says the Nazi Party will sponsor children born to soldiers out of wedlock. The policy targets Elite Guard and SS formations with emphasis on national continuity and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Nazi Party
Himimier
Hess
Poland
Wind Rush Arrives After Fire Aboard Held
The Wind Rush reached Cristobal at night with the fireout crew aboard after a blaze broke out in Number 3 hold yesterday afternoon about 150 miles at sea. Firemen cleared deck cargo and the ship listed slightly to port. Officers discount sabotage and suspect fertilizer as the origin.
Sitka Vessel Missing Near Kalinin Bay
Fisherman James E. Gay is reported missing after storms off Sitka. He was last seen near Kalinin Bay in heavy weather. The vessel Christine II, commanded by Conrad Peterson, left Sitka with three men to search for the missing craft.
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Sitka
James E. Gay
U. S
William W. Knight
Gay
Kalinin Bay
Conrad Peterson
Health exam rules for restaurant staff drafted in territory
Territorial Commissioner Dr W W Council is drafting regulations to enforce health examinations for all restaurant workers under a 1937 act. A uniform exam fee will be set and paid by employers, decided at the Territorial Board of Administration meeting after Gov Gruening took office. Visiting Juneau segment notes J L Gillespie of Ketchikan and Roy Gillespie visiting during holidays. Endowment funds for colleges cut by three percent for 1938 39.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
Carl T. Hubbs
Iskes
Alaska
Charles Jackson
Territory
House
Schuyler O. Bland
Virginia
James C. Oliver
Maine
George N. Seger
New Jersey
Ambrose Kennedy
Maryland
Monrad C. Wallgren
Washington
Richard J. Welch
California
Frank W. Boykin
Alabama
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Juneau
Territorial Commissioner of Health
W. W. Council
Territorial Board ‘of Administration
Ernest Gruening
J. L. Gillespie
Ketchikan
Taku
Roy Gillespie
Cooper Building Opens in Juneau With Offices and Apartments
James Cooper, noted CPA, watches work finish on Juneau's new Cooper Building at Fourth and Main. The two story structure houses three apartments and three office spaces. Architect Harold Foss has moved in, and Cooper will open his accounting offices next Tuesday. The building also hosts Sigrid's Beauty Parlor and plans a grand opening later.
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James Cooper
CPA
Juneau
Cooper Building
Harold Foss
Cooper
Acc
Sigrid
Coopers
Albert Wise
Goebbels Attacks World Plutocracies at Christmas Rally
In Berlin on December 23 Minister of Propaganda Hermann Goebbels declared that world plutocracies have risen to strike down Germany. He spoke at a Propaganda Ministry Christmas celebration for 200 children removed from the Saar war zone at Memel and said Christmas at war finds a determined German people fighting capitalistic world leadership.
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Berlin
Hermann Goebbels
Germany
Goebbels
Propaganda Ministry
Saar
Memel
Governor Gruening to Speak at Juneau Rotary Tuesday
Gov. Ernest Gruening will address the Juneau Rotary Club at its noon luncheon Tuesday at Percys Cafe. Mayor Harry S. Lucas will introduce him, with Dr. W. M. Whitehead presiding in President Tom Dyers absence. J M Beardslee reported from Petersburg Wrangell surveys.
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Ernest Gruening
Juneau Rotary Club
Percy's Cafe
Harry S. Lucas
W. M. Whitehead
Tom Dyer
Nazi Ships Ordered to Get Home From Neutral Ports
Paris dateline reports Allied sources say about 500 German vessels were ordered to return to Germany by all routes from neutral ports. Helsinki dispatch notes Soviet victories on the Karelian Isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga with a major engagement near Aginjarvi resulting in heavy Soviet losses for the enemy.
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Paris
Germany
Helsinki
High Command
Lake Ladoga
Aginjarvi
City Drafts Terms to Lease City Dock to Northland Transport
Ju neau council outlines terms for leasing City Dock to Northland Transport Company. Proposed rent 3600 dollars per year on five years with the city maintaining the dock from the dow n and providing fire insurance. Northland would run the wharf. city bears maintenance and painting every other year. A purchase or lease plan requires voter approval at a city election.
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Juneau
Northland ‘Transportation Company
Harry J. Lucas
Ciy
Northland
Northland Company
Forester Returns After Rough Trip
The Forest Service launch Forester returned to port Thursday night after a routine administrative voyage in the Admiralty Division with Assistant Ranger John Brillhart and Captain Ottar Johnson. The vessel visited Hoonah Angoon Elfin Cove Tenakee Lisianski and Sitka during the rough trip.
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Forest Service
Forester
Port
Admiralty Division
John Brillhart
Ottar Johnson
Hoonah
Angoon
Elfin Cove
Tenakee
Lisianski
Sitka
British Luxury Yachts Aid Mine Sweeping War Effort
British channels along the south coast are being cleared of mines by luxury yachts trawlers and pleasure steamers. Hundreds of additional small craft are fitted with mine sweeping gear and crewed by women trained for mine sweeping during peacetime.
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London
England
Man sued for divorce for forcing wife on freight train trips
Nevada Missouri November 23 A man facing divorce charges is accused by his wife of forcing her to travel with him on his freight train excursions. The case highlights a dispute over marital duties and travel through the years.
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Nevada
Just an Old Army Game
Marysville, Mo says Charles Sti finds an old recon oak with a hidden story about Companies A and B of the 4th Missouri Infantry, set in 1916, walking from San Antonio to Laredo, Texas a 48 mile trek in 15 hours breaking U S marching records.
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Marysville
Charles Sti
Mary~ville
4Th Missouri Infantry
San Anacio
Laredo
Tex
United States
New Year's Eve Dinner Dance by Juneau Ski Club
The Juneau Ski Club plans a New Year’s Eve dinner dance in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room starting at 9 30 p m. Noisemakers and favors will be featured. Event open to club members and friends. Reservations accepted at Baranof Hotel desk until noon December 30.
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Juneau
Gold Room
Baranof
Juneau Ski Club
Dead Horse Blocks Highway In Maine Wreck Cascade
In Vassalboro Maine on December 23 a farmer Leo Gilberts horse stepped onto a highway triggering a chain of crashes. An unidentified car struck the horse killing it. A second car hit the carcass causing slight damage. A third car did likewise but suffered no damage. A truck halted nearby and lit the carcass. A luxury car then rammed the truck nearly ruining itself.
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Vassalboro
Leo Gilbert
Close Candidate Irvine Wins Narrow County Clerk Victory
James Winn, re elected county clerk in Irvine Kentucky, secured a third term with a total victory margin of 106 votes across three races. He previously won by two votes in 1927 and by 70 votes six years later, with this year’s margin at 34. The item ends with a note about a 1726 Chinese encyclopedia of 5020 volumes.
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Irvine
James Winn
U S Neutral in Russo Finnish War It Lends Finns Money
Washington reports reveal neutrality while funds flow to Finland. The Export-Import Bank will provide 10 million dollars to aid civilian supplies and reduce agricultural surplus, enabling Finnish war effort with U S dollars. Italy and England reportedly supply planes, Sweden furnishes guns and munitions amid Nordic mobilization.
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U.S
Yes Jones
Finland
Ely Milans
Italain
Sweden
Pinland Supplies Blockade Strains Finnish Aid Debts
The piece notes continued difficulty delivering supplies to Pinland amid a Russian blockade and possible aid from Borway and Sweden. It references Finland’s debt to the United States, details payments of about 250000 yearly, with 74000 as principal, and mentions a presidential proposal to redirect debt for civilian use.
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Pinland
Borway
Sweden
Teacher Thome Tmo Awko Visits During Holiday in Petersburg
Former Douglas girl now teaching in Petersburg spent the holiday break with her family in Douglas after arriving on the Che Taku this morning.
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Tmo Awko
Douglas
Petersburg
Che Taku
Ti Douglas
Reds Admit Invasion Difficulties In Finland
Stockholm reports the Finnish government set up by rival forces has been arrested by Russians for misleading Stalin about Finland's strength. Moscow admits serious difficulties in fortifications but says invasion progresses on schedule. rumor that General Mereétakoff was retired from the Leningrad district post circulates in Moscow.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Social Demodraten
Stalin
Finland
Moscow
Mannerheim
Germany
Mereétakoff
Leningrad
Johnston Faces Embezzlement Charge After Return
Percy Johnston union treasurer for Juneau Carpenters' Union was brought back from Sitka by Deputy Marshal William Markle to face a preliminary hearing on embezzlement charges. Also returned was William Hanton to serve a $100 fine for drunken and disorderly conduct.
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Percy Johnston
Juneau Carpenters’ Union
Union
Funda
Sitka
William Markle
Johnston
William Hanton
Dow Jones Averages and Stock Quotes Report
New York December 23 Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock and other shares. Prices listed include American Can 113 Bethlehem Steel 82 General Motors 64 United States Steel 67 and Kennecott 38 3 4. Dow Jones averages show Industrials 149.85 Rails 3158 Utilities 246.1.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
Amazon Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pactfic
United States Steel
Pound
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Fisheries Inquiry
Secy. Interior
Packers
Department of Commerce
Department of Interior
Frank T. Bell
Lemuel G. Wingard
Bell
Seton H. Thompson
Division of Alaska Fisheries
Steele Culbertson
Kalinen Bay
Red
Rotary Club
CAA
J+ M. Beardslee
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Petersburg- Wrangell District
Council
The
Herald Angels
Preston Grover Washington
North Sea
Pinlard
Pinus
North Pole
Santa Claus
Paayo Nurmi
Nurmi
Wir
Pibland
United State
Thome
People’s Government
Stooges
Mannerheim Line
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