Chamber Opens Drive Against Speeders Here
The Jumeau Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon directed the Civic Affairs Committee to confer with the City Council on speeding, cutouts and related regulations to curb dangerous driving on streets and the Glacier Highway. The meeting also noted a spike in crashes, especially motorcycles with open cut outs, and urged curb measures.
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Jumeau Chamber of Commerce
Civic Affairs Committee
Concensus
Chamber
Mitchell Daniloff
Juneau
National Fire Protection Association
ORC Yng
Ketchikan
Fraser River Flood Fights Continue as Dikes Strain
In Vancouver on June 4 scores of volunteer workers labored hard against Fraser River flood waters to save dikes and protect farmland in the southeastern province. Dikes at Hammersley Prairie and Chilliwack were weakening while Mission gauge rose to 22.34 feet, threatening 1200 acres if levels climb further. northern towns reported receding waters as the Columbia River also rose.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser River
Hammersley Prairie
Chilliwack
Mission
Hammersley
al Skeena
Columbia River
Sarraut resigns as Premier of France amid strike action
Paris June 4 French Premier Sarraut resigned to possibly form a new government as a 400,000-strong strike paralyzed industry. Bl um becomes premier after resignation, the first Socialist to hold the post. Rumors swirled as newspaper staff joined walkouts and power failed. In the Chamber, Eduard Herriot led with 878 votes.
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Paris
Sarraut
Perhapi Une
Elysee Palace
Lebrun
Blum
Leon Blum
France
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Aimee Again In Limelight Threat Made
San Diego Cal June 4 Val entine Phillip McAuliffe 42 toothless cripple remained in jail while investigators probe his extortion notes to Aimee Semple McPherson. He demanded 10000 with threat to publish nude photographs claimed to be made in Los Angeles. McPherson called him a crank and said she has no such photos. Peter Del Missier visits Juneau en route to see his brother Carl at United Food.
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San Diego
Cal
Valentine Phillip McAuliffe
Aimee Semple McPherson
McAuliffe
Los Angeles
Juneau
Peter del Missier
Northland Enroute
Carl
United Food Company
New Tariff Aids New England Millers
Washington sees in the tariff against Japanese cotton goods a way to restore business for New England mills hurt by the reciprocal treaty with France. The measure targets mainly shirtings used in wear and handkerchiefs. New England millers cheer, lace producers lament the French treaty. Officials watch for any impact on Southern cotton growers and the broader political reaction.
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Washington
New England
France
Japan
Prane
Peter
Paul
A Gentleman's Agreement on Philippine Cotton Shipments
The United States maintained a gentleman's agreement with Japan regarding cotton shipments to the Philippines, but the issue there may not be easily resolved, as noted by Pam Bix.
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United States
Japan
Philippines
Philadelphia Poised for Big Session of Democratic Convention
Philadelphia prepares for a large Democratic National Convention week with the All Philadelphia Citizens' Committee on Arrangements coordinating hospitality. Guides will escort visitors to historic sites including Valley Forge Independence Hall Liberty Bell Congress Hall and the nation’s early seats of power as visitors arrive from across the country.
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Philadelphia
Worth
Pennsylvania
All Philadelphia Citizens’ Committee
Albert M. Greenfield
Sir William Howe
Toose
Knyphausen
Valley Forge
Philadelphis
Washington
Mecca
All Philadelphia Committee
Independence Hall
United States
Independence Square
Congress Hall
Contested Fights Stir Cleveland Delegations
In Cleveland on June 4 the Naval Republican Committee weighs contested delegations. Florida’s John Harris leads a pro white slate while Leonard Lewis of Jackson talks of fighting to the convention. Alaska and North Territory delegations head by Albert White and H. L. Paulkner are also present.
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Theodore Huntley
Republican National Committee
Henry ®. Fletcher
Arthur Curtis
Washington
Cleveland
Associated Press
Navl
Louisiana
Lily White
Florida
John Harris
Lone Beach
Leonard Lewis
Jacksonie
Alaska
North Territory
Albert White
H. L. Paulkner
Junewu
National Defense Plan Funds Authorized by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the Navy Supply Bill and already enacted War Department measures, making more than one billion dollars for national defense available for the fiscal year starting July 1. The Navy bill totals 526 million dollars, signaling broad defense funding.
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Wasrington
Roosevelt
War Department
Alaska couple wed in interior Alaska on honeymoon plan
Mary Elizabeth Scheffler of Cordova and Robert Russell Harrop of Seattle married in interior Alaska on June 4 and departed by train to Seward en route to Seattle. Scheffler, daughter of pioneer Alaskans, is a University of Alaska graduate. Harrop, a University of Washington graduate, teaches in the University of Alaska business administration program.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Mary Elizabeth Scheffler
Robert Russell Harrop
Seward
University of Alaska
W. L. Harrop
Seattle
New Superintendent of Fairbanks Schools Heads to Seattle
FAIRBANKS Alaska June 4 W 3 Bloom recently appointed Superintendent of the Fairbanks Schools, comes from Nome with his wife and small son. He visited the Matanuska colony and will continue south to Seattle for post graduate work, returning in September.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
W. 3. Bloom
Nome
Matanuska
Seattle
Baby girl for 96 year old Confederate veteran in New Bern
George Isaac Hughes aged 96, a Confederate veteran, welcomes his daughter Mary Gertrude born to Libby Hill Hughes in New Bern on June 4. The couple, married 2.5 years ago, previously welcomed a son 17 months ago. Baby weighs six and a half pounds. paternity of the son confirmed by the Journal on American Medical Association.
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New Bern
North Carolina
George Isaac Hughes
Hughes
Libby Hill Hughes
Mary Gertrude
Journal On American Medical Associa
Speaker Burns Dies Suddenly From Heart Attack
Speaker of the House Joseph W. Burns, 66, Tennessee Democrat, died last night from a heart attack followed by a cerebral hemorrhage. An active leader aiming to finish legislation before adjournment, Burns was described as strained by the job.
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Burns
Washington, Dine
Josph Wellington Byms
Congress
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Senate
Relief Is Supreme Issue in Noisy Party Preludes
A Juneau to Yankee Cove seaplane mishap injures Dr. L P Dawes and crew with minor damages to a Klemm Skylard as searches resume. The piece argues relief dominates 1936 convention politics, with Democrats and Republicans each debating relief policies while other issues lag.
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Juneau Flying Club Klemm
Dr. Dawes
Juneau
Yankee Cove
Alaska Air Transport
Patco
Congress
End Sudden Death Contest Between Seattle and Portland
June 4 report announces an End Sudden Death contest between Seattle and Portland. Seattle recorded 22 traffic fatalities from March 1 to May 31, while Portland had nine. Seattle also logged 8,383 traffic accidents compared to Portland’s 4,043 in the same period.
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Seattle
Portland
Porthland
Governor Leche vows hands-on leadership for full term
Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche pledges an active approach with no backseat drivers or powers behind the throne. He asserts he will be the real boss and govern the state for the entire five year term.
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Louisiana
Banton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Leche
Sudden Passing of Speaker Halts Solons
Leaders of all parties mourn the sudden death of House Speaker Joseph W. Burns from heart attack and stroke. At the Mayflower Hotel he died at 12 15 am as Congress faces extended sessions amid New Deal turbulence. Funeral plans include a State funeral in Washington with President Roosevelt expected to attend.
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Washington
Joseph W. Burns
Mayflower Hotel
Tell Rangy
Democratic Party
New Deal
Congress
Byrns
House
A Piatt Andrew
Massachusetts
Gloucester
George Calver
Speaker Byrns
W. J. Byrns
John Byrns
Cincinnati
Joseph W. Burns Jr
Nashville
Washington U Junior Placed Under Arrest
Ruth Meten aged 36 a University of Washington junior was jailed on a charge she telephoned a dynamite threat to Edwin Stevens University Registrar last Monday She was arrested in her hotel apartment after a struggle Deputy Schermer filed or charging her with a threat to kill The woman reportedly suffers from a delusion about a faculty plot to ruin her Weenming Opener
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Seattle
Ruth Meten
University of Washington
Edwin Stevens
Miss Naughton
John Schermer
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Anthony J. Dimond
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R R. Harrop
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