New Secretary to Assume His Duties Shortly
8 W Griffin a Pioneer Alaskan and longtime resident will take over as Secretary of Alaska after Karl Theile resigns. Griffin, who has lived in Alaska 33 years, has held diverse posts from gutlivor at North American Trading to running Chena Station and Kodiak mercantile ventures. He votes for Roosevelt and says residence and business ties prove his Alaskan status beyond question.
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W. Griffin
Alaskan
Griffin
Alaska
Gutlivor
North American Trading and Tans-portation Company
Northern Commercial Company
Fairbanks
Halibut Cove
Three Saint Bay
Kodiak Island
Kodiak
W. J. Erskine
Kodiak Section
Democratic Organization
Mr. Roosevelt
National
Ferley
Roosevelt
Nick Bez Visit By Plane To Juneau
Jos Crosson flew from Fairbanks to Juneau in a Fairchild plane of Pacific Airways to bring Nick Bez to town, traveling yesterday afternoon via Inlet. The trip followed a Sunday departure from Fairbanks.
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Nick Bez
Juneau
Jos Crosson
al Inlet
Fairchild
Pacific Cella Airways Co
Fairbanks
Former Kaiser Narrow Escape From Train Tracks
AMSTERDAM June 20 The former Kaiser had a narrow escape while motoring recently when his car crowed a railroad and bars lowered onto the tracks. A bar struck the car but the chauffeur moved the auto off the rails before danger.
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Amsterdam
Kaiser
Prohibition repeal vote lined up in three states
Three states Connecticut Iowa and New Hampshire vote today on repeal or retention of the Eighteenth Amendment. National Chamber official Charles R Rose will address the local Chamber meeting to discuss the National Industry Recovery Act and its impact on business.
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Charles Rose
Washington
Connecticut
Iowa
New Hampshire
Town
Charles R. Rose
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Chamber
Rose
Pasadena
Cal
Cor Country
Anaska
Seattle
Wash
Augustington
James G Strong Elected Treasurer of HO L Commission
Washington June 20 James G Strong former Republican Representative from Kansas was elected Treasurer of the Home Owners Loan Corporation to administer the governments two billion dollar Home Mortgage Refinancing Act.
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Washington
James G. Strong
Kansas
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Walker Transfers Highlight Pacific Northwest Church Changes
Seattle notes the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church ends with appointments and transfers. Rev Pred R moves to Ketchikan Alaska and Rev C Walker, currently in Ketchikan, is assigned to take the pulpit in Bothel church.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pred R
Ketchikan
Alaska
C. & Walker
Bothel Church
Seattle 1933 goodwill tour greeted by Juneau crowd
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce goodwill tour arrived by the Aleutian at five yesterday, greeted by several hundred Juneau residents. About 125 members plus spouses attended onshore and aboard. Gov Joh mingled during a reception and discussions of extending the trip.
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Juneau
Seattle
Mendenhall Glacier
Gov. Joh
Sitka
Forced to Land After Sailing in Air for Nearly Nine Hours
Yakima, Washington reports Charles McAllister endured a sail plane flight over Kittitas Valley for eight hours and fifty two minutes in a bid to break the endurance record. He landed at 11:10 p m Saturday as winds failed. He plans another attempt in fall or next spring.
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Yakima
Wash
Kittitas Valley
Charles McAllister
State Departments In S. C. Abolished
Columbia June 20 state government reorganizes by abolishing or devolving three functions. The bank examiner's office the ware house department and the natural resources commissions are removed or shifted to other departments due to failure to appropriate funds. The change consolidates state functions under remaining agencies.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
States
Bank Examiner
Walters Son Sentenced To Prison In Bank Stock Case
Seattle June 20 Charles E Walters is sentenced to two and a half to fifteen years and his son Ralph Walters to five to fifteen years after conviction for selling stock under false representations in the holding corporation that controlled the Bank of Auburn.
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Seattle
Charles E. Walters
Ralph Walters
Bank of Auburn
No Monarchy Bauer Warns Austria
Vienna June 20 Otto Bauer socialist leader warned that restoring Austria Hungary would invite international opposition and threaten Austrians with a new empire under Hungary He warned socialists against misreading the danger and urged clear stance against any monarchical restoration while warning of dangers from both Hitler and a Hungary linked fate.
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Hitler
Otto Bauer
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Germany
Tegain Glovakia
Croatia
Offel
Arbeiter-Zeitung
Big beer contract seals sale in Oakland
A $23 million beer sales contract, claimed to be the largest in the industry, was finalized in Oakland by Western States Grocery Company and Humboldt Malt and Brewing Company of Eureka. Western States will distribute via 52 branches across the Pacific Coast, Alaska, and Mexico, with 15,000 barrels per year for three years and a ten year extension option.
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Oakland
Cal
Western States Grocery
Humboldt Malt and Brewing Company
Eureka
Western States Grocery Era 4
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Mexico
Former Com Amer Legion Officer Dies in Texas Oil Field Incident
Eldorado Arkansas native G Bodenhamer former National Commander of the American Legion died in a Shreveport hospital from burns sustained in a gas explosion in the East Texas oil field near Henderson.
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Shreveport Law
Eldorado
Arkansas
American Legion
East Texas
Henderson
Longest Day Marks Start of Summer
The longest day of the year arrives with the summer season beginning at 4 12 p m eastern standard time. The event signals the start of summer as daylight lasts longest and the official calendar shifts to the new season.
Roosevelt Ships Off On Amberjack 4 For Cape Cod Vacation
President Roosevelt sails Amberjack No 4 toward Cape Cod with Provincetown as goal for vacation. He arrives Nantucket aboard the yacht after weather delays as dawn breaks and sails set, the Chief Executive at the wheel.
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Agai
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Nantucket
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England
Celanese
Chesapeake and Ohio
Sears
American Can
Western Union
National
Owens Ilinois Glass
Dupont
Case
American Telephone and Telegraph
New York Central
Johns-Manville
Delaware and Hudson
United States
Steel
Cotton textile industry submits code under new act
Washington June 20 Hugh B Johnson Industrial Control and Public Works Administrator announced that the cotton textile industry has swung in and heads the line under the National Recovery Act submitting a code of fair competition under the Industrial Recovery Act Hearing on the code has been set for June 27 The code fixes 10 as the weekly minimum in the Southern industry and 11 in the Northern Industry with 40 hours as the maximum week Johnson said the scale boosted wages 30 percent and reduced working hours 20 percent.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Industrial Control and Public Works
Johnson
Closing stock prices and wartime budget note from Juneau Alaska
Closing prices listed for major stocks in New York with values such as Alaska Juneau mine 20 percent and General Motors 27 percent. The War Department reports a $50,000,000 cut in next year’s expenditures with no personnel reductions. Naval radio station personnel from Cordova proceed south on the Yukon steamer. Mrs Olson returns home from King Cove on the Yukon.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Coty
Armour B
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and Hecla
Continental Oil
Fox Films
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Packard Motors
Standard Brands
United States Steel
Tim Washington
American Cyan
War Department
Alen Company
Curtiss
Adjourment Favored in World Economic Conference
London reports the gold bloc favors adjourning the World Economic Conference until dollar stability clarity. Pittman silver resolution praised by U S delegations though no immediate currency stabilization is expected. Washington signals no immediate stabilization. Moley heads to London with currency plan details. Baruch coordinates policy between Roosevelt and London delegation.
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Bulletin
London
Washington
America
United States
Key Pittman
Ene
Pittman
Hull
Papecrest
Moley
Middle West Is Scorching Deaths Mount
June 20 report warns of another scorching day across the parched Middle West with heat deaths rising and crops wilting as temperatures near 100 degrees in Ohio and Nebraska. The weather forecast promised relief with showers in some areas and general relief by tomorrow.
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Chicago
Middle West
Ohio
Nebraska
Boatman Leaves for Petersburg Trip Sunday
Boatman, representative of the Columbia Lumber Co, departs by plane for Petersburg on Sunday. The trip aims to review operations and meet with local partners.
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Boatman
Petersburg
C. ©. Boatman
Columbia Lumber Co
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