Program for Ath Drawn Up by Committee
A tentative Fourth of July program for Juneau outlined by chairman John E. Pegues includes field and water sports, a tug of war, Finn Horse event, big parade, two nights of dancing, fireworks, baseball games and a band concert with numerous volunteers and municipal support arranging decorations and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Promins
Juneau
John EB. Pegues
A. J
Pegues
Pire
W. W. Mulythill
Frank Metcalf
American Legion Auxiliary
John Newman
Lee Parade
Waine Hendrickson
Walter Hautala
Helen Webster
Hautala
Wiremen’s Park
J. T. Petrich
Bud Brown
Ls Jandenm
Sorri
Pogues
William A. Holzheimer
J. d. Pargher
Treasury approves three post office building projects
Washington June 24 The Treasury Department announces approval of three of the twenty one post office and other public building projects to be financed under the sixty million dollar emergency construction fund. The Sitka post office building is authorized with the amount to be expended there unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Post Office
Sitka Post Office
Frank Waskey Goes to Jail in Alaska Beavers Case
In Nushagak Alaska on June 24 Frank Waskey was fined 50 dollars for possession of beaver. He chose to serve the fine in the jail at Dillingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nushagak
Alaska
Frank Waskey
Dillingham
Fish Patrol Flight Opens Salmon Season From Juneau
On the first fish patrol of the season Ralph Baker of the Bureau of Fisheries left Juneau at 1 30 p m aboard the Alaska Air Transport seaplane Patco piloted by James Reinhart for a flight over the south half of Chatham Strait. The trip will take about four and a half hours with a few stops en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Baker
Bureau of Fisheries
Juneau
Alaska Air Transport
Patco
James Reinhart
Chatham Strait
Stea
F D R Signs Bill and Zioncheck Sanity Hearing
President Roosevelt signed the deficiency and Glacier Bay prospecting measures in Washington on June 24. Marion A. Zioncheck to represent himself at a sanity hearing, with transfer arrangements made to a Towson Maryland hospital after being removed from Gallinger. The day also saw approval of the Treasury and Post Office appropriation bill and related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.D.R
Bill Zioncheck
Glacier
Bay
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Glacier Bay National Monument
Jung
Treasury and Post Office
Officers Reserve Corps
Enlisted Reserve Corps
Con
Gressman
Marion A. Zioncheck
District of Columbia
Zioncheck
St. Elizabeth's Hopital
Thn
Maryland
Towson
Gallinger Hospital
Bridr
Zietiebeck
Art W Cullen Dies Suddenl y Heart Failure
Arthur W. Cutten, 66, famed wheat speculator, died in Chicago from a heart attack. From a $7 weekly start in Guelph Ontario to owning more wheat than any individual, he built a vast fortune amid the booming markets. His secrecy and sharp acumen made him a legendary figure in commodities trading and boardroom power. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
la Salle Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Gutten
Chicago
Guelph
Ontario
Canada
Guelph Collegiate Institute
Board of Trade
Maude Boomer
France Proposes European Peace Measures
Paris reports France’s Socialist government, buoyed by a confidence vote, proposed two steps to bolster European peace. One would let any League power bloc authorize action against an aggressor. The other would grant League members the right to preventive measures if threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
League of Nations
Notables Are Due Saturday Tourists Voyage Alaska
Notables are due Saturday as the steamship Aleutian arrives with a distinguished party en route to Juneau on the Yukon Circle Tour. They will visit Matanuska McKinley Park and the Wrangell Pair banks district. Passengers include Walter Gilford of New York president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and his sons Richard and Sherman Jackson Reynolds president of the First National Bank of New York and director of the New York Central Railroad and William L. McCain of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Aleutian
Juneau
Matanuska
McKinley Park
Pairbanks
Walter Gilfords
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Richard and
Sherman
Jackson E. Reynolds
First National Bank of New York
New York Central Railroad
William L. McCain
Los Angeles
Col Dusenbury to Speak at Chamber Luncheon
Col Ralph W. Dusenbury commanding officer at Chilkoot Bar racks will guest at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Terminal Cafe tomorrow noon. John E. Pegues, Fourth of July Committee chair, will present a complete program of events for the annual celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Dusenbury
Chilkoot Barracks
Fornance
Chamber of Commerce
Terminal Cafe
John E. Pegues
Alaska History Project Under Rockefeller Aid
An Alaska history project receives $17 000 from the Rockefeller Foundation for a two year program starting July 1 1936. Dr David M Stevens leads the effort with Judge Wickersham supporting. Cecil F Robe directs research in Juneau with two assistants and Miss Hilja Reinikka as secretary. The work involves translations, manuscripts, and film records stored in a fireproof University vault and may require travel to libraries in Washington and at the Library of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Alaska
David M. Stevens
Division of Huemanities
James Wickersham
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
Judge Wickersham
Hilja Reinikka of
Couglas
Robe
Japewu
Library of Congress
Department of State
Pacific Coast
Europe
Rockefeller, Jr
Library of Congres
States
Department of History
Ane
Unis
Girl Flown From Mayo Yukon To Mayo by Airliner
A 10 year old girl Joyce Hartness traveled with her mother from Bay View Michigan. The Vancouver airliner halted briefly to allow the child to transfer from a train. Officials arranged air travel to Mayo Yukon Territory then Skagway Whitehorse Dawson and Mayo by steamer and river packet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Joyce Hartness
Bay View
Michigan
Mayo
Yukon Territory
Vancouver
Joyce
B. G
Princess Charlotte
Skagway
Whitehorse
Dawson
Sharp stock rally lifts prices on New York Exchange
A brisk market surge on the New York Stock Exchange pushes selected stocks up one to four points with Chrysler at a six year high. Today's close is firm as 1.1 million shares change hands. Dow Jones averages show gains across industrials utilities and broader components with mixed individual issues listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
New High
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Terrific Blast Kills Man and Injures Fifteen at Plant
In Buffalo on June 24 a high pressure air line exploded at the Trico Products Corporation plant. One man was killed and 15 women were injured as windows blew out and partitions tipped on the fifth floor. A spark, thought to be caused by a loose piece of metal, is blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Trico Products Corporation
Steps on Accelerator Instead of Brake Drowns Two Women
In Tacoma Washington on June 14 a car sped through a ferry boat and plunged into 25 feet of Puget Sound. Elderly driver Mrs June Sullivan 65 of Tacoma and passenger Mrs George Bancherel 68 of Aptos California died in the submerged vehicle. Miss Estelle Shanley 45 of Tacoma survived after fighting underwater with her bulldog. The crash occurred when the driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Puget Sound
Gig Harbor
Tacoma Narrows
June Sullivan
George Bancherel
Ajitos
California
Estelle Shanley
Filming Plans For Alaska Fish Picture Tied To Local People
Nakai Packing Vice-President Friele describes a film project Spawn of the North to be shot near Ketchikan and Waterfall cannery this summer with Carole Lombard and Joel McCrea in teaching roles. He notes Miss Willoughby’s northern visit sparked authenticity through Alaska contacts and local color from cannery officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AOB
Priele
Nakai Packing Corporation
Juneau
Bristol Bay
Barret Willoughby
North
Ketchikan
Waterfall
Carole Lombard
Joel McCrea
Willoughby
Friele
Dennis Ryan
UN Hidden Inlet
Alaska
Miss ‘Willoughby
Thompson hints at alliance with Union Party rival
Chicago June 24 Independent gubernatorial hopeful William Hale Thompson says at a mass meeting that the people are bewildered and have no confidence in the Republican or Democratic parties and contemplates a possible alliance with Union Party presidential candidate William Lemkr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, I
William Hale
Big Bill" Thompson
Tiingls
Wiliam Lemkr
Union’ Party
Thompson
Governor Troy Wears Lei at Democratic Convention
John W. Troy of Alaska was presented with a lei by a Hawaiian group at the Democratic National Convention. The Hawaiian group and the Alaska delegation sit in the same row at One Convention Mall. Governor Frey wore the lei at both sessions yesterday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel AL Oe
Gay
John W. Troy
Alaska
Frey
Bath
Third Party Just Handed Another Jolt
Washington June 24 Townsend and the Rev Gerald Smith at a conference with William Lemke Union Party candidate said they will not commit their Old Age Pension and share of wealth to the Union Party until followers decide. Townsend and Smith estimated their followers at 5 000 00 each. Smith said cooperation does not mean merging of organizations and Townsend agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
TB. Townsend
Gerald Smith
William Lemke
Union Party
New Union Party
Townsend
Smith
Smity
Robbery at Luxury Estate Nets Jewelry Worth $400000
Garden City reports a break in as burglars entered the sleeping home of Mr and Mrs W R Coe stealing jewelry valued over 400000 with a pearl necklace alone worth 300000. The couple remained undisturbed in their beds. The incident underscores the audacity of the crime in a high profile residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Bunglars
W. R. Coe
Coo
Nome Eskimo Turns Burglar in San Francisco
Frank Thomas, claiming Eskimo origin and born at Nome Alaska, pleaded guilty before US Commissioner E E Williams to burglarizing two branch post offices in San Francisco. He stated his Nome birth and Eskimo identity while admitting the crime and sentence details are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Frank Thomas
Nome
Alaska
United States
E. E. Williamns
Barkley Attacks GOP Leaders at Democratic Convention
Philadelphia June 24 A fiery keynote by Senator Alben W Barkley slams Republican leadership and a "tortured" Supreme Court interpretation of the Constitution He cites New Deal recovery and urges enlarged government to protect the weak while praising Roosevelt and Garner and attacking Gov Stan of Kansas and Harding Coolidge Hoover Landon as targets Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Landon
Abed M. Stan
Kansas
Kuster Barkley
Roosevelt
Garner
Alaska Delegation Bears Standards in Philadelphia Parade
In Philadelphia at the national convention Hall a large Alaska demonstration accompanied the parade during the keynote by U S Senator Alben W Barkley. Art Chamberlin of Deering and Harry Morton formerly of Anchorage carried the Alaska standards. Robert W Bender reported full Alaska delegation presence at all sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Art Chamberlin
Deering
Alaska
Harry Morton
Anchorage
Robert W. Bender
Alaska Delegaon
Washington State backs International Highway plan
Philadelphia June 24 delegation from Alaska seeks support at the Democratic National Convention. The Washington State delegation unanimously endorses building the International Highway through British Columbia, Yukon Territory to Alaska. Arthur Chamberlin of Deering urged the move and quickly won approval at the Washington State caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alaska
Washington State
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Arthur Chamberlin
Deering
Washington
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Barkley
SITEA
Fish Patrol
W. Cullen
Arthur W. Gutten
Col. Dusenbury
Cecil F. Roche
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
Innternational Harvester
Kennecott
United States Steel
United Corporation
Cities Service
Pound
DOW, Jones Averag
Dow Jones
Utilities
Spawn of
HB. Priele
Troy
Lemke
Chamberlin and
Morton
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