New Banking Reforms Sought by President Roosevelt
Washington March 22. President Roosevelt to present sweeping banking and railroad reform proposals to Congress. Measures include sworn statements on bonuses and commissions, federal authority over securities exchanges, tighter national bank supervision, and restrictions on using Federal Reserve funds for speculation.
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Washington
Twken
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve Bank
Fed- Ml
Caniel
Stock Action In Juneau And New York Trades
A March 22 report notes a mid day rally in stocks followed by a slow decline as prices closed modestly lower. Trade was dull with total volume under one million shares. some losses approached a few points while Ralls lagged. Power and light issues showed better support than yesterday and industrials remained above their lows. Beer stocks yielded small profits while American Telephone and Telegraph slipped a few points and Union Pacific fell more.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph
Union Pacific
Washington, D. C
Anthony J. Dipoint
Congress
Alaska
Juneau
Senate Chamber
American Can
Americal Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steelcoming
Northral
American
Fox Films
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Packard Motors
United States Steel
Many Alaskans in Washington for inauguration
Special Correspondence from Washington reports Alaska delegates and residents in the capital for the inauguration events. It notes Alaska led by figures such as Dimond and Juneau interests, and mentions Anthony J. Dimond’s induction as Alaska Delegate to Congress. The piece lists visiting Alaskans who paid respects and describes Dimond's busy start in Washington with offices and a welcoming address.
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Washington
Tilden St
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New State Department Aides Well Equipped for Positions
Secretary Hull assigns two seasoned diplomats to top posts and adds an expert on law and politics to the State Department team. The lineup features experienced aides ready to handle foreign policy, legal intricacies, and political considerations.
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State Department
Hull
Roosevelt
Senate
Cordell Hull
William Phillips
Maachusetts
Wilbur J. Carr
New York
Raymond Moley
Columbia University
Phillips
Harvard
J. H. Choate
Great Britain
Carr
Moley
Murders Man for 14 Cents in Colfax Robbery
Reynold Brown, 17, of Towner North Carolina admitted killing pool hall owner David Barnum, 40, in Colfax Washington on March 2 for 14 cents. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder and faced a life sentence, with the court today considering hanging as an alternative.
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Colfax
Wash
Reynold Brown
Towner
N. C
al Tives
David Barnum
Nomination Of Bingham Held Up In Senate Fight
The Senate Foreign Committee unanimously approved Robert Bingham of Louisville Kentucky to be Ambassador to England but Senate confirmation has been blocked by Oregon Senator McNary. Further action is expected tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Committee
Robert Bingham
Louisville
England
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Louis Sloss Dies at 73 Financier and Clubman
Louis Closs, 73, a San Francisco financier and clubman, died after a long illness. He served as president of Gloss Securities Company and vice president of Alaska Commercial Company, with director roles elsewhere. His father co-founded Alaska Commercial with Max Gerstle and led many stores during the gold rush. His firm handled Alaska payrolls for the U S Army for two years and helped lay the first Alaska cable from Seattle.
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San Francisco
Cal
Louis Closs
Gloss Securities Company
Alaska Commercial Company
Max Gerstle
theAlaska
United States Army
Alaska
Seattle
Unemployment Plan Debated by House Labor Committee
The House Labor Committee debated Roosevelt’s unemployment plan and forest program on March 22 23. Forest Service outlined projects include camps for workers to improve forests with lookouts telegraph lines roads and water developments with Alaska inclusion. A delay occurred as 40 hearings were scheduled instead of immediate action and a White House meeting with President Roosevelt was planned.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Forest Service
Alaska
House—Labor Commi
White House
Extension of school tax to women planned
The Ways and Means Committee advances an amendment to extend the five dollar school tax to women who are gainfully employed. The bill also lowers the minimum age to 18, with a proposed 60 year exemption for those above. The committee favors passage and the measures head to a second reading tomorrow. A flood control appropriation for Salmon River at Hyder is introduced, with $5,000 immediate and $7,000 contingent on federal aid. Also, a $3,500 fund for an Alaska exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair is authorized.
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Representative Nordale
Representative Green
House
Green
Salmon River
Hyder
Senate
Alaska
Ways and Means
Sitka
McDonald
McCutcheon Patterson
Kehoe
Norda Lingo
Scott
Swanberg
Baronovici
Taylor
Girls-Here's How You Must Be in 1934 to Be Beautiful
New York March 22 The International Beauty Shop Owners Convention delegates decided that to be beautiful in 1934 girls should have blue eyes chestnut hair be five feet five inches and weigh 6 pounds The girls should not be extreme in anything They should use a natural shade of lipstick a little rouge their hair should be short and bobbed The delegate Ethel Hampton a Broadway show girl met qualifications.
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New York
International Beauty Shop Owners’ Convention
Ethel Hampton
Trapper Hugh Perry Dies From Freezing in Alaska Trail
Anchorage reports trapper and prospector Hugh Perry froze to death after being unable to build a fire on a trail in the upper Kuskokwim country several days earlier. His body was flown to Anchorage for burial tomorrow as Ferry heads from Medora to Nixon.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Kuskokwim
Hugh Perry
Ferry
Medora
Perry
Six Gunmen Loot Chicago Postal Vault
Six gunmen fled with four thousand dollars in cash and the contents of a postal savings depository and forty private usery deposit boxes after dynamiting the vault in the suburban Argo Slate Bank.
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Chicago
Postal Statons
Argo Slate Bank
Senator Norris Pushes Direct State Vote for President
Senator Norris in Washington proposes a constitutional change to allow direct voting by states for President and Vice President. The measure aims to alter the method of selecting the nation's top executives by replacing indirect or slate-based systems with state-by-state ballots.
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Washington
March
Norris
Senate
Hoover Returns to Palo Alto After Presidency
Herbert Hoover arrived in Palo Alto on March 22 and, free from presidential duties, greeted neighbors and shook hands. He announced he would take a long rest, and appeared noticeably refreshed from his weary recent years.
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Palo Auto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Doolittle Plans World Flight With Wife from Vancouver
Major James Doolittle, famed U.S. flier, and his wife will sail Friday night from Vancouver B C for a four month world tour. Part of the journey will be by air and water routes.
Senate Bills Cut and Restored Rate on Territorial Loans
The Senate trimmed the Territorys legal sale rate from eight to six per cent and kept the contractual rate at nine per cent, restoring the original terms after House amendments. The body advanced the bill toward final passage and passed Mr Lomens collateral security measure. Senators also moved six other second reading bills. Five new measures were introduced in the Senate, including repeal of the Prospectors Aid Act.
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Senate
Scott
House
Lomen
Rolland Osbourne
Matanuska
Alaska
United States
Judiciary Committee
Legalized beer and wine bill becomes law nationwide
President Roosevelt signed the beer and wine bill making it law immediately upon Capitol delivery. Sales start midnight April 6 with West Coast cities set for 9 01 p m. A anticipated long constitutional fight may reach the Supreme Court, while questions arise about federal prisoners convicted under the old law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
John N. Garner
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
San Francisco
West Coast
Homer S. Cummings
Farm Relief Bill Passes House With Bipartisan Vote
The Farm Relief Bill, part of the emergency program, was approved by the House this afternoon by a strong bipartisan majority 315 to 98. The measure aims to provide financial aid to farmers amid ongoing economic stress and anticipated crop challenges.
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Washington
House
Alaska Girls Are Picking It Aviators
In Anchorage on March 22, Alaska belles are selecting aviators as marriage notes surface. Recent weddings include Oscar Winchell known as the Flying Cowboy and Miss Eles Larson, a Seward basketball team member, plus Charles Hurt Rutten and Evelyn Meyer. Canadian pig iron production in 1932 was about one third of 1931.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Oscar Winchell
Flying Cowboy
Eles Larrson
Seward
Charles Hurt Rutten
Evelyn Meyer
Nakat Packing to Run Four Plants in Southeast Alaska
Seattle March 22 Manager Alaska H B Pride of the Nakat Packing Corporation says four canneries will be operated in Southeast Alaska this year. The company plans to spend about 1 220 000 and provide jobs for 60 men from Seattle who will relocate to Alaska in late April for the salmon operations start.
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Seattle
Alaska
H. B. Pride
Nakan Pack
Ing Corporation
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Peter ‘Trimble
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Unitam
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Louis Sloss
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Ruth Judd
Pardon Board
W. Wilson
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Upper Kuskokwim
Herb Hoover
Palo Alto
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Pacific Coast
Aviators
Nakat Packing Company
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