Good Friday Hush Drops Fight Areas in Europe
News recounts a pause in land and air combat on Good Friday with continued naval activity. Berlin and Paris note Western Front pauses while British civilians and workers get a holiday and many head to rural or seaside getaways. German offices close as High Command reports raids on British and neutral shipping.
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Associated Press
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Germany
High Command
Two Killed In Crash of Light Plane
Civil Aeronautics Inspectors recovered the body of Cub plane pilot Larry Larson near Ninilchik Alaska and reported the second victim Adolph Jackin sky, who had joined him for a joy ride. Maurice Carmody of the Office of Indian Affairs canceled a Ninilchik trip with Larson at the last minute. Larson is survived by his widow, his parents, and a sister. the Drackinsky boy is survived by his parents and several siblings, two at the University of Alaska.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Civil Aeronautics
Cub
Larry Larson
Ninilchik
Arcident
Adolph Jackinsky
Larson
Maurice Carmody
Office of Indian Affairs
Dick Larson
Jeannette
Deer Park
Washington
Drackinsky Boy
The
University of Alaska
Giant Army Bomber Nears Readiness
Washington March 22 The Army announces the world's largest 72 ton bomber capable of flying to Europe and back without refueling is near completion and may fly this summer. Built secretly over two years at Mc Douglas Aircraft plant Santa Monica the wing span exceeds 219 feet and a useful load of 28 tons can be carried. Ranger 1X Returns The Forest Service launch Ranger 1X with a thin coat of ice returned last night from a trip to Skagway Assistant District Ranger John Brillhart aboard.
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Washington
Army
Europe
Mc Douglas Aircraft Plant
Santa Monica
Forest Service
Skagway
John Brillhart
America's 400 to be 600 with new salary list
Washington March 22 A Treasury Department plan to publish an expanded list of top salaries will add about 200 more names earning over 75 000 the revised roster may be dubbed Americas 600 Families by critics though Treasury officials defend the partial list as a previous congress demand and timing issue In any case the public will see a broader slice of high earners in the next release.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Internal Revenue Gang
Treasury
Congress
British Bomber Crashes Near Lobith in The Netherlands
A British bomber crashed in flames near Lobith in The Netherlands after engaging several German planes. The craft went down near the Rhine entry point from Germany and all crew are believed killed.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Lobith
Rhine
Holland
Germany
Income Tax Collections On Increase This March
State by state income tax collections rise in early March. Washington and Alaska combined report $3,575,081 last year and have sent in $4,819,260 this year, indicating larger early receipts.
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Washington
Alaska
Peace Treaty Now Decreed Between Finland and Russia
President Kalio announced the March 12 peace treaty with Soviet Russia is now in effect after ratifications were exchanged in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
Kalio
Russia
Movie giants loom large in 1938 salary rankings
The article notes how Loew's Inc and its MGM arm along with Warner Brothers join the list of top earners in 1937. Louis B Mayer, MGM production head, led with 1.16 million in executive pay plus 124,750 as vice president. F A Countway of Lever Brothers drops from first place.
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Loew's, Inc
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Brothers
F. A. Countway
Lever Bros
Louis
Mayer
Loew's
MGM
Agreement Signed by Fishermen in Alaskan Cannery Talks
Seattle March 22. An agreement between the CIO Alaska Fishermen's Union and the Canned Salmon Industry of Western Alaska was announced by Capt. William Hecker Union Secretary. The accord includes last year's pay with improved working conditions, adding overtime and an eight hour day to replace the nine hour day of 1939. Negotiations will open with operators in Kodiak Island Cook Inlet Southeast Alaska and Bristol Bay. Arnold of the Canned Salmon Industry left Juneau for Ketchikan and a tentative April 1 wage and price meeting was set with cannery workers and sellers for 1940.
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CIO Alaska Fishermen’s Union
Alaska
William Hecker
S@ve
Heckay
Alaskan
Kodiak
Island
Cook Thlet
Alas ‘Ka
Bristol Bay
Arnold
Janeau
Northland
Ketchikan
Georgia Congressman Indicted on Postal Appointment Sale Charges
Atlanta March 22 Congressman B Frank Welchel Democrat indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on eight counts charging sale of postal appointments Also indicted Pickens County Commissioner Grady Jones One count alleges Welchel received 2200 through Jones to appoint Hulon Holcomb and Paul Grogan as rural carriers The congressman linked to farm legislation and to proposed outlawing ransom payments in kidnapping cases
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Atlanta
Georgia
B. Frank Welchel
Pickens
Grady Jones
Welchel
Jones
Hulon Holcomb
Paul Grogan
Congress
Rannsom
Commanding Officer Sitka Naval Station Transferred
Navy orders transfer Lieutenant Commander Joseph C Cronin commander of the Naval Air Station Sitka Alaska to the U S 8 Saratoga. The move represents a routine personnel adjustment affecting leadership at Sitka.
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Sitka Naval Station
Washington
Navy
Joseph C Cronin
Naval Air Station
Sitka
Alaska
Saratoga
Diplomatic Conference and Three-Way Pact Talk
Swedish and German officials predict a Brenner Pass meeting between Hitler and Mussolini will lead to a major diplomatic move. German quarters say a three way Italy Germany and the Soviet Union pact is premature.
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Washington
Brenner Pass
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan Seeks Neutral Path in War Outcome
Foreign Minister Hachiro told the Diet Japan will not block Germany by allying with Britain or France during the European war and remains confident of the ultimate outcome though details are too delicate to explain. Naval Minister Yoshida said Japan will handle the China incident openly, with eyes wide open to the world situation.
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Pokyo
Japan
Machiro
Diet Today
Germany
Great Britain
France
Hachiro
Yoshida
Invite Finns To Alaska Suggestion By San Antonio Mayor
Mayor Maury Maverick telegraphed to President Roosevelt and former President Hoover urging inviting and transporting Finns from Russian territory to Alaska. He argued Alaska was once Russian territory and the move would be poetic and just.
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San Antonio
Texas
Maury Maverick
Roosevelt
Hoover
United States
Alaska
Maverick
Petersburg Boat Basin Approved
Army Engineers recommend Congress enlarge Petersburg Alaska boat basin at a cost of 80000 dollars. Dredge to 11 feet over 135000 square feet adjacent to current basin. Include a rattlesnake age note with a garbled remark about rattles and buttons.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Mall
Petersburg
Alaska
Murder of mother in Seattle linked to son motive
Mae Turcotte 18 testified that Denzel Davis, son of Mrs. Harret Redding who was slain in her kitchen, cashed a 26 dollar check without consent last Friday. She said the dispute over money led to ongoing fights and that a planned report to authorities was to be made Monday. Deputies monitor cabins to Redondo after a man resembling Davis tried a phone call Tuesday night.
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Seattle
Mae Turcotte
Harret Redding
Miss Turcotte
Charles Ralls
Denzel Davis
Nazi Vessel Torpedoed by British Sub
London reports the German merchantman Heddernhelm was sunk eight miles off the Danish coast by a British submarine. The British claim sixty German vessels accounted for since the war began. The captain of the Heddernhelm escaped in disguise with crew members and arrived in Copenhagen. The engineer said the captain died after leaving the ship.
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London
Copenhagen
Heddershenn
Farley to Tour Southern States with Post Office Stops
Postmaster General Parley plans a ten day tour through the southern states starting in Texas and continuing to six or seven other states. He will speak at post office dedications below the Mason Dixon Line and then move northward late next week.
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Washington
Parley
Texas
Mason-Dixon Line
Torpedo and Bomb Attacks Reshape Sea Warfare
Reports indicate thirteen Allied ships sunk or damaged over three days as torpedoes and incendiary bombs devastate merchant and neutral vessels. Danish ships Christianborg and Charkow torpedoed with unknown crews. Algier losses include four dead and a woman passenger. Norwegian Erling and Lindoe damaged but reached port. Heddernheim sinks by British sub with survivors rescued. German and enemy totals claim 32,694 tons sunk in three days.
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Associated Press
Christianborg
Algier
Erling
Lindoe
Hans Aberdeen
Star of Peace
Coast Guard
Cromwell Rebuked for Anti German Pro Ally Speech
James H. R. Cromwell United States Minister to Canada husband of Doris Duke faced a public rebuke from Secretary of State Cordell Hull for an anti German pro Allied speech in Toronto. Hull dispatched a telegram warning him not to disrupt relations with other governments and to refrain from such remarks.
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James
H. R. Cromwell
United States
Canada
Doris Duke
Cordell Hull
Toronto
Hull
Cromwell
New Jersey
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