16 Apr 1935
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1935
Page
1
Secretary Wallace battles a broad fight over farm policy as cotton manufacturers in the north oppose AAA changes, western drought fears grow, and Governor Talmadge and lawmakers press for amendments. He seeks farmer backing to keep policies from being altered beyond recognition.
Nine year old William Spiegelblatt of Newport Rhode Island died in Fall River after an operation for a disarrangement of internal organs. The case mirrors a previous similar operation performed on Alyce Jane McHenry.
Opposition leaders charged the British government with balancing the budget by failing to pay the United States its war debt. The issue follows a forecast surplus and hints at further armament spending while a new department to safeguard the Isles against air attacks is announced.
Judge Simon Hellenthal, back from Juneau, warns against influx of outsiders in Third Division relief. He notes Juneau shifted to need-based aid, with 80 steerage and 50 more disembarking, and outsiders seeking payrolls. Cordova reports 240 signed for relief. locals fear cannery openings depend on targeted aid. He urges aid only for the genuinely indigent and directs applicants to U. S. Commissioner Martin Harrais.
Labor leader George Lansbury argued Britain could balance accounts only by refusing to pay the war debt to the United States. James Maxton dismissed the debts as no longer needed to be mentioned, calling it a solution to let them drop into forgotten things.
Nome oldtimers recall Ray Weis the half breed boy Mala and Leo Charles in Eskimo filmed around Nome and Teller. The North themed drama earned praise for authenticity with Eskimo actors and North locale shots while political tensions in Geneva over Poland and Germany affect views on future sanctions.
In Fort Worth on April 16 guards opened fire during an attempted jail break at the county jail. One prisoner, Melvin Bowes, died, and two other inmates were injured.
In Geneva on April 16 Premier Laval announced plans to revise the French draft condemning Germany's repudiation of the treaty over rearmament. He favors action even with only a council section's support rather than unanimous endorsement, which he views as insignificant.
Senator Harrison aims to introduce a compromise bonus bill this evening with Roosevelt's approval. Hearings are planned for next week. The proposal reportedly offers 1938 maturing bonds to recover the full face value of current certificates, potentially described as cash convertible. This item appears in The Nugget.
Justice Sutherland harshly criticizes a federal assistant district attorney for overstepping bounds and urges prosecutors to prioritize justice. He cites the Henry Singer case in Brooklyn where counterfeiter Harry Uer received a year, and orders a new trial due to misconduct by U.S. Attorney Henry Singer of eastern New York.
The senate passed a department of the term bill totaling sixty one and a half million dollars, about two million more than the house. It includes forty six thousand for public schools in Alaska and one hundred sixty thousand for mineral and mining investigations.
A severe ground blizzard halted air travel in Nome today with gusts around 45 mph at 10 am. Several planes were grounded or diverted, delaying passengers and mail. More flights are expected to resume as weather allows.
Numerous incoming passengers identified as KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROSS could not find sleeping quarters. They slept on the second floor of the Masonic Temple on Thursday at 7 P M during a ceremony. Henry Burgh said no charge was being made as no other lodging was available.
Nome Scottish Rite Club announces Norvin W. Lewis as vice-president in a brief organizational notice. The small item records leadership change and current club role.
In Columbus on April 16 one thousand inmates at the peniten tiary workshops struck for faster parole decisions. Extra guards are on duty as Warden James Woodard maneuvers for a confrontation.
Fargo North Dakota reports the death of Smith Stmmell aged 92 a member of the Lincoln bodyguard during the Civil War and a pioneer attorney who died at his home from complications of old age.
Washington April 16 The supreme court agreed to pass on the constitutionality of the NIRA Poultry case which the circuit court of appeals ruled largely for the government The court adjourned without ruling on the constitutionality of the railway pension or the Frazier Lemke Farm Moratorium Acts
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