17 Aug 1936
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1936
Page
1
The McDonald Construction Company of St. Louis submitted the only bid for Nome Alaska’s new Post Office and Federal Building. The bid totaled 489,229 dollars, exceeding the 425,000 dollar allotment, with further disposition and details expected on a later date.
Manila reports at least 11 dead as a Pacific typhoon sweeps over northern Luzon Island. The storm leaves natives homeless and threatens famine while pleas for government aid pile up amid ongoing relief efforts.
Indians of the southwest offer secret rites for payment, now televised as box office. The Arapaho scalp dance shown at the Southwestern Indian pow wow depicts camp victory with warriors around a fire, beating tom-toms and displaying scalps of white hunters.
A theater display of a wrecked automobile as a traffic safety promo caused a downtown traffic jam and near misses. An excited caller reported a terrible downtown accident and police dispatched squad cars six ambulances and wreckers before rescinding permission to display the wreck.
Forti fort Pennsylvania August 7 Burgess Samuel A Boyd ordered police to arrest women in revealing outfits for indecent exposure He said he does not aim to police youth but warns beach fashions designed for water should not be worn on Forty Fort streets
Dr Theo dore Roseburg of Columbia University and Dr L F Waugh of New York lead a summer dental study among Eskimo tribes in Alaska. They aim to assess Eskimo dental conditions and explore possible causes of defects, applying their bacteriology expertise.
In 1923 a church bell cast in Alaska was found in California by Mrs. Alice Harriman. The bell bears inscriptions invoking Archimandrite Ios sal Alexander Baranov and mentions Kodiak. It weighs about 100 pounds and sits at a former rancho chapel near Venturi in Sonoma County. The piece links to Shelikof and Russian trading history and hints at the bell’s long journey across centuries.
Estes Park Colorado August 17 Republican nominee Landon remained indoors at his ranch with family after an attack of muscular pleurisy. aides said his cold was improving but he could not speak as he prepared to begin his first campaign swing in the East Thursday.
Detroit 3 to 10 over Chicago on Saturday. New York 16 Philadelphia 2. Boston 6 to 11 over Wishingtin. St Louis 0 to 0. Philadelphia 3 New York 6. Pittsburgh 3-2 over St Louis. San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 3. Portland 3 Oakland 1. San Diego 15 Mission 11. Sunday Portland 4-1 Oakland 8-0. San Diego 4-2 Mission 15-6. Seattle 12-2 Sacramento 2-3. San Francisco 64 Los Angeles 5-3.
The Army considers reintroducing a blue dress tunic with rolled collar and matching trousers for off duty wear. A study ordered by General Malin Craig notes rising demand for a formal color to better match naval and marine attire, reversing the olive drab look since World War I. The shift aims to restore traditional appearance and cohesion across services.
The Dutch freighter Manneran collided with the light cruiser Marblehead off Foghound Point Conception. The impact damaged two fifteen foot vents in the freighter's bow, sending her to a shipyard for repairs. The Marblehead, after a prior gun explosion that killed three and wounded eight, continued toward San Francisco without requesting help.
Paris reports France announces the world's largest bombing plane and the largest commercial airplane. Both are four motor monoplanes weighing 18 tons with a speed of 208 miles per hour. The commercial City of Montevideo will serve the mail route to South America.
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