Alaska Airmail Service In Cross Border Talks For October
Canada and the United States will meet in October to settle Alaska air mail control over gold, platinum and furs shipments. Plans include a Juneau to Fairbanks route with subsidized private lines and shorter legs, but Edmonton Fairbanks routes stall as each needs the others permission to fly over territory. Assistant Postmaster General Harlee Branch noted past Nome visits and Siberia flights hinting at Alaska airmail, with renewed efforts progressing today.
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Some Features Court Measure Still Objective
President Roosevelt announced some features of his court reform plan remain an objective while Congress did not enlarge the Supreme Court. He signed a bill altering judicial proceedings in lower courts and said the bill leaves intact the burden on the high tribunal. He called the bill a moderate advance needing further exploration.
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Chinese Force Landing Parties Return to Ship
Chinese forces report that hidden mines and machine gun nests repelled 42 000 Japanese landing troops at a Shanghai debarkation. Five hundred of fifteen hundred naval attackers drowned in the Whangpoo river, others driven back. Two Japanese ships reportedly sunk in the Yangtze.
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Six Months Paid in Advance Subscription Question
The inquiry asks if six months of subscription time is paid in advance and whether this is an available option. It seeks clarification on payment terms and eligibility for prepaid duration.
Monson updates flight search for missing Soviet flyer
Pilot Al Monson from Pacific Alaska Airways arrives in town with new details on the search for Lev Anefsky and four companions. A Soviet representative arranged a charter for a 10 passenger Sikorsky from Alaska Clipper Express, aiding searches from Aklavik to Barrow over the Arctic ice pack.
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Victoria of Alaska Line Touched East Cape on Cruise
Victoria arrived in port this morning to load outgoing passengers and depart for Seattle at 9 30 AM. The ship listed additional travelers Harry Phillips Geo Madsen and Harry Davis and will visit Pribiloff Island Dutch Harbor False Pass Land Point Juneau Ketchikan and Seattle before heading to East Cape Siberia. A Soviet gunboat stopped alongside at East Cape and, after reviewing papers, approved passenger landings for a visit to Soviet territory.
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Blaze destroys meeting spots in Oil Center
A large fire in Oil Center wiped out the pool parlor barber shop post office and general store leaving the men without a gathering place to discuss crops and politics in Bakersfield on August 25.
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Associated Press
Bakersfield
Oil Center
Farr Ready to Meet Louis in World Heavyweight Title Fight
Long Branch New Jersey August 25 Tommy Farr British challenger completed training after six round workout and promised to beat Joe Louis with his jab in the world heavyweight championship set for August 26.
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