30 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1936
Page
1
In Tacoma the Mattson home remained quiet twelve hours after a ransom demand of twenty eight thousand dollars. Negotiations were reported under way by last evening. Two men stayed in a room near the door throughout the night, possibly government agents. An advertising plea in the Seattle Times sought contact with the kidnapper.
President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner approved a simple but colorful inauguration for January 20. Rear Admiral Carey T. Gray Jr. chairs the event committee and parade along Pennsylvania Avenue will feature army navy marine corps West Point cadets Annapolis midshipmen and state governors. There will be no inaugural ball due to the Presidential Birthday dances on January 31.
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Washington D C December 30 Experts in the U S Treasury estimate the world gold crop for 1936 will top thirty million ounces previous peak rising to about forty million ounces including Russia The surge faces governments currency structures and its impact on world money markets remains uncertain The Treasury plans to sterilize newly acquired gold to curb credit inflation in the United States
San Francisco December 30 A standstill in talks to end the sixty two day maritime strike prompts talk of congressional action. Shipowners and seven unions face unsettled futures while a law and legislation committee forms to press Congress with twelve bills ready for introduction. Assistant Secretary McGrady plans to return to Washington. Offshore talks with radio telegraphists expected after other negotiations faltered.
At the Burlington Wisconsin Liar's Club annual meeting, Gale Barnhouse of Flowerville Michigan was crowned queen of tall tales and awarded a medal for her story about mosquitos decimating livestock. The tale follows a mosquitos feud ending with Maude the mule delivering a decisive kick.
Eddie Mullins, a grave digger in Kenton Ohio, says his job is depressing at times yet soothed by his cows Jersey and Ma Die. He tends a dry pasture east of the cemetery after planting evergreens and spends moments with his animals who respond to his jokes and prayers for rain.
Washington December 30 The ending of the Washington London Naval Limitation Treaties at midnight tomorrow shifts focus to naval build up with two new battleships and pacific fortifications. Officials expect Roosevelt to order rapid construction of two fifty million dollar battleships to reach full strength by 1942.
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