Territorial Legislature Set to Open amid Vexing Issues
Juneau dispatch notes the Territorial Legislature will convene January 14 with major questions on liquor laws fishing traps and taxation. Democrats largely control both houses with a Democratic majority in the Senate and House. Debates will center on liquor regulations and the Liquor Board established by the previous legislature and proposals to change beer and liquor handling.
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Associated Press
Juneau
National Congress
Liquor Board
Betty Gow Testifies in Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
In Flemington on January 7 Betty Gow the Lindbergh nurse took the stand as Hauptmann entered the second week of trial He testified after a weekend recess noting threats to himself and Col Lindbergh Authorities guard Anne Lindberghs mother home as trial continues Gow recounts making the important shirt for the baby and the days before the crime.
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Associated Press
Flemington
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Anthony Huack Jr
Hunterdon County
Col. Lindbergh
Inglewood
Morrow
Anne Lindbergh
Betty Gow
Noel Coward Film Tonight at Dream Theatre
Fredric March, fresh from winning the top Academy honor, stars with Claudette Colbert in Tonight is Ours at the Dream Theatre Tuesday. Alison Skipworth leads the supporting cast in a witty Paris set tale of a wealthy Parisian and a society girl seeking amusement amid passion and fate.
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Fredric March
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Claudette Colbert
Noel Coward
Dream Theatre
Coward
Paris
March
Miss Colbert
Alison Skipworth
Burglary Aboard Havana Liner After Ship Grounding Off Florida
Captain Odsen of SS Victoria reports a burglary after the Ward liner Havana ran aground on Manzanilla Reef sixty miles off Florida. A thief stole twenty dollars and the passenger list, with a Bible and cash box among loot. Passenger Robert Rittenhouse of Brooklyn died of apoplexy. Crews rescued. tugs expected to refloat.
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Associated Press
Jacksonviele
Fla
Seattle
Ward
Havana
Manzanilla Reef
Hans Odsen
Victoria
Florida
Alaska
Fis
Jey Omer Srops
Robert Rittenhhouse
Brooklyn
Coast Guards
Roosevelt says no inflation needed to balance budget
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a billion dollar relief fund and forecasts a public debt peak of 34.239 billion by June 30 1936. He cites unemployment blocking balance, proposes cuts and revenue gains, and seeks 8.581 billion spending next year. He notes no inflation plan, urges taxes for new appropriations, and excludes cashing soldier bonuses.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Army
Navy
Appropriations for Alaska in President's Budget Message
President Roosevelt proposes a 1936 Alaska appropriation of 2,464,185 dollars, up 320,985 from 1935, with increases mainly for the Alaska Railroad. Expenses cover roads and bridges, reindeer stations, reinolery distribution to natives and schools, and insane asylum care, totaling over 1.1 million dollars beyond railroad costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alaska
Roosevelt
Congress
Territory of
Special and Trust
Ketchikan to Get New Federal Post Office and Court House
San Francisco reports federal building plans include a Post Office and Federal Court House for Ketchikan with an estimated cost of about three hundred thousand dollars. The announcements were made by U S Architect W F Newman as part of government construction projects.
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Ketchikan
P. C. Court House
Associated Press
San Francisco
W. 4. Newman
U. S
Silver Sets A New High Record For 2nd Time
Denver December silver receipts rise to a new high, marking a second record in four months as West miners ship 447,700 ounces. The note mentions rental price and Nugget Office inquiry, plus a Pioneer meeting notice at the US Marshall’s office.
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Silver
Associated Press
Denver
Denver Mint
West
US. Marshall's
Thos, Gaffney
Denial of Hitler assassination report circulates
Berlin reports that responsible circles denied unconfirmed claims that two Nazi storm troopers attempted to kill Adolf Hitler and may have killed his chauffeur. The story was labeled an untruth.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Dramatic Professor George Baker Dies in New York
New York report says Professor George Pierce Baker of the Yale drama School died in a city hospital after a brief illness. He was sixty eight and widely respected for his achievements in drama education.
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Associated Press
New York
George Pierce Baker
Yale Drama School
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