09 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
1
Maritime tieup grinds Pacific coast shipping with only eleven vessels active. Fifty seven steam schooners and small coastal carriers idle due to crew wage demands or lack of cargo. Four East coast deep water ships tied up awaiting a West coast agreement for higher pay.
Pilot Jack Hermann and five others bound for Fairbanks from Akiak were missing since last Friday after their plane ran out of gasoline 20 miles from Kaltag. They snowshoed to the nearest station for fuel and reached Nulato. passengers include deputy marshal Nels Anderson, Teddy Nielsen, Morton Myers, and William Cheney. all were en route to attend court.
President Roosevelt addressed Jackson Day Dinner rallies nationwide, urging unity across political lines and warning of the Supreme Court's recent actions. He touted a need to retain popular government, praised business and labor, and announced funds from the Washington dinner to cover Democratic National Committee deficits.
A Nome acting supervisor of the herd service reports reindeer east of Point Barrow dying from a disease. Investigators isolate affected areas while locals debate hoof and mouth disease versus issues from wet ground and crowding.
Max Weiss Jr., 26, a partner with his father in a window cleaning business, was found shot to death in his wrecked automobile in Philadelphia. His father blamed labor troubles, saying they had received threats against their lives recently.
James Walsh reports his elder brother Joe is improving rapidly from scarlet fever and that University of Alaska classes will resume Monday. He notes other students are healthy and only Joe is affected, with all patients housed at the detention hospital near the landing field.
The Ethiopian government reported heavy rains in the Tembin mountains disrupting fascist movement between Makale Addis Ababa and Debra Tabor. Emperor Selassie urged continued guerrilla warfare while Rome claimed Ethiopian attacks south of Makale were repulsed by strong firepower.
Seward reports the first of three gold dredges bound for Moose Pass Vounty is being moved from Cache Creek to Canyon Creek. The move marks the start of operations for the local dredging effort in Seward.
A fragmented myth recounts Yoshi the Crestion god seeking light for the Thlingat tribes. He disguises as a blade of grass to enter the chief’s daughter and birth a son who cries for the celestial light box. The grandfather grants one box to calm the child, allowing light to emerge.
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