Hughes Completes Record Transcontinental Flight
Howard Hughes, the California daredevil, flew solo from Burbank to Newark in 9 hours 27 minutes and 10 seconds, breaking Roscoe Turner’s 1934 record by over half an hour. He maintained speeds near 295 mph, averaging about 260 mph, much of the journey at 18,000 feet with oxygen support.
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Howard Hughes
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Burbank
Newark
New Jersey
Roscoe Turner
Hughes
British Battleships Race South Toward Gibraltar
British warships steamed south toward Gibraltar as Laval's government pursues a wait‑and‑see approach to Ethiopia. London reports massed ships offshore to deter Mediterranean action while Fascist patrols claim Ethiopian supply losses and mutiny punishments.
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Mediterranean Sea
Laval
France
For Sale Double Bed and Davenport in Good Condition
One new double bed and davenport combination offered for sale in good condition. Inquiries to Stanley Martin.
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Stanley Martin
Nome City Council Met Last Night Transacted Business
Nome City Council met with all members present except Ed Gross. Minutes were read and approved, and city bills approved by the finance committee for payment. The police report for December 1935 listed ten arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct. some fines paid, others served sentences. No fires occurred. $10 from dog impounding was collected. An offer of $60 for a lot on B street near First Avenue was referred to a special committee, Polson and Seidenberg. A Customs deputy letter noted Nome’s withdrawal, effects unclear. a reply to J J Connors in Juneau planned. An application for Nome fire chief from Mel Adams was read and filed until the matter is considered.
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Police Department
Elmer Anderson
B Street
First Avenue
Polson and
Seiden
Nome
Mel Adams
Wenatchee Fire Department
Farley Urges Roosevelt in 1936 Rally at Tuckahoe
Postmaster General James A. Farley opened the Westchester County Democratic meeting with the slogan Keep Roosevelt In Keep the Gang Out. He attacked the so called gangster of big business as demagogues and hirelings of the privileged. Farley spoke at the Jackson Day Dinner before the county Democratic committee in Tuckahoe New York. He echoed President Roosevelt’s No Retreat message to Congress.
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Westchester County
Democratic Committee
F. D. Roosevelt
Congress
Receipt on city mains work report read and approved
A letter of receipt ordered for Mr Adams C. F. Yenney reviewing the condition of five mains citywide and work done in the past week was read and accepted. A telegram from Governor Troy Alaska Director of the PWA discussed a payment of about 9000 dollars. Continued on Page 3.
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Troy
Alaska
PWA
Naval Parley To Continue Despite Japanese Threat
London reports the naval conference will proceed with or without Japan after a long talks at the foreign office. Admiral Osami Nagano may end Japanese cooperation tomorrow unless new developments reinvigorate the five power parley. Delegates from the four other powers plan to press on with the original agenda on building plans and limitations.
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London
British Foreign Office
Osami Nagano
Nation’s naval conference hears Japan may stall talks
AP dispatch from London reports Japanese delegates at the naval conference are said to be interpreting Tokyo’s instructions to stay at the talks temporarily unless major powers reject the demand for equality. A forthcoming Anglo Japanese conference is expected to decide the Nipponese delegation’s immediate course.
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Nippinese
Former Mayor Hylan Dies at 67 in Forest Hills
Former New York mayor John F. Hylan died of heart trouble at his Forest Hills home early Sunday aged 67. He previously served as a justice of the children's court and was a prominent city figure.
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New York
John F. Hylan
Forest Hills
the Children’s Court
Three Kidnapers Shot Dead Near Guanajay Cuba
In Guanajay Cuba on January 14 three accused kidnappers were killed in a running gun battle with soldiers. The shootings followed the abduction of Paulino Gorostiza a 28 year old son of a wealthy manufacturer who was abandoned by his captors in the foothills nearby.
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Associated Press
Guanajay
Cuba
Paulino Gorostiza
Here
Man Who Rolls Lawn Required To Have License
London reports a groundsman at Beaufort College Old Windsor must take the standard driving test after operating a motorized lawn roller on public highway. C L Hester, the grounds man, walked the three mile per hour roller through left and right turns as reporters and ministry officials watched a formal exam.
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Associated Press
London
Beaumont College
Old Windsor
Ministry of Transport
C. L. Hester
B.N. B. Club Meets January 14 to Elect Leaders
The Bering Native Brotherhood invites all men and young men to attend a meeting on Tuesday January 14 at 7 PM in the rear of the church. Norman Lee serves as president.
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Bering Native Brotherhood
Norman Lee
Advance offer boosts six month Nugget subscription
Readers are urged to pay in advance for six months of Name Daily or Nugget, highlighting a $2.00 saving on a $10.00 advance purchase. The ad promotes prepaid subscriptions to lock in a lower price.
Broadcasting Giants Refuse GOP Political Time
NBC and CBS refused to provide facilities for GOP political dramatizations of the New Deal. Columbia system also barred political issues on air until after the party conventions, signaling a shift in how broadcast time is used for political content. Fletcher accuses censorship, while Lenox R. Lohr defends responsible broadcasting over sensational dramatization.
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CBS
Republican National Committee
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Henry P. Pletcher
Columbia System Permanenty
Lenox R. Lohr
Fletcher
Ept
Washington, D. C
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