28 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
1
Senator Patterson introduces a third liquor bill to create a territorial administrator, establish stores, fixed prices, and a fifty thousand dollar startup fund with the administrator appointed this year and elected later. Other measures include fiscal and election reforms and a water rights repeal bill. A lost rifle ad appears at the end.
A subscription notice invites readers to subscribe to The Nome Daily Nugget for $2 per month. It emphasizes ongoing access to local news and updates through a regular delivery.
The Associated Press reports a historic flood across the south and Ohio valley. Dead range from two hundred to four hundred with over a million displaced and estimated property damage in the hundreds of millions. Louisville and Cincinnati face recovery challenges as federal aid mobilizes and Army engineers plan clear response.
A Great Northern freight train of forty cars sped through Tacoma at sixty mph as air brakes failed on the last twenty eight cars. A tower watchman signaled to a siding and trainmen braked the cars, stopping after crossing six grade crossings on the city’s main street.
Sheriff guards the hospital room of Reverend Harry Ashley 43 as charges may be filed if he recovers. The Ramah Colorado parsonage killing of his seventeen year old wife yesterday is attributed to the minister who had recently accused her of infidelity.
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged quick authorization for the labor department to investigate and publicize the causes of strikes and lockouts in other industries and propose settlements. The move targets the wider labor turmoil and not solely General Motors. LaFollette asked for an additional fifty thousand dollars for civil liberties oversight.
Delegate Dimond introduces a bill in Congress authorizing a preliminary examination and survey by army engineers of the Skagway River area near Skagway town.
The inquiry asks whether a six month paid in advance subscription discount or benefit is being offered and how to apply it. It seeks clarification of eligibility, terms, and any potential savings or penalties.
State WPA Administrator Don Able ordered about a thousand striking WPA workers to return to work today or be dropped from the rolls. Harold Brockway of the Workers Alliance of Washington said he would ignore the order and continue efforts to recruit participants.
SEATTLE January 28. Joe Louis is scheduled to fight Bob Pastor in a ten round bout in New York tomorrow night.
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