Zioncheck arrives in Chicago amid travel chaos on Seattle trip
Congress man Marion Zioncheck planned to fly home to Seattle but was blocked by Northwest Airlines weight limits. He rode a train after a missed plane and vented at Washington before boarding the union station departure. He said his trip was to visit his ill mother.
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Chickens Arrive for Matanuska Colonists
Palmer reports seven thousand five hundred chickens arrived from the States for Matanuska colonists on July 1. The delivery supports new settlement efforts and farm activity in the region.
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Pension bill signed for Alaska Railroad workers
President Roosevelt signed a pension bill granting retirement benefits to Alaska Railroad workers similar to Panama Canal workers, with clerks excluded as they receive Civil Service retirement.
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Magnolia Refloated After Rocks Near Korea
The American Oil tanker Magnolia was refloated from Mappi Island Korea Rocks near Korea. Officials report no crew injuries and say the extent of damage is unlearned as the vessel proceeds to Nagasaki for repairs.
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Maryon Hewitt Appears in Court As Fugitive
In Jersey City Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt appeared in criminal court weak and escorted by two nurses and a policeman. She faces charges of attempted death by own action and being a California fugitive from justice with arraignment deferred to September 24. Bail set at 3500 on each charge. she returns to hospital. The California charge alleges a plot to sterilize her daughter Ann to share in a large estate. an overdose of a sedative is tied to the death by own action charge.
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Five Die as Bus Crashes Above Natural Bridge Gorge
Five people are killed and 24 injured when a passenger bus skidded in rain on approach to Natural Bridge Virginia. Driver J J Olderson steered to avoid a plunge, but the bus rolled over near a signboard, killing four in the front seats and Olderson, with eight others unhurt or less severely hurt among the 32 aboard.
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Officials to Barrow on Indian Affairs Hospital Transfer
On an official trip to Alaska four Indian Affairs leaders depart Tuesday to assume hospital duties at Pt Barrow from Dr Henry Griest. Dr James Townsend heads the Health Dept in DC, David E Thomas is state chief, C M Hirst runs Alaska Indian education. They travel via Fairbanks Nome and join Dr J F Van Ackeren en route to Barrow and surrounding sites.
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Fairbanks
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Nome Proclaims Fourth of July Holiday Amid Heat Wave
Nome mayor I Edward M Seidenberg proclaims July 4 1936 a city holiday urging residents to suspend work and commemorate the Declaration of Independence as local businesses close. A Nome Meteorological report records a new high of 81 F at 1 PM with winds from the north and northeast and a semi tropical heat spell impacting Nomeites.
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Opera troupe occupies Paris hall after strike vote
In Paris on July 1 striking opera performers danced before a closed Opera Comique with police guarding the audience. The company voted to begin an occupation strike after the season’s last performance and demanded the director’s resignation and new wage terms. They will remain in the theater until management agrees.
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For Sale 1At the Nome Nugget
Bundle sale offering items suitable for starting fires advertised at the Nome Nugget.
Ballplayers urged to attend July Fourth game meeting
Outdoor ballplayers are urged to attend a meeting at eight tonight in the basement door of Hamm Building. The gathering aims to form a team for a Fourth of July game.
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