Alaska Development Via Land Ownership Highlighted
Governor Troy told officials at a luncheon that Alaska’s 99 percent government land ownership justifies its territorial development costs. He praised the Matanuska project for agriculture and predicted Seattle to Fairbanks motoring. Guests included Garner Burns Purley Cummings Dimond Hurja and several senators.
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Romance Ends In Tragedy As Married Woman Shoots Suitor
In Centralia a 50 year old mining operator E J Nixon was shot three times near Mrs Harry E Clark's car after an affair surfaced. Clark wife of a local barber confessed to the romance and told authorities she wanted to end it triggering a quarrel. Coroner's jury blamed Clark and found Nixon dead last night. Searchers later found Clark hiding in the woods.
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Influenza Epidemic Hits Point Barrow Area
At Point Barrow Dr Henry Greist reports eight deaths in ten days amid a sharp influenza surge. Three hundred thirty cases were identified before discovery. Facilities are overwhelmed with patients in halls and basements as vaccines fail to arrive. Eskimo midwife A H Hopson and her husband Isiah are among the deceased.
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Man Accused Of Extortion Plot Deemed Insane in Seattle
Gray Eo Hilsman, 22, a University of Washington law student and alleged extortionist, is backed by affidavits from seven physicians claiming insanity. He allegedly sought $1500 from Frank E. Case and threatened Miss Elizabeth Case, with the case pending under the Lindbergh law and efforts to determine trial status.
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Conciliator Sent To Alaska For Salmon Season
Washington May 8 The Department of Labor said conciliator Charles J Post will leave Seattle Saturday for Alaska at the request of Territorial National Emergency Council Director John Pegues. Pegues believes there may be need for services if trouble arises during the salmon season.
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Wind And Rain Lash Eastern States Damage Kentucky
Furious wind storms with lightning killed three people and caused widespread damage in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. Louisville reports over a hundred homes and fifty businesses losing roofs and temporary power outages while Churchill Downs sees no damage to horses.
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Part Of Fleet In Out Bremerton 3 Hours
Part of the U S Battle Fleet maneuvers in the North Pacific left Bremerton quietly three hours after arrival. Destination unknown.
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President of California Packing Corp. Dies in Ross California
James K. Armsby aged 68 founder and president of the California Packing Corporation and director of the Alaska Packers Corporation died in Ross California this morning of pneumonia.
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Britain to Increase Air Force Production Amid FERA Scrutiny
Reports from Washington and London describe a sweeping Senate probe into relief funds and FERA administration as Hopkins faces potential withholding of federal aid. Simultaneously a western European aviation pact plan is examined in Paris Rome and London with Britain boosting RAF aircraft output and airfields.
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Uprisings and Riots Hit Philippine Islands
Sakdalista-led violence in the Philippines leaves at least 49 dead and many wounded as provinces lean toward immediate independence. Fighting with constabulary occurs in Manila and elsewhere, with a hostage incident and an oath to replace the American flag with the Philippine emblem. May 3 report to the Governor General notes Sakdalista communist leanings and three controlled provinces. A plebiscite on the Commonwealth constitution is planned for May 14. The ten-year U.S. transition precedes full independence. No attack expected on Manila.
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