Alaska Planning Council Formed by Governor Troy
Governor Troy announced the Alaska Planning Council with fifteen thousand dollars in funding. Members include B F Heintzleman chairman, B Stewart, Frank Dufresne, Ike Taylor, J A Talbot and city officials from Ketchikan Nome and Anchorage. The council will work with the National Resources Board on territorial development and coordinate with the Unemployment Compensation Commission and Welfare Board.
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Juneau
Alaska Planning Council
Troy
B. F. Heintzleman
B . Stewart
Frank Dufresne
Ike Taylor
E. Griffin
J. A. Talbot
Ketchikan
M. J. Walsh
Nome
A.A. Shenbeck
Anchorage
Luther Hess
Fairbanks
Planning Council
Charles Bunnell
University of Alaska
Frank Boyle
William Hesse
A. B. Karnes
Oscar Olson
James S. Truitt
National Resources Board
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Sharpe
Washington
Alaska
Randi Molver
Petersburg
W. B. Kirk
Welfare Board
San Francisco
June Alexander
Fairbanks Flood Damage Prompts Dike Plan
May 17 report shows citizens trudging through mud to abandoned homes as Chena River normalizes. Alaska Railroad restores full transport while aerial surveys urge a Moose Bluff to Tanana dike to curb future floods. damage exceeds half a million dollars with ice jam at the river junction.
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Fairbanks
Chena
Alaska Railroad
Moose Bluff
Tanana
Frank Nash
Irving M. Reed
Donald McDonald
Dimond Urges Speedier Appropriation for Alaska Flood Survey
Delegate Dimond asked the Senate to accelerate funds for flood surveys in the Territory citing Fairbanks floods. Army Engineers had preliminarily examined the Chena and Tanana Rivers and urged Congress to appropriate to finish surveys, but funds depend on the war department appropriations bill. He noted the PWA cannot provide a large grant to Fairbanks for sewers paving and sidewalks, offering relief labor plus 15 percent of labor costs.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dimond
Senate
Territory
Fairbanks
Army Engineers
Chena
Tanana
Congress
War Department
PWA
King Considers Royal Sanction for Windsors Engagement
King George VI said he will extend Royal Family sanction to the engagement of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Warfield, intending a formal announcement via the court circular. Court circles weigh whether Wallis becomes duchess or gains priority as a royal highness.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Spain seeks strong man to unite parties against insurgents
Spain faces a government crisis after the resignation of Francisco Caballero. President Manuel Azana scoured leaders through the night to select a new party leader and form a united front against the insurgents.
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Associated Press
Valencia
Spain
Manuel Azana
Francisco Caballero
Supreme Court backs Louisiana graduated license tax
The Supreme Court, in a 4 3 decision by Justice Roberts, upheld a 1934 Louisiana statute that imposes a graduated license tax on chain stores based on the number of units. The ruling supports applying state regulation to out of state firms operating within Louisiana, with taxes from 10 to 550 dollars per store. Justice Sutherland dissented calling the tax a penalty.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Justice Roberts
Federal District Court of
New Orleans
Atlantic Pacific Tea Company
Roberts
Sutherland
Supreme Court Rules Parole Board Act Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled the Winton State Parole Board Act of 1935 unconstitutional as applied to TE. Lindsey and FE. B. Lindsey in a grand larceny case. The judges found the law created indeterminate sentences and acted as an ex post facto measure since passed after the alleged crime.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Winton State Parole Board
TE. Tt. Lindsey
Spokane
FE. B. Lindsey
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Gov. Troy
The
Broadway
Heloice Martin
Drake University
New York
Associated
Grinnel Blodgett I
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