Working For Shangri La In Alaska
Paul Satko aims to create an Alaskan Shangri la by settling eight square miles near Eagle River valley thirty miles north of Juneau. He plans cooperative homesteads, farming and fur farming, with a school church stores and a dock to serve a northern community.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Eagle River
Juneau
Satko
Washington
Interior Department
Forest Service
Italians Claim Hit On British Cruiser In Libyan Action
Rome reports Italian torpedo planes hit a 6000 ton British cruiser with two torpedoes as it shelled Bardia on the Libyan coast. The high command says fighting raged with heavy bombardments by the Italian air force despite bad weather. In Albania, sharp fighting in the south with the 11th army active, while the north was quiet.
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Rome
Bardia
Libyan
High Command
Albania
11Th Army
Binoculars Sought for London Hospital Roof Spotters
Captain William E Barrett of the U S Navy retired reports St Marys Hospital in London faces a dire need for two or three binoculars to aid roof spotters warning of approaching enemy aircraft. Field glasses are scarce in England and donations are urged to contact him at once.
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Berryville
William E. Barrettt
U. 8
S. N
St. Mary’s Hospital
London
England
Barrett
Draft Dodger Christopher Wilhelm Refuses Conscription in San Jose
Christopher Wilhelm declared to United States Attorney Joseph Karesh that he is a simon pur Communist and that Russians are phony. Karesh filed charges after Wilhelm repeatedly refused to sign up for military conscription in San Jose California.
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Christopher Wilhelm
United States
Joseph Karesh
Wilhelm
San Jose
Calif
Kiwanians Plan Christmas Event with Santa in Town
Kiwanis Club members arrange a Christmas themed program tomorrow with Santa Claus distributing gifts. After the exchange, gifts go to Rev. Herman J. Womeldorf for distribution at Highland Avenue Mission. Music will be led by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lowden with W. Bruce Alexander at the piano.
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Kiwanis Club
Santa Claus
Herman J. Womeldorf
Highland Avenue Mission
J. H. Lowden
W. Bruce Alexander
Virginia Electors Certify Roosevelt Victory in November
Virginia presidential electors met at the state capitol and signed multiple copies of the certified results to cast the state's 11 electoral votes for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace. They issued envelopes and oath attestations, with totals based on 235 961 popular votes for the Roosevelt ticket and 109 363 for the Republican ticket. The vote was to be formally counted by Congress on January 6, with the slate to be confirmed and the electors choosing William A. Wright as president and Marshall T. Bohannon as secretary.
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Richmond
Virginia
Roosevelt
Hull
Garner
Senate
Eastern Federal District Court
William A. Wright
Essex
Marshall T. Bohannon
Norfolk
Robert D. Daniel
Conway Shield
J. Fulmer Bright
C. H. Wilson
William M. Tuck
Burr P. Harrison
N.J. Perkins
Cecil D. Quillen
R. C. Jackson
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury figures show receipts of 35 685 180 56 dollars and expenditures of 26 999 663 39, with a gross debt of 44 295 129 749 41 and a daily decrease of 3 264 898 65.
Finland Told To Choose President Friendly To Russ
Moscow reports state Finland must elect a president who guarantees normal relations with neighbors and avoids adventurous foreign policy. Kyosti Kallio resigned November 28 due to ill health. no election date set. Tass dispatch from Helsinki warns of attempts by reactionary business interests to influence the choice.
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Moscow
Finland
World Parliament Members Count
The full membership of the House of Lords is about 740. The House of Commons numbers 615 members.
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House of Lords
House = Commons
Newspaper Times by City Time Zones
Afternoon update notes press time differences with zones shown for London Berlin Rome Alexandriz Bucharest and 9 to 11 P.M. markers across locations.
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The
Star
London
Berlin
Rome
Alexandriz
Bucharest
Bandit Takes His Time Robbing Jewelry Store
In Baltimore on December 17 a lone bandit bound jeweler Watson Perry and robbed a West Franklin Street jewelry store of about 1000 dollars in diamonds and watches. Perry said the man spent nearly 20 minutes selecting pieces before escaping.
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Baltimore
Watson Perry
West Franklin Street
Perry
Strong Winds Forecast From Block Island To Cape Hatteras
The Weather Bureau warns of strong northwest winds today and tonight reaching gale force at times. Advisory storm warnings shift to northwest offshore from Block Island to Delaware breakwater and to Cape Hatteras as a low pressure moves offshore and pressure rises rapidly.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Delaware
Hoover Favors Deporting Bridges in Communist Case
J Edgar Hoover said in Miami Beach that investigations convinced him to deport Harry Bridges, a West Coast labor leader, in a case tied to a report for Attorney General Jackson alleging the Communist party aims to overthrow the U S government. The Bridges matter had been studied by Justice and Labor Departments for months.
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Miami Beach
Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Identification
Harryes
Jackson
Communist Party
United States
Bridges
Justice and Labor Departments
First Presidential Widow Granted Franking Privilege
Martha Washington became the first president's widow to receive the franking privilege. In 1800, the act stated that all letters and packages to and from Martha Washington, relict of General George Washington, would be received and conveyed by post free of postage during her life.
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Martha Washington
George Washington
Father of Ellen Terry's children identified
Edward Godwin, an architect, archaeologist, and artist, was the father of Ellen Terry's two children Edith and Gordon Craig.
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Ellen Terry
Edward Godwin
Edith
Gordon Craig
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