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NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIK BASE—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38. No. 262. NOME, ALASKA. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Japs Warn All Foreign Shipping
NO MORE U. S. SHIPS TO BE SENT SHANGHAI
Gasoline For Soviet Rescue Being Sent From Nome
A H kiAD O i- W
Iteity Ann Laston. 32 months
old, Muskogee, Okla. has (be
vocabulary of an i-l-year-cld rr-'
is rated "above geni'.is."
Decides No Need
More Warships
In The Far East
(By The Associated Press)
HYDE PARK, N. Y„ Sept. 1—
Summer Whitehouse officials said
that the government will rely on
existing naval vessels in the Far
East to evacuate Americans who
are still in danger zones. The an
nouncement came after a confer
ence between President Roose
velt and Admiral Leahy, chief of
Naval operations.
Officials said that the President
and admiral went over the“whole
problem/’ o,f the Sino-Japanese
situation and decided that there
were no need of additional naval
vessels at Shanghai.
One-time It-girl
Makes Attempt
Comeback Screen
(By The Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 30—There
were rumors today of a come
back attempt by Clara Bow, the
retired girl of the screen. The
red-headed actress was reported
to have come to the negotiating
stage before they parted on a dis
agreement over salary. Miss
Bow has been living on a ranch
near Searchlight^ Nevada, with
her small son and her cowboy
actor husband, Rex Bell.
Newspaper advertising
will develop new business
for you.
JAPANESE WARN ALL FOREIGN
SHIPPING FROM WHANGPOO
ONLY OPEN ROUE TO THE SEA
(Bv The Associated Press'
SHANGHAI. Sept. 1—Japan
ese naval authorities warned all
foreign shipping to steer clear of
Japanese naval concentrations in
the Whangpoo River and the
Yangtze Estuary which is the
only route open to the sea and
safety for hundreds of American
women and children- marooned in
the war girt.
In Shanghai, U. S. and British
naval commanders are understood
to be discussing th'- na ira
! tion of naval convoys to force
[ safe passage down the river for
American and British mercy ships
rushing refugees from the war
(area under armed plane and war
ship escorts which would resist
forcibly any attempt to molest
foreign shipping.
Heavy fighting swept up the
Whangpoo’s banks from the north
ern edge of the city to Woosung
where it meets the Yangtze, twel
ve miles north of the internation
al settlement. The Chinese are
withdrawing slowdy to their pre
pared second line positions fur
ther inland, out of range of the
Japanese naval guns. The Japan
ese claim both Woosung proper
and the walled city Paoshan, a
few n-.iies up the Yangtze have
ban stormed and captured, des
p ' ■ savage Chinese resistance.
Shanghai Soon Be
Reopened To Am.
Merhant Marine
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, s©pt 1— in
timation came from high officials
that American merchant ships
will soon be allowed to resume
calls at Shanghai. Informed per
sons said there probably would
be increased watchfullness from
Navy vessels over American ships
but it was unlikely that the Navy
would formally convoy them in
and out of port.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 —
The Marine Exchange received
word that the Mexican steamer
Cedros was cut in half in a colli
sion with the freighter Hidalgo
of! the coast of lower California.
One man was killed.
BOMB SAVER. Instead of dropping bombs, army fliers aim this I
"camera” and release an electrical impulse. If their aim was accu
rate, a “hit” is scored inside the box through the huge lens on top.
Experts say it is highly accurate—and saves
O L ■ BOY.
Yessir, Dizzy Dean, Cardinal
hurler, still Is going strong. He
had 12 wins and 7 losses in lit
games. At the same time last
year he had 14 victories, 5 de
feats.
Insurgents Make
c
Thirteen Attacks
Massed Planes
fBy The Associated Press)
HENDAYE, Sept. 1 — Using
massed planes for the first time
against the Government's btg
push on the Arragon Front, in
surgents reported having made
thirteen separate attacks from the
air to crack the seige ring around
Belchite. The Government forces
which threatened Stranle, strat
egic town in northeastern Spain,
reported that the counter aerial
thrusts failed .to halt their steady
advance.
Lomens Shipping
Gas & Oil North
For Soviet Rescue
The Bureau vessel North Star
which was delayed in sailing yes
terday for Northern Ports, is still
at anchor in the roadstead await
ing favorable weather before tak
ing an o shipment of 90 barrels of ,
Standard Oil gasoline and oils to
be taken to Barrow, for the So-,
viet rescue planes. The ship-1
ment is being made by the Lomen
Commercial Co.
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PIONEER MEETING
Pioneers of Alaska to meet at
8 P. M., Wednesday, September
1st, at the office of Aimer Rydeen
Dave Gray, Secretary.
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ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS
GERM VN LINER PLACED UNDER
WATCH FOR TYPHOID FEVER
1
— '■ ■ ■
(Bv The Associated Press/
| NEW YORK, Sept. 1—The one
! thousand passengers of the Ger
man liner Han.-a which arrived
Friday with typhoid fever in the
l crew will be under observation
by the local iiealth department
throughout the nation for two
weeks, the Federal Health Ser
' vice announced Saturday. City
Health Commissioner John L.
! R:ee, reported that 29 to 42 cases
'of illness in the crew definitely
jwere typhoid After a conference
officials of the Hamburg Ameri
can Line decided to send the
Hansa back to Hamburg with the
| full crew carrying no passengers
land eliminating scheduled stops
jat Southampton and Cherbourg.
All the incoming passengers were
i released from the ship after re
ported illness in the crew during
i their routine inspection disclos
ed none of the passengers ill.
Auto Union Maps
Plan To Organize
r
Ford Employees
(By The Associated Press)
MILWAUKEE. Sept. Lst—'The
United Automobile Workers of
America mapped a vigorous and
continuous campaign to organize
one hundred and twenty-five,
thousand Ford Motor Company
employees and pledged a four
hundred thousand dollar war'
chest to finance it.
Nome No Longer
Custom Pori Entry
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D C., Sept. I
—The White H ..se announced
that President Roosevelt signed
an order abolishing Nome as a
Customs Port Entry, effective on
September 28th
Mellon s Entire
Personal Fortune
billed Charity
(By Tne Associated Press!
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 1— An
drew Mellon left his entire per
sonal fortune with the exception
of $180,000 to his educational and
charitable trust, h;s attorneys dis
closed Saturday The former Sec
retary of the Treasury’s estate,
which a member of the family
said is a very substantial one will
thus be exempt from inheritance
taxes. The amount exempted in
the will is to go to personal em
ployees. The announcement of
the will came only a few hours
after Mr. Mellon’s funeral in the
East Liberty Presbyterian church
The will explained that no be
quest were made to his two
children, Paul and Mrs. David
K. E. Bruce because they had
been adequately provided for al
ready.
THREE BAGS FULL. This is no black sheer, hat he’s got plenty
of wool. He’s the grand prize ram at a stock show among sheep
growing AastraKans, who arc experts at that business. Competition
Was thick.