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VOL. 38. No. 122. NOME. ALASKA, Wednesday, May 26, 1937. . Per Copy lOcts
Two Soviet Planes Land North Pole
INSURGENTS SHOOT DOWN FRENCH PLANE
Frisco Bridge Fiesta Harassed By Strikes & Boycott
Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta Opening
Is Harassed By Strike and Boycott
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26th—The Golden Gate
Bridge Fiesta, already harassed by a major hotel strike,
is now threatened with a Maritime Labor boycott in
protest over the use of decorations—Nazi and other
German flags, one of which was ripped down last night
by unidentified men. Whether the incident occurring
on a down-town corner would lead to a diplomatic pro
test, was not immediately determined.
A group of men bearing a long pole, fitted with a
cutting device, tore the flag from an overhead wire,
leaving a tattered shred. The group of men had dis
appeared when police arrived.
The Bay City Council, representing the powerful
Maritime Federation, said a vote would be taken as to
whether the organization would withdraw from cele
brations for the formal opening of the Golden Gate
Bridge Friday, May 28th.
CIO’s Win Third Successive Victory
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(By The Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, May 28—A new widespread strike
by the CIO’s steel unit appeared imminent. At two
Ohio plants, spontaneous walkouts are already under
way. The CIO won its third successive victory within
a week, by the large vote of about three thousand work
ers of the Sharon Steel Company, who favored the CIO.
The union struck at the Republic Steel Youngstown
Sheet Tube corporation.
Spanish Insurgent Air Raiders Shoot
Down French Passenger Plane
(By The Associated Press)
BILBAO, May 26—Insurgent air raiders, it is report
ed, brought down a French passenger plane nine miles
northeast of here. It is also reported that the plane was
wrecked, the pilot injured and passengers were unhurt.
The raiders of the Insurgent squadron were comprised
of German made planes.
BILBAO, May 26—Machine gun bullets from an
insurgent fleet of war planes downed the French ‘Air
Pyrennes" transport near the besieged Basque capital,
wounding French Pilot Jean Gaily, a former French
army flier and a Spanish passenger. The plane is
damaged badly, both by bullets and from the force of
its “pancake” landing on the sandy soil near Soelana.
The wounded pilot and one passenger were brought by
auto to Bilbao. All four passengers were Spaniards.
The windows of the plane are reported to be perforated
by a dozen bullet holes.
Admits Writing Threatening Letters
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(By The Associated Press)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 26—United States Com
missioner E. S. Griffith said that James Max Chitwood,
aged 15, of Dalton, Georgia, a messenger boy, was plac
ed under a five hundred dollar bond after admitting he
wrote two threatening letters to Ginger Rogers, the
screen star. “I don’t know why I did it,” the youth
said. The letters asked for four hundred dollars to be
sent to him, “or it will be just too bad.”
3 Soviet Planes
Leave Rudolf Is.
For North Pole
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, May 25—An official
announcement said that three
supply planes of the Soviet Un
ion’s North Pole party took off
from their base at Rudolf Island,
on a five hundred mile flight to
the Pole.
Baseball Scores
National League
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 5
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1
New York 9 Cincinnati 6
Boston-St. Louis game postponed.
American League
St. Louis 2 Boston 4
Detroit 3 New York 4
Chicago 9 Washington 2
Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2
Pacific Coast League
San Diego 7 Seattle 1
Portland-Missions game post
poned account of rain.
Wakeland 4 San Francisco 5
Los Angeles 9 Sacramento 6
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Truce In Stockton I*'ilior Dispute
A 24-hour truce was declared iu the labor crisis in Stockton, C’aiii.. iroin U.e v ,"y*; " .
table canneries. The truce was agreed upon at a meeting o Ambrose
county officials. Pictured here are some of the co^erees\Leftto right, standing.VanteAmb.ose,
chairman of the strike organization committee; Ralph A. C. ^‘’Oakland, ”P®k®3™!® ‘“oountv
fornla Processors and Growers, Inc.; J. W. Southwick, reprefe”^.* "{.O'® San Joaq^n County
Central Labor Council, and Sheriff Harvey M. O’Dell. Seated is District Attorney F. C. Clowdsley,
reading the truce announcement.
Two of Three Soviet Supply Planes
Arrive North Pole—3rd is Missing
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW. May 2(5—Two of the three transport
planes are reported to have landed near the North Pole
with eight tons of food and equipment to sustain the
lives and facilitate the studies of the four air-trail pio
neers. One of the planes succeeded in finding the Sov
iet’s Polar outpost, just a dot on the vista of icefields,
the other plane was forced to land away from the Camp
about twelve and a half miles from the Pole.
The third plane has not reported as landed, but no
alarm is felt, as it is believed they are still searching
for the ice-floe camp. The transport which reached the
camp, was piloted by Vassily Molokoff, arriving at 6:24
P M., Tuesday, Pacific Standard Time, completing the
dash of 560 miles from Rudolf Island in seven hours and
..wenty four minutes.
16 Of 30 Invitations Are Accepted
To Wedding Duke and Mrs. W arfielcl
(By The Associated Press i
MONTS, France, May 26—Sixteen wedding guests,
several of them holding British official positions, are
announced as guests at the forthcoming marriage of
England’s former monarch, now the Duke of Windsor to
Mrs. Warfield. They include Hugh Lloyd Thomas,
first secretary of the British Embassy at Paris; Sir Wal
ter Monckton. attorney general; the Duchy of Cornwall
Lady Walford Selby, wife of the British Minister at
Vienna; Major E. B. Metcalfe who will attend with
Lady Alexander. Major Metcalfe will be the Duke's
best man.
I he spokesman did not make any comment on the
fact that only sixteen out of thirty invitations have been
accepted.
Lightning Causes Death and Injury
(By The Associated Press)
BUFFALO CREEK, Colorado, Mav 26—A multiple
lightning attack on the rifle range at Fort Logan Camp,
killed two officers, burned seven, and paralyzed the en
tire camp, when lightning ripped down five pine trees
and sped along electric wires , through the drenched
Camp.
Crown Princess Juliana Expects Child
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON May 26—The London Daily Mail report
ed, that it is understood, that the Crown’Princess Juli
ana of Netherlands, is expecting the birth of a child at
the end of the year.
Child Health Week
Being Observed
In Nome
This being Health Week, and an
important phase of our commun
ity life, various articles pertain
ing to better health conditions
are being published gratuitously
in the Nome Daily Nugget, as its
contribution towards a better ar.d
healthier community existence.
One of special interest,appears in
(today’s issue on page 3, in refe
ence to “Health Examination for
(First Graders,” set for 10 a. m»
Thursday, May 27th.
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