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VOL. 37 No. 12 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Jan. 15. 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Republicans Broadcast At Chicago
17 ARE KILLED IN WRECK GIANT AIRLINER
Scarlet Fever Quarantine: Another Disease Found
REPUBLICANS SEND
OUT 1st BROADCAST
ON STATION W 0 N
Dramatic Political Broadcast Made Ov
er Chicago Tribune Station
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 15, — The first of the Republi
can Party’s dramatized political programs, aimed at
the New Deal, and designed to woo the voters to the
G. O. P. cause, was broadcast over a local station Tues
day night.
For half an hour, verbal thrusts at “regimentation,
execessive taxation, crop control and national debt”
under the New Deal, interspersed with martial music
and dramatic skits went out over the air. The announc
ed purpose was the inno
vation of an inter-party
warfare which was to
“bring home the ill effects
of the government’s polic
ies of your life and mine.”
Four are Scheduled
This was the first of four
scheduled programs. Most
of it was broadcast from re
cords previously recorded.
Thomas G. Sabin, director
of the G. O. P. National
Committee’s radio division,
made several announce
ments from the studio on
the refusal of the NBC and
CBS broadcasting systems
to sell time on the air to
the Republican Party, that
refusal having caused a de
cided furore in republican
circles.
Over Station WGN
The program was entitl
ed “Liberty at the Cross
Roads”, and was sponsored
and financed by the Repub
lican National Committee,
and the Illinois Republican
LOCAL NEWS
In view of the fact that
the Republican Club of
Nome is meeting tonight at
the City Hall council cham
bers, the contemplated prac
tice of the Nome brass band
has been postponed. The
republican club is meeting
at 8 P.M. Another time for
practice, of the band will
be picked at a later date.
NOTICE MEETING
Polarites Club business
meeting tonight 7:30 P.M.
at home of Miss Ruth Jo
hanson, Secretary. All
members urged to attend.
Citizens’ Organization. It
was sent out over Station
WGN, owned by the Chic
ago Tribune, which rented
the facilities of broadcast
ing on its usual commercial
program basis.
British Discussing
Plans To Push For
Oil Embargo Italy
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 15, —Italy
today claimed her south
ern armies had crushed
Ethiopian forces gathering
for a drive on the Dolo
front, and had repulsed the
enemy as it dispersed.
Communiques said that
Somaliland forces drove
back Ras Desta Demtu’s
army in vigorous action.
One such communication
read “fighting continues all
along the entire front. Our
losses so far have not been
serious”.
On Further Sanctions
The British cabinet met
today to instruct Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden on
a course regarding the
push for additional penal
ties against Italy at the
League Council session to
be called this coming Mon
day.
Authoritative sources pre
dicted that Eden would
carry the pledges of Brit
ish participation in further
sanctions against Italy at
the coming session of the
League, at which, probab
ly, will be re-instituted, dis
cussion on a suggested oil,
Alaska Cities Quarantined In Attempt > To Prevent
Spread Scarlet Fever, Small Pox Epidemics Alaska
I
(By The Associated Press)
Anchorage, Jan. 15, This
town joined the list of quar
antined cities in Alaska, at
tempting to stamp out scar
let fever. There have been
seven cases here, all mild.
Authorities said they act
ed to prevent the develop
ment of a serious outbreak.
Public gatherings are ban
ned and schools are closed.
Seward, Jan. 15, — Dr.
A. D. Haverstoek, public
health officer said fifteen
cases of an undiagnosed dis
ease had been reported
from Port Graham.
He wired Cordova last
night asking the U. S. Coast
Guard cutter Morris to be
rushed to the stricken fish
ing town.
Authorities reported that
Fairbanks Ice
Carnival Queen
Contest Begins
(Bv The Associated Press i
Fairbanks, Jan. 15, This
city began balloting Tues
day in the northland beauty
contest, nominating ten
girls who will run in the
finals, with the title of Miss
Fairbanks, the winner to
enter the contest against
candidates from other Al
aska towns during the Ice
Carnival here March 6th to
8th inclusive, and will be
crowned with the title of
Miss Alaska, who will rule
over the carnival.
The carnival committees
have invited all Alaska cit
ies to enter candidates.
Moose Women To Give
Card Party and Dance
The Lady Moose will give
a card party and dance at
Pioneer Hall,Saturday, Jan
18th. Cards at 8:45 P. M.,
followed by dancing and
refreshments. General ad
mission will be 75 cents.
(For White Only.)
coal, iron and steel embar
go. London sources forecast
determined efforts on the
part of Britain to push for
the suggested embargo.
mild scarlet fever and small
pox were prevalent the en
tire distance of the rail
road belt, with the excep
tion of Nenana, Moose Pass
and Seward.
Fairbanks, Jan. 15, The
scarlet fever quarantine in
this city has been contin
ued until Friday, and if no
new cases develop at that
time it will be lifted. None
have developed since the
end of last week.
Officials are guarding all
trains and planes against
small pox from the coast,
and are making rigid in
spections.
HAUPTMANN
LOST APPEAL
FROM COURT
(By The Associated Press)
Trenton, Jan. 14, —Fed
eral Circuit Court Judge J.
Warren Davis denied to
night, Hauptmann’s appeal
for a writ of habeas corpus.
Trenton, Jan. 15, Bruno
Hauptmann’s attorney to
day sought an eleventh
hour reprieve to snatch
him from the shadow of the
electric chair.
The attorneys, losing in
federal habeas corpus pro
ceedings yesterday, plan
ned to apply to Governor
Hoffman of New Jersey.
One attorney said that
defense indications were
that a reprieve would halt
the execution scheduled
for Friday night. Attorneys
held an all night conferen
ce yesterday.
Nome Requested
Enter Candidate
In Queen Contest
Fairbanks, Jan. 14, 1936
Editor of Nome Nugget,
Nome, Alaska.
Fairbanks starts Miss Al
aska Contest, January 14.
nominations by coupons in
local paper ending January
19th. The ten highest nom
inees are eligible for the
final contest January 20th
to February 29th.
Special ballots, one cent
each. The highest vote wins.
For publicity purposes
please wire collect if you
will have a representative.
Fairbanks Carnival
Committee;
.
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News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
Rex Beach's Plan Develope
Alaska Industry Is Also
Urged by Delegate
Dec. 23, 1935
Since his return from Al
aska, where he spent a part
of the past summer, Rex
Beach has been enthusiast
ically working at arousing
public interest in the min
ing possibilities awaiting
development in the Terri
tory.
The concrete plan that
Mr. Beach is recommend
ing is outlined in the Jan
uary issue of the Cosmo
politan magazine, and is,
in some respects, similar
to the one that has been
and is being urged by Dele
gate Dimond; that, to have
Federal aid extended und
er proper supervision to
put men to work at prospect
ing and mining in Alaska.
Such work would serve a
three-fold purpose: first, it
would provide work for
many unemployed men at
non-competitive employ
ment; second, it would in
crease the nation’s supply
of gold; and third, the nat
ural increase of population
developed by the improved
industry would provide ad
litional market for the farm
products of the Territory.
The first phase of Mr.
Beach’s plan consists of
having a photographic re
connaisance made of certain
areas that show indications
of pronounced mineraliza
tion. The success that has
resulted from such aerial
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17 KILLED IN
PLANE CRASH
IN ARKANS AS
Everyone Aboard Airplane
Killed; Bodies Were
Torn To Bits
CRASHED AT NIGHT
(By The Associated Press)
Goodwin, Ark., Jan. 15,
—’Appalled by the worst
disaster in American air
plane travel, volunteers to
day struggled through the
knee deep mud and water
to recover the mangled bod
ies of 17 persons killed bv
the crash of an airliner in
a southern Arkansas swamp
last night.
Twelve men. four women
and one child made up the
death list. There were 14
passengers and three mem
bers of the crew in the ill
fated ship when it took off
on the Memphis to Little
Rock hop of the regular
New York to Los Angeles
tlight schedule.
A department of com
merce official viewing the
splintered wreckage, said
the cause of the accident
would probably never be
known.
The plane and bodie
were torn to bits as the air
liner crashed through a den
St? growth of trees, scatter
ing plane parts and victims
over an area of >ur hun
dred feet long and seven
ty-five yards wide. The
wreckage came to rest in
a water-filled bog.
Dancing Features
Were Wei! Liked
The following program
was given at the Dream
Theater in connection with
its regular Tuesday night
motion pioture, being stag
ed by Mrs. Neva Whaley,
popular Nome dancing in
structor, and her classes.
Thru arrangement with
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Code,
the stage and their home
was available for the stag
ing of this local feature.
The house was packed, and
everyone enjoyed the vari
ous acts immensely.
The numerous entertain
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