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Vol. 38 No. 58. NOME, ALASKA, Friday, March 12th, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Dr. Townsend Sentenced 30 Days, $ 100-Contempt
Miss Nome Selected As “Miss Alaska” Last Night
MARGUERITTE LEE IS
CROWNED AS “MISS
ALASKA” TODAY
Special to The Nome Daily Nugget
FLASH—Miss Marguerite Lee of Nome, was sel
elected “Miss Alaska” at the first session of the Fair
banks Ice Carnival last night
FAIRBANKS, March 12, — Midst an eager throng
which packed the largest hall in Fairbanks, Miss Mar
guerite Lee of Nome, beautiful 18-year-old blonde,
competing against four other of the fairest maidens of
the golden north, last night won the farthest north beau
ty contest and was acclaimed “Miss Alaska’’
She will reign over the four day ice carnival and
northland winter sports classics. A gorgeous parade and
coronation ceremonies took place this afternoon.
The beauty contest was decided in a spectacular re
view in which Miss Ruth Joy as Miss Fairbanks, Miss
Eileen Bagoy as Miss Anchorage, Miss Mary Virginia
Browne of Wasilla as Miss Matanuka, and Miss Dorothy
Cunningham as Miss University of Alaska competed.
The judges were all non-resident of any competing
towns represented in the contest—one from each Daw
son and Mayo in Yukon Territory, Juneau, Los Angel
es and Hollywood. The girls paraded in evening gowns
and then 'in bathing suit and skii
suits, before a huge throng, on
a long cat walk. Their appearan
ces were made at intervals dur
ing which an elaborate program
was presented including a revue
of dancing girls, vocal numbers,
acrobatics presented with the
aid of the University of Alaska,
and the Fairbanks brass band and
orchestra.
Miss Lee was born in Seattle
Pecember 23rd, 1919 and reared
jo the Nome country where she
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• Fights Court Plan
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A committee of ten Democratic rep
reaentativea haa chosen Rep. E. E.
Coy (D. Ga.) as chairman of a steer
(ng committee to unite opposition
In the house to President Roose
velt’s Judiciary program. Thie pho
tograph of Representative Con was
made at his desk In Washington.
(Associated Press Photo)
American Bar
Association Vot
ed Against Plan
fBy The Associated Press)
j CHICAGO, March 12, — The
American Bar Association an
nounced that a poll of their mem
bership had resulted in a vote of,
16,133 to 2,563 against President
Roosevelt’s proposal to reorganizej
the Supreme Court.
The Association has a member
ship of 20,696, but more than ten
thousand ballots were not return-:
ed.
Lawyers approved of a number
of presidential court proposals,
however, including one permitting
justices to retire at the age of
seventy, same as federal court
justices. This provision has al
ready been enacted into law.
Baseball Tonight
The playoff in the women’s
baseball series takes place to
night at the school gym, with the
High School Girls taking on the
Alaskan Women, in another of
their spectacular games.
Only one game will be played
tonight, but those interested in,
the outcome of the women’s ser- j
ies will certainly be on hand to I
' applaud their favorites.
CONFER ON JUDICIARY PROGRAM
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President Roosevelt startled congress with a message recommending sweeping changes in the federal
Judiciary. After the message had been read, senators gathered in groups to discuss and study the docu
ment. 8hown (left to right) are Senator William H. Dieterich of Illinois. Vice-President Garner, and Sen
ator Henry F. Ashurst of Arlsona. (Associated Press Photo)
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Sentence, Case
i'he Associated Press i
WASHINGTON, D. C. March
12— Dr. Francis Townsend was
sentenced to 30 days in jail and
fined $100 for contempt in the
national House of Representatives.
When sentence was passed by
District Judge Peyton Gordon,
tifre tall, gray Californian said
“thank you sir".
Elisha Hanson, his attorney,
announced the case would be ap
pealed, and Judge Gordon there
fore continued the thousand doll
ars bond.
Later Dr. Townsend issue a
statement to the press defending
the plan, saying: ‘Try as they can
to imprison me, they can’t im
prison that idea”.
Hanson had asked for a new
trial, but Judge Gordon denied
his motion, and today imposed
a minimum sentence, explaining
that the law required both a jail
term and a fine.
The Townsend statement said
he would do the same thing ag
ain under similar circumstances.
‘The tide is definitely turning. My
crackpot idea is becoming the id
ea which will save America from
economic serfdom.”
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In Terrible State
r‘i ■ Associated Press)
BOSTON, March 12, — U. S.
Senator Rjya S. Copeland, fath
er of the Maritime Act, describ
ed the U. S. merchant marine sit
uation as ‘one of chaos”, and urg
ed that the maritime commission
be given full responsibility for
the development of shipping, and
asked that shipping be administ
ered similar to raiilroads.
Comm. Recommend
Establish Agencies
1Jv The Associated Press i
WASHINGTON D. C. March 12
A presidential commission which
studies European cooperatives
which offer anything from food
to funerals, has recommended the
establishment of a government ag
ency to give information and ad
vice to such agencies in this
' country.
Nome Team Lost
1st Game Brown
Bears 48 To 12
(Special to the Nugget)
In the opening carnival gam
es, the Fairbanks Brown Bears
defeated the Nome Basketball
Team 48 to 12, and the Fairbanks
High School defeated the Anch
orage High School 27 to 14, both
hot games.
Dog races began this morning.
The temperature at 8 o’clock was
ten above. The course is fast.
Several Dawson planes arrived
bringing a Yukon delegation of
visitors.
The northland dog derby open
ed this morning with Harold Mey
er being the first one to get aw
ay, the dogs raring to go. Buszby
followed in second place a few
minutes later. Agababa was aw
ay to a flying start. Doleshar got
off to a fast start but his dogs
diverted to the wrong trail and
1 had to be dragged back. Pagean,
a cheechacco driver was away in
i his first race. Mary Hansen with
a white suit and cap made slow
start. Mary Joyce in a navy blue
suit and cap with red trimmings
got of! to a flying start.
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'By Tne Associated Press 1
, OAKLAND, March 12, — The
California Department of Comm
erce Inspectors pronounced Am
elia Earhart capable of handling
her eighty thousand dollar plane
and authorized her takeoff Mon
day on a round the world flight.
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r AUTO STRIKE COVFRREF^ ?v w»r^r>
Officials spent long hours in conference in an effort to reach an amicable settlement o> the dene ai motors
Sit-down strike. Here are three of them, in solemn mood, emerging from a night-long session in Det- oit. Left
to right: Governor Frank Murphy, Williams S. Knudsen, executive vice-president of General Motors, and
John L. Lewis, head of the strike movement and chairman of the C. I. O. (Associated Prose Photo)
Play-off Championship Women’s B.B. League
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