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VOL. 38. No. 199. NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937 Per Copy lOcts
3 Young Girls Strangled By Fiend
TERROR, VTOLENCE STARTS STEEL AREAS
Boy Scouts Find Bruised Bodies of 3 Girls in Gulch
FILM COUPLE SMILED HAPPILY
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>Ir. and Mrs. Gene Raymond smiled happily at the reception that
tollowed their marriage at Wilshire Methodist Church in Holly
wood in one of tile film city’s most spectacular weddings. A crowd
estimated at 15,000 gathered around the church trying to get a
glimpse of the couple. Mrs. Raymond is better known as Jean
nette MacDonald, singing film star.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
(Bv The Associated T’ress)
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LONDON, June 29—Germany and Italy have flatly
refused the British-Franco plan to patrol all of Spain’s
Coast in the interest of neutrality.
PARIS, June 29—France finally deserted the gold
standard to save and finance the new People’s Front
Government which is struggling -with the crisis. It is
reported they are seeking cooperation of the United
States and England to help stem the flight of gold from
France.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29—The House sent
the administrations billion and a half Relief Bill to the
White House for approval; having completed Congres
sional action by adopting the recommendations of con
ferees of settlement of differences between the House
and Senate.
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*' MAMARONEK, N.Y., June 29—William McAndrew
aged 73, editor and educator, who was ousted as super
intendent of Chicago Public schools in 1928 by Mayor
Thompson, as being “in the pay of Great Britain”, died
last night.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29—The Federal Medi
ation Board told Secretary Perkins that a “man to man
discussion around a conference table” was absolutely
necessary to break the strikes-deadlock.
WASHINGTON, June 29, — The Senate today
confirmed Wm. Hollzheimer as Dist. Atty for 1st Div.
POLICE SEARCHING
FIEND MURDERED
3 LITTLE GIRLS
(By The Aasoo'a'ed Press)
INGLEWOOD, Calif., June 29—The garroted and
bruised bodies of three little girls found in a gulch yes
terday, and what authorities considered a substantial
lead, evaporated, leaving them in a ‘blind alley’ in
their search for the fiend who attacked and killed Melba
Marie Everett, aged 9, her sister Madeline Everett aged
7, and Jeanette Marjorie Stephens, aged 8 years.
Sheriff L. C. Huntamer of Olympia, said that Leroy
Strong who was ordered detained under suspicion, who
has been working at a tie mill, has been absolved from
any connection in the killings.
The girls were missed last Saturday from their play
ground and when the word was spread, hundreds of
aroused citizens took up the search, during which the
Boy Scouts assisted and actually found the bodies.
SERIOUSNESS STEEL
STRIKE INCREASING
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, June 29th—The thirty-four day CIO
strike involving four steel corporations, which the CIO
demands signed contracts from, and which the compan
ies refuse, it is estimated that the cost of the strike to
date reaches $25,000,000.
At Johnstown, dynamite blasted the strike wide
.open, thie blast destroyed two vital pipe lines which
feed water to the Bethlehem works, threatening tremen
;dous damage and menacing thousand of people and
i their jobs.
At Warren, Ohio, Gus Hall, one of the CIO chief
! lieutenants, was named in sensational charges as the
i “master” mind and instigator of the campaign of terror,
violence and destruction, and a warrant, backed by the
statements of three fellow unionists, charged him with
plotting the dynamiting of bridges, railroads, steel mills
and the light and power company.
JAPAN OBJECTING TO
INVASION BY SOVIETS
(By The Associated Press*
TOKYO, June 29—The Japanese government has
invoked a mutual assistance pact between Japan and
Manchoukuo, and served a vigorous protest on the So
viet Government against an alleged invasion of Sennu
fa, Bolshoi Islands, in the Amur River section. The
Japanese military high command took a grave view of
the situation, saying, the islands belong to Manchoukou
and demanded that the Russians immediately cause
an evacuation of same.
MOSCOW, June 29th—The Japanese Embassy an
nounced that the Soviet government will withdraw
their troops and gunboats now concentrated at Sennu
kha and Bolshoi Islands in the far east, and also an
nounced that Manchoukuo will withdraw her troops
from nearby Amur River banks.
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FATHER DENIES HOME TO BABY GIRL
Six-week-old Thelma Josephine, of Phoenix, Ariz., has no home
because she’s a girl. When she was born at the Maricopa county
clinic into a family of five boys, the father forbade the mother te
bring her home, saying “I'll have only boys in my house.” The
Infant, In the arms of Nurse Beulah Saxman, Is being cared for
by Thelma Ruff, olinfo superintendent.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
COMMITTEE PLANS BIG AFFAIR
Calvin 1* ol, superintendent of
the Nome public schools, has been
appointed as chairman of the 4th
of July Committee for this year.
Records of last year’s financial
dealings have been turned over
to him, and enthusiastic p'ans for
the nation’s celebration, which
falls on Sunday are being made.
The Mayor of Nome this morn
ing wired the Commanding offic
ers of both the U. S. Coast Guard
Cutters, the Samuel H. Ingam
and the Northland, extending the
hearty invitation of the people of
Nome, to spend the Fourth of
July at Nome, and participate in
the holiday celebrations.
unaouoiecuy replies wm oe re
ceived from Captain Ryan of the
Ingam and Captain Zeusler at
any moment, and it is hoped that
they will be able to remain at
Nome for the ceremonies.
Some of the plans discussed
last night, if they do remain, in
clude a baseball game between
the team of the Ingam* which i3
reported to be outstanding in
ability, and the Northland team,
which is also anxious to tangle
bats with the newest cutter in
the Bering Sea Patrol Force.
Last year’s Fourth of July cele
bration proved to be such a suc
cess for young and old, that ex
tensive plans are under way for
a much more elaborate affair in
1937 Particular stress, it is be
lieved, is to be laid on the Eski
mo ceremonies and sports which
have always drawn the eager in
terest of N meites ar.d Cheecha
ceos alike.
Our new auditorium, in the
Nome school building, construct
ed last year, is just aching to be
used for a big Fourth of July
dance on Saturday, July 3rd. and
for as fine a literary progTam the
morning of the Fourth, as has
ever been seen here, numerous
sources said today
wun iwo oi untie s c-oasi
Guard Cutters in port for ths
Fourth. Nome will certainly be
an exciting spot on that day,
should present arrangements be
i completed
Chairman Pool is busy today
assembling his committees and
enthusiasm is mounting high.
Let's get behind this year's Four
th of July Celebration and put it
over with a bang! Many new
I novelty sports and entertainment
features are sure to be presented,
so let’s go!
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