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Oldest Newspaper In Alaska.
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WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY
VOL. 39. No. 10.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY. JAN. 24. 1938
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Japanese Planes Bombard Suchow, Chinks Center
Insurgents Bomb & Destroy Several Spanish Cities
A BANDAGE HOLDS HIS CHIN UP and wounded Chief
Quartermaster John Land of the ill-fated Panay, scans the
troubled skies from his weedy refuse as though fearing Japan
ese bombers will return to continue the attack.
(Norman Alley Pictures—Exclusive Asoociated Press Service).
Insurgent’s Air
Fleets Continue
Attack Madrid
ZARAGOZA. Spain, Jan. 22,—
UP). The Insurgent military ora
mand said that the Spanish In
surgent air fleet is continuing a
wide drive against Madrid; also
that the army destroyed one hun
dred government trucks which
were moving toward the Arigon
front, which were believed to be
carrying governmnt troops for
reinforcements.
A Reuters dispatch reported
that the Insurgents claimed three
thousand casualties in the truck
bombings.
Italian Planes
Enroute Flight
South America
ROME, Italy, Jan. 24—Three
big Italian tri-motored airplanes,
one piloted by Premier Musso
lini's son Bruno, took off from
Guidonia military airport, on an
experimental flight to South Am
eria.
The planes are named “Green
Mie” and are headed across Italy
for the Sahara Desert, it is ex
peoted they will halt at Dakar,
Senegal, two thousand four hun
dred eighty-four miles from the
starting point, before crossing
the Atlantic to Natal, Brazil, and
Rio de Janeiro. Each plane had
a five man crew.
Fledge Actions
Unite Workers
East And West
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, </P)
—Harry Bridges and Joseph Cur
ran, labor Uaders, gave their
mutual pledges of support to
strive for unity between the west
and east coast Maritime workers,
ns the CIO national ;nity confer
ence drew to a close, th.y form
ed a new United Seamen's Coun
cil of North America, and expect
to compleet a referendum by Ap
ril 23th.
Curran was president of the
National Maritime Union, and an
unlicensed personnel in the East
said he’d aid in trying to bring
into the fold the Pacific Coast
groups, which were recently sep
arated from the movement.
The remarks were directed to
ward the Seamen’s Union of the
Pacific, headed by Harry Lund
berg. The S.U.P. recently voted
to remain independent, both from
the CIO and the AFL.
An area of about 200 square
miles of land on the north slope
of the Alaska Range with Healy
as a center is believed to be a
potential sheep range country.
The coastline of the Territory
of Alaska totals 26,000 miles and
is longer than that of the States
folLwing the border from the'
States of Washington to Maine.
FRESH KILLED BEEF
ON SALE
WED., JAN. 26, 1938
POLET STORES
Braddock Won
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, (.T*)—Bat
tle soarr h Jim Braddock came
from behind with a gallant finish
Friday night, to upset expecta
tions that he would beat tough
Tommy Farr, the British heavy
weight champ on, in a bristling
ten round match.
NEW YORK. January 22, (/P)—
Thirty-two year ■ .1 former Cham
pion, Jim B. add ek. making his
first app arar.c since he lost his
till las June to J e Louis, pull
ed the dr'- ion out of fire after
apparently being hopelessly bat
tered and licked at the end of the
eighth round.
Tiier. were no kn ckdewns, but
it wa? a slam : rig bout from the
start to the finish.
Rfcreo Johnny MoAvoy and
Cl i. % 1 .c! ud I the battle
for Braddock: the other judge,
Chari s Lynch, ..cored in Farris
favor.
Braddock weighed in at 199.
and Farr at 207.
L /eivtetn thousand three l.fo-1
dred and si>4y nine fight fans
paid admi sions, totalling tire Siam
of $80,f!45.00.
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS
A mee'.ing of the Nome Roose
velt Democratic Club will he
lieltl Thursday, Jan. 27th at 8:.n>0
P.M. at the City Hall. All demo
crats invited to attend.
George F. Laiblin, Chairman
Publish Monday and Wednesday
Japanese Planes
Bombed Chinese
Center Offense
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24—Japanese
warplanes bombard d the defen
ses of Suchow, the center of Chi
nese resistance, and along the
main tracks of the east-west rail
way to Lur.ghai, a Japanese
spokesman said, the locomotiv..
sheds, freight trains, and nearby
troop barracks, ware destroyed
in the attacks.
Japanese columns, pushing to
wards the city from the north
and south, fought indecisive en
g * 'merts at Peiping.
There are reports of activities
of troops of the Soviet Repuhlic
of O i*f .j n" 1 ia in the Western
S'-vir'n Province, and Outer
M-rno l:an tro ns are said to be
wit!: n a few mil s of Pantow, the
r : I line to Peiping, which
i- now occupied by Japanese gar
rison?.
The Chinese asserted their
<r ns wore attacked at Wuhu, a
V / River port, sixty miles
iip 'ream from Nanking.
SAILINGS FROM SEWARD
S i’ings from Seward for Seat
tle and way ports are as follows:
S S. Yukon . Jan. 28
S. S. Alaska . Feb. 4
Durr .: the late ‘70's and the
early ‘80’ Wrangell was the out-1
fitting point for 30.000 miners
wh i stampeded up the Stikinej
River and into British Columbia.
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FROM THEIR QUARTERS BELOW DECK the crew of the
Panay rush to their posts, standing by to repel the threatened
attack from the sky as best they can.
(Norman Alley Pictures—Exclusive Asoociated Press Service).
PANAY COMMANDER JAMES J. HUGHES, Badly wounded,
carries on bravely as lie lies concealed in the Reeds of the
Yangtze River, after the attack on his ship.
(Norman Alley Pictures—Exclusive Asoociatcd Press Service).
Aerial Bombing
Destroys Shun
Centers Spain
PERPIGNAR, France, Jan. 24,
1 iV)—Aerial bombardments spread
destruction through a dozen cit
ies causing at least eighty deaths
and hundreds wounded, as Insur
gent fliers, ranging widely behind
battle lines, dumped explosives
on city after city, in addition a
fleet of five Insurgent gunboats
shelled Valencia, while steaming
about five milt's off the port, fir
ing forty shells.
The Spanish government re
ported little damage as a result.
Business Outlook
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23,
(Ah—Federal and private econo
mists reported to the White
House yesterday, that the busi
ness outlook improved substan
tially last month, but that recov
ery is yet unresumed, which most
of them agreed, but the chart
shows that business’ health is
smoothing.
One epert call.'d attention to
important increased employment
in the textile and shoe industries.
Another forecast that employ
ment would be high , r at the end
of January than the beginning,
because of the apparent effort of
many manufacturers to spread
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Body Man Found
Small Rowboat
S. E. Alaska
JUNEAU, Jan. 23, </F>i -Thomas
Townsend, Zach Gossgarin, trap
pers, reported on Saturday they
had found the body of a man in
a buat on the beach at Lincoln
Island, Christmas Eve. The body
was froz n and hanging over the
side of the boat, his wrists and
throat slashed.
The boat bore the No. 31-B-118
and is listed as belonging to John
Sve, a Juneau fisherman and long
time resident here.
The trappers said they placed
the body in their boat and pulled
ashore and made fast, but the
rough water made it impossible
to cross to the mainland and
make a report until Saturday.
A boat will be rowed, with pro
visions, and the Commissioner
and a d puty U. S. marshal, also
an FBI representative, are going
to the island Sunday, weather
permitting.
ATTENTION PIONEERS
Igloo No. 1 Pioneers of Alaska
will hold its regular meeting at
Odd Fellows Hall. Monday. .Ian
24tli, 1928. at 8 P.21. Initiation of
candidates and matters of impor
tance to he cinsidered.
Dave Gray, Secretary.
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available work.
Belated figure- showed that
Dec mber retail trade had held
i up to the 1936 levels.
Baseball Doubleheader—-School Gymnasium, 8 P.M. Wednesday, Jan. 26
HAMMONS Vs. COMMERCIALS.-NOME’ WOMEN Vs. ALASKAN WOMEN. ADMISSION: ADULTS 50 cts — CHILDREN 25cts.
Mammoth Home Talent Entertainment and Dance, Sat. Jan. 29th, 9 P.M.
PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY BALL, AT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. GENERAL ADM. ADULTS $1.00 CHILDREN (School Age) 25cts*