The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 26, 1935, Page 8

ost Crash Makes Y ear’ DEMOCRATS T0 Rogers GET TOGETHER [ ON JANUARY 8 Preliminary Announcement Made Regarding Jack- son Day Dinner Democrats of Alaska will unite with those of the remainder of | the United States and its posses- sions in honoring the memory of President Andrew Jackson by hold- ing a Jackson Day Dinner here on the evening of January 8, it was announced today. The dinner will be held under the auspices of the Democratic | Divisional Committee, of which M E. Monagle is Chairman, and the Juneau Women's Democratic Club. Detailed plans will be announced later It is expected that at least 3,000 | Jackson Day dinners will be held simultaneously, attended by more than 200,000 Democrats, according to a telegram received by John E Pegues from James A. Farley, Chairman of the National Commit- tee. President Roosevelt will de- liver a speech to them to be*broad- cast from Washington over a na- tional hookup. Dinners, Mr. Farley said, will be held in every State in the nation Hawaii, Puerto Rico and at his suggestion Alaska joining in the celebration. Here, in pictures, are the 10 biggest news stories of 1935 as se- lected by J. M. Kendrick, Exccutive News Editor of The Associated Press. Center left are Will Rogers and Wiley Post just before the take-off for their fatal tour of Alaska; right, Bruno Richard Haupt- mann, whose trial and death sentence crowded the front pages early in the year and whose court fight for life made big new throughout the 12 months. Upper left corner, Senator Long's assas- -o - HALIBUT AREA CLOSED TODAY By J. M. KENDRICK continued improvement of conditions | _— (Executive News Editor) {in this country; the action oi the . : NEW YORK, Dec. 26—The most | Uy, S, Supreme Court in declaring the oast Guard Cutter Talla- e by IRHg H p t dramatic story of the year to Amer- |NRA unconstitutional, and the attack poosa Sails on Patrol 1 newspaper readers was the ‘m courts on other “new deal” meas- tragic dedth of Will Rogers and Wil- |yres, including the AAA and the of Area 3 e st in an airplane near Point | yilities law. s S o . /Barrow, Alaska. | * The Italo-Ethiopian war, carrying he halibut season is over in pogers, the humorist, motion pic- | with it the ever present danger of Alaskan waters. With the closing tor and newspaper columnist, other y involving coun nota Great Britain, France and other members of the League of Nations which opposed Italy’s move, invok>d sanctions for the first time and sought a peaceful settlement. The open renunciation of the Ver- sailles treaty by Germany, its re- armament, resulting in a drive for | more armaments throughout the Old World, and a continuation of the anti-semitic drive. Thesz three continuing stories have occupied the front pages daily throughout the year. The Italo- Ethiopian war has been sinzularly of Area 3 today the last of the fishing grounds are now closed t0 were known in virtually every home halibut fishermen for this year. in this country, and beyond, their Halibut fishing in a portion of rame was world-wide. Area 3 was extended beyond the was the greatest spontaneous usual closing time in November »ws story of the year. It was the the quota of fish for that area had clo'y with the greatest reader ap- not been reached. Area 3 includes peal. A glance at circulation fig- | Alaskan fishing banks and other ures throughout the country shows waters north of the British Colum- more newspapers were sold on this bia line. story than on any other one news The Coast Guard cutter Talla- event of the y poosa, Lieut. Miles Imlay com- Long’s manding, left Juneau this morning Rank a close @t 8:30 ‘o'clock to patrol the area. matic appeal was tr st, the globe-circling aviator, hi assination ond trial in dra- ending The vessel will return about next In nviction and death sentence, o lacking in drama but always holding Tuesday Bruno Richard Hauptmann, charged |, threat of a widespread conflict. | BT ith the kidnap-murder of Charle Dy e A A, Lindbergh, dr., in the thrill-packed | .5 othes four outstanding nows SIMMGNS PLANE {Flemington, N, J..cohrtoot tories of 1925 were: | IS AT KETCHIKAN After his removal to the death| ., gnking of the Mohawk, off C e in the state penitenti cam he coast of New Jersey, with a loss of 45 lives, The dust storms over a great arca of the high western plains, followed by a substantial recovery through- | out most of the territory. The kidnaping and release of the Weyerhaeuser boy at Tacoma, Wash- | ington, with the subsequent arrest| and conviction of Kidnaper Harmon e fight to save him from the elec- tric chair. An appeal to the state's The Alaska Air Transport Patco highest court was lost. 'the United plane piloted by Sheldon Simmons States Supreme Court refused to re- took off at noon yesterday with two |View the case. passengers—Mrs. S. Simmons, wife of | The third greatest amatic story | the pilot, who will return with the |of the vear was the assassination of | plane, and Bob Daley, A. J em- (Senator Huey P. Long, in Baton ployee enroute to the States for a |Rouge, by Dr. C. A. Weiss, a young ON SEATTLE TRIP © vacation. 1,11\&(14\?1 -hul. to df‘ll(!\ on the spot | Waley and his wite. | The Patco arrived in Ketchikan | by Long's bodyguards ... | Barbara Hutton's divorce from the early yesterday afterncon and was| This ranks next to the Rozers-Post | py e plexis Ddivani, her re-mar- | scheduled to leave Ketchikan for Se- crash in spontaneous stories. If "u'nfzc t0 Count Court von Haugwnz-‘ attle this morning. The plane will be | Were not ot \ilie many f‘"“fi““""""Revenuaw, and the death of her| completely overhauled in Seattle in (OVer a long period in the Haupl-f, e nyshand in an automobile ac- | preparation for next season’s work, |mann-Lindbergh case, with a deeper | ;o | i and more lasting public interest, I i " . | g| a it s i Other Interesting Stories | LEAVES ST.'ANN'S :i:o;;ld i)l';]c::“:i E:imrl:c'wujl:\axndu?fi Among the other interesting news | e - i 7 tories of the year were the death | Mrs, William x?ryan and her baby i“"”"" iR i S |of Queen Astrid of the Belgians in | girl left St. Ann's hospitat to spend | P08, WaEME, Diptews |an automobile accident; King| vorld-wide scope greater < i reece; i Hoey, | the above three stories were: | Orecac;; the: gileidp, of Evelyn /i N AL I | chorus girl, in the Pennsylvania SHO! INEAU, ' ) b c arked by | chorus girl, in P IN JUNEAU, FIRST! | | The economi situation, marked by | C0RS Sl i Rogers, 111; the| | killing of “Dutch” Schultz, gangster, in New Jersey; John Barrymore's ro- LE.S. Study Lamp mance with young Elaine Barrie, ac- Why ruin your eyes reading by poor | tre the two Florida hurricanes; the stratosphere flight from Rapid light when you can have one of the new— City, S. D., resulting in a new record; Better Light . . Better Sight Lamps? the crash of the airship Macon off $3.75 Complete the west coast; the operation on Christmas Eve with the family at home. to the throne of | Alyce Jane McHenry, the upside- down stomach girl; the defeat of Max Ba | heavyweight championship and the subsequent knockout of Baer by Joe Louis, the leading challenger; 12 per- | sons killed in a Cheyenne, Wyoming | pascenger plane crash; the Up-State | New York floods; the Colorado-Ne- | braska-Kansas floods, the renewal of Japan's campaign in China; and | the Republican attack on the Demo- cratic administration, presaging a | heated general election campaign in | 1936. Alaska Electric Light & Pawer Co. JUNEAU 6 | TEN BIGGEST STORIES Here aré the ten biggest news stor- lies of the year, selected by J. M. | Kendrick, Associated Press executive news director: DOUGLAS 18 1. Death of Rogers and Post in | plane crash. 2. Trial and conviction of Haupt- mann. 3. Assassination of Senator Huey P. Long. 4. Economic improvement and court attacks on “new deal.” 5. War between Italy and Ethi- NEW YEAR’S AWARD! Ask Us for Particulars CALIFORNIA GROCERY ~ PHONE 478 6. Rearmament of Germany. 7. Sinking of the Mohawk. Dust storms in the midwest. 9. Kidnaping of George Weyer- haeuser. 10. Barbara Hutton's divorce, re- marriage. B e Prompt Delivery || - - )| sHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST: i e CAYOBSERVANCE by Braddock for the world's! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. iy raest News; Hauptmann Trial s sinatien startled the nation and brought thousands to Baton Rouge for his funeral. Right, a climax in 1935's news of economic im- prevenient came when Chief Justice Hughes and his associates in the Supreme Court vcided the NRA. Left to right around the arc: Premier Mussolini sent his legion nto Africa . . . they are seen marching inte the heart of Ethicpia; Germany startled the world with anncuncement of va~* armaments; *wo life-boats, still attached, “TUTOR FACES PUP C. E. “Tiny” Thornhill (right) of IL IN ROSE BOWL f Stanford once coached Madison | “Matty” Bell (left), whose Southern Methodist Mustangs clash with | Thornhill’s Californians in the Rose center and utility back at Centre Col coach. However, . hornhill says, Bell employs a system of his own. (Associated Pre: Photos) YULETIDE WITH |Churches Thronged for Midnight Masses—Amuse- | ment Places Crowded With religious observance in thot | churches, family gatherings, public | and private parties, Juneau cele- srated one of its best Christmases | yesterday, and nowhere in the city | or 'the community was the hand of | want known as various organiz | tions and private citizens had seein to it that Santa Claus was to vlsit! | every home, and the old fellow didn't | overlook a call. | | Christmas Eve was an occasion of | | merriment throughout the city and | for the midnight masses the church- | | es were filled to overflowing to hear | the beautiful yuletide musical pro-|{ | grams and the colorful Christmas | | services. jammed from early until a late | hour with every one taking part in | the gala celebration. { Heaping Christmas baskets were | distributed by the Elks and other | groups did their share in reflecting | the true Christian spirit of the oc- casion. ¢ | For the youngsters, party after! v has been the order and there! are 11 some scheduled during the remainder of the week. The Elks, Moose, Juneau Mine Workers As- sociation already have feted the children with gay celebrations and the American Legion and Trinity | | Cathedral parties are scheduled to- | | morrow and Saturday. ) ! Christmas day itself given over | mostly to home affairs and from virtually every window shone some light or decoration depictive of the | happy yuletide season. I Places of amusement were | i: Bowl New Year's day. Bell played lege when Thornhill was assistant U. S, ARMY IN AERIAL LEAD OVER EUROPE Purchas e—-o—fSZ Pursuit| Planes Gives Superior Fleet | Over All But Germany WASHINGTON, . 26.—Speed- ing its program for strengthening the wings of the Army, the War Depart- | ment is expected to announce con- tracts for 82 additional pursuit planes by the end of the week. Army officers said the completion of this vear’s purchases would give them an air fleet superior on the point of modernity over all other | nations with the possible exception of | Germany. | New pursuit plane purchases bring ; to 789 the number of aircraft pur- | chases since June, 1934, at a cost of | $43,000,000. The number of planes Germany s building is not known definitely. g s A A LT COUPLE MARRIED CHRISTMAS EVE Miss Katherine Shields became the bride of Mr. Richard McCormick in a five o'clock, wedding performed Tuesday evening in the Church of the Nativity by the Rev. W. G. Le- Vasseur. Only intimate friends were pres- ent. The groom is a well-known Doug- las resident. The bride lived for- merly in Seattle. e MISS MOORE HERE Miss Iris B. Moore, sister of Mrs. E. H. Clifford, arrived Tuesday night from Seattle on the Northwestern for a holiday vacation of a few days. l Exchange Bllfldillg 26, 1935. and Death Sentence, Second swung listlecsly, masking the cecean grave of the Mohawk, sinking g of which cost 45 lives; dust storms cuch as this swept the Middle West, detroyed crops; little 9-year-cld George Weyerhasuser was cubject of the year's only major kidnaping; and Barbara Hutton, going back into headlings when she divorced Prince Alexis Mdivani and married Count Court ven Haugwitz-Reventlow, with whom she is seen. YULE TREES IN JUNEAUBRIGHT ~ FOR HOLIDAYS { | George Folta Wins C. of C. { ' Prize — Juneau Flor- ‘ ists Acclaimed | addic A large number of exceptional ex- hibits made judging in the Chamber | of Commerce's Christmas tree and Yuletide shop window contest ex- | ceedingly. difficult, according to N 1 Lester Troast, Frank Dufresne and | | Harry Lucas, who picked the win- | mers Christmas eve. Mr. and Mrs .George W. Folta were awarded the first prize of $7 in the arboreal contest, for a beau- tifully decked tree in his home on Seventh Street. Second prize of $5 was given to Albert Fraser, for his tree at his highway home, while | Mrs. E. H. Kaser, Gold Street, | given the third prize of $5. | Honorable mention were awarded the following: John Jones, Glacier Highway; F. L. Allen; Tenth Street; | M. D. Williams, Sixth and Main; | Mrs. Lloyd Jarman, First and Main; | Ed Jacobson, Tenth Street; J. G. | Shepard, 12th Street; Harry G. Watsen, Glacier Highway; G. B. Rice, Seatter Tract; Russell Her- mann, Eighth and Calhoun; Dave Ramsay, Mackinnon Apartments: \‘Spr.\gue and Bathe, 12th Street, and John E. Pegues, Seventh Strect The Juneau Florist S8hop, with a pay display of flowers and miniature | Biblical scene,was awarded the prize of $10 for the best-trimmed Christ- mas store window. Honorable men- tion in this class was given the Al- | aska Light and Power Company and | the J. B. Burford Company. | e AILING KIDDIES Government Hospital Fes- th> Government Hospital yesterday | witness the Nativity pageant which by a deluge of gifts. @ls0 TRy 0L QUAKER BRANDY (10yearsold) ¢ OLD QUAKER SLOE GIN ¢ OLD GUAKER APPLEJAGK » OLD QUAKER RUM PACIFIC BOTTLERS SUPPLY COMPANY children under their gaily-decked | tree. Ed Ridley served as Santa Claus |at the happy occasion, while assist-| |ing him were Charley W. Carter, | Magnhild Ovgard, nurse in charge. |and Cleo L. Beason, occupational therapist. Holiday music was ren- | dered by an orchestra composed of the older patients, while the tots | excitedly opened gifts and played | games until bed-time brought a close | to a memorable day. On Christmas Eve the Alaska Na- tive Brotherhood Hall was jammed 'PARTY FOR LEGION, AUXILIARY TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary are cordially invited to a Christmas party in the Dugout Sat- urday evening at eight o'clock. Inex- pensive gifts will be exchanged and games and dancing will follow. Mrs, Allen E. Johnstone, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, asks that members wishing to bring cutside guests notify her beforehand. RSN L AR A ENTERS HOSPITAL ENJOY HOLIDAY tive Scene on Christ- mas Morning D3 e brigntest spot in Ju- ninz, when the eyes of 31 small | was arranged by Mrs. Janeai Allen ents, all suffering from tubercu- | and Mrs. Frances Paul. Community 3, were brimmed with happiness | singing brought the program to a | close, and gifts of candy and toys candy, toys and frait, gen- | were then distributed to all the chil- provided by individuals and |dren present. A dange followed the ous organizations, awaited the arfair. John N. “Doc” #Carver re-entered St. Ann’s Hospital Christmas Day, after a brief sojourn at his home. He 'is suffering from general infirmity. 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