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Franklin D. Rodsevélt—Third ‘Term o TR 2 = oy 3 » D193 iy @ | 1932 ,"‘1 . 1933 ance. ation accept. | Viea from Col. Edward M. House. Wor Nork @ e o Vi 200 1Ly e Pes T ot Dier o '“hl\x" washmE Completion of rallroad r-management E yment Tor protection of employe throwa Lot work by conmiidations by a mine July 3 Built in 1932, off the French coast. Delayed photo shows the huge vessel at upper right keeling over the 28,124-ton ship was a favorite with thousands of Amel n travelers on its side. ONE THAT GOT A WEIGH_Three men had to help, dragging this 422};-pound broad- bill swordfish up % %2 dock for weighing at Santa Catalina, Cal, where thé giant gave Frank Bivens a 1940 record. Bivens fought for an hour, 20 minutes, on regulation 24-thread lirie before the broadbill could be gaffed. Catching this first broadbill gave Bivens the, Myers. trophy. l THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940. Nominee Greetiog A Mot Crippled, Mrs. Blackwell, ; Son Visit Here Mrs, Vanc John Michael as the gu J. Blake, They the week s of Mr. and Mrs, end and in Ketchikan, is connected Public Roads. where with Mr. the Bureau — ., ! Empire cms#ifieas pring results. > FRENCHMAN_ vice Ad- miral Emile Muselier (above), credited with saving a large part and Gen. Charles de Gaulle are organizing Frenchmen into con- Blackwell and her son are visiting in Juneau g, | Borleske of Walla Walla. | flew in from Sitka during after a two weeks stay here will return to their home Blackwell of | & 1| | Newshoys | " Have Great ~ DaySunday | Transport Workers Union Nation Still Overwhelm- | Hosts fo Youngsters | ingly Democratic, at Lena Cove Says Delegate Juneau newsboys and carriershad, Alaska Delegates to the Demo- a great day yesterday. They were cratic National Convention endeav- | the guests at a picnic at Lena Cove ored to follow their instructions to of the Juneau Transport Workers| the letter and are thoroughly con- | Union, Local 172, and the union vinced they did according to members took the boys out to the James V. Davis of Juneau who re- cove, fed them, engaged them in turned on the steamer Alaska. games, more games and more feed| Davis said all members of until they cried “nuf” and were delegation were in agreement Jim Davis Home from Convention 50. the on brought home early last evening the interpretation of the instruc- tired, full and happy, and voting tions they had received from the the truckers as “some good scouts.”| Territorial Convention here and | There were many events for the which caused them to cast their fifty or more boys, boxing and six votes on the first ballot for swimming, etc. |James A. Farley The softball game was won bY| when the President declared pos- the Press newsboys, score 11 0 B.|yively jn his statement read by Two extra innings had to be played genator Barkley that he “never to break the ties. had and has not today any desire Other events and winners were: or purpose to continue in the of- | 50-yard dash for boys under 12— fice of President, to be a candidate John Floberg, first; Robert Snell, fo; that office or to be nominated second; ,Jim; Johnson, third, | by the convention,” Davis said, the 50-yard dast for boys under 12— pelegation felt itself bound by its Lindy Dup:ee, first; Eugene Zinck, jnciructions (o vote for Farley second; Edward Kennedy, third Dimond’ Esplting Three-legged race—John Floberg payijs quoted a statement by Del- and Robert Snell. egate Anthony J. Dimdnd which Sack race — Rodney Nordling, gy the Alaska delegation is “con- first; Bob Vernon, second; John yinced that any other action under| Dapgiyes, i, the circumstances would have been 25-yard wheel barrow race—John .qujyalent to saying that the Presi- Tloberg and Tom Fukuyama, first; gent was not sincere in making John Kennedy and Edward Ken- (he giatement and would have nedy, second Leen a breach of faith on our Horse wu-.s»l]o —J‘|m Johnson and qrt We believe the President was Clark, first, Harold Mc- entirely sincere in saying he was nd Richard Davis seco not a candidate and therefore we Tug-of-war was won by the Press felt in conscience bound to vote boys after breaking two ropes, for Farley although when the vote Cash prizes were given to the of ‘Alaska was cast President Roo- winners of all events and merit goyvelt already had more than 900 points were given to the winners yotes and was therefore already to decide which group of news- nominated. We believe the Pre: boys won the honors for the day. gent as well as Alaska Democrats The final count was Press News- gught to and will approve cour ac- boys 57 points, Empire Newsboys tjon and that the President will 21 ponts. appreciate the compliment paid to A softball e ween an all- his gear friend and loyal support- newsboy Union team, and a Team- team ended the pro- er, Jim Farley." e Davis said the Canal Zone, which gram for the day, with the Team- paq jdentical instructions from its sters winning' 11-6 convention, also voted as Alaska PR did Olson’s Voice ‘ROIARY IO Hwok Anxw\-rim'zl the roll rf':\li)\mlx; A(l: ! asl Va voice O; ol 3 ¥ GOVERNOR BORLESKE | &s. s st commmitec TOMORROW EVENING ."'c:icoco “ior ‘meciinis ot the i | National Committee. Reservations are being taken by| Harvey Smith, of Anchorage, an- Acting Secretary Ernest Parsons of other Delegate, stopped in Nebraska the Juneau Rotary Club for the to visit his mother and expects to banquet which will honor Rotary come back to Alaska on the District Governor R. Vincent ‘ng!“.sleumm‘ Aleutian, Declegate Dimond, the other Al The banquet, to which Rotarians kan at the convention; has returne d and their wives are invited, is to bo‘m Washington held at the Baranof Hotel at 7[ No Split o'clock Tucsday evenng. Davis said he could not see a A dinner meeting at which the evidence of a split or trouble of any Rotary Executive Board and Com- kind between Jim Farley and the mittee Chairmen will confer with President. He characterized such Borleske will be held Wednesday reports as “whole-cloth Republican 2 lthe country is still overwhelmingly Tea Hosiesses [ten people you meet are for Will- |kie,” he said. But among the com- is found. | Vote Retained | | leske, wife of the District Gov(‘rnor.‘”m Ala: for District 101 of the Rotary Club, votes at futute eonventions fully resisted by Terri- | torial delegations. | In Chicago at the time of the| trip for her store here. Oscar Olson’s picture was printed | evening at 7 o'clock at Percy’s Cafe.!propaganda.” “When you ride in the first class This A{ternoon mon people of the nation Roosevelt said an attempt to reduce who is in Juneau on an official visit, | 7% convention was Mrs. Leota Russell | J | |and to Miss Alice Peterson, piano instructor at Whitman College, who | is traveling with the Borleskes, a |tea is being given this afternoon | by the Juneau Rotary Anns at the| | Tenth 'and C Street residence of | | Mrs. Ei J. Blake. | 'The tea hours are from 3:30 until | ———— ———— |5:30 ofdlock and acting as hostesses| | for the ‘occasion are Mrs. W. M.| ;wmwhead and Mrs. Lou Hudson. | i Those pouring include Mrs. W. L.| | Grisham, Mrs. Tom Morgan, Mrs,! Jchn L. Cauble and Mrs. F. E. Me- ' Dermott. | Assisting during the afternoon are Mesdames Ed Shaffer, E. 8. Evans, Henry Green, R. L. Bernard, Ernest Parsons, H. O. Adams, Bert Mec- Dowell and Lu Liston. e e Fifty lsersons on | B. P. W. Cruise There were about fifty persons making the Business and Profes- sional Women's Club cruise yester- cday on the Messenger, captained by Pastor H. L. Wood. Leaving the Small Boat Harbor at 9:30 c'clock, the group enjoyed an hour and a half at Taku Glacier and then spent some time at the Libby-McNeill and Libby cannery. Fishing was excellent and the crowd returned to Juneau about 9 c'clock last evening. R g8 o1 | Davis also said he was eonvinced coach or by airplane, nine out of the unmistakable choice, he In compliment to Mrs. R. V. Bm'-l ska delegation from six to | was succes of Juneau, who was on a buying| A Chicago newspaper as the new SECOND SHIFT fonal Committeeman from Al- ! fortable even for Alaskans. Th convention must have been between ik ROOSEVELT ON INSPECTION OF BIG NAVY YARD Congressmmlrge Radio Network and Inferna- tional Highway o attle and Alaska would be the & NORFOLK, July 29.—President first points of attack from any Roc elt: today inspected the| enemy from the west and therefore Navy's largest east coast base, ti r tary and naval bases at Kodiak, Norfolk Navy Yard Dutch "Harbor, Sand Point The Chief Executive is pickin 1 Bremerton must be strength- up first hand information of the ened at once, members of the House vital portion of the Nation's de Subcommittee on fense sys Docks and Y: said in Seattle last - week upon return from an aerial trip to Alaska The committee included George J. Bates, Republican, Massachusetts; B. M. Vincent, Democrat, Kentuc William 8. Jacobson, Democ Towa, and Warren G. Magnuson Democrat, of Seattle. 3 Halibuters Sell, Seattle July 29.—Three hali- here today as follows tern banks-—Seattle The committee is recommending, Bates said, a second shift of workers at the Sitka base, a speedup in in- stallation of adequate radio facilities between all bases the nd building of ka International From the we proposed A 40,000 pounds, 11% and 11% cents Highway as a military road a pound; Columbia 40,000 pounds, ~ -~ - 114 and 11% ce From the local banks—Merit 300 CONTINUES TRIP pounds of halibut and 10,000 pounds' Mary Lee Council sailed on the of “sable, halibut selling for 16% Mount McKinley for the cent ight, sable for 4% cents rd, continuing her Alaska ° - - - cation after visiting several days here with her father, Dr. W. W Sons of NO[WGY Council and Mrs. Council PR st In New York City the longast unset, is 15 hours 9 minutes; the About fifty members of the Sons | ‘hortest is 9 1 e of Norway, their families and friends ] BT TR attended yesterday's plenic at| A Department of Labor survey Treadwell Beach. Ives [ the - RVEEREG . WHEE. <@L en Racing and swimming was en- | ductor motormen - in 58 joyed and a picnic dinner was served | United olieR? uk 70" corlty late in the afternoon. an hour. In cha of the affair were - Mrs. Olaf Swanson, Mrs, Ture Holm | The Continental Divide runs and R. Copstead. | through New Mexico, Colorado gl and Wyoming and forms the R COMIN boundary between Idaho and Mon- i HERE Miss innifred Adams, sister of tana Ted Adams, is a passenger aboard b iy Bt the Aleutian, coming to Juneau for Subscripe to The Daily Alaska Fm 1 visit the family with her pi he | guaranteed paper with circulation brother and his largest Al HE'S OUT, ALL WRIGHT ! _white Sox Outfielder Taft Wright seems pained to realize he was late getting off third in a game with the Yanks at New York. Catcher Buddy Rosar was waiting for him —and what a welcome! Yanks won, 4- URGES QUICK APPROVAL 'TWO-OCEAN’ NAVY e | Greece always has maintained &_‘_mflm | its racial characteristics despite | 7 SRR | invasion or removal of its inhabi-| Before a House Appropriations Subcommittee in Washington, D. C, Col. Frank Knox, new Secretary of the 5 ‘mnw ¢ | Navy, urged quick approval of legislation which would provide another billion dollars to bring naval 2 | “Tne m;;m;;: guaran- 'strength (o maere than 700 warshipymgnough for a two-ocean navy. Left to right at hearing: Rep. Clifton 4 tees tho largest daily circulation of 0. Wuudr.um (D.-Va.); Knox; Rep. John Tabor (R-N. Y, and Admiral Harold R Stark, Chief of Naval ‘i any Alaska newspaper. Operatioris. L SAREEI T b0 :

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