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VOL. 41. No. 77. NOME. ALASKA, Wednesday, June 28, 1939 Price Per °°P* 194 ™
Louis KO*s Galento In 4 th Round ,
Solly Kreiger Loses Title to A1 Hostak in 4 Rounds [
Louis Favorite
Galento - Weight
Advantage 33 Lbs.
NEW YORK, June 28 (/?) —
Tony Galento has a 33 pound
weight advantage when he steps
into the Yankee Stadium tonight
in an attempt to lift the heavy
weight crown from Joe Louis.
Galento weighed in at 233%
pounds while Louis tipped the
scales at 200%.
Two-Ton was the first arrival
at the office of the New York
State Athletic Commission and
had to wait about 20 minutes for
the Champion.
Tony said he hoped to knock
out the Brown Bomber, “if I’m
cut it’ll be an accident. Let me
win this fight and I’ll buy an
orange farm in the mountains
and really enjoy myself.”
Tony said as proof he didn't
have pre-fight jitters and that
when he shaved himself his hand
was steady on the razor.
Julian Black, one of Louis’ co
managers said he and trainer
Jack Blackburn, Larry Amity,
and Mannief Seaman would be
in Louis’ corner when the fight
gets under waynbont 6 pm. Pac
ific Standard Time.
The fight is to be 15 rounds &
an attendance is expected of 50,
000 with estimated receipts of
$400,000. Louis is to get 40 per
cent and Galento 17 M>.
The probable odds are Louis
<t>he favorite at from one to six
up to one to ten.
(After the usual physical ex
amination, Dr. William Walker,
-the Commission’s physician de
clared both men in fine condition
although he added that Galento
seemed a little keyed up and that
Laruis mantained his customary
composure.
Galento's pulse counts before
and after exercise were 78 and
84 and Louis’ were 68 and 76.
41 Hostak KO’s
Champ Krieger
In 4th Round
SEATTLE, June 27 (/Pi — A1
Hostak won the middleweight
i championship on a technical
I knockout in the 4th round over
' Solly Krieger. Hostak weighed
158 x,2 pounds and Kreiger 160.
The match was recognized by
the National Boxing Association
but not by the New York and
California Associations.
Hostak knocked the champion
' down two times in the third
j round and three times in the
j four round. Referee Jimmy Brad
! dock picked him up the last time
and started carrying across the
i ring when Krieger slipped from
: his hands and fell to the canvas.
Hostak’s vicious right hand at
| tack was the winner and a right
I hush to the jaw was the last
punch.
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15 Navy Bombers
Arrive Honolulu
From San Diego
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HONOLULU, June 28 (/P) —
The 15 Navy bombers enroute to
Honolulu from San Diego appear
j ed over Pearl Harbor at 8:50 am
PST.
With clear weather the first
, plane of the mass flight started
i shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday
i from San Diego and landed at
[ 3:51 a.m. The others descended
in quick succession, led by Lieut,
i Commander Sam La Hache, com
manding the Patrol Squadron
VP-1.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
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AND ON THE LEFT you’ll find the “punch line” for I -
Gorcey, 21, eldest of the “Dead End” kids, who demonstrated for
Ills bride-to-be, Kay Marvis, 17-year-old film dancer, how he
hopes to be boss after the wedding. The couple planned a plane
trip to Yuma, Ariz., for civil and church ceremonies.
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Joe Louis Beats
Tony Calento
Into Bloody Pulp
YANKEE STADIUM, June 28
0/P)—Joe Louis, after being drop
ped by Tony Galen to stopped the
pudgy Orange, New Jersey, chal
lenger in the fourth round of
their scheduled fifteen round
heavy weight championship fight
before a crowd estimated at
40,000.
Referee Arthur Donovan halt
ed the contest after 2 minutes,
29 seconds in the fourth, after
Louis exploding his two-fisted
dynamite with full fury, blasted
Tony to his knees into helpless
submission, his face a bloody
pulp.
Louis had dropped Galento for
no count in the second and had
himself been put on the canvas
in the third, but he too arose be
fore the referee could start the
count.
WEST FACES EAST
NEW YORK — A Sign in front
of one of the most prominent
restaurants in Phoenix, Ariz.,
reads: “2,075 and one-half miles
to the New York World’s Fair.”
It points east along the main
thoroughfare.
Men in public life should keep
out of the news reels—the aud
ience laughs too easily.
FRESH BAKERY GOODS AT
NORTH POLE BAKERY
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Governor Of
Louisiana Resigns
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BATON ROUGE, Junc26 (&)—
Governor Leche resigned, giving
up the Governorship of Louis
iana to Earl Long, brother of
Huey Long. His action climaxed
a day of scrambled politics
while officers still hunted for
James Smith, President of the
Louisiana University who is miss
ing after the auditor reported
shortages in his accounts.
—-—
Earl Kemp Long,
Brother of Huey
Takes Over
BATON ROUGE, June 27 (/P)—
j Triumphant at last in his tireless
I quest for state power. Governor
! Earl Kemp Long moved swiftly
to rehabilitate and save the old
Huey Long political machine
which was badly shaken by “fin
a n c i a 1 irregularity charges”
which are claiming the atten
tion of federal authorities.
The new chief executive, bro
' ther to the late Kingfish, prom
ised no Letup on the cleanup of
the knotted political affairs of
the state.
Long was sworn in last night
after the resignation of Richard
Leche in the midst of further
federal scrunity of WPA activ
ities here. Leche’s term has el
even months to run.
Governor Long’s staunch pol
itical ally and mentor. Mayor
| Robert Maestri of New Orleans
sat beside the new executive as
he O'Utined plans for the occup
ancy of the gubernatorial man
sion which his brother Huey
built ten years ago.
I The influence of Mayor Maes
tri is noted in his conservative
administration of state and met
| ropolis. He led home the hope
I that the state’s affairs under
Earl Long would be less tumul
tous than under his older bro
ther’s rule.
Treasury Cuts
'Price of Silver
WASHINGTON, June 27 0P>—
The Treasury cut the price of
foreign silver from 43 to 40 cents
an ounce. The action was taken
less than 24 hours after the Sen
ate voted to discontinue the pur
chases of foreign silver after
July 1.
Cuts Again
WASHINGTON. June 28, </P)—
The Treasury cut the foreign
silver price from 40 to 38% cents
an ounce, the second reduction in
as many days. The cut is in fol
lowing the new policy of the
Treasury inaugurated within 24
hours after the Senate voted to
forbid the further purchasing of
foreign silver by the Treasury.
Try Legislate
90-Day Extension
Assessment Work
WASHINGTON. June 27 </P)—
An attempt to force the immed
iate Senate action on legislation
granting prospectors a ninety
day extension of time in which
to commence the annual develop
ment work required of holders
of unpatented mining claims, is
planned by Senator Murray.
Representative Abe Murdock
said “this bill simply extends
the time within which the locat
or of a mine must be on his
claim and ready for work, from
July 1 to October 1. It doesn’t
suspend the work and doesn’t
cost anything."
Murdock further said the rea
son for the legislation was that
“a lot of consternation” was caus
ed by the Interior Department
statement that claim holders
have to perform their develop
ment work by July 1 or lose
their claims. Actually, however,
Westerners explained that this is
not the case. They said the min
ing law' merely requires the
holder to start work by noon on
that date and prosecute it dili
gently thereafter until it is com
pleted.
Murdock said: “Locators of
claims don’t know where they
are as a result of the Depart
ment of Interior’s statement, so
this bill gives them an additional
ninty days to gel on their claims
to start work.”
Japan Warns
All Powers Get
Out China Ports
UNDATED, June 27 {IP) —Pros
pects grew that Britain and Jaip.»
| an might find a peaceful solU’
tion for the 14-day deadlock at
Tientsin which developed into a
! test of far-reaching importance
! of Japan’s determination to re
i strict or end altogether the spec
ial privileges for Western pow
ers in China and other oriental
fronts.
A Japanese naval official at
! Shanghai announced offensives
| against two or more Chinese
[ports including Foochow and
Wenchow, in a drive to seal up
the coast. Japan warned the Unit,
| ed States and other powers to
! remove their vessels and declar*
i ed the ports would be closed to
[ foreign shipping.
Two Japanese warplanes are
officially reported in Tokyo to
have crossed into Soviet Russia
dominated outer Mongolia and
razzed an air base, as heavy fight
ing continued on the frontiers
of Mongolia and Japanese-domin
ated Manchoukou.
Sir Robert Craigie, British am.
bassador to Japan awaited word
in London while Japan’s five
man inner cabinet met to dis
cuss Japan’s policy toward third
powers in China, as the state
parently set negotiations over
the Tientsin episode.
ESCAPED INSANE CONVICT NABBED
Beaten unconscious by enraged tavern patrons after lie had shot
and wounded two men at the bar Frank Haines, one of the five
men who escaped from the Lima, Ohio hospital for criminal insane
last New Year’s day, was captured in Chicago. Haines Is shown in
custody of police officer as he was taken from hosjital where he
was given treatment for his wounds.
Fourth Of July Celebration And Dance Tuesday
PROGRAM, SPORTS, DANCING, BLANKET TOSSING, HIGH-KICK ING FOURTH OF JULY