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VOL. 41. No. 116. NOME. ALASKA, Wednesday. OCT. 5. 1938. Pri<* per Copy During Queen Contest—10 cents:
Yanks Win First Game From Cubs
President Benes Of Czechosolvakia Resigns Today
Japs Invade Southern China And Make Advances
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N f. W YORK PRODUCT Frances Donelon carries a
country-wide title, •’Typical American Girl," as result of a poll
ted ?>y a popular magazine. At swank Atlantic Beach club,
Island, she displays charm that helped her win.
Two Ships Of
Britain Bombed
Italian Planes
f BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 4th,
(JP)—Two British ships, the Got
hic and Thorpebay, were struck
by bombs and set afire when 14
Savoia Italian type planes raided
Barcelona and bombed, the water j
front. There were no casualties
on either ship. Another British
ship, the Luimneach, was also;
hit.
Strong Wind Hits
British Isles
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LONDON, October 4th, (fP)—A
wind,reaching ninety-three miles
an hour in some sections, lashed
the British Isles and caused 8
deaths during the night.
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Here's How Much
Cost Tydings To
Be Elected
BALTIMORE. Maryland, Oct.
5, </T)—The cost of Senator Tyd
ings democratic primary victory
over the administration, sponsor
ed by Representative David
Lewis, was spread on the Circuit
Court records as eighty-eight
thousand eight hundred and four
teen dollars, with eleven thous
and nine hundred dollars deficit.
No More Jews
Allowed Write
Medical Books
BERLIN. Germany, October 4,
(SP)—’The German Medical Jour
nal no longer may accept articles
by Jewish doctors, the Nazi Com
missioner for Medical Journalism
has ordered.
Further Invasion
Chinese Waters
By Japanese
HONGKONG, October 4. MV
Chinese sources reported that 20
Japanese troop transports escort
ed by destroyers, arrived off For
mosa, ostensibly for an invasion
of Southern China. The same
source of information also said
that several additional airplane
carriers had reached Southern
Chinese waters.
Japanese Made A
12 Mile Advance
SHANGHAI, Oct. 5, M*)—Jap
anese forces followed up a 12
mile advance with a furious at
tack by which they occupied
Loki, 28 miles southwest of Jui
chang.
The Japanese officials claimed
that this maneuver turned the
loft-flank of the Chinese line
which they have been defending
the bitterly contested region of
Teian.
Chinese sources said they de
feated the Japanese forces in at^
tempting to push their way thru
the Tapieh Mountains on the
north bank of the Yangtze river,
northwest of Hankow.
A Japanese communique said,
that invading planes bombed the
city of Leangshan, in Eastern
Szechwan Province, and destroy
ed nine ground Chinese planes,
afterwards engaging in an air
battle with twenty Chinese planes
successfully shooting down 7.
Setup Scheduled
For Juneau Soon
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 5,
M*)—The Wage-Hour Division of
the Labor Department said that
Territorial offices will administer
the new Fair-Labor Standards
Act which is to be set up at
Juneau. The telegram gave no
indication when it will be estab
lished. _
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'.ancocas Creek near Bridgeboro, N. 3.. has pushed his count up to a murderous 'Si.t \n
When lie slides his 6 feet, 2 inches into the narrow shell and st .rls competing \vM hns a •
the DUmoitd Sculls he’ll lest » training that’* homespun from start lo onlah. ^ i
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YGU COULD BANK ON BANKHEAD BROTHERS having a reunion in Wash
mg ton. when Col. II. M. Bankhead (right), commercial attache of the American legation at Ottawa,
C anada, came to town. The reunion took place at the oflice of House Speaker William B. Bankhead
ill.-Ala.), in center. At the left is Senator John 11 Bankhead, also an Alabama Democrat.
World Series Now
On: Yankees vs
(llii. (libs
SEATTLE, Oct.5, f/P)—F LASH
—Yankees 3, Cubs 1.
Short Score
.. New York—(Yankees) 3 runs,
12 hits, and one error.
Chicago—(Cubs)—1 run, nine
hits and one error. .
WRIGLEY FIELD, Chicago,
Oct. 5, (/P)—Turning on its tamed
batting power for twelve hits
against Bill Lee and Jack Rus
sel the world champion Yankees
defeated the Chicago Cubs by a,
score of three to one in the open
ing series game before a crowd
of fonty four thousand disappoint
d baseball fans.
Pitcher Lee, the backbone of;
the Cub’s hurling staff yielded
eleven hits before he was retired
for a pinchhitter in the eighth
inning,when pitcher Ruffing held
the Cuibs to nine hits, including'
a triple by Hartnett, and was
never in any serious danger.
Only Ruffing and Dimaggie fail
ed to get in on the clubbing.
Dickey made four singles and
scored the winning run in the
second and drove in Henrich
with the final run in the sixth
inning.
Batteries—Chicago, Lee, Rus
sell and Hartnett.
Yankees. Ruffing and Didkey. |
Loyalist Halted
Insurgent Armies
HENDAYE, Spain, October 5,
j (£*)—The Spanish government re
ported its troops halted the In
: surgent drive on the Ebro River
I front and recaptured many posi
I tions lost during the past few
' days. Insurgents admitted coun
ter attacks were in force, bet
claimed possession of six addi
tional government positions.
The Queen contest coupon bal
lot will be found at the bottom
of the N. W. Alaska Fair Asso
ciation advertisement on Page 3.
Resignation Of
President Benes
W as Announced
PRAGUE, October, 5, The
resignation of President Benes
was officially announced. His re
signation was not unexpected,
although denied several times
recently, he intended to step
down and out. Benes became
president December 1935, suc
ceeding the founder of the Re
public. the late Thomas Masaryk.
Informed persons felt that
Benes departure from office might
remove current acute situation
and make collaboration with the
Germans possible, as Benes be
came a target for bitter attacks
from Hitler and a scathing cam
paign of denounciation by the
German press.
It is understood that Premier
Syrovy will become acting pres
ident until an election by the
National Assembly could be ar
ranged.
Benes prepared to broadcast
his farewell address tonight.
It is reported that Hitler indi
cated that he would be more
generous in his negotiations to
the new Czech State if a presi
dent more accept able to Germany
was named.
No Desire to Keep
Soviets Out Of
Conclaves
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LONDON, October 5, (TP)—Sir
John Simon declared before the
House of Commons that Britain
has no desire to shut the Soviet
Union out of “any future settle
ment of Europe”.
The chancellor-Exchequer urg
ed that Russia join with other
powers guaranteeing the bound
aries of Czechoslovakia after its
dismemberment. Simon's speech
came on the heels of a rigid semi
official statement from Moscow,
virtually renouncing the British
French alliance, asking “who can
rely on England.”
W 9 i H HIS HANDS, blind Emil Jorgenson, OH “.sees'*
the planks going Into one-story house he's building in Chicago.
A native of Denmark. Emil has been blind 30 years. He says he'll
finish house by autumn and make his own furniture.