GIRL KILLED BY FISH
AUCKLAND, N. Z. (JP)—Pierc
cd thru the heart by the tail of
a stingray here, Jessie Merle
Laing, 18, died aflmost immediate
ly after she was pulled out by
her fiance, who was bathing with
her
HOBOES RISE AGAINST
QUICK-DYING FAGS
CLEVELAND UP) — The Ho
boes of America, Inc., want cig
arette manufacturers to use a
better grade of paper, says
“King” Jeff Davis.
Davis explains:
“We think 'the paper ought to
burn longer. A fellow throws a
cigarette down and it’s all burn
ed up in a minute. The snipes
are not what they used to be.
Fact is, there aren’t any snipes.”
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THESE KIDNAPPERS
AREN’T PUNISHED
ST LOUIS (A1) — Society has
gone in for kidnapping — andj
finds it lots of fun.
"Kidnap” breakfast parties are'
among the latest social sports at
6 u b urban Richmond Heights. |
Just about the time that the av-1
erage housewife is frowsing
around in wrapper and curlers, a
party of women in cars descends
upon the house, blindfolds the
surprised victim, and “kidnaps”
'her for the breakfast party. She
must go along as is, or pay a fine.
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Exempt Vessels
Under 200 Gross
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Ah
—President Roosevelt signed the
bill to exempt sea-going vessels
of less than 200 gross tons and in
accordance with international
convention, requiring certification
of competency of all watch of
ficers.
LATEST FROZEN
NORTH’ STORY
SAN FRANCISCO — The San
Franc:sco Chronicle says, “Leo
■Margules, who is at the Fair
mont Hotel, claims to be the only
golfer in the world who has shot
a hole in one at the North Pole
i (he’s from Sew'ia.rd, Alaska,
where he w'as a member of the
North Pole Country Club —
which uses Eskimos for cad
dies!)’’
EVERYTHING SAME
BUT THEIR RELATIVES
ELMCREEK, Neb. (Ah — Miss
Maxine Samuelson of Elmcreek
became curious about Miss Max
ine Samuelson of Atwell because
of their names.
The girls arranged a meeting
and discovered they both are 18
years old, seniors in high school,
are blondes with blue eyes, and
have birthdays on February 21.1
They live in adjoining counties'
and are not related.
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SAYS THIS WINTER
IS THE WORST
H. P. Nicholson, who went to
the Bristol Bay country in 1890
and resided there since, terms
the present winter the worst in
aill the 49 years, according to Pi
lot Bert RuofT who was in An
chorage over the week-end.
Mr. iNicholson, who resides at
Dillingham, says the winter w'as
the worst by having the strong
est winds, deepest snow and
most generally disagreeable wea
ther.
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12-YFAR-OLD PEAT
FIRE PETERS OUT
HUNTINGTON, Ind. <A>) —Af
ter withstanding rain and snow
nearly 12 years, an underground
fire in a peat deposit near here
finally has exhausted its fuel sup
ply and gone out.
The fire killed grass, bushes
and small trees over a patch
mere than 100 feet long and 30
feet wide. In winter, snow melt
ed off the place, even in the cold
est weather. Persons living near
by say the muck soil started
burning in July, 1927. They ex
pressed belief a live cigar or
cigarette may have set it on fire.
POOR STEAL
OKLAHOMA CITY (£>)—They
looked nice and shiny and there
was only one thing wrong with
the false teeth a burglar stole
from the office of Dr. F. W. Finch
The teeth won’t “chew.” The
dentist said they merely were an
exhibition pair.
START WORK ON FILM OF “GONE WITH THE WIND”
Playing the chi f rotes in the film version of “Gone With The Wind,” Clark Gable, whose wife
had just divorced him at Las V egas, Nev., and Vivien Leigh, the screen’s “Scarlett O’Hara,” are
shown dressed for their respect ive parts just before going before the Hollywood movie cameras.
MRS. GABLE OBTAINS DIVORCE IN NEVADA
_ _ _ _ __ 4 . _ _ t _ J I
Removing the last obstacle in Hollywood’s No. 1 romance, between its top-ranking male star.
Clark Gable, and one of its best comediennes, blonde Carole Lombard, IVIrs. Maria Gable, es
tranged wife of the actor. Is shown at the Las Vegas, Nev., county courthouse as she received
her formal divorce decree from Clerk Lloyd S. Payne.
$10,000,000 for Alaska Business
I-——1
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IN JUST ONE AVERAGE YEAR the Canned Salmon Industry brings
over $10,000,000 to Alaska. This is money paid directly for local labor,
lumber, wire, cannery supplies, taxes. It is money which benefits not
only Alaskan fishery workers and workers in other industries, but also
Alaska’s professional people and merchants, whom it reaches in the form
of trade for services and goods. Thanks to the Salmon Industry, Alaska
prospers.
Fairbanksan With
Midas-like Touch
FAIRBANKS — Mervin E.
“Buster” Anderson, 31, unchal
lenged as Alaska’s luckiest man,
cashed in on his Midas-touch
again at the Ice Carnival, win- I
ning the $1,000 grand prize.
Anderson, a bus driver on the
Richardson highway for 10 years
began his exceptional run of luck
in 1937 by taking the $75,000 put
for guessing the minuie of the
Tana ha river icc breakup.
Soon after that he wan a par'
of the $4,200 Chen a river ice e >n
test.
Celebrating these winnings, he
took a trip outside .and guess d
the t me the boat would v> h is11 e
into port and won a neither $50.
Anderson was just getting into
training this year when he enter
ed a contest on a train trip and
wen $15.
A f w days later the lucky
lad picked up $50 in the town
contest prize and then won $45
on the deg derby.
He said he had no special win
BRITONS SAY
IS Premier Neville Chamberlain\s
"smile of satisfaction"— pre
sumably over bis peace plans.
WAA PLANES WII.L GIVE
SERVICE BETWEEN FAIR
BANKS AND COAST CITIES
Victor G. CIlm> nr. c-’tisin of
Pilot Bob Ole me: t of Wien Al
aska A rl.nrs, arrived in Fair
banks ar.d has jr. d the staff
d WAA as passenger agent.
W en A rime- plains to give
regular plane -uvi-ce between
Fa rban’is and coast, and Mr.
Clemons w.11 vv■ :k at Valdez and
C id va for the company, it was
ann unced at the VAA office. He
will go to Corel- va ; ex; week.
Mr. Clemens’ h me is Clem
ons, Iowa, and he is a former
employee of the Ing.rsoll Rand
Co.. New Y. rk City, where he
was office engineer.
In s is h:s first time in Alaska.
Hi. will contact passu,gars on
stunners an.vug at Cordova
nd Valdez, who m..y want to go
to tairb jnks. I.i i-m..pu..ry pints
. i have me or mure planes in-set
-' r.» a, uiiii. ai the
c utSi por'us.
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WINGS AND BATTLESHIPS IN WAR GAMES
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When the United Stales Navy engaged in the war games “somewhere in the Caribbean’’ this is
the way some of the battleships looked when seen through the wings oi planes on the deck or
the Aircraft Carried Lexington. Pres. Roosevelt, aboard the Houston, witnesed the maneuvers.