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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17

Murray Levin of the New York Daily Mirror was elected president of the association, succeeding James Dawson of the New York Times.
 Only two sother fighters, Louis and Baer, received consideration with Armstrong for the award After considerable discussion, tae association voted unanimously in favor of the game little negro who came from St. Louis originally, but more recently has fought out of Les Angeles.
 Returns to Ring
 Armstrong returns to the fistie wars January IT to meet Zivic in Madison Square Garden in an at tempt to regain his welterweight crown. He lost a one-sided 15- round decision to the Pittsburgher October 4, but finished on his feet, and, at the final bell, with both eyes punched closed so that he couldn't see his rival, he was still on the aggressive, moving forward blindly and throwing punches.
 "Hennery the Hammer" began his pugilistic rise in 1887 when he knocked out Petey SarrOn to win undisputed possession of the world featherWeignt championship. By March of 1888, he had piled up a record of 38 straight victories, 3G of them by knockouts, then he took the weiterweight cham p o n h :, from Barney Ross and the light weight title from Lou Ambers to complete his unprecedented triple. Afterward, he relinquished the featherweight title and lost the lightweight crown to Ambers in a close, disputed decision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17

State College wisp (rival players spell it "wasp'o, of halfback. You'd expect William who pitched nearly 1000 yards of passes would be known as Wild Bill" but Sewell is plain Billy up and down the Pacific slope.
 He's small-175 pounds under full football load Shedding tacklers as he scans his receivers slim Bill is as unconcerned as a telephone pole carrying 22,000 volts.
 When he came to the United States from England and entered high, school at Tacoma, Wash, he wanted to play the American var iety of football.
 He drew a suit with the midgets but when the uniform draped over his slight frame like a collapsed circus tent, the coach took the suit back.
 Billy put on weight gradually thereafter but never played any high school football. After gradua- tion he played for an independent team and it's sponsor. seeing his possibilities. urged him to go to college.
 lie hit the headlines last year as sophomore when he pitched and punted State to GO victory over highly favored Washington.
 His best jobs this year were con- pleting 10 of 16 passes againat U.C.L.A., for 149 yards, and com pleting Is out of g against Con- Zaga.
 His passes, 80 completed in 160 attempts in nine games, totalled 988 yards. As punter Billy aver aged 42.63 yards per boot last year and around 38 yards this season.
 Things like that keep reminding Pacific Coast Conference coaches that the WS.C. wisp will be in their hair again in 1941.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17

writer and war correspondent who was killed in Spain.
 In naming Armstrong unani- mously, the Boxing Writers Asso- citation of New York considered his gallant showing in losing his vel terweight championship to Fritzie zivic two months ago as much as the fact he is the only ringman in fistic history to hold three world titles simultaneously.
 The third annual award of this plaque will be made at the writers annual dinner January at Ruppert's Brewery. Armstrong follows Jack Dempsey and Billy Conn as winners of the award, which goes to the man who has done the most for boxing each year. n5
 Leading Cllallengers
 The writers also named the lead- ing challengers in all fistic dlviS- ions. Conn and Max Baer were vot- ed tie as the outstanding con- tenders for Joe Louis crown, with Red Burman of Baltimore third.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
Black Eagle
 Will Enlist

OTTAWA Dec. IT. Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, wh 0 calls himself the Black Eagle of Harlem" (New York has arrived in Ottawa to apply for enlistment in the Royal Air Force. He passed his medical examination. When he appeared before the medical off, cers he wore handsomely creased trousers, morning coat, grey tie with stick pin, gloves and walking stick
 Col. Julian, not long ago, chal- lenged Marshal Goering to an air duel over the British Channel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
Armstrong IsAWarded
 Big Trophy
Holder of Three World Tiles al One lime VIII
 Again Return 10 Ring

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-For his contributions to boxing in losing as well as winning, Henry Arm strong has been awarded the Ed ward J. Neil Memorial Trophy which annually honors the memory of the Associated Press boxing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
OUT AFTER B YEARS

A. A. Anderson, mining opera tor of the Olnes district, is on a visit to the States for the first time in 37 years He will return north in March after visiting in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
LAUNDRY TEAM ! BEAT5 BARAN0F
 AT BRUNSWICK

Juneau Laundry won three of four points from Baranof last night at the Brunswick and the Golden Age Beer squad gave the same treatment to North Transfer
 Tn the flower circuit. Topples beat Lilies three of four.
 Tonight's games are George Brothers vs Brunswick and Ju- neau Florists vs. Alaska Laundry. Scores yesterday were as follows:
 The Juneau Laundry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
BILLY SEWElL
 PROVES STUFF
 AT FOOTBALL
Washington States Wee Wisp Is Wasp 10 His
 Gridiron Foes
By JACK HEWINS AP Feature Service

PULLMAN, Wash.-One of this years top-notch paSsers is guy who couldn't even get a suit with the "midgets" in high school be- cause he was too small!
 He is Billy Sewel1, Washington
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-17
CCC IN INTERIOR

Twenty-four whites and l29 na- tives are working for the eco in the Fairbanks district according to latest reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-04
Latest Plastic Materials
10 60 on Exhibit Here

With the cooperation of the Com
nerce Department manufacturers
OF plastlCS, representing Americas
fastest growing industry. are to ex-
hlblt their latest products in WASH
ington December l6. Plans are now
being completed, it was learned
today, for the showing of many of
the prize-winning entries in the
NTH annual modern plastics COM
petition at the Commerce Depart
ment Building.
The 1910 competition recently held
In New York attracted approx
mately 1000 entries and turned the
spotlight on many new materials.
Among the most important advances
OF the industry is the evolution of
the nodded airplane for defense
purposes. Though science has vet
70 produce a plastic plane. the use
OF plastic-bonde plywood in the
construction of airplanes represents
a notable chronological develop
ment. In other fields, too, national
defense has provided an added
stimulus to the plastic industry.
In addition to the raw and semi
procesSed materials the exhibit will
include wide variety of finished
products from clothing and orna-
ments to kitchen and Office equip
nent and furniture. A Christmas
tree trimmed with plastic gadgets
also may be placed on exhibition.
In 1889 the output of the plastics
Industry was valued at more than
t77000,0O0, the Census Bureau re-
Gently reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-04
u. ). Air Strafegist
Confident Britain
Won'tLose War
Gen. Cheney Compares
Last Summers Bottle
With Waterloo
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4-One of
Americas chief sir strategists be-
iieves last summers battle of
Britain" will go down beside Mara
thon and Waterloo as a turning
point in world history.
Maj. Gen. James E. CLANCY, COM
handing the Northeastern District,
United States Army Air Corps, in an
interview at La Guardia Field yes
terday after a 43-day stay in Eng
land, said at the rate they are
going, the British won't lose the
war"
II believe that in the air battle
over England in August and Sep
TENDER" he added, historians will
ind material to record it as one of
the decisive battles of the war,
equally decisive as the eight to II
battles from Marathon to Waterloo.
Overconfidence Chief Threat.
my observations abroad have led
me to the belief that England can't
lose this war, unless she becomes
overconfident or careless"
He expressed doubt that Ger
many's numerical warplane superior
ity over the British was as large as
has been thought, but said the Nazi
planes were of high quality and
their fuel uniformly good.
He said one of the biggest factors
IN Britain's success so far in holding
of the air invaders was its extensive
ground observation network. With
h, he declared. 100 planes could do
the work of many times that number
by remaining grounded until Just
the right moment for counterattack.
England's Needs Listed.
He listed among current critical
points the loss of some British mer-
chant shipping and destroyers. and
said England needs 100 more de-
stroyers, several thousand planes,
ports in Ireland, mercantile ships
and financial credit in the United
States.
He advised America to consider
four important factors as a result of
the war abroad: The problem of
combating night commandments;
improvement of plane-to- ground
radio sets; building of more often
slve power into fighter planes and,
defensive power into bomberS, and
the construction of anti-aircraft
guns with a range up to 10000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-04
Dinner to Cut Church Debt

To help reduce the debt on the
church more than $500 persons
are expected to consume two tons
OF turkey and five tons of "fiXings"
ut the 18th annual turkey dinner
conducted by the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart, Sixteenth street and
Park road NV, tonight and to-
morrow night. The Rev. Ronald J.
Fannon, assisted by 800 parishioners.
Is in charge of the dinner. 1t will
be held from to o'clock in the
church basement.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
FOREST SERVICE
 DISTRICT RANGER
 IN WRANELL TUESDAY

District Ranger s. V. Dennison was in town last Tuesday on the For est Service boat Ranger s, Capt. George l. Reynolds, skipper, and had as passenger for Ketchikan Re- gional Engineer 4. E. Glover of Ju- neau who will be in Ketchikan for short time on Forest Service bus mess.
 Ranger Dennison left here for Anan Creek to finish closing up the eco camp there for the season and from there went to Ketchikan. Af- ter stopping at the First City, Dem nison will make a routine inspec- tion trip touching at Craig, Kla- wock, Hydaburg, Rake and then back to his headquarters at Peters burg.
 Dennison reports additional inn proYements to Wrangell's recrea- tion area are to be made. More pie nic shelters built, playground equip ment installed and the wading pool and dam improved.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA NOW MEETS SUNDAYS
 IN HIGH SCHOOL

The Wrangen Community orches- tra, under the direction of ". L. Eastaugh. has changed its meetings from Tuesday evenings to Sunday afternoons al ? o'clock at the high school. There are now 15 rehearsing with the orchestra and it is expect cd 10 have more than 20 by the first of the year. All persons with musical instruments are invited to join the community musical organ ization which expects to be ready To make public appearance in I941
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
CAMBR0Ns NOW AT FORMER HOME IN
 EAGLEVTLLE, CAL.

News arrives of Mr. and Mrs Ben F. Cambron. well known Wran- gell residents for many years. Mr Cambron was hurt last winter while putting up an aerial at the Yreatt apartments and the couple went south while MT. Cambron recovered. They are now living in Eagleville California. their former home. and Mrs. Cambron writes:
 Ben Is pretty good now. but can't stand to work much. He does the little chores around. but the right leg has never gotten well and bothers him a lot. His mind is per feetly all right
 Mrs. Cambron is well and happy to be with her many relatives in the. south. There was no indication in the letter Of their returning to Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
MEETING
 PLANNED BY CIVIC
 CLUB FOR TOMORROW

An interesting meeting Of the Civic Club has been arranged for tomorrow at the Civic Center The dessert luncheon will be served at 1:30 with Mrs. Troy Morrow and Mrs. George Sumption as hostesses Mrs Val Coulter assisting. and talks will be made by Miss Bertha Fiber. Supervisor of Nurses for the Office of Indian Affairs, and Miss Helen Johnson. local community nurse. To usher in the Christmas season. carols will feature the com munity singing. and several mat ters of importance will come up at the business session.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
26-F0OT TROLLER BELIEVED
 LOST NEAR KETCHIKAN

KETCHIKAN. DEC. 6 A 26- foot troller lost in Monday nights storm is still missing. and is be- lieved sunk north of Ketehikan.
 The coast guard cutter Cvane pulled off another boat. the S1D- "A, after it had gone on the beach at Palm reef. The 3ID74 had been towing the troller but was forced to cut it loose after Tom Jackson. the owner. had come aboard.
 Skipper Yirgillo Bacalob and D. E. Mclean also were on the 31D74 when she went on the rocks.
 The Cyane cruised for 60 miles along Behm canal, Clover passage. Helm bay and Cleveland peninsula without finding trace of the second boat. which was taking water bad y when set adrift.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Halibut Men
 Ask Increase,
 Halibut Catch

kETCHIKAN, Dec. - Pros poets for a joint United States Canadian treaty to control halibut fishing appear slight. L. ". Pat more, chairman Of the international fisheries commission. said in Ketch- kan.
 It would appear very doubtful that the treaty will materialize be- cause the ports are not unanimous ly in favor of it, MT. Patmore stat ed.
 The chairman related that opin- ion as he prepared to leave here for Prince Rupert, where be will meet the three other commissioners Tues day after they have attended hear ings at Petersburg and in Juneau similar to the one held here We'd uesday.
 III health forced Patmore to ab- andon the idea of continuing on the Braut with the others.
 Fishing vessel owners of ketchI- kan and the Deep Sea Fishermen s union presented eight proposals to the commission.
 They advocated opening of the haibut season April l, increasing the l94l quota 10 45,U00,U00 pounds, licensing of all haIbut yes sels regardless oI size, publishing oT monthly reports by the. commission concerning sales ol baIibut Tor the month, more protection Tor closed chicken areas and closing of areas with a last day oI fishing on the grounds only.
 They also urged the commission be granted power to enforce curtail- ment regulations, and that lines of equal amounts be levied Tor Canad- Ian and American vessels.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
 AT WRANGELL LIBRARY

The attention of Wrangelfs Li- brary patrons is again called to a newly arrived shipment of best-sel- lers. These include:
 Quietly My Captain Waits, Eat on; Salar the Salmon, Williamson; The Star of Satan, Bernanos; Six Came Back. Brainard; The D. A. Goes to Trial, Gardner; Doctor in Arabia, Harrison Out of the Fog, Lincoln. Wave Of the Future, Lindberg. Journey Proud, McGeher; Unconquerable Enemy, Sokoloff; Fame is the Spur, Spring; Tassels on her boots, Train; Moment in Peking, Yutang; Mir Skeffington, Elizabeth; White Oak Heritage, de la Roche; Mighty Mountain. Binns; Hildreth. Estes; The Great Mis- take. Rinehart, Oliver Wiswell. Rob- erts. Worlds End, Sinclair; One Foot In Heaven, Spence
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
HELD ON WHIsKEY COUNT

Charged with larceny from a store. Melvern ". Schmitz and AL fred P. Thompson of Ketchikau. are held in Federal jail pending a hear ing Monday before '. s. Commits sioner suratt The men. who came to Wrangell on their gasboat from ketchikan. are alleged to have talk en bottle of whiskey from the sti- kine Liquor Store.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
ELKs NOTES
lby Leo. Usterulan-

ROs 1So OstS4 4uaul
 our correspondent, alter digging dirt all afternoon, decided that to pan his fellow Elks via the news route would be just too much, so there will be no broken bones in tie column this week.
 OI major interest will be a Tur- Key Shoot to be held at the hall on Thursday, December 19th., to which the public is cordially invited. Bro tLers Nolan, Krone, GundeTson and osterman, will be hosts. At the com mlttee meeting the slogan for the evening was fabricated to wit: If anybody Is going Co give you the bird, let us do it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
SNOW SETTLES OVER
 EASTERN UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 - Close on the heels oI sub zero temperatures that had the country shiyering from Wisconsin 10 Maine, light sno wand sleet Ieu yesterday and last night in that area. dlsrupung traLIic, blocking country roads and causing distress and accidents.
 The storm extended lar out over the North Atlantic and added new periIs To shipping, already enuan- gered by submarine torpedoes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
HIGH WIND RIPS SHELTER
 ROOF OFF FEDERAL BLDG

An old-lashioned southeast blow hoRled around the corners in Wran= gel Monday, ripped the temporary wooden protecting roof off the new Federal building and threatened for time to disrupt light service Damage to the Federal building was estimated at $500.
 The roof was back on again in a couple of days and work proceeded as usual on the new building
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
NOME BANKER PLAYS
 SANTA CLAUS IN REVERSE

SEATTLE. Dee. 6- Grant R.. Jackson. Nome banker, lost $500 while visiting Santa Claus in his Seattle headquarters this week. While Jackson stood in the toy de- partment Of a downtown store and watched children enjoy the latest toys. a pickpocket removed his wal let containing $6O0 in currency and some important papers. Jackson told police.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES
 GET BOOST IN SALARIES

SACRAMENTO Dee. 6-The Cal ifornia Assembly has passed and sent to the Governor a bill appro- priating S393. 1000 for automatic sal ary increases for state employees in accordance with previously adopt ed schedule. As originally intro duced the bill would have provided $1, 100000 for the purpose. It was cut to s595.OOO in the House and to S393.000 in the Senate.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
ON THE BOATS

North Coast. northbound. Decem- Der Alex James 10 Juneau.
 Yukon. southbouud. December L. Mrs. E Kanerya, Dorothy Kanerya to Seattle. ken Edwards To Ketch- ikan.
 Baranof, northbound. December 2-Viola Loftus. Verna Gordon, Pa tricia Loftus. A Van Mayern. K. W Nasi, M. L. Miles To Juneau, L. F Taylor. A. ". Douglas to Peters burg
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
HOTEL ARRIVALS

8 & & & & 8 x
 Guests registered at the Wran- gelI Hotel the past week were: Kaar- 10 ". Nasi. Ken Edwards, Chris Steve. John Smith, Melvin Schmitz, Tom Sawyer. James Barckus, Tony Hanson, A Van Mayern, Bill Doug las. Leonard Taylor. Ben A. Bella my, Mrs. Matte Whiting, Hilmer Hanson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
N0RTHLAND ON NORTH SEA SCHEDULE TO LEAVE
 SEATTLE DECEMBER 20

The motorship Northland will sail out of Seattle on December 20 instead Of the North Sea, according to change in schedule received by the Mccormack Dock Company from the Northland Transportation Com pany. The vessel is due here on the 23rd and goes south from Wrangell December 28.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
HARRY DALGITY ENTERS SERVICE
 AT FORT LEWIS

Harry Dalgity, son of Tom Dal- gity. prominent Wrangell pioneer. has entered Army service at Fort Lewis, having passed his examin- ations for entrance requirements. according to a message to his father this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
JOSEPH WEAVER AND
 NETTIE HIBNER MARRIED

Joseph Weaver and Nettie Hib- ner. widely known Wrangeu couple were married this morning by U. S. Commissioner R. J. Suratt They were attended by Charles Early and Chet Lloyd. Both the bride and groom, the latter a constrction man. have lived here for several years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
SEE DER CHEST!

Hello Mandy! Did you cedar chest? In Jack Johnson's Store? What yo' say Rastus2 Right by de
 do?
 Lets Try and get it Christmas Eve. With that lucky number slipp'd up
 yos sleeve. 3-tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
? E g g # g F . HAPPY BIRTHDAY Y

The Sentinel extends birthday greetings this week to the following. Mercedes Prescott. Dec. '. Ralph Prescott, Dec. 8.
 Joe Newton. Dec. 8.
 Rhoda Ann Hanford. Dec. 10. Bennie Brodhead. Dec. 10. Mrs. Adele Lemieux. Dec. 10. Mrs. Van H. Fisk, Dec II. Harley Moe, Dec. Il.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
AUXILIARY MEETING

The ladies auxiliary Of the Amer ican Legion will meet next Monday evening al the home of Mrs. Julius Mason
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
AT THE HOSPITAL

< < < * * < * < * <
 Mike Lynch, Sr., was dismissed November 29.
 Harry Bradley, dismissed Novem- Der 29.
 Al Cramer was dismissed last Monday after medical treatment. Male Chorus practice tonight 7.2o-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

Exclusive Hand Tinted Pictures, and Booklets for Christmas mail- fng-J. c. Johnson Store. 3-tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

You Saw It In The Sentinel
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
BY H. O. THOMPSON

TOKYO, Oct. 2. (UP)-Newspa-
pers, reflecting increasing govern
ment alarm over the possibility of
British and American pressure, in
dicated today that Japan would re-
gard the reopening of the Burma
road of supply to China by Britain
as an open challenge and would act
accordingly
Yomirui said that if Great Brit
ain decided to reopen the Burma
road Japan would not ask it not to,
but would resort to its "own meas
ures" to remove all obstacles to
the Japanese mission of construct
ing greater East Asia"
1t was commented that British
refusal to keep the road closed, and
thus close to china one of its two
thus close to China one of its two
was indicated by recent British
American activities, especially Unit
ed States reaction to the new Japa-
nese-German-Ita alliance.
Asahi said that world" concern
was now focused on the counter
measures Britain and the United
States might take to meet the stu
alton arising from the pact.
Britain, it said, had started nego-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-02
Raj Blasts Nozi
Planes from Skv

town. Cne German plane was shot
dow
People stood along the water
( crt and chcered as the British
planes. returning, gaya the We
tory roll.
Other German planes, flying ovc.
several southwest I'm towns, drop
ped bombs but were met by fierce
guI fire.
The air ministry said that ir .cm-
pletc reports showed eight German
planes shot down since .niclriglt
without the lcss CT British
plane.
Several German attacks were in
tercepted and fous... of ir the
southeastern England area Turing
the morning.
Observers saw German plan for
nations over the eastern, south
eastern and southwestern suburbs,
with British fighter planes chas-
ing them, their machine guns rat
tling.
A blast from big anti-aircraft
guns drove off German fleets which
attacked the capital during the
night, and to the astorishment of
Londoners, now Injured to night
long attacks, there was a lull in
the carly morning hours.
Damage was reported to orly one
street in central London, though
Is cutter districts and eight towns
1T southeast England were bombed