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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01

DAY by day, London, the most
often and most-heavily, air.
- raided city in history, suf-
fers more physical damage.
Buildings are blown apart,
streets eradicated, docks smashed
to nothingness. Pictures of these
things pass through the censorship
to America, but they are carefully
approved.
Neither America, which must
not be allowed to get an impress
sion of British defeat, nor the
enemy, which must not get any
military information, sees the best
of them.
The War Pictorial today offers
these three pictures, recent ar
rivals, as among the best of the
Battle Of Britain to illustrate the
power and fury of demolition and
fire bombs.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Olive Oil a Rarity


 to Spaniard in normal times would have been to deprive him of his olive oil. Oil has been the traditional basis of all Spanish cooking.
 Today olive oil is so scarce that it is in occasion, indeed, when a pint is available. People are so tired of boiled food that eating has become mechanical.
 Then there is the question of bread. Spaniards were always heavy bread eaters. They used to consume an amount that would amaze the average American. Now in some cases they get lit tie more than mouthful.
 Faced with an acute shortage, Generalissimo Franco's dietary planners hit on what seemed the fairest arrangement. They decid ed that people who could afford to buy more of other foods should have less bread and the poorer people more.
 As result Spaniards in the high" income brackets that is those who earn $50 or more a month-are entitled to only 80 grams a day. Eighty grams is less than three ounces.
 Those who earn between $50 and $50 get 120 grams or approxi mately four and fifth ounces. The rest are allowed slightly more than six ounces.
 There is such a shortage of meat and it comes at such rel atively high prices that the work ing classes seldom have it on their tables.
 All this sums up to a general under nourishment which has weakened the people physically.
 Birth Rate Threatened
 An expert who made study of the results found marked in fluence on the child-bearing cap- acity of Spanish women. If pre- sent conditions go on for another couple of years, he said, the per centage of women incapacitated for bearing children will reach a startling figure.
 The said state of affairs in Spain is attributed both to the ravages of the civil war and the impossibility of maintaining nor mai trade relations during the European conflict that followed.
 It is hard for Spain's millions to keep skin and bone together. Yet an official campaign is on to increase the population. The ex- ample of Germany and Italy is being followed. The authorities hold that Spain has race to con quer in the future and must rear sons in abundance.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Boy Scouts Of America Proud
 3O-Year Record

Members of the Boy Scouts oi America pride themselves that there are no sOfties in Scout ing" Citing their record as aides to rescue workers, first-aid men, and message bearers in time o1 disaster, they are equally proud to serve their community in hun dreds of less spectacular ways. Their day = to day program, Scouts insist, keep them ready and eager to help in any manner that is needed.
 Some idea of the service ren- dered in the past 30 years is available in the records of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. A quick sur vey shows that the khaki-clad youngsters sold Liberty Bonds worth $147,O00,O00, have saved many lives, delivered half mil lion Thanksgiving baskets to needy families, participated in hundreds of searches for lost
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
President
 Occupied With New Legislation

WASHINGTON New legisla- ton and the Presidents return are expected to start a fresh round of activity in the nation- al capital. The President picked up his duties in Washington af- ter a week at Hyde Park and con gressional leaders have no im- portant topics to discuss with MT. Roosevelt. The new legislation concerns the army's request to use troops outside the Western Hemisphere if necessary and to keep draftees in service beyond the one year training period. AL so Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson wants power to back up his price freezing orders The President hasn't announced his stand on these issues.
 Meantime, Major General John Williams, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, says 27,000 nation al Guardsmen will be glad to stay in active service as long as the country needs them.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 638

In the Probate Court in and for the Cape Nome Precinct, Sec ond Division: Territory of Alaska In the matter of the Estate of EMIL C. STROM Sometimes known as Charles Strom). De- ceased.
 Notice is hereby gwen that by order of the Probate Court in and for the Cape Nome Precinct, Alaska, the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of EMIL C. STROM, de- ceased. All persons having claims against said estate shall prsent them, with proper vouchers at tached, within six months from the date of this notice to the un- derSigned, or to him through his attorney, Leroy M. Sullivan, at his office in the City Hall in Nome, Alaska.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, June 30, l94l.
 Nels Swanberg, Sr.
 Administrator Publish June 30, July ', 14, 21
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Federal Aid Act Passes Made Law

House Bill No. 4545, to provide federal funds for aiding com munities in the states and terri tories to undertake projects or Improvements growing out of na- tional defense activities passed the two houses of Congress and was approved June 28. Advice to this effect was received in Fair banks from Gov. E. H. Greuning by Paul w. Gordon, supervisor of Alaskan affairs in the division of territories and island posses sions, in Fairbanks on a survey of Alaska conditions.
 The message to Mir. Gordon stated that all applications from communities must be processed through Lindley R. Durkee, No. 423 New Postoffice Building, Seat tie. The application for neces- sary forms should be made di- rect to MT Durkee. Necessary forms will be supplied, and the information required seems to be rather voluminous, the mes sage from the governor said.
 MT. Gordon conveyed the fore going information to Mayor w. w. Growden of Fairbanks and al so to officers of the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber and other local groups. The several organizations will cooperate in respect to whether or not to make application for federal funds under the new act.
 w. A. Clark of the Federal Sc curities Agency is expected with in a few days to go into the mat ter in detail with local citizens
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Barrymore Has Night Club Fight

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., - The great prolific actor, John Bar rymore emerged without serious damage from a night club in which Barrymore exchanged a number of punches with young Clarence Reed of Bakersfield, Calf. At one time during the fight, the actor measured his length on the floor He came up punching, but night club em- ployes intervened and escorted him outside. The bout occurred in Earl Carrolls swanky es- tablishment.
 According to Reeds version of the fracas, Barrymore stopped at his table and began making wise cracks that Reed considered of fensive. Then fists started flying
 Barrymore said that he slip ped and fell to the floor, and was not knocked there by Reed.
 The Barrymore-Reed bout was an unscheduled event in an ev- ening that saw the Rev. S. An derson Jardine perform mar riage ceremony uniting Evelyn Sexton and Jimmy Maddox, both enthusiastic jitterbug fans. Jar dine is the minister who married the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
SCOUTS WILL HELP
 COLLECT ALUMINIUM

NEW YORK, July - Chief Scout executive Dr. James West announced that the Boy Scouts of America will respond to re- quest from the Office of, Produc- tion Management and the Office of Civilian Defense that they par ticipate in the national collection of scrap aluminium.
 Housewives will be asked to do nate usde aluminium which can be spared without replacements.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07

persons, guarded school cross ings, fought fires, cleaned up un- slightly vacant lots, acted as col or guards assisted in controlling traffic, ushered at public and pri vate ceremonies, aided in bring out the voters campaigns, even helped rescue a parachute jump CT caught in tree. Scouts do not however, solicit money for anyone.
 Between good turns, Scouts keep fit by practice and competi- ton in first aid, signaling and sim pie engineering, by extensive hiking and camping, and by con- stant adherence to the fundamen tals of Americanism.
 Typical of the spectacular side of Scout work is the record of the 1888 New England hurri- cane. Almost without exception, every damaged community prais- ed the work of the khaki-clad youngsters. They helped clear streets, carried messages for the police and fire departments, res cued half dozen marooned per- sons, collected clothes for those left homeless, and, when unable to complete rescues themselves, guided better-equipped adults to the scene.
 Similar stories have been told repeatedly from every part of the country. Tornadoes in the South, floods in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the mountain states, and forest firds in the West have been the occasion for brilliant rescue work by Boy Scouts, whose long training had prepared them for emergency service.
 Far less dangerous, but no less useful, was the work done by Scout Troops in collecting cloth es, furniture, food and supplies for needy families during the de pression. The job was begun in 1884 in response to a suggestion from President Roosevelt, and it continued for several years.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
A. DC. Chaplain Makes Trip To
 Kodiak Base

It. Col. James L. McBride. Chaplain for the Alaska Defense Command, recently returned from a two-week stay with the U. s. Army troops at the Kodiak Base. during which time he or ganized a religious program for both military personnel and civ ilian workers. Need for inspira- tion must have been very great at Kodiak for it is reported that great numbers attended the ser vices.
 The men seemed to be in good shape physically, one of the req sons being that the Buxton Riv- CT, providing excellent fishing, runs right through the military reservation. Evidently that has drawn the men out of doors for their recreation.
 The famous Kodiak bears pro- vided an interesting incident while the chaplain was there. Re gently, the bears, coming out of Information and being very hum gry, attacked many cattle, neces sitating that the furry giants be secuted and killed. One ranger encountered a bear while on pat rol. The bear charged like a loco- motive, but 30 feet from the rang CT he was stopped in his tracks 1 by a bullet, his 1,200 pounds crashing to the ground.
 Other interesting notes were that the former Pacific Coast lux ury liner, Yale, moored to the docks, is housing 600 workmen.
 The weather was typical of the coastal area, except that 90 inch es of rainfall is quite normal for Kodiak. Incidentally, this rain forced the chaplain to buy what he laughingly called rubber pants. You can't be without i them" he said.
 Very shortly, chaplains from both the Army and Navy will be stationed at Kodiak.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Suggest Alliance In Event Of War in Pacific

WASHINGTON An article in an authoritative naval magazine suggests the possibility of Rus so-British-American alliance in event of war in the Pacific. The writer is military strategist.
 He urges in the publication, United States Naval Institute Proceedings,' that it would be we'll to fortify the Aleutian chain of islands and form a continent to-continent line of communica- ton if such an alliance developed
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
New Bridge Over
 Tacoma Narrows

OLYMPIA, Wash, July 3 - Gov. Arthur B. Langlie announc es that Director of Highways Blantz has been ordered to draw plans for a new bridge over the Narrows at Tacoma.
 Several months ago the old sus pension bridge swayed, and then collapsed, during a high wind.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07
Bulls, Like Spaniiards, Are Hungry Too
By John Lloyd AP Correspondent Just Back From Spain

NEW YORK = Even the bulls live on abnormal rations in Spain these days. All that can be spared them is grass. They are underWeight and lack the old fire when they enter the ring.
 There are fewer smiles in Spain these days. There are tighter belts, People go to bed at the unheard of hour of l am. They are up and working by mid-morning, grimly earning a pittance that will not stay their hunger.
 Smokers go about with long faces Tobacco is severely ration ed. A man is entitled to two packages of cigarettes every ten days. Women get no tobacco.
 Spain always has been a coun try of contrasts and this holds today. There is bountiful food for some, but these are the very few, The food is in the restau- rants not in the homes.
 A dollar, which is more than many a Workingman's days pay, is required for a meal in the cheaper places. For an average good meal in better restau- rant one pays two and a half to three dollars. From there is goes on LID.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07

Addresno more delegates the 31st annual meet ing of Council Boy Scouts of Amercg at Washington D. C. Mau 6 and op) Norman H. DavS Chdrmdn Amer Senator Arthur Copper ot Konsas Sir Wlpo McNut Adnistroto Federal Security Asency oottom pr James E. West Chief ErecutUe; Frdnk Hogdn past President American Association and Walter w. Head Nat onal Boz Scout President.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-07


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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
Scrap Iron Price
Hike Investigated
By Federal Agents

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. CUP)-
Defense commission officials, seek
ing to avert steel price increases,
today investigated complaints that
scrap iron and steel dealers are in
flating prices for their commodities
through boarding and raids" on
each others territory.
Steel manufacturers recently as
sured the commission they were
making every effort to maintain
stable prices but warned that rising
cost Of materials, especially scrap,
might necessitate an upward re-
vision.
Frice stabilization Coordinat2r
Leon Henderson of the defense
commission meets during the day
with leading scrap dealers. Hen
derSon, it was said, will closely
examine" the dealers on their
trade practices and hopes to reach
a definite understanding with them
on prices.
Some weeks ago, the defense
commission issued a statement say
Ing there was no justification for
scrap price rises.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
Emergency Rules
Seen for Rails

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. up
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion advised congress today that il
is prepared to invoke emergency
measures at any time to insure ?
free flow Of defense materials ever
the nations railroads.
The commission, in its annual
report, pointed cut that while +
controls the operations of motor
and water carriers it has no emer-
gency powers over those types o.
transportation. The national d.
tense commission may recommend
remedial legislation in that respect
the report added
The commission said It was ready
TO use the following emergency
powers contained in the 1920 trans
portation act in the event the st2pe
became necessary:
l. Give shipments designated by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt as vital to de-
tense priority over other traffic.
2. Require joint or common Use
by railroads or terminals at strate-
gic shipping and receiving centers.
8. Make available freight cars,
regardless of ownership, for ship
ments necessary TO defense prep
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06

who landed the big bomber in a
few inches of rain water, are still.
alive.
Killed when the five-year-old
transport crashed were:
Machinist H. S. Neff, "a, San Pc
dro; radioman A. M. Perry, 81, Los
Angeles; Machinist Frank Recke
jr., 80, National City, Calf; anC
Radioman L. j. Hughes. 30, Grand
Rapids, Mich, who leaped to safety
Thursday;
Lieut. Commander j. II. Gowan,
81, the pilot, Leadhill, Ark; Co.
Pilot D. f. Ferguson, 33, Neponset
West Va; Lieut.. Commander Ste
phen B. Cook, AZ, Harrison, Ark.
v. S. Gaulin, 81, Lowell, Mass.
Lieut.. !. G. Fleming, 36, Reading
Fa.; Mechanic Marvin Magee, 80
Long Branch, n. j.; and Radiomar
Frank P. Naylor, 25, Dayton, KY.
Cook, Gaulin and Fleming wer;
members cf the board Of inquiry
which had Investigated the Texa.
accident.
The plane crashed in a rainstorn
100 feet below the summit of tn;
peak It's gasoline tanks exploded
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
Immigration Ban
Byu.S. Urged OF,
New Congress

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. tUP)-
Sen. Robert r. Reynolds, d, N. c.,
said today he would resume his
fight for 10-year ban on immi-
grafton to this country.
Reynolds said the legislation is
needed TO protect i,lc DDS of selec~
tive service trainers who otherwise
might find themselves unemployed
at the end of their year of military
training.
Reynolds again assailed the ad-
min!stration Of immigration Laws
by Secretary of LABOR Frances
Perkins. saying that Thousands of
alien criminals are present in this
country principally beaause cf her
laXity."
There is no place to deport
then" " re said. There is no rea.
zen why the citizens of this coun-
Try shouia feed, clothe and main
tain these peo0l1."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06

al2tlOnS.
a. Suspend operation of any or
all rules with respect to the avail
ability or use Of freight cars.
In the evcnt terminal Or freight
car services were drafted" the
railroads involved would negotiate
a basis of compensation. If an
agreement could not be reached
the commission would intervene t.
Fix the compensation.
The commission pointed out t'ta
Ralph Budd, president of tne CHI
2aGJ, Burlington & quincy railroad
company and transpoI tation ad-
vlscr to the national defense COM
mission, has consulted representa-
CiVes of all forms of transportatio'l
II an effort to formulate a nat.on1.
p-licy.
In doing So" the ICC said, Wv.
believe that he had been very wise
Tor these consultantS represent, il.
general, transportation facilitice
which have been tremendously de-
veloped since the time of the
World War and are we'll euuiDpee
to share with the railroads a bur
Gen which then fell almost sclelv
to the latter"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
Fliers' Numbers Up When
Chutes Failed i'm Storm

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 6. CUP) :
When five navy airmen bailed
cut OF l3-tcn bomber Thursday
night rather than take their
chances on plane bucking
SnoWstorm with ice-laden wings.
their numbers were up They were
doomed.
Thus aviators at the navys San
Diego base explained today the
deaths of four men who chose their
parachutes over west Texas, and
were killed Saturday night with
seven other officers and men when
the transport plane bringing them
home crashed and exploded or
Mother Grundy peak, As miles from
here.
Think OF it, one navy flier said.
IAcse two guys who stuck to theil
snip IN the SnoWstorm are still
aIlVe IN Texas. Those four other
Fellows tock beating in Texas anC
Inen they finally got it after all
Ihelr numbers were simply up
that's all"
Inc fifth man who jumped ir
4eXas was killed when his para
chute cords broke. Lieut. MURRAY
Hanson and Ensign Robert CLARK
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
RAF Bombs Tobruk
In New Offensive

CAIRO, Jan. 6. CUP)-Brftish
bombing planes blasted at Tobruk
today, preparing the way for a go
mile overland assault on the shat
tered remnants of Italys defeated
army Of the Egyptian-Libyan cam
paign.
The planes dropped hundreds of
tons Of bombs on italian fortifi-
cations, barracks and air fields at
Iobruk while advance units OF the
British Egyptian forces pressed
westward from devastated Bardia
in an effort to strike a death blow
at Italy's once powerful colonial
army.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06

with flash that was visible miles
fliers' bodies and the airplane over.
a quarter mile area A naval
searching party hacked its way UP
the mountainside yesterday and
packed the bodies of the victims.
tied in blankets and slung over
poles, to a highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-06
BULGARIA Z DENIES
CONFERENCE HELD

Gc5iA, Jan. 6. CJF)-Eighest CT
-lclal sources today denied that
7remie" Bogdan F1!off has yet"
cen German Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribhentr0p.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-10
DIPLOMACY:
Beats the Punch

Diplomatic circles did a bit Of
shadow-boxing around a supposed
plan of President Roosevelt to widen
the neutrality area to include Ire
land, thus permitting British-aid-car-
rying American vessels to run to
west Irish ports.
The diplomats themselves said
nothing, but the newspapers in the
dictator nations opened fire on this
proposal before it was made, and
their barbs shot in all directions and
across all oceans. n
German papers threatened Ameri-
ca with everything, practically in
GLIDING declaration Of war If the
move was made. The ships would
be sunk without warning, they said.
They called it Britain's 'sdirtiest
trick that the English have tried
to foist on America.
Following this the Rome press fol-
lowed suit, going ever further, and
promising ireland that the Axis pow
ers would give Fire full aid If she
were to go to war with Britain. And
this shot fell into Ireland and set
the Irish almost at each others
throats again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-10
GREECE:
NOiu AnxiOus

There were two schools Of thought
as to the reports that Germany was
sending anywhere from 10O, 900 to
500, 1000 soldiers into Rumania via
Hungary. as :
School No. ! figured that these
troops were aimed to be shot into
Greece through Bulgaria, thus at
tempting to keep italy going, and
thus perhaps hurting Russia and
Turkey into the southeastern end Of
the World war.
School No. 2 doped it out that this
latter eventuality was just what Ger
many sought to avoid, and that the
troop movements, If any, were
largely 'smoke screen" to cover
a severe invasion attempt on the
West Front.
The British evidently belonged
whole eartedly to School No. 2, for
they followed up the unofficial holi-
day truce by hurting an average Of
100 bombs minute on the invasion
ports, giving them q taste Of war
from the air that they hadn't had
since October.
Early advices from England's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-10
TRIAL BY BOMBS:
Air Var. C continues

For periods Of as much as two
days no German planes appeared
over England. Then in a lightning
raid devastating blow is struck.
One such blow was on the port Of
Liverpool and another at Manches-
ter. Damage was admitted heavy.
The British, on the other hand,
conducted nightly raids, and sought
to make them on the same giant
scale. Their most serious blow was
on Mannerheim, home Of the huge
/. c.. Ferbenindustrie, one of the
largest plants in the world. The
bombings were not confined to Ger
many, however, but strung out from
northern Norway to Italy. One
night r. A. F.. planes flew as far
as Venice, dropped bombs and re-
turned.
Neutrals also felt the effects Of the
air war. Several towns in both
Northern Ireland (Ulster) and South
ern Ireland (Eire) were struck.
Civilian casualties were recorded as
well in Switzerland.
Otherwise on the war front:
q German Junker planes were re-
ported carrying Italian soldiers from
the east coast to Albania. It was
denied any German troops were be-
ing ferried.
q The British submarine, Sword
fish, which attained a notable rec
ord, was missing with its crew of 40
and considered lost.
q The house of parliament again
was struck by bomb.
q Hitler told his Nazi soldiers in a
New Years message that the "year
1871 viii bring the greatest victory
in our history"