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PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY
The polls will open at 8 a.m.
tomorrow and close at 7 p.m. for
the primary elections.
As per notice the voting booths
have been installed at the city
hall, where the judges and
clerks of electibn will preside.
Judges and clerks are as fol
lows: Jack Starr, Mrs. Ella B.
Chapman, Mrs. Carrie McLain,
George Marshall and Richard Me
Lean.
With the number of candidates
both on the Democratic and Re
publican tickets, they should be
“thick as bees” around the
streets of Nome tomorrow.
There seemed to be some diffi
culty maintaining the Repubican
banner across Front Street, some
reports claiming sabotage, etc.,
but after investigation it was dis
| covered that due to high winds
I at night the banner was taken
down so as not to cause damage.
Federal and territorial offices,
in accordance with law will ob
serve a holiday on election day.
Sunday evening the employees
of Polet's Store surprised Mr. A.
Polet with a dinner at his home
to celebrate his birthday. A most
enjoyable turkey dinner was serv
ed followed by an evening of fun
in which all employees and fam
ilies participated making it a
; very festive occasion.
HARRY WATSON WITHDRAWS
FROM AUDITOR RACE
Harry G. Watson has with
j drawn his candidacy for Terri
torial auditor and has been chos
I en secretary of the Alaska Min
! ers’ Association.
I This announcement was made
by Luther C. Hess one of the dir
ectors of the association at Fair
| banks.
Mr. Watson, formerly executive
secretary to both Gov. George A.
Parks and Gov. John W. Troy,
will move from Juneau where he
has made his home many years,
{to Fairbanks. He will sell his
dwelling house in Juneau. He
1 owns a lot in this city and will
, build a home here, said the Fair
j banks News-Miner.
Mr. Hess said, in announcing i
the selection of Mr. Watson that:
“A condition of Mr. Watson’s
election to the position was that
! he would withdraw his candidacy
for auditor and not engage in
political activities. Mr. Watson
was Independent Candidate for!
auditor. As such he was not en- j
tered in the primaries to be held
April 30th. His name would have
appeared on the ticket at the re
gular election September.
‘•The Miners’ Association is not
and cannot be involved in poli
tics, which fact necessitates the
withdrawal of Mr. Watson from
public life.”
Mr. and Mrs. Gillettee, promi
ent Nomeites returned here Sun
day after a winter, spent in the :
States. Accompanying them was I
Mr. Gillette’s nephew, George!
Fowler. Mr. Gillettee expects to
continue his successful mining
activities this season.
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Mrs. Edna Christofferson Fix,
Democratic candidate in the pri
maries for the House of Repres
entatives. made a business trip
to Teller today via Wien Alaska
Airlines.
Appearing also in today’s issue 1
was her announcement that she
| expected to re-open the Bunker
| Hill Roadhouse in the Kougarok
about the fifteenth of May. She
advertises “accomodations Alas
kan style.”
The anniversary of the found
ing of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows was celebrated by
Nome Lodge No. A-5 and the Mid
night Sun Rebekah Lodge No.
3-A last Saturday evening.
A sumptuous banquet and en
tertainment was enjoyed by mem
bers and their invited guests at
the Odd Fellows building.
Many of the objects and prin
ciples of the lodge were discussed
; by the officers of the lodge and
■ appropriate ceremonies attendant
! the 121st anniversary took place.
’ Cards and dancing were enjoyed
J following the banquet.
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Airplane News
The PAA mail plane left Fair
banks early today with Mrs. Art
Martin, wife of a Pacific Alaska
Airways mechanic.
Arriving Sunday by PAA
plane from Fairbanks were Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Gillette, G. Fowler
Paul Rassmus, Mike Acheef, Ann
Dwyer, and Mary Colton. The
plane returned to Fairbanks Sun
day with Mr. McDuffy as an out
going passenger.
MIFOVV ACTIVITIES
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Pilot Sasseen returned from
Anchorage Friday evening with
the following passengers and
some express: Mrs. C. F. Yenney,
John Ray, Jean Lucas, Don Cole
man, Lloyd Bunting and Harry
Whaley.
Saturday Pilot Sasseen made
an unsuccessful flight to St. Law
rence Island and owing to faulty
weather reports was unable to
land there and was forced to re
turn to Nome. Two passengers
were to have been brought from!
the Island also considerable mail.1
This trip will be made as soon
as the weather conditions permit.1
Sunday Pilot Sasseen left for
Anchorage with four passengers
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Starling who are
making a trip to the outside. Pi
lot Sasseen will return Monday
with a load of passengers.
Pilot Chambers made ♦wo
freighting trips to American
Creek and one to Council and re!
turn. Also made the mail run
from Nulato to Unalakleet and
was unable to make the mail run
from Unalakleet to St. Michael.
A trip is scheduled for Unal
akleet Wednesday and mails will
i be transported at that time from
Unalakleet to Nulato finishing
the winter mail runs.
A mail trip is scheduled for
Teller, Wales and Shishmaref
May 1st and about May 8th, pas
sengers will be transported to!
Wales coming in from Fairbanks. [
A trip is scheduled for Fair-1
banks May 2nd or 3rd for a load
| of passengers and express.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
April 27—Pilot Whaley made a
flight north stopping at Taylor. I
Noxapaga and Candle. Passen-'
gers carried .were J. Gunderson '■
and Floyd Wheeler for Noxapaga
Mike Walsh for Taylor; Walter
Taylor and Don McPherson, Can
die to Nome.
April 28—A trip was made to
Coffee Creek in the morning with
freight and Harvey Grant and j
Mr. Bunting.
Gene Lucas and Don McPher
son were passengers to Council.
Bud Thompson and Walt Tay
lor were passengers to Taylor in
the afternoon. The return trip to i
Nome was made via Teller with ^
freight and mail. Mike Walsh (
was brought to Nome from Tay
lor.
A plane is due from Fairbanks
Tuesday with passengers. The re
turn trip wil be made the follow
ing day.
Mrs. C. F. Yenney, wife of Ter
ritorial License Officer Conrad
Yenney, was a returning passen-]
ger by Mirow Air Service last
Friday from Anchorage after
spending several months in the
States for her health.
Radio reports received this j
morning via Nome C. A. A. Sta-j
tion told of a head injury to Bud]
Thompson at Taylor Creek. Badj
weather prevented a plane flying
there from Nome until this after
noon.
Thompson was brought to
Nome late this afternoon by Bill
Munz, and taken to the Maynard
Columbus hospital where he is
now receiving treatment.
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NOTICE
All members and all interested
in the development of Nome and
Alaska are invited to attend a
Get-Together Social Luncheon to
be held at the Nevada Grill, Tues
day noon, April 30.
Northwestern Alaska Chamber
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PAINT TIME
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We have a large stock of paints
For all purposes
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OUR ENTIRE STOCK
IS ON SALE AT
20% REDUCTION
The Season Is Favorable
Let us give our homes & stores
a new coat of paint before the
arrival of the first boat.
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