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: Defenses of Alaska and
Aleutians Submitted by
Senate Sub-Committee;
Is Highly Confidential
WASHINGTON, Sept. — A con
fidential report on the Defenses
of Alaska and the Aleutians was
given to the Senate Military Af
fairs Committee at a closed door
session that lasted an hour and
a half .The report was made by
the su'b-commitee of Military Af
fairs headed by Senator Albert
B. Chandler of Kentucky.
The report was known to have
1 been embraced in the recom
mendation by the President that
"Alaska must be held at all
costs.”
Senators Mon C. Wallgren,
Rufus C. Holman and Harold H.
Burton were the other members
' ^f the sub-committee.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds,
chairman of the Senate Military
'Affairs Committee, told reporters
; late that the report was of “such
highly confidential nature that
: tihe Committee agreed to make
no comment whatsoever.”
Senator Chandler had previous
ly told reporters that he had re
commended to Presi. Roosevelt
“immediate improvement in the
Alaskan military establishments,
including aipl me ferry route to
Alaska.”
Senator Chandler said that ex
tensive development of agricul
tural and mineral resources of
Alaska as “a vital war step" was
recommended to Roosevelt by
the Military Affairs Sub-commit
tee, whose report included a
“comprehensive picture” of Al
aska’s potential ability to supply
food for the military force in the
northwest.
“As evidence of the agricultur
al resources which can be devel
oped in v ew of the limited ship
ping for supplying this vast terri
tory from United States farms,
we looked over the Matansuka
Valley colony and found this
land growing nearly 30 bushels
of wheat per acre, more than 21
of barley, and more than 41
: bushels of oats."
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral services for the late
William A. Renston will be held
Thursday, Sept. 17th. at two
o’clock P. >1. from the Catholic
I Church
w arning—Artillery Firing
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There will be artillery
firing from a position near
Gold Hill east of Nome,
from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, September 17,
and Friday, September 18.
All craft are warned to
stay out of the waters from
Nome to Cape Nome with
12 miles of the shore.
Residents of Nome are
advised to place pictures
and china so they will not
he damaged bv concussion.
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! STAR AIR ACTIVITIES
—
Ren*. 13 — Frank Whaley to
j Golovin with Frank Glazer and
| to Moses Pt. with two men for
Sommers Construction Co.
Sept. 15 -Whaley to Moses Pt.
with passengers and freight.
Whaley to Beaver Creek with
freight for the Casa do Paga Gold
Dredging Co.
Today — Pilot MacKenzie ar
rived from Anchorage with Miss
Beverly Pettijohn, Mrs. George
Karabelnikoff, Mrs. T. Martin,'
and Velma Kist.
Outgoing passengers were Geo.
Bowers. I. J. Jensen, R. S. Stan
ford and Charles Yeoman.
WIEN AIRLINES
Sept. 14 — Sig Wien arrived
from Fairbanks via points on the
Yukon.
Sept. 15 —Bill Paine made a
trip to Shishmaref with George
Ahgapuk returning to Nome via
I.O't River with R. Sanford and
Teller with Glenn Bj’iggs.
A triv was then made to Bluff
an 1 Solomon with mail.
Today—Bill Paine made a trip
to Teller with Joseph Iyahuk re
turning with a load of express, j
A trip was a bo made to Wht.!
Mt, Council and Golovin with
two pa-sengcrs for Wht. Mt. and
Harold Wien to Golovin and re
turn.
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WILLIAM A. BENSTON
PASSES AWAY
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William A. Benston was born
■ at Ea.tonville, Washington, on
December 9, 1910 and passed ;
away at the Maynard-Columbus
; Hospital n Nome on September
9, 1942 after a ten days attack of ;
1 nephritis.
Graduating from a Portland.
Oregon, high school he attended
the University of Oregon. His
mother, Mrs. C. C. Edgar resides
in Portland. His father, William
J. Benston was one of the early
pioneers of Nome. He has many
relatives through the states of
Oregon and Washington.
“Bill” as he was familiarly !
known, arrived in Nome less j
than a year ago. During that 1
time he made manv friends thru j
I 1
his kindness and his cheerful dis '
position.
On July 3, 1942, he was mar- ;
ried to Miss Connie Mazen at !
Nome and they had just furnish
ed their new home when he was
called.
The sympathy of the entire
1 community' is extended to those
whom he has left behind.
ARMY TAKES OVER
ALASKA RAILROAD
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The Alaska Railroad, formerly
under the Department of the In- j
I terior, has been taken over by i
the United States Army to fur
ther the war effort, it was learn
ed.
The move has been expected
for some time. It is understood
; thaf the personnel will retain its j
status quo.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 667
In the Probate Court For the j
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory i
: of Alaska, Second Division
In The Matter of the Estate of |
JACK SOLOMON, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Ernest Balsiger was upon i
the 22d day of August, 1942, duly ,
appointed administrator of the j
I estate of Jack Solomon, deceas-|
ed, by the Probate Court for the
i Cape Nome Precinct, Second Div
1 Lsion, Territory of Alaska,
i All persons having any claims
against the said estate, are here
by notified and required to pre
sent such claims duly verified to
the undersigned administrator at
the office of O. D. Cochran, At
torney-at-law, in Nome, Alaska,
within six months from the date
of this publication.
Dated this the 22d day of
| August, 1942.
Ernest Balsiger, Administrator
J of the estate of Jack Solomon,
Deceased.
Publish Aug. 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16.
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