THE NOME NUGGET
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Relatives of Mrs.
A. J. Dimond In
Air Raided Area
Mrs. Andre Colback, a sister
of Mrs. Anthony J. Dimond, and
a former resident of Valdez, ex
perienced the dread, horror and
anxiety of an airplane raid dur
ing the German invasion of
Trance.
Mr. and Mrs. Collback and I
their three children, Lillian,
Guiette and Jacques, were in the
invaded area, and spent the days
hiding in the woods when the
dreaded and destructive airplan
es passed overhead dropping
bombs Si shooting machine guns.
As they were passing through a
village one evening a man was
showing them a place to sleep
when the Germans launched an
attack. The stranger guided them
towards a little forest to hide in
the trees.
In running toward the trees a
bomb fell 20 feet in front of
them. Mrs. Colback heard it com
ing, as bombs whistle in falling
through the air. She said: “It is
too late, it is for us.” The gentle
man who was guiding them to
what he thought was a place of
safety, "Do not be afraid.” At
that moment the bomb exploded
and the poor man was split en
tirely from his waist down.
Mrs. Colback, who had her
daughter Lillian in her annte.
threw’ herself on the ground. A
email piece of shrapnel went thru
■her daughter’s left foot. Mr. Col
back had all the back of his left
band cut open. He had the two
other children, Guiette and Jac
ques, with him, and threw them
behind him before the bomb ex
ploded, so nothing happened to
them. An ambulance came and |
took Mr. Colback and the injured
daughter to a military hospital
not far away, and Mrs. Colback
was left alone in the woods all
night, not knowing where her
husband had been taken.
All that night and the next
day the village was heavily
bombed by the Germans. The
following morning Mrs. Colback
started to look for her injured
husband and daughter. Because
the American born Mrs. Colback
speaks French with an accent
and looked like a stranger, a po
liceman arrested her on the hu
miliating suspicion that she was
a German spy. Fortunately, Mrs.
Colback had with her papers
which established her idenity,
but she was released only after
being interrogated in three po
lice courts relative to her citizen
ship status and her mission in
France.
While Mrs. Colback was search
ing for her husband and daugh
ter, airplanes again started a ma
chine gun bombardment of the
village. A policeman helped her
and her two children who had
escaped injuries to find a place
of safety by creeping along two
streets to a basement in a bak
ery shop. The generous baker
supplied them with hot buns to
eat while they awaited a cessa
tion of the aerial bombardment.
“One has the feeling of a beast
in the forest with hunters after
you,” said Mrs. Colback in her
graphic account of the harrow
ing airplane attacks.
At the time of writing (June
10) Mr. and Mrs. Colback and
children were in the far end of
, France, close to Spain, about
[600 miles from Paris, and not
[far from the world renowned
Shrine of Lourdes.
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PIUS XII GRIEVES
AT CRUEL WAR
VATICAN CITY, Oct. 3—Pope
Pius, speaking of war in the sac
red Roman Rota, suggested that
the Divine Providence which giv
es and takes away empires judge
the present conflict in a different
light than that of history.
Without explaining what that
judgement might be, Pope Pius
said: "The Lord, with justice
and mercy, strike down, lifts up.
gives and takes away empires,
cancels them and buries their
names under piles of ruins.”
The Pontiff declared the cruel
war is increasing his “anxiety
for a just peace” and urged hear
ers to pray for peace.
UNLIMITED AID TO BRITAIN
MAY BE POSTPONED
WASHINGTON, Oct. — Senat
or Alben W. Barkley said it ap
peared impossible that the Sen
ate will act at this session on
the proposal sanctioning unre
stricted financial aid to Britain.
He said the resolution will cause
a lot of debate and for that rea
son action at this time will be
impossible.
The proposal was offered by
Senator Wm. H. King to exempt
Britain from the limitation of the
present neutrality and other laws
such as prohibiting loans to bel
ligerent or debt defaulting na
tions.
NEW TAX MEASURE IS
UP BEFORE CONGRESS
WASHINGTON—Congress put
the billion dollar excess profits
tax bill at the head of the cal
endar after the Senate and
House committee had finished a
redrafted measure.
The revised bill includes a
boost of the normal corporation
income tax rate from the pres
ent 20 9-10 to 24 percent. The in
come tax increase will be in add
ition to the 25 to 50 percent ex
cess profits levy provided in the
bill.
The bill will apply to the 1940
corporation income. Special low
er income tax rates on corpora
tions earnings, less $20,000 are
not affected in the income tax
increases.
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X Fair Building Open 2:00 P.M —Grand Opening 8:00 P.M. X
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X Forenoon: Judging of Exhibits X
X Fair Building Opens 2:00 P.M. — Children Costume Pa- X
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X Fair Hall Open From 2:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Y
X SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 8:00 P. M. Y
X FEATURING SPECIAL PROGRAM Y
X Crowning of Queen Y
X PRIZE AWARDS — GRAND BALL — CARNIVAL X
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FAIR NOTES
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NOME’S SEVENTH ANNUAL
FAIR OPENS
Yesterday at 2:00 p.m. Nome’s
Seventh Annual Fair opened its
doors, and during the afternoon
and evening a capacity crowd
visited the Fair building viewing
the various exhibits housed in
three large rooms containing 17
booths—crowding the large ball
room where a two-hour program
of home grown movies were
shown, and several times filling
the dining room here light re
freshments were served.
A delightful band concert was
given by our excellent Nome Hi
School Band—and as this feature
is again scheduled on tonight’s
program it would be advisable
to get to the Fair building by
8:00 if you desire to hear this
fine local talent organization per
form.
It was a gala opening, and on
ly a fore runner of tonight’s act
ivities. Tonight, Friday, the
doors open at 7 o’clock. The child
ren’s masquerade will start j
promptly at 7:30. Following this!
comes the band concert and an-1
other fine program of amateur
movies—with time between ev
ents and afterwards for the view
ing and inspection of exhibits.
This forenoon judges and di
vision superintendents devoted 1
several hours in judging all ex- j
hibits. Due to the large number
of exhibits and the considerable j
detail work involved, before all
prizes and awards can be pro
perly prepared, announcement
will be made through the Nugget
as to when they will be ready. |
The Fair building will be open
Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 5.30
p.m. On Saturday night, under
the auspices of the Fair, a fine
big stage show featuring some 15
skits and acts will be given at
the High School Auditorium.
Following the show, which starts
promptly at 8:30, the big dance
and carnival begins —with var
ious features added for your en
joyment.
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A Delightful Comedy For Old and Young
and CHARLEY CHASE in “MANY SAPPY RETURNS”
ONE SHOW SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. Adm. 55# ft 85#
“FOUR DAUGHTERS”
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“WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN”
with HERBERT MARSHALL — VIRGINIA BRUCE
One Fought For Love — The Other To Destroy It
also “TWO SHADOWS” and “KING VULTURE”
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