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VOL. 41 No. 119 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY Oct 12 1938 Price per Copy During Queen Contest-10 cent*.
Woman Believed Murdered Kodiak
British Gov’t Planning Put Nation On War Footing
Forest Between Canada and U. S. Border Is Aflame
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Youth Learns of
Mother s Murder
By His Father
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SEATTLE, Oct. 11, UP)—Orval
Hallett, aged 25, experienced a
shock when informed that his
father Gene,of the Kodiak Island
Fisheries and wireless operator,
was arrested on a charge of mur
dering Mrs. Hallett who had
been an invalid the last month.
Young Hallett told interview
ers that he “saw his mother last
' t April when she left here for
V- Alitak and expected to visit
there for a time before going to
join Dad. They were married
thirty-two years and so far as I
know, there was no trouble”.
Reports from Kodiak and rew
ard said Mrs. Hallett has been
missing since September 14th,
the authorities and a dozen small
boats are dragging Larsen Bay
for her body.
Hallett has been transferred to
% the maiidand to await the action
of the Valdez grand jury on a
first degree rreurder charge next
month.
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reporta,
^ Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
* Location Notices. Vouchers,
Special Power of Attorney forms
COLLEGE plays at Ini*
versity of Washington were step
ping stone to film work for Mimi
l.ilygren, "discovered" in Seattle
by film scout.
Spanish Attacking
HENDAYE, Spain, Oct. 11, </P)
—Government dispatches report
ed their militiamen were attack
ing successfully in three sectors
on tre Ebro River front in east
ern Spain, apparently intended
to cover the withdrawal of for
eign volunteers which reports
from Barcelona said might be
finished this week.
The actual withdrawal of in
ternational fighters from the Eb
ro River front began yesterday
at almost the same time as the
government forces increased the
intensity of the attack.
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ROYAL RUSH along Venice sands occupies Holland's Crown
Princess Juliana, who vacationed in Italy with Prince Bernhard.
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Fire Raging On
Canadian border
Takes Toll Lives
UNDATED, Oct. 12. bP;—Air
planes, National Guard trucks,
and thousands of men today pat
rolled the ravaged Canadian bor
der district between northern
Minnesota and Ontario on the
20th anniversary of a fire that
took one hundred lives.
Although scattered showers and
lower temperatures greatly im
proved conditions, authorities de
clared the weary fire fighters
were still watching the blazes
from the Waroad mine eastward
on both sides of the border to
prevent new outbreaks of fires
which have already claimed sev
enteen lives.
About thirty persons including
one whole family are missing in
Dance township, Ontario, north
of Fort Francis where a fire yes
terday killed fourteen settlers.
Three men lost their lives fight
ing blazes on the Minnesota side
of the border.
New Chief Of
Army Air Corps
Been Appointed
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12. -
President Roosevelt appointed
Brigadier General Henry Arnold,
pioneer military flier, to the post
of Chief of the U. S. Army Air
Corps and elevated him to the
new rank of Major General.
He succeeds Oscar Westover,
who was killed in the Burbank,
California crash, recently.
The new assistant will be Col.
Walter Kilner, chief of staff, gen
eral headquarters of the air for
ce, Langley Field, Va.
Arnold Been To Alaska
The new Chief of the Air Corps
has pioneered some epochal
flights for the Army of recent
years.
In the summer 1936, Major
General Arnold led 12 Douglas
bombing planes, known as “fly
ing fortresses” from the United
States to Alaska, where they bas
ed at Fairbanks, indulging in an
extensive project of aerial photo
graphy, of the area about Fair
banks and the Yukon river Vall
ey. Due to the lateness of the
season the bombers were unable
to come to Nome, it was announc
ed at that time, to record aerial
maps of this section.
Chief Arnold is an ardent sup
porter of advancement of mili
tary aircraft in Alaska. He was
strong in his support for the es
tablishment of a central base at
Fairbanks, with subordinate bas
es located at Nome, Anchorage,
and other points thruout the Ter
ritory.
Alaska can look forward to in- 1
creased interest in military avia
tion under the regime of Major j
General Arnold as Chief of the
U. S. Army Air Corps.
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THE KEGOAYAH KOZGA
Lending Library, is located at
Polet’s Branch Store. Book ren
tal ten cents a week.
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AS HOST TO BRITAIN’S RULERS, American Financier J. P. Morgan entertained
King George and Queen Flizabeth at his Gannochy lodge (above) in Angus. Scotland. The king was
especially interested in the grouse shooting over Mr. Morgan's “Punch Bowl." reputed the best grouse
drive in Scotland. Banker Morgan has long been a neighbor of the queen's father.
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City Council Goes
Strong Control
Over Radios
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A meeting of the Nome City
Council was held at the city hall
Monday evening. Oct. 10th with
a full attendance of councilman,
excepting one vacant seat, due
to the resignation of Emerson
Bassett.
Routine matters were disposed
of in regular order, including the
approval of bills payable in the
amount of $1,000.00.
Thos. Givan, secretary of the
newly formed Nome Radio Club
addressed the council regarding
the necessity of radio supervision
and on behalf of the Radio Club
recommended the passing of a
new ordinance requiring the re
gistration of all radios. This or
dinance was promptly introduc
ed and passed, a copy of which
appears in this issue of the Nome
Nugget.
John Blanksma, construction
superintendent for the McDonald
Construction Co., contractors er
ecting Nome’s new federal build
ing, appeared before the council
regarding a certain amount of
fire main pipe which his comp
any had previously borrowed.
The matter was discussed at some
length with a probable compro
mise in the offing.
A report was received from
Mrs. Ida Sprenger, Territorial
Health Nurse for the Nome ar
ea, covering her departmental act
ivities for the month of Sept.
Chief W W Laws likewise ren
dered his monthly report on pol
ice and fire activities. x
The next regular meeting of
the council will be held on Mon
day. Oct. 24th.
British To Place
Reserves On A
Set Basis
LONDON, Oct. 11th. (VP)—The
British government's decision to
put its volunteer home defense
forces on a regular army footing
met with widespread enthusias
tic response. The Territorial
force of about two hundred
thousand men are to undergo
complete reorganization as a con
sequence of the weakness noted
during the mobilization of anti
aircraft coastal units during the
Czechoslavakia crisis.
New anti-tank, anti-aircraft,
and motorcycle units are to be
added.
During the period of the Queen
Contest, extra copies of the Nug
get may be purchased from the
route carniers on the streets for
10 cents per copy, and at the
Nugget Office for 10 cents.
Proof of Labor Blanks can now
be had at the Nugget office.
Nome Couple Wed
Monday Eve
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In the beautifully decorated
living room of the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Kenneth Rude, in the pres
ence of intimate friends, Rever
end Vincent Widney united Miss
Geraldine Rude and Mr. Carl
Wourinen in the holy bonds of
matrimony
The young couple were attend
ed by Miss Jean Mozee as brides
maid and Mr. Wm. O’Mara as
best man,
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The bride, one of Nome’s love
liest young ladies, has resided
here with her parents since com
ing to Nome in 1931, and has
grown to young-womanhood sin
ce her arrival here in her early
teen age.
The groom has been prominent
ly connected with Nome's busi
ness life for the past several
years. The happy young couple
have taken an apartment in the
Rowe building, where they will
be at home to their many friends.
Came Ward. Here
Game Commissioner Grenwold
Collins, flying his own two-place
airplane, arrived at Nome today
on official business in connection
with the enforcement of Terri
torial Game Laws. He expects to
remain in this section several
days.
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WHERE THEY CO, HE COES! Thus decided Ricordo Ilolt, 20. honor graduate of Fair
liavrn. Mass., high school, who voluntarily quit the United States from Boston in order to remain
with parents (above), Mr. and Mrs. William Holt. They were depori.d to their native En-! s;U. Immi
gration authorities declared the couple entered U S. from Canada illegally in 1023. x