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Notice to Republicans
All Repubicans in the Second Division are
invited to attend a meeting in the City Hall at
Nome at 9 p.m. March 1st to perfect a Republican
Party Divisional organization, select a Divisional
Committeeman, recommend names for Precinct
Committeemen, and transact such other business
as may seem necessary.
By Republican Primary Candidates and
Present Republican Senator
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City Council
Met Monday
A regular meeting of the Nome
City Council was held Monday
evening with Wm H Kelsey as
acting mayor in the chair. Re
ports of committees were meagre
and the main subject of discus
sion was the question of install
irg the foundation for the new
addition to the public school
building an appropriation of $10,
000 for which was made by the
1039 session of the Alaska legis
lature.
The council voted to blueprint
the proposed plans hold a spec
ial meeting for voting their ap
proval and then proceed to the
calling of bids for installing the
I foundation.
The Council also voted action
( on the question of the ringing of
1 the curfew stating that it should
commence next Monday evening
I and that it continue nightly from
| then on.
City Attorney Sullivan brought
up the question of the shortage!
; of coal in Nome and the proposal
that the city cooperate with
Harvey Starling of the Office of
Indian Affairs in making avail
able to the pubic approximately
15 tons of coal which that office
now htas and which apparently
will not be enought to last thru
the winter. It was understood
that that Indian Affairs school1
! might be converted to oil heat
and in that way the city might1
be able to take over the coal now
' on hand with the understanding
of replacing it with oil. At the
j next meeting it is expected that
i something definite will be ar
ranged.
No further business coming
before the council the meeting
was adjourned.
Fresh Killed Beef at Polet’s
j CARNIVAL SATURDAY TO
BE GRAND AFFAIR
The Carnival set for Saturday
March 2nd will certainly be a
g: la entertainment one long to
| be remembered by those who at
i tend and much regretted by the
j few who absent themselves. The
j committee sincerely hopes that
I you will not be among the lat
! ter. All sub-committees have re
ported that everything is in readi
ness for the big event and they
promise that a big time will be
had by all.
The new gafes obtained by the
committee will add greatly to
the enjoyment of a very interest
ing and unusual evening of en
tertainment. In the Friday issue
| of this paper there will be a
I print program of the entertain
ment features to be given songs
dances acts etc in quick succes
sion by a galaxy of the greatest
stars and talent obtainable by
the carnival scouts.
The music for the dance will
be by the two charming artists
' of the Nevada orchestra the dasc
' ing to begin directly following
the program.
At the bewitching hour of mid
night the queen contest will close
and your queen will be crowned
and presented with her wardrobe
round trip to Fairbanks first
prize loving cup and Miss Nome
banner etc and the winner of the
drawing for the round trip tick
et to Fairbanks will be present
ed with his ticket by the new
queen. Therefore be it resolved
that with all due respect to the
past your carnival committee has
set its aim and endeavor to give
the fun-loving public the great
est thrill of a lifetime and for
that the program and dancing
has been designed for pleasant
| listening and delightful surpise.
I Bring your friends come early
stay late relax and have a good
time. Not an idle moment some
thnig doing every second from
the timo the doors open till clos
ing time. Don’t miss the fun.
The latest count in the queen
contest was:
Margaret Scott . 6,700
Constance Mazen . 4,300
NEWS ITEMS
On account of shortage of feed
the Walsh Dairy was compelled
to slaughter one of their fine ani
mals. The meat will be on sale
; at the Polet Meat Market.
Deputy Marshal Walter J Dowd
left today via Ferguson Airways
for Kotzebue to pick up an in
sane native boy named James
Stanley. He is expected to bring
him to the federal jail at Nome
this evening. The boy was found
guilty following a sanity hearing
I held yesterday at Kotzebue.
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The Nome Nugget today re
j ceived a telegram from the Fair
banks News-Miner asking for a
photo of Miss Nome and a sketch
for local publications at Fair
j banks. The matter was turned
over to the Queen Contest Com
; mittee.
Frank P Williams operator of
a trading store at St. Michael
and the owner of the coastwise
mail boat "Meteor” accompanied
! by his agent Herb W Johnson ar
j rived Nome Monday from St.
Michael to confer with Chas W
Burdick head of the Reindeer Ac
quisition Unit regarding the sale
I of reindeer owned by Mr Wil
liams. Mr Johnson is U S Com
missioner at St. Michael.
Arriving from Kotzebue and
the north Monday afternoon
were Clarke Andreson and Jack
Chisholm two of Alaska’s most
well-known “knights of the grip”
They came to Nome with Pilot
King of the Ferguson Airways
and have already been through
j the Kuskokwim and lower Yu
kon sections and are ready to
leave tomorrow on their return
by way of Fairbanks and the
interior.
Mr. Andresonhandles accounts
' for Hunt & Mottet Tacoma hard
ware concern and the Zellerbach
Paper Co of which this newspap
er is the farthest north customer
of newsprint and paper stocks.
Mr Chisholm handels accounts
for West Coast Groceries and oth
: er wholesale concerns.
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United States Marshal B B Mo
zee made a trip to Fortuna Ledge
| Tuesday via Mirow Air Service
Lockheed plane and returned
with Pete Knutson bound over
to the Grand Jury on a charge
| of rape by US Commissioner
Danzig of that locality.
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NOTICE
There will be an Anual Meet
ing for all members of the Arc
tic Club March 4 at 8 pm at the
City Hall.
Write to your friends and rela
lives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
augh Stationery. They’ll get a big
-lick out of it.
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STRANGE —Cigar - smoking
George Sand, woman novelist
and sweetheart of Chopin, was
impersonated at N. Y. musi
cians' benefit by Mrs. Harrison
Tweed (above). A novelist using
name of Michael Strange, she
i was once Mrs. John Barrymore.
Mirovv Air Service
Activities
, Monday — Fred Chambers re
turned from Unalakleet complet
ing the down river run. Mrs Ed
mundson wras a passengers from
Shaktoolik to Dime Landing.
Frank Degnan from Golovin to
Nome.
Fred Chambers made a trip to
American Creek with a load of
freight.
Pilot Sasseen arrived from An
chorage with Frank Williams
and a load of express.. He had as
passengers from Unalakleet Herb
Johnson and George Butler.
Tuesday — Sasseen made a
j round-trip to Marshall with Ben
Mozee and Pete Knudson as a
return passenger.
Wednesday —.Sasseen left for
Anchorage with Frank Williams
[ George Butler ad Fred Glover.
Jaak Jefford left Wednesday
with th'e Reindeer Acquisition
Unit for Unalakleet St. Michael
Deering and Candle.
Wednesday — Fred Chambers
made an emergency trip to Coun
! cil for Mrs Ost accompanied by
Mr Ost.
Later Chambers left for down
coast mail run and had as pas
sengers George Geomalis and
j Frank Degnan.
NOTICE
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The Poll Book Is now open in
the office of the City Clerk for
the Registration of Voters at the
Annual City Election to be held
April 2, 1940. '
M J Walsh, City Clerk
to wear a Tailored Lady slip,
fashioned by Eastern Isles. It
will make your dresses hang
beautifully and delight you with
its accurate easy fit that was
‘mannikin tested’ for perfect mea
surments before it left the fac
tory. So easy to launder in Lux
too.
Pure silk and Bemberg sayon sat
in in Blushrose or White. Regul
ar length sizes 32 to 44.
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