Airplane News
Nome Airport
PAA ACTIVITIES
The PAA mail plane which
was delayed in leaving Nome for
Fairbanks took off yesterday
morning and arrived at Fair
banks in the afternoon. Miss
Eileen Stangroom was the only
outgoing passenger.
Yesterday afternoon another
PAA mail plane arrived Nome
from Fairbanks on its regular
Thursday mail schedule. Incom
ing passengers were W. R. H nek
ley and Mr Ojala. The plane re
mained overnight here and took
off this morning on its return
trip to Fairbanks with outgoing
mail. There were no outgoing
passengers.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Pilot S:g Wien left Fairbanks
yesterday enroute Nome via
Lake Minchumina. It is reported
he had three passengers. He was
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expected to return to his Nome
base today but bad weather is
reported this afternoon on the
lower Yukon.
Pilot Jack JefTord is expected
i to arrive this evening from east
i coast poiruts.
Bishop Coadjutor
Be Consecrated
End Of Feb.
PORTLAND. Jan. 20 i/R—'Rev.
Walter Fitzgerald. S. J., head of
the Oregon Province Society of
Jesuits, named Bishop Coadjutor
o4 Alaska, by appointment car
ries the right of succession to
Bishop Crimont, who is nearly
81 years of age.
Catholic authorities said the
idate of the consecration was un
certain but would probably be
conducted at Spokane toward the
end of February.
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Minimum Wage
Alaska Teahers
Set At $1800
JUNEAU. Jan. 20 (/P)—Repre
sentative Coffee introduced in
the House a minimum wage scale
for teachers, as follows; first Div
ision $1800 yearly; 2nd and 4th
.Divisions $2100; and 3rd Div:
sion $1980. Beginning the second
year the pay will increase $45
per annum and teachers now
employed will be credited with
time already taught.
NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Vincent Widney is recup
erating at the hospital from a
recent operation.
Today marks the first commun
ication via telephone service be
tween Philadelphia and New
York, which was begun in 1840.
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The funeral of the late Albert
! Ramsay will take place tomor
' row (Saturday) at 2 p.m. at the
i Federated Church. Rev. Vincent
Widney officiating.
Tonight the Odd Fellows lodge
will hold a social hour following
the regular business meeting, at
which time a banquet luncheon
will be served the newly initiat
ed members of the order.
Mr. Ojala, who had the mis
fortune to injure his eye last fall
while working for the Hammon
Company, and who flew to Fair
banks for further treatment, was
a returning passenger yesterday
on the PAA mail plane.
Miss Eileen Stangroom, steno
| grapher for the U. S. S. R. & M.
Co., Nome Department, and
charming daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stuart Stangroom, left yes
terday on the PAA mail plane
for the States via Fairbanks. Miss
Stangroom is taking a well earn
I ed vacation after which she will
return to her position with the
local mining company here.
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Mrs. Grover Andree was ten
dered an afternoon luncheon to
day at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Russell Maynard. Mrs. An
dree was a returning passenger
to Nome to join her husband, af- i
ter a two months visit with rel
atives in Seattle, and described
her return trip via plane as one.
of the most enjoyable events of
her career.
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Tickets for the President’s Ball
and entertainment to be given
Jan. 28th will go on sale the first;
of the coming week. Dr. Thomas.
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Morcom will make a short talk j
on how the money thus derived i
thru this 'benefit ball helps to- j
ward controlling infantile para
lysis. Other entertainment num-j
bers will 'be on the program
which will also be enlightening
and as well as enjoyable.
The Camera Club which ca 1-1
ed together camera enthusias's
about a week ago at which time!
a large attendance was on hand, i
will meet again next Monday)
night at 7:30 at the C ty Hall.]
Business to be considered will
be the adoption of a constitu-I
tion and by-laws, nomination
and possibly election of officers,
and outlining the season’s act
ivities.
Are you keeping abreast of the;
telegraphic news from Juneau
and Washington, as well as the
local news and world-wide hap
penings, in the Nome Nugget?
Are you doing your part to help
support a local newspaper or are
you subscribing for newspapers
and magazines from the States
and reading your neighbors lo
cal paper? Ask yourself if you
are.
Tomorrow night, the Pioneers
of Alaska Igloo No. 1 will give a
social card party and dance at
IOOF Hall. This will be the pre
ceeding game before the com-!
mencement of the Pioneer series]
for grand trophies to be awarded;
at the conclusion of the winter’s
social activities. Good fellow
ship, good card players, good
music, good dancing and good
old pioneer refreshments, assur
ed all who attend.
W. R. Hinckley, bookkeeper
for the Nome Motor Company,
returned to Nome yesterday af
ternoon via P A A mail plane,
after a vacation trip and visiting1
relatives in the States, going asi
far as Texas. Mr. Hinckley re
ports business conditions much
improved in the States, but glad
to get back to old Nome, where
one does not have to catch rail
road trains and dodge street cars
and autos. He also states that
considerable new business will,
be coming to Nome in a minings
way this spring and summer.
On page three of today’s is-i
sue, the Nugget is publishing an;
article of activities of skiing in j
the first division, and now that'
Nome is about to organize a Ski'
Club, it would be well for all |
those interested to read this ar
ticle, details of which are given
by an expert. The committee
authorized by the Chamber of:
Commerce to organize a club,:
state that announcement will be I
made soon requesting all those!
interested in skiing to meet to-1
gather and decide what they!
wish to do in the matter of or-j
ganizing. Nome has practically j
everything necessary in the way)
of snow, mountains, long stretch- j
es across country and possibly j
natural ski high jumping places;
already in their natural setting,)
much more so than southeastern)
Alaska towns, and we should get)
busy and get in on this exilerat- j
ing sport.
Baseball News
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Sparked by the excellent pitch J
ing of Lincoln Ost and aided by
the perfect scoring record of Bob
Barnett, the newly organized
Nome baseball team jumped into,
championship picture with an 8
to 7 decision over last year’s I
champion Alaskans. The game;
was hard fought. Both pitchers;
struck out 11 men but Willoyai
of the Alaskans walked six men
as against one for Ost. To most)
of the fans the game was a start
ling upset.
In the second game, Hammons
had little trouble with the Com-1
mercials until the sixth inning |
when a nine run Commercial
rally nearly won the game. The
final score showed 14 for Ham
mons, ten for the Commercials.
A large crowd witnessed both
Hashes.
Next Wednesday’s games pits
Hammon against Nome and the
Alaskans against the Commer- [
Hals. The games will start at 8;
3’clock as usual.
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Anchorage
Fur Rendevouz
(By Kay J. Kennedy)
Anchorage, (Special)—Georgia
Balls and Jeanne Laurence, An
chorage Fur Rendezvous Com
mittee for the Queen and Style
shows, announced the candidates
for the Queen. A queen, maid of
honor and six iadies-in-w>aiting
will be selected to participate in
the colorful coronation ceremon
ies at the Trappers’ Ball.
Each candidate selects her own
sponsor or committee.
Candidates are as Follows:
Mary Margaret Abercrombie
Sally Edmunds
Edith Goodwin
Clella Strutz
Aleoyn Anderson
Bonnie Martin
Bertha Brown
Irma Wahl
Evelyn Boekoven
Ruth Sherwood
Doris Dool
Hazel Seaborg
Evelyn Landstrom
Bonnie Bell
Maxine O’Donnell
Margaret Culver
Dora Jane Longacre
The winner is to be sent to the
Fairbanks Ice Carnival as Miss
Anchorage.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
L O. O. F.
NOME LODGE NO. A-t
Meets every Friday, 8 p.m.
Social following meeting
Odd Fellows Building
MIDNIGHT SUN
Rebekah Lodge
Initiation, Jan. 25th
No. 3-A. I.O.O.F.
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday's
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 P. aL
L. O. O. M.
No. 1412
Next Meeting
Monday, January 30th
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 P. BL
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Rendezvous plans are going
forward rapidly and with the
opening day only five weeks
away, interest is beginning to
crystallize. Furs are arriving,
reservations Eire being made and
the sports program is shaping
up. It looks like a Big Event.
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Anchorage, (Special)—Wildlife
Agent Jack O’Connor received a
wire from Executive Officer F.
Dufresne of the Alaska Game
Commission, making inquiry as
to date of fur auction at the An
chorage iFur Rendezvous in or
der that the confiscated furs to
be auctioned at the Rendezvous
may be properly advertised and
the furs sent here in plenty of
time. Agent O’Connor replied
that the fur sales would take
place Fob. 20th, according to the
Rendezvous Committee.
Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 13.
Dr. W. A. Kystrom
DENTIST
Pint Avenue West
Phone Main tt
thoo. R. Lyons In D. Often
Lyons & Orton
Attorneys At Law
Rooms 918-921 Alaska BoHdlng
Seattle, Washington
Pioneer Water Co.
Arrange Now for Your Winter
....Delivery of Fresh Spirkltag_
Spring Water. *"t
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NELSON and BULLOCK
Phone Black 44
CHAS. CAVEY
Has Opened A Liquor Store
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Beers.
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