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LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
STANDARD OIL
PRODUCTS
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
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Fund For Buying
Strategic Alaska
Metals Increased
Territorial Commissioner of
j Mines B D. Stewart announced
that the Metals Reserve Com
pany, a subsidiary of the RFC,
, has authorized an increase of
| from $10,000 to $30,000 in the
I purchase fund for buying strat
i egic metals in Alaska on the spot
Mr. Stewart is the purchasing
1 agent for the government com
I pany, and offices a Fairbanks are
now set up ready to purchase an
i timony, tin, tungsten, and mer
cury. Anchorage and Ketchikan
: offices of the Territorial Depart
ment of Mines are now able to
; purchase concentrates or mater
ial ground fine enough so that
| regrinding is not required, and
; mercury.
The Metals Reserve Company
j also has agreed to extend the
purchase agreement for one year
so that producers and sellers will
; be assured of the price schedule
i now in effect lasting until De
cember 31, 1943.
Miners Furlough'd
From Armed Units
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WASHINGTON — Four thou
sand miners have already been
furloughed to vital mining oper
ations, the War Department an
; nounced. Others in the armed ser
vices may soon be released to
industry and agriculture when
hit senate passes the 18 and 19
year-old draft bill.
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson revealed that the trans
fer of older soldiers began last
January. At present the War
Department is resurveying the
older men in the army as to
physical condition for combat
j and for technical qualifications
with the view of releasing some.
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FOR SALE
Large porcelain bath tub with
shower attached.
One lavatory sink.
Dinette table and 6 chairs and
a two-leaf serving table.
One 7-tube, long wave Philco
radio in good condition.
Howard ironing board with in
sulated iron stand.
I AJ1 copper large wash boiler.
One 53-gallon heavy galvaniz
ed iron water tanks.
One three-quarter heavy iron
1 bedstead, one Simmons coil
| spring and one three-quarters
mattress.
| A full 152 piece iVIeito china
; dinner set. Service for 12. Open
stock. Reasonable.
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY
Write to your friends and rela
| tives on the ‘Outside,’ using Sou*
lough Stationery They’ll get a
; big kick out ot it
I Calvin Pool
Returns Juneau
Official Trip
After being absent for t w n
months on OPA work in the In
terior, Northern and Westward
section of the Territory, Calvin
Pool, Assistant Director and Or
ganizational Officer for OPA re
, turned to Juneau,
j Mr. Pool went from Juneau to
; Fairbanks and proceeded to
Nome where lie organized price
control among the merchants. In
Anchorage, his next stop, he re
established price control and
held a meeting with merchants.
Meetings were held and organiz
ational work was also done by
Mr. Pool in Seward, Valdez and
; Cordova.
From Cordova. Mr. Pool re
turned to Anchorage and both
j there and in Fairbanks establish
led district offices.
“While merchants were coop
erative in all communities I vis-,
ited. Cordova had by far the:
i highest percentage of eompli
| ance," Mr. Pool said.
Merchants and business people '
throughout the Interior were
very busy, Mr. Pool said. One
<f the chief difficulties he en
countered was the delay in trans
portation. caused both by conges- :
ion and the bad weather prevail
ing in many secions of Alaska, j
Mrs. Mildred R Hermann, Di
rector of OPA in Alaska, delay |
"d h r deoarture for Washington
D C., until Mr. Pool’s return.
Man Weds-Then
Info Army
FAIRBANKS — Arthur Iver
Smith wanted a marriage license
“right now” at the U. S. Commis
; sioner’s office, and then he tele
phoned the Rev. N. Harry Cham
plin, asking if he could be mar
ried “right now.”
The reason—Smith was due to
be inducted into the Army in
45 minutes.
He was married by the Pres
byterian minister, to Barbara
Anita Wroe. also of Fairbanks.
Arthur W. Hedman was a wit
ness to the ceremony.
The license had been applied
for at Circle Springs.
$500 Fine Paid
By Fairbanks
Gambler
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i Adrian “Lefty” Albin, pleaded
guilty in U. S. Commissioner
Eleanor Ely’s court in Fairbanks
t and paid a fine of $500 as a result
of his being discovered running
| a crap game at, the Wagon Wheel
j The raid was made by Deputy
; U. S. Marshals Frank Chapados
i and Pat O’Connor. There weny
; six patrons of Albin’s gambling
; game. Their names were taken
in the eventuality that they
. would have been called as wit
! nesses.
Marriage Lasts
Only Eight Days
A marriage in which the coup
! le lived togther only eight days
1 before separating was severed
j recently in Fairbanks (by United
; States District Judge Harry
| Pratt when he granted a divorce
to Mrs. Lena Hughes, a native
of Nulato.
She and John C. Hughes, a
laborer down river, were mar
ried at Nulato August 2. The wo
man, whose suit was unopposed,
asserted to justify her grounds
of incompatibility that they had
| quarreled repeatedly.
J Hughes was accused of being
“inconsiderate of her feelings,
critical and fault-finding with
her, without any cause on her
part.”
Now is the time to Iook over
your job printing needs for the
spring and summer. The Nug
I get Office will be glad to consult
| with you as to your wants and
j prices on same.
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JACKETS MADE TO INDIVIDUAL STYLE
SELECTION & PERSONAL MEASUREMENTS
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PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS. Inc.
Announces Schedules Flight
Nome to Fairbanks
Five Times Weekly
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Fairbanks to Seattle
LODESTAR AND DOUGLAS I). C. 3. SERVICE
Daily Schedules
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Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
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FRONT STREET. NOME
FOR SALE
Ladies bicycle, balloon tires,
! front wheel brake, spring side
stand. I,ate model. Practically
! new. Inquire at Nome Nugget.
FOR SALE
“Leaf Glassware” 12 each —
! water tumblers, wine, cocktail
i and sherbet glasses. Reasonable.
| Inquire Nome Nugget.
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AMERICA ON GUARDJ
Above if a reproduction of the
Treasury Department’s Defense
Savings Poster, showing an exact
duplication of the original “Minute
Man” statue by famed sculptor
Daniel Chester French. Defense
1 Bonds and Stamps, on sale at your
bank or post office, are a vital part
of America’s defense preparations.
FOR SALE
Paii1 of skiis, poles, ski press,
excellent make and practically
i new.