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VOL. 41. No. 31. NOME. ALASKA. MONDAY. March 13, 1939 Pr*e Der Copy i«
Army and Nazi Troopers Move Toward Czechs
Irene Reenstrom, Seward Girl, Elected Miss Alaska
1 Germany May
Intervene In
Czechoslovakia
UNDATED, March 13 UP)—Of
ficial Nazi disclosures that Ger
many will intervene in the Czech
1 oslovak issue caused new fear
and tension in central Europe as
signs of peace reappeared in
Spain.
The Foreign Office spokesman
indicated in Berlin that even if
only a diplomatic step was taken
in the conflict between the Czech
oslovakian government and agit
ators for Slovak independence,
the language would be sharp and
unequivocal.
It was acknowledged in the
note that not only brownshirt
and blackshirt troopers but also
army detachments are moving
southeast and declared however,
that they were merely enroute
to participate in a parade in Vien
na, Wednesday, when Hitler is
to appear at the celebration of
the German annexation of Aus
tria a year ago today.
The Nazi press used phrases
reminiscent of the attacks on
Czechoslovakia during the Sudet
en German crisis last September.
Vienna radio stations broadcast
anti-Czech propaganda including
a crgRatft speech by Dr. Ferdi
nand Burcansky, Slovak Com
munications minister ousted Fri
day by Czechoslovak President
Hacha of the Slovak autonomous
government. Premier Tiso was al
* so dismissed.
Appoint Secretary
VATICAN CITY, March 10 </P)
— The Pope appointed Luigi
Maglione, former Nuncio to Par
is. as Vatican Secretary of State,
9 the position which as Cardinal
PacellL, the Pontiff himself, fill
ed under Pope Pius XI.
PIONEER CARD PARTY
.Monday, March 13, 9:15 p.m.
I O O F HALL
Refreshments Adm. 50
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Buy them by the bundle, Use
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at The Nome Nugget.
•OFF DUTY’ (from his
kingly chores. Farouk of Egypt
hunts near Cairo, wearing a suit
with bellows pockets. King Fa*
rouk recently became the father
of a baby girl.
Two Russians
Convicted And
Branded as Spies |
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LOS ANGELES, March 11 <JP>
—Two Russian natives, Mikhail j
Gorin, 34., Pacific Coast manager |
of a Russian travel agency and
Hafis Salicy 33, a naturalized j
American, whose ability as a lin- j
guist earned him an appointment i
to the intelligence service three!
■ years ago, were convicted of giv ;
i ing confidential information to |
i the Soviets, also of conspiracy,j
] and were branded as spies, des- :
; pite their claims that they act-1
ed for the mutual benefit of thej
United States and the Soviets in ;
: exchanging the information.:
which was regarding Japan.
The documents mentioned dut' j
ing the trial included the descrip
lion of an acid solution which re-i
acts against the metal of battle-,
I ship hulls when placed in salt,
i water.[
Gov. Vetoes
$5,800 Bill For
Bank Examiner
JUNEAU, March 11 f/P>—Gov
ernor Troy vetoed the House bill
appropriating $5,0(K) to pay bank
examiners. The Governor wrote
that inasmuch as the .bill for tax
ing banks failed to pass, this
would leave banks without any
taxation and would amount to a
gift of $5,000 per biennium, a dir
eet contribution to the banks of
Alaska.
Treasurer Olson reports that
only $4840 is left out of the
$85,000 deficiency appropriation
made over a month ago for the
wolf and coyote bounties, but be
fore it is gone there will he avail
able the $165,000 which the L.eg
islature just appropriated for the
next biennium, so that claims
will be paid promptly.
Massachusetts
Wins Right Tax
The Green Estate
WASHINGTON, March 13 </P»
— The State of Massachussetts
won in the Supreme Court, its
contest with three other states,
its right to collect the inherit
ance tax of thirty six million dol,
Jars from the estate left by Col.
Edward Green to his son, and
daughter, Hetty.
The Court decided that Massa-:
chussetts was the legal domicile!
of Green when he died In 1936.
Massachusetts claimed almost
five and a half million dollars
in taxes. The Federal govern
ment has already collected sev
enteen and half million dollars.
Two Kinds of Claims
It is very important to distin
guish between a lode and a pla
cer deposit... If a deposit is lode,
it should be staked as a lode
claim; If it is placer, it should be
staked as a placer claim... If both
» lode and a placer deposit are
found in the same area, it should
be located as both a placer and
i lode claim.
RARELY PHOTOGRAPHED SINCE HER MARRIAGE to Prince Philip of Hesse
in 1925, Princess Mafalda, the second daughter ot Italy’s King Emanuele, is shown with her sons.
Alaurizio, Ottone and Enrico (right). The recent illness of Princess Mafalda. who narrowly escaped
death from pneumonia, caused p^ttaosmss* of Uu wtddioi of her sister. Princess Maria.
Irene Reenstrom
Elected As
"Miss Alaska”
FAIRBANKS. March 10 (/!>■
A spectacular parade with scores
of unique and elaborate floats,
military units. Pioneers and oth
er groups marched triumphantly |
through the streets of Fairbanks
this afternoon.
A gorgeous float bore Miss
Fi 'tie Re nstrom as “Miss Alas
ka” and queens from other Al
aska towns w:th a Royal Mount
ed Police escort.
Miss Antoniette Hobbins as
“Miss Yukon" was on the float,
a'so Mrs. Alice Handley as
Queen Regent and Lou Colbert as
King Regent, representing the Pio
neers.
The Pioneers led the parade,
then came the Pioneer women
and Leonard Seppala, famous
musher, with a team of twenty
beautiful Siberians and Alaska
mala mutes.
Other floats depicted the imag
ery of the Northland, Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs
and other features.
The elaborate coronation cere
monies took place undrr fl od
lights at the huge ice throne.
The Anchorage- Girls defeated
the University of Alaska basket
ball team 19 to 7. The Anchorage
Aces played the University Hock
ey team a tie 1 to 1 but even af
ter two five minute periods, the
game ended with no decision. ,
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Next Convention
Pioneers Will Be
Held Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS. March 10 -f/P)— j
Arthur G. Thompson, Grand J
President of the Pioneers of Al- j
aska, visiting the Ice Carnival.
here, conferred with officers of j
the 'Fairbanks Igloo. No. 4 Pio
neers of Alaska, after which he''
announced that the next annual I
convention of the Grand Igloo of,
the Pioneers will be held in Fair;
banks some time this year.
Authority to select the conven j
tion place was delegated to'
Thompson at the last Grand Ig
loo Convention. He says the date
of the next Convention will be
determined after he confers with
various Alaska Igloos. ,
President
Closes Seward
As Port of Entrv
WASHINGTON, March 13 (JP)
— President Rooseveh, by exec
utive order established a customs
port of entry at Fairbanks. In
the same order the President
closed the Seward port of entry;
on the grounds that the business
there no longer justified the
maintenance of a customs office.
Officials said that no customs
officer has been in Seward since
November 15, 1937, while in the
past few years it has been nec
esary to maintain a branch of
fice at Fairbanks as a result of
the increased gold mining activ
ities and air commerce.
A NEW CITY IS BORN~l
TltHHWT against which Jewish
colonists at Mifraz are battling, above, as they cut away the
breeding place of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. This was one of
i first steps in construction of a new Holy Land settlement.
First Heal
Fairbanks Derby
Made In 3:01:28 '
FAIRBANKS, March 10 </P> —1
Battling a near blizzard with a|
30-mile gale part of the way. j
Phillip Kennedy of Tanana drove
his nine malamutes to victory Ln
the rirst day’s heat of the Fair
banks annual Derby over a thir
ty mile circuit course. His time
was 3 hours 1 minute 28 seconds.
Bob Buzby with eight mixed
breeds was second with 3 hours
four minutes 8 seconds. Bergman
Kokrines was third with 3 hours
1 minutes 17 seconds. Walter
Johns was fourth with 3 hours
4 minutes 21 seconds. Johns
brought in one sick dog in the
basket. All the others finished
strong despite plowing through
many drifts.
Ten teams covered the course
with Mary Hansen, woman driv
er and Bobbie Hansen, fourteen
year old school boy as also rans.
Alaska Aviation
Communications
To Get Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 13 (JP)
—The Communications Commis
sion announced that it would
call a general hearing next fall
to correct the “evils of the Al
askan aviation communications
system.’’ All licenses of applic
ants for aviation service in Al
aska will be made parties explain
ing that Alaskan air passenger
traffic, according to basis of its
population is sixteen and a half
times greater than that of the i
United States. |
The Commission said that keen
competition made it impossible
for airplane companies to organ
ize aviation communications sys
tems among themselves. The
Commission said it will call for
the renewal of applications of ail
aeronautical and aeronautical
point to point stations in Alaska.
Applications for new facilities
and locations, where there is no
duplication involved will be
granted conditionally, pending
the outcome of the general hear
ing. All applications requesting
duplicate facilities or submitted
by other than aircraft operators
will be designated at hearings
without issuance or condition of
authorization of any character.
WINKING as an index to
on fatigue and discomfort is
t ecorded by “eye comfort’’ meter,
demonstrated by Marilia Leo*
paid. The meter, developed by
General Electric, records num
ber of blinks in a unit of time,
u-ing wires taped near eyes.
. DOUBLE HEADER BASEBALL GAMES HIGH SCHOOL GYM WED MAR. 15
First Game Begins 8 P.M- Married Women vs. Alaskan Women; Public School Boys vs. Native School Boys
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