ANNOUNCING
NEW EXPRESS RATES
Between
ANCHORAGE and NOME
35c Per Pound
Minimum Charge 50c
Takes Effect On April 1, 1941
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WE ARE PROUD
of our reputation as one of the leading
pipe stores in Nome.
Kaywoodie, Peterson, Demuth, Yellobole.
Duke of Dundee — what names to conjure with
Outside Prices
NOME DRUG STORE
Smokers' Heaquarters
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PRINTING
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Dont Annoy Y'our Neighbor By Borrowing His Paper
r DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS DEMANDS
of the
National Defense Program
Deliveries of equipment and supplies for
commercial use are increasingly uncertain. Price
advances appear inevitable.
It is just GOOD BUSINESS PROTECTION
to place orders NOW for your 1941 season re
quirements.
Full descriptive information and prices now
available.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO
ARCTIC CLUBS SKI TOURNA
MENT HELD LAST SUNDAY
A large crowd attended the
Arctic Club Tournament Sunday
morning. The w ather was fine
'and the course in good condition
due to the ministrations of Jim
my Litten. Following are the
winners of the various events:
Men’s Down Hill
1. Everette Jones, 1 min. 9 sec.
2. Chuck O’Leary, 1 m. 9 3-5 s.
3. Eddie Higgenbotham 1 m. 18
and on--fifth sec.
' Cross Country
1. Chuck O’Leary, 34 min.
2. Eddie Higgenbotham, 34 min
21 sec.
3. Dick Funk, 34 min. 21 and
one-fifth sec.
Mens’ Slalom Run
1. Eddie Higgenbotham
2. Cliuak O’Leary
3. Everette Jones
Jumping
1. Everette Jones, 33 feet.
1 2. Floyd Wheeler, 28 feet
' 3. Dick Funk, 27H feet.
Woman’s Slalom
1. May Bale Green
2. Edna O’Leary
3. Agnes Galvin
Women’s Down Hill
1 1. Jean Hilchey
' 2. May Bale Green |
' 3. Jane Jones
The trophy cups will be award
ed April 30th at the Arctic Club
Dinner Dance to be held in the'
Nevada Cocktail Lounge.
Army Asked Send 1
Food By Plane
To Wainwright
SAN FRANCISCO. April 9 —
The Pacific headquarters of the'
American Rod Cross asked th
; United States Army last week to
send food-bearing planes, if pos
sible, to the small Arctic coastal (
town of Wainwright.
The Red Cross representative ,
for Alaska, Keith McCoy, who is 1
at Fort Richardson, at Anchor
age, reported that Wainwright is j
i isolated by heavy snows, and is I
suffering from a severe food j
shortage. He asked that Army1
bombers be authorized to fly to i
the Arctic Coast from Fort Rich
ardson, Alaska, and drop packag
es of food fur residents of the
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Food By Private Planes
JUNEAU, April 9 — Th- Of-!
fice of the Bureau of Indian Af-1
fairs in Juneau said that private
planes were flying food to Wain
wright .The Pacific Red Cross ]
I headquarters at San Francisco 1
' said a wire had been received I
from Keith McCoy; field repre-'
i sentative in Alaska that army
j bombers would drop food at
Wainwright.
Miss Jeanne Mozee, daughter
of U. S. Marshal B. B. Mozee of
Nome was a visitor to the office !
of Delegate Dimond in Washing- j
ton, D. C., during the week of i
March 22.
We the committee of the Ladies
Aid wish to thank all who helped
! and contributed so generously
j and made our Food Sale a suc
cess.
Mrs. P. E. Sather
Mrs. Ole Hay
Mrs. W. L. Slack
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| lives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
| ough Stationery. Ihey 11 get a big
j kick out of it
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Airways News
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PA A Activities
A PAiA Pilgrim arrived Nome
late Saturday with passengers:
W. E. MaoDonald
Harold McLean
Allan Grange
Mrs. Teresa McLean
Roy Bassett
A1 Carey
The Pilgrim piloted by Dick
Hawley remained in Nome over
Sunday and this morning flew to
Ruby to pick up the mail and the
following passengers for Nome:
Martin Quarnstrom
Gus Carlson
Lee Stevens
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Frank Whal y made three trips
to Taylor today. The first trip he
carried express and two passen
gers, Julia and Lillian Silver
man. The second trip he had as
passengers, Walt Taylor and
Patty Connolly.
On the third trip A1 Watkins,
Roy Bassett and Gene Comer
were carried.
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Pilot Sig Wien is still up north,
freighting out of Kotzebue.
MIROW ACTIVITIES
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Pilot Lund made his regular)
mail run to Solomon, Council
and White Mt. today. Agnes
Milligan was a returning passen
ger for Council.
Pilot Sasseen is in Anchorage
with a load of passengers and
will arrive Nome as soon as con
ditions permit.
Pilot Don Emmons of the Fer
gu-on Airways arrived from Kot
zebue today with Mrs. Fred Cav
ota, Marshal B. W. Neily and
Jack Woods.
Emmons also carried mail for
Nome from Kotzebue. He made
the return flight today with mail
but no passengers.
Deputy U. S. Marshal B. YV.
Neily who arrived in Nome from
Kotzebue with a prisoner today, i
reports that all is well in Kot
zebue. He expects to return as
soon as Pilot Don Emmons re
turns from Kotzebue.
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Harvey Grant and A1 Carey, j
well-known Kougarok mine op-!
erators were returning passen- j
gers to Nome to prepare for sum
mer operations after a winter |
spent vacationing in the States.
Gus Carlson who mines in the!
Kougarok was a returning pas- j
enger to Nome today via PAA, i
following a winter spent in the
States.
Martin Quarnstrom, an employ
ee of the U S S R & M Co. was
an incoming passenger on to-)
day’s PAA plane.
The Army bomber from Elmen
dorf Field which arrived Nome
Friday, took off for Anchorage
Sunday forenoon.
Roy Bassett, an employee of A1
aska Taylor arrived Nome Satur
day via PAA and today was a
passenger to Taylor via Wien.
Blake Wales died at the hos
pital Friday night, April 11th.
Funeral servces have been an
nounced and will be held at the
Federated Church at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 17th.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral services for Blake B.
YVales will be held at the Fed
erated Church Thursday, April
17th, at 2:00 p.m.
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY
Thr*. unique and humorous,
and typical Alaskan stationery—
“Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have beer
brought strictly uptodate, and are
now available at the Nugget offi
ce.
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Knee Boots
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CHILDREN’S
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MARCH 17th, 1941
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BERING SEA ROUTE
1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
Steamer To Sail Ports of Call
DERBLAY May 20 Regular Ports: Nome and St Michael
(Freight) Irregular Ports: Golovin, Solomon,
Bluff, Ungalik, Unalakleet.
COLUMBIA May 30 Regular ports: Nome and St. Michael.
(Freight and Irregular ports: Dutch Harbor (Un
Passengers) alaska).
SUTHERLAND June 4 Regular ports: Nome and St Michael
(Freight) Irregular Ports: Savoonga, Gambell
Teller, Tin City, Wales, Shishmaref,
Deering, Keewalik (Cande), Kotzebue,
Dutch Harbor (Unalaska).
(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice).
M. J. WILCOX, Agent
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