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Air Battle Is Fought Over Holland
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Finns Report
Some Success In
Repulsling Reds
UNDATED. Dec. 21 (JP)—Rus
sian warplanes raided the capital
of Finland as the Soviets, start
ing the fourth week of the Fin
nish invasion, observed Stalin’s
sixtieth birthday celebration. 15
bombs fell five blocks from the
hospital area in Helsinki. Seven
hospital structure were hit but
the extent of the damage was
not immediately determined as
the capital remained in a state
of alarm over raiders who earlier
visited towns for 25 miles around
Helsinki.
Bitter cold aided the Finnish
forces on their battle fronts
where they reported some suc
cess in staving off the Russian in
vasion. Reports reaching Copen
hagen said scores of Russian
tanks were stalled far in the
north by frozen crank cases.
Russian troops were seen mov
ing northward toward Finland’s
Arctic ocean corridor but it is un
certain whether the main south
ward drive there was thrown
back or they were only some
far-advanced units being pulled
back.
The the Finns said that heavy
losses were inflicted on the Red
forces Russia continues to ham
mer the main war front on the
Karelian Isthmus where Finland
staved her off for three weeks.
Finnish officials said that a
coastal battery scored a hit on a
Russian batt’eslup the “October
Revolution."
Lauditory articles blanketed
the Soviet press in observance of
Stalin’s birthday, hailing him as
the man who led the nation to
socialism.and is now leading it to
communism.
Hitler to egraphed greetings to
Stalin.
Dutch Warplanes
Fight Battle W ith
Strange Planes
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21 (IP) —
Netherlands planes fought an air
battle with aircraft of an unde
termined nationality in full view
of hundreds of Dutch spectators
at Utrecht. The engagement start
ed about noon the invaders hav-,
ing been reported to have come,
from the east where the Nether
lands borders on Germany.
A smoke curtain was dropped
by the foreign fighters who es
caped under this protection.
Heavy firing was heard from
anti-aircraft guns and plumes of
smoke from shells were seen a
short time earlier.
Three foreign military planes
were sighted over Veluwe border
province & at Gelderland, north
of Essen, Germany. Netherlands
anti-aircraft batteries fired on
the planes and they were chased
by Netherland air patro's.
OFFICIALS STUDYING
COLUMBUS SCUTTLING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (IP) —
State Department officials dis
closed the German liner Colum
bus was scuttled almost 250
miles inside the Americas’ neu
trality zone and immedately be
gan a study to determine whe
ther this meant an act of war
; occurred within the zone.
Another angle is under study
and arose from belief in official
.quarters the Columbus was over
hauled on the much travelled
shipping lane between Buenos
Aires and Rio de Janiero.
New York officials were inclin
ed to regard with greater con
cern the belligerent act occurring
el-ewhere even thohg inside the
neutrality zone.
Deficit This Year
Is To Be Over
Three Billion
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22 (JP) —
President Roosevelt is described
by usually well informed offic
ials as reconciled to the three bil1
lion deficit in the next federal j
budget in spite of his announced
desire to limit it to two billion
dollars.
When the President sends his
annual budget mesage to Con-'
gress the first first week in Jan
uary these sources predicted he;
will ask about nine billion two
hundred fifty million for -the year;
beginning July 1. 1940. At the
same time he is expected to fore
cast the revenues of about six'
billion three hundred million
dollars not counting the revenue
the from any new taxes that con
gress might levy.
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GOLD CHARIOT IS DRIVEN
BY MINING MAN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (JP) —
A golden chariot rolled to a state
ly halt before a fashionable
Washington hotel and hundreds
of citizens rubbed their eyes in
amazement. The chario was the
gilded automobile of Major Gra
ham Dugas who recently dis
covered a lode in a gold mine that
he expects to make him more
millions.
Dugas drave a big sedan equip
pod with a golden dashboard,
golden door handles, an all-gold
plated interior and gold light
fixtures.
The Major was in his honey-.
moon after making his strike
near Dahongar, Georgia. lie
checked the glittering car in a
garage before wide-eyed attend
ants and then took off on a flying
trip to New York. It might have
been a glittering trip too but it
was foggv.
ALASKA'S ON THE WIRE—Because Anchorage, Alaska, couldn’t wait ti extend greeting to Dr,
Ernest Gruening, Alaska’s governor. Gruening got this call at a reception in Seattle. Listening
;»re John T. Logan (lelft) of Pittsburgh, Congressman Warren G. Magnuson of Seattle, Charles
Williams of Fairbanks. Logan an 1 Wiliams had just made motorcycle trek from Alaska.
Community Xmas Tree Celebration Friday Night
HIGH SCHOOL GYM 8:00 P. M. ADMISSION FREE
The Nome Nugget Wishes You A Merry Xrnag
Contemplating
Battleship Of
65.000 Tons
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (/P) — j
A congressional subcommittee is
exploring the advisibility of giv
ing the navy a 65,000 ton battle
ship. vastly more bigger and
more powerful than any now
afloat or known in prospect
abroad.
The House naval appropria
tions subcommittee asked the
navy to prepare estimates on the
cost of such a ship which conin
cidentally is almost double the
size of the fleets biggest ship.
The Representative from Mass-'
achussets the senior minority
member of the House naval com
mittee recommended battleships
up to 80,000 tons size and assert
ed they were cheaper in the long J
run and would make this coun
try "absolutely invulnerable.”
SHARP CITS FORESEEN
FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (/P) —
President Roosevelt gave partial
confirmation to reports that the
budget for the next fiscal year
will impose sharp drastic cuts
on several federal departments
and agencies. The President was
asked about reports of drastic
economies in the budget.
- He said that some of the heads
of departments and agencies feit
that their funds had been cut
drastically. He said others consid
ered the reduction less drastic.
Mr. Roosevelt was asked whe
ther Republican Senator Taft of
Ohio had received the prize of
fered by the President for a
scheme to balance the biidget
within two years.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had not
heard directly from the Ohio
senator on methods of balancing
the budget.
1st Division
Democrat s
End Session
Democratic delegates to the
First First Division convention re
cently held in Ketchikan were
in session three days before the
drafting of a platform the select
ing of a Divisional Committee j
and the naming of 20 Divisional
delegates to the Territorial con-]
vention to be held in Juneau on
January 16 were completed ac-j
cording to advices recently re
ceived. ,
Delegate Dimonl addressed!
the convention on the first day
of the convention.
The Delegate’s speech brought
an ovation of several minutes.
While strongly advocating bona
fide Alaskans l'or all appoint
ments Delegate Dimond told the
convention he was opposed to
further opposition to the confirm
ation of Governor Gruening.
Paying him high tribute for his
intelligence, courage and re
sourcefulness Dimond said.
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Pilot Chambers And Party Are
Found—Aerial And Dog Team
Search Now Swings To Mirow
Pilot Jack Jefford after gassing
at Nulato took off at 6:30 last
night for an observation flight to
try and locate the missing plane
of Mirow Air Service piloted by
Fred Chambers. However, due to
bad weather he was forced to
land shortly after and again at
10:10 he took to the air and atfer
25 minutes flying around found
Chambers and party about 25
miles west of Nulato.
Pilot Fred Chambers and pas
senger Joe Walsh had built a
large fire and it was easily found
at night and was possibly the
best and quickest way to find the
party as the PAA mail plane
flew almost directly over Cham
bers and party at 9:45 yesterday
morning and did not see them.
A dog team will be dispatched
from Nulato early this morning
and it is expected that all will
be brought into Nulato today.
Oil and other necessary supplies
wil be taken in by dog team and
Pilot Chambers will endeavor to
either take the plane off and fly
to Nulato or will taxi out to a
place where a take-off can be
accomplished without any dif
ficulty.
All parties stranded at the
plane were in excellent spirits
and have not had any great dis
comfort owing to weather or ele
ments.
Pilot Jefford and Pilot Martin
will concentrate on locating Pi
lot Hans Mirow today who is
somewhere between Unalakleet
and Kaltag. Pilot Mirow has
been missing since Wednesday
noon while trying to get in the
vicinity of Pilot Chambers whom
he was searching for. However,
bad weather would not permit
Mirow getting through to Kal
tag and it is thought that Mirow
a capable bad weather pilot,
would set down on the ground
and await better weather and as
soon as flying conditions improv
ed would again be in the air.
However, the weather has been
very poor in this particular sec
tion for the past two days and
with better conditions forecasted
for today he is expected to arrive
in Kaltag.
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COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY DEC. 22, 8 P.M.
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Bernie Knudsen, Director
MARCH. “Warming Up,” Ribble
TONE POEM, “Village Chapel,” Ribble.
MARCH. “Promotion,” Chenette
Invocation by Rev. Woods
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOL
Native Children in their Native Eskimo Dances
Christmas Carols by Eskimo Methodist Choir
Sarah Taylor, Director
CORONET TRIO
“A Bit of Harmony,” Zemecnik
“The Bells of St. Mary’s,” Adams
Helen Forshaug, Paul Wilson, Bernie Knudsen
Piano Accompanist, Edith Hablutzel
CURLS GLEE CLUB
Selections from “The Redeemer of the World”
Miss Edith Hablutzel, Director
Community Singing
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Benediction by Father McElmeel
Appearance of Santa Claus