WE ARE NOW MAKING
WEEKLY TRIPS
TO ANCHORAGE
Leave Nome 9 a. in. Thursdays
Leave Anchorage 1 p. m. Fridays
MIROW AIR SERVICE
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NOME’S OWN DRUG STORE
FOR PROMPT SERVICE
ON TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
PHONE —
NOME MOTOR CO
THEY WOULD READ YOUR AD
TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
ANNOUNCEMENT
.! Now Available in Bulk or in Customer's Containers
STANDARD GASOLINE.21 per. gal.
STANDARD AVIATION GASOLINE.23Va per gal.
STANDARD AVIATION GASOLINE, Ethyl 80 .24*/2 per gal.
| STANDARD AVIATION GASOLINE, Ethyl 87 .25V2 per gal.
All Priced Subject to Change Without Notice
New prices effective September 9 on 53-gal. containers,
washed and repainted . 3.50 each
Effective September 9, credit on useable second-hand
barrels returned .'. 2.50 each
Please Note: All deliveries now on a strictly cash-with-order basis.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
| Airways News
PAA Activities
A PAA Electra piloted by Cap
tain Bert Lien arrh’ed Nome to
day fitom Fairbanks with one
passenger, Mary Brien, and 1200
pounds of mail. The ship will re
[ m3in in Nome overnight and is
| expected to take off for Fair
banks the first thing in the morn
I ing.
MIKOVV Acrn hies
Sasseen arrived from Anchor
age yesterday with Joyce Mirow,
Mrs. Deane and Carl Wuorinen.
The tri-motor returned to An
chorage today with A. J. Reed,
Pat Friol. Mrs. Tom Powers and
i three Sambo children.
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WIEN ACTIVITIES
Saturday —Pilot Wien brought
Joe Lucas to Nome from Council.
Pilot Wien made an emergen
cy trip to Deering for an injur
ed patient.
Sunday—Pilot Wien with Buz
zy Tight to Beaver Cr. and O.
A. Margraf from Solomon to
Nome.
Pilot Wien to Teller with Gus
Cremidas returning with Bill
Wilcox.
Wien took a native girl to
Candle; Bud Thompson and Pat
Friel, Taylor to Nome; and Dick
Hoogendorn, Deering to Nome.
Pilot Miskoff with Dick Ownes
: and E. B. Morgan, Bluff to Nome
Miskoff with Connie Hyder to
Solomon; and Buzzy Tight to
' Nome from Beaver Cr.
Miskoff with Teddy Johnson to
! Nome from Taylor.
Pilot Long to Moses Pt with
j Mr. Broadwell, Doc Cady and
Tom O'Connor.
Long with George Folger and
John Fagerstrom to Nome from
j Golovin.
Today—Pilot Wien with John
Cross and Emma Black, Deering
i to Nome and two other passen
I gers.
Pilot Lund to Fairbanks via
i Galena with Mr. Egglestrop and
j Mr. Earling. He is to return to
j morrow.
Pilot Miskoff to Fairbanks via
! Galena, Nuiato and Moses Point
! with Pvudy Hinckley for Fair
i banks.
Pilot Cross with George Lem
on and Sam Godfrey, Nome to
1 Taylor; George Folger. Nome to
1 Teller and Father Cunningham
! to PiLgrim Springs.
Trips are scheduled for Kou
garok, Teller, Deering and all
j points down the coast.
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WEATHER FORCAST
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Tonight mostly clear skies;
easterly winds 15 to 20 miles per
hour. Lowest temperature about
32 degrees. Tuesday increasing
cloudiness; easterly winds 15 to
20 miles shifting to SE. Warmer
GRAND JURY NAMES
In the District Court, Judge J.
H. S. Morison presiding, the fol
lowing Grand Jurors answered
‘ roll call this morning:
Peter Ailuk
Robert F Baldwin
Mabel Berryman
Annie Comer
W E H Cramer
Pauline Garbin
Sheridan Hauglar.d
j Loren Leech
O A Margraf
Glen Muncy
■Carrie M MCcLain.
I< S Seymore
Lambert Voss
C F Yenncy
A supplemental drawing of the
■Grand Ju;y to supply missing
and excused Grand Jurors was
i held and the following names
were drawn:
Bob Oumak
Albin Poison
Dave Gray
Charles Pennycook
Pat Connal.y
Sam Mogg
Ernest Rivers
M A Braund
. Army Transport Gibson
| Arrives Nome Roadstead
Tlie U. S. Army transport Gib
. son steamed into Nome road
1 stead this morning and coming
to close to shore, grounded just
, off the mouth of Snake River.
Later the vessel succeeding in
floating itself and now threatened
with a southeaster, unloading of
Army base materials is proceed
ing with all possible speed.
BIG TUNDRA FIRE
IN KOUGAROK
Mrs. Edna Fix arrived in town
late last evening and reported
a large tundra fire raging four
1 miles north of Bunlcer Hill and
half a mile from Shelton, which
looked bad for the safety of that
community. The weather is cold
—1G above and no snow or water
to mine with.
Hupkins Baby Born Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopkins be
came the proud parents of a 6
pounds 1 ounce baby girl Sun
day morning at 3:30 a.m. Papa
Joe was around passing out the
cigars before Sunday morning
breakfast. Rumors are her name
is to be Jane Ellen Hopkins.
RUSSIAN FLYING BOATS
STILL AT KODIAK, ALASKA
Rumcrs are that the Russian
flyers are still at Kodiak, Alaska,
and that they may attempt to
fly direct from Kodiak to Anadir.
Dr. Ruth Gruber arrived today
via Ferguson plane, from Point
Barrow, Kotzebue and Candle,
after an extended trip in the
north in the interest of research
for the Dept, of Interior. Dr.
Gruber expects to be here for a
few days.
The Nome City Council will
•meet tonight at the City Hall to
transact city business.
UNALAKLEET HOLDS FAIR
The people of Unalakleet heldi
their second fair on Aug. 29th
and 30th under the auspices of
the Northwestern. Alaska Fair
Association. The departments
contested in were:
Dept. C with 15 first prizes and
11 second prizes.
Dept. D with 1 first prize and
2 second prizes
Dept. G with 9 first prizes and
3 second prizes.
Dept. I with 11 first prizes and
4 second prizes.
Dept. M with 13 first prizes
and 11 second prizes.
The Fair was attended by the
people of the surrounding towns.
There was no admission charged.
The exhibits were numerous, al
most all entered one or more ex
hibits in the Fair.
The warrant checks will be
prepared by the local officers of
the board and will be mailed to
the winners of the Fair.
NOTICE
All interested in the welfare
of our division are cordially in
vited to attend a get-together
luncheon to be held in the North
Pole Bakery, Tuesday noon Sept.
13th. All teachers in Nome are
our honored guests.
FLY TO SEATTLE
Depart from Nome Mondays and Fridays
$231 one way
$421.20 round trip
Round Trip Tickets Good For One Year
Fast, Luxurious LOCKHEED
LODESTARS now Operating
Over Fairbanks-Seattie Route
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TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE
. Passengers . . . Baggage . . . Small Freight
. . . U-Drive Car for Rent . . .
Phone —
THE POLAR TAXI AND DELIERY SERVICE
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1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
BERING SEA ROUTE
SHIP Sails from Seattle Due Nome
SUTHERLAND (Freight) Aug. 30 Sept. 12
Nome, Teller, Kotzebue, Keewalik,
Deering, Shishmaref, Wales, Tin City,
Nome. (Calls made in order named).
DERBLAY (Freight) Sept. 1st
Dutch Harbor, Bristol Bay,
Dillingham, St. Michael, Unalakleet,
Ungalik, Golovin, Solomon, Nome.
BARANOF (Passengers Sept. 18th Sept. 27th
Freight) Nome, Golovin, St. Michael
BARANOF (Passengers Oct. 12th Oct. 20th
Freight) Nome
NOTE:- Arrival dates Nome approximate only. All sailings subject
to change without notice. M. J. WILCOX, Agent