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NEWS ITEMS
Tickets Now On Sale For 1940
Pontiac Car Given Away July 13
When the first boat arrives a
group of excited Arctic Club
members will be on hand to help
puLl (the tarpauilin off a new.
1940 Pontiac 4-door Sedan. This
car will be shined up and proud
ly displayed to Nome people.
And it will be an exciting dis
play, for this car will be given
away to some lucky person at the
Arctic Club drawing to be held
July 13. at midnight. Tickets for
| this drawing are now on sale.
The Arctic Club is sponsoring
this drawing in order to raise
funds to help build a municipal
; tennis court. The Court will be
built on the Federal lot across
j from the Federal building, which
lot is now under lease to the
' City of Nome for park purposes.
! The Court, when completed, will
! be a civic court open to all peo
ple of Nome.
Thfe Court cost is estimated at
| close to $2,000. The Arctic Club
will have to dig deep into its
coffers and pay most of this
amount. This is a public-spirited
gesture the people of Nome cer
tainly appreciate. In seeing to
the success of this drawing the
people of Nome will be giving
the Arctic Club a hand with a
much-needed and highly valu
able civic improvement. The Arc
tic Club has announced that any
j one. including members of the
Arctic Club, and members of the
Arctic Club Board of Directors,
is eligible to win this car. The
I drawing will be conducted under
the supervision of a committee of
disinterested Nome citizens.
AVIATOR CHANGES JOBS
Pilot Frank Whaley Exchanges
Joyce Stock For A Mud Stick
During the Mining Season
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After completing a busy win
; ter season’s flying for the Wien
j Alaska Airlines of Nome, Alaska,
! pilot Frank Whaley and family
1 will leave Nome Tuesdoy for the
Noxapaga river where he is en
j gaged in mining as a partner in
the Rainbow Mines.
Pilot Whaley states that he has
] own over 60,000 miles in the S6c
| ond Division during the past six
months and has enjoyed meeting
old friends and making new ones.
Whaley states that improved air
ports, radio commuication, and
weather reports have done much
to make flying in Alaska safer
today than it was eight years ago
when he first started flying here.
The PAA Pilgrim arrived Nome
from Fairbanks at 12:30 p. m.
with Bert Lien at the controls.
Three sacks of mail were car
ried. Passengers were Tony Lind
strom, A. M. Thompson, D. M.
Riley, Mrs. Marie Drake, Ernest
Johnson and Mrs Art Martin. The
ship departed for Fairbanks at'
1:20 p.rn.
Mrs. Marie Drake, Assistant
Territorial Commossioner of Edu!
cation was an arrival on today’s
PAA plane and is spending a few 1
days in Nome in the interests of'
education.
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The U. S. Smelting Refining &
: Mining Co. started their power!
plant and the 1940 mining oper
ations started yesterday with
dredges No. 1 and 3 at Little i
Creek starting digging. Today
dredge No. 2 at Snake River also
started digging.
NOTICE
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Ail members and all interested
in the development of Nome and
Alaska are invited to attend the
general business meeting to be
held at the North Pole Bakery,
Tuesday Noon, May 14.
. Northwestern Alaska Chamber
Of Commerce
ANNOUNCING!
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' A FASHION SHOW, the latest
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I TIME DRESSES, to be given by
CHARLOTTE PATERSON in our
RESTAURANT from 2 to 4 p.m.,
May 15th.
North Pole Bakery & Restaurant
Johnson Combination Sale
1 htl Johnson Furniture Polish .25
1 can Johnson Silver Polish .30
1 pound can Johnson Wax .75
$1.30
SALE PRICE 90c‘
Kyanize Combination
1 Wax Applicator .50
1 pint Kyanize Vite Cote .75
1 pint Kvanize Vita WTax .75
$2.00
SALE PRICE $1.50
25 lb. Galvanized Pail
Guaranteed Laundry Powder
S4.00
3 l.b 504
CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP
Per Dozen 65c
4 Bars 25c
O'Cedar Polish
Combination Sale
1 Mop and Tandle .85
1 large bottle Polish .50
SI.35
SALE PRICE 90 d
PARISIAN
Rug and Upholstery Cleaner
The Cleaner that Cleans in One
Operation. It cleans, disinfects,
demoths and Deodorizes.
Per Pkg. 50C
P & Cl NAPTHA SOAP
Per Dozen 70c
4 Bars 25c
GLORY COCO CASTILLE "I
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We Are Reducing Paint Stock 11
MIXED PAINTS FOR ALL PURPOSES I
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POLET’S STORE |
NOME RED CROSS IS
ASKED TO AID EUROPE
The following telegram was re
ceived in Nome Friday and is
self explanatory:
C. W. Thornton, Chairman
Nome Chapter American Red
Cross, Nome.
With the invasion of Holland,
Belgium and Luxembourg, the
war has entered a phase which
will inevitably and at once bring
widespread and appalling suffer
ing to millions of helpless men,
women & children. In order to in
augurate widespread relief mea
sures, the American Red Cross is
at once launching a campaign for
a minimum war relief fund of
ten million dollars. Your chap
ter quota is $400. Please at once
mobilize the entire leadership of
your chapter and community, in
order that your quota may be
raised and exceeded without de
lay. Chapters may retain fifteen
percent of collections to cover
their local war relief expenses.
Letter of instruction follows.
Norman H. Davis, Chairman
National Executive Committee
NOTICE
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The Executive Committee of
the Nome Red Cross will meet at
the office of Leroy M. Sullivan,
City Attorney, Wednesday the
15th, at 7;30 p.m., on account of
the above telegram from Nation
al Headquarters.
C. W. Thornton, Chairman
ATTENTION PIONEERS!
Igloo No. 1 Pioneers of Alaska
will hold their regular meeting
at the Drift Inn, Wednesday nite
May 15th at 8 p.m.
CARD OF THANKS
To my many friends—personal
and political—I, the undersigned
wish to extend my thanks for the
splendid support given me in the
Primary Election.
Frank Whaley
CANDY BY RADIO
Just Received—An Air Shipment of
Delicious Assorted Candy
Special Packaging—Usual Prices
NOME DRUG STORE
Pacific Alaska Airwavs Inc.
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