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DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS DEMANDS
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I 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
Demand Is
Made For
Large Fund
General Marshall Testifies
Before House Appro
priations Com.
WASHINGTON — Immediate
out ay of $ 1,530,000,900 in cels!
and contract authorizations fo
the Army and Navy has been re
commended by th. House Appr<
priations Committee which in
eludes 'funds for the developmen
of naval aviation outposts at tin
Pacific islands of Guam and San
oa.
In addition to the money fo
vast expansion of shore bases tin
navy’s $838,000,000 share includ
es funds to start construction o
400 subchasers and other smal
| craft to make delivery possibh
by the end of 1943.
Fifty-five more destroyers thar
planned are also included in th
construction funds.
Alaska Earmarks
The Army fund of $695,000,00(
has earmarks for construction tc
total $9,243,000 for the Armj
base, Fort Richardson and Elmer
dorf Field, both at Anchorage
Alaska.
The immediate request foi
funds was given by th-: House At
propriations Committee aftei
Chief of Staff Gen. George C
Marshall said funds now grant
ed would save months, possibh
one year, in completion of the
work.
In all, the pending measure;
provide $27,850,500 for bases ir
Alaska.
Marshall’s Testimony
General Marshal testified tha
the Army’s request for $338,000.
000 is to complete housing shel
ter in th: Northwest States anc
Alaska. The completion is immec
iate y necessary and of vast im
portance, he said, especially ir
ALaska, where complete facilit
ies must b:- avaiable at the ear
liest possible time.
Gen. Marshall said valuable
: time was lost last fall in hous
ing erection in Alaska. Troops
the General declared were se-nt
to Alaska, Anchorage and Fair
j banks, about a year ahead of
I schedule.
For National Guard
Other Army officials gave their
testimony before the House Ap
propriations Committee and in
: the necessary facilities is listed
| the cost of housing the Alaska Na
I tional Guard battalion and sel
ectees at $813,750.
i Testimony was given that all
| work in Alaska on air basts and
army posts must be speeded.
The three-act drama “An Old
Fashioned Mother, to be present
ed Saturday evening in the High
School Auditoriup is given under
the direction of the Rebekah
! Lodge.
This deep and stirring story of
a mother’s love and the return
of her prodigal son is a play
well worth seeing.
The antics of the comedian,
Jerry Gosling will have the aud
ience holding their sides while
during the heart stirring propos
als every one will hold their
breath.
After the drop of the final cur
tain, the floor will be cleared and
a peppy orchestra will play foi
two hours of dancing.
NOTICE
Funeral of Mrs. Anna Femeyei
will be held at the St. Joscpl
Church, Saturday, March 8th, a’
9:00 a.m. ’
Notice To Dog Oowners
The Nome-Douglas Reindee:
Herd issues warning to dog own
ers that all dogs molesting thi
herd, at San Souci’s, will be shol
WHAT THE WANT ADS
MEAN TO NOME
To Sell that gun, furniture
baby carriage, coat, trunk at i
profit
To Buy that ice box or rug
piano or suit, car or accordian a
low cost.
To Rent that room, garage
apartment or that house to de
sirable tenants.
THE NOME NUGGET
Airways News
Yesterday’s PAA mail plane
cancell d out at Farbanks and is
expected Saturday weather per
mitting.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Sig Wi n made a trip to Tay
‘: lor with express, Thursday.
1 Sig Wien left today for Teller,
Wales, Shishmaref and Diomede
Island with Major Graham and
Sgt. Bond as round trip passen
; gers.
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Lorene Hagen writes that she
1 is having a grand time in Juneau.
1 She has purchased her spring I
wardrobe and. will be b'ack soon
to show it off. Lorene stated that
ithe 2nd Division’s delegates have
been complimented quite highly
; on their work.
| Congratulations to Leonard
Hedine who received word today
of the arrival of a son at Los
I Angeles, Calif., on March 6th,
weighing 7 pounds 4 and one
1 half ounces. He has been named
1 Alfred Leonard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steffen have
resided in Ketchikan since leav-:
ing Nome. Ed now owns the Fed
eral Drug Store there and Gret
chen is a Junior in the Ketchi
kan High School and recently)
was elected secretary of the Rain j
bow Girls.
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Paul Wilson is vacationing in
Tia Juana, Mexico, and will be
1 returning to Nome soon.
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Dorothy Deibel Nelson, who
taught in Nome last school year,
writes that she has a Civil Ser
vice appoin.ment in the U. S.
Navy Department in Seattle,
Wash. Her husband, Austin W.
Nelson, is engineer in the draft
ing departmen at Boeing Field.
The executive Committee of
the Pioneer Card Party series
met in the offices of A. Polet and
appointed the following commit-j
tee: Mrs. Pennyeook, General
Chairman, Mrs. T. C. Lehmann,j
Mrs. T. Lehmann, Mrs. Chas.
Calkins, Mr. E. K. Johansen, A.'
Castell, Dave Gray, Rube Crem-,
er, Alvin Polet. George Marshal
j has been appointed door keep- i
er.
The committee decided to still;
allow, for this time only, anyonej
that has failed to join the series j
will have the opportunity at this
next game. The lowest score j
made will be accorded to the
person starting.
Mary Kurt, wbo was employed
by the Nevada while in Nome,'
writes that she has been work-1
ing as secretary for the N. C. |
Company at Unalaska since Nov1
emjber first.
The Native Ladies of St. Jos
eph Church held a basket social
recently. The proceeds were giv
on to charity, thirty dollars be-j
j ing given to Our Lady of Lourd-'
es Mission at Pilgrim Springs.
The Nome-Douglas Reindeer
1 started butchering yesterday at
San Souci’s, seven miles up the
beach. The butchering is being
| done on the open range and the
j herd is etimated to number
' about 800 head.
The herders caution the dog
owners in Nome that while the
herd is so near town, to keep
their dog chained, for any dogs
■ j molesting the herd will be shot.
The herders declare that while
; undoubtedly wolves have taken
their toll on the herd, and their
tracks are in evidence, no great
j number of wolves have been seen
j in this section this winter.
;! Federated Church
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Wilbur P. Wood, Pastor
11:00 a m.—Church School
7:45 p.m. — Worship service.
, Sermon topic: “Living With
, God—By Clear Thinking.” Vo
cal duet by Misses E. Hablutzel
, and E. Mae Walton.
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ESKIMO METHODIST CHURCH
lf Miss Constance Erickson,
• Superintendent
11:00 a.m.—Church School
5:30 p.m.—Worship service.
Sermon by W. P. Wood.
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