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VOL. 41. No. 14. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Feb. 1. 1939 Pn<* per Copy 15«
Worst Blizzard in Years Paralyzes Traffic in States
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TO PROVE LOVE
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, Parents of 15-year-old Lois
Jieraningsen Johnson-, who eloped
from Enumelaw, Wash., with 25
year-old John W. Johnson, have
(granted the couple a chance to
prove their love by a two-months
reparation. The young bride won
The chance to prove their love in
a tearful interview with her par
ents at Seattle after they had
filed charges against tha husband
of contributing to the delinquen
cy of a minor. The bride and her
husband are shown in Seattl.e
Down Aleutians
SAN JOSE. Calif., Jan, 30 (7P
--Radio amateur E. A. Morrill
station WfrNRG, near here re
_ ported he'received- a faint mes
'.sage from station K7GTP of th.
Aleutian Islands, indicating that
• I-, plane was down in Bering Sea
near Amnak .of the Aleutian
group.,^
' The amatdur said, the plane wa;
trying to signal on- a wave lengtl
of 75 meters and added the re
eeption was.ljad. Morrill was un
able,to obtain more informatior
• before, the message faded out.
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Worst Storm
Years Makes
10 foot Drifts
UNDATED, Jan. 31 f/P) —Fur
ious winds whipped snow and
loot -over the northeastern sec
tion of the nation while the
Great Lakes region tried to
shake off the paralysis of the
worst blizzard in years which is
crippling traffic.
A snow storm moved eastward
across New York State accom
panied by zero temperatures and
at the same time a northeast
blizzard riding a 42 mile gale
roared into New England.
Mariners reported 60-mile-an
hours winds and in Boston Har
bor, ships cast anchor rather than
hazard mooring at the piers.
A driving snow lashed New
York City and in up state New
York, the snow fall ranged up to
18 inches. Many roads were
blocked by 10 foot drifts and at
least 29 deaths were attributed
to the storm in the northern tier
i of States.
| East of the Mississipi River
,three others were caused by
wind and rain storms. In the
south 11 deaths were reported,
mostly caused by over-exertion.
It was reported in Chicago
suburbs, five died; three Indians
, in Michigan; two persons in
New England, four in Ohio, three
in New York and one in Wisccn
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Diphtheria Toxoid to be Given
Immunizations for diphtheria
I will be given to infants and pre
school children ages 6 months to
6 voars inclusive, Thursday, Feb.
9. 9:30 to 12:00 a.m. at the terri
, torial school.
Although diphtheria immunize
t ion s' have been offered before
there are still quite a number ol
children in this age group whe
are not protected against the dis
case. It is hoped that parents
will take advantage of securing
this protection against diphtheria
for their children and for the
community as a whole.
N charges-, will be made. Nc
.child will be'-immunized without
the parents written consent.
Signed: Ida Sprenger
Nome Public Health Nurse
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M<4iUrran««n $u , |‘
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Black areas show net results of insurgent and government driv
es since December 23. . .
Doings of Alaska
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Legislators
At Juneau
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JUNEAU, J: n. 30 UP) — The
Senate p- -;sed a bill for $350 for
i the relief of Fred Wagner at
Monlay Hot Springs.
They t; bled a bill for $750 for
clerical help as thousands have
already been spent and until the:
1 Commissioner of Labor decides
what the Territory is g;:ng to doj
about the Wages and Hours Act.j
Discussion on the Assay Bill
brought out the fact that it was
intended to help the prospector
who never had a dollar, but Hoff
; man explained that it would pro
tect the Assay Office from non
! sensical assays called for by
| school boys and irresponsible per
| sons.
Smith, in speaking for the pas
sage of the Jynes Act Memorial
| said the New Deal was against
! monopolies and that was the rea
| son why he voted “yes.”
JUNEAU. Jan. 30 UP)—A bill
asking for an appropriation of
i $225,000 for another Pioneer’s
I Home at Anchorage was intro
; duced in the House by Rogge
I after strong debate.
The joint memorial asking Con
| gress to include Alaska in the
Jones Act, passed 13 to 3, Davis
McCormick and Walker voting
negative.
I The bill which would give aid
from territorial funds to com-,
i mercial radio stations was killed
! when the Ways and Means Com
! mittee reported that it was in
definitely postponed.
JUNEAU, Jan. 31 UP) — The!
Senate Committee on Fisheries,
\ Game and Agriculture delivered
a blow to the five joint memor
ials which had already passed
the House and recommended
they be laid on the table for the
reason that they are not for any
haste or present need. The mem
I orials are dealing with sea ottor,
wild life, forest ranger experi
mental stations, fire protection
and also a survey of the minor
wood used in industries. But
the committee gave its okey to
the memorials seeking promotion
of pulp paper development and
apiproved a lower standard of
j forest roads.
| Bills were introduced in the
j House calling for a $40,000 school
at Snag Point, a $20,000 school at
Unga and $12,000 school at Hay
cock.
The House passed the Senate j
bill appropriating $5,000 for ex-;
penses for Donald McDonald.
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Private Plane
Destroyed By
Fire at. Bethel
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ANCHORAGE, Jan. 30 </P) — j
The plane owned by Ray Peter- j
son, a private operator, was des;
troyed by Are at,Bethel when
the oil was ignited by the warm
ing pot as the aviator was pre-j
paring for a flight to Anchorage
DOUBLE HEADER BASEBALL GAMES HIGH SCHOOL GYM WED. FEB, 1
FIRST GAME BEGINS * P.M. HAMMONS vs. ALASKANS; COMMERCIALS vs. NOME. ADM. 25c & 50c
“BALMY MR. BROWN" HIGH SCHOOL PLAY 3 ACIS SAT FEB. 4 5!: 15
TWO HOURS OF LAUGHS! SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ADMISSION CHILDREN 25c ADULTS 50c
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George Burns (center), and his attorneys Walter N. Thayer (left) and Carl E. Newton
George Burns
Pleads Guilty
To Smii^ling
NEW YORK. Jan. 31 (/Pi —
George Burns, radio comedian,
was fined S8.000 and given a sus
pended sentence of a year and a
day and placed on probation for
one' year to Federal Judge
Bondy.
He pleaded guilty to two in
dictments charging smuggling
jewelry into this country.
Assistant U. S. District Attor
ney recommended a $12,000 fine
and a suspended sentence as
Burns plieaded guilty several
weeks ago to indictments in
which he named Albert Chap
ereau, self-styled Nicaraguan
consular .official and Mrs. Elma
Lauer, wife of State Supreme
Court Justice Edgar Lauer. Both
Chapereau and Mrs. Lauer plead
ed guilty.
Attorney Delaney asked this
consideration because the com
edian cooperated with the gov
ernment in a wide investigation
of smuggling. i
“Cocktail Bill"
Before Senate
Final Passage
JUNEAU. Jan. 31 (fP) — The
hotly debated “cocktail bill”
comes up before Ihe Senate Wed
nesday afternoon (today) for
final passage- and allows the sale
of hard liquor bv the drink for
a $1500 license.
The House passed the increas
ed'bounty on wolves of $30 and
coyotes of $20. ,
By a 11 ,to 5 vote a memorial
by Lander asks the repeal of the
toll taw on the Richardson High
way. -
' Coffey introduced a bienfiial
fish trap memorial (then, with
drew it as if was deemed incom
plete but will reintroduce it
later. The bill, as introduced,
wCfUld * revise the absentee vot-j
ing .law making it possible for a
voter to vote Without appearing
in . person, through the use ot
registered mail.
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(Jiamberlain
Answer Hitler
with Assurance
LONDON, Jan. 31 —Pre
mier Ciiamba; lain answered
H'll.-r v. Mi assurance that Brit
ain wanted friendship with Ger
many and declared Mussolini
had promised him to “stand loy
ally" behind the British and Ital
ian agreement. The British and
Italian agreement provided
among othqr thing)- the main
tenance of the status quo in the
Mediterranean where lies part of
the French colonial empire to
which the I'alians*' l*Tid
claim.
Chamberlain told the House of
Commons of his January visit to
Rome and declared that the
Spanish Civil War was the chief
-barrier , between France and
Italy and said there is no pros
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E. F. Bartlett
Takes Oath As
Secty. Alaska
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JUNEAU Jan. 31 (TP) —E. F
Bartlett arrived Juneau, took his
oath as Secretary of Alaska and
entered upon his duties.
Pioneer Dies
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 30 (A3) —
Charles Stanford. pioneer whf
landed in Nome in 1900 anc
well known in early day minini
1camps died He'*!.- sjfHtVed Ijy hi:
widow.
pect of an agreement between
them until the war is ended.
The Premier also said Musso
lini told him that he will asi
nothing of Spain after the war
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President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner
HEAD MEN SIT DOWN TO EAT Party harmony was th
keynote in Washington when Democratic chieftains headed b
President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner sat down to
$100-a-plate J'ackson Day dinner. Here the President and .th
Vice President are exchanging a few quips.