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PAA Activities
The PAA Elect ra arrived at
noon today with mail. Pilots
Jaslyn and Ogg. Passengers from
i Fairbanks were A. Sather and
1 R. G. Maynard.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Nov. 25 — Pilot Long brought
Jo > Crabtree and Martin Marion
;o N:me from ElufT.
Pilot Long took R. Berg, Larry
Belldon and Sam Omedelana to
: Tel er.
Pilot Sig Wien brought Lena
Bahnke and George Tucker to
Nome from Bluff. ffl
Today Pilot Lund returned to
Nome from Fairbanks via Gal
ena and Shaktoolik.
Trips are scheduled for Teller,
Igloo, White Mt., and Fairbanks.
Report Woman Attempts
Jump from Plane In Flight
Word reached here yesterday
with meagre details telling of
the attempted jump from an air
plane of Mrs. Don Enionms, wife
of the pilot of Ferguson Airways,
while the plane was enroute
from Kotzebue to Candle. Anoth
er passenger, a Mr. Anthony grab
bed the woman and hung on un
til Emmons could ge the plane
close to the ground, said the ad
vices.
The plane was reported to be
flying at an altitude of about
300 feet, and at about 90 miles
per hour when the woman at
tempted to jump. In order not to
endanger her life by landing
while she was partly out of the
plane, Emmons is reported to
have come down to about 20 feet
from the snow. releasing her
when that close to the ground.
It was further reported that
she suffered broken arms, legs
and a possible concussion. Mrs.
Emmons was returned to the hos
pital at Kotzebue, where it is
said she is in a critical condi
tion.
No reason for the reported
jump was given.
WEATHER FORCAST
Cloudy with imtermittent light
snow tonite & Thurs. with tem
peratures slightly below 20. In
creasing S to SE winds Thurs.
Basketball Nov. 28th
Old Folks vs. Aces
Kenn’s Bakery vs. Mule Riders
Southerners vs. Gold Bricks
Fresh Buttermilk at Polet’s
B A Z A A R
Federated Church
SHOP FOR
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28
N 0 TIC E
i WINTER OFFICE SCHEDULE
Effective December 1st
Main Office 9:00 to 5:00
Sales Office
Standard Oil Agency 8:00 to 5:00
Freight Office
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All offices will remain closed dur
ing the noon hour and close at
1:00 P. M. on Saturday.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
News Items
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R. G. Maynard, Public
Welfare Director Arrives
Nome Official Business
Russell G. Maynard, Director
of the Alaska Dept, of Public
Welfare was an arriving passen
ger tod-ay aboard a PAA Electra1
from Fairbanks, ft llowirg the ad
joumment of the Board of Public -
We fare sessions in (hat city.
Mr. Maynard is in Nome on of
ficial business in connection with!
the Department, and expects to
ren ain here about a week, also,
visiting with his mother Mrs.
Geo. S. Maynard, and sieter.
Other members of the Board,
Howard Lvng of Nome and John
H. Walmer of Juneau, today flew \
to the Capital City, and Mrs. H.,
II. McCutcheon only woman
member, returned by plane to!
her home in Anchorage. Gover
nor Gruemin-g, Chairman of the
Board, returned to Juneau last
Thursday.
O. A. Braafladt, Former
Nome Dentist Dies Fairbanks
Arrivals from Fairbanks today
told of the death of Dr. O. A.
Braafladt, former Nome dentist
at that city following an opera
tion for gall bladder removal. Dr.
Braafladt passed away at the St.
Joseph's Hospital in Fairbanks
this morning following the op
eration Sunday.
Interment took place in the
cemetery a-t Fairbanks, Tuesday,
with only close friends and rela
tives present at the funeral ser
vices. Howard Lyng, of Nome,
was one of the pall-bearers. Dr.
Braafladt is survived by his wife,
a son Richard both of Fairbanks,
and a daughter Marjorie of Cur
ry. ,
A wide selection of attractive
gifts reasonably priced will be
offered for sale at the Ladies
Aid Bazaar at the Federated.
Church on Friday. Mrs. Walter
Slack and her committee receiv
ed and marked articles for sale
this afternoon, and found many
dainty and colorful items for dis
play. *
The luncheon committee has
plans well in hand to furnish a
hot, nourishing luncheon between
11:30 and. 2. Mrs. B. V. Whaley,
chairman, anno-unces that busi
ness people especially are invit
ed. Through-out the afternoon,
cocee will be served with home
made cake, pie, or sandwiches, j
Plan now to spend some timej
Friday at the Bazaar.
CHAMBER BOARD MEETS |
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The regular meeting of the
N. W. A. Chamber of Commerce j
Board of Director was called to
order Tuesday by President W.
P. ood. After disposing of the
preliminary business. Pres. Wood
announced that the meeting
would be devoted to the interest
of the membership committee |
and chairman Ed Anderson was
asked to take charge of the meet
ing.
The secretary presented the
standing of the membership after
general discussion it was decided
to organize a drive on member
ship and the collection of dues
by personal contact of the com
mittee.
The report of the Commitee on
entertainment was received and
adopted. Dr. Morcom will pre
side at the next social gathering.
On motion the following tele
gram was ordered sent to the
Seward Chamber of Commerce:
At our regular Board meeting
we discussed your problem and
having had similar experience
we can appreciate your serious
loss stop Our Chamber glad to
help in any way we can.
Meeting adjourned to meet
again at a social gathering next
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1941.
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NOTICE
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A meeting will he held Thurs
day, Nov. 27, at 7:30 at the City
Hall to organize for the Annual
Community Xmas activities in
cluding an election of a general
chairman. All persons interested
| are urged to attend.
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Aviation Safety Award
of the
Inter-American Safety Council Inc. „
for
1940
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On its 37,309 miles of Inter-American routes
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COLUMBIA . Mon Nov 24 Thur Nov 27
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