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VOL. 46—No. 122. _ NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1944. PER COPY—15c.
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PRECAUTIONS BEING
TAKEN ON CONTAGION
Since the death of Verna James
of White Mountain from diph
theria, the health department is
taking all precautions and has
been very busy checking all chil
dren so that there will not be an
epidmic.
Parents of all pre-school chil
dren are particularly urged not to
take their infants any place out
of the home. They must not be
exposed to others outside the
home s they are particularly sus
ceptible to this disease.
Any child acquiring a sore
, throat should report to eilther the
health nurse,^ Mrs. Kitzmiller or
the Bunreau of Indian Affairs
immediately.
A futher precautionary measure
is that no child under 12 years
of age can leave Nome until he
has been cleared by the health
department.
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Tell them you saw it in The
NUgget. ,
[NEWS FOLK
ON TRIP TO
TO NOME
Passing through Nome on a
press and radio tour of the Ter
ritory fom Great Falls, Monti.,
wee Lt. Ed Carr, Miss Pat Bren
nan of the Geat Falls Tribune,
Kay J. Kennedy, of the Great
Falls Leader—who also has done
newspaper work in Fairbanks and
Anchorage and Wm. Myrhe and
Leroy Stahl from Radio Station
KFBB in Great Falls.
The pair came to Alaska over
the newsly established floufte,
w.Jch emaneted fom Great Falls,
Mont., and passes through Edmon
ton and Whitehorse to Fairbanks
and then to Nome.
This route is firmly establish
ed on a twice a week schodule and
will expedite travel in the post-war
world.
Miss Brennan and Miss Kennedy
have distinction of being the first
MORISONS TO
LEAVE NOME
A surprnse farewell party and
jha^idktyrdhief Mty fr fniathtirth}
handkerchoef shower was givven
for Mrs. J. H. S. Morison, by the
Ladies of the Federated church
yesterday. Many turned out for
the occcasoon as Mrs. MJorison
has made many friend during her
stay here who regret that she
is leaving.
Mrs. Morison has always as
sisted in any public entterprte,
and has always been very active
in church and social work.
Judge Morison and Mrs. Mori
son came to Nome when Mr. Mor
ison was appointed district judge
women reporters to travel through
the Terriiory as war correspon
dents. They are very interested
in the background and develop
ment of the- work of the press In
Alaska. ......
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and since then they have' b^de
their home here. Judge Mornison
recently resigned from the bench
and will retire to the home in
Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
Mr. and Hrs. Morrison will be
missed by the community as htey
have been keenly interested and
active in all civic enterprises.
Mr. Morison is nof over seventy
years of age.
Ten years ago their grandson,
Stewart Morison accompanied
his grandparents to Nome and
since then he has been on active
duty in England.
Their daughter. Edith Powell,
resides in Seattle, where the Mori
sons will visit before consum
ing on the ir journey to Tennes
see.
I OUT OF TOWN
I PRINTERS PAY
I NO TAXES HERE
[) . LET US DO YOUR
I’l'JNTIN!'.
NAVAL FORCE
OF JAPS SAID
DESTROYED
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS AT PEARL HAR
BOR, Oct. 25.—(AP)—Carrier
planes of the U. S. Third Fleet
sunk a large Jap carrier and
damaged two other large car
riers, also damaged six battle
ships, one cruiser and several
other unidentified warships in a
great three-pronged battle which
is still coninuining nar the Phil
pines. The U.S.S. Princeton, a
light carrier of Admiral Halsey's
force was badly damaged and
when her mazaines exploded, had
to be sunk.
The Japanese radio admitted
the loss of two cruisers destroyed
in action. They claimed to have
sunk 11 ships and five others be
sides the Princeton.
The captain and 1360 of the
Princeton’s crew and officers
were rescued. The boat carried
a complement of 1,500. Admiral
Nimitz said that a strong force of
land based Jap planes attacked
one of the task groups on Mon
day and succeeded in seriously
damaging the Princeton which is
the first American airplane car
rier to be lost since the Liscombe
Bay went down in flames off the
Mashall Islands in early Decern-,
ber of last year.
General MacArthur said to
night that the most crushing de
feat of the war in a special state
ment from Leyte, saying that the
Jap southern force comprising
two battleships^ one heavy cruiser,
one light cruiser and four des
toyers were completely routed 1
and that the ground forces con- !
tinued to advance.
ROOSEVELT
SAYS NIPS AR E
ON ROUT |
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WASHINGTON Oct. 25.—(A)
President Roosevltt has announc- •.
ed that the Japanese Navy has ;
been defeated and reriiously rout- ;
d in the Philippines area.
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The Japanese navy in the Phil
ippines area have been defeated
and seriously damaged and rout
ed this nws from Admiral Hair., If
sey in the 'rarely used repeated
map j edge -been release by :hijh : ;
throughdhfe navy department.