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DISTRIBUTOR—GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL DIVISION
Nome, Alaska.
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The Fan’s Corner
The women’s baseball series
has four games to be played.
That is, each team is to play
twice. At a baseball meeting
Friday night it was decided to
play them in two doubleheaders
! on the next two Wednesdays.
Next Wednesday night the
Blazers and Married Women will
play the opening game and the
Alaskans and High School the
| last. These two games should
both be even contests, The first
two teams have each lost and
the last two each won their gam
es.
On Wednesday March 20th the
Jackson Trophy is to be award
ed the Commercial team. All
teams are invited to attend in
uniform and each player and
their managers are to vote at the
door on the season’s most val
uable player. All members of the
league have the right to vote
including doorkeepers, scoreikeep
ers umpires and members of the
committee.
Superintendent Ryan has kind
ly consented to make the present
ation speech and award the in
dividual trophies.
Let’s give the ladies a turnout.
The Old Fan
7-Year-Old-Girl Shot and Killed
The seven-year-old daughter
of “Big Mike” Kazingnuk was ac
cidentally killed by a rifle shot
Saturday afternoon on Belmont
Point. The rifle was accidentally
set off by the 7-year-old son of
George Weokluk who was play
I ing with the girl and another
i child in their father’s cabin.
The rifle bullet entered the
child’s body through the chest, !
exiting cleanly from the back.
Coroner C C Tanner visited the
scene and finding that the slay
ing was entirely due to accident
did not order any coroner’s in- j
quest.
Jack Bullock member of the
water-packing concern of Nelson'
and Bullock was unfortunate |
Sunday in suffering the fracture j
of his ankle while out skiing,
north of the city. He is at the
Maynard Columbus hospital
where he is reported to be rest
ing easily.
Queen Margaret Scott, Connie
Mazen and A D Stormfeltz who
left Nome Sunday morning early
via Wien plane arrived in Fair
banks early Sunday afternoon in
time for Nome’s Queen to take
part in the coronation ceremon
ies for Miss Alaska. They were
delayed here by weather for five
days and Miss Nome was there-'
fore unable to take part in the
Miss Alaska Contest.
U S Marshal B B Mozee left
this morning for Point Barrow
aboard the plane of the Northern
Cross Inc to bring a federal pri-1
soner to the Nome jail. Weather
permitting he is expected to re-1
turn day after tomorrow.
A passenger to her home at
Deering was Mrs Elizabeth M
i Cross a candidate in the Demo
| cratic primary election for rep- j
! resentative. Mrs Cross spent
about a week in Nome on busi
| ness. Also aboard the plans was
Mrs Karen Noble who will do
certain work in Deering for the
j Magids Bros, concern of which
Mrs Cross is a member.
John Solon proprietor of the
Nome Barber Shop and Laundry
returned Saturday from a leng
thy visit to the States which
took him as far east as New
York City and Washington D C.
He arrived Nome on a Mirow
Air Service plane from Anchor
age.
NOTICE
The Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce will hold
their usual luncheon at the Nev
ada Grill Tuesday March 12 at
12 noon, Everybody invited to
attend.
FOUND—Top to a Sheaffer Life
Time fountain Pen. Owner
may have same by identifying
and paying for this ad.
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Airplane News
The PAA mail plane left here
! Sunday for Fairbanks arriving
! there early in the afternoon. A
; passenger enroute to the Pio
neer’s Home at Sitka was Art M
Hanson pioneer miner and pros
pector from the upper Kobuk
River section.
MIROVV ACTIVITIES
Pilot Sasseen of the Mirow Air
Service arrived Nome Saturday
from Anchorage after being wea
ther bound at Golovin. He had
as passengers John Solon and
John Hegness. The plane also car
ried quantities of fresh stuff and
freight.
Pilot Sasseen left for Anchor
age with Ralph Smith and is to
return to Nome tomorrow with
another load of passengers.
Pilot Jefford in the Stinson tri
motor left for Teller Candle Deer
ing and Kotzebue today with
members of the Reindeer Acquisi
tion Unit. He is expected back in
Nome tonight.
Weather permitting Pilot
Chambers is to take the mail run
to Unalakleet and east coast
points and return.
Pilot Frank Whaley of Wien A1
aska Airlines arrived Fairbanks
yesterday at 1 o’clock in the after
noon in time for Miss Nome and
party to be present at the crown
ing of “Miss Alaska.”
Pilot Whaley is expected to ar
rive today from Fairbanks with
a load of passengers.
Pilot Curley Martin with a
Woodley Airways plane attempt
ed to leave Nome today but on
account of weather was forced to
return.
Cheechacco Race Next Sunday 1
Headed by W A Boucher the i
special committee of the Arctic!
Club in charge of dog racing to- j
day announced the time for the
first race which will be for Chee
chaccos —(both men and women
drivers to the team.
The Cheechacco race will take
place said Mr Boucher next Sun 1
day March 17 on the ice of Ber i
ing Sea where a three or four I
mile course is today being stak-!
ed out by A1 Carey. The teams;
will complete two laps on the1
course for first and second prizes
which will consist of engraved!
loving cups for the winners.
The plan of racing is that the!
Cheechacco men drivers will;
make the first lap and the chee-j
chacco women drivers the second
and final lap. There will be a lim |
it of seven dogs, Registration is!
open all this week with Thomas!
O Givan at the office of the
Northern Light and Power Co.
and drawing for place is sched
uled to take place at the same
office Saturday noon.
All Cheechaccos—men and wo
men should immediately start
rounding up dog teams and pair
ing off for the practice sessions.
The starting point will be just
south of the M & M Bank on the
ice of Bering Sea.
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Activity seems to have increas
ed in local politics with primary
candidates obtaining political
cards and literature for distribu
tion to the electorate. Latest pol |
itical card to start running in thej
The Nugget is that of Richard E.'
Lee Democrat who expects to ar-,
rive Nome from the States about j
April 15th.
Others are those of Mrs. Eliza- j
beth M Cross and Clyde (Tex) j
Cockburn both candidates forj
representative on the Democratic |
ticket. The election of party
candidates is only about a month
and a half away and it behooves
all candidates to get their names
before the voting public as soon
as possible now so that in the
outlying sections the electors
may become acquainted with
them before the primary election
which takes place Tuesday April
30th.
NOTICE
Registration now open for com
bined Cheechacco Dog Race. En
tries apply at office of Northern
L & P Co., Thos O Givan. Draw
ing for place Saturday noon.
Arctic Club
FREE GUESS
WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF NOME?
WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF
THE SECOND DIVISION?
Commencing Monday morning March 11 and closing
on Monday March 18th we will accept FREE of
CHARGE your guesses on the Nome population as
well as on the population of the Second Division.
The winner will be announced as soon as the official
figures are released in Juneau and wired into the
Nome Nugget.
To the Nearest Guess $5.00 In Trade
To the Second Guess 3.00 In Trade
To the Third Guess 2.00 In Trade
The same prizes will be awarded to the winners of
the Nome Contest and the Second Division Contest.
In case of a tie the prizes will be awarded by
drawing for place.
POLETS STORE
Elizabeth M. Cross I
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
On The Democratic Ticket |
Quarter Century In Alaska
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Primary Election April 30, 1940
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