HARBORS BILL
IS SENT TO
COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—(AP>
—Congress today sent the billion
dollar post-war flood control bill
to the conference committee, to
adjust the differences betwen the
Senate and the House, and yes
terday approved the companion
bill, authorizing harbors and
rivers works to cost half-a-billion
dollars.
The flood bill awaits final
Senate approval after rejection
of the amendment to authorize
the St. Lawrence river seaway.
The bill goes to conference In
committee for action on the
changes made since he house pas
sage.
Alaska projects authorized in
the Rivers and Harbors bill are
as follows: |
Metlakatla Harbor, $129,000.
Craig, $85,000.00.
Meyer Chuck, $25,000.00.
Wrangell, $189,000.00.
Skagway, $16,000.00.
Petersburg, $80’,000.00.
Port Alexander, $21,000.00.
Seldovia, $59 000.00.
Sitka, $385,000.00.
Gastineau Channel, $155,000.Q0.
Elfin Cove, $38,000.00.
BOND SALES WELL
OVER THE TOP
According to word received
hpre by Chairman Garnet Mar
tin, from the Territorial chair
man, Catherine Nordale the bond
sales for Alaska went over the
top.
Total sales went well over two
and a half million, with Series
CANADIANS
SPAN LAMONE
RIVER TODAY
ROME, Dec. 13.—(AP>—Canad-1
ian troops spanned the Lamone
river today, establishing two
bridgeheads northeast of the high
way town of Fa&nza, and shoved
the Germans back two miles in
the direction of Lugo, it has been
reported.
Allied headquarters said the
bridgeheads were thrust across
the stream some nine miles from
Faenza and joined in a continu
ous front of 6,000 yards.
After 24 hours of stiff fighting
the northern flank attack pushed
along the Ravenna-Bologna rail- j
way and reported that they had \
taken into their sride quite a
distance of it.
AIRWAYS
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Wien Alaska Airlines
The Boeing flew in from Fair
banks with express and Ted Low
ell, and Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Miley. It returned the same day
with Victor Bennett, Mr. and
Mrs. Brad Long and two chil
dren, O. J. Leland, Chas. Ful
ton and Edward Slovinski, all
for Fairbanks.
Alaska Airlines
The Lodestar is expected to ar
rive and depart tomorrow morn
ing about 10:00 o’clock.
4<E’’ bonds reaching a total of
$1,070,174.25.
Series <4E” sales for Nome
totalled $53,187.50.
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DREAM
THEATRE
NOME, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
DECEMBER 13-14
ONE SHOW—7:30 P. M.
“MAIN STREET
LAWYER”
With ANITA LOUISE and
HAROLD HUBER
And "UNUSUAL
OCCUPATIONS"
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 151h
TWO SHOWS—7:15 & 9:00 P. .M
“TOMBSTONE”
With RICHARD DIX and
FRANCIS GIFFORD
And '‘HIAWATHA'S RABBIT
HUNT'’
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16ih
ONE SHOW—7:15 P. M.
“BACK STREET”
With CHASfl. BOYER and
MARGURETE SULLAVAN
And "FURTHER PROOF OF
NOSTRADAMUS'’
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17th
TWO SHOWS—7:15 & 9:00 P. M.
“LADY FROM
LOUISIANA”
With JOHN WAYNE and
ONA MUNSON
And "WHO'S SUPERSTITIOUS’'
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
DECEMBER 18th-19th
ONE SHOW—7:30 P. M.
“LADY BE GOOD”
With ROBERT YOUNG and
ELEANOR POWELL
Also "HOLLYWOOD’S
DAREDEVILS"
E.L.A.S. TROOPS
STAGE ATTACK
ON ATHENS
ATHENS, Dec. 13.—The ELAS
troops staged a strong, but un
successful attack against the
center of Athens last night, even
while their leaders were debat
ing the British orders to cease
fighting.
The strongest assault was aim
ed at the British barracks, north
east of the heart of the capital
on the Kifissia road.
A British communique broad
cast from Athens said that fur
ther British reinforcements had
gone into action and that some
progress was made against the
ELAS in Piraeus.
RAF planes silenced one ELAS
75-mm. gun, which was firing on
the center of Athens.
Major Gen. Scobie, the British
commander in Greece, still wait
ed the reply to his terms to cease
firing, but there were indications
that the leftist leaders were wav
ering in the fight to force the re
sisting Premier Papandreou.
KOTZEBUE GIRL
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Nancy Lincoln, 16-year-old
girl, who was brought to
Nome from Kotzebue for medi
cal attention, died yesterday in
the Maynard Columbus Hospital.
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LADIES AID TO HOLD
FOOD AND GIFT SALE
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Federated Church are holding
another of their popular food
sales next Saturday at the North
ern Commercial Store. This time
they have added hand-made gift
items, as it is near Christmas.
The committee in charge is so
liciting from the ladies of Nome,
and urge that any new resident
who wishes to contribute and has
not been asked, either bring
their donation or call a member
of the committee. The committee
is as follows: Mrs. V. Booker,
chairman; Mrs. A. Polet, Mrs.
Con Yenney, Mrs. Pete Sather
and Mrs. E. Quigley.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS BOARD MEETING
The Northwestern Chamber of
Commerce held a board meeting
at the home of Director V. G.
Seiffert, to make plans to formu
late a program for* the needs of
the Second Division during the
coming session of the Legislature.
Ohio’s oldest brick road is be
lieved to be a street in Steuben
ville laid in 1882.