THE NOME NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
published Monday, Wednesday, Friday, by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
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F. Smith Found Guilty
Second Degree Murder
JUNEAU—Forest Smith, charg
«d with the slaying of Thomas
Colling for the latter’s alleged in
timacies with Smith’s wife, was
found guilty of second degree
murder.
The jury unanimously recom
mended leniency. He can get a
term as high as 15 years on the
verdict. Sentence will be pro
nounced later.
Mrs. Smith was not in court.
The first trial resulted in dis
agreement.
The second trial was highlight
«d by Mrs. Smith’s taking the
stand §nd denying that she had
any intimate relations with Col
ling. The court permitted Smith
to1 question his own wife.
In closing arguments, George
Grigsby defense counsel, charged
■that Assistant U. S. Attorney
George Folta did not have his
heart in the case because he al
lowed Smith two days of liberty
before finally having him arrest
ed for manslaughter. Grigsby
said Folta did not want Smith
punished.
In replying, Folta said it was a
case of purely premeditated mur
der.
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Suspend Claims,
Assessment Work
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WASHINGTON, Feb. — Sen
ator Murray asked Congress to
suspend for the current fiscal
year the annual $100 assessment
work on mining claims held in
the United States and in Alaska.
Great Need For Boy Scoots. U. S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. — Presi
dent Roosevelt declared the na
tion “never had greater need of
Boy Scouts” than at the present
time, speaking in a national
broadcast on the anniversary of
the founding of the organization.
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MIROW AIR SERVICE
THE BOARD OF TRADE
NEW LOCATION
(Opposite The Dream Theatre)
‘Kid’ Day Races
Attaracted Crowd
Cheechacco Dog Race To
Be Run Next Sunday
The next big attraction on the
Kennel Club roster is the famous
Cheechacco Dog Race, to be run
Sunday, Feb. 26th. All Cheechac
cos are invited to take part and
rules for the race may be ob
tained from Secretary Wilfred
Boucher, it was declared today.
A large crowd gathered on
Front Street, yesterday afternoon
to witness the Ski and Dog Rac
es for school children, which
were sponsored by the Nome Ken
nel Club. The starting point of
each race was at the City Hall.
First prize for the dog team
race went to Teddy Amarok
who drove his five dog team to
Lomen's dock and return in
three minutes thirty-nine sec
onds. The prize for this race is a
beautiful silves loving cup. Also
competing were Kevin Walsh
whose time was 3 min. 57 sec.,
and Joe Herbert who made it in
5 min. 4 sec.
•The Ski Race to the American
Express Office and back was won
by Floyd Wheeler, with Ralph
Maloga second.
Willie Asharok came in first on
the Ski and Dog Race which foll
owed the same course as the ski
race. Alfred Huff was second.
All prizes will be awerded at the
big Kennel Club Carnival, March
4th.
In the Cheechacco race to be
run next Sunday, the cheeehac
cas will run in relays—a man and
a woman to each team. It will be
a 6 mile race; the first lap to the
red hanger on the old airplane
field will be covered by the man,
and the return to be made by his
feminine partner. The owner of
the team will be the burden in
each case.
Two beautiful engraved cups
are offered by the Kennel Club
as prizes & is it hoped there will
be a large number of contestants.
Those wishing to enter are re
quested to register at the Nevada
Grill. This race will have a seven
dog limit. Further details will ap
pear in Wednesday’s issue of the
Nugget.
One bottling company will sup
ply 48,000 bottles of soft drinks
to concessionaires at the 1939
California World’s Fair.
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“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
That unique and humorous,
and typical Alaskan stationery—
“Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have been
brought strictly uptodate, and are
now available at the Nugget offi
ce.
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VOLUNTEER mtheCaeeh
army Is LI Ban (above), son of
Chinese general, LI Hong Wongs.
Li Ban has Joined the Cttch
army in Prague, to complete his
military training.
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
pamphlet form, for sale at The
Vugget Office, for 10 cents.
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