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Airplane News
The PAA mail plane was in
and out this morning with sec
ond class mail matter—no air
mail received—says a notice on
the Post Office bulletin board. No
passengers traveled either way.
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MIROW ACTIVITIES
Jack Jefford flying the tri-mot
or made a round trip to St. Law
rence Island carrying mail and
( express. He had as passengers,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdick
and A. E. McKenzie of the Wea
ther Bureau. Mr. McKenzie made
the trip to the island to install
some weather forecasting instru
ments to facilitate weather obser
vations.
Jack Jefford will leave tomor
row for the North Country with
the Reindeer Acquisition Unit.
Fred Chambers arrived Nome
last night from his mail trip. Yes
terday he flew the Shaktoolik
! range with Sam Kendrick as a
passenger.
Pilot Sasseen is due in from
1 Anchorage w'ith passengers this
evening.
Fred Chambers made a trip to
Council this afternoon and had
Mrs. Ost as passenger. He pick
up a load of freight at Golovin
for Nome.
Frank Whaley made a trip to
Fairbanks yesterday with Har
old Jacobson as a pasengers. He
is expected to return today.
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1040 BASEBALL SERIES
ENDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Wednesday night saw two ex
citing women’s games at the
school gym with the High School
team defeating the married wo
men to the tune of 15 to 8; and
j the Alaskan Women beating the
Blazers 30 to 26.
During the intermission be
tween games, trophy awards
j were presented to the Kenn’s Bak
ery basketball team for 1939; to
the High School Girls basketball
team for 1939; presenting the
Grant Jackson Trophy to the
Commercial Baseball Squad; in
dividual “baseball” awards to the
! winning players; and the Most j
; Valuable Player Award for 1940
| to Henry G. Miller, the Commer
cial’s pitcher.
Supt. Ryan of the Nome school J
made the presentation announce
ments on behalf of the school
board and the Arctic Club which
this year assisted in putting on
the series.
All in all the winter athletic,
season in the gym was declared
to be one of the finest from all
angles. Much thanks was given to
! those who assisted in any way in
helping to put it over. Plans are i
imediately being taken up for the
handling of basketball and base
ball series for next year, so that;
when the season comes around
everything wil be in readiness,;
said reports.
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The regular meeting of the j
Nome Health Council will meet j
in the City Hall. Monday March
25, at 7:30 p.m.
Slides with explanation by Mrs. i
A. T. Harris on “The Care of the
Feet” will be shown.
The public is cordially invited {
to attend.
Hank Miller, Chairman
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Easter Sunday comes March 24 j
and if the weather continues1
mild, new Easter bonnets and out!
fits will probably appear in pub!
lie for the first time. The several
churches in the city have develop
ed appropriate Easter Day exer
cises and judging by the interest
displayed, the public will be turn
l ing out in force.
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1‘ TIIE HALF OF MY GOODS”
TO BE PRESENTED TONIGHT ,
The Federated Drama Club is
presenting the Easter play “The
Half of My Goods” tonight at the
Federated Church at 8:00 o’clock.
A full church is expected, and we
advise that you come early and
obtain a good seat. There is no
charge for the play, but a free
will offering will be received.
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REGISTRATION BOOK TO BE
OPEN TILL 9 PM TOMORROW
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M. J. Walsh, city clerk declare
; cd today that his office would re
- main open until 9 p.m. tomorrow
night, the final day for registra-:
tion, to accomodate all those who
: have not registered for the an
nual city election.
He also declared today that pet
l itions are now being circulated
j nominating Henry G. Miller for
mayor, Mrs. W. F. Baldwin for
school board, Everett Jones for
council, M. J. Walsh for city
clerk and Leroy M. Sullivan for
city attorney. Three places on the
council are to be filled this year
! ad one place on the shool board.
.MARSHAL MOZEE RETURNS
FROM NORTH W ITH PRISONER
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U. S. Marshal B. B. Mczee re
I turned with Pilot King of the
Ferguson Airways this morning
from Wainwright and Kotzebue,
! and had with him a prisoner con
jvited of robbery, sentened to the
federal jail here for a year.
The prisoner is John Meldon,
aged 18. He was sentenced to
serve his term by U. S. Commis
sioner Chas. Brower at Point Bar
row.
Marshal Mozee who stopped at
Kotzebue for several days, flew
to Wainwright yesterday and
brought the prisoner back as far
as Kotzebue last night. He left
; him at Wainwright about a week
I ago when he brought a Point Lay
Eskimo to Nome on his former
trip.
MR. AND MRS. J. J. KEENAN
ENROUTE BACK TO NOME
Word was received yesterday1
that J. J. Keenan and wife were
leaving Seattle by steamer today,!
enroute to Juneau, where they'
will board a plane for Nome. Mr. j
Keenan operates on the Kougar
ok River at Taylor o na large1
scale, and is coming in early to
arrange for the moving of the
Taylor dredge.
He is reported to have a crew i
of men leaving Seattle, Saturday
for Anchorage where they will
board Mirow Air Service planes
for Nome. The dredge, it is un- j
derstood is to be moved up the1
Kougarok River about four miles
and will spend the 1840 season
digging at the new location.
The Fire Department was call- ■
ed to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart Stangroom on First Ave.,
about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, when
the flues and stove pipes of their j
home became overheated. No j
damage resulted, it was declared. |
ATTENTION
Pioneer meeting & Card Party
at I O O F Hall Monday, March
25th.
Federated Church
Wilbur P. Wood, Pastor
8:00 a.m.—Sunrise Service. At
Chicken Hill if the weather is
favorable: otherwise at the Feder;
ated Church building.
11:00 a.m.—Church School East,
er program.
7:45 p.m.—Easter Cantata, dir
ected by Miss Edith Hablutzel.
Baptismal services. Sermonette, j
"The Supreme Gift.”
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ESKIMO METHODIST CHURCH ’
Miss Sarah Taylor, Deaconess !
8:00 p.m.—.Sunrise service.
11:00 a.m. Church School East
er program.
5:00 p.m.—The Holy Commun
ion. Reception of members and
baptism of infants. Sermon: “And
Jesus Went a Little Further.”
Special music.
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