RED ARMY
CAPTURES
TERRITORY
—
LONDON, Nov. 26.—-(AP)— j
The Red Army captured Gomel
and surrounding territory in j
White Russia, completely separ
ating the Nazi forces in the cen- i
ter Ukraine, German broadcasts
said, as powerful Soviet offen
sives smashed gaps in the enemy
lines, north and south of the fall- I
en rail center of Gomel, which 1
was destroyed before it was evac
uated.
Five railways radiate from the
city, a population of 145,000. the
last important German strong
hold east of the Dnieper river.
Two lines lead to Poland, one
to Brest and Litovsk, the other
through Minsk to Vilna, in Lith
uania.
Other lines connect with Mos
cow, Odessa, and Leningrad.
West of Kiev the Russian army
is standing firm against the
weakening Nazi drive.
EIGHTH ARMY
GETS STRONG
BRIDGEHEAD
WITH THE BRITISH EIGHTH
ARMY, Nov. 26.—(AP)—A front
line dispatch from General Mont
gomery from within sound of the
guns on the Sangro river front,
declared that the bridgehead
aeooss the river is now firmly in
Allied hands.
“We finally got what we want
ed, after bitter and hard fight
ing and dreadful weather. The
Germans counterattacked very
strongly but we’ve got the
bridgehead nearly six miles long
and over a mile deep and that’s
not to bad,’’ he said.
The heavy rains yesterday
caused the river to rise five feet
washing men to their death in
the swollen turbulent waters.
BERLIN SAID
BOMBED-OUT
BERNE, Switzerland, Nov. 26.
—(AP)Many thousands have
been bombed out of the German
capital.
Berlners, wth scanty posses
sions strapped to their backs, de
fied Nazi threats of punishment
and continued the mass exodus
from the chaotic, burning capi
tal, it was told in German fron
tier dispatches.
In a dispatch from Basel, to
LaSuisse at Geneva, all reports of
Berlin painted the same picture
of terror and destruction.
Thousands were still trapped
beneath the debris with little
chance of their being dug out
alive.
A traveller who left Berlin
after Monday’s attack, said the
Gestapo arrested many thous
ands, including 2,000 women and
children insane from shock.
Declaring they wete hopelessly
wounded, the insane were killed.
Football
scores
Colgate 25, Brown 14.
Cornell 14, Penn 20.
Bucknell 21. Franklin Marshall
13.
Maryland 21, Virginia Military
14.
Tulsa 61, Arkansas 0.
Navy Pre-Flight 21, North Car
, olina State 7.
Fort Riley 22, Kansas 7.
Miami 2, Xavier 7.
Texas 27, Texas A. & M. 13.
St. Mary’s 34, Utah 0.
Oklahoma A. & M. 7, Denver 6.
South Carolina 13, Wake For
est 2.
Camp Davis 42, Fort Bragg 0.
Richmond 20, Charleston Coast
Guard 6.
Tennessee Tech 7, Vanderbilt
45.
Fort Benning Infantry 61,
Camp Gordon Tankers 0.
THE NOME NUGGET
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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DESCRIBES
LATIN AID AS
FINANCIAL
—
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26—
(AP)—Describing United States
aid to Latin American countries, i
Senator Butler, Nebraska demo- j
crat, said:
“The plan was naively con
ceived. badly coordinated boon
doggling.”
He told the senate that the
program should be changed to
one of technical assistance, ag-;
ricultural contact and under-1
standing.
Reporting on his 20,000^mil& i
tour of Central and South Amer
ican countries, Butler said:
“Our ood-tNeighbor polio is
based on sentimental dreams
which are merely reflections of
our own ideals and not their’s.
It is tolerated by the Latins
solely because it is accompanied
by liberal donations from our
treasury.”
He declared that only three of
the twenty countries he visited
can fairly be called democratic.
Butler added: ‘‘All the rest are
distatorships of the most auto
cratic type, and are generally
militaristic dictatorships, at
that.” ,
HOVEN RITES
ON SUNDAY
Edwin C. Hoven died Wednes
day evening at his home on D
Street, suffering a heart attack
shortly after bring home a load
of wood.
Mr. Hoven has resided in Nome
for several years, mining in the
Kougarok district in the sum
mers and spending the winter
seasons in Nome.
He leaves a family who live
in Norway, and a wife residing
in Nome.
Funeral arrangements are be
ing made by the I. O. O. F. lodge,
of which he was a member, and
will be held at the Federated
church Sunday at 2:00 p. m.
NEW WEAPON
TO BE USED
LONDON, Nov. 26.—(AP)—
Germany announced that it will
now use its reprisal weapon, be
cause the terror attacks on Ber- |
lin and other German towns had
grown to such proportions, a mil- j
itary spokesman told foreign
press correspondents in Berlin.
The Berlin radio also announc
ed the item, but the spokesman
declined to disclose the nature of
the reprisal weapon. He said
Germany was forced into using
it.
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD WEDNESDAY
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
David Maloney from the Meth
odist Mission church, and was
well attended by her many
frends. Many floral pieces were
placed on the casket. Special
music was given by the Mission
Quartet. Mrs. Maloney is surviv
ed by her husband, her mother,
her family, six brothers and a
sister.
AIR POWER
CLAIMED
LOWERED
PEARL HARBOR Nov. 26.—
(AP)—Evidence that the Japan
ese air strength in the Gilbert
Islands has diminished steadily
in planes, materials and the will
to fight was reported by a spokes
man for the Pacific Fleet, in
connection with a communique
reporting another aerial victory.
In mopping up operations. Ad
miral Nimitz announced the
downing of 34 enemy fighters,
9 bombers and three patrol
planes, by one carrier division
The American losses were three
fighters and one bomber.
Other carrier divisions were
unreported as yet but at present
writing few live Japanese remain
in the Gilbert Islands.
The communique added that
mopping-up operations were
nearly completed in the strategic
taking of Tarawa and AbemarhS
islands.
APPOINTMENT
OF FLYING
OFFICER URGED
WASHINGTON, Nov,1' 2d—
(AP)—The appointment of an
experienced flying officer to the
head of the navy aviation arm,
in the rank of full admiral, was
advocated by Senator Walgren,
a member of the senate military
and Truman committees.
He asserted that such a step,
coupled with the more rapid pro
motions of naval air officers gen
erally, would be fitting recogni
tion for the branch of the navy
which is becoming increasingly
more important.
NEW RUSSIAN
OFFENSIVES
REPORTED
MOSCO, Nov. 26—(AP)—
In later dispatches from Moscow,
Red Star said, new Russian of
fensives reached the upper
Dneiper -'"er and cut the Gomel
Mogile 'hway, the most im
portin' nl German commun
ication i:ne in White Russia.
The major Red Army maneu
vers. appeared under way over
frozen terrain north of Pripet
marshes, advancing steadily.
CORRECTION
In our Monday edition we en
tered a report to the effect that
Mrs. Bert Merrill had died that
morning. Although we were mis
informed. we wish to make our
humble apologies and state that
Mrs. Merrill is very much alive
and well.
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NOTICE
During the winter months
this bank will close one hour
earlier. Commencing December
1st the bank will be open from
10:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. Sat
urdays, 10:00 to noon.
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA.
1,000 JAPS
KILLED IN
INVASION
—
. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN !
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
Nov. 26.—(AP—-The slaughter
of more than 1,000 Japanese since
the invasion of Bougainville on
November 1st and the possible j
killing of thousands of others
was reported for Admiral Hal
sey, simultaneously with a Mac
Arthur announcement that Jap
anese counterattacks had been re
pulsed.
The main counterattacks were
made against the beachheads on
Bougainville and also against
| Sattleberg, New Guinea, where
the Australians were moving in
from three sides.
The Bougainville beachhead
has been extended to six miles.
BOMBERS IN
NIGHT ATTACK
ON GERMANY
| LONDON, Nov. 36.— AP)—
: American heavy bombers struck
I Germany in a daylight massive
! aerial offensive, after the RAF
gave Berlin its fourth night
of bombing
The attack was made on Frank
furt, although the U. S. govern
ment did not immediately specify
the target, but the Bremen radio
went off the air, suggesting it as
an objective.
In addition the Frankfurt radio
said the U. S. Air Force hit a
large chemical works, six miles
east of Frankfurt, simultaneously
as RAF Mosquito bombers struck
Berlin. 13 failed to return.
Berlin has been bombed 20 out
of 25 nights in November.
ALLIED PLANES
BOMB TOWN OF
SHINCHIKU
NEW YORK. Nov. 26.—(API
Allied planes struck within 650
miles of the Japanese homeland
yesterday, when 20 planes raided
Shinchiku, a port on the north
west coast of Formosa, the Tok
yo radio said.
But the raid was unconfirmed
by Allied sources.
Tire attack was presumably
made from bases within China.
The broadcast claimed three
raiders w.^re downed.
Formosa is 90 miles off the
east coast of China and about
200 miles north of the Philli
pines.
OPERATED ON FOR
FOR APPENDICITIS
Mr. and Mrs. J. alsh Tuesday
received a telegram from their
daughter Mary, Mrs. Maurice
King, of Fairbanks. Mary was op
erated on for appendicitis and
there seems to be other compli
cations. and she is in an extreme
condition. Mrs. Walsh left on the
Pan American plane about one
o’clock yesterday to be with
her daughter. Mary has our sin
cere wishes for an early recov
ery.
KING GEORGE
ADDRESSES
PARLIAMENT
LONDON. Nov. 36.—(AP)—
King George, opening the new
session of Parliament, confident
ly told the Gammons:
“In the fourth year of the war,
the forces of the United Nations
had assumed the offensive on all i
fronts, in all theatres and in the
coming year, we shall with God's :
help, be able to bear upon the |
enemy, still greater weight of
attack.”
The new session is the ninth
since the present House of Gam
mons was elected in November, I
1935. The current parliament is
the longest-lived in the history
o£ the British Empire.
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PANIC IN
BERLIN REPORT
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov.!
26.—-(AP)—Scenes of death and
panic in the Berlin air raid shel
ters was described by reliable
eyewitnesses, who say that vast
expanses of the sprawling nerve
center was destroyed in air raids.
One witness said that half of
the shelters were hit.
A Finnish diplomat reaching
Sweden said tiiat only three of
the 31 in his shelter escaped
death.
BEAT OFF
ATTACKS
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
ALGIERS. Nov. 26.—Allied units
beat off enemy counterattacks
along a generally unchanged
front in Italy, rolled back the
German tide, when the Salerno
bridgehead appeared likely to be
overrun after the first landings.
The 45th Division, made up
largely of troops from Colorado, I
Oklahoma, and New Mexico, with :
more than 1,000 southwest In-1
dians, is rated as one of the best,
in army circles, under the flag. |
BROADCAST TO BE
HELD ON SUNDAY
The "Voice of Religion", under
the auspices of the Nome Relig
ious Council, will present some
stories and beliefs of the Eski-1
mo religion.
Ths program wll be in charge
of the Eskimos themselves, with
Thomas Morris of the Religious
Council presiding. He will be
assisted by "Gig Mike”, and Nor- {
man Lee, and the Eskimo choir.
Those who have never heard
the stories about the "Religious
leaders, the story of the flood,
light and darkness, the Northern
Lights and life after death listen
to the ‘'Voice of Religion" pro
gram Sunday evening at 5:30.
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NOTICE.
AH persons interested in the
Community Christmas Tree
program should attend a meet-.,
ing which will be held Sunday
at two o’clock, in the U. S. Dis- 1
trict Court Room in the Federal
building.
i
9 ENEMY
SHIPS SUNK
LATELY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.^,
(AP)—American submarines sank
9 more enemy ships, bringing to
505 the number sunk or prob
ably sunk by U. S. submarines.
The sinkings listed seven med^
ium freighters, one medium tank
er and one airplane transport
vessel. ,
These new sinkings boosted to
745 the vessels sunk by all types
of American weapons since the
start of the war.
AIRWAYS
-%
Wien Alaska Airlines
Pilot Frank Whaley made a
trip to Deering, Kotzebue and
Rainbow this morning with pas
sengers and express. Passengers
were Mrs. Bessie Deland and son
and Edward A Barr to Deering,
and Jack Burke to Kotzebue.
Whaley is scheduled for a trip
to Teller this afternoon.
Sig Wien is due in from Pt.
Barrow and north points today.
Alaska Airlines
Captain Roy Duggan and Pilot
Jerry Hola arrived with the Ford
tri-motor with a capacity load of
freight and express.
Pilot Don Emmons arrived
from Deering, Kotzebue and
Candle with mail and express.
The Ford tri-motor departed
today with the following passen
gers for Anchorage: Tony Cer-*
ruti, Archie heeler, Mike Achiff,
Gerry Wilson, Corporal Merritt,
Peder Burgh, Major Ark, Nel3
Nelson and Otto Larson.
Pilot Weaver is expected in to
day from Unalakleet.
Pan American Airways
Captain Ken Perman arrived
this morning with Elsie Dennis
and two Coast Guardsmen. James
. Sanderson and James R. Par
rott. Perman left at once with a
full load of mail.
REHEARSAL FOR
“MESSIAH" TONIGHT
Twenty-four voices have been
rehearsing the “Messiah” every
Thursday evening. Thirty voices
are need. This is the last call for
voices to sing in the “Messiah”.
No more new voices will be added
after the rehearsal next week,
Decmeber 2nd. Because of
Thanksgiving the rehearsal will
be held tonight instead of Thurs
day, as is the usual time.
•'STAR” IS DROPPED
FROM AIRLINES
The Alaska Star Airlines as
formerly known, announces offi
cially the change in name to
‘‘Alaska Airlines.” »■ •
Frank Pollack has been ap
pointed general operations man
ager with headquarters at Fai
banks. C. O. Cary will continue
as superintendent of operations
in Anchorage.
Alvin Polet is manager of the
Nome branch office.
NOTICE!
Directors, members and
those interested in the devel
opment of Northwestern Alas
ka. are requested to attend a
meeting to be held Monday at
7:30 p. m. ii the District Court
room. Important business.
Secretary.