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WEEKLY TRIPS
TO ANCHORAGE
Leave Nome 9 a. m. Thursdays
Leave Anchorage 1 p. m. Fridays
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Irving McK. Heed
MINERAL SURVEYOR, G. L. O.
Surveying for Patent
Office on Second Street, back of Polets
Will be in town until about October 15
RAINBOW SKYWAYS
Flying Instruction . . . Piper Aircraft Dealer
LEARN TO FLY
Farthest West Flying School
Eight-hour Dual Instruction Flight Course—$105
See: FRANK WHALEY, Certified Instructor
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TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Standard Diesel Oil
NOW AVAILABLE IN BULK OR IN CONTAINERS
500 GALLONS OR MORE
Into your containers at the plant.12 V2 per gal.
40 TO 499 GALLONS
Into your containers at the plant.14 per gal.
LESS THAN 40.14^ per. gal.
53 Gallon containers washed and repainted. 2.50 each
All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice
Please Note: All deliveries now on a strictly cash-with-order basis.
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News Items
BaTanof Postponed til Sept. 18
Information has been received
by M. J. Wilcox, local agent for
‘.he Alaska Steamship Company,
that the sailing of the SS Bara
nof scheduled for September 13.
has been postponed to September
18. In view of the fact that the
U. S. Navy at Dutch Harbor, re
quests muh cargo space it is ad
visable that shippers place their
orders as early as possible for
merchandise to be shipped on the
Baranof.
In the U. S. District Court,
j Judge J. H. S. Morison this morn
ing gave judgement in favor of
I the plaintiff in the case of the
I United States versus Joseph E.
Lucas et al, and the preliminary
; injunction was made final. As a
result of the decision the Niuk
luk River is held to be navigable
which prohibits the bed of the
river from being dredged.
The U. S. Coast Guard Haida
in the roadstead early Sunday
morning after a voyage to the
southward.
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Paul Ivanoff, who arrived last
week from Nunivak Island, fol-!
lowing a two-week trip, reports
an unusally discovery of pay
dirt at Ungalik River by Frank
Shaw, old time miner and pros
pector. Paul reports that Harold I
! Ivanoff. prospecting on Little !
Bear Creek, tributary of the Un ■
gaiik, dug a hole down five feet
deep but finding nothing, aban-1,
doned it. A few days later Frank;
Shaw went down about two feet
further in the same hole and
! struck dirt that panned $1.50 to
j the pan.
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Mrs. Stewart of Nome is the
possessor of a tobacco plant at
her home, near the hospital. Mrs.
Stewart planted a tobacco seed
this spring and now the plant
stands something over six feet, ]
and last week broke into blos
som. So far as we know, Mrs.
Stewart’s plant is the only one
of its kind in Nome.
Ralph Lomen who just return
ed from Teller brings the news
that Frank Rice reports thatj
John Hull is missing, having;
left Telller on June 15 for Mil
lion Creek, expecting to be back
by July 15th. He was prospecting
on Budd Creek.
WEATHER FORCAST
Cloudy tonight & Tuesday with
fresh southwesterly winds and !
occasional light rain. Not much j
change in temperature.
The highest temperature was!
56, the lowest 47, and precipita
tion—trace. Tomorrow the sun
rise is 5:05 a.m. and the sunset
6:51 p.m.
AIRWAYS NEWS
PAA Activities
A PAA Electra piloted by Jos
lyn and Knepper arriver this af
ternoon with 544 pounds of mail
and passengers: George Dooley,
L. A. Chandler, Eugene Eastman.
The ship is staying overnight
and wil return to Fairbanks to
morrow with G. W. Rathjens of
the U S S R & M Co. and Chas.
Lewis, formerly with the Yuba
Construction Co., also 750 pounds
af mail.
A!mow ACTIY UTfcS
The Stinson arrived from An
chorage Sunda at 2:40 p.m. with
the folowing passengers:
Mrs. W. B. McCarthy
Paul McCarthy
Walter McCarthy
Marie Reirdon
Aivin Polet
The plane stopped at McGrath
and Moses Point.
Sasseen is expected to return
to Anchorave Thursday,, carry
.ng passenbers and express.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Sept. 5 — Pilot Miskoff made
a trip to Teller for Connie Hyder
Sept. 6—Pilot Lund brought in
Mrs. Oscar Swanson from Hay
cock and Marko Martinovich
from Council.
| Pilot Long to the Kougarok
with Tex Cockburn, returning
with Mrs. Silverman and Lillian
and Julia Silverman from Tay
lor.
j Pilot Lund to Teller, Tin City
| and Ear Mountain with Victor
I John and Louis Billy for Teller,
returning with Sidney Rood
i from Teller. Steve Miskoff was
i a round tripper.
Pilot Long to Solomon return
; ing with C. O. Robert, then to
Council and Golovin, returning
| with Kingston B atchford for the
i hospital.
Pilot Sig Wien arrived from
Fairbanks with Leroy Sullivan,
Fred Yenney and Mae Walton.
Sept. 7— Lund made a round
trip to Fairbanks via Galena
i with L. H. Rhine and A1 Pasquin
and Milton Seavy for Fairbanks.
Pilot Wien to Council, Solo-1
mon with C. O. Roberts and Wht.
« Mt. with Lars Willoya; Don Lyle
to Aggie from Camp Sr.
I Pilot Wien to Flat with Messrs.
McCrea, Paschke and Neubert of
] the Department of Labor.
Pilot Long to Solomon & Wht.1
1 Mt. with Simon Pussrik and Jo
seph Akileena, Jacob Ahwinona,
from Solomon; George Luke,
Wht. Mt. to Council, Hugh Pear
son, Council Dredge to Lee’s
Camp and Don Lyle to Nome
from Aggie.
Sept. 8—Pilot Miskoff to Deer
; ing with Bud Thompson for Tey
I Lor and Berneyf Betlleview for)
| Deering.
i Pilot Wien bo Galena with
Jimmy Harper and to Fairbanks
with W. Castleton and Jerry Sul-1
livan.
Pilot Lund to Galena with
Lucy Blatchford & to Fairbanks |
with Mark Neilson and Bill j
I Trude.
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RAINBOW SKYWAYS
Plane Talk
No flying student is ever sure
when they are going to be allow
ed to solo, so yesterday afternoon
Tony Johansen was pleasantly
surprised to see Instructor Frank
Whaley crawl out after a land
| ing and say, “Let’s see what you
jean do.”
■ Tony not only has the distinc
| tion of a good Art solo landing
but also of being the first person
to solo from the new GAA air
port. If you see Tony on the sreet
today, that smile from ear to ear
means he did all right.
Several students are now
ready to take their taijfpin in
struction. This is one of the Lat
est things to be learned in shap
ing for for solo flight. The stu
dents are: Earl Ward, Bob Lind
sey, Larry Galvin, Sidney Rood
•and Bert Beltz.
A new student to start is Lt.
J. W. Baum.
WANTED TO RENT—Furnished
comfortable, well located, five or
six room house, also duplex
housekeeping room. Inquire at
Nugget Office.
FOR SALE: Uprijght piano, bi
cycles, man’s and woman’s;
cheap cot with matress. See
Shirlie Forrester, evenings
prior Sept. 12.
Back To School At Polet’s
Boy’s Blazers
Sport back styles, stitched on half belt. Set in
sleeves for better fit, adjustable side straps.
Tallon zipper front. Solid colors and
assorted plaids. Size 4 to 16
Boy's Corduroy Longies
Well tailored, reinforced for wear. Made with
French waist, zipper fly.- Cream
and Navy. Size to 16
Boy’s Wool Flannel Shirts
Full cut, coat style. Two button pockets. Tailored
to fit. Olive drab. Size 8 to 14
POLET STORES
FLY TO SEATTLE
Depart from Nome Mondays and Fridays
$234 one way
$421.20 round trip
Round Trip Tickets Good For One Year
Fast, Luxurious LOCKHEED
LODESTARS now Operating I
Over Fairbanks-Seattle Route
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
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TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE
Passengers . . . Baggage . . . Small Freight
. . . U-Drive Car for Rent . . .
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1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
BERING SEA ROUTE
SHIP Sails from Seattle Due Nome
SUTHERLAND (Freight) Aug. 30 Sept. 12 j
Nome, Teller, Kotzebue, Keewalik,
Deering, Shishmaref, Wales, Tin City,
Nome. (Calls made in order named).
DERBLAY (Freight) Sept. 1st i
Dutch Harbor, Bristol Bay,
Dillingham, St. Michael, Unalakleet,
Ungalik, Golovin, Solomon, Nome.
BARANOF (Passengers Sept. 18th Sept. 27th
Freight) Nome, Golovin, St. Michael
BARANOF (Passengers Oct. 12th Oak 20th
Freight) Nome
NOTE:- Arrival dates Nome approximate only. All sailings subject
to change without notice. M. J. WILCOX, Agent