Northwest Airlines Personnel
Visit Nome and Kotzebue
A crew of a Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis-to-Orient airliner is
visiting in town today, as guests
of Alaska Airlines. They were to
fly to Kotzebue via Wiens today
and will return to' Anchorage with
Alaska Airlines tomorrow. The
five visitors are: Dave Gibson,
Charles Hagen, Ted Ziemer, Miss
Joan Lee, and Harry McKee.
While in town the group were
staying at the Wallace Hotel.
Another guest at the Wallace,
and a visitor to Nome was Gus
Erlenbusch of Sacramento, Calif.
Louis Meyers was sentenced in
Commissioner’s Court to 15 days
in the Federal jail for being
■drunk.
Pioneer Women To Decorate
Graves Friday Evening
The Pioneer Women of Alaska,
Auxiliary No. 1 are planning to
decorate graves of departed mem
bers Friday evening, weather per
mitting.
It is reported that the women
will meet at the Pioneer Hall at
8 o’clock and go directly to the
cemetery where small Alaskan
flags will be placed on the graves.
RAT LITTER FOUND WHEN
SIDEWALK BOARDS REMOVED
A litter of eight young rats was
discovered under the sidewalk in
front of the Gaasland Building on
Front Street. They were packed
up and shipped to Dr. Schiller at
the Research Center at Anchorage
by Dan Jones, it is reported.
Memorial
Day
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This Store Will Be
Closed All Day
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Saturday, May 30
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JUST RECEIVED:
Potted Plants
Fresh Cut Flowers
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Your Frlondly Community Storo
Wholesalo and RotaU
Phono MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
M.S. FLEMISH KNOT
Receiving cargo at Seattle until May 29
Scheduled to sail JUNE 3 for Nome,
St. Michael, Unalakleet, Golovin, Teller, Tin City
All deliveries of freight to our Seattle terminals should
be completed five days prior to sailing date except for re
frigerated cargo, which will be received by special arrangement.
White Mountain Teachers
Enroute to States For
Summer Vacations
The closing down of the White
Mountain boarding school of the
ANS has been completed, stated
Mr. and Mrs. Russell, who arrived
here yesterday enroute to the
States for summer vacation. Next
year they will return to teach
at 'Unalakleet.
From White Mountain also was
Emily Ivanoff Brown who has
been a teacher there for several
years. She is also going to the
States for the summer and is re
turning to Alaska in the fall to
teach at Meade River.
Mrs. Russell will attend the
summer session of the Tri-State
Art Colony at Cloudcroft, New
Mexico, where Frederick Taubes,
noted artist of New York will be
guest instructor.
She is taking with her an ex
hibit by Wilbur Walluk who had
his first art lessons from her while
he was a very young student at
the ANS school at Shishmaref.
His first work, she stated, was
done on clam shells, found on the
beach at Shishmaref.
Later, when Walluk developed
tuberculosis and was sent to the
Kotzebue hospital, Christine Hel
ler helped him develop his talent.
He also attended school at Mt.
Edgecumbe where he took addi
tional art training.
Recently he won honorable
award at the Philbrook Art Cen
ter of Tulsa, Okla. He is a present
employed at Polet’s Art and Craft
Store here where his work is sold
and special orders taken.
Legion, VFW and ANG
Will Honor War Dead
In March to Cemetery
Members of the American Le
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and National Guard, are meeting
in front of the Federal building
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning,
Decoration Day. Veterans not
members of the above organiza
tions, are invited to attend. They
^ill march to the Belmont Point
cemetery to decorate the graves
of all known veterans.
At 11:30 a.m. they will observe
a minute of silence, to be followed
by three volleys of rifle fire in
honor of the dead.
NOTICE
To All Residents of Nome Area
There will be weapons firing
from Submarine beach area west
of Army dump, out into Bering
Sea from 28 May through 10
June, 1953. All persons are re
quested to pay particular atten
tion to this notice as some firing
will be with large caliber wea
pons.
James E. Fulton,
Captain, USAF,
Commanding
WARNING
Game law violations have been
reported. Anyone caught shooting
game now out of season will be
prosecuted.
Helen Bockman,
Licensing Officer
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — A house and lot
facing First Ave. West, in Block
B. For further information,
write Edward B. O’Connor,
P. O. Box 825, Mt. Edgecumbe,
Alaska. 69
WORK WANTED—Part or full
time clerical. Call Black 65. 63
KITCHEN helper, male, wanted
at MMM Hospital.
VON DER HEYDT LAW OFFICE
MOVED BACK TO OLD SITE
The law office of Jim von der
Heydt, which has been moved
twice from the lot on the south
side of Front St. because of fire
danger, was moved back to' its
original site today next door to the
North Star Grill.
At the time of the North Pole
Bakery fire and again during the
fire that destroyed the Dream
Theater the law office building
was pulled away for safety.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving this morning were:
Carl Smith, Floyd Steimhaver,
Mel Tippetts, Harold McLean,
Everett Knoll, Lillian Walker.
Jim Walsh also returned after
attending a district sales meet
ing at Ketchikan of PAA officials
from Alaska, Seattle, Portland,
and San Francisco’.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Mrs. P. Ryan
and infant, James Lowe.
To Kotzebue: Harry v McKee,
Ted Zinner, Joan Lee, Chuck
Hagen, Dave Gibson, Jerry Law
horn, Cecelia Iyahuk.
From McGrath: James Rogers.
To Anchorage: James Lowe,
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Russell, Mrs.
E. Chase, Lt. Falconer, Mrs. H.
Katongan, E. Sorren, Grace John
son.
Arctic Sanitary Service !
PHONE RED 181
Boy Scout Executive
Prepares For Summer
Encampment at Dexter
Ken Ubbelohde, director of the
Midnight Sun District of Boy
Scouts, is conferring with Scout
groups here in preparation for
Scout encampments being held in
August.
Early in August he will return
for a Seward Peninsula encamp
ment to be held at Dexter witb
boys scheduled to arrive from
troops at Teller, Kotzebue, Nome
and possibly Unalakleet. About 40
boys are expected.
Later in August, the all-Alaska
encampment will be held again
at Mt. McKinley with over 150
boys expected to participate.
About 20 boys are expected to
go from here.
A court of honor is planned for
some time in June, Ubbelohde re
ported.
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FRESH ICE CREAM
AND POPCORN
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CIGARS, CIGARETS
TOBACCO
CANDY
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MEMORIAL DAY
FLOWERS AND WREATHS
May 29 and 30 — Two-Day Sale Of —
SANDALS & S WE A T E R S
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THE FAMILY STORE
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JUNE SPECIALS
TO HERALD THE OPENING
OF THE TRAVEL SEASON
AND ITS MANY VISITORS
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SPECIALS:
Souvenir Aprons imprinted with
Nome, Alaska . $1.50
A group of hand carved ivory
bracelets, no two alike . $3.00
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A group of watch bands of walrus
or mastodon carved ivory . $3.00
Book Marks . $1.50
Bird Scatter Pins .-.. $1.50
Brooches .-. $1.50
Seal Head Salt and
Pepper Shakers . $6.00
A Bargain In Gift Items