IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Nels (Billy) Nelson was sen
tenced to Federal Jail for being
drunk and disorderly.
Charles Fee was held to an
swer to the Grand Jury for as
sault with a deadly weapon on
a complaint filed by Sgt. W. Al
tiser. Fee was also sentenced to
six months in jail and a fine of
$500 for assault and battery on a
complaint filed l5y Margaret Pay
enna.
Kotzebue Flier and Prospector
Arrives In Town Today
Johnny Beltz, well known Kot
zebue bush flier and prospector
is in town today on business.
Johnny reports he has finally won
his wings, now holding a private
aviator’s license.
Beltz also holds ground on Bear
Creek in the Haycock district
which is Bureau oft Mines is now
investigating for its “interesting
mineralized deposits.”
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving this morning: Mr.
Webster, Andy Wickland, Ken
Morgan, Mrs. P. Lancaster, Edith
Boise.
Scheduled to depart are Mr.
Murdock and Mr. Lorraine.
Word was received today from
Lester and Rose Bronson who
just returned to Seattle after
driving to California to visit
their son and daughter, Dean and
Tess Bronson. Les said he ex
pected to be back home by next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Dick Roell had the
misfortune to fall and injure her
ankle yesterday near the Federal
Building. She is recuperating at
her home.
BOY SCOUT ANNOUNCEMENT
All Explorer Scouts interested
in Mt. McKinley outing should be
at the Scout Hall tonight at 7 p.m.
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COASTAL MONARCH
Will Return to Nome About July 31st
To Complete Discharging
Then Proceeds to St. Michael and Seattle.
WALTER W. SIPPRELL, Agent MAIN 68
Visitors to Nome
Monday visitors to Nome,
brought via O. W. Tosch Air Ser
vice, were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Einar
Homstad—all of Platinum, Alaska.
Mr. Olson is president of the
“most important mining venture
in Alaska,” quoting Mr. Frank H.
Waskev, Dillingham, Alaska’s
first delegate to Congress.
Via Wien comes Lulu 'Ruth
Reed of Catawba College, Salis
bury, N.C.; Mildred C. Cheetler,
Athens, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Cooley, Westlake, O.; Frances E.
Pickett, Shaker Heights, O.; Rob
erta Gallik, Inglewood, Calif.;
Marian Sarf, Spenard, Alaska.
All enjoyed the bus tour to King
Island Village and about the city,
to the two operating gold dredges
and up Anvil Mountain.
Tuesday’s plane brought in 19
visitors, plus a four-legged one,
who voiced a too-short stay in
Nome before departing for Fair
banks. Among those in this group
were Angela E. Fraley, from
Piedmont, Calif.; Mrs. J. S. Mel
ven, Bradford, Penna.; Marian
Treat, Omaha, Neb.; J. D. McLain,
Albany, Ore.; Professor and Mrs.
Lee Deets, Hunter College, New
York City. (Over 10,000 young
women attend Hunter College.)
With the Deets, Continental
travelers, came their pet, WAGS,
the only member of the dog fam
ily ever to motor north to Fair
banks from all the small nations
of Central America. Mrs. Deets,
for Wags, became an honorary
member of the NVA.
Mrs. Deets was disappointed in
not being able to purchase the
Alaska Flag in Nome. She enthus
iastically said that “the Alaska
Flag is the most beautiful and ex
pressive in the world and Angello
is to be congratulated in flying
the flag on his bus so that visitors
can see and learn about it.” Our
thanks to Mrs. Deets.
Others were Dr. Elizabeth Hap
pel and Mrs. N. E. Happel, Mount
Pleasant; Rev. and Mrs. W. O.
Malvaney, Salina, Kan.; Vera
Hahn and Ardyce Freeman, of
Hutchinson, Kan.; Mrs. Edwin J.
Gutman and Mrs. S. A. Goodman,
New York City; Mrs. Albert Cas
sidy, Royal Oak, Mich.
THEY saw Prince.
JUNEAU, IIP) — John Dimond,
son of the late'Anthony J. Di
mond of Anchorage, has opened
a law office here.
WANT ADS
FOR RENT — Strictly modern
3-room apartment. Utility room
in connection. Call Nugget. tf
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Starting 7:15 and 9:15 p.m
‘WAR PATH”
EDMUND O'BRIEN
DEAN JAGGER
Plus — SHORT SUBJECTS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Starting 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
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GREER GARSON
JOHN HODIAK
LEO GLENN
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Make Formal Presentation
Of Pulmotor To City
Lt. “Hap” Lancaster, command
er of the Nome VFW, made a for
mal presentation Monday evening
to the city council of a pulmotor
purchased by the ' veterans
through a series of sports events
held last winter and other activi
ties.
Lancaster listed the organiza
tions and individuals who had
contributed and expressed appre
ciation for the response of the
public at the boxing matches.
Those who contributed were
listed as Beta Sigma Phi, Charles
Stack, May Hedreen, May Bale,
Hugo Lindfors, Keith Hedreen,
Mukluk Camera Club, Nome Nug
get, Northern Commercial Co'.
Pictures were taken at the pres
entation with Mayor Steve An
derson and Health Officer Dr.
Langsom.
Monthly reports were read at
the council meeting Monday night
although, there was no quorum
of councilmen.
Councilman Gillis reported that
the City Hall needed re-roofing
and that it would be necessary to
wire the building as well.
The Fire Department reported
five fire calls with volunteer fire
men’s fees of $90.
Police and Jail Departments re
ported a collection of $693 in fines
and traffic violations and 56 ar
rests.
It was also reported that a traf
fic signal was to be installed at
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WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy tonight and to
morrow with- possible light rain.
Winds light and variable. Lowest
temperature expected tonight 50,
high Thursday, 72.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. 'today: High temperature
75, low 52. Max. wind 9 mph
from the SSW. Sunrise 2:51 a.m.,
sunset 9:23 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 57, low 45. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 78 in 1911,
low 32 in 1949.
Other stations, 7 a.m. today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 44 Cloudy
Kotzebue 60 Cloudy
Wales 63 Cloudy
Nome 63 Clear
Unalakleet 67 Part cloudy
Bethel 59 Cloudy
McGrath 68 Part cloudy
Anchorage 57 Cloudy
Fairbanks 70 Part cloudy
Whitehorse 48 Part cloudy
Edmonton 50 Part cloudy
Juneau 60 Cloudy
Ketchikan 56 Cloudy
Seattle 53 Cloudy
San Francisco 51 Part cloudy
Ken Morgan, brother of Capt.
Stan Morgan of the ACS, arrived
for a visit from his home in the
States.
the intersection of B Street and
Third Ave. (school corner).
The Public Health Nurse re- \
ported a pond in the vicinity of
King Island Village as a health
menace and asked the city to' in
vestigate it.
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6 A.M. TO 11 P.M.
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THEY’RE HERE!
SOURDOUGH
SHIRTS
with GOLD NUGGET buttons
for men and women !!
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