pioneers Select Delegates
To Grand Igloo Meeting
Delegates for the Pioneer Con
vention scheduled to be held in
Ketchikan on Oct. 21 were select
ed at the meeting of the Pioneers
of Alaska Wednesday evening.
In addition to Grand President
M. J. Walsh and Past Grand Pres
idents Antonio Polet and Charles
Jones, the following were select
ed: Robert Scott, Tolbert Scott,
Walter Sipprell, Mike Kelly and
Russell Hermann.
Russell Hermann was appointed
acting secretary of this Igloo, tak
ing over for George Goshaw, who
has been ill but is reported much
improved at the MMM Hospital.
Mrs. Clyde Godsbe returned
from the States where she was
called suddenly several weeks ago
to the bedside of her 92-year-old
mother who had broken her hip.
While stateside she also visited
■her daughter, Lois, and grand
children at San Angelo, Texas.
If you want to
buy, sell or rent
houses, household furniture or
appliances, see
George Hite—Main 123
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
1 I
Ignasius Pushruk, who had
been bound over to the Grand ‘
Jury, has been sentenced to 180
days in jail with 165 days sus
pended on good behavior for a
year so that he may return to
King Island when the North Star
arrives.
• * * *
Oswald Paneok has been sen
tenced to 30 days in the Federal
Jail for assault and battery, hav
ing beaten up his wife, who filed
the complaint against him.
* * *
Jimmy Russell has been sen
tenced to one year in the Federal
Jail for larceny, having stolen
mining equipment at Cleary
Creek.
Von Schneidau Sketches
Nome School Children
Mr. and Mrs. Christian von
Schneidau visited Nome School
yesterday and sketches were
made of some* of the children in
the lower grades.
After the visit they were guests
at an informal party at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCarthy,!
where a group of invited guests
enjoyed seeing several of the
crayon sketches made by this fa
mous artist in this area.
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REBA TUNGWENUK AND
CHARLIE DICKSON WED
Reba Tungwenuk, daughter of
Mrs. Louis Tungwenuk, and
Charlie Dickson of Nome, were
married Wednesday evening at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev.
W. Mecklenburg.
Witnesses for the couple were
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dickson. The
couple will make their home in
Nome.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
The weekly Youth for Christ
prayer meeting will be held at the
Nazarene Church on Saturday at
8:00 p.m.
At last week’s meeting a Cathe
dral Film was shown as an added
attraction. The name of it was
Simon Peter' and it depicted that
portion of his life up to the time
he went about Galilee with his
Lord and the other disciples.
WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy with occasional
light#rain tonight. Lowest temper
ature expected tonight 33, high
Saturday 42.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precip. .22 in. High
temperature 40, low 32. Maximum
wind 18 mph. from the west Sun
rise 5:30 a.m., Sunset 6.24 p.m.
TEEN-AGE DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT—9:30 TO 12
TEEN-AGE HALL
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Refrigerator and
some furniture. Call Main 197.
FOR SALE—Crib and high chair.
See Mrs. Joe Oumauk. 110
FOR SALE — 1954 Deluxe Ford
panel, 250 miles. House, located
near old school. See John Bahn
ke or write Floyd Wheeler,
Tanana, Alaska. 110
FOR SALE—’52 Plymouth 4-door
$900. Call Nugget. 110
Can sell or finance good mining
properties, placer or lode, in Al
aska or Yukon Territory. Write
Post Office Box 205, Anchorage,
Alaska. 117c
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Sunday & Monday
Ole Olstrom, Wife and
Child Killed In Plane
Crash On Lower Yukon
A plane crash Monday night on
the lower Yukon claimed the
lives of Ole Olestrom, 32, his wife
Mollie, 28, and their five-year-old
daughter, Augusta. There are [
four other children.
The accident occurred near St.
Mary’s Mission, three miles from
Andreafski. The light float plane
was trying to make a landing in
bad weather when it hit the
beach. The plane flipped over and
burned.
Olstrom was the most famous
trader on the Lower Yukon, fol
lowing in the steps of his father,
Alex Olstrom, and his mother,
both deceased. Olejiad been man
ager of the Olstrom Trading Co.
since 1950. "The company operates
five stores on the lower Yukon.
His twin brothers, Fred . and
Frank, of Alakanuk, are also in
the business. Mrs. Olstrom was
the assistant manager. The three
brothers are well known in Nome.
The Olstroms had been on a
business trip to their stores and
were return to their home at An
dreafski at the time of the crash.
The company owned three planes
and they flew all the time.
Mrs. Olstrom is the sister of
John Wastdahl, of Bethel, Bill
Westdahl, Anchorage, Ted West
dahl, Mt. View, Frank Westdahl,
Curry; and Mary Buck, Candle.
Joe Amarok, owner and oper
ator of the Nome Laundry, has
gone to Anchorage medical treat
ment for his eyes but plans to
return soon. During his absence
the laundry will be temporarily
closed.
Janny Mclvor Finds
Old-Timer's Wallet
Containing $1,000
Thanks to little Janny Mclvor,'
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Mclvor, Billy Brookins, 93-year
old pioneer, is wearing a thousand
dollar smile.
Brookins lost his savings Wed
nesday when he lost his wallet,
which it is reported he had been
saving to buy mining equipment.
The wallet was found by Janny,
whose mother promptly reported
it to the authorities, as there was
no identification in the wallet.
Brookins says he’s old enough
to know better than to carry that
much money around.
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NOTICE
Dr. E. E. Bach, optometrist from
Anchorage, will be in Nome to do eye
examinations on Sept. 19, 20, 21 and 22.
For appointment call the Polaris Hotel.
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