ALASKA AIRLINES' NEW
OFFICE NEARS COMPLETION
The construction of the new
Alaska Airlines all - steel office
building on Front St., is progres
sing rapidly regardless of the
weather with steel sheeting and
fibre glass insulation about com
plete on the roof and sides.
The building will be used for
an office and living quarters for
the local manager, Bill Golden, as
well as having quarters for over
night plane crews.
Juanita Huffer To Graduate
From Nursing School Aug. 31
Juanita Huffer (Fagerstrom)
will graduate from the School of
Nursing of the Tacoma General
Hospital Friday evening, Aug. 31.
Graduating exercises will be held
in the First Methodist Church,
423 South K Street, Tacoma.
After graduating Mrs. Huffer
plans to make her home in
Seattle.
Eben Bros, have been laying
concrete floors for the A.R.C. and
are now hanging prefabricated
doors which will about complete
the project. They have also taken
on the project of pouring con
crete in the pump house of the
Standard Oil Co.
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Munz Plane Makes
Emergency Landing;
All Walk In to Town
A Munz Airways plane made
an emergency landing on the
beach near Penny River yester
day, A good landing was made
and no was injured but the plane
was slightly damaged.
The plane, piloted by Lee Sta
heli, had three passengers and
was returning from a flight to
Kotzebue. Coming in to Nome
Field for a landing, the Stinson
was radioed by the CAA to wait
for an Alaska Airlines plane,
which had arrived first, to land.
While the Munz plane was cir
cling, a dense fog suddenly rolled
in, and the landing was made on
the beach. The four climbed out
and made the 10-mile hike to
Nome.
The three passengers were
members of the armed forces
from Anchorage.
John Kiminock and Florence
Kunayak, both of Diomede Island,
were married this morning by
the U.S. Commissioner.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Four tubeless tires
6.70x15 complete with instruc
tions and material for mount
ing. $135 takes all four. Never
unpacked. Call Black 108 after
6 p.m. 100c
FOR SALE—“Lightning” adding
mach., $18. Call Paul, Main 187.
FOR SALE — Overstuffed chair,
platform rocker, double bed &
mattress, new 10-in. table saw
with 1-h.p. motor, high chair.!
Call Red 108. 98c |
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FOR SALE — Walk - in freezer.!
Call Black 0. tf I
PTARMIGAN SEASON
OPENS ON AUG. 20
Hunters have been getting their j
licenses in preparation for the
opening of the ptarmigan season [
next Monday.
The seasbn is from Aug. 20 to
April 15, with a bag limit of 20
birds a day. Ptarmigan may not \
be shot from a motor vehicle, air- j
craft or boat propelled by any |
means other than paddles, oars
or poles.
Hawaiian Teachers Visit Nome
Lt. Ada Chunn and Lt. Annie
Keao, aviation education instruc
tors for the Hawaii Wing, Civil
Air Patrol, who are assisting with
the CAP Cadet encampment now
underway at Elmendorf AFB,
were ' visitors in Nome Monday.
Both are teachers in the public
schools on Oauh Island.
Son Born to the Mecklenburg's
A son, Robert Roy, was born
yesterday in Anchorage to Rev.
and Mrs. Willard Mecklenburg of
the Community Methodist Church
here, according to a wire received
by the Nugget.
Both mother and child are re
ported doing fine.
Los Angeles Churchwom^n
Enjoy Overnight Visit Here
Ruth Mil berry, who is employ
ed at the Church of All Nations
at Los Angeles, Calif., accompan
ied by Margaret Pangrey of Cor
ona, Calif., a teacher, have been
visiting in Juneau with friends
who recommended the Arctic
Tour before returning to the
States. Both women, interested in
Methodist work in the territory,
enjoyed an overnight visit here.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget j
Army Property On The '
‘Submarine’ West of Nome
Is Offered For Sale
ANCHORAGE — Excess pro
perty located on the former De
partment of the Army TSU site
on Submarine Beach approxi
mately three miles west of Nome
will be sold “as is where is” the
Alaska District Corps of Engi
neers said today.
For sale, to be removed from
the site, are a quonsct hut 20x108;
a wood frame, metal covered
building 20x20, and a 1,000 gal
lon fuel storage tank.
Bids will be opened Sept. 10 at
11 a.m. in the Anchorage office
of the Alaska District Corps of
Engineers on Elmendorf Base.
Bids may be submitted for any
or all of the structures offered,
but the price on each must be
entered on the bid forms as sep
arate items.
Mr. and Mrs. Chew of Corona,
Calif., are spending a full month
in Alaska seeing all they can
crowd into that time. They drove
up the Alaska Highway, spent a
few days in Fairbanks and ar
rived here via Kotzebue.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Edna Oquilluq, Rob
bert Rogers, Richard Egge, and
Mary Bergamaschi.
Discharged: Arthur Nuglene,
Barbara' Kokuluk and son, and
Wayne Topkok.
M.V. Helen W.
and 60-ft. barge
Available for Charter j
or Cargo Hauling on Seward
Peninsula and Norton Sound
Until October 15
Bering Sea
Oil Sales
Box 357 Nome. Alaska
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JUST ARRIVED:
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NEW CHOPPER COATS ALL-WOOL PLAIDS
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PARKAS FOR THE FAMILY
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FOR NORTON SOUND AREA
SAILS FROM SEATTLE
SEPTEMBER 20
Will call at St. Michael and Nome
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Freighter Sailings from Seattle
EVERY TUESDAY
Calling at Seward and Valdes
And every Friday for Seward
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EBEN BROS. SHOP
will accept saws for sharpening
ON WEDNESDAY ONLY
, Until Further Notice
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