TWINS AGAIN FOR
BRONSON'S DAUGHTER
Les Brons&ii has received word
that his daughter, Mrs. Tess
Sparks, became the mother of
twins Monday at Pueblo, Colo.
He received the word irt a wire
from Mrs. Bronson who had gone
to be with Tess for the event.
They were a boy weighing 8
libs. 9 oz., and a girl, 5 lbs. 13 oz.
Twins, by now, are no novelty
to the Bronsons or the Sparks,
since twins were (born to Mrs.
Sparks three years ago. She and
the twins, Vicky and Ricky, visit
ed in Nome a year ago.
Further research reveals that
Mrs. Bronson’s father, Dave Gray,
was born a twin.
NO POSTAL RATE
INCREASE THIS YEAR
WASHINGTON UP! — Acting
House Speaker John W. McCor
rhack, CD-Mass.), said yesterday
there will be no postal rate in
crease bill in this session of Con
gress.
Postal rates will not come up
for House action until next year,
McCormack told newsmen.
He said President Kennedy had
been informed at a White House
meeting that there is no chance
for the increase Kennedy had re
quested to reduce the postal de
ficit.
East Berliners Crawl
Over Rooftops to Escape
BERLIN UP — Five East Ber
liners crawled over rooftops Mon
day night and then slid down a
rope to freedom in West Berlin,
police reported.
A woman in the group fell be
fore reaching the ground and was
taken to a hospital.
In another daring escape re
ported by police, two East Ber
liners crossed the barbed wire
fences yesterday in a storm of
bullets from submachine guns of
Communist police.
RUSSIA MAY BE FIRING
NEW TYPE OF NUCLEAR BOMB
TOKYO <#> — A university pro
fessor in Niigata, 180 miles north
west of Tokyo, said today the So
viet Union may have detonated
a new type of nuclear bomb in
its current test series.
Prof. Seitaro Koyama of the
science faculty said the presump
tion is based on the fact that
uranium 238, found in nuclear
bombs before, was not detected
in “hot” rain that fell over Nii
gata last weekend, the newspaper
Yomirui reported.
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I Population Status
In Alaskan Cities
Population of incorporated and
unincorporated places (I960).
Anchorage 44,237
Fairbanks 13,311
Spenard* 9,074
Juneau 6,797
Ketchikan 6,483
Sitka 3,237
Kodiak 2,628
Nome 2.316
Graebl-Hamilton
Acres* 2,162
Seward 1,891
iMt. Edgecumbe* 1,884
College* 1,755
Petersburg 1,502
Nunaka Valley* 1,442
Wrangell 1,315
Barrow* 1,314
Kotzebue* 1,250
Bethel^ 1,258
Homer* 1,247
Lemeta-Johnson* 1,227
Palmer 1481
Cordova 1,128
Douglas 1,042
( * Unincorporated)
Of all these Alaskan towns over
a thousand population only four
are not connected by roads (tak
ing into consideration the ferry
system).
They are Nome, Kotzebue,
Bethel and Barrow.
TOKYO-ANCHORAGE SPEED
RECORD SET BY AIR FRANCE
ANCHORAGE OP) — An Air
France Boeing 707 jet broke the
Tokyo-Anchorage speed record
yesterday, airline officials here
claimed. It made the trip in five
hours, 19 minutes, breaking the
old record by one hour, 12 min
utes.
Air France spokesmen here
said the plane was a scheduled
flight from Tokyo to Paris via
Anchorage. The new record was
made possible by 140 knot tail
winds over the North Pacific.
Captain of the jetliner was
Jean Vignau. The navigator, Jean
Canavaggio.
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i Death Takes
I Mon C. Wallgren
OLYMPIA to — Mon C. Wall
gren, one of the few men in
American history to serve as con
gressman, U.S. senator and gov
ernor, died Monday at the age of
70.
Death came in an Olympia hos
pital where he had been confined
since July 8 when he was injured
in a highway accident that broke
bones in both his legs and took
the life of a National Guardsman.
Only a week before his death,
Wallgren’s physician said the for
mer governor was “doing splen
didly” and described his condition
as “excellent.”
His widow, Mabel, wag at the
hospital when Wallgren died.
During his nearly 20 years of
public service, Wallgren, a long
time Democrat, held a number of
top-ranking government jobs
After dropping out of public
service, Wallgren and his wife
spent their winters in Palm
Desert, Calif., where they owned
a citrus farm, and their summers
in Olympia and Everett.
Wallgren became a close friend
and fishing crony of President
Harry S. Truman when both were
serving in the U.S. Senate. Wall
gren was a member of the Tru
man War Investigation Commit
tee.
“One Man Army of
Bataan” Is Charged
With Embezzlement
GOLDEN, Colo. {JO — Sheriff
Arthur Wermuth, who won fame
as the “one-man army of Bataan”
during World War II, was indicted
on charges of embezzlement, con
version of public funds and false
pretenses.
Wermuth, 46, a Republican,
said, “there are definite political
overtones to this entire (Jeffer
son County) grand jury investiga
tion.” He said he wasn’t allowed
to testify.
Wermuth is charged with il
legally obtaining $3,673 in county
funds over a two-year period. He
posted a $14,000 bond.
Wermuth was credited with
killing 100 Japanese soldiers early
in World War II. He was cap
tured and spent three years in a
Japanese prison.
RE: PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS
NOTICE: It it contemplated to
eventually operate Pilgrim Hoi
Springs as a farm and recrea
tion site. Until further notice in
this newspaper. Pilgrim Springs
is open to all travelers wishing to
use facilities there. It is requested
only that proper care be taken
to avoid further damage and de
terioration of buildings and ap
purtinances.
Persons with personal property
now stored at Pilgrim Springs,
who wish to preserve such prop
erty, are requested to writs: P.O.
Box 593. Nome. Notice is hereby
given that lessee cannot assume
responsibility for, personal prop
erly stored, but will honor any
request to avoid molestation of
such property.
-—Dick Strom, Lessee
Former Red Sox Slugger,
Ted Williams Weds
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. WP» — For
mer Boston Red Sox slugger Ted
Williams and a statuesque blonde
model from Chicago were mar
ried in a private ceremony yes
terday.
Williams’ bride is Lee Howard,
36, a former bit player in the
movies.
It was the second marriage for
each. Williams, 43, was divorced
from the former Doris Soule in
1955. He has a daughter, Bar
bara Jo, 13. Miss Howard pre
viously was married to William
Charley, a former Air Force cap
tain, in 1945. They have two
children, Judy, 16, and Michael,
15.
Meeting to Be Held to
Form Basketball League
Allen Bradshaw announces a
meeting will be held Wednesday
night at 7:30 in the High School
Library to discuss and plan the
scehdule for the forthcoming
basketball season.
All coaches, managers and
others interested in entering the
basketball league should attend.
FOR SALE
Bids will be received in the
Office of the City Clerk until 5
p.m. Monday, Sept. 25. 1961 for
sale of the following:
1—1958 Ford R/wgn., less
red light and siren.
The City reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Nome Common Council
By Robert F. Scott.
City Clerk
Pub: Sept. 16, 18, 20, 22, 25,
1961.
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Arctic Studios of
Anchorage to Photograph
Nome School Children
It’s picture-taking time again
at the Nome School with the ar
rival of photographer Tom Clark
of the Arctic Studios of Anchor
age.
Packets of photographs will
sell for $4 but the students have
the choice of taking all or any
part of the packet.
Pictures in color will be offer
ed for the first time. The photo
packets will consist of 14 pictures,
two 3x5 folders in color, 12 wallet
size pictures in color and one
class composite in black and
white, sized 8x10.
Pre-school children will be ac
commodated at the school on
Thursday afternoon from 5 to 6.
Mr. Clark was the photograph
er who came to Nome last year
for the Arctic Studios.
SEATTLE CHURCHMAN
TO VISIT LUTHERANS
Rev. S. C. Siefes, executive as
sistant for the North Pacific Dis
trict of the American Lutheran
Church is scheduled to arrive in
Nome today on Alaska Airlines.
He will bring a greeting at the
regular Mid-Week Meeting at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church this
evening at 7:30. Rev. Siefes will
go to Teller Mission on Thursday,
to Teller on Friday, and to Shish
maref on Saturday remaining
there for Sunday morning wor
ship and dedication of a newly
acquired organ.
He is scheduled to be back in
Nome Sunday evening and to pro
l ceed to Fairbanks on Monday.
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7 o’clock City Hall
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