Catholic Ladies To Hold
Annual 4th of July Bake
Sale At Merc On Saturday
The ladies of the Catholic
Church have announced they will
hold their annual 4th of July
Bake Sale at the U.S. Merc on
Saturday, July 2.
In addition to cakes, pies, cook
ies, bread and other delicious
home-made delicacies, they will
have Eskimo ice cream and other
native foods for sale.
A special feature of the sale
will be a decorated cake by Mar
garet Russell, as has become tra
ditional part of the sale.
The purpose of the project is
to raise money to bring two Cath
olic sisters from Fairbanks to
conduct catechism classes for a
month during the summer.
Navigators To Meet Tonight
Tonight’s meeting of Covenant
Navigators will be at 7 p.m. A
social has been planned. If the
weather permits, a picnic will be
held.
All young people are invited to
attend, at the church at 7 p.m.
and to bring their own lunch.
Barbarba Carlson is in charge
of the games and Ben Oksoktaruk
is in charge of refreshments.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
Former Nome Woman
Flier Enters ‘Powder Puff’
Transcontinental Air Race
Mrs.* Pearl Laska, commercial
pilot and flight instructor, will be
the first entry from Alaska in the
forthcoming All-Woman Trans
continental Air Race. Mrs. Laska
will be remembered in Nome as
Pearl Bragg who was a flight in
structor for the Whaley Flying
School in the early 1940s.
Popularly known as the “Pow
der Puff Derby,” the race will
start in Long Beach, Calif., on
July 2 and will terminate in
Springfield, Mass., July 6
Mrs. Laska, who with her late
husband, Lou, operated a trading
post at McGrath before moving
to Nome, has one son, Lewis, age
seven.
She is an active member of the
Northwest Section of the Ninety
Nines, Inc., an international or
ganization of licensed women
pilots.
Her entry will be the first from
Alaska in the history of the TAR.
A pilot of more than 20 years
standing, she first learned to fly
in Bluefield, West Virginia in
1933 and has logged a total of
2,500 hours. She now holds a
commercial license with an in
structor’s rating.
Norvin Lewises Return
From Graduation Of Son
From Medical School
Mr. and Mrs. Norvin W. Lewis
returned recently from a trip to
Kansas City, Mo., where they at
tended the graduation of their
son, Norvin Jr., from medical
school.
Norvin Jr., was born in Nome
and is a graduate of Nome High
School. During World War II he
served 3Vi years as Pharmacist
Mate 1/c in the Navy Medical
Corps. Out of a graduating class
of 97 students, he was chosen
one of the honor students.
Norvin Jr. is interning in a hos
pital in Kansas City and expects
to practice there on completing
his internship.
He is the first graduate of Nome
High School to become a doctor.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis also en
joyed visiting with their daugh
ter-in-law and grandson, Norvin
W. Lewis, III.
MRS. PETE HAHN VISITING
HERE FROM W AIN WRIGHT
Mrs. Pete Hahn and infant are
visiting grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Dunbar, from her
home in Wainwright, where she
and her husband are teachers for
the Alaska Native Service.
Being a teacher for the ANS at
an outpost of this size includes
being weather man, doctor, nurse
and hostess to all visitors in the
community ps well as advisor for
many other emergencies which
arise unexpectedly, which leaves
little time for leisure, we are
informed.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: George Eningowuk,
Tommy Tungwenuk, Joe Norbert,
Moses Epokook, Ralph Pootoogoo
look, Elizabeth Walsh.
Discharged: Patrick Kelliher.
Paul Sorenson, former manager of
the U.S. Tin Mine at Lost River,
is leaving the territory to super
vise operations at his mining in
terests in the Colorado Plateau
region.
Seventh Child Born To
Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh
Last year Pan American Air
ways inaugurated DC-6’s and
their Nome agent, Jim Walsh,
celebrated with the birth of their
sixth child, named Erin. Today
he beamingly announced the birth
of James, who arrived at the
MiMM Hospital this morning, stat
ing that Pan Am now uses DC-7’s.
Waiting at home to see the new
baby are Mary, Elizabeth, Nora,
Timmy, Eileen, and Erin.
Square Knot Due Back Tuesday
The M.V. Square Knot is now
discharging freight at St. Michael
and is scheduled to return here
Tuesday to load southbound car
go. The ship will then head north
to discharge at Teller and Lost
River, according to advices re
ceived from agent Walt Sipprell.
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Boy Scouts To Spent
Week At Dexter Camp
The Boy Scouts of Troop 666
are in encampment at Dexter,
having left Sunday afternoon via
transportation provided by the
ACS.
The boys are experiencing real
camp life this year as they are
living in pup tents and will be
doing their own cooking.
Camp director is Ken Ubbel
hode, who arrived yesterday from
iHairbanks, and Scoutmaster is
Fred Dingledy.
Boys participating in the en
campment include Peter Barber,
Rodney Boucher, Ray Arnold,
David Barber, Johnny Herman,
Billy Muller, Bobby Oman, Guy
Martin, Wayne Russell, and Tay
lor Moto. *
They will remain at camp until
Saturday afternoon.
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Catholic Ladies’
FOOD SALE
SATURDAY, JULY 2
AT THE U.S. MERC
Pies, Cakes, etc.
Eskimo Ice Cream
Prize: Decorated Cake
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Proceeds will be used by bring two sisters
to Nome for the Summer catecism class.
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