401d Panther’ of
Boxing Fame
Dies At 66
NEW YORK, UR — The Old
Brown Panther, who "received
50,009 for r>ot stalking Jack
Dempsey, is dead at 66.
Harry Wills, one of the heavy
weights who lighted boxing’s star
studded sky during the roaring
Twenties, died last night in Jewish
Memorial Hospital, from diebetes.
Wills, who earned the tag “Old
Brown Panther” because of his
smooth, lithe feinting and side
stepping actions in the ring, had
more than 100 recorded fights He
was known long after he ended
ihis ring career in 1932 for his
gruelling, month-long diet ses
sions.
But the most famous bout for
which he signed was the one with
Jack Dempsey that never came
off. The New Orleans-born Negro
later claimed it was the racial is
sue that caused Dempsey’s law
yers to forfeit the champ’s $50,
000 purse.
The fight had been booked for
years, but Dempsey’s camp man
aged to sidestep until Wills fought
a 12-round no-decision brawl with
Luis Angel Firpo in September.
1924, in Jersey City. Earlier, Fir
po had knocked Dempsey right
out of the ring.
That Firpo fight brought Wills
, a $150,000 purse, his largest pay
day ever. Most ringside observers
agreed that Wills had the best of
Firpo.
Wills’ career began in 1911 in j
New Orleans and spanned 21
years. Twenty-two of his fights
were with Sam Lasgford, another
of that generation’s great heavies
Side-by-side with his boying
fame, came notoriety from his
annual month-long fast. For 38
years, during and after his boxing
career, Wills would avoid food
for 30 days to “burn off the im
purities.”
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Pilots Strike
American Airlines
CHICAGO, UP — A strike of pi
lots grounded American Airlines
planes Saturday, and sent thous
ands scurrying for other means
of travel.
The strike of 1,500 pilots went
into effect at midnight Friday
against the nation’s biggest air
passenger carrier.
Negotiations between the air
line and thb Air Line Pilots As
sociation broke down with no fur
ther meetings scheduled.
The walkout started while the
holiday travel rush was buliding
toward a peak
An American Airlines spokes
man in Washington, where the
line normally has 120 inbound
flights each day, said the walkout
“fouled up plans of thousands of
people who had reservations with
American.”
The pilots finished trips that
had begun before midnight.
Travelers arriving from over
seas were among the thousands
caught in the scramble. Eastern
Airlines already was out of op
eration because of a 26-day strike
of mechanics and flight engineers.
Leverett Edwards, chairman of
the National Mediation Board, told
the Associated Press:
“It looks like a good chance that
there might be an extended
strike.”
He said the big stumbling block
consists of working conditions
items.
Edwards said further confer
ences in the dispute may be held
in Washington or New York.
Give Not-Too-Smart
Dog for Love A-Plenty,
Says Hollywood Trainer
HOLLYWOOD, UP — The best
present you can give is a timid,
not too smart dog from the pound,
says Rudd Weatherwax, trainer
of Lassee and famous dogs.
Weatherwax says he chooses
acting dogs for brightness, cute
ness and personality.
“But if you want a nice pet, get
a timid dog, maybe not smart
enough to roll over. He’ll give you
all the love in the world.”
SAD YULE FOR COPS ... .
BOSTON. UP — Police broadcast
to all points that their two Christ
mas trees had been stolen.
Headquarters said the trees van
ished enroute from a local florist
shop. Neither the truck nor its
driver could be found.
Whoosh — Look Out Santa!
Corp. Dividends Down
WASHINGTON, UP) — Corpora
tions paid cash dividends of 298
million dollars in November, down
from 325 millions a year earlier
The Commerce Department an
nounced the figure today and said
more than half the year-to-year
decline was due to shifts in the j
timing of payments.
“It is too early for the improve- |
ment in corporate profits since ]
midyear to be reflected in divi
dends,” the department said. It
noted that November, usually is a
month of late payments. I
It said dividend payments for
the first 11 months of 1958 to
taled $9,400,000,000, about the
same as in the corresponding por
tion of 1957.
Man-Into-Space Project
Begun By Government
WASHINGTON, UPi — The gov
ernment has launched a large
scale project to shoot man into
space. But it will heseveral years,
at least, before theage-old dream
of space flight becomes true.
Dr. T. Keith Glennan, head of
the National Aeronautics and
space Administration, gave this
news Wednesday night in a speech
at a dinner commemorating the
first powered flight by the Wright
brothers 55 years ago.
Glennan said long-range effort
and careful studies would be ne
cessary before the first man is
sent on a space ride.
JAYNE MANSFIELD
GIVES BIRTH TO SON
SANTA MONICA, Calif., UP) —
A nine-pound, 9 Vi-ounce boy was
born Sunday to actress Jayne
Mansfield and her muscleman hus
band, Mickey Hagitay.
Hagitay danced around the cor
ridor of St. John’s Hospital after
getting the good news. The boy
will be named Miklos for his
father
JUDGE RECEIVES CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS FROM ROBBER
BOSTON, Mass., (J) — U. S. Dis
trict Judge Francis J. W. Ford
received a Christmas card from
Teddy Green, Boston bank robber
now serving 25 years in Alcatraz.
Judge Ford sentenced Green six
years ago.
The card arrived during a jury
trial at which Judge Ford was
presiding. He read the card to the
jury, with Teddy’s greeting which
wished the judge “A Merry
Christmas.”
? By ED CREAGH
WASHINGTON, UP — “There-1
was on my back at 30,000 feet,”
wheezed Santa Claus, “and —
whoosh! — this thing whizzed.past
me and just after I stopped shak
ing — Whoosh! — this other thing
came whooshing past me —”
“There, there, dear,” soothed
his wife, “drink this nice cup of
tranquilizer and relax. After all,
you’ve got a big job ahead of you.
“I do, do I?” said Santa, rising
up on one elbow. “Maybe I won’t
do it this year. Maybe I’ll let
those sweet little kiddies get
their own presents this year. This
delivery job is getting too dan-,
gerous. Wow! —.
“I was making the test run, see,
just checking, and these satellite
things came whooshing past me
from all directions. Golly gee, it
was like Labor Day night on a
fast turnpike.
“Mom, I’m getting too old for
this job.”
“Nonsense,” interrupted Mrs.
Claus briskly. “Think of all the
disappointed children there would
be. Think of all the brownies that
would be out of jobs in your work
shop.” /
“It’s time I thought about my
own social security,” Santa
grumped. “Besides, the reindeer
are complainjng. Blitzen says he
was blitzed, Dasher says he’s
dashed if he’ll stand for this sat
elliting, Donder has his dander
up.”
“Oh, shush,” shushed Mrs. San
ta. “I’ll bet the people who make
those satellites would be right
nice folks if you really knew
them.”
Santa groaned.
“All they do is snarl at each
other,” he said. “All their satel
lites do is beep at each other.
Although," Santa went on thought
fully, “there is that new one, the
one that dented the fender of my
sled.
“There may be something to be
said for a race that still talks at
this time of year about peace and
good will . . .
“Hand me my boots, old girl,
I’ll give ’em one more chance.”
DOESN'T SANTA REMEMBER?
KANSAS CITY, Kan., UP —
Here’s how a young junior cham
ber of commerce Santa Claus fared
with a little girl:
“I have a doggy,” she volun
teered.
“That’s nice,” Santa said. “What
kind of doggy?”
She hesitated, then: “Well, don’t
you remember? You brought him
to me last Christmas.”
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Secret Weapon Fired
At Canaveral By A-F
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla., UPi —
The Air Force has fired another
highly classified air-to-ground
weapon with a roar that rocked
the nearby missile town of Cocoa
Beach.
The shoot came Friday when a
jet plane swept in over the Cape
and blasted the missile into the
Atlantic. Earlier, a Bomarc had
been fired on a successful inter
cept against two pilotless drone
planes.
When the air-ground missile
was released there was a loud
boom and then seconds later*, a
puffy vapor trail shaped like a
question mark appeared high in
the Florida sky.
The Air Force reported an air
to-ground weapon had been
launched, but officials declined to
identify the type.
There were reports however, it
may have been the new White
Lance type missile.
New Pipe Organ
Sounds ‘Horrible’
LOUISVILLE, Ky., UP) — Coalie
the cat played kitten on the pipes
of Mrs. Herman Gerlach’s newly
delivered organ.
“It sounded just horrible,”
when Mrs. Gerlach sa't down to
play it.
So her husband rolled it away
from the wall, and when she
looked through the back slot,
“there were two green eyes star
ing at me. I nearly flipped.”
Mrs. Gerlach grabbed the tele
phone and called the piano and
organ company.
The music firm called the mov
ers. It turned out they’d moved a
piano for the J. S. Wrights before
delivering the organ to the Ger
ladhs. The Wrights had a big 'black
cat named Coalie.
Coalie jumped onto the van and
sat on the organ pedal, opined
Mrs. Gerlach. A flap opens when
the pedal’s pushed, and in she
went.
The Wrights offered to let the
Gerlachs keep Coalie, who is tem
porarily housed in the greenhouse.
HULA HOOP FINALITY
BERLIN? Iff) — The Hula Hoop
in West Berlin. Ernst Gruse, 61,
yesterday claimed its first fatality
dropped dead in a pub after twir
ling himself in a hoop.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Jerry Manning, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Milared Harwood
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
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No. 140
J. A. von der Heydt, W.M
Norv.n v*. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
of Each Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Jim Blanning
President
Bob Grant
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
ROSCOE WILKIE. President
MARY DIEDE. Secretary.
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