Cub Scout Dog Races
To Be Run March 28
The Cub Scout Pack is planning
its annual March pack meeting
with a dog race and other kid
specialties for Sunday, March 28.
The three dens, wrth 23 boys,
are practicing with their one-dog
teams for the event on the field
days as well as for other events
which will be announced later.
The course for the race will be
determined nearer the date of the
race due to the uncertainty of
road conditions.
For boys who do not have a
dog and who are unable to borrow
a four-footed friend, there will be
a special event in which they may
compete.
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NOTICE
An important meeting for a local
USO and Youth Recreation Center
is scheduled for TUESDAY, March
23, at 8 p.m. in the City Hall.
Representatives from all local or
ganizations and interested persons
are urged to attend.
Boyd Harwood, Acting Chmn.
Publish March 19, 22, 1954
Third In Pioneer Whist
Series To Be Played At
Pioneer Hall Tomorrow
The third game of the Pioneer
card series is scheduled for to
morrow evening at 'the Pioneer
Hall.
The committee, headed by Jack
Blattler, advises that anyone who
has not been to previous games
is welcome and can compete foT
the evening’s prizes.
There will be refreshments as
usual following the games.
Two more games are scheduled
for April 3 and 17 to complete the
series for the season.
IN APPRECIATION
It is our earnest desire to thank
the people of Nome for their gen
erous support of the St. Patrick's
Day card party. The fact that it
was such a success is due entirely
to your patronage. There were
many little favors done, all of
which added materially to the suc
cess of the project. Although it is
not possible to list here the names
of each person who assisted in any
way at all, we wish it to be known
that we are deeply grateful for
your help.
The Ladies of St. Joseph's
Church.
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Sprigs of Real Irish
Shamrock Given Each
Guest at St. Patrick Party
The Irish and the Irish-for-a
day enjoyed an evening of fun
Wednesday at the Pioneer Hall
under the auspices of the Ladies
of St. Joseph’s Church.
A special treat was a sprig of
real Irish shamrock, flown from
Ireland to Nome by Pan American
Airways, especially for the occa
sion, which was pinned on each
guest by Mrs. M. J. Walsh. Mrs.
Walsh, you will remember, visited
Ireland last year.
Cards were enjoyed with the
following winning prizes: Joe
Amarok, A. Polet and A. Brielly;
Loretta Waldheim, Mary Mogg,
and Ellen Lyle.
The door prize, a real Irish
shillalah, was won by Edith
Thompson.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed followed by dancing to the
music of a duo from Nome Field.
Musical numbers were sung by
a group of Nome Field boys head
ed by Donald Branigan and were
enjoyed by all.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving today were Bryant
Davis, Mrs. Joe Kroninger, A.
Apok and M. J. Walsh.
Milton Sutton and Mrs. Cora
Sutton were round trip passen
gers.
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Admitted: Mabel Walluk and
Ronald Schultz.
Discharged: Mrs. Bob Schick.
NOTICE
The Youth for Christ film "Cry
of the Orient" will be shown to
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the Community Methodist Church.
This picture, in color, is a 65
minute trip through many coun
tries of ihe Orient including Japan,
Formosa and India. It is being
shown under the combined aus
pices of the Nome Ministerial
Assn, and Nome Youth for Christ
and the public is invited to attend.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Food, clothes, odds &
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Catholic Group Visit
Nome On World Tour
Father Voillaume of Paris,
France, Little Sister of Jesus,
Madeline, Little Sister of Jesus
Jeanne of Paris and Little Sister
of Jesus Jacqueline of Vancouver,
are visiting in Nome while on an
orientation trip and mission which
will take 'them around the world
visiting their many missions and
seeing the good work being done.
The superior of the group was
pleasantly surprised to receive
from Sister Yvonne, \Vho is sta
tioned here, a pair of mukluks
which she had made herself.
A trip to Diomede Island is
planned if the weather is favor
able.
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NOTE OF APPRECIATION
I wish to express appreciation
for the wholehearted effort of the
members of St. Joseph's Church
and other individuals who gave
their support, work, food, and en
tertainment for the St. Patrick's
party last Wednesday.
Father Neil Murphy
NOTICE
After evening devotions tonight
at 7:30 Father Voillaume will show
slides taken on his trips to many
parts of the world. The slides will
be shown at St. Joseph's Church.
NOTICE
There will be baptism services
at 7:30 Friday evening at our
quonsei on B Street.
Rev. N. Hegland
Lutheran Church
Oscar Lay Passes Away
Henry Oscar Lay, well known
mining man of this area for many
years, passed away on Wednesday
at the age of 70 years.
Lay was born in Troy, 111, Dec.
4, 1883 and came to- Alaska in
1906, landing at Ketchikan. He
had been a Nomeite since 1924
and has been active in the Pio
neers of Alaska as well as Past
Noble Grand of the I.O.O.F.
Before coming to Nome he
mined and worked in Juneau, Ten
eka, Cordova, Seward, Sunrise,
and Anchorage. He worked for the
Alaska Road Commission from
1917 to 1929. At the time of his
death he was watchman for the
Gold Beach Dredging Co.
Burial will be under the aus
pices of the Pioneers and Alaska
and the date for services will be
announced later.
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