Louis Tungwenuk Dies
In Anchorage Hospital *
Louis Tungwenuk, well-known
Nome resident for several years,
and a resident of Wales for rhany
years previously, passed away
Monday at Anchorage where he
' had been in the ANS Hospital.
His son Thomas left here Sat
urday to be with his father.
Also surviving are his widow,
and daughters Sophie, Reba, Mina,
and Grace of Nome, Louise of An
chorage, Amy in Fairbanks, and
Lillie at an ANS school near An
chorage.
Burial is planned to be in An
chorage.
Covenant Ladies To Meet Tonight
The Covenant ladies will have
their monthly social tonight at
7:30 at the old building. Mrs. Jul
ius Matson will be showing slides
of church activities. Mrs. Joshua
Ahwinona of Wales will lead the
devotions. Hostesses will be Mrs.
Roald Amundsen, Mrs. Jacob Car
ter, Mrs. Albert Johnson. Visitors
are welcome.
Nome School Board
To Undertake Hot Lunch
Program This Year
A committee from the P.T.A.
met with the Nome School Board
Monday evening and presented
a plan for an expanded Hot Lunch
program, and outlining the devel
opments for the past three years.
The school board has agreed to
include the lunch program in their
budget, thus federal aid and sur
plus commodities will become
available to this school, as they
are to other schools in the terri
tory. In order for federal aid and
commodities to be utilized in hot
lunch programs, the program
must be undertaken officially by
the school board.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Under a new law making mi
nors offenders when buying liqu
or, Nora Alexander was fined $50
and Freida Iokienna $25.
The amounts of the fines dif
fered, the U.S. Commissioner ex
plained, as this was the first con
viction for Freida Iokienna.
Library To Close Friday Evening
The KK Public Library will be
closed Friday evening so that the
j librarian may attend the concert
I that evening. The library will
! open on schedule at 2:30 Satur
i day afternoon.
No Nomeites on
W inner List
NENANA, UP—-The ice breakup
on the Tanana River here oc
curred at 2:13 p.m. Monday and
20 groups shared honors for guess
ing the exact time. Since there
were 104,500 eligible guesses, 20
divided into that figure goes about
5,000 times.
The guessing contest on the ice
breakup at the Interior Alaska
town is an annual event of wide
interest in the territory.
To record the exact time, a tri
pod is placed in the ice in mid
stream. When the ice goes out it
moves the tripod and trips a wire
leading to a clock.
Crowds gathered at the river
bank early Monday as the ice be
gan weakening.
The breakup occurred once be
fore on May 9—at 2 p.m. in 1923.
The earliest breakup date since
the guessing started in 1918 was
April 20, 1940; the latest May 16,
1945.
The correct guessers were Wil
liam McKenzie Co.; Capt. Ralph
Newcomb Co.; Maxine Benston
Co.; Marion Steiger Co.; Vila Bea
gles Co.; J. L. Conners Co.; Mur
phy Co.; Diciccia Co.; Military
Personnel Co.; Wilson Co.; Laur-1
ence P. Olsen; Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Richards; Gutness Co.; Andy An
derson Co.; A1 Duhe Co.; OK
Plumbing and Heating Co.; J. C.
Rasor Co.; Elmer White Co.; Mot
oyama Co.; and H. L. Cantley Co.
The closest guess to the 2:13
p.m. correct time registered in
Nome was by Les and Jennie
Coplin, who had 2:19 p.m.
Letter-Size File Folders For
Sale Al The Nome Nugget Office.
CAA Will Rehabilitate
And Modify Installations
At Field This Summer
The CAA has announced that
they will be rehabilitating build
ings and modifying the power
plant at Nome Field this summer.
Applications are being received
for laborers, carpenters, welders,
electricians, steam fitters, plumb
ers, immediately it has been re
ported. Those interested may ap
fply at the CAA office here.
SOFTBALL GAMES TONIGHT
Tonight at 7 p.m. at the School
Gym the Base Officers combine
their talent against the Air Force
Seven in the first of two softball
games. At 8:30 the High School
Nanooks will play the Bering Sea
Club team.
There will be no games played
Friday evening due to the concert
scheduled for that evening.
Tony Johanson, former Nome
resident now flying out of Seattle,
while here on business is visiting
with friends and getting acquaint
ed with his nece, Susy Nelson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Nelson.
NOME JUNIOR POLICE
Saturday night, the JP's will
hold their last regular monthly
meeting at City Hall. Chief Robt.
Summer has arranged a special
program—musical and boxing. A
guest speaker will be heard. All
members are urged to be present
and on time—8 o'clock.
Geo. R. Goshaw. Director
SCOUT LEADER HERE
Commander and Mrs. W. F.
Morgan of Millington, N.J., have
been here for the past two days
on business.
Commander Morgan has been a
Scout leader in New Jersey for
about 40 years, he states, and was
very interested in the ‘Scout work
being done in the territory.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Rev. and Mrs.
Lewis Hudgins, W. R. Reeves, Lt.
and Mrs. Thomas Tucker, Jolene
and Jeannette Tucker, Mr. and
Mrs. W.F. Morgan, Loretta Moser,
Glenn McKassan, L. H. McElroy.
To Anchorage: Wm. Angel, Geo.
Young, Cpl. Randolph Cook.
From McGrath: Joe Walsh.
From Moses Pt.: Karl Carlson.
To Kotzebue: I. LaFournaise.
To McGrath: Sgt. Don Meri
deth, Forrest W. Mitchel.
GIRL SCOUT FOOD SALE
NETS $104 FOR DEXTER
The Girl Scout food sale held
last Saturday at the N.C. Store
netted $103.80, which will be used
toward summer camp expenses at
Dexter.
The quilt, which was made by
one of the Brownie troops, was
awarded to Myrtle Chambers.
The Girl Scouts wish to thank
everyone who contributed to
make the sal£ a success.
NOTICE
Pioneer Women Auxiliary will
postpone regular meeting Friday,
May 13 so that members may at
tend the concert. Meeting will be
held on Friday, May 20.
Grace Roell, President
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Furnished and Unfurnished
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HOUSEWARES AND HARDWARE
DRY GOODS
MEN’S AND LADIES’ FURNISHINGS
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Freighter Sailing From Seattle
JUNE 1st
Calling: Nome, Lost River, Teller, St. Michael
RECEIVING DATES FOR FREIGHT PIER 42, SEATTLE
May 16 to May 27
For information address ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. offices
either Fairbanks or Anchorage, or Pier 42, Seattle, Wash.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Wringer type Easy
wash machine, like new, not yet
a year old. Also two-burnbr hot
plate with grill, and drum-type
dark oak end table. Main 43.
FOR SALE—Portable elec, wash
ing machine, $25; Call Main 75
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Ft>UND—Pair brown rim glasses
in case. Call at Bering Sea Club.
WILL baby sit any night for
anyone after 7.00 p.m. Call
Pearl Trigg, Black 154.
g SHOWING AT THE 8
I THEATERS
U SHOW TIMES EVERY DAY: U
tl 7:15 and 9:15 P.M. j
f Plus Early Show Sunday: 5:15 p.m. ff
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
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Janice RULE
■\ Leo G. CARROLL • John ABBOTT /■
“WANTED” “WANTED”
AT LEAST $1,600.00 PER MONTH
OUR business is spreading like WILDFIRE. It's an ideal
BUSINESS for the average man and wife team. We need your
time. YOU need OUR business. Offering all lines of nationally
known merchandise to buyers to buy at great savings. NO high
overhead—NO products to lie in your basement—NO stores
to service. NO equipment or products to buy. This is the
BUSINESS that mushroomed so fast, that it ROCKED the
entire EAST. NOW it is HERE. YES. here in ALASKA. To be #
offered to qualified parties who want to have better than
average INCOME and can invest up to $2,400.00 in an EXCLU
SIVE FRANCHISE. If YOU mean BUSINESS, state your
qualifications in a letter to the NORTHWEST TRIANGLE
CORPORATION. 406 ORPHEUM BUILDING, PORTLAND 5,
OREGON.
PRE-TOURIST
SALE
Several groups of hand-carved ivory
SPECIALLY PRICED
Bracelets—
Mastadon, Walrus and Fossil ivory
$ 400
Earrings_
Hand-carved in variety of interesting designs
$3"" j
Necklaces—
Choker style of walrus ivory, fossil tooth
[ $3'“ & $400
A very limited supply.
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