Fire Destroys Peter
Adsuna Home Sunday
The home of Peter Adsuna was
destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon, which fire is believed to
liave originated in the bedroom.
Action by the fire department
was delayed by a- faulty hydrant
ihead on the Third Avenue main,
and water had to be hooked to
another source. The Adsunas lost
all their personal effects.
CAP Cadets To Leave
Next Week For
Encampment at Elmendorf
Nine Civil Air Patrol Cadets
will leave next week for the an
nual encampment at Elmendorf
Air Force Base, stated Cadet Com
mandant Del Kampmann. In the
group are Monica Boucher, who
!has already left and is visiting in
Anchorage; Larry Gillespie, Grant
Doyle, Douglas Lee, Franklin
Okleasik, Roy Piscoya, Lee Roth,
and Sig Savok.
Another Nome Cadet will be
attending the encampment from
Seattle — Dorothy Russell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.,_Wilson
Russell.
Henning Johnson, caretaker at
Gold Run for many years, is in
town for a few days on business.
Johnson, who is over 70, lives
by himself at Gold Run. He was
welcomed by many friends here,
whom he had not seen for sev
eral years.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy;*possibly rain to
morrow. Low tonight 35-40, high
tomorrow, 45-50.
Nome Data Last 24 Hours
Precipitation, .07 inch. Month
total, 1:57 inches. Temp.: Highest
54, lowest 47. Max. wind, 17 mph.
from WSW. Sunrise 2:48, set, 9:26. j
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our appre
ciation to everyone who helped at
the fire Sunday which destroyed
our home, while we were out of
town.
—PETER and BERTHA ADSUNA.
MURANE BROTHERS
MEET IN NOME
Ralph Murane, enterprising
Bluff mining man, returned yes
terday from California, to start
working on his equipment for
early spring operation.
With him is his brother Millard,
who has not been in Nome since
1913, and was a classmate of Bill
Cameron. A third brother, Ed
ward, accompanied by his wife,
ward of Wyoming, accompanied
by his wife, arrived unexpectedly
this morning via Norway and
Moscow.
The Murane Brothers are sons
of a former U. S. District judge
here. Edward Murane is a lawyer
in Wyoming, Millard is a teacher,
and Ralpfi is an optometrist.
The Bluff operation is one
that Ralph Murane has experi
mented with for several years, and
when proven successful, may be
a method which can be widely
used for beach mining.
SURPRISE BRIDAL SHOWER
FOR MRS. CAROL WIELER
Carol Tanner Wieler, daughter
of Mrs. Ellen Tanner, who was
married in Healy, Alaska, recent
ly, was honored with a surprise
bridal shower Saturday evening
at the Charles Fagerstrom home,
given by Susanne Fagerstrom and
Betty Cavota.
The bride received many lovely
gifts from her schoolmates and
friends. Mrs. Wieler graduated
from Nome High School in May.
Ruth Reat Dies In Seattle
Ruth Reat, formerly here with
Lomen Commercial Co. for many
years, passed away in Seattle on
July 19th,- where she had been
hospitalized.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Horton of
King Salmon are the parents of
a daughter, Kathleen Ann, born
on July 18th. Mrs. Horton is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Larson of Nome.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT
CITY HALL, 8:00 P.M.
Telephone Rate Hearing at 9 p.m.
Honoring our parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Walsh,
on the occasion of their
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary,
we extend to all our Nome friends
a cordial invitation to attend a reception
on Saturday, the first of August
from 7 until 10 o’clock in the evening,
Seaview Dining Room
Joe, Jim, Pearse, Kevin and Ann-Walsh
Mrs. Eileen Taylor
Mrs. Kay Farley
Mrs. Noreen Wills
Mrs. Patricia Holbrook
•Tames F. O’Sullivan, Agent — Phone Main 68
Queen Alice Glavinovich
Leaves Tomorrow For
Miss Alaska Pageant
Alice Glavinovich^ Queen of the
Midnight Sun Festival, accom
panied by her chaperone, Mrs. Del
Kampmann, leaves tomorrow to
enter the Miss Alaska Pageant,
being held in Anchorage on July
30. Alice is sponsored by the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce. The contest is being
held under the auspices of Greater ,
Anchorage, Inc., and the pageant
will determine the Alaska candi-1
date for competition in the MiSs 1
America Pageant next Septem-1
ber 7.
It has been announced that'
Nome, Ketchikan, Seward and!
Fairbanks are sending candidates
to Anchorage.
Judges will be persons outside
of Alaska, and selections will be
made according to Miss America
contest rules, in four categories:
Personality, Intellect, Talent, and
both ballroom and bathing suit
competition.
Miss Alaska will receive an ex
pense-paid trip to Atlantic City.
There will also be scholarships
offered by the Pepsi-Cola Com
pany, totaling over a thousand
dollars.
MRS. MYNTTI HONORED
AT FAREWELL SHOWER
Mrs. Eino Myntti was honored
at a surprise farewell shower at
the Ken Anderson home Friday
evening. Eleanor Anderson and
Ingaborg Handeland, hostesses, en
tertained the guests with an even
ing of music and games. Mrs.
Myntti received a variety of beau
tiful Alaskan plates. The Mynttis
are leaving soon to make their
home in Washington.
WANT ADS
1955 DODGE for sale. Radio, htr.,
nw. rubbr, tn. sigs. Call Nugget.
^89p
FOR SALE — Standard-size Dav
enport, good as new; at sacrifice
price. Call Main 157. tf
FOR SALE — Table, 4 Chairs,
$35; Washing Machine, $35;
Sewing • Machine, $45; Bicycle,
$25; Other Items. Before July
30! Call Vertrees, Main 36. ltc
ROOM AND BOARD — Can fur
nish First Class accommodations
and mouth-watering meals at
$60 week, beginning about
August 1; Vi mile from town.
No drunks! Call White 37
after 6. tf
REPRESENTATIVE WANTED —
in your territory. From your
desk you can earn a substantial
addition to your income. Only
written contacts with your cli
ents! Write for particulars and
further details to VKK-Office,
Vienna 66, P.O.B. 128, Austria.
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DISTRIBUTOR
for the Versatile
SKIMMER IV
AMPHIBIAN
Brochures Available on Request
We are planning a demonstra
tion tour early this fall, through
Alaska. Would like to show
what this machine will do for
your problems.
Reliable Dealers Wanted
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AIRCRAFT SALE
Grumman Widgeon N68335
Hartzell props, new electrical,
new full panel. Northern 30
Watt 412B rad.
. Grumman Widgeon N2770A
Same as above except for lop
loading cargo hatch.
Scan 30 Deluxe Model. Low
engine time. Sacrafice.
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Kodiak Airways, Inc.
P.O. BOX 1065 PHONE 4201
KODIAK, ALASKA
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
TO NIGHT
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BEAU JAMES
starring BOB HOPE
with VERA MILES — PAUL DOUGLAS
TUESDAY ONLY
ARLENE DAHL in
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AS THEY COME
KNOM-TV
MONDAY TUESDAY
6:30—Tenn. Ernie Ford 6:30—Tim McCoy
7:00—Kingdom of The Sea 6:45—Modern Home
7:30—Wagon Train 7:00—Flash Gordon
8:30—You Bet Your Life 7:30—Wyatt Earp
9:00—Rifleman 8:00—Price Is Right
9:30—Kraft Music Hall 8:30—Wrestling
9:30—Perry Como
(Programs subject to change) 10:30—TV Hour of Stars
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LIBBY’S
Red Kidney Beans No. 2Vi Tin 3 for 99c
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Orange Juice No. 2 Tin 3 for 93c ’
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BETTY CROCKER MIXES 2 „,89c
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