Midnight Sun * ;
Festival Slated
He:« e June 21
Skagway had its Soapy Smith,
.but Nome has many famous ^arly
'day characters who are to be
immortalized in the Midnight
Sun Festival on June 21st.
Tex Rickard, Diamond Tooth
Lil, Jafet Lindeberg, Mother Tif- ,
fany, Scotty Allen head the list
which has been submitted to the
committee. The Nugget will ac
cept names and short biographies
of persons for publication who
v/ere prominent in 1900 to 1905 in
the various phases of the early
history of Nome.
Anyone having a favorite or
interesting person of that period
should get their information in
right away.
Daughter Born To
Former Lola Ost
Mr. and Mrs. Graham J.
Austerman (the former Lola Qst’
are the parents of an 8 lb.
daughter born in Minneapolis
on June 3rd. The baby has been
named Ruth Louise and is the
second great grand child of the
Rev. L. E. Ost of Marshall, Alaska.
The baby’s great great grand
mother is Mr. Carolina Ost-Ed
berg of Triumph, Minn.
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Cleanup Committee
Cuests Of Rotary Today*
At Rotary luncheon today, the
guests were members of the
cleanup team now brightening up
the town. These were: Emma
Willoya, Father Nevue, and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Leibig. Also a
guest was Capt. Jim Freericks of
Wien Airlines.
The cleanup commitee revealed,
that yesterday 35 truck loads of
d bris was hauled to No. 5 dump
ing ground. Equipment for lift
i;'t heavy objects will be avail
a le later this week and use of it
s’-culd be coordinated by calling
Kr. Leibig at the City Hall.
Chairman Boyd Hardwood said
11. j drive will continue until all
. 11-a debris is hauled away.
= CS To Hold Picnic Friday
The Women’s Society of the
b odist Church is holding a
picnic Friday at the summer
in of Esther McCoy, between
stings and Cape Nome. Mem
' "s are’ to pack their own
'lunches and meet at the Church
steps at 12:30 for transportation.
C offee and tea will be furnished.
Man Missing at Teller
Roy Oakie is reported miss
ing someplace between Teller
and Teller Mission. Oakie and
two companions were on the dog
trail from Teller Mission but
failed to arrive at his destination.
As soon as the ice moves out of
the sound, authorities will drag
for the body. His companions
were Archie Olanna and Frank
Topsekok.
Bowling Alleys Now
Open Every Day
The bowling lanes are open
again at the airport and the
summer program has been an
nounced from seven o’clock in the
evening until eleven seven days
a week and Saturday and Sun
day afternoons from one until
5 o’clock.
A phone has been installed
(Main 96) for the convenience of
those using the lanes.
A summer league is in the
planning and will be announced
at a later date.
Pioneer Women To Hold
Initiation Friday Evening
Members of the Pioneer Women
of Alaska, Auxiliary No. 1 are
reminded that Friday evening
there will be an initiation cere
mony at the Igloo followed by
social and refreshments.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted—Mary Ahnangnato
guk, Gertrude Stotts, Gilbert
Ozenna, Sam Yelega, Freida
Kavelook.
Discharged—Arnold Oquillok,
Lucy James, Rosemary Blach
ford, Monica Pollock, Mary Dim
mock, Renie Kowasuk, James
Savok, Jr., Margaret and Alice
Oquillok.
Son Born To Richard Stotts'
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stotts
of Kotzebue are the parents of
a son born this morning at the
hospital.
"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
at The Nugget
NOTICE
Red River Of Life—A film
makes medical, and motion pic
ture history, to be shown tonight
at Nome Gospel Home at 7:30
p.m. and at the Assembly of God
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
This picture is the story of a
crimson river 100,000 miles long
in the human body.
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RUMMAGE AND FOOD SALE
Saturday June 7tli
At 10:00 a.m.
By Ladies of St. Joseph’s Church
AT PARISH HALL ON STEADMAN
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Don't Miss ’I
Your Ship . • • 1
ORDER EARLY"!
SS TONSINA will commence loading at
Seattle June 5 with scheduled sailing June
11 for Nome, St. Michael and Unalakleet.
MS GALENA Sails from Seattle July 9
For Nome,, Teller, Kotzebue & St. Michael
SS TONSINA Sails from Seattle Sept. 18
For Nome ar\d St. Michael
for further information contact
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
P. O. Box 200, Anchorage
JAMES F. O'SULLIVAN. Agent
Chamber Turns Back
The Clock On First
Day Of Tourist Season
By RUTH McLEAN
Dancers dressed in Gay 90s
style, tinkling strains from the
old piano, red checkered table
cloths on the tables, and the 1958
tourist season in Nome was offi
cially opened at the Monday
luncheon meeting of the NWA
Chamber of Commerce. The
first official tourist of the season
was introduced as Mr. D. A.
Puryear of Donna, Texas.
Virginia Brown reported on
the activities of the tourist com
mittee which included plans to
present reminders of early days
in Nome to visitdrs to this area.
Mrs. Brown modeled the plumed
hat which Mrs. Christy Waldheim
wore when she arrived in Nome
over 50 years ago. Mrs. Wald
heim, Johnnie Stephenson, Mrs.
Brown and Charlie Jones all
wore clothes dating back to
Nome’s gold rush days. In con
trast, Janice Douglas, Ann Zwie
gle, Ed Carter and Don Outwater
depicted present-day chemise and
Ivy League styles.
Many plans are being made for
the Midnight Sun Festival on
June 21 and one of these will be
a building in the East End, do
nated by Father Nevue for the
purpose, to be used for Eskimo
dances.
Chamber members were re
minded by President Manning of
the meeting in Nome June 9
through 12 of the Legislative
Council and that public hearings
will be held in the Court Room.
Russell Hermann asked that res
ervations for the smorgasbord on
June 11, also open to the public,
are made with his office before
next Monday.
Other guests at the Monday
meeting included Mesdames Don
Hungerford, Bill Golden, Bob
Cannon, Rod Rogers, Dick Miller,
Bob Grant; Meta Muller, Mr. and
Mrs. William Tuttle and Jack
Blattler. Introduced and wel
comed also were Tony Schultz
Roy Oliver, L. E. Hough, Esther
Schaubel of the Kotzebue Cham
ber and Betty Bubbs and Gladys
Booker, nurses at the Kotzebue
hospital.
NOTICE ALL MASONS
Last stated communication be
fore summer recess June 5th.
RUMMAGE SALE
At
MUSIC BOX
FABULOUS BARGAINS
In Miscellaneous Items Of
Canned Goods, Clothing
Furniture, etc.
New Items Every Day
Watch This Space
For The Date
Of The
WHERE IS-AS IS
SALE
At The U. S. 0. Bldg.
(Please Don't Call Nomerama)
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—1952 Plymouth se
dan. Good condition. Reason
able. Call Main 77. 68p
VACANCY in the International
Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
67p
ROOM VACANT at the United
Nations Apt. Hotel Bldg. <57p
WANTED—2000 people in Nome
to help make the Midnight Sun
• Festival on June 21st the most
talked about event on the coast
of North America. Nome Tour
I ist Committee. 67c
SHOWING AT THE NOMERAMA
Two Shows Nightly, Starting at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
20th Century-Fox Presents
■ The Great Adventure Of India In
CINEMASCOPE
KING OF THE
KHYBER RIFLES
Technicolor # DeLuxe
STARRING
TYRONE POWER
TERRY MOORE
MICHAEL RENNIE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
SEVEN CITIES
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Color By DeLuxe
Stereophonic Sound
PLUS SERIAL: "CAPTAIN VIDEO"
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