Lurisse Lowe and
Dee Wallace Tie For
Queen of the Trail
There were two Queens of the
Trail this year due to a tie vote
for Dee Wallace and Lurisse Lowe.
At the Musher’s Ball the winner
was announced as Dee Wallace
tout after a careful recount several
times, it was found that the girls
were tied for first place. The Arc
tic Club announced that each girl
would receive like gifts including
a fur parka for each of them, and
that they would share the honors.
Following are the final queen
vote results:
Dee Wallace .41,000
Lurisse Lowe .41,000
Gail Mclver .i. 31,000
JoAnn Reed .24,000
Lois Okitkon .21,000
Also running were Clarice
Hardy, Caroline Johnson, Edna
Johnsen, Roberta Apok, and
Grace Davis.
Lack of Available Plane
Space Kept Tourists Out
During Nome Dog Derby
Tourist agencies in Anchorage
have sent word that they had
reservations for two plane loads
of persons who wanted to come
to Nome for the races but no
planes were available in Anchor
age or Fairbanks for charter as
the Alaska National Guard com
pleted their encampment this
week and all available planes
ness in Seattle. He was a former
the guardsmen to their villages.
MARY JO SWANBERG TO BE
MARRIED THIS WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Swanberg Jr.
have announced the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Jo, to An
drew Bernadsky of Tanana. Tihe
wedding will be held in Fairbanks
at t.he First Presbyterian Church
on Friday, April 15. Mr. and Mrs.
Swanberg are leaving Nome to
attend the wedding.
The Fire Department answered
a call from E Street last evening,
caused by the wind rubbing two
wires together which were spark
ing, and might have caused a fire.
CAP MEETING TONIGHT
A special meeting is to toe held
tonight at 8 o’clock for all mem
bers of CAP at Squadron head
quarters in the FA A area.
WE ARE very thankful for all the
help we received during the fire. |
— Komakhuk Family, i
Election Board Sifts City
Election Ballots; Finds
More Andersen Votes
Last Friday the one-vote mar
gin of incumbent Mayor Steffen
Andersen over Roscoe Wilke was
challenged toy Wilke and the elec
tion board was called back for a
recount.
The final result gave Mayor j
Andersen a margin of three votes,
302 to 299. Andersen has been the t
mayor for nine years.
Election board members are
Mrs. W. B. McCarthy, Mrs. Wil- ;
bur Arnold, Mrs. George Wald
heim, Mrs. Norvin Lewis, and,
Mrs. Clyde Godsbe.
Although the recount did not j
result in a change in the elec- I
tion, there was satisfaction among
the supporters of both candidates 1
that the results were correct.
E & B Getting Organized for !
Summer Road Work
Axel Edman returned Friday 1
from a business trip to Seattle, j
He and partner Les Bronson, the I
owners of the E and B Construe- !
tion Company, were lining up (
equipment for their contract on
Highway 97 construction. They j
will build about seven miles of j
road this summer. i
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Punguk, 60-Year-Old Musher,
Wins Sportsmanship Award
Edwin Punguk, veteran dog
racer from Golovin, was pre
sented with a sportsmanship
award at the Musher’s Banquet on
Sunday evening.
Punguk, who is 60 years of age,
raced right along with the young- 1
er men and has a racing record
that dates back to the 1920’s when
he took many prizes. He does not
remember how many awards, tro
phies and cash prizes he won dur
ing his racing career but were
several.
JAYCEES MEETING
Regular meeting of the Jaycees ;
will be held Thursday evening at
8 o’clock in the Multipurpose
Room of the School. All men be
tween the ages of 21 and 35 who
plan to be charter members must
sign up by April 20.
Admitted to Hospital — Maude
Moses, discharged — Lorena Gray.
NOTICE TO
LEGIONNAIRES
The monthly meeting of Post
No. i9, American Legion, has been
postponed to April 12, Tuesday,
at 8 p.m., in the Board of Trade
Roadhouse. 44
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lighterage & Coastwise Water Transportation
Distributor — Standard Oil Company of California
DEALERS — MINING EQUIPMENT. LUMBER, COAL,
BUILDING MATERIALS, INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE
MAIN 147 BOX 700
Easter Food Sale
To Be Held Saturday
Saturday. April 16, the women
of the Methodist Church will hold
their 50th annual Easter Food
Sale. The group of women, the
oldest Protestant church in the
community, are planning to have
the usual good things to eat in the
way of pastries, breads, easter
eggs and many other items, as
they have been noted to have in
past years. This year they are in
cluding a sale of aprons, wash
able toys and pot holders, which
the members have been making,
and which were so well received
last year, that the aprons have
been made to order all through
the year.
Mrs. Andrew Nerland, who has
been chairman many times be
fore, will act in that capacity
again, and those persons who wish
to contribute, who have not been
contacted, may call Mrs. Gharles
Reader. She will also arrange for
transportation of the food, if re
quested.
The sale will be held at the
Northern Commercial Co., as is
traditional, and will start at 10:30
in the morning.
Senator Bronson Returns Home
First legislator to return home 1
is Lester Bronson who visited
his father in California before
heading north and home.
While in California he called
upon Mr. and Mrs. George Go
shaw in Calistoga. Recently the
Gosha ws lost an extra large wal
rus head which they exhibited
on their porch. Someone appar
ently stole the stuffed head one
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towner, who |
have been on a short vacation trip ]
visiting friends and relatives in
the Pacific Northwest, returned
home Saturday, and were wel
comed by their children.
Friends of John Ost, brother of
Mrs. Towner, will be glad to
learn that he is able to drive a
car which is specially arranged
for him, and he took her for a
ride in Tacoma.
S I U Longshoremen's Local
meeting at A.N.B. Hall Friday,
April 15 at 7 p.m. All members
are urged to attend this important
meeting.
—William Willoya, Secty.
Attention All Scottish Rile Masons
Maunday Thursday April 14,
Masonic Temple 7:30 p.m. At
tendance mandatory.
—Ernie Bohrer, Secty.
NOME U-WASH
New Hours: 12 to 6
— Closed Thursdays —
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT
CITY HALL, 8:00 P.M.
The Board of Equalization is
recessed until Monday, April 11.
1960, at 10 p.m. Property owners
will have this further opportuni
ty to appear in matters of real
and personal taxes.
The tax rate will be set at this
meeting.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk.
Publish April 1, 6, 8, 11.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Remington Model
722, 222 Magnum. Call White 96.
ltp
55 UNITS — Private bath. Kit
chenette or Plain. 6th and H
Streets, in Downtown Anchor
age. ALASKANS PREFER THE
ROOSEVELT. Rates from $4
single. tf
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
Showing Tonight at Nomerama
First Show Starts at 7:15 — Second Show, 9:30
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— NOMERAMA THEATER EASTER EGG CONTEST —
— $20 in Theater Passes —
Junior, age 5 to 15 years: $5 for prettiest Egg, $5 for funniest egg.
Adults, Ages 15 to 115 — $5 for prettiest egg. $5 for funniest egg.
Please bring eggs to theater lobby during show hours, with name
and address of contestant attached on separate slip of paper. All
entries must be in by Thursday, April 14. Names of winners will be
announced Friday night, April 15, and printed in the following issue
of The Nugget. Easter eggs will be returned after the contest.
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