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Wins Title of I
Miss Universe
LONG BEACH, Calif., (IB—Am
freckled daughter of the Confed-I
eracy today holds the twin titles!
of Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe.!
Miriam Stevenson, a 21-year- j
old college senior from Winnsboro, j
S.C., Friday night made the firstl
grand sweep in the three-year!
history of the international .beauty!
contest.
Runners-up to the winsome!
southern lass were Maria Marthi
Rocha of Brazil, Virginia Junf
Lee of Hong Kong, Regina Ernst
of Bremen, Germany, and Ragn*
hild Clausson of Sweden—in that?'
order.
Miss Stevenson has blue eyes
and blond hair, stands 5 feet 6;
and weighs 120. She measures 36
inches at the bust and hips and
24 inches at the waist.
In the movies she would be con
sidered the wholesome, all-Amer
ican girl type—healthy, handsome
and happy. She says she has no
steady boyfriend.
Miss Universe said her senior
year at Lander College in Green
wood, S.C., will have to wait a
while because:
“I want to take a crack at this
actin’ business.”
Territory of Alaska Has
$12,673,528 Bank Balance
JUNEAU—The Territory of Al
aska has a good accumulation of
money in the bank, Territorialj
Treasurer Henry Roden reported!
this week following the totaling!
of accounts for the first half of!
1954. j
As of June 30, the treasurer'll
report showed, the territory has a
bank balance of $12,673,527.63.
Deducting $1,127,090.52 in out*
standing warrants from this left a
net balance of $11,546,437.11.
A large part of the territory’s
resources is segregated in 73 spe
cial funds totaling $4,730,868.36.
Another portion is accounted for
by old age assistance balances
from previous bienniums.
The balance in the general fund
as of June 30 was $6,207,715.40,
Roden reported.
Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ben Young, Pres. ■
i Joe Kroninger, Secy.
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Comerce
MEETS EVERY TUESDAY NOON
BOYD HARWOOD, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month.
Jane Perkins .v
Worthy Matron
Evelyn Branson
Secretary
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
486 First Ave. West, Nome, Alaska
10 to 12 a-m. 1 to 5 pun.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
John Cooley, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secy
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month