Walsh Clan Gathers
From Near anti
Far for 50tli
The Golden Wedding anniver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh
was celebrated Saturday evening
with an informal reception at the
Seaview Room of the North Star,
for their many friends in the
community.
Arriving for the occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walsh and four
children from Anchorage, Eileen
Walsh Taylor and her husband
from Las Cruces, New Mexio;
Mrs. Noreen Wills of Chicago;
Mrs. Patricia Holbrook of Los An
geles; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walsh
and infant son of Kethikan; Jim
my Kiny, grandson, of Seattle;
Tommy Farley, grandson, of Alta
Dena, Calif. Living here are Mr.
and Mrs. Kevin Walsh, Mr. and
Mrs. Pearse Walsh, and a daught
er, Ann Walsh.
There were guests from the Uni
versity of Alaska where Mr. Walsh
has been regent for many years,
and friends from Anhorage and
Fairbanks who arrived for the
occasion. From the immediate area
were Ben Gillette of Anvil Creek,
who came to town for the cele
bration, and Mrs. Pete Curran
from Solomon.
A heautiful wedding cake and
flowers in white and gold dec
orated the coffee table, and many
life-long friends and members of
pioneer families participated in
serving and greeting the guests
throughout the evening.
A total of 29 members of the
family were present for the occa
sion. The Walsh’s now have thirty
two grandchildren.
During the evening, the Pioneers
of Alaska presented Mr. and Mrs.
Walsh with life memberships in
the Pioneer Igloo No. 1, and Pion
eer Auxiliary No. 1.
Many lovely gifts were re
ceived, in addition to cards and
telegrams from friends of the
couple throughout Alaska.
Yesterday the family enjoyed a
picnic together.
Strikes in Alaska Hit
Engineering Students
ANCHORAGE, tTV—Because of
statewide carpenter’s and plumb
er’s strikes )in Alaska, 25 engi
neering students employed by the
Army Engineers in the 49th state
are being reassigned to Washing
ton and Oregon.
The Alaska District Office at
Anchorage said 78 students from
the University of Alaska and en
gineering schools at other colleges
and universities had been hired
for summer work.
Shutdowns on most Alaska con
struction projects has resulted in
the reassignment of the students
used in field work to Seattle,
Walla Walla and Portland, Ore.,
district offices.
Judge Hodge Will Leave j
Nome Sept. 1, to Assume
New High Court Duties
Judge anti Mrs. Walter Hodge
returned fi 3m a conference of
judges in the States, and plan to
be here until September 1, at
which time Judge Hodge will
leave for Juneau to assume his
new position as one of Alaska’s
first Associate Justices of the Su
preme Court of Alaska. The other
Associate Justice is John Dimond
of Juneau. Buell Nesbett of An
chorage was named Chief Justice.
Judge Hodge has been <U. S.
District Judge here since his ap
pointment by President Eisen
hower in March, 1954.
He first came to Alaska in 1925
as assistant U. S. Attorney at
Cordova.
Homer Hoogendorn’s Fish
Captures Grayling Prize
Homer Hoogendorn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Hoogendorn and
newsboy for The Nugget, caught
the biggest grayling for the month
of July in the Morgan and Son
Fishing Derby. _
For the month of August, the
contest will center on large trout,
stated Stan Morgan, who caught
a record sized fish himself, but
is not eligible for the contest. He
has an Arctic Char, caught at Pil
grim Springs, which weighed 15
pounds and measured 33V2. inches.
The contest is still open on
grayling too, he stated, and entries
will be accepted for the season’s |
prize.
Surplus Buildings Sold By
Army Engineers At Gambell
Six buildings* and other surplus
items at Ste Lawrence Island were
sold to the highest bidders Thurs- j
day by the U. S. Army Engineer !
District, Alaska.
Five buildings, two 300-gallon j
water tanks and two 25-kilowatt!
diesel generators were sold to Ed
R. Shepherd of Anchorage; one
building wrs sold to Winfred
James, Sr. and Willis Walunga
of Gambell.
Ben Gillette, who is actively
engaged in mining by himself at
Anvil Creek, and who was in town
over the week-end, celebrated his
85th birthday yesterday.
Mrs. Don Hoover is enjoying a
vish from her mother, Mrs. O. E.
Tallman, who is here for about
a month, from her home in Couer
d’Alene, Idaho.
Discharged from MMM Hospital
— Myrtle Komokuk, Marie Push
ruk, Shirley Haley, Dennis
Kasgnog.
BROWNIES ATTENTION
Brownies will meet tomorrow
at the school at 9:30, for a picnic
at Dexter. Bring your own lunches.
Hot drinks will be furnished. Be
sure you have your note from
parents.
— BROWNIE LEADERS.
James F. O’Sullivan, Agent — Phone Main 68
Thanks Offered Residents
From Green Construction
The paving contractor, Green
Construction Co., today extended
its thanks to the people of Nome
for the cooperation received thus
far during their work. They also
asked that the motoring public
have a little more patience with
the detours on the road to the
airport which are necessary for
the work’s completion.
A company spokesman appeal
ed to motorists to keep off of
marked sections of the road so
as not to disturb the grade. Also
driving on newly poured binder
or paving can. only foul up a
car and tires.
Another word of caution was
directed to parents of small chil
dren when the paving crews en
ter town. The binder and hot
asphalt is dangerous the spokes
man emphasized.
Texas Oil Firm Will Sink
Test Wells Near Here
The Renwar Oil Corporation of
Corpus Christi. Texas, is now set
ting up camp for drilling a test
well in the Kateel area west of
Haycock and north of Koyukuk.
The drill rig will he moved from
Barrow for the work, it is re
ported.
Renward has been drilling and
producing oil in Texas, Oklahoma
and Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Levegue, who
were married on Friday, spent
their honeymoon in Nome, and
were guests of the North Star
Hotel.
Mrs. Levegue is the former Mary
Lou Conroy, popular stewardess
for Wien Airlines. The groom is a
reporter for the Fairbanks News
Miner.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day. Low tonight 45-50, high to
morrow, 55-60.
Nome data last 24 hours, as of i
7 a.m. today: Temperatures —
highest 71, lowest 47. Maximum
wind — 16 miles an hour from
the west-southwest. Sunrise at
3:11 a.m., sunset at 9:02 p.m.
The 71-degree temperature was
within 2 degrees of the all-time
high recorded for August.
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