Mayor Andersen Goes To Juneau
For School Building Bid Opening
(Mayor Steve Andersen left yes
terday for Juneau to be present
for the opening of the bids on
the construction of the addition
to the Nome School. The bid open
ing is scheduled for Wednesday,
May 18.
Norwegian Independence Day
To Be Observed With Coffee
Hour at Lutheran Quonsei
All Scandinavians, those of
Scandinavian descent and their
families are invited to a- Syttni
Mai (Norwegian Independence
Day) coffee hour to be held at the
Lutheran quonset on B Street,
Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Curtis Johnson will show
colored slides taken on a recent
trip to the Scandinavian countries.
Those helping with the affair
are Mrs. Christy Waldheim, Mrs.
Kay Handelin and Mrs. Viggo
Walterson.
This is the first get-together of
this type in this area where many
Scandinavians have settled.
— FOR RENT —
Houses and Apartments
Furnished and Unfurnished
George Hite—Main 123
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bronson
Home After Stales Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bronson
cbturned to Nome Friday after
spending some time in ^he States
following the end of the legisla
tive session at Juneau.
Mr. Bronson made a trip to
California where he visited his
childhood home at Vallejo.
The Bronsons report that their
daughter, Tess, is now living in
Scotland, where her husband is
stationed with U.S. Air Forces.
Son Dean is now in Egypt where
he is a mechanic for an American
helicopter company.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glass
Return After Winter In Stales
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glass re
turned Friday after a winter spent
in traveling to the east and down
into Mexico. They were very en
thusiastic over our neighbor south
of the border.
They were in Seattle for the
wedding of their only daughter,
Leona, and reported that many
former Nomeites were present at
the ceremony. Maid of honor at
the wedding was Mary O’Farrell,
daughter of Mrs. Hugh O’Farrell,
formerly of Nome.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Mary Konukpeok,
Adeline Ullrich, John Kimonock.
Jr., Scott Richmond.
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Sailing From Seattle
JUNE 1st
Calling: Nome, Unalakleet, St. Michael,
Lost River, Teller
RECEIVING DATES FOR FREIGHT PIER 42, SEATTLE
May 16 to May 27
For information address ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. offices
either Fairbanks or Anchorage, or Pier 42, Seattle, Wash.
W. W. Laws Retires
From Fire*Department
Chief W. W. Laws, who has
served the better part of 20 years
as fire chief in Nome, has been
retired from active fire fighting
duty.
Chief Laws came to Nome in
1935 from Vancouver, Washing
ton, where he had had many
years of fire fighting experience.
One of his first actions on com
ing to Nome was to organize the
Volunteer Fire Department to aid
the department during fires and
to assist the police department.
Laws, who is older than he
looks, will not retire to a rocking
chair, but will remain active here |
as he has considerable rental pro
pei'ty to take care of. He is also
a candidate for delegate to the
Alaska Constitutional Convention.
Daughter Born To Ullrich's
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ullrich are
the parents of a daughter, Judith
Gail, bom May 14. *Two little
sisters, Came Ann and Debby
are waiting at home to welcome
the baby.
Mr. Ullrich is science teacher
and athletic coach at Nome High
School.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION .
We wish to express appreciation
to our many friends for their
kindness to our family during our
recent bereavement and for the
floral offerings sent to Anchor
age for the funeral of husband
and father Louis Tungwenuk.
The Tungwenuk Family
WANT ADS
FOUND—Ring with name “Sue.”
Call Nugget. Pay for ad.
FOR SALE—Wringer type Easy
wash machine, like new, not yet
a year old. Also two-burner hot
plate with grill, and drum-type
dark oak end table. Main 43.
FOUND—Pair brown rim glasses
in case. Call at Bering Sea Club.
WILL baby sit any night for
anyone after 7.00 p.m. Call
Pearl Trigg, Black 154.
SHOWING AT THE S
THEATER I
SHOW TIMES EVERY DAY: U
7:15 and 9:15 P.M. U
Plus Early Show Sunday: 5:15 p.m. ff
TONIGHT
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School Band To
Present Concert
Wednesday Night
The Nome School Band will
present its Second Annual Spring
Concert on Wednesday evening at
8:00 P.M. The Band has made as
tounding growth both in size and
ability. There have been new in
struments added, too, which has
done much to improve tone quali
ty and appearance.
The Band members have organ
ized ,a club called the Euterpean
Society, which meets monthly. It
was organized to promote an un
derstanding and appreciation of
good music. Members are required
to play a solo or duet for the
group. Reports on the lives of
great composers and recordings of
interesting music make the meet
ings a high point of the month.
The concert program, which
will appear in Wednesday’s Nug
get, will consist of light concert
music, three marches, two Ste
phen Foster favorites, and two
well-known selections from the
classical literature. There will also
be two solos and two quartet se
lections.
Your support of the band
through your attendance and en
thusiasm will show the Band
members that you appreciate
their hours of practice to bring
you the program. The public is
cordially invited. There will be
no admission charge.
NOTICE TEEN-AGERS
SQUARE DANCING
MONDAY NIGHT AT USO
7:30 p.m. lo 9:30 p.m.
— Pioneers’ Meeting —
Wednesday. May 18. 1955
Pioneer Igloo
8:00 P.M.
P.T.A. MEETING TUESDAY
The P.T.A. will hold its month
ly meeting tomorrow night in
stead of on the last Tuesday of
the month, since school will be
closed by that time.
Mrs. Lela Oman will give a talk
on her book of Eskimo Legends
which is to be published soon. She
will tell something of the back
ground of the legends and she
may also tell a legend which is
not included in the book.
Also on the program will be a
short history of the KK Library.
Election of officers will be held,
names having been selected by the
nominating committee.
CITY WILL PICK UP FOR
CLEAN-UP WEEK DRIVE
Local residents are taking ad
vantage of the announcement
that the city will provide the
transportation and pick-up of the
winter accumlation of rubbish
starting next Monday. Many busi
ness houses and residences have
already piled their refuse in
stacks near the road. It is recom
mended that the containers be
small so that one man can lift
them.
CAP Cadets Cancel Trip To Nome
Twenty-two Cadets from the
Anchorage Civil Air Patrol were •
scheduled to arrive Saturday for
a two-day visit with the local
group, but due to engine trouble
just before flight time, the trip
was cancelled.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcell Stirn flew
to Candle last week after return
ing to the territory from their
winter quarters in Los Angeles.
Stirn, manager of the Candle op
eration for Havenstrite Oil Co.,
mining division, spent the winter
months at the company’s South
ern California main office.
From 15 to 25 men are usually
employed in the Havenstrite gold
placer operation at Candle.
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SALE
Several groups of hand-carved ivory
SPECIALLY PRICED
Bracelets—
Mastadon, Walrus and Fossil ivory
$400
Earrings —
Hand-carved in variety of interesting designs
$3#"
Necklaces—
Choker style of walrus ivory, fossil tooth
$3°° & $4°®
A very limited supply.
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