C-46 Santa Claus Special
To Carry 20 Reindeer
Of Siegfried Golovin Herd
Alaska Airlines will be operat
ing a Santa Claus special tomor
row when a C-46 will arrive to
transport 20 live reindeer to the
States.
John Zumstein, who is shipping
the deer, is building special stalls
for the animals. They are from
'the Siegfried herd at Golovin
and are now housed at the field
under the care of veterinarian
Jack Davenport who will stay
with them until they reach their
destination in Oregon.
From here the deer will be
flown to Fairbanks where they
will be transferred to an Alaska
Airlines DC-4 and flown direct
to Portland for the last leg of
their long journey.
From Portland they will be
■transported in trucks to Zum
stein’s farm.
Zumstein not only uses the ani
mals for Christmas exhibitions,
but for experimental purposes
and cross breeding.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS
Meeting will be held tonight
at 8:00 p.m. at the City Hall.
Borgny Reader, Secty. |
ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR
GENERAL ELECTION ARE
AVAILABLE UNTIL OCT. 11
U.S. Commissioner Bob Oliver
has announced that absentee bal
lots for the Oct. 12 general elec
tion are now available for resi
dent who will not be here at the
time of the election.
Under a law passed by the
Legislature last year, voters ab
sent from their home precincts
on election day may cast absentee
ballots up until one day before
the election.
Injured At School Playfield
Wayne Russell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Russell, sustained a
wrist injury while playing at the
school playfield.
Paul Tovey, who was ANS
teacher on St. Lawrence Island,
has joined the staff of the Uni
versity of Alaska as a part time
instructor in biology.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson
of Kotzbeue are visitors in town
for a few days. Mrs. Anderson is
in the office at Wien Airlines at
Kotzebue.
Letter-Size File Folders For
Sale At The Nome Nugget Office.
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SQUARE KNOT ENROUTE
j CALLING AT ST. MICHAEL, NOME. AND TELLER
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Freighter Sailings From Seattle:
EVERY TUESDAY CALLING VALDEZ, THEN SEWARD
EVERY FRIDAY CALLING SEATTLE
WALTER W. SIPPRELL. AGENT PHONE MAIN 68
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Volunteers to Call
For School Lunch
Donations Soon
The committee in charge? of or
ganizing the School Lunch Pro
gram for the winter of 1955 an
nounces completion of plans for
the hot lunch to be served during
January, February, March and,
if possible, longer.
On Monday, Sept. 7, the local
drive for funds will begin. During
the coming week your neighbor
will call at your door for a cash
donation. Be as generous as your
heart allows. Thirty-five volun
teer workers will cover the. entire
community.
The following is a financial re
port on the Lunch Program for
1953-54.
Funds collected last year, dona
tions and paid lunches: $1,504.65.
Expenses (food, supplies, cook’s
wages): $979.48.
Balance on hand in fund:
$525.17.
Moonlight Water Will Be Kept
On As Long As Possible
The Moonlight Water Co. an
nounced that some sidelines were
shut off yesterday due to the
cold nights but that the rest of
the system would be kept open
as long as possible, depending
entirely on the weather.
WA N T A D S
WANTED—Housekeeper for sin
gle man. Call at Nugget. tf
FOUND—Puppy leash. Call at
Nugget.
WANTED TO RENT—2-bedroom
unfurnished home by Army
family who will be in Nome
2 years. Call Sgt. August, Wal
lace Hotel. 112
FOR RENT—Small, modern, fur
nished house. Call Main 123.
FOUND—Another pair glasses
with maroon frame.
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Adults 85# Children 40#
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Starting 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
PLUS SERIAL
"BLACK H AW K "
SUNDAY
Starting 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
MONDAY — 7:15 & 9:15
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SHRINERS INITIATE
SIX NEW MEMBERS HERE
Hal Snyder, Potentate of Nile
Temple of Shriners, accompanied
by F. Donaldson, assistant raban,
and F. Fowler, high priest and
prophet, arrived yesterday. The
team initiated a class of six at
the Masonic Temple yesterday
afternoon.
The new Shriners include: Wal
ter Hodge, Thomas Martin, Rob
ert Lewis, D.irk Hoagland, Frank
Johnson, and Boyd Harwood.
NOME ROTARY NOTES
The Rotary Club had a variety
of interesting guests yesterday
noon. They were:
Ted Wells and John Larsen of
Seattle; Earle Hunter, Juneau;
visiting Shriners Snyder, Fowler
and F. Donaldson; Charles Fro
man of the Alaska Dept, of
Health; Mr. Mayfield, Territorial
Police, of Anchorage; Dr. Knicker
of Nome Field; Don Lyle, Clyde
Sterling, Mrs. Parkinson, Mr.
Ullrich and Mr. Silverberg.
Mrs. Parkinson, Mr. Ullrich
and Mr. Silverberg were presen
ted as the new teachers in the
Nome Public School and each one
gave brief remarks.
SUPPLY SHIP ENROUTE
Lomens has got word that the
iyiS Square Knot left yesterday
afternoon at 4:05.
WSCS TO MEET NEXT
FRIDAY AT THE HOME
OF MRS. STELLA COOLEY
All women o'f the Community
Methodist Church are invited to
the regular meeting of the WSCS
at the home of Stella Cooley at
8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1.
Those needing transportation
meet at the Community Center by
7:45. As a special project for Oc
tober the women are asked to
bring supplies for crocheting, em
broidering or knitting to be sent
to the Nome- patients at the ANS
Hospital in Anchorage.
Women who cannot attend the
meeting may bring their supplies
to the church October 10.
N.C. OFFICIAL VISITS NOME
John Larsen, secretary-treasur
er of the Northern Commercial
Co., and an officer in the com
pany for many years, visited
Nome and the local branch of the
company.
He was accompanied by Ted
Weld, insurance broker and in
dustrial services engineer of
Seattle.
Esther Birdsall Darling, who
has lived in Berkeley, Calif., since
leaving Nome, has moved to
Auburn, Calif., and enjoys hear
ing from her Alaskan friends.
Her postoffice box number is 381.
Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaners
FIRST AVE. & LANES WAY PHONE MAIN 113
EIGIIT-HOUR SERVICE
NOTICE
DR. E. E. BACH, Anchorage optometrist,
will be in Nome Sept. 27, 28, and 29 to I
do eye examinations. For appointment, stop i
in or call Polaris Hotel.
Latest styles in frames for glasses will be
available. |
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