License Plates For 1957
Available Now At The
Territorial Tax Office
Gordon Osborne, Deputy Terri
torial Tax Collector, has announ
ced that 1957 license plates for
all cars and trucks are now avail
able.
He also said that holders of
Alaska motor vehicle operators
licenses which expire on Jan. 1,
1957, are automatically extended
to the 19£7 birthdate of the hold
er. However, it is necessary for
those holding these licenses to
present them at the tax office for
correction.
Remote-Site Servicemen
May Spend New Year’s
Holiday in Nome
Military authorities are mak
ing a survey to interest local
business houses in sponsoring the
bringing in of personnel from re
mote sites for a three-day leave
over New Year’s Day.
Housing arrangements have
been made and several firms
have signified their willingness
to pay the travel expenses for
about M men.
Bigger Movies To
Show At Kotzebue
The re-opening of the Midnight
Sun Theater in Kotzebue has
been announced for January 15.
This is expected to be a big
night in Kcftzebue as heretofore
their theater has been limited to
16 mm. projection.
The new theater will be 35 mm.
and the grand opening will show
the picture “Arctic Flight,” filih
ed in Kotzebue and in which
many residents took parts. The
first night’s showing will also
present a double feature, the
other film being “River of No
Return.”
Owner Archie Ferguson is ex
pected to be on hand for the
occasion of the grand opening.
Nome Rotary to Send
$100 for Refugee Relief
At Rotary luncheon Wednesday
members exchanged Christmas
gifts and sang Christmas carols.
Guest was Gregory Bayer.
The club voted to send $100
to CARE which will provide one
ton of food supplies for Hun
garian refugee relief.
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Basketball Tonight at 7:30
Tonight at 7:30 at the school
gym the Polar Hornets will chal
lenge the position of the league
leading Merchants in what should
be a most interesting game for
locals basketball fans.
The second game at 8:45 will
have the Nome High Nanooks
lined up against the All-Service
Panthers. The Nanooks have yet
to win a game so beware of the
polar bear!
POTLATCH
At the LWY Community Center
Monday, Dec. 31, 1956
Everybody welcome !
The Sisterhood will have charge
of the recreation for the evening.
NOTICE TO ALL DRIVERS
This is a warning that all cars
and trucks operating without
proper head and tail lights will
be cited in the municipal court.
Carl Webb.
Chief of Police
WANT ADS
FOUND—Two single keys, Yale
and Schlage. Claim at Nugget.
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Doors open at 6:45 pan. W
FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
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and Serial "Captain Kidd"
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
PAUL '“'"PATRICIA
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Technicolor
Midnight Show
New Year’s Eve
Bernie Jacobson’s
Death Found
Self - Inflicted
Bernie Jacobson, long time
resident of Nome, was found
shot to death in his cabin on D
Street Thursday morning. He was
found by friends who came to
visit him since he had been de
spondent and in poor health.
A cororner’s jury in the after
noon determined that Jacobson
was killed by a self-inflicted gun
shot wound.
It is known that he is survived
by his motner in Bothell, Wash.
Graveside services will be con
ducted by Rev. Thos. Knudsen at
Belmont Point Cemetery, Mon
day, Dec. 31, at 2 p.m.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Anchorage: John and Ben
Heafer, L. Conklin, W. Potteiger,
J. Pulve, J. Smith, P. Thimmer,
J. Willard, D. Boyer, A. Aneuber.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving: Luther Dunbar and
Mr. Andrews.
Departing: Mr. McKenney.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Ludvig Ost, Joseph
Senungetuk, George Tucker, Ira
Ahnangnatoguk, Bertha Sockpik,
Sigfried Aukongak.
Discharged: Joseph Senunge
tuk.
Nome Laundry
& Cleaners
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FRED ENDRIES, HERE DURING
THE WAR. DIES IN YAKIMA
Fred Endres, who was station
ed here with the military in 1943
and 1944 and whose wife made
her home here during his stay,
passed away last Thursday in
Yakima, Wash. Funeral services
were held in Sunnyside, Wash.
Endres was a well known bar
ber in Douglas, Alaska for many
years.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued fair tonight and to
morrow with little change in
temperature. Low temperature
expected tonight 20 to 25 below,
and the high tomorrow -10.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest tempera
ure -11, lowest -22. Max. wind 6
mph from N.W. Sunrise at 10:03
a.m, sunset at 2:04 pm.
A year ago today: high -16,
low -31. Extremes this date since
1907: highest 38 in 1925, lowest
-33 in 1919.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: Gavin Laurie.
Frances Oumauk.
To Kotzebue: Violet Weichman
From Kotzebue: Capt. Driscoll.
To Fairbanks: Bob Blodgett,
Wm. Cockran, Carolyn Glavino
vich, Clara Reed, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Jones, Nancy Lean and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Barrow
Morgan, Mrs. G. R. and Kathleen
Jackson.
Barrow Morgans Relurn lo School
Mr. and Mrs. Barrow Morgan
left yesterday for Seattle where
they will both return to school.
Mrs. Jackson and Daughter Leave
Mrs. G. R. Jackson and daugh
ter left yesterday for Seattle.
They plan to drive to Santa Bar
bara, Calif., to make their home.
NOTICE
The regular winter recreation
al program of the LWY Commun
ity Center will be resumed on
Tuesday. Jan. 8th.