8 Students Complete
Summer Session at U of A
Eight students from the Seward
Peninsula completed their studies
at the University of Alaska Sum
mer Session last week. They were
among 175 students who have
spent the past six weeks studying
at the state’s only public institu
tion for higher education.
The students are:
Miss Laura A. Clark from
Deering; Mrs. Emily I. Brown.
Kotzebue: Mrs. Caroline M. Coons,
Mrs. S. Croell, Mrs. Lennie Mae
Norland and Mrs. Mary Jean Pot
ter all of Nome; Mrs. Marion M.
Early, who is the BIA teacher at
Barrow; and John A. Quebbe
mann from Unalakleet.
Cartoonist for King Features
Syndicate Pays Visit to Nome
Tommy Thompson, cartoonist
for King Features Syndicate
visited here on his first trip to
Alaska. With his wife, he had
planned an overnight stop here
while on the Barrow tour, but
due to bad weather were unable
to land at Barrow. He states he
is enjoying the trip so thorough
ly that he plans to return in the
near future. His home is in Men
lo Park. Calif.
Bena B. Shallit completed her
studies at the University Sum
mer Session last week. She is
among more than 175 students
who have been studying for the
past six weeks at the farthest
north university in the world.
Miss Shallit is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ben Shallit of
Phoenix, Ariz. Her father, for
merly of Nome, has Cripple Creek
Coal Mine.
Death Takes Fanny Iokienna
Fanny Iokienna, who was in
! jured recently in an auto acci
dent and who was sent to the
Public Health Hospital in An
chorage, passed away yesterday.
An autopsy is being held today.
Mrs. Gordon Osborne, former
udent and teacher here visited
from her home in Kotzebue,
here her husband is the mana
jr of the Miners and Merchants
Bank. She reports that she and
, r family like Kotzebue life
very much and find the commu
nity very interesting.
NOTICE
PIONEER LADIES
MEETING and SOCIAL
FRIDAY — 8:00 P.M.
AT PIONEER IGLOO
Moonshine Water Co.
Taking Water Orders
Charles Reader and Roscoe
Wilke have announced that the
Moonshine Water Co., distributors
of Moonlight Springs water is
starting to take orders on a year
round basis.
They will be serving the com
munity with newly converted
water tank trucks with ftiost de
liveries being made by hose con
nection to the household or busi
ness facility.
They plan to keep the road
open to their outlet of the Moon
light Springs, which has been the
summer source of spring water
for Nome every year until this
year. The new firm is busy ready
ing their operation for winter.
Miss Reik to Be Guest
Speaker at Methodist Church
Miss Elsie Reik. retired mis
sionary of the Methodist Church,
with 30 years work in China and
Pakistan will be the guest speak
er at the morning services of the
Community Methodist Chuch on
Sunday, taking the place of Rev.
Gerald McCray, who is at the
U. S. Army Chaplains retreat at
Mt. McKinley this week.
Chief Probation Officer Here
Mr. Robert Coffey, Chief Pro
bation Officer for the Second and
Fourth Districts, has been here
the past week working with the
permanent probation officer, Geri
Casey. Mrs. Casey was appointed
to fill the position, which was
vacated by Bon Davis and as
sumed her office on July 11.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Winifred A d 1 o a t,
Richard Sockpick. Warren Kiyu
tellac, Dorcas Walluk, Edna Ah
winona, Pat Petrivelli. and San
dra Julian.
Discharged: Frank Perry and
Joyce Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ahwinona
are the parents of a daughter born
on Aug. 10 at the hospital.
Director of the Division of
Mines and Minerals to Visit Here
Expected to arrive today from
Juneau is James Williams, Direc
tor of the Division of Mines and
Minerals of the Dept, of Natural
Resources. It is anticipated that
he will be here for a couple of
days.
ATTENTION
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY—AUG. 14—7:00 P.M.
NOME TELEPHONE OFFICE
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lomen Commercial Company is now placing an order for
Marine Plywood, to arrive on the September boat. Let us
know your needs so that we may be sure to order the right
sizes and types.
Build 'em this winter — Build 'em next spring.
But Let Us Know What You'll Need !
Phone MAIN 147 Write BOX 700
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Cargo for Last Ship of Ihe Season
Will Be Accepted at Pier 42 from
August 28th to September 8th Only
No Sailing Date Will Be Announced
Albin Poison
Laid to Rest Today
Albin Poison was laid to rest
this afternoon from Our Savior's
Lutheran Church, with Rev. John
Maakestad officiating. /
Poison was born on April 25,
1886. at Oskastram, Halland,
Sweden, and immigrated to the
U. S. in 1905 and to Nome in 1908.
Special music was provided at
the service by Mrs. Ralph Fon
dell, who sang a song in Swedish,
with Alex Mclnnis at the organ.
Pallbearers were members of
the Pioneers of Alaska, of which
he was a member: Robert Bald
win, Gus Bjornstad, Carl Hill,
Jack Marasovich, Martin Back
strom and John Swedeman.
In addition to his widow, survi
vors are: Mrs. Jennie Poison, and
a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Sund
strom and three grandsons, Ivan,
Owen and Steven, all of Nome
and four sisters, three in Sweden
and one in Jamestown, N. Y.
Interment was at the Belmont
Point Cemetary.
Ptarmigan Season
Opens Here Aug. 20
The ptarmigan season opens on
Sunday, Aug. 20 in this area. In
two otner Game Units, 1 and 5,
the season opened earlier, it was
reported yesterday. Some persons
apparently misunderstanding this
special allowance in other parts
of the state, stated shooting birds
yesterday, which is unlawful.
Jack Blatiler, for many years
butcher at the U.S. Merc, and who
now makes his home in Oregon,
arrived today on a business trip
to take care of his property here.
He states that Mrs. Blattler re
mained at home to take care of
their pets which include a goat.
3-POINT LANDING . . .
KARACHI, Pakistan \Jf) — The
U. S. Weather Bureau two years
ago sent a radio transmitter aloft
on a weather balloon that was to
burst 16 miles up, allowing the
transmitter to come down by para
chute. It did — last week — on
the hut of a Pakistani postal
worker.
ARMY ISSUES
NEW INSECT REPELLENT
WASHINGTON UP — The Army
is issuing a new insect repellent
which it claims will drive off
most mosquitoes, fleas, chiggers,
ticks, flies and gnats. The grease
less substance, called “Deet,” was
developed by the Agricultural
Department with Army medical
research funds.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
We wish to express our appre
ciation to friends who were so
kind and thoughtful during our
recent bereavement.
The Mogg and
Kayouktuk Family
Furnished House in
East End must be sold
Will Sacrifice
Contact—
JACK BLATTLER
at Nick Simeon’s.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE: 4 WD Jeep Pickup.
Owned by dentist that used ex
haust to gas patients—hardly
ever driven. $1,550. Galleher,
Box 875, Nome. tf
HELP WANTED: Counter girls at
Q Cab. No experience neces
sary.
FOR SALE: 1959 Ford Ranch
Wagon. $1900. Call N. C. Store.
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