Twenty-Two Years Ago
Today Nome Suffered
Disasterous 1934 Fire
Twenty-two years ago today
the business district and part of
\the residential part of Nome was
destroyed by fire.
Strong winds fanned the flames,
which started in the Golden Gale
Hotel, a three-story building
north of the Federal Building.
In four hours' time the build
ings along Front Street and First
Ave. and as far west as D St. on
1st Ave. West were destroyed.
No lives were lost.
William Brookins
Has 93rd Birthday
William Brookins celebrated his
93rd birthday last Thursday.
Brookins is a miner and pros
pector who made his home for
many years in Council and now
has a homestead in Homer, where
'he lives with his wife and daugh
ter.
A prospector at heart, he is still
staking claims in this area.
Father Murphy Leaves Tomorrow
Father Neil Murphy is sched
uled to leave tomorrow for his
new parish in Fairbanks.
His replacement is expected to
arrive soon from Fairbanks.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: George Eningowok,
David Oakie, Oswald Moses.
Discharged: Marie Soolook, Al
fred Ayas, John Adsuna.
Presbyterian Minister
Goes To St. Lawrence Island
Brian Cleworth, pastor of the
Northern L i g h t Presbyteian
Church of Juneau, passed through
Nome Saturday enroute to Gam
bell for two weeks of evangelistic
meetings. During this time he
will do the wiring of the new
church building.
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Lloyd Draper Is Social |
Worker For Territorial
Welfare Dept. Here
The Department of Public Wel
fare at Nome has recently em
ployed the services of an addi
tional social worker, Mr. Lloyd
Draper.
Mr. Draper is married and is
an old-time Alaska resident. He
is a graduate of Anchorage Public
School and of the New Hamp
shire State College of Education
at Keene, N.H. His graduate work
was done at the Boston Univer
sity School of Social Work at
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Draper is presently doing
substitute teaching in grade six
at Nome School. She attended the
Massachusetts State Teachers
College at Fitchburg, Mass.
They say they like Nome but
are still looking for a suitable
place to live.
CHARLIE FAGERSTROMS
BECOME GRANDARENTS
WITH GIRL BORN TO RUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fager
strom are the proud grandparents
of their first grandchild, born to
their daughter, Ruth Reale, on
Friday, Sept. 14th in Kansas,
where the child’s father is sta
tioned with the military.
Grandmother Fagerstrom plans
to leave soon for a visit with the
Reales.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving Saturday: Carl, Rutn
and Paul Glavinovich, Mr. and
Mrs. Grosgebauer and two chil
dren, Mr. Herman, George Hite.
Departing were Judge and Mrs.
Walter Hodge, Emery Chappel,
George Mullaley, P. Dunham, T.
Martin, Ken Johnson, Paul Du
man, D. King, Ernie Huber, and
George Thomas.
Early retirement is a source of
danger to longevity, according to
the Encylopaedia Britannica.
Mental and physical activity can
help postpone morbid old age
provided the body is healthy and
the mind free from worry.
If You Want To Rent
A House or Apartment
The Man To See Is
George Hite—Main 123
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Jim von der Heydt Returns From |
Bar Assn. Meeting in Anchorage
Jim von der Heydt returned
yesterday from a two-day session
of the Board of Governors of the |
Alaska Bar Assn., held at An
chorage on Friday and Saturday.
The Board certified candidates
for bar examinations to be held
later this fall and attended to
other business.
Colored Slides of St. Lawrence
Island To Be Shown Tonight
At Nome Gospel Home at 7 p.m.
The third and last group of
colored slides will be shown to
night, Monday, at the Nome Gos
pel Home at 7:00 p.m.
Clarence Irigoo took these fine
pictures. He plans to return this
week to his home town of Gam
bell. There are some fine scenes
of a whale hunt, and other activ
ities. All are invited to come to
this farewell meeting.
Pfaff Sewing Machine
Representative Arrives
Mrs. Peggy Kenaga, represent
ative of Pfaff Sewing Machines
arrived today, accompanied by
Mrs. Billie Schmitt, instructor for
Speed-O-Knit.
They have announced that dem
I onstrations will be given for
I both the sewing machines and the
knitting machines at the resi- I
dence of Mrs. Clyde Godsbe, as
well as at homes where requested.
Further announcement will be
made in Wednesday’s paper. In
the meantime they may be Reach
ed at the Wallace Hotel.
' Republican Club Holds
Public Meeting Tonight
With Congress Candidates
Nome Republican Club has ar
I ranged a public meeting tonight
for everyone to meet John But
rovich and Charlie Burdick, GOP
| candidates for the U.S. Congress
under the Alaska-Tennessee plan,
as well as other Republican can
didates for territorial office.
The meeting will be held at
the Pioneer Igloo starting at 8
o'clock and everyone is invited
to come and meet the candidates.
Chuck Frazier, Nome Republi
can Club president, stressed that
this meeting is not for Republi
cans only but for everyone inter
ested and it will give them a
chance to have cleared up any
questions about the Alaska-Ten
nessee plan.
Judge Hodge Leaves To
Hold Court At Fairbanks
Judge and Mrs. Walter Hodge
left Saturday for Fairbanks,
where Judge Hodge will assist
Judge Forbes with the Fourth
Division court, where there is a
backlog of over 160 cases.
Judge Hodge does not expect
to return until the first of the
year.
WOMAN WANTED
To call regularly each month on
established STUDIO GIRL cosmetic
clients in and around Nome, making
necessary deliveries, etc. 3 to 4 hours
per day. Route will pay up to $3.50
per hour. Write Studio Girl Cos
metics. Dept. 1-3A, Glendale, Calif.
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Tonight Tuesday
7:30—Mr. Wizard 6.30—Mickey Mouse Club
8:00—Industry on Parade 7:30—This Is Your Life
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