Nanooks and Wolverines
Play First of Two Game
Series Starting Tonight
Six players of the Unalakleet
Wolverines basketball team had
arrived early this afternoon for
their two-game series with the
Nome Nanooks. The seventh play
er and Coach Maynard Londberg
were expected in before dark with
Rev. R. Amundsen in the Cove
nant Mission plane.
The Unalakleeters will play the
first of two games with Nome
High tonight starting at 9 o’clock. |
The preliminary games will con- !
sist of three Little League games |
starting at 6:30.
On Saturday night the preli
minary game will be between
the Alumnae Girls and the Nome
High Huskies. And again the
Wolverines and the Nanooks will
tangle at 9 o’clock.
BILL CALDWELL FAMILY
RETURNS TO NOME
Mr, and Mrs. Bill Caldwell and
two children returned to Nome >
yesterday from Ft. Rucker, Ala., i
where Bill has been taking fly- j
ing instruction. They left Nome
last spring and Bill, who is with
the National Guard, has under
gone intensive flight training in
the Army Flying School.
With Caldwell winning his
wings, it will be the first time
the 1st Scout Battalion will have
their own pilot. Up until now
the pilot for the ANG plane has
been provided by the Army Ad
visor Group.
AUKRUK LANES HAVE A
MOPPING-UP OPERATION
The Aukruk Bowling Alley to
day is a casualty of winter — or
the lack of it. The record high
temperatures of the past two
days have caused either conden- I
sation or a rook leak to drip on I
the alleys. As a consequence the
alleys will be closed until the
mopping-up operation is com
pleted.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Esther Catherine
Herman and Frederick Eningo
vvuk.
Discharged: Joseph Curran,
Margaret Larson, Beatrice Heck
and infant daughter, Jesse See
tot, and Edna Teayoumeak.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
On a state charge of disorder
ly conduct, Tillman Carter was
given a 30 day sentence with 10
days suspended.
Geraldine Fagerstrom
And James V. Casey
Married Yesterday
Two popular young Nome
people were united in matrimony
Thursday evening in a double
ring ceremony at the Community
Methodist Church. James Vincent
Casey and Geraldine Fagerstrom
were married in a candlelight
service by Rev. Harold W. Diehle.
About fifty close friends of the
couple attended the service. The
bride was given in marriage by
Carl Mickelson and Dalton S.
Foster III and Adeline Hajduk
stood up for the couple.
The wedding march and the
music before the service was
played by Robert Baldwin at the
organ.
The newly-weds left for the
“outside” today on their honey
moon.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fagerstrom
of Nome, and the groom is with
the office of staff of the Lomen
Commercial Co.
On Wednesday evening a wed
ding shower was given for the
bride by Mrs. Dalton Foster at
the Seaview Room.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional snow.
Little change in temperature.
In the last 24 hours as of 7:00
a. m. today: High of 38, low of
27. Sunrise at 9:20 a. m., sunset
at 3:06 p. m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high of 8, low of -50. Extremes
on this date since 1907: High of
38 in 1961, low of -31 in 1947.
Dr. Lee McKinley arrived to
day from Anchorage and will be
at his dentist office in the Polaris
until Monday.
WIEN PASSENGERS
Wednesday — From Fairbanks:
Dick Able, E. J. Rusing and Hu
bert Gilbert. To Fairbanks: Grace
Edman.
Thursday — From Fairbanks:
Joan Ryan and W. B. McCarthy.
To Kotzebue: George Detloff,
Father Uttrup and Mrs. Heck. To
Fairbanks: E. J. Rusing.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
“'Miss Nomers”, the name of the
Senior Scout Troop, have planned
:o go tomcodding with Mrs. Ivan
Johnson on Sunday, Jan. 22.
We have been trying to raise
enough money, as our main proj
ect for the year, to purchase the
Latest style Senior Scout uniforms.
—'Scribe Pearl Johnson
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
— DEALERS IN —
Lumber b Plywood, W allboard. Building Materials, Insulation
Acetylene and Oxygen including Breathing, '
Lincoln Welding Equipment
Coal and Industrial Hardware \
STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS
Phone MAIN 147 Write BOX 700
E Sailings from Seattle to Seward for con*
nections with rail to Anchorage and Fair
banks every Tuesday and Friday.
Specify Alaska Steamship Company
routing for your winter shipments.
Nome's Inaugural
Ball Will Be
Observed Tonight
Tonight is the night — Nome’s
Presidential Inaugural Ball at
the new National Guard Armory.
Tickets are out now and are
available from local merchants
for the past several days, and the
program has been lined up as
follows:
Invocation by Rev. John Maake
stad, of Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church. Inaugural ceremony
speakers will include Hon. Stef
fen Andersen, Mayor; Col. Bob E.
Edwards, Commanding Officer of
the 1st Battle Group 9th Infantry,
Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Hon.
Hubert Gilbert, Superior Court
Judge, Nome; Color Guard will
be represented by the Nome Civil
Air Patrol Cadets; Natibnal An
them will be sung by Maybelle
Lenert; Dance music will be un
der the direction of SP4 Paul
Blair, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Starting at 9 o’clock this eve
ning, with the ceremonies at 11
o’clock. Admission is $1.00, limit
ed to those of 16 years of age
and over, with net proceeds going
to the New March of Dimes.
BREAKERS BAR WILL
RE-OPEN TOMORROW
The Breakers Bar will re-open
tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock
under management of Johnny
Reader.
The establishment has been
undergoing renovation by owners
Fred and Ruth Brechan. The en
tire interior has been painted,
new floor laid, and a new bar
top installed.
In observance of the re-open
ing Manager Reader invites the
public to a free cocktail hour
from 7 to 8 o’clock Saturday
evening. Bartender Bob Carder
man will still be at the old stand.
Maj. Larry Flannagan, of the
Army Advisor Group to the Alas
ka National Guard, returned to
Nome Wednesday after a holiday
visit with his family in Florida.
THE NORTHERNERS WILL
HOLD A BAKE SALE AT NC
The Northerners, a circle of the
Women’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
is holding a bake sale Saturday,
10:00 a. m. Jan. 21, at the NC
Store. Baked goods, cakes, salads,
pies, dry fish, berries, greens,
home made jams and jellies.
A portion of this sale will go
to the School Hot Lunch Pro
gram.
Eskimo Scouts Display
Nalookatuk at Capitol Hall
WASHINGTON OP) — Indoor
Nalookatuk came to Capitol Hill
yesterday.
Two battalions of Alaska Es
kimo Scouts, here for the inaugu
ration of John F. Kennedy, filled
a Senate committee hearing room
and demonstrated their adeptness
at Nalookatuk — the ancient
sport of blanket tossing.
The 75 Scouts tossed 9 by 12
foot sealskin blankets. “Usually
we toss much higher,” said one
Scout, “but we’re worried about
the ceiling in here.” He pointed
to the ceiling, only two stories
high.
WANT APS
FOUND: Key-Back, with 3 keys.
Inquire at Nugget.
FOUND: Brown-rimmed Glasses.
Inquire at Nugget.
LOST — Lady Buxton billfold
in December. Reward. Scissor,
pens, watch in pocket case.
Box 579. 6p
SELL — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Just let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert
them into cash for you.
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