Galvin Stores Announce
Start Of Fourth Annual
Christmas Give-Away
The Larry Galvin Stores—U.S.
Mercantile and Nome Hardware—
are announcing their fourth an
nual give-away program with
gifts for everyone.
Merchandise including 10 tur
keys, $100 in groceries and meats,
electric sewing machine, oil heater
and radio are among the things
customers will receive during the
holidays.
"PILGRIM'S PROGRESS"
IN SOUND SLIDES
Something new! “Pilgrim’s
Progress” in sound slides will be
shown beginning Thursday eve
ning at 7:00 p.m. at the Nome
Gospel Home. There are eight
programs in this series in full col
our. The musical background and
descriptions play while the slides
are shown. Everyone welcome.
CUB MEETING POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF WEATHER
The Cub Scout Pack meeting
scheduled for last evening at the
Community Methodist Church
was postponed due to weather.
Another date will be announced
soon.
59-Mile-An-Hour Winds
Buffet Nome Last Night
Southwesterly winds last night
went as high as 59 miles an
hour, causing some damage to
roofs and smoke stacks and some
windows were reported broken.
The North Star Grill, which is
under construction, had a couple
of partitions blown down. High
water under the ice has brought
the Bering Sea to the level of the
jetties.
At the east end of town, the
ice built up a pressure ridge and
water rose almost to the road,
north of the pressure ridge.
Young Bill Jefford Arrives
For Visit With Grandmother
Bill Jefford arrived today from
North latte, Neb., to visit with his
grandmother, Mrs. “Jeff” Jefford.
Bill was an infant when he left
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Jefford. Arriving with
him were Mrs. H. Alexander and
son, Devon, who have been in
Anchorage.
MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged: Mrs. Nadine Hoog
land and infant, Bertha Vlaar.
Letter-Size File Folders For
Sale At The Nome Nugget Office.
GRAND OPENING
DECEMBER 11
... NEW ...
...LIGHT ...
... HANDY ...
... MODERN ...
SUPERMARKET
NC COMPANY tea,
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Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
Freighter Sailings From Seattle
Every Tuesday Calling Valdez and Seward
and
Every Friday Calling Seward
For information address ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. offices
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either Fairbanks or Anchorage, or Pier 42, Seattle, Wash.
Edward M. Anderson,
Former Mayor of Nome,
Dies At Home Yesterday
Edward M. Anderson, former
mayor and legislator, passed away
yesterday at his home.
Anderson, who was 75 years of
age, was born in Sweden in 1879
and came to Alaska in 1907, and
has been active in placer mining
in this area.
He is a member of the Pioneers
of Alaska and served as mayor of
Nome- during the war years of
1941 through 1944. He was also
a member of the Territorial Leg
islature in 1945 and 1946.
He is survived by his widow,
who is also a pioneer resident.
Burial services will be an
nounced at a later date.
Official Opening Of Nome
USO Club Is Slated
For December 12
The official opening of the USO
Club, which has undergone major
repairs and was scheduled to open
Sunday, has been postponed, stat
ed Chairman Margaret Heller, so
that the commanding officer from
Ladd Air Force Base may be here
to participate in the event.
The date now scheduled is Sun
day, December 12th, and all local
people who are baking cookies
and making sandwiches are asked
to bring them at that time.
According to present plans, offi
cials from Ladd and special band
music will arrive for the occasion.
NOTICE
The Alaska Road Commission
Office will be closed from Dec. 2
through Dec. 13. For Information
contact Depot Area, Phone Main
159.
— Pioneers' Attention —
MEETING TONIGHT
Pioneer Igloo
8:00 P.M.
ATTENTION MASONS
Regular Staled Communication
Thursday, December 2. Election
of officers. Your attendance re
quested.
Charles F. Lewis,
Acting Master 141
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Portable electric
sewing machine, brand new, $65
Call Nugget. 141
FOUND — Parker Pen. Call at
Nugget to identfy.
FOR SALE — Ladies’ or girl’s
muskrat coat, size 12. Good con
dition. Call Nugget.
READY for occupancy—modern
home. Call Main 123.
| SHOWING AT •
(THEATER]]
Adults 85^ Children 401
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Starting 7:15 and 9:15 pjn.
M-G-M's Thrilling Different —
The STORY of
THREE LOVES
Color by TECHNICOLOR
starring
Pier Angeli - Ethel Barrymore
Leslie Caron - Kirk Douglas
Farley Granger - James Mason
Agnes Moorhead • Moira Shearer
WEATHER FORECAST
Compued by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy tonight and to
morrow with NW winds 10-15
mph. and colder.
Lowest temperature expected
tonight 5, high Thursday 17.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Maximum wind 50
miles per hour from the south
west. Maximum gust of 59 mph.
was recorded at 6 p.m. yesterday.
Precipitation .35 in. Month total
1.09 in. Highest temperature 32,
lowest 8. Sunrise 9:25 a.m., sun
set 2:16 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 28, low 23. Extremes this
date since 1907: highest 33 in 1928,
lowest -41 in 1948.
Other stations as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -3 Blowing snow
Kotzebue 22 Snow
Wales -13 Snow
Nome 20 Blowing snow
Unalakleet 27 Cloudy
Bethel 28 Clear
McGrath 27 Snow
Anchorage 22 Snow
Fairbanks 16 Snow
Whitehorse -1 Clear
Edmonton 18 Clear
Juneau 24 Snow
Ketchikan 33 Cloudy
Seattle 41 Clear
San Francisco 53 Cloudy
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: Bud Hagberg,
Mel Harris, Wilbur Karmun.
Scheduled to leave today are
■ George Cannon, Jack Adams for
Fairbanks; to Kotzebue, Ken Koor
and Les Stevens.
PIONEER ROAD HOUSE
GRAND OPENING
DECEMBER 11th
Proprietor—George Gemalis
All travelors welcomed by George.
All mushers take first floor
It is situated in the willows,
sheltered from the wind.
The Kobuk maid occupies the
second floor.
For pleasure of all we have
radio and television in each room.
All meals and dog hay free.
Dog hay fresh. 1954 chop.
The next roadhouse is over the
1955 hill. Paid Adv.
BLAZING MATTRESS EJECTED
FROM HOTEL WINDOW
During the blizzard yesterday
the Fire Department was called
out to the Wallace Hotel, where a
mattress was on fire in one of the
rooms.
It was ejected through the win
dow without serious damage to
the room, which was on the north
west corner.
Nome Laundry
& Cleaners
CALL MAIN 29
FOIl PICKUP
Joe Amarok, Proprietor i
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
STOVE OIL FURNACE OIL
Ben Young
We Check Your Tank Regularly
WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF BURNERS
Office Phone: BLACK 76 Residence: MAIN 52
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