NOME FIRES OF UNKNOWN
ORIGIN TO BE INVESTIGATED
BY FIRE UNDERWRITERS
W. Landis, special investigator
for the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, who has been visit
ing fhere with his friend W. W.
Laws, stated that investigations
which are being made in Fair
banks and Anchorage areas of
fires of unknown or suspicious
origin, will soon be made in this
area as well.
He left yesterday to continue
his work in Anchorage.
IN DISTRICT COURT
Fred Flood and Freddie Sours
pleaded guilty to the charge of
burglary ' in Kotzebue. They are
to be sentenced at 10 oclock to
morrow morning.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Susie Kobuk of Lost
River.
Discharged: Tolbert Scott and
Fannie Oksoktaruk.
NOTICE
Please make your personal con
tributions to the annual Red Cross
Fund campaign at the table in
hall of fhe Federal Building.
—Nome Red Cross
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Cloudy and warmer with inter
mittent snow and rain tonight.
Winds southeasterly with gusts of
25-35 mph. Thursday, cloudy with
showers and decreasing winds.
Low temperature expected to
night 32, high tomorrow 38.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
35, lowest 28. Maximum wind 25
mph from the S.E. Sunrise at 3:42
a.m., sunset at 8:19 p.m.
A year ago today: high temper
ature 49, low 26. Extremes this
date since 1907: highest 46 in
1912, lowest -9 in 1928.
Olher Stations, 7 a.m. Today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 9 Fog
Kotzebue 29 Cloudy
Wales 34 Drizzle
Nome 34 Cloudy
Unalakleet 40 Cloudy
Bethel 37 Cloudy
McGrath 35 Snow
Anchorage 42 Cloudy
Fairbanks 42 Clear
Whitehorse 25 Part cloudy
Edmonton 21 Snow shwrs
Juneau 38 Part cloudy
Ketchikan 37 Clear
Seattle 49 Cloudy
San Francisco 55 Cloudy
MOTHERS DAY
MAY <H>
. . . This is that Wonderful Day on which
we can say “THANKS, MOM,” for a whole
year’s devotion.
- WHAT BETTER GIFT
IS THERE THAN
SOMETHING OF NYLON?
LINGERIE — BLOUSES
SWEATERS
HOSE — SCARVES
NEWLY ARRIVED
AT
Your Friendly Community Store
Wholesale and Retail
Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
FREIGHTER SAILING FROM SEATTLE
JUNE 9tli
CALLING: NOME, ST. MICHAEL, TELLER
PASSENGER SHIP SOUTHBOUND FROM SEWARD
10 .M. EVERY THURSDAY
For Reservations write:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO., BOX 200, ANCHORAGE
FREIGHTER SAILING FROM SEATTLE «
EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR VALDEZ, THEN SEWARD
Nels Swanberg Jr. Becomes
Grandfather With Birth of
Hough Baby Girl In Fairbanks
Nels Swanberg Jr., is a beam
ing grandfather today and the
Nels Swanberg Srs. are great
grandparents with the announce
ment of the birth of a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hough in
Fairbanks. The infant weighed 7
pounds and 12 ounces.
Mr. Hough is with Wien Air
lines in Fairbanks.
The word “dollar” is a modified
form of “thaler.”
WA NT ADS
LOST — Electric drill between
town and Nome Field. $10 Re
ward. Call Mulch, Red JL81. 53
FOR RENT—House with 2 bed
rooms. Call Main 123.
WANTED TO BUY—Small piano.
Call Nugget. 52
FOR SALE—Eastman 8 mm.
movie camera with case. 3.5
lens. Call Main 54. 52
WEDNESDAY
and
THURSDAY
NEWS
★
Warner Bros, takes you
to the scene of the world’s
First
H-BOMB
EXPLOSION
★
With Complete
Explanation of
Devastation
Created By This -
The World’s Most
Destructive
Weapon.
WEDNESDAY ONLY, 7:15 & 9:15
YVONNE DE CARLO
ROCK HUDSON
“THE SCARLET
ANGEL”
THURSDAY ONLY—7:15 & 9:15
“ACROSS THE WIDE
MISSOURI”
CLARK GABLE
J. CARROL NASH
ADOLPH MENJOU
RICARDO MONTALBAN
JOHN HODIAK
JACK HOLT
MARIE ELENA MARQUES
•
Cub Scouts To Meet
Tomorrow Night In
Methodist Social Rooms
The monthly Cub Scout pack
meeting for Scouts and their par
ents and leaders will be held to
morrow evening at the social
rooms of the Community Method
ist Church from 7 to 8 o’clock.
A marble tournament has been
planned as the main event of the
meeting.
Every Cub has made a special
written invitation to his family
so they will all be present and
enjoy the fun together.
Several badges also are to he
awarded.
The marble tournament will be
held indoors du^ to the weather.
RED CROSS DONATIONS
TAKEN IN FEDERAL BLDG.
The Red Cross annual fund
campaign is officially underway
today with voluntary donations
being taken in the foyer of the
Federal building.
Chairman R. Amundsen said
that representatives of several
civic organizations are taking
turns at the Red Cross desk.
THE TRADING POSf
Jusi Received New Merchandise
Jump Boots, Engineer Boots, Hip
Boots, Shoepacs, Nyjon Rain Suits,
Raincoats (black & Army type).
Whipcord Cruiser Coats & Pants,
Blankets and Sheet Blankets,
Pillows and Pillow Cases, Towels
and Wash Cloths, Sleeping Bags,
Fatigue Pants and Jackets
and Overalls
MANY OTHER ITEMS
AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
At The Trading Post
Nome Is Magnet For
Visitors To Alaska
George R. Goshaw is in receipt
of a letter from Mrs. Peter Ice
land Wentz, Chicago, 111. She
writes: “Kindly send us the Nome
Nugget for one year. We have a
yen for that far-off north country
and would feel a little closer, if
we could read about it from time
to time.”
Mr. Wentz, an attorney, with
Mrs. Wentz and their two chil
dren drove up the Alaska High
way to Fairbanks last summer.
Mrs. Wentz and the children vis
ited Kotzebue and Nome via
Wien’s.
“Nome is the magnet for visit
ors to Alaska,” stated Goshaw.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving Tuesday: Ed Bellows,
John Callas, Allen Lee, Clarence
Lund, Mr. Erickson, Mr. Robin
son, Mr. Page. Round trip pas
sengers were Bill Grace and A.
Carr.
Outbound: Emerson Bassett.
Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
ESKIMO
EVANGELIST
April 28 to May 9
JOHN WRIGHT
FROM KOTZEBUE
will be speaking ionight
and each evening at
7:30 P.M.
at the
Church of the Nazarene
Come and bring your friends
EVERYONE WELCOME
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