Little Theater Group
/Welcomes New Members;
Meeting Tomorrow Night
The Little Theater Group will
meet tomorrow evening at 8:00 at
•the C.A.A. Recreation Center to
appoint permanent committees
• and to choose a play. Rehearsals
•tare expected to be started imme
diately.
About 15 people have already
shown active interest in this new
(group and any others are welcome
(to attend this meeting if interested
in putting on plays. Experience is
• not necessary and all are welcode,
stated Mr. Carpenter, who is one
of the originators of the group.
Nome Makes Top Story
In Saturday Evening Post
Nome makes the top story in
the Saturday Evening Post again
with a story by Mrs. Frank Du
Fresne in the Jan. 29 issue.
The special feature, called “I
Was a Daughter of the Gold
Kush,” tells of the early life of
Mrs. DuFresne iKlondy Nelson to
Nomeites* both at Nome and Phir
Creek.
Her family is a well-known pio
neer family. Her husband is also
well known as a member of the
Alaska Game Commission.
Subscribe lo the Nome Nuaael
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fSob Cannon Residence
Damaged by Fire—
.AJI Children Safe
The Fire Department was called
to answer an alarm early Wednes
day morning at the Rob Cannon
I residence.
The fire was caused by defec
tive wiring in the attic of the
house. All five children were
asleep on the main floor when
aroused by the smoke.
The children are being cared
For by friends until the return of
their parents who have been in
the States for the past month.
The Nome Volunteer Firemen,
as usual, turned out in good num
bers despite the early hour and
the weather which at the time was
very cold with a strong wind
blowing. The Nome Field Fire
Tie-pa rtment also answered the
alarm.
WOMEN'S SOCIETY
MEETING POSTPONED
The Women’s Society of the
IVIethodist Church, which was to
meet at the residence of Mrs. W.
IVTecklenburg this evening, will
meet instead next Saturday, Jan.
l-i, the at Robert Baldwin resi
dence. The Baldwin residence is
the second cottage on the right
hand side of the road back of the
TT.S. Smelting office building.
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THEATER TO REOPEN
WITH RAISED SCREEN
The management of the Theater
wishes to make the following an
nouncement :
The Theater will be closed on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
to really raise the roof, ceiling,
we mean. The new wide Cinema
scope screen will be installed, al
though it will not be used until fu
ture improvements and alterations
are made to .he projection booth
which contains the very latest in
projection and sound equipment.
The present screen will be
raised about five feet so as to af
ford patrons a much better view,
although the remodelling will not
be completed for a few weeks.
The Theater will reopen next
Thursday with the life story of
Will Rogers, which will run
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
TEEN-AGE DANCE TONIGHT
AFTER BASKETBALL GAME
PIONEER HALL
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Judge Hodge Here for
Court but Must Return
To Juneau January 23
U. S. District Court convened
this morning with Judge Hodge,
who returned yesterday.
Three divorces were granted:
Fred Cavota was granted a di
vorce from Theresa Cavota; Eliza
beth Spaulding from Travis
Spaulding of Kotzebue, and Nor
ma Nupowhakuk from Mark Nu
powhukuk of Gambell.
Judge Hodge plans to remain
here until the 23rd of January, at
which time he must return to the
First Division court in Juneau for
a month of criminal trials, after
which he will return to Nome.
Mrs. Hodge remained in Juneau
but will return with him in Feb
uruary.
Judge Hodge has had a very
heavy schedule while in southeast
Alaska, both in Juneau and in
Ketchikan.
Serviceman Sentenced for
New Year's Eve Knifing
Lawrence Meyers, serviceman
who slashed Aarnout Castel Jr.,
with a knife on New Year's Eve,
was sentenced in Commissioner’s
Court to 90 days in the Federal
jail and fined $50.
Castell, who works for Alaska
Airlines, was released fi'om the
hospital Thursday after he was
treated for cuts on the side of
his face and neck.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned will not be
held responsible for debts con
tracted by anyone but himself.
(Signed) Fred Cavota
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Grand Drawing Day
Nears at Galvin Stores
The Galvin Stores remind their
customers that the day of the
grand drawing is fast approach
ing but that there is still time to
secure ticke’s for the four valu
able prizes. The drawing will be
held at the Nome Hardware Store
at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The four prizes are: a Johnson
10 h.p. outboard motor, an Easy
washing machine, a Zenith hi-fi
record player and a $500 credit
on a new Dodge or Plymouth car.
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Signaliers Play Hornets;
Air Force Plays Nanooks
Tonight at School Gym
This evening at 7:30 in the high
j school gym the ACS Signaliers
; will line up against the Polar
. Hornets. The Signaliers have im
! proved tremendously during the
past few games, so come and see
I if they can out-score the first
i place Hornets.
! The second game, at 8:45, brings
j together the Air Force team and
the Nome High Nanooks. This al
1 so should prove to be an interest
ing and exciting game.
After tonight’s play, the rirst
half of the league schedule will
end. Team standings and individ
ual statistics will be published.
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