Plane with 6 or 7 Aboard
Crashes Near McGrath
A chartered plane is reported
to have crashed near McGrath
this morning with 6 or 7 people
aboard. The plane, belonging to
Bud , Priest, was enroute from
Tanana to McGrath, crashed in j
the Ophir area, about five miles I
from McGrath. It is believed to j
have been off course.
The plane is believed to have
(been carrying a group of young !
people who were selling maga- j
zine subscriptions. Whether they
were girls or boys, or both is
not known. According to early
reports, no one has yet reached
the plane, which is badly scat
tered.
State Safety Laws
Are Now In Effect
The new State Safety Laws be
came effective yesterday. Under
thele new laws, motorists who
become involved in any accident
in which there is an injury or
more than $200 property damage,
are required to show financial re
sponsibility in the amount of
$25,000 or lose their driving priv
ileges.
The financial responsibility re
quirement may be met by a cash
bond or by a liability insurance
policy.
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Make Second Trip to Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erdes of
St. Paul, Minn., visited Nome yes
terday on their second trip to the
new state. This year they were
most enthusiastic about their side
trip to the ghost mining town of
McCarthy. They plan to take their
vacation in Alaska again next
year.
President of Women’s
Club Federation To Visit
Nome On September 11
The Home Arts Club will spon
sor an open luncheon on Sept. 11
honoring a visiting delegation of
National Federation of Women’s
Clubs representatives who will
be here then. Mrs. Maurice Kelli
her will be in charge of the lun
cheon. The visit will mark the
first of a president of the national
group to Nome.
This very active group set up
a tentative winter program which
includes a wide range of interest
ing subjects. One project will be
to assist in bringing up to date
the blood donor listings started
by Dr. Fred Langsam, which are
now obsolete.
The club also plans to explore
and study the new State Depart
ment of Education, the state’s tax
structure, as well as a study on
needed legislation early this fall.
The will take time for play
however, with a Christmas party j
in December.
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Hungerford and Munz
Bag Two Bull Moose
In The Kougarok
Don Hungerford, local business
man, with Bill Munz, well known
bush pilot, have been on a moose
hunting trip which took them
over quite a bit of Seward Pen
insula. They were successful in
bagging two bull moose in the
Kougarok area and Hungerford
says that the immense horns will
soon grace the sports department
of the Nome Hardware Store.
Correction — The season on
ptarmigan started and is open un
til April 15.
BILL BIXBY'S MOTHER DIES
Wm. Bixby has received the sad
news of the death of his mother
early this week. He had resigned
as music director of the Nome
School because of her illness and
was planning to move to Wiscon
sin to be with her. Now he will
remain to teach music again this
year.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional rain
showers. Easterly winds 10-20
mph becoming northeasterly 15
30 mph tonight. Lowest tempera
ture expected tonight 45, the high
tomorrow 50.
Nome data in last 24 hours as
of 7 a. m. today: precipitation
.57 in. Highest temperature 46,
lowest 30. Max. wind 32 mph
from the S.S.E. Sunrise at 4:46
a.m., sunset at 7:15 p.m.
A year ago today: highest tem
perature 49, lowest 43. Extremes
on this date since 1907: highest
60 in 1923, lowest 25 in 1930.
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James F. O’Sullivan, Agent — Phone Mam 68
Commerce Air
Hearing Scheduled
Here on Sept. 23
JUNEAU — Commerce Com- '•
missioner A. H. Romick today an- |
nounced a schedule of hearings
an four Alaska cities to deal with ;
intra-Alaska air operations.
The hearings, asked by the first j
state legislature as the basis for '
possible legislation, will be held J
as follows:
Fairbanks, Sept. 22, Federal J
Bldg., 9 a.m.
Nome, Sept. 23, Grand Jury
Room, Federal Bldg, 11 a.m.
Anchorage, Sept. 25, Council
Chambers, Loussac Library, 9
a.m.
Juneau, Sept. 30, Senate Cham
bers, 9 a.m.
The hearings will deal with air
transport needs in Alaska, the re
lationship of intrastate air com
merce to interstate, foreign and
other air commerce, and the need
and desirability of regulation
and control of intrastate air com
merce.
Persons wishing to testify
should notify the Commissioner
of Commerce, P.O. Box 1441, Ju
neau, by Sept. 16. Witnesses at
each city will be heard in the
order in which notification is re
ceived. Those not scheduled will
be heard as time permits.
Thompsons to Return to L.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Thompson,
who have been here for the past
month working on the ‘Arctic
Broadcasting Station for the Co
venant Church, leave this week
for Los Angeles where he is a
school teacher and graduating
class adviser.
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Bertha Stedje to Return to Teller
Bertha Stedje, who has been
working here with the Lutheran
Church this summer, leaves for
her home in Teller this week to
resume here duties there.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Kathy, Robert and
Linda Hungerford, Sarah War
neke, Ed Holbert, Lorena Gray,
Mary Attatayuk.
Discharged: Peter Elanna, Eva
Paniptchuk, James Kelly, Moses
Soonatarook.
WSCS TO MEET FRIDAY
The Women’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
Church will hold its first meet
ing of the season on Friday eve
ning at the home of Esther Mc
Coy at 8 o’clock.
The Pioneer Historical Photo
exhibit will be open mornings
only until further notice. The eve
ning exhibits have been tempor
arily discontinued due to the ill
ness of the historian, Mrs. Carrie
McLain.
NOTICE
Explorer Scouts will be around
to your homes Friday afternoon
to collect anything you might
want to give them for a benefit
Rummage Sale.
WANT ADS
WANTED — Bookkeeper. Inquire
at the North Star.
FOR SALE — Jefep Pickup. Call
Main 109.
FOUND — Brown leather purse
near East End. Claim at Nugget
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
WANTED — Used few months
oubtoard motor, 18 h.p. Contact
C. M. Irrigoo, Gambell, Alaska.
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