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Frances Smith and
Norris Finch Engaged
Mrs. John Short of N ome and
Mr. Arthur Smith have announ
ced the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Marie Smith,
to Norris LeRoy Finch.
Frances Smith was bom in
Fairbanks, graduated from Doug
las High School in 1952, and is
employed at the Territorial Wel
fare office here.
Mr. Finch is well known here
having worked for the U. S.
Smelting Co. for several years
and is now with the Bureau of
Public Roads.
They plan to be married here
sometime in the fall.
Mike Walsh to Attend Statehood
Committee Meeting in Juneau
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh leave
Monday for Juneau where Mr.
Walsh will attend a meeting of
the Statehood Committee, repre
senting the Second Division. It
will be his first meeting with the
group, to which he was recently
appointed by Gov. Mike Stepo
vich.
Tom Moore, Candidate for;
Commissioner of Labor,
Is Visitor In Nome
Tom Moore, candidate for the
territorial office of Commissioner
of Labor, is visiting here for a
few days from his home in Spen
ard.
Moore states that he is new in
the political field, and that his
primary interest is employment
of Alaskans in Alaskan industry.
He is in the building business
in Spenard and has been in
Alaska since 1936.
Property Transfers Recorded
The former Ross Kinney resi
dence was sold by Shirley and
Charles Goedde to Robert and
Lou Oliver.
Maude Watkins sold to Harvey
Pootoogalook a cabin on 3rd. Ave.
Henry Knoll sold his residence
on King’s Way to Howard Green.
The Ed Morton residence on
2nd Ave. was sold to Howard
Green.
A cabin on 3rd Ave. was sold
by John McNees to Howard
Green.
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Ruth Merryfield Leaves j
For Washington, D.C.
To Get Her Daughter
Mrs. Ruth Merryfield is leav-1
ing for Washington, D.C., to bring I
home her daughter, from whom
she has been separated for near
ly four years.
Rev. L. S. Michaux colored
minister of Washington, D. C..!
came to - Nome in June, 1953
for the purpose of casting
adrift in Bering Sea a Bible in
a sealed cqntainer in the hopes
it would be cast up on the
Siberian coast, took the little
girl home with him for adoption.
The child is now being returned
to its mother. \
Third in Series of Pioneer
Whist Games To Be
Played Saturday Night
The third game in the popular
card party series being given by
the Pioneers of Alaska will be
played tomorrow evening start
ing at 8 at the Pioneer Igloo.
Members of the committee ex
plain that it is not necessary to
have attended the previous games
to come to the party. Anyone is
welcome and there are prizes for
each evening’s games as well as
grand prizes for the high scores
at the end of the tournament
which will be on April 12.
Leading now in the tournament
are:
For the men—Pete Reader with
a score of 232, and Herb Jenks
with 230.
For the ladies—Eunice Berg
lund has a score of 231 and Mrs.
Kroninger and Mrs. Dunbar are
tied for second with 227 apiece.
A.N.G. BALL TEAM
LEAVE TOMORROW
FOR JUNEAU TOURNEY
The basketball team of the
1st Scout Bn. of the Alaska Na
tional Guard of Nome will leave
tomorrow for Juneau to compete
in the Gold Medal Basketball
Tournament which starts there
on Monday.
The tournament is sponsored
by the Juneau Lions Club. Parti
cipating, besides Nome, are 11
other teams from Douglas, Ju
neau, Ketchikan, Fairbanks, An
goon, Sitka, Seward, Cordova,
Haines, Hoonah, Wrangell, and
Petersburg. A total of 25 games
are scheduled.
On March 8, after the final
game and judging, Gov. Mike
Stepovich will award the team
and individual trophies.
NOTICE
A Potluck Supper is being held
in lhe Social Center of the Com
munity Methodist Church Satur
day evening at 6:30.
Everyone attending is asked to
bring food, either a covered dish,
salad, or dessert or anything else
they prefer.
Following the dinner a Pan
American film entitled "The Holy
Lands" will be shown.
WATCH MARCH 25th
PORTLAND IS COMING
N O TICE
The Second Division Demo
cratic Committee will meet Fri
day evening, Feb. 28, at 8 o'clock
at the City Hall. All members
and interested Democrats urged
to attend.
WANT ADS
FOUND—Yale Jr., key on chain.
FOR SALE—Complete boat and
motor with parts. For Informa
tion call Red 193. 30p
WANTED — Interested adult to
help 10-12 year-old boys to or
ganiz a rocket club. Phone
Red 165. 27
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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FRIDAY and SATURDAY
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