Venezuela Is Scene
Of Air Tragedy
MARACAIBO, Venezuela, Ut) —
A Venezuelan Airline Constella
tion with 17 passengers and 6
crewmen was presumed lost today
on a flight here from Panama to
Caracas.
The Maracaibo airport control
tower said the Linea Aeropostal
Venezolana plane had radioed to
the tower Tuesday night. Later
bad weather closed in, and lack
of radio contact raised fears here.
Efforts to locate the plane Tues
day night were fruitless,'the air
line reported this morning.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Grade 3 — Mary Ellen Walsh.
Garrett Aukon, Jean Blanning,
Ruth Anne Emmons, Linda Hun
gerford, Aloipius Mayac, Myrna
Moto, Sandra Osborne, Jane
Tucker, Jerry Bixby.
Grade 3—Dorothy Emmons.
Frank Adams, Francis Aresac,
Michael Blatchford, Stevie Buf
fas, Paul Green, John Greene,
Charles Kunnuk, Roy Tobuk.
Grade 8—Carl Liebig.
Jeanette Amundsen, Mike Can
non, Jo Chambers, Carl Edwards,
Margret Nagozruk, Sharon Read
er, Susie Saito, Janet Taektoo.
6th Grade — Mrs. Dunbar.
Paul Amarok, Ruth Ashby, John
Attatayuk, Joel Craft, Kay Mc
Iver, Richard Miller, Viola Ox
ereok, Mary Pasquan, Corrinne
Pauwok, Dorcas Rock, Ellen Steele,
Fred Tocktoo, Devon Vertrees,
Stanley Walker, Charlotte
Wheeler.
8th Grade — C. J. Stenback.
Dick Arnold, Douglas Davis,
Carol Doyle, William Green, Fer
ris Gillespie, Mary Komakhuk,
Carole Miller, Pamela Mulvihill,
Ivan Sundstrom, Sally Walker,
Diane Wilke.
SS Fortuna To Leave
This Weekend
The S.S. Fortuna, which has
been delayed by stormy weather,
is discharging freight today, and
is expected to get away some time
this weekend.
All persons having southbound
freight are urged to get it to the
dock as soon as possible. I
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Matanuska C of C
Wants To Host
Political Debate
PALMER, UP) — The Matanus
ka Valley Chamber of Commerce
wants to sponsor a debate be
tween two of Alaska’s five U. S.
Senate candidates. But there was
no indication the platform meet
ing would take place.
Eugene Reid, president of the
Chamber, extended the invitation
to Democrat Ernest Gruening and
Republican Mike Stepovich.
Reid said Gruening, who was
here for a rally last week, had
agreed to return any time later
this month for a debate. Stepo
vich was unable to appear at last
week’s rally because he was in
Ketchikan.
The two former governors are
opponents for one of the two
Senate seats to be filled at the
November 25 Alaska election.
Nome Bowlers
Meet To Plan
Winter League
The Board of Directors of the
Nome Bowlers Association met
Monday to make plans for the
winter league. It was decided to
limit the league to 10 6-man
teams, each team bowling once a
week, Monday through Friday
nights. Saturday and Sunday af
ternoons will be open to teen-age
bowling at a reduced rate, and
Saturday and Sunday evenings
will be open bowling. League
bowling will begin in two or
three weeks, after necessary re
pairs to the equipment are made.
Groups wishing to enter teams
should contact Mary Honsberger
soon, as entries from ten teams
only will be accepted.
A general meeting of members
will be called soon, to approve
the by-laws and elect officers.
John McNees^and Jim von der
Heydt leave tomorrow for the
meeting of the Legislative Council
being held in Kodiak on October
17, 18 and 19.
This will be one of the Coun
cil’s most important meetings, as
it concerns many important is
sues to come before the State
Legislature.
CARNIVAL NEWS:
SEE JOE KRONINGER
FREE Round-Trip To Seattle!
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S S FORTUNA
Now Unloading
In The Roadstead
Lomen Commercial Company
Now Accepting Southbound Freight
New DC-6C For
Alaska Airlines
SEATTLE, UP) — Alaska Airlines
took delivery yesterday of its third
51,800,000 DC-6C airliner from
Douglas Aircraft. Co. at Los An
geles.
The plane is to be placed in
service between Portland, Ore.,
Seattle and Fairbanks and An
chorage, in about 60 days, Charles
F. Willis, Jr., president of the air
line, said.
Before the plane goes into serv
ice, its interior will be custom
finished at Alaska Airlines’ main
tenance and engineering base at
Paine Field.
Hendrickson Invited
To Highway Meeting
For Western States
OLYMPIA, W — The acting
governor of Alaska has been in
vited to attend a meeting of the
Western Interstate Committee on
Highway policy problems in Los
Angeles, November 12-13.
The invitation was extended to
Governor Waino E. Hendrickson
by Washington State Representa
tive Julia Butler Hansen, who
heads the Western States High
way group. 1
Mrs. Hansen said the committee
is looking forward to Alaska join
it it as the 12th Western State.
Floryn Rhode, CAP Squadron
Commander, who left recently for
the States, will attend the CAP
Regional Conference on October
17, 18 and 19. He will be joined
by Robert Fennell, Operations
Officer of CAP, who is stationed
here with the U. S. Weather Bur
eau, and who plans to leave here
today to join other members of
the group from Anchorage, and
fly via a C-54 on Thursday.
BUSINESSMEN FROM
YAKIMA HERE
Two businessmen from Yakima,
Washington, are visiting here to
day. They are Forrest G. Brewer
and Walter S. Philipp of Rich
field Oil Co.
Mrs. Dora Sladig of Harmony,
Maine, is here to greet her grand
son, who was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hughes of Teller here yes
terday. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are
teachers at Teller.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The Safety Ferry will be open
through Sunday, October 19th, and
closes on Monday morning, Oc- „
tober 20th.
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CAP CADETS
Will Meet at CAA Rec Hall
Thursday, 7 P.M.
No Drill This Week.
^ — Commandant.
— Pioneers’ Attention —
MEETING TONIGHT
8 pun. PIONEER HALL
Refreshments
WANT ADS
EOUND — Denture. Call at
Nugget office.
WANTED—Dry, solid scrap wood
for firewood. Call Nugget.
FOR SALE — MORRIS ROAD
HOUSE, lunch counter, cock
tail bar and liquor store — to.
settle estate. Reduced to $28,000.
Plus inventory. $9,000 down,
balance $400 month at 6 per
cent interest; or $25,000 cash,
plus inventory of about $3,500.
Jack L. Morris, Executor,
McGrath, Alaska. 125
FOR SALE—Our new dried Red
salmon are in. Better than
ever. 50c lb. by the bundle.
55c lb. straight. R. R (Bob)
Blodgett, Teller Commercial
Co., Teller, Alaska. tf
FOR SALE — 1955 Willys Sta
tion Wagon; 6 cylinders, 4
wheel drive. Call Red 30.
121c
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SHOWING AT THE NOMERAMA .
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
Two Shows Nightly, Starting at 7:15 an*1 9:15 p.m.
“WAY TO THE GOLD”
Teffery Hunter Sheree North
Barry Sullivan, Walter Brennan
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
“HERE COME THE GIRLS”
Bob Hope
Tony Martin, RoseMary Clooney
Plus Chapter of Serial “Jesse James”
K N 0 M ~ T V
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY*
6:30—Operation Tomorrow 6:30—Ruggles
7:00—Broken Arrow 7:00—Political Program
7:15—Target 7:15—Western Movie
7:45—Kraft Theater 8:15—Chevy Showroom
9:15—Chicago Wrestling 8:45—Feature Movie
9:15—
The U.S. MERC
All Purchases made at U. S. Merc — Cash or
Credit — for TEN DOLLARS or more, will
receive ONE NOMERAMA THEATER PASS
FREE! Ticket good for any show in one year.
MUKTUK JACK SAYS:
Here is your recipe for Mukstuk and Noodles —
Take 2 pounds of Muktuk, cut in one-inch
squares, place in baking pan and brown in
hot oven. Cover with sauce made of one can
tomatoes, one can tomato paste, 2 cloves of
garlic, one tomato can full of water, one tea
spoon paprika and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for twenty minutes in oven, after taking
off surplus fat from Muktuk.
Add one package of cooked noodles and gar
nish with parsley.
We Now Have AGED STEER BEEF, Which Was
Hung For 25 DAYS Before Freezing!
We will guarantee the quality
and tenderness of this beef!
m n o. i well trimmed, 1 sr*
I -Done steaks cut to order— Lb. 1.0 j
Sirloin Steaks 1.45
Rib Steaks 1.15