Illinois Highway Drivers
Get Surprise from Skies
CENTRAUA, 111., UP) — A 50
year-old pilot, lost in a thun
derstorm near this southern Illi
nois city, made a successful land
ing and take-off on a well-trav
, eled road Wednesday.
Phil Petri, alone in a single
engine airplane, told state police
he landed on the Greenstreet
Rd., near Central City, after wait
ing for two cars to pass. He was
not injured and the plane was
not damaged. After the storm
ended, state police blocked the
road for his take-off.
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Washington State
Suffers Stout
Earth Tremors
SEATTLE, UP! — Two earth
quakes less than an hour apart
broke dishes, knocked stocks off
grocery store shelvs and rumbled
stones down on several roadways
over a wide area of Washington
State Wednesday night.
There were no reports of in
juries or of major damage caused
by the tremors, which occurred
at 7:45 p.m. and 8:36 p.m.
The quakes were felt as far
south as Olympia, as far north as
the Canadian border, and across
the Cascade Mountains in the
eastern half of the state.
Frank Neumann, University of
Washington seismologist, said the
quake was centered about 130
miles from Seattle, probably in
the “active earthquake area” in
the Chelan-Waterville region.
The U.W. seismograph regis
tered a sharp first tremor and
aftershock with a reading of
about six on the scale of 12. The
first tremor lasted nine minutes,
he said.
It was the second quake in the
Pacific Northwest in as many
days. A slight earth tremor was
felt in the Portland, Ore.-Van
couver, Wash., area Tuesday
evening^
WEDNESDAY BASEBALL
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 3, Vancouver 2.
Portland 3, San Diego 0.
Spokane 1, Phoenix 0.
Salt Lake 8, Seattle 4.
National League
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 4.
San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 1.
St. Louis 3. Pittsburgh 0.
Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 3.
American League
New York 3, Detroit 0.
Boston 17, Kansas City 6.
Chicago 2-1, Baltimore 0-7.
Cleveland 7-0, Washington 3-0.
THURSDAY BASEBALL SCORES
American League
Chicago 1, Baltimore 1.
Cleveland 5, Washington 2.
Detroit 4, New York 0.
Boston 4, Kansas City 3.
National League
San Francisco 7, Milwaukee 1.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2.
Pittsburgh 18, St. Louis 2.
Pacific Coast League
Vancouver 4, Sacramento 3.
San Diego 6, Portland 1.
SUMMER'S ICY ROADS
GREENSBORO, Ind., (#1 — The
temperature was in the 80’s but
ice blocked a road three miles east
of Greensburg for more than a
half hour Wednesday..
Two tons of ice in 100-pound
blocks fell on the highway when
a truck upset.
MOUNTAIN DEW
EDMOND, Okla., UPi — The
corn squeezin’s got caught in an
Edmond farmer’s hay bailer yes
terday.
The farmer, who declined to
give his name, said his hay bailer
bit off several half gallon jugs
filled with moonshine whisky.
Agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit,
alerted by the farmer, confiscated
72 half gallons of corn whisky
hidden in the hayfield.
BRING YOUR
WATCH
to the
Nome Drug Store
for
EXPERT REPAIRS
WIEN
ALASKA
AIRLINES
F-27 A
Prop-Jet Service
Linking
NOME, KOTZEBUE
and FAIRBANKS
Schedule
Now In Effect
* WIEN ☆
311 flight 309
leave
8:00 a.m. Fairbanks 1:30 p.m.
g Swift
arrive 2:25 p.m.
Kotzebue
leave 4:25 p.m.
* ▼ Smooth |
arrive
9:10 a.m. Nome 5:15 p.m.
it WIEN *
312 flight 310
• leave
1:00 p.m. Nome 7:00 p.m.
X Pressurized ^
i
1:50 p.m. arrive
Kotzebue
2:45 p.m. leave
1 Quiet
arrive
5:40 p.m. Fairbanks 10:10 p.m.
BUSH FLIGHTS
t O
Candle, Deering,
Kotzebue
Tuesday & Friday
For Information
and Reservations
Call
WIEN ALASKA
Airlines
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Pete Walsb. Station Mgr.
Alaskan Appointed
Civilian Aide to
Secretary
SEATTLE — Elmer S. Rasmu
son, Anchorage banker and civic
leader, was officially appointed
July 31 as Secretary of the Army
Wilber M. Brucker’s first civilian
aide for the new state of Alaska.
Prominent in Alaskan civic af
i fairs, Rasmuson will act as advisor
| to Secretary Brucker, with a ma
! jor interest in furthering the un
derstanding between the Army
Civilian community.
The Secretary of the Army’s staff
of civilian aides totals 63, with
the addition of Rasmuson. and is
composed of outstanding business
and industrial leaders. Each aide
is briefed concerning current and
future major Army programs and
activities to keep them abreast of
developments, and they act as the
Army’s top civilian representa
tives in their respective commu
nities.
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INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids, in writing, will be
accepted at the Office of the City
Clerk of the City of Nome until
5 p.m., Monday, August 10. 1959,
for the purchase from the said
City of the following described
real property:
Lot 70 in Block 57
All bids must be accompanied
by cash or check in the full
amount of the bid. The City re
serves the right to refuse or re
ject any or all bids.
Nome Common Council
By Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish July 29, Aug. 3, 5, 7, 1959
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids, in writing, will be
accepted at the Office of the City
Clerk of the City of Nome, until
5 p.m. Monday, August 10, 1959,
to furnish the following:
One new, 1959 Police Patrol
Car as per specification re
quired.
(Bid specifications for above
patrol car can be obtained from
; the Nome Police Station).
The City reserves the right to
' refuse or reject any or all bids.
Nome Common Council
By Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish July 29, Aug. 3, 5, 7, 1959
LOO K—L O O K—L O O K
Steam Baths
Shower Bath
Barber Shop
Open to the Public, for
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN
a t
M u k 1 ii k
POOL HALL
FRESH PRODUCE
SALE
FRESH EAR CORN 19c E„
BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES 49c E,
SEEDLESS GRAPES 49c u,
PLUMS 49c ^
PEACHES 49c Lb
a t
The U. S. MERC
Of Course!
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
BOX 700 —o— NOME, ALASKA
Lighterage and Coastwise Water Transportation
- DISTRIBUTOR -
Standard Oil Company of California
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- DEALERS IN -
Mining & Industrial Hardware, Supplies, Equipment
Lumber -- Building .Materials - Coal
_1_:_ TELEPHONES --
Main Office. MAIN 147 Sales Office . MAIN 111
Superintendent's Office .MAIN 104 Freight Office . BLACK 111
Standard Oil Company . RED 111
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