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John ‘Turk’ Karametros i
Found Dead at Home
John Karametros, better known
as “John the Turk” was found
dead in his cabin this morning by
Jimmy Pappas, apparenty of nat
ural causes. The deceased was 82
ears old. Funeral will be held at 2
oclock Saturday afternoon from
the Community Methodist Church.
The little old man was a fam
ilar figure picking up food here
and there and other small items
from refuse piles. He has been in
the area for many years and re
cently was fined for entering and
taking bits of food from a home.
Joe Walsh 8c Family Here
Joe Walsh, eldest soru of Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Walsh with his
wife and four children are here
with the FAA and meeting their
many friends. They will be living
in the FAA area this summer.
Nome Selected as Project in
Methodist 'Week of Sharing'
Every year some community, or
some country of the Christian
world is chosen as a secial place
for the “Week of Sharing” in the
Methodist Church.
This year, Nome has the honor
of being the 1960-61 project. Over
the weekend. Dr. Simpson took
pictures of various phases of the
church work here in the church,
,LWY Community Center, and the
Hospital, which will be published
in a leaflet, which will travel
around the world, as several mil
lion copies will be printed.
Methodist Bible School
Reports 160 Registered
The Community Methodist
Church reports that the Vacation
Bible School, which started on
•Monday morning, has 160 children
registered for the two-weeks
course of study, with classes in
the morning and afternon.
AFRS has announced that by
popular request the station will re
broadcast President Eisenhower’s
speech at 11 p.m. tonight.
The regular broadcast is at a
time when the station is off the
air for Nome listeners.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight and Thursday. Low
temperature expected tonight 35
40, the high tomorrow 50-55.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
FOOD SALE
Saturday, May 28
— 10 A.M. —
at Northern Commercial Co. Store
, KITCHINS SUE HUNGERFORDS
i Don and Dee Kitchin have filed
j suit in Superior Court against Don
, and Charlotte Hungerford for
$55,000, alleging that their busi
ness, Don-Dee’s Market, was in
jured when they were notified the
Hungerfords would no longer sup
ply them groceries. The Kitchins
said they had no other source of
supply.
Attorneys for the plaintiff are
Taylor and Taylor of Fairbanks.
Governor's Secretary Visits Here
Frank Vaille, Secretary to Gov
ernor Egan, made his first visit
to Nome, arriving yesterday with
Wiens, and departing this morn
ing via Alaska Airlines.
Since no notice was given of his
arrival, no plans could be made
to meet with him, although he
was given a tour and met many
of the people of this area.
NICK SIMEON SENDS
GREETINGS FROM ATHENS
To his many friends, and the
oldtimers who patronize the Glue
Pot, Nick Simeon stnds greetings
through the Nugget, advising he
has arrived in Athens as of the
12th of May, and found his sister
and other relatives in good health.
After an absence of over 50 years,
it is quite a reunion for Nick, who
was the genial owner of the Glue
Pot for many years.
All National Guardsmen in the
Nome area are ordered to report
to the Armory at 10 a.m. Monday,
May 30, to participate in the Me
morial Dap services. The uniform
will be “greens,” with combat
boots, soft caps, rifles, bayonets
and cartridge belts. This is a paid
drill, Guard officials adise.
ANCHORAGE FIRM WINS
BETHEL CONSTRUCTION BID
JUNEAU, UPI — Alta Construc
tion Co. of Anchorage was the
| apparent low bidder yesterday for
construction of a maintenance
building for the State Divsion of
Aviation at Bethel.
The Department of Public
Works listed the Alta bids as $49,
055 for a 40-by-40-foot building
and $58,296 for a 40-by-60-foot
structure.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
Will Meet Wednesday, June 1
8 P.M. — City Hall
— Election of Officers —
Beta Sigma Phi
RUMMAGE SALE
Friday, May 27 — 7:30 P.M.
In City Hall 64
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
LOMENS have in stock ZONOLITE pouring insulation for
installation between rafters in ceiling or in walls, at $4.25 per
sack. Ten or more, less 10 per cent; twenty or more sacks can
be furnished via ship at price of $3.45 per sack. Roll or batt
type insulation can be ordered for delivery on first ship in many
various sizes and styles for as low as 6 cents per square foot,
LOMENS also have a quantity of Vs Grade CD EXTERIOR
SHEATHING PLYWOOD at $7.88 per sheet.
Order your BUILDING MATERIALS from or through
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY. Call Main 111.
Clean-Up Week
Starts June 1
The week of June 1 through 8th
will be the official City Cleanup
period, it was announced at the
City Council meeting on Monday
evening.
Estimates were submitted for
the remodeling of the City Build- |
ing to include the Utilties office I
at a cost of around $4,000. Bid in
vitations are being prepared for
the work and will be announced
soon.
Work on the City Pavilion is
soon to get underway with Carl
Glavinovich preparing the design.
It will be erected on the lot just
east of the Alaska Steam office on
Front Street.
Construction of a sidewalk to
the hospital and to the east end
of town is under advisement with
the possibility of building them
of crushed rock and asphalt.
It was reported that the jail
facility just about broke even last
month. It was announced that the
State had agreed to up the rate
per prisoner day from $6.50 to
$8.50.
The N.C. Co. was the only bid
der on providing groceries for
the city jail.
The city took under advisement
the request for the age limit of
taxi drivers to be lowered to 18
years as requested by Q Cab, who
stated they anticipate difficulty
in securing drivers during the con
struction season.
The Council approved the ap
plication of the N.W.A. Chamber
of Qommerce for a lottery license
in connection with the Midnight
Sun Festival.
There was one application for
utility man, that of Harry John
sen, who was again hired for the
council year. He is to be assisted
by Steve Dickson, who had held
that job for the past year.
WANT ADS
BACK CACHE SALE at Coons’
House Friday.
WANTED — Steno-Bookkeeper.
Call Main 44. 62c
FOR SALE — Three bedroom
House. Call Main 14. 64p
WANTED TO BUY — Graded
beach gravel. Contact Nugget.
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FOR LEASE for one year—2 bed
room home. Sea view and fur
nished. Call Nugget.
I will not toe responsible for bills
contracted by any person other
than myself.—Fred Bourdon.
MISSING—One cat, male, white
chest, gray sides, pink nose,
knob on end of tail. Call Main
38 or White. 108. Reward.
PART-TIME, permanent position
interviewing for the Gallup Poll
in Nome. $2 per hour, plus .08
a mile. Write, stating qualifca- ,
tions. Public Opinion Surveys,
Princeton, New Jersey. 63c
FOR SALE — 26-foot completely
furnished three-room Spartan
House Trailer. Kitchen Range,
Refrigerator and two Lamps
use bottled gas. Also equipped
with 12-gal. water storage tank,
electric lights and oil heater.
$1,800. Phone Black 28. 63c
TELLER Dry Red Salmon, 40c per
lb. plus freight. Write R. R.
“Bob” Blodgett, Teller Commer
cial Co., Teller, Alaska.
FOR SALE — 26 foot Trailer
House. Arctic insulated. Bath
tub, shower, et cetera. Like new.
Can be seen in Nome. Contact
Munz Airways or write to R. R.
“Bob” Blodgett, Teller Com
mercial Co., Teller, Alaska.
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $1C.
See Dorothy’s. tf
SHOWING AT NOMEKAAIA
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
— First Show Starts at 7:15 P.M.; Second Show, 9:30 —
“ROCKABILLY
BABY”
WITH
VIRGINIA FIELDS
DOUGAS KENNEDY
IZ’lVriYlVI TV — RENTALS and SALES
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