PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving Saturday were Mrs.
Vilette Adams, George Bodis, Pete
Brandt, Albert (Vic) Hansen.
Departing for Fairbanks were
Dick Ludwig and Jim Crawford;
and for Seattle, L. C. Ferguson
and Gid Laschkewtzch.
Mrs. O. Barbour, author of “The
Lady and the Lumberjack” is a
visitor here from southeastern
Alaska. Mrs. Barbour makes her
home near Ketchikan.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: John Bahnke, Jr.,
Naomi Anderson.
Discharged: Mary Katunzak,
Walter Analoak, Rose Mary Fag
erstrom, John Bahnke, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Jackson
called on Delegate Bob Bartlet in
Washington, D.C., last week while
on their vacation trip in the east.
The Jacksons plan to- visit in
Florida, Cuba, Mexico and Cali
fornia before returning to Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hawk and
family are scheduled to leave to
day for Aniak, where they,will be
stationed with the C.A.A.
Tommy Martin and his bride,
who have been on a trip to Flor
ida, returned over the weekend.
Tommy is with Wien Airlines.
L. C. Ferguson, manager of the
Traeger Store in Unalakleet, left
Saturday for the States on a two
weeks vacation.
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GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS
SPRING LINE-UP OF —
CUSHION LINED
CANVAS SHOES
FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
Easter Candies, Baskets,
and Novelties for the Children
LENTEN SPECIALS
At Our Meat Department
ASK ABOUT EASTER FLOWERS
Your friendly Community Storo
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Wholesale and Retail
Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
FROM SEWARD
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Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
J. J. DILLON, Agent — Phone Main 68
Mrs. Martha Anne Degnan
Dies At Mt. Edgecumbe
Mrs. Martha Annie Degnan
died March 15 at the Mt. Edge
cumbe ANS hospital.
On March 2nd, her son, Frank
Degnan, had taken her there.
Knowing she was improving, he
returned home to Unalakleet. The
morning after his return he re
ceived word that his mother had
passed away. He left the same
day to attend her funeral.
She was from St.- Michael and
was well known along the coast.
She was about 85 years old, one
of the oldest women at Unalakleet.
For the past eight years she
had been blind. Dr. Langsam of
Nome diagnosed her trouble and
said her blindness could be re
lieved by a specialist. Miss Jette*
ANS nurse at Unalakleet, sent
her to Dr. Milo Fritz at Anchor
age. Within a few months she
returned home able to see all her
grandchildren, „■ relatives and
friends.
We express our thanks to the
ones who made it possible for
her to have her eyesight in her
last years, also to the ANS hos
pital at Mt. Edgecumbe for the
care she received in her last
days.
She is survived by her son,
Frank, his wife Ada, six grand
children and a great-grandchild.
The grandchildren are: Ida May
and June, attending school at Mt.
Edgecumbe, Charles and Frances
Ann at Unalakleet; Gerald, in the
Army at Ft. Richardson; Eva Rid
ley and baby Randy at Sitka.
Mrs. Ada Degnan
Vic Hansen, formerly cook at
Jinx Cafe returned Saturday after
a short vacation in the States.
He will be dishing out good
things to eat at the North Star
Grill.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Ander
son of White Mountain are the
parents of a daughter Priscilla
Sue, born March 20 and weighing
8 pounds and one ounce.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS
The Catholic Ladies of Nome
take this opportunity to express
their appreciation to all who con
tributed so generously of their
time, talent and effort toward the
success of the St. Patrick's Day
party, as well as to the general
public for their patronage.
NOTICE
There will be
NO MEETING
of the American Legion
this Tuesday
NOTICE
Any teacher interested in finish
ing present term in Kotzebue
School please call at ANS office,
Nome.
WANT ADS
WANTED — Sunday cook at the
MMM Hospital
FOR SALE — Springfield Sporter
30-06. $75. Call Red 9. 37
HOME WANTED — for 6-mo.-old
kitten. Call Main 125.
WANTED — Baby crib. Call
M/Sgt Adams, Nome Field 15.
35p
GIRL wanted at MMM hospital.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED —
Alpaca Jackets . $2.50
Used Army Parkas . 3.50
Sleeping Bags . 11.50
Used Army Shirts . 2.25
THE TRADING POST
Nome’s Strays ‘Jine Up’
A platoon from the Fourth In
fantry at Ladd Field, Fairbanks,
has been on an enlisting drive
here the past week. They have
bedn inducting into the Army
stray and collarless dogs, with the
blessing o^ the Nome Police Dept.
The' Nome police had just in
stituted a drive to eliminate all
untagged dogs running loose about
the city and the recruiting net
ted the Army five good huskies.
The five dogs are in the Army
now, having been flown to Ladd
Field yesterday to undergo basic
training and indoctrination on
how to pull a sled in the defense
of their homeland.
Major Cherry and his squad,
having completed their mission
here, departed yesterday for their
headquarters at Ladd.
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BRONSON. EMMONS ATTEND
PORTLAND CAP MEETING
’Two of Nome’s Civil Air Pat
rol leaders, Major Les Bronson
and Capt. Bob Emmons left last
week by Air Force plane to at
tend a CAP conference in Port
land. They were among 29 Al
aska Wing members attending at
the Multnomah Hotel. The meet
ing ended Saturday and Bronson
and Emmons are expected back
today or tomorrow.
Social Security Official
Here to Answer Questions
Edwin G. Storr, field represen
tative of the Social Security Ad
ministration, will be at the Wal
lace Hotel Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. He
will be available to answer any
questions pertaining to the Old
Age and Survivors Insurance pro
gram.
Mr. Storr will also assist any
one wishing to file a claim for
Social Security benefits. Social
Security benefits are payable to
workers who are 65 or over and
retired and to survivors of de
ceased wage earners.
Your Social Security Field Rep
resentative will help you get:
A social security account card;
Check on your social security
account.
Social security information.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Kotzebue: Minnie Fager
strom, Mrs. O. Barbour.
From Fairbanks: Mr. and Mrs.
Mel Jolliffe, Don HUltquist, Gene
Mackey, Don Gilley, A1 Young,
Maj. J. England, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Martin.
To Kotzebue: Jim Sheldon, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Jones, Jim Kenney,
Mrs. G. A. Lambert.
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