Bering Sea Club 49er
Cocktail Wins Place in
Mixed Drink Grand Finals
Paul A. Mandeville of the
Bering Sea Club received word
today from Louisville, Ky., that a i
mixed drink recipe submitted by !
him was adjudged one of 27 grand
finalists in the National Mixed
Drink Competition. In,addition to
receiving a lifetime membership
in the American Society of Bar
Masters, Paul’s 49er drink recipe
will be entered in the Grand Na
tional finals to be held in New
York December 8, at which time
the grand champion drinks will
he chosen.
If Paul’s Bering Sea Club 49er
Cocktail wins the grand national
finals, he would receive an all
expense-paid week’s vacation for
two in South America.
Many other valuable prizes are
also to be awarded.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Aarnout Castell Jr. pleaded
guilty to a charge of petty larceny
and was given a 10-day sentence,
suspended.
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Ernest Ball pleaded guilty to
driving while under the influence
of liquor. He Was fined $150 and
his driver’s license suspended for
30 days.
City Clerk Robert Scott left
yesterday to attend a meeting of
the Boundary Commission • in
Firbanks today.
Also attending the meeting will
be representatives of the Charter
Commission, University of Alaska
officials, school officials and sev
eral senators and representatives
from northern Alaska.
They will meet with Charles |
Hughes, State Commissioner of I
Local Affairs, to determine the
views of various groups in regard
to setting up an Alaska borough [
system.
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Mrs. Rose Bronson was an out- i
going passenger yesterday, en* j
route to the south 48 for a visit
with her children. She will go
first to Pueblo, Colo., to visit with j
her daughter Tess and her twin
g. andchildren, and then up to |
Minneapolis, Minn., to visit son
E an and his wife who are ex
pecting their first child next
month. •
THE THIMBLE CLUB meets
Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4
at the home of Mrs. N. C. Simon
son at 641 Third Avenue (Airport
Road). This is a sociar group
which would welcome visitors. *
Joe Welsh of the Liquor Con
trol Board is conferring here with
liquor dealers and other agencies,
concerning liquor legislation and
recent changes in regulations.
ATTENTION BRONSON
WATER CUSTOMERS
Until further notice, please pay
water bills by mail — Box 520.
—Lester Bonson
11 Bids Heceived for
Kuzatrin-Coffee Creek
Bids were opened yesterday for
the Kuzatrin-Coffee Creek road
with the lowest bid received being
$378,238 by Central Construction
Co. Second lowest bid was by the
Inlet Construction Co. of Anchor
age with a bid of $411,308, and
the third lowest was for $415,155
by the Wright Truck Co. of Fair
banks.
Eleven bids were submitted and
all were held for study. No
awards were made.
At Rotary Today—Dr. William
Woodcock gave his views on the
dental situation in Nome. Dr.
Woodcock said that it was his un
derstanding that a population of
3,000 person was required to sup
port one dentist but that Nome i
had but between 700 and 800 per
sons from which a dentist would
make his livelihood.
He also said that the dental
journals advertise at least 100
paying positions for dentists each
month.
His recommendation was that
the city or some other repsonsible
group lease office space in the
hospital and equip it as an in
ducement to lure a dentist to
practice here.
Guests were legislators attend
ing the Legislative Council sub- j
committee meeting here now. j
These were: Sens. Eben Hopson, \
William Beltz, John McNees, Les I
Bronson, Rep. John Curtis, Rep. |
and Mrs. Robert Giersdorf, and j
John C. Doyle. Other guests were j
Joe Welsh and Everett Bachelder.'
A going-away cake in honor of
Jim von der Heydt was the fea
tured dessert.
John W. Kessel, field repre
sentative of the Employment Se- j
curity Division of the Alaska De- j
partment of Labor is in Nome
until Friday morning. Mr. Kes
sel’s work has to do with Em
ployment Security contributions
and he will be available at the
Polaris Hotel, room 23, until his
departure Friday.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional snow
today, partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow. Northeasterly winds
10-20 mph. Lowest temperature
expected tonight 10, the high to
morrow 25.
Sunrise at 8:44 a.m., sunset at
2:49 p.m.
The Northern Light Circle will
meet at the home of Rev. John
Maakestad on Thursday evening
at 8 p.m.
ATTENTION
BOWLING TEAM CAPTAINS
There will be a meeting of all
team captains Thursday evening,
November 19, 8 p.m., City Hall.
Please bring team players’ names
and annual dues owing at this
time.
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John Doyle, executive director
of the Legislative Council who ar
rived yesterday for the subcom
mittee meeting here today, stated
this morning that any individuals
having questions or statements
for him, and who cannot appear
during the morning and after
noon sessions, may contact him
at the North Star Hotel this
evening.
Eben Hopson, Point Barrow
senator, arrived yesterday for the
meeting of the Legislative Council j
subcommittee. This is Hopson’s
first visit to Nome since 1944,
when he was stationed here while
in military service.
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Sen. William Bellz of Unala
kleet arrived in Nome yesterday
by bush plane for the Legislative
Council subcommittee meeting.
Rep. John Curtis of Kotzebue
arrived here this morning for the
subcommittee meeting.
Representative Axel Johnson of
Kwiguk, who was scheduled to
arrive for the meeting, has been
delayed due to weather.
WEIN CANCELS ALL
HOLIDAY FLIGHTS
Wien Airlines have announced
they are cancelling all flights on
holidays for the balance of the
winter. Thus there will be no
flight on Thanksgiving Day, on
Christmas Day or on New Year’s
Day.
PHOEBE CIRCLE
SOCIAL, TONIGHT
A Phoebe Circle social will be
held tonight at Phoebe Hall at
7:30 p.m. The evening will be
centered on the annual election
of officers^
Devotions will be led by Mrs.
Fondell; refreshments will be
served by Sophie Swanson, Molly
Curran and Lily Walker, and the
entertainment committee is El
sie Okitkon and Irene Otton.
Richard Orrs Show Art
At Ladd Officers Club
Richard Orr and his wife are
guests this week at Ladd AFB
while the Orr art collectieon is
on display at the Officer’s Club.
Since leaving Nome, Orr has
won renown for himself with his
land- and seascapes in oil painted
from his experiences at Kotze
bue, Point Hope, Noatak, Nome
and Point Barrow. His colors are
exceptionally vivid.
Robert Baldwin, president of
the State Board of Education,
leaves this week to attend a meet
ing of the board in Juneau.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Alfred West.
Discharged: Leland Klement
son, B. Anderson, Helen Dunbar,
Therest Mayac, James Carter, F.
S. Rhode, Michael Flanagan.
— Pioneers Attention —
MEETING TONIGHT
8 P.M., PIONEER HALL
Refreshments
WANT ADS
WANTED — Heated garage to
rent. Call Red 13. c38
FOR RENT — Completely fur
nished house, 304 Steadman.
Write Blumenstein, Bethel, Al
aska. I 40c
FOR CHRISTMAS — Buy Avon
products. Call J. Conklin,
Main 30. 139
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
Sfe Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
SELL, — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Just let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert i
them into cash for you.
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
AUDIE MURPHY
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