WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight through
Thursday. Colder tonight. Low |
temperature expected tonight -33,
■high tomorrow -18.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
-18, lowest -27. Max. wind 11 mph
from the east. Sunrise at 7:14
a.m., sunset at 5:16 p.m.
Extremes this date since 1907:
highest temperature 35 in 1928,
lowest -27 in 1956.
Beta Sigma Phi met last Thurs
day at the home of Fran Cook
•with Anita Mays as co-hostess.
An interesting program on Af
rican violets was presented by
Barbara Martin after which an
informal group discussion cen
tered around formal and informal
gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Reader re
turned home yesterday on PAA.
The Readers took a trip to the
States after the session of the
Constitutional Convention, to
which Pete was a delegate from
the Second Division.
Commissioner Frances of
Kotzebue Here For Court
U.S. Commissioner Alfred G.
Francis of Kotzebue is in Nome
on business connected with the
Grand Jury.
While in Nome he will also be
conferring with the district office
of the Department of Public Wel
fare. Mr. Francis is the Dept, of
Public Welfare agent at Kotze
bue.
Letter-Size File Folders For
Sale At The Nome Nugget Office.
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Standard Oil Announces
Small Price Rfoise for
Gasoline, Heating Oils
Effective today there will be a
2/10 of 1 cent per gallon increase
in the cost of gasolines, fuel and
heating oils and similar products,
Bob Reddaway, Nome representa
tive of the Standard Oil Co., an
nounced yesterday.
Reddaway said the slight in
crease is territory-wide for those
products distributed by the Stan
dard Oil Co. He said it was a rou
tine raise, made to offset the in
creased costs and that it was the
first raise in several years.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Esther Elam and
James Kealiher.
Discharged: Edith Brown.
MINING ACTIVITIES
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Murane, ac
companied by Mr. & Mrs. Frieze
and family arrived yesterday
and plan to go to Bluff where
they' will start their mining sea
son.
Murane is the son of a former
judge of the Second Division
Court.
* * *
May Bale, mine operator of the
i Salmon Lake area, and former
| owner of the Polaris Hotel, re
turned to Nome yesterday from
the States.
* * *
The Teller mining family, the
N. B. Tweets, after enjoying a va
j cation in the States, are enroute
j home again.
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Nazarene Revival Continues
with good interest and attendance.
Come and bring your friends each
evening at 7:30 p.m. through Sun
day. The subjects for Wednesday
and Thursday are.
Wednesday—"A HARD CREED."
Thurs. —"THE DEEPER LIFE.'
Nome Nanooks Basketball
Team To Leave For
Anchorage Saturday
On Saturday the Nome High
School basketball team will leave
for Anchorage to enter the West
ern Alaska High School Class B
tournament which will be held
from March 5 to March 10.
Coach William Ullrich states i
that Manager Stanley Senungetuk
and the following players will
make the trip:
Robert Dunbar, Ronald Eng- ;
strom, Sam Atuk, Charles Fager- I
strom, William Willoya, George !
Kost, Jacob Titus, Thomas Drake,
Charles Snyder, and Joseph Se
nungetuk.
The Nanooks play their first j
game against the Valdez Bucca- j
neers at 2 p.m. on March 5th at \
the Junior High School Gym.
I "
Grand Jury Brings
In One True Bill
The Grand Jury was empaneled
yesterday and in their first delib
erations brought in one true bill.
The members of the jury are:
Wm. Cameron, Ruth Escholt, Nick
Ezukemeuw, Hazel Flood, Stephen
Griest, Louise Hawley, Ida Hings
berger, Reed Henry, Irene Kakik,
Blanche Lincoln, Selma Lock
wood, Esther Moses. Blanche
Walters, Robert Okpealuk, Sarah
Scott, Maggie Oquilluk, Helen Se
nungetuk, Tony Susook, Mollie
Takak, Eugene Tetenek, Thomas
Tungwenuk, and Charles Tocktoo.
Wm. Cameron is the foreman and
Blanche Walters is secretary.
IN DISTRICT COURT
Frank Coplin plead guilty this
morning to a misdemeanor and
was fined $1,000.
I
LENTEN SPECIALS
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
WHICH WE HAVE FLOWN IN FOR YOUR
L E N T EN M ENUS
FRESH FROZEN
• Kotzebue Sliee Fish
• Chicken Halibut
• Prawns
• Shrimp
• Crab
• Oysters
• Black Cod
* - Canned -*
SALMON
TUNA
SARDINES
CRAB
SHRIMP
FISH BALLS
★ -*
-als o
All Kinds of Cheeses
For Your Selection
★
Frying and Roasting Chickens
ir
Your Friendly Community Store
Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
* eo years"serving alaska
Freighter Sailings
From Seattle Every Tuesday
For Valdez and Seward
AND FRIDAYS FOR SEWARD
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Boy’s bicycle, used
only 3 mo. $50. 45 rpm. record
player $25. Call Red 143.
FOR SALE—Baby’s high chair.
Other items. Berritini, Black 184
FOUND—2 pr. of glasses. One has
metal frame, the other plastic.
Inquire at Nome Nugget.
~-AIRMOTIVE -
FEBRUARY
PROPELLER SALE
New Sensenieh or McCauley Met
al Propellers reduced 25% from
Stateside prices. Buy now and
save! Advise type and make or
aircraft and engine model when
ordering. Immediate delivery
from stock.
REEVE ALASKA AIRMOTIVE
Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska
| SHOWING AT THE |
THEATER|
e Two Shows Nightly—7:15 & 9:15 ff
1 Doors Open 6:45 p.m. ij
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Warner Bros, happily present
TftiuMe Along
—MfejL
SHERRY JACKSON . nuvui smnxa ««ani
——MICHAEL CURTIZ |
GRAND FAREWELL GAME
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 7:30 P.M.
( A Farewell Salute to the Nome Nanooks )
Preliminary Game 7:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
VS.
THE ALUMNAE GIRLS
Game of the Season 8:45 p.m.
THE POLAR HORNETS
(Base-City Basketball League Champs)
vs.
THE BASE-CITY ALL-STARS
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Armour - Star
SLAB BACON
85«">■
Airborne Fresh, Any Amount
50 Found Can
SHORTENING
13.50
Here’s a Dandy — Armour - Star
CANNED HAM
110 i*>
Small Size • 1 VF
FRESH
OX TAILS
55 *lh
Kiana
WHITEFISH
45c
U. S. MERC
IS THE PLACE TO SAVE!