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April 10, 11 and 12
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PHONE RED 181
Death Toll 327 in
Philippine Quake
By HENDY HARZENBUSCH
DANSALAN, Mindanao, Phil
ippines, (At—The death toll in the
disastrous southern Philippines
earthquake mounted to 327 Sat
urday with reports from outlying
areas continuing to paint a grim
picture of terrifying destruction.
Most of the dead were counted
in the Lake Lanao region of north
western Mindanao where Friday’s
mighty tremors caused a tidal
wave which submerged an entire
village on the west shore.
In addition to the 327 confirmed
dead, provincial officials listed
254 as injured and estimated $5
million in crop damage. Addition
al millions in damage was done to
churches, public buildings and
homes which collapsed or slid
into the lake.
An estimated 10,000 persons
were homeless, mostly in Lanao
Province. .
President Ramon Magsaysay
flew to hardest hit cities. He
climbed on the rubble of the top
pled old Spanish church in Oza
| mis and told the inhabitants:
“I am really sorry this had to
j happen to you. I regret being here
I to view this terrible destruction.”
Notice Of Election
Notice is hereby given that the
annual Municipal and School
Board Election of the City of
Nome and Nome School District
will be held on APRIL 5, 1956,
at the City Hall, Nome, Alaska,
for the purpose of electing the
following officers, viz:
Mayor; three members of the
Common Council; City Clerk;
City Treasurer; one member of
the School Board; and two mem
bers of the Nome Light & Power
Utility Board, for three and five
years, respectively, and I hereby
certify that the following named
candidates have been regularly
nominated in accordance with
Territorial law, to wit:
For Mayor—Steffen Andersen
For Councilmen — Keith Hed
reen, Wallace Mclver, Stanley R.
Morgan, Chas. M. Reader, Arvo
Saario, James M. Walsh.
For City Clerk—Carrie M. Mc
Lain.
For City Treasurer—Byron G.
Reed.
For member of School Board—
Helen Fagerstrom.
For Nome Light & Power Util
ity Board—Harry A. Lewis for
three year term and Elmer C.
Straub, for five year term.
Polls will open at 8:00 o'clock
a.m. and close at 6:00 o'clock p.m.
Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Joint Session Confirms
Governor's Nominations;
Welfare Money Provided
JUNEAU, (J*)—In a joint session
! of the territorial House and Sen
j ate Friday a number of appoint
j ments made by the governor were
| confirmed.
The department heads who
j were confirmed were:
William A. Chipperfield, com
missioner of lands; Karl F. Dew
ey, commissioner of taxation;
t Harold E. Pomeroy, director of
! civil defense; James' E. Wilson,
! agricultural commissioner, and
Phil R. Holdsworth, commissioner
j of mines. Holdsworth’s appoint
ment dates back to 1952, without
i ever having been confirmed.
In a conciliatory gesture, all the
I motions for confirmation were
made by Democrats and the fa
: vorable action was by unanimous
i consent.
i The legislature also acted to
meet a Public Welfare Depart
ment money emergency.
I Both houses whipped through
j a bill to provide $200,000 for the
| department. Legislators explained
the funds are necessary immedi
ately so the department can ad
vise federal agencies at once and
I get the federal matching monies
I for old age pensions, aid to de
, pendent children and aid for the
blind.
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Marilyn Monroe
On Pink Elephant
At Circus Opening
NEW YORK, W—The band
stopped playing at Madison
Square Garden Wednesday night
and 18,000 circus fans held their
breath. Then they exploded into
tumultuous applause.
It was not a tight-rope artist or
a smart equestrienne that stole
the show in the 1955 circus open
ing.
Movie Queen Marilyn Monroe
rode into the sawdust arena on
top of a huge elephant which was
painted bright red for the occa
sion. She wore a specially, de
signed black and white leotard
(form-fitting circus costume) and
black net stockings, and she blew
kisses left and right.
The cavernous Garden, with its
maze of ropes and guy wires sus
pended from the rafters, nearly
shook from the ovation.
Then the 'band picked up again
and the Ringling Bros, and Bar
num & Bailey “Greatest Show on
Earth” went on.
The opening night attraction
t^jis year was the “dream circus,”
produced by Showman‘Mike Todd
for the benefit of the Arthritis
and Rheumatism Foundation.
It featured Comedian Milton
i Berle as the ringmaster and a
; number oi other television and
| film greats, led by blonde Miss
j Monroe on her pink elephant.
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; 750,000 Pounds Supplies
Being Airlifted to
Remote Arctic Bases
WASHINGTON, W—'The United
States and Royal Canadian Air
Forces will airlift nearly 750,000
pounds of food, fuel and equip
l ment to four weather bases they
operate in the remote arctic.
The Air Force said Saturday
the annual spring re-supply oper
ation will start Wednesday and
require about two weeks. Long
hours of daylight will make
possible virtually round-the-clock
work.
The regular 'spring airlift of
supplies is in addition to airdrops
of cargo during winter months for
emergency requirements tnd to
delivery of packages at Christmas
time.
Scorpions are mong the most
ancient and primitive land ani
mals.
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Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ben Young, Pres.
Joe Kroninger, Sec.
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
DR. FRED M. LANGS AM, Pres.
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month.
Beverly Morgan
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
4W First Ave. West. Nome. Alaska
' 10 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 p.m.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Charles F. Lewis, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secy.
Meets 1st and 3d Thursday each month.