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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND ICENAI PENINSULA_
M«ase Pass* Alaska - Oct>ber 30, 1939_N,9.f.-34.
WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN
THE WAR?
The magazine LIFE took a poll of rep
resentative Americans in all walks of life,
asking them the question, "Who do you want
the war?" The answers tallied as follows!
Allies
Germany
Neither side or don't know
63%
16%
Then they asked the question, "What
should the United States do?" Answer*
were as follows!
Fight WITH the Allies NOW 3%
Fight with the Allies if they
are losing 13.5/1
Send supplies to Allies but
not to Germany 20%
Sell to both sides cash and carry 29^
Ne aid to either 25/'
Help Germany l/lO of 1%
Don't knew and others 9%
Secretary »f the Interior Harold L.Ickes
says that the government's report on Al
aska as a possible haven for European pol
itical refugees will be placed before the
International committee on refugees in
Washington and that President Roosevelt
will make the decision. He says that the
report was prepared last July by the Nat
ional Resources committee and he also says
that many of the refugees have funds of
their own with which to rehabilitate them
selves in Alaska*
The Secretary says that it will be nec
essary for Congress to alter immigratien
quotas to permit establishment of an
Alaskan foreign coleny since most of the
immigration quotas have been exceeded.
Native Americans who wish te enter such
a colony will be given equal opportunity
and encouragement.
Mount Veniamin on the Alaska Peninsula
is in eruption again, the secend time this
year. Kanatak reports that it is throwing
©ut rocks and flame at three minute inter
fvals. Alarm is felt for the people at
Perryville.
Winnie Ruth Judd, convicted in Arizona
in 1932 of murdering two Phoenix nurses,
escaped last Thursday fr«m the hospital
for the insane.
Judge James ’Yickersham, outstanding Al
askan for 39 years, died in Juneau last
week at the age of 32. He wap delegate
te Congress from 1909 to 1921 and again
from 1931 to 1933. He was judge in the
Third Division thru seven terms. He vraB a
man of marvelous personality.
¥»RK BEGINS ON PLAYGROUND
A number of men sf the settlement
gathered at the schoolground Sunday and
erected frames for swings as part of the
new playground project for Moose Pass
school children. Funds fer play equip
ment were secured by popular subscriptien}
soliciting sponsored by the Sewing club.
A committee from the Sewing club will
buy the equipment.
The wedding of Miss Flora Shell, daugh
ter ef Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shell, to Denny
McCart v/as celebrated Monday evening, Oct
ober 23, at the home ef the bride's par
ents at Hope. The Rev.A. J. Clements of
Seward was the officiating clergyman.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Miss Hazel Shell and the bridegroom by
the bride's brother, Lewis Shell, Jr.
The bride was attired in a freck of
yellow crepe and the bridesmaid wore a
frock of light blue crepe.
7/edding cake and ice cream wer6 served
fellowing the ceremony which was witnessed
by the members of the bride's family,Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Swanson.
A dance was held in Hope Commun ty hall
in compliment te the popular newlyweds
the same evening. Two lusty charivari
parties serenaded the young couple, ene
before and ene after the dance.
The bride was born at Sunrise and has
lived in this section all her life. The
bridegroom was born at Harrisburg, Ore.,
and came to Alaska in 1933. He conducts
a transfer business between Seward and
Hope and was recently given the contract
to carry the new mail route between Seward
and Moose Pass. He has purchased and
remodeled the former Gallagher home at
Hope for a home for his bride and himself.
They received many lovely wedding gifts.
Te the first person who turns in the
names of these movie stars correctly un
scrambled the MINER will give a four menths
subscription er renewal. More prizes and
more scrambles each issue.
1- Akcralbleg_
2- Dawfranj«orc_
3- Ranmfurcyder_
4- HemarcylaCthric
5- Genbrriagreg_
6- Trabryotlero_
7- Phillestym3er_
8- M oiladrob race