Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
Forecast and weather report for
Nome and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day.
Lowest temperature tonight 40.
Highest temperature Tuesday
50.
Nome data as of 7:30 a.m. to
day:
Precipitation last 24 hours, a
trace.
Total precipitation this month
1.44
Temperatures last 24 hours.
Highest 50. Yowest 44.
Maximum wind last 24 hours
19 mph from the SW.
Sunrise 2:57 a.m.
Sunset 9:21.
Temperatures one year ago to
day:
Highest 52. Lowest 46.
Extreme temperatures on this
day since 1907:
Lowest 32 in 1929. '
Highest 69 in 1928.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:30 ajn. today:.
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 32 Fog
Point Hope 40 Cloudy
Kotzebue 51 Cloudy
Shishmaref 49 Fog
Wales 45 Clear
Gambell 47 Cloudy
Nome 50 Cloudy
Unalakleet 54 Cloudy
Bethel 47 Cloudy
McGrath 48 Cloudy
Anchorage 50 Rain
Fairbanks 59 Cloudy
Whitehorse 54 Cloudy
Ketchikan S3 Cloudy
Edmonton 78 Clear
Seattle 70 Cloudy
HUGH PEARSON WRITES
FROM CALIFORNIA
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Hugh Pearson, well-known op
erator in the Seward Peninsula
area, writes from Los Angeles,
that he will not be in Alaska this
year but will be ready to begin
operating his mining property
next year.
Join The Regulars
Drop in at the
GLUE POT
I for
ICE CREAM
SPECIAL
OLD And CANDLED
BLUE RIBBON EGGS
4 0c PER DOZEN
Good For Cooking And Baking
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As a service to veterans in this
area. THE NOME NUGGET will
publish a column of the questions
most frequently asked contact men
of the Veterans Administration
in this area.
For more detailed information
veterans should contact or write
to the nearest VA contact unit at
Rooms 48 and 47, Post Office
building. Anchorage, Alaska.
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Q. If I enlist now, will I
be eligible for benefits un
der the G. I. Bill?
A. You are eligible for G.I.
Bill benefits if you serve
any time before the war is
officially terminated. How
ever, you will still be eli-;
gible if you enlist before
October 6, 1946, if the war
is officially terminiatd be-;
fore that time.
Q. What is the veteran
population of the United
States?
A. The total number of
veterans at the end of June
was 16,819,000. There were
12^48,000 World War II
veterans and 3,971,000 vet
erans of World War I and
other wars.
Q. I was a V-12 student in
the Navy for six months of
my service. Is the time
spent in V-12 applicable on
education entitlement time
under the G. I. Bill?
A. Formerly all V-12 time
was deductible from the
period of educational en
titlement. The latest dir
ectives, however, make
many exceptions. It is
recommended that you ap
ply to the VA office in your
locality for a decision. If
dissatisfied with the deci
sion, you may have your
case reviewed.
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Q. What is the correct
mailing address for NSL
Insurance premiums?
A. Insurance records are
now kept in the branch of
fices of the VA.
You should send your
premiums to:
Veterans Administration
Branch 11
Insurance Collections Div.
Exchange Bldg.
Seattle, 4, Washington.
REAPPOINTMENT MADE
Mrs. Grace Mahan, local beau*
tician, has been renamed to the
Territorial I^ard of Cosmetology,
the Governor’s office reports.
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DIAMOND RINGS
POLAR CURIO
SHOP
mSerry, Mr. A bercrombie, but tkafs net erne tf
the 14 points served by Almsbem Clippers"
Right now, 14 mgmrtant traffic certtn (including Seattle)
hove regular Pan American Clipper mrrice .. • with cow*
aecriom to nearly ailed Alaska. Next tiamyno’re traveling,
let a Pan Aaserican stewardess wekoam you aboard one ed
dm Douglas DC-3* ad the Clipper Icct And next tans
you’re shipping something, rcmgmhcr Clipper express is
last and low in cost. Get fare and aehedole inlnrmariaa
at the address below:
FRONT ST.
MAIN 12
Pan American
World Airways