ALASKA AIRLINES
STEPS UP SERVICE
AT VARIOUS POINTS
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An additional three trips a week
to Fairbanks from Anchorage
announced by Alaska Airlines, ef
fective August 15. The extra
flights will leave Anchorage at
9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, returning at 1:30
a.m. Alaska Airlines also an
nounced that the daily evening
flight to Fairbanks has been
changed to leave Anchorage at 7
o’clock in the morning, returning
at 11 a.m.
Air travel between the two cit
ies has shown a marked increase !
and the extra three trips were
made necessary so that all persons
could be accommodated, Don
Goodman, vice president in charge
of operations, said.
At the same time the airline
stepped up their service to serve
the lower Kuskokwim area with
flights to Homer, Illiamna, Nak
nek and Bethel on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. The
trip leaves Anchorage at 11:30
a.m. and returns at 8:30 p.m.
Flights to Nome are now served
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sun
days. The Juneau trip remains
the same with flights on Sundays,
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri
days, connecting with Seattle
flights.
AUTOMATIC PUMPS
LIVERPOOL, Eng.—<^P)Bicycle
wheels that pump up their own
tires are being made by a Liver
pool firm.
Elliott Roosevelt
Wants Financial
Affairs Aired
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—</P>—
The House Ways and Means
Committee informed Brig. Gen.
Elliott Roosevelt it was prohibited
at this time by law from making
public the treasury study of his
financial affairs. The committee
said it would decide, when the
record was complete whether to
publish the whole record or a for
mal report of the House.
Roosevelt wired the committee
yesterday, requesting a full report
of the study of his business af
fairs be made public immediately.
JUNEAU COUNCIL APPROVES
CITY BUDGET OF $321,000
The complete budget for the
city of Juneau for the 1045-46
year was recently approved by
the Juneau City Council for the
amount of $321,000. This included
not only the fire, health, police,
etc., expenses, but made allow
ance for cemetery upkeep, library,
parks, and small boat harbor.
WIEN OFFICIALS
TO FAIRBANKS
Richard Webb, local manager of
the Wien Alaska Airlines, and
Frank Whaley, flew to Fairbanks
Monday on company business. Mr.
Webb will return tomorrow on
the Boeing. Pilot Whaley will re
turn later with one of the com
pany’s Stinsons.
George Rayburn and Sig Wien,
of the Wien Airlines are also ex
pected tomorrow.
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War Shipping Administration
: Alaska Steamship Company, Agents
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SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
: BALANCE SEASON 1945
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I S.S. Diamond Head (Freighter)
! Sailing from Seattle Sept. 1st
j For St. Michael, Unalakleet, Golovin, Nome, Teller
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I FREIGHTER
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! Sailing from Seattle Sept. 23rd
For Nome
Will handle Cold Storage, Coolroom and
Semi-Perishable Cargo ONLY!
S. S. BARANOF
Sailing from Seattle Oct. 1st
For Nome
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
DREAM
THEATRE
NOME. ALASKA
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; 1 Show, Aug. 29 and 30, 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“TWO WEEKS TO LIVE”
LUM AND ABNER.
FRANKLIN PANBORN
"LAND OF ORIZABA"
And "PANTRY PIRATE"
2 Shows, Aug. 31, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“LONE STAR RAIDER”
BOB LIVINGSTON,
BOB STEELE. RUFE DAVIS
"ODE TO VICTORY"
And "FRAMING FATHER"
1 Show, Sapt. 1st, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“RANDOM HARVEST”
RONALD COLMAN.
GREER CARSON. PHILIP DORN
"RED HOT RIDING HOOD"
2 Shows, Sept. 2, 7:15 & 9 P.M.
SUNDAY
“SNYCOPATION”
ADOLPH MENJOU
JACKIE OOOPER
And "ONE HAM'S FAMILY"
1 Show. Sept. 3 and 4, 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“THEY GOT ME
COVERED”
BOB HOPE, DOROTHY LAMOUR
And "STARS ON HORSEBACK"
Maj. Boyington
Alive; Lost For
Twenty Months
ABOARD USS ANCON, Tokyo
Bay, Aug. 29—</P)—Major Greg
ory Boyington, 32, irrepressible
Marine ace of fhe South Pacific,
who was convinced that no Jap
airman could kill him is reported
alive nearly twenty months after
he vanished in a cloud during an
air battle over still unconquered
Rabaul.
The report was tenuous. It was
flashed to this communications
ship from the American cruiser
San Juan. Details are lacking. The
report is believed to have come
from a Jap pilot guiding the cruis- <
er in Tokyo Bay, or from Yankee j
airmen at Atsugi airdrome near
Tokyo.
Boyington won the Congres
sional Medal of Honor. His air ex
ploits began while flying ‘‘Tig
ers in China, So far as official rec
ords of this war go, over the en
emy’s mighty bastion on New
Britain island.
CHUCKLES
Harry—And Bill woke up and
found himself a success.
Jerry—My guess is he wasn’t
ever asleep.
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Harry—They say a dog fills an
empty place in a boy’s life.
Jerry—I know a hot dog does!
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Nit—Do you know who some of
the greatest leaders of men were
in the last twenty-five years?
Wit—Sure. Women.
Ned—How do you feel today?
Ted—Like six and a half days.
Ned—What do you mean?
Ted—A little weak!
Stage Being Set
For Formal Jap
Surrender
(Continued from Page One)
are expected to arrive at Atsugi
airfield almost simultaneously.
American Marines or Bluejack
et units may also board the wreck
ed Jap battleship Nagato at Yoko
suka, Badger said, to make sure
her guns won’t fire.
Weather permitting the Cruiser
San Diego will dock at Yokosuka
about 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nome
time. Read Admiral Robert Car
ney, Admiral Halsey’s chief of
staff will- accept the occupation
papers at Yokosuka in behalf of
his commander.
Admiral Badger will supervise
the administration of the new
American base. Admiral Nimitz
will shift his five-starred flag
from the battleship South Dakota
to the USS Missouri early Sunday
morning.
Allied dignitaries will witness
Japan’s formal surrender on the
Missouri later Sunday.
COULDN'T BEAR IT
MURRAY, Utah—(/P)—After a
dinner in which a sheep-killing
bear supplied the chief course,
the hostess, Mrs. W. E. Tangren,
wife of a forest ranger, comment
ed: “Not bad, but then on second
helping, no so good, either.”
I LOCAL WOMEN LEAVE TO
TEACH IN KODIAK
Miss Loween Kramer, teach
| of the first and second grades f
! the past three years is leaving t
day .o assume a new teaching p
sition in Kodiak. Accompanyir
her is Miss Freida Erfle, who hi
been with the Reindeer Servu
for the past year. She will als
teach in Kodiak. Mrs. Gordon Oi
borne is replacing Miss Erfle i
the Reindeer Service office.
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Ten billion cans are used fc
food by the canning industry i
the United States in a norms
year, says Encyclopaedia Britan
nica.
LEARN TO FLY
NOW!
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