Forecast Aud
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
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Compiled by the U. S. Dept, ol
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, April 14, 1950
Forecast Some: Continued fair
this afternoon and tonight. Partly
cloudy tomorrow with light moist
westerly winds. Lowest tempera
ture tonight —6, highest tempera
ture Saturday 15.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today:
Precipitation .11 inch. (Total
this month .98 inch).
Temperatures: highest 22, low
est 0.
Mamimum wind 10 miles an
hour from the North.
Sunrise at 4:32 a.m.. sunset at
7:34 p.m.
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 31, lowest —3.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907:
Highest 45 in 1940, lowest —21
in 1927.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —5 Cloudy
Point Hope 6 Cloudy
Kotzebue —5 Partly Cloudy
Shishmaref 7 Snow
Wales 6 Cloudy
Gambell 9 Partly Cloudy
Nome 4 Partly Cloudy
Unalakleet 7 Partly Cloudy
Bethel 16 Snow
McGrath 31 Partly Cloudy
Anchorage 36 Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks 31 Clear
Whitehorse 36 Clear
Seattle 49 Partly Cloudy
San Francisco 56 Clear
BARN DANCE—APRIL 22
Chamber of Commerce
High School Gym
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving from Anchorage yes
terday were Col. M. Marsten and
J. I. Noble.
Departing were Richard M
Cross, Leonard Schenck, J. D
Hudert, Clarence Keating, Harry
Carle, Mrs. Whitney and son,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Topkok and
three children.
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL
Gilbert and Pete Fidjeland,
Teller. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Stanton, San Diego, Calif. Ag
nes Schlosser, Haycock.
POLARIS HOTEL
J. I. Noble, Juneau. Bob Wilson,
Bob Barnes, Seattle. Col. M. Mars
ton, Anchorage.
Hospital News
Charlie Dalquist has been ad
mitted to the hospital.
PAN AMSRICAN SUSPENDS
SERVICE TO MIDWAY ISLAND
Pan American World Airways
plans to suspend service to Mid
way Island, April 15, because of
the announced withdrawal of
! navy and civil aeronautics admin
istration facilities and personnel
there, the company has announc
ed.
Pan American applied to the
civil aeronautics board for an or
der authorizing this action after
the Air Coordinating Committee,
a body appointed by President
Truman, had approved navy and
' CAA withdrawal.
The cessation of activities at
Midway will divert traffic from
Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
, through Wake Island enroute to
the Orient. Pan American per
sonnel stationed on Midway will
be transferred to other points.
BERING SEA CLUB
DANCING EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY
POOL - SHUFFLEBOARD - TEN PIN
Now for the First Time
SCHEDULED
DC-4
4-ENGINE STARLINERS
Ahchorage, McGrath, Unalakleet, Nome
TUESDAY - THURSDAY - SATURDAY
DC-4 STARLINERS
Specify DC-4 for Faster Service
More Space for Express, Freight, Passengers
TO
Interior Points
MONDAY
MOSES POINT - KOTZEBUE
Last of Sailing
Ships Starts Season
SEATTLE. (/P) — A nosta 1 g i c
sight met the eyes of Puget
Sounders Monday. The three
masted schooner A. Thayer, last
of the sailing ships in the Pacific,
was towed out to sea from her
home base at Poulsbo.
The Thayer is bound for an
other season of cod fishing in the
Bering Sea. Aboard are 30 salty
fishermen-sailors and Capt. Ed
Shields, her skipper.
Towed by the tug Andrew Foss,
’ the schooner was expected to
reach Cape Flattery early yester
day.
i Southeasterly winds off the
I
| coast are expected to give her a
good start north, Capt. J. E.
Shields, owner of the schooner
I said.
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About 80 per cent of our total
output of evaporated milk comes
from ten states—Wisconsin, Ohio,
California, Michigan, Illinois, Mis
souri, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennes
see an Washingon.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral services for Annie Cox
will be held from ihe Nome Gos
pel Mission on Monday afternoon
at 2:00 p.m.
NOTICE
—
SPECIAL MEETING OF C. A. P.
All members of C. A. P. are re
quested to attend a special meet
ing tonight at 7:30 at the Alaska
National Guard headquarters. All
members urged to attend.
Tex Zeigler, Adj.
MUSIC STUDIO
Tillie Stangroom
Teacher of Piano
Call NL^IN 108
NOTICE
Anyone responsible for payment
of Sales Tax who has not been
contacted by the City Clerk
through the mail, will kindly step
into my office on or before April
15. 1950.
Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Pub. April 5, 10, 14, 1950.
NOTICE
Sales Tax reports on retail
sales, services and rentals for the
quarter ending March 31, 1950,
must be in the City Clerk'ls Of
fice by 5:00 o'clock P.M. April 15.
1950.
CARRIE M. McLAIN,
City Clerk.
Publish April 10, 12, 14, 150
NOTICE
To All Business Houses
Alaska Airlines Not Responsible
for any bills unless have Voucher
signed by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Spurlock.
ALASKA AIRLINES, Inc.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—1946 Ford Pick-up.
Motor in excellent condition.
Call Mclver at Hospital, 9 to 5.
43-3tc
LOST—Gold Tie Clasp. “Alaska”
on chain. Return to Nugget. Re
ward. 43-3tc
WALES HAS EPIDEMIC
OF INFLUENZA
Word has been brought down
from Wales that a severe epidemic
of “flu” has broken out and al
most everyone in the village is
sick.
Mrs. E. Levers of the ANS who
returned recently from there
statd that one native woman had
died and several of the others
were critically ill.
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United States Marines were in
China as far back as 1854, when
they were sent there to protect the
lives of foreigners, including
Americans.
JUDGE FOLTA TO HOLD
COURT IN ANCHORAGE
JUNEAU, (/P) — District Judge
George W. Folta has been ordered
to transfer his court sessions to
Anchorage this Monday, according
to word received here.
Judge Folta now is holding
court in Ketchikan and has at
least one case remaining on his
calendar there.
The jurist and his staff arc ex
pected here tomorrow and plan
to fly on to Anchorage Sunday.
No reason for the sudden order
was known althought it was un
derstood that the Anchorage court
docket is overcrowded.
VOTE FOR
NELS SWANBERG, JR.
BORN
IN ALASKA
• •
LIVED
IN ALASKA
ALL MY LIFE
• •
MINED
IN ALASKA
• •
RAISED MY
FAMILY
IN ALASKA
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE for
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Primary Election, April 25, 1950
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