NEW YEAR CHEER
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And all
the cheer
of the
New Year is rightfully yours
for the takina.
POLARIS HOTEL
BAR and COFFEE SHOP
GREETING
We commend the
New Year to you
as an opportunity
to embrace twelve
months of happy
achievement^?^.
CAVOTA’S
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE
AT L. W. Y. MISSION
There will be a watch night
service at the Lavinia Wallace
Young Mission Saturday night,
starting at eleven o’clock.
The string ensemble will play;
and everybody is welcome.
CHRISTMAS MAIL DELIVERED
TO KING ISLAND
Lonely isolated King Island, in
the middle of Bering Sea, was not
forgotten bby Santa Claus this
year. The U. S. Army Air Force
flew over the island on Christmas
dropping three sacks of mail and
packages from friends and rela
tives.
It is reported that two sacks of
mail landed on the island and the
third sack fell into Bering Sea. An
oomiak was quickly launched and
the mail retrieved before it sank.
It was stated that there was evi
dence on the beach and ice that
seal and walrus had been plenti
ful and everyone was out waving
at the plane.
Pilots on the trip were Lt. A. J.
Vickers and Hiawatha Mohawk; i
engineers were Tech Sergeants
Donald McNaughton and Arthur
Henry and radio operator was Sgt.
James Stockton.
Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity!
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, December 30, 1949
Forecast Nome: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Saturday. Moderate i
northeastrly winds. Lowest tem
perature tonight —5, highest tem
perature Saturday 5.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today:
Precipitation, none. (Total this
month .87 inch). ,
Temperatures: highest 5, low- ,
est —8.
Maximum wind 15 miles an hour
from the northeast.
Sunrise at 10:02 a.m., sunset at
2:07 p.m. I
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest —5, lowest —33.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907: highest 35 in 1941,
lowest —33 in 1948.
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AIRLINES
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PAN AMERICAN AIRWAY
Arriving Wednesday from Fair- (
banks with Pan American were
Mr. Lundwell, Mr. Runtee and D.
J. Reader.
Departing for Fairbanks were
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Polet, Mrs. H.
Bernier, Robert Vrekken. Passen
gers for Seattle were Mr. and Mrs.
William Ullrich, A. Alakouk. A. C.
Wheeler.
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ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving Wednesday from An
chorage were John Adaman, Mr.
Blatchford, K. Blatchford, A. Ol
sen, Roy Foster. George Homung.
Passengers from Unalakleet
were Allen.Soosuh. Cyril Seeds.
| Fritz Livesay was a passenger
from Moses Point.
Arriving yesterday from Shish
maref were Mrs. George Goshaw
and Nancy Olanna.
Departing for Anchorage yester
day were George Homung and:
Jimmie Miller.
A special Alaska Airlines flight
will arrive from Borrow today to
make the main run to St. Law- •
rence Island. (
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Bring to
the birthday
of the year
all the
happiness
you are able
and it will
repay in kind
throughout
its life.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
LOMEN
COMMERCIAL
COMPANY
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4~jete 3 a hope that
the day} ofo 1950 will
he htimminy with contentment
foot all ofo you.
•Q uety hjappy AJew Ijeax.
GORDON’S