Vice Admiral
Onishi Commits
Suicide
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 — </P) —
The Jap Navy Ministry has an
nounced that Vice Admiral Taki
jiro Onishi, vice chief of the Navy
general staff had committed sui
cide. He left a note which said he
wanted to “make atonement to
the souls of my former subordin
ates and members of their be
reaved families.”
Tokyo radio said Onishi was
the originator of the suicide spe
cial attack corps since May 29th,
and commander of the Naval Sui
cide forces.
Navy And Marine
•/
Reduce Their
Draft Calls
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20—(/Pi
Navy and Marine draft calls for
September have been reduced
from twenty-two thousand to thir
teen thousand Vice Admiral Ja
cobs, chief of Navy Bureau per
sonnel said. The Army previously
New Advisor To
Territorial Schools
Named Recently
I
i Dr. Dorothy Halvorson, for the
past two years assistant professor
of English at the University of
Alaska, has recently taken over
her new duties as education sup
ervisor in the office of Territorial
| Commissioner of Education James
! Ryan, a post created by the last
legislature.
In her capacity as educational
i supervisor, Miss Halvorson will
have charge of the deucational
program in Territorial schools,
will appoint and certify teachers,
outline study programs and, when
school term resumes, will visit
schools in the field as advisor.
She assumes her duties in the ed
ucation office after a two-months
, visit in the states immediately fol
lowing the close of the university
term.
Miss Halvorson at one time
j served as associate in adult edu
cation at Teachers’ College, Co
lumbia University. She has also
served as instructor in English at
Pomona College, Claremont, Cali
fornia.
' cut their draft calls from eighty
thousand to fifty thousand.
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Kotzebue
Fairbanks Calena- Nome
Unala kleet
Every Thursday
Boeing Airliners
See us for rates from any
T'oint on Seward Peninsula
to Fairbanks
Days: Main 46 Nights: Main 36
lor Information and Reservations
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RETIRES — After 47 years’
service in the U. S. Army, dur
I ing which he rose from rank of
private, Lt. Gen. George Grunert
(above), commanding general of
the Eastern defense command,
has retired from active dutv.
MR. AND MRS. C. PRINGLE
TRANSFERRED TO ILLIAMNA
Mr. and Mrs. C. Pringle, who
have been employed here for sev
eral years, have been transferred
to Illiamna. Mr. Pringle served in j
Candle and Nome while in thisj
aiea.
Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the United States
Weather Bureau, Nome, Alaska.
Monday, August 20, 1945
Forecast Nome: Cloudy today
with occasional rain tonight and
Tuesday morning, becoming partly
cloudy Tuesday afternoon. Lowest
temperature tonight 40, highest
temperature Tuesday 53.
Nome Data: precipitation last
24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today,
trace.
Total precipitation this month
to 8:30 a.m. today 0.67 inches.
Temperaures last 24 hours to
8:30 a.m. today: highest 50, low-j
est 41.
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 61, lowest 45.
Extreme temperatures on this
day since 1907: lowest 33 in 1934,
highest 68 in 1917.
Sunrise at 5:08 a.m., sunset at
9:05 p.m.
Data for other selected stations
as of 8:30 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Point Barow 32 Cloudy
Point Hope 38 Cloudy
Kotzebue 45 Partly Cloudy
Wales 39 Cloudy
Gambell 46 Cloudy
Nome 46 Cloudy
Golovin 47 Cloudy
Moses Point 46 Cloudy
Unalakleet 49 Cloudy
Bethel 50 Cloudy
McGrath 51 Cloudy
Galena 52 Cloudy
Fairbanks 50 Cloudy
Wiseman 40 Cloudy
Ft.Yukon 52 Cloudy
Summit 45 Cloudy
Anchorage 54 Clear
Cordova 38 Clear
%
Juneau 47 Rain
Whitehorse 43 Cloudy
Edmonton 38 Clear
Ketchikan 53 Cloudy.
CHESTER MILLIGAN
FLIES TO NOME
Chester Milligan, well-known
dredge operator of the Council
district flew into Nome on busi
ness.
St. Augustine, Fla., is the oldest
city in the United States.
M. S. NORTH STAR DUE TO
ARRIVE IN NOME TODAY
The M. S. North Star, of the
U. S. Office of Indian Affairs is
scheduled to arrive in the road
stead some time today. The ship
carries supplies for the Bureau
schools, hospitals and the Rein
deer service.
W ALLACE HOTEL & TAXI
NOME, ALASKA . PHONE 55
ALASKA TELEPHONE &
TELEGRAPH CO.
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE SERVICE
Victory Is Never Cheap In Lives Or Money
MINING, CONTRACTING
And INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
Lomen Commercial
Company
WORK CLOTHES
Shop at the N. C. Co. for the
hes t in serviceable and
comfortable work clothes.
BIB OVERALLS
WAIST OVERALLS
FRISCO JEANS
COVERALLS
WHIPCORD PANTS
TWILL PANTS
WORK SHIRTS
SHOP CAPS
WORK SOX
WORK SHOES
N. C. PRICES
Northern
Commercial Co.
Alaska’s Pioneer Merchants
TWO DELIVERIES 10 A.M.
DAILY 3 P.M.
Phone MA. 133
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