Allies Seize
Great Oil Center
Of Balikpapan
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6—<fl>)
—United States is using eleven
thousand planes against the Jap
homeland, radio Tokyo said. To
fuel these planes, the broadcast
added, the Allied forces have
•eized Balikpapan, the great oil
center on Dutch Borneo.
With Borneo oil available,
United States tankers are able to
haul ten times as much fuel be
cause of the shorter distance.
Two hundred fifty United States
bomber and fighter planes from
Iwo Jima and Okinawa made a
two-pronger attack against the
Bombers, Fighters
Hammer Kyushu
Unchallenged
MANILA, July 6—(^P)—General
MacArthur has thrown his air*
forces against the Japanese home
land, for the first time from Okin
awa thirty-six hours after they
landed on Okinawa.
The fighters and bombers roar
ed in an unchallenged sweep over
Kyushu. “This is the start and we
will continue to hammer Japan
until she accepts unconditional
surrender,” said Gen. George C.
Kenney, commander of the Far
East Air Forces.
Jap mainland for the third con
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secutive day, Tokyo reported.
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ALASKA AIRLINES
On July 5th the Lodestar ar
rived from Anchorage with Sid
ney Champion and Robert Arnold,
and departed immediately with
Travis Spaulding, Mr. Holmes,
Ging Lee, Nee Fong and Grady
Robinette.
Today Pilot Weaver made the
regular mail run to Kotzebue with
| Frank Waskey as a passenger.
WIEN AIRLINES
On July 4, a trip was made to
Unalakleet with R. B. Clifton and
Robert Arnold.
On July 5, the Boeing arrived
i from Faribanks with Mrs. E. Hub
bard, Mary Norberg, Jerry Wig
gin, and Albert Hackberg.
A trip was made on the 5th to
Wales with Howard Burkher as a
round trip passenger. Another trip
to Kotzebue, Candle and Deering
with freight and Robert Sommers
as a round trip passenger.
This morning a trip was made
to the Kougarok with Colman
Griffith and to Haycock with Al
bert Hackberg and Gene Kagoona.
Jerry Wiggins of the Wien Air
lines office personnel of the Fair
banks Office is making her first
visit to Nome, and plans on visit
ing friends for a few days.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Wilbert McCreight, Sarah Ad
ams, Stanley Baskin, Spurlock
McSwain, Will Gillis, and Ray
mond May were incoming passen
gers Wednesday evening. Outgo
ing passengers were Mrs. Irma
Nowell, Don Foster, Louis Mueller,
Ed Burnell and Mary Moses.
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WEDNESDAY GAMES
American League
New York 2, 3; Cleveland 4, 2.
Boston 4, 2; Detroit 3, 5. Washing
ton 5, 11; Chicago 4, 2. Philadel
phia 3, 5; St. Louis 2, 6.
National League
St. Louis 8, 19; New York 4, 2.1
Cincinnati 4, 3; Brooklyn 3, 5.
Pittsburgh 6, 13; Philadelphia 7, 0.
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 3, 5; Los Angeles 4, 0.
Hollywood 3, 3; San Diego 2, 2.
Portland 6, 3; Oakland 0, 2. San
Francisco 5, 3; Scaramento 0, 4.
THURSDAY GAMES
American League
Clevland 2, New York 1, eleven
innings. Washington 5, Chicago 2.
Boston 8, Detroit 9. Philadelphia
3, St. Louis 4.
National League
Chicago 3, Boston 2. St. Louis 7,
New York 5. Cincinnati 6, Brook
lyn 4. Other games postponed.
Pacific Coast League
Portland 0, Oakland 10. Holly
wood 6, San Diego 0. Seat:le 1,
Los Angeles 0. San Francisco 3,
Sacramento 8.
Submarine Trigger
Presumed Lost
WASHINGTON, July S—UP)—
The submarine Trigger with
eighty officers and men is over
due and can be presumed lost.
This brings to forty-five the
number of submarines lost since
the start of the war. The skipper
commander of the Trigger was
David Connole, of Madison, Illin
ois.
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Philippines To Be
Great Base For.
Strikes At Japan
MANILA, July 6 — </P) — The
Philippine Islands will provide
the United States with a great
base for strikes at Japan, China
and Formosa says General Mac
Arhur. The Japanese homeland is
I a thousand miles from northeast
j Luzon.
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(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
Report Of The Financial Condition
OF THE
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Territory of Alaska,, at the close of business on the
30tb day of June, 1945.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts...$ 303.171.25
Loans on real estate. 54.850.00
United States bonds and securities.. 1,296.400 00
Other bonds and warrants. 79.893.75
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 39.486 78
Other real estate owned. 3.366.08
Due from other banks. 352.384i82
Checks on other banks and other cash items. 12.307.03
Cash on hand . 247.941.40
Gold bullion on hand. 6!l06!65
TOTAL .;.$2,395,907.76
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in.$ 100,000.00
Surplus fund . 25,000.00
Undivided profits less expenses paid. 115,202.72
Demand deposits . 1,853,002.46
Time deposits . 302,702.58
TOTAL .$2,395,907.76
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA ) SS
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT )
I, H. G. Gabrielson, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
H. G. GABRIELSON. Cashier
• CORRECT ATTEST)
G. R. JACKSON,
H. G. GABRIELSON,
Directors.
• NOTARIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, 1945.
EDITH R. BULLOCK,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My commission expires January 7, 1946.
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