AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES
The Douglas arrived from An
chorage yesterday with M. G. Su
crow, D. Robertson, T. J. Schwart
zenberger, D. Woolheater, F. Sing
yke, Lt. F. M. Rich. Passengers
departing for Anchorage were E.
C. Holmes and Marshall Lovett.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving from Seattle with the
Pan American Monday evening
were Mrs. Leila Simmons, Chester
Crowley and Paul Wagner. De
parting were Mrs. Craig Williams,
Sgt. R. Fitzimmons. Louisa and
Raymond Charles.
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
The new 247 Boeing, recently
purchased by the Wien Airlines
left Fairbanks this morning on a
charter trip to Kotzebue with
seven passengers for the CAB
hearing in Candle. From Kotzebue
the passengers will be taken to
Candle by a smaller plane of the
company. Sig Wien, and his at
torney Gren Collins, and Ray
mond Stough of the CAB board
were three of the passengers.
Pilot Bronaugh, who left this
morning to relay the passengers
to Candle, took Mr. and Mrs. Da
vis of the Weather Bureau, and
M. G. Sucrow of the OPA to Kot
zebue.
Pilot Bronaugh made a trip to
Winfield Ervin Candidate
For Mayor Of Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, March 20—With
the resignation of John Manders
as mayor of Anchorage, Council
man Winfield Ervin, was appoint
ed to complete the term. Mr. Er
vin is the husband of the former
Nomeite, Velma Brown, and is the
only candidate for mayor in the
coming election.
WEATHER VERY COLD
AT NENANA
The manager of the Nenana Ice
Pool, Wm. C. Williams of Nenana,
has announced that the weather is
very cold there now, averaging
about thirty degrees below’ zero
and the ice is about forty-two
inches thick.
The wing of a fly makes 330
movements per sec »nd.
White Mountain yesterday with
Miss Clara Gaddie, nurse for the
school, who is relieving Mrs. Fis
ler who is on leave in Nome. He
also took Golovin mail and Clar
ence Saccheous for Elim.
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL—
Mrs. L. B. Williams, Savoonga;
Fred Hemmelford, Stubenville,
Ohio; Joe Oprich, Dinty Moore, N.
B. Sucrow’, Anchorage; Oscar
Winchell, McGrath; Paul Wagner,
Mayville. Wise.; A. Condon, Seat
tle.
MINING, CONTRACTING
And INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
LOMEN
Commercial Co.
“Queen of Nome"*
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For the first time in the “Queen
of Nome” contest, an entry has
been sponsored by the Nome
Army Post. Selected to represent
the U. S. Troops and civilian em
ployees is ‘‘Pretty Kitty Kelly,”
employed by the U. S. Engineers.
Miss Kelly is 21 years of age, is
5 feet 4 inches tall, dark hair and
blue eyes, and has been in Nome
for 18 months.
Pat Collins, queen candidate,
sponsored oy the Kougarok Trans
portation and Mining Co., has
twinkling eyes of brown, aged
twenty-three, is a real Alaskan,
having been raised in Candle. This
popular young lady weighs 112
pounds and is five feet four inches.
Her gracious and vivacious per
sonality has won her many friends
in Nome, where she is living with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Nordlind. She is employed at the
fcJon Marcne.
Lillian Leyua, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kirk Jackson, efficient
and friendly manager of the Polar
Curio, has lived in Nome a year
and a half, likes Nome and plans
to stay here. She is five feet, 2Vfe
inches, weighs 120 pounds, is
twenty-four years old, and has
brown eyes and brown hair.
Ruth Seiffert, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Binks Seiffert, is 18
years old. She is a blue-eyed light
brunette, measuring five feet five
inches, and weighs 120 pounds.
She has lived in Nome seven years
and is in the Nome High School,
where she is popular because of
her courteous, friendly disposition.
Jane Scott, a genuine sourdough
candidate for the title of "Miss
Nome,” is the daughter of Sena
tor and Mrs. Tolbert Scott, of
Nome. Jane was born in Nome,
and has gone through grade
school and three years of high
school in Nome. She is five feet
4 inches in height, weighs 110
pounds and is 17 years of age, has
brown hair and brown eyes. Jane
is a "Regular Home-Town Gal.”
Latest standings follow:
Pat Collins . 3.000
Kitty Kelly . 4,200
Lillian Leyba . 1,800
Jane Scott .18,900
Ruth Seiffert .12,400
Hi! Ho!
COME TO THE FAIR
Winglyour way to see the Fair
with
WIEN Alaska Via Air
Special Rates to the Fair April 4 to 15,1946
“King Of Eskimos”
Lecturing In East
A newspaper clipping from the
East tells that “Col. Marvin Mars
ton, who organized an army of
20,000 Eskimos,” is lecturing and
showing color movies In Detroit.
The notice states that "no white
man has ever seen so many Es
kimos as Col. Marston,” and that
the natives have given him the
t tie: “King of the Eskimos.”
MOVING DAY FOR
THE WEATHER BUREAU
Today is moving day for the U.
S. Weather Bureau of Nome. Op
erator in Charge W. Schroeter,
announced that the office in the
Federal building will be vacated
today and the apparatus set up at
the Nome Air Base.
SURPLUS PLANES
TO BE SOLD ^
The War Assets Administration
with offices at Fairbanks, has an
nounced that three types of planes
located on the Elmensdorf Field.
Ft. Richardson, are to be sold be
fore April 3. The Douglas C-47A
models (10» are for sale at $20,000
each, two Lockheed C-60’s are of
fered at $22,500, three new Cur
tiss C-46A models, at $25,000 each.
Further information may be had
at the Nugget Office.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN FULTZ
TO VISIT OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. John Fultz, of the
Office of Indian Affairs, are leav
ing tomorrow via the Alaska Air
lines, for an extended visit in the
States. They plan to return in
July on the M.S. North Star.
Polar Liquor Store
Finest Assortment of Liquors
On The Seward Peninsula
Phone Your Orders Open From 8 A.M.
Black 138 To 6:30 P.M.
PIONEER WATER DELIVERY
Phone Main 94
ERIC NELSON
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
BEN YOUNG
Arrange Now for Regular Oil Service
Phone BLACK 19 P.O. Box 331
MINERS & MERCHANTS'
BANK OF ALASKA
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