NEWS IN BRIEF !
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18, (A*)—
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, long
time national secretary of the'
American Red Cross, died of an j
attack of coronary thrombosis.
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NEW YORK Mar. 18, (/P)—Dr.
Harlow’ Shapley, director of Har
vard observatories, said on his ar
rival from Europe, that he be
lieved the Russians “know’ all we
know’ about atomic energy, but
are still behind in the technical
know how, and that is just a mat
ter of time.”
SITKA. Mar. 18., </P)_The dis
tinguished flying cross air medal
with four clusters, was presented
Saturday to Dormand Clare Mc
Graw, for distinguished service
with Navy squadron 24 on Okin
awa. The presentation was made
by Lt. Comdr. V. S. Carrier. Mc
Graw’ is now a partner in a trans
fer firm here.
PORTAGE, Wise., Mar. 18, (/P)
Wisconsin Progressives, after a
stormy meeting, at w’hich they
fodght out their political future,
at a statewide party conference,
voted to rejoin the Republicans,
from whom they cut loose in 1934
to form their own organization.
The vote came after Senator Rob
ert Lafollette, one of the party’s
founders twelve years ago, told
delegates he was convinced the
Republican party in Wisconsin of
fered the best source of progres-1
sive principles.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18, f/P)—
President Truman, nominating
Bernard Baruch, 75, at U. S. rep
resentative to the United Nations
QUEEN CONTEST
GETS UNDERWAY
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In an interview today with
“Bob” Long chairman of the Ken
nel Club Carnival sponsored by
the Arctic Club of Nome he said
“The Queen Contest is getting
away to a good start, with four
girls sponsored by business firms,
and others who are making the
necessary preparations.”
The Queens entered thus far:
Ruth Seiffert, sponsored by Dia
sel Oil Sales.
Jane Scott, sponsored by N. C.
Company.
Pat Collins, sponsored by Kou
garok Freighting and Mining
Company.
Lillian Leyba, sponsored by the
Polar Cur o Shop.
Any girl interested in entering,
or any commercial business inter
ested in sponsoring a “Queen,”
contact Bob Long, Karl Dewey, or
Jane Galvin.
Ticket stubs should be retained,
as valuable door prizes will be
awarded at the carnival.
There will be a board meeting
tonight at 7:30, at the home of
Karl Dewey.
The Scotch parliament banned
golf in 1457 because it interfered
with archery.
atomic energy commission The
White House said the nomination
of the financier and Presidential
advisor will go to the Senate to
morrow.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 18, UP)—
President Truman has accepted j
an invitation to go to New York
May 11, to address the anniver
sary celebration of Fordham uni- |
versity. ‘
Reds Deeper
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ficial Iranian authority for the
presence of Red Army troops in
Iran. The troops were supposed to
withdraw March second.
Four—The tenor of American
and Russian relations was set
meanwhile by Secretary Byrnes,
with his assurance on the one
hand that the American govern
ment does not intend to enter into
a military alliance with Britain
against Russia, but he did ham
mer home the point that United
States takes the United Nations
seriously and is building its for
eign poliicy upon that organization
and his insistence on the other
hand that United States must act
immediately to maintain the
strength of its armed forces.
To do this he called for the ex
tending of the draft law beyond
its May 15th, expiration, and the
enactment of peacetime military
training legislation.
Secretary Byrnes made these
statements in a speech in New
York Saturday night.
SPENDING VACATION
IN NOME
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Apple, em
ployees of the Pan American Air
ways at Northway, are spending
their vacation in Nome.
ENROUTE TO KOUGAROK
IN MINING INTERESTS
C. A. Sherman and John Stef
ten, representatives of the Reigt 1 !
Bros, interests in the Kougarok. I
arrived from Fairbanks Friday
and are completing arrangements
to go to the Kougarok and start
preliminary operations.
0 Alaska Airlines feeder
plane bases
■■ DC*3 scheduled routes
— Alaska Airlines feeder
plane routes
Only terminal points are shown on the above map. There are more
than a hundred towns served by Alaska Airlines in Alaska.
Use the complete passenger and express services of Alaska
Airlines. Phone MAIN 66 NOME, ALASKA
flLflSKn QIRUNES
Greek Ships
Fire On Albania
LONDON, March 18, (/P) — The
Moscow radio broadcast an Alban
ian telegraph agency report, as
serting that Greek ships maneu
vering in Albanian waters, fired
on Albanian “populated places
and ports.” The dates of the re
ported shelling were not given in
the Soviet broadcast, which quot
ed the agency further as charging
that Greek soldiers were “system
atically crossing Albanian fron
tiers in agressive activity, carried
out according to a plan worked
out before hand, and known to
Greek authorities :ind at Greek
command.”
Meetings
LAST PIONEER CARD PARTY
OF SERIES. MARCH 20
The sixth and last of the series
of card parties being held by the
Pioneers of Alaska will be held in
the Masonic Temple. Wednesday,
March 20 at eight o'clock. Prizes
for the games and a door prize
will be given as well as trophy
prizes for the series. 33-2t
CLASSIFIED* \I»S
Scratch Pads on Sale at the
Nugget.
SEWING MACHINES repaired.
Call Main 125. 31-3t
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
DREAM
THEATER
NOME. ALASKA
1 Show, Mar. 18 and 19, 7:30 PJf.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“SPITFIRE”
LESLIE HOWARD.
ROSAMUND JOHN
Also "SHOWHORSE"
1 Show, Mar. 20 and 21. 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“RATIONING”
WALLACE BEERY.
MARJORIE MAIN
Also 'YANKEE DOODLE MOUSE'
2 Shows, Mar. 22. 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“CHATTERBOX”
JOE E. BROWN. JUDY CANOVA
M-n "SWRET «tTOTJX"
And "SCRAPS THE JAPS"
1 Show, Mar. 23, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“THE DESERT SONG”
DENNIS MORGAN.
IREVE MANNING
Also "SOMEWHERE IN U.S.A."
2 Shows. Mar. 24, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
SUNDAY
“NIGHT PLANE FOR
CHUNGKING”
ROBERT PRESTON,
ELLEN DREW
Also "KISS FOR HITLER"
And "QUICK RETURN"
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