WHERE FOREBEARS LANDE D_Llttle Ronnie
Berry, 10 months old, and his parents visit famed Plymouth Rock,
Plymouth, Mass., where tradition says his English forebears first
set foot on American soil. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herschell P.
Berry, Bridgewater, Mass., met and wed at her home town of
Plymouth, England, where Berry was stationed in the Navy.
NEW STEEL BULKHEAD
NEARS COMPLETION
Gordon Wildes, manager for the
R. J. Sommers Construction Co.
stated yesterday that the bulk
head on which his company was
working is very nearly complete.
Mr. Wildes said that the entire
bulkhead, from the Miners and
Merchants Bank to the Northern
Commercial Co. store, would be
i completed at a total cost of about
$60,000. This bulkhead, unlike
previously constructed retaining
walls, is reinforced and improved
of interlocking sheet steel piling
and should prove a permanent
protection against future storms.
BEEBERMAN WILL TEACH
ON NOME SCHOOL STAFF
_
Max Beeberman, of Cape Nomfe,
will replace Florence Wassman on
j the staff of the Nome Territorial
I school. Mrs. Wassman. who is
working at the mining camp of
George Waldheim for the summer,
is planning on returning to the
States to care for her mother who
is ill.
Northwest Announces
4-ENGINE 44-PASSENGER
LUXURY SERVICE
NONSTOP
anchorage to
Lv. Anchorage 1:45 PM daily(ast)
Ar. Seattle 11:15 P M daily (pst)
NORTHWEST
AIRLINES
MRS. HERMANN HOOP DIED
LAST NIGHT AT HER HOME
Mrs. Hermann Hoop, wife of
Hermann Hoop, died quietly in
her sleep last night after a linger
ing illness of several months.
Mrs. Hoop was a real pioneer
as she came to Nome in 1900 from
from New Zealand and was af
fectionately called “Little Emily”
by the patrons of the North Pole
Bakery where she was employed
as waitress for ten years.
In 1910 she married and helped
her husband Hermann with the
work around the Nome Milk
Ranch which was later destroyed
by the 1913 flood.
Mrs. Hoop, whose maiden name
was Emily Sincox, wras bom on
May 24th 1875.
She is survived by her husband,
a son in Nome, and a daughter
Mrs. Wilbur Arnold and three
grandchildren in Tacoma.
Funeral services are scheduled
1 At The Hotels
I
Wallace Hotel
Guests registered at the Wal
! lace Hotel are Martin Jorgenson,
| George Coplen, Seattle; W. Mc
Dowell, Joe Cook, George Rogge,
Kendall Howe, and R. L. Lossow,
Seattle.
Paterson Hotel
F. Daryhitz, C. M. Mull, Sea
ttle Mr. and Mrs. S. Coplin, Tip- *
oli, Wis.; Veah Dodge, Koyuk;
Bertha Stedje, Teller; Chris Kir
stens, Alaska Airlines; Barney
Crosby, CAA; John Paden, Jun
eau.
Sara Bagley of Boston was the
first woman telegraph operator.
tentatively for Monday afternoon
at two o’clock, from the Federated
Church.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Dorothy's Gift Shop
Mrs. M. B. Young, Owner
The Only Shop On Lane’s Way
INFANTS WEAR AND GIFTS
FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Hours 11:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M.
YES, WE HAVE—
Drapery Fabrics
Rayon Dress Fabrics
Rayon Lining
Wool Slacks
Corduroy Slacks
Sport Sweaters
Lovely Blouses
J
Baxley Frocks
Formfit Girdles
Girl’s Wash Dresses
Girl’s Rayon Panties
— and for Men we have_
Men’s Sport Jackets
Carpenter’s Overalls
Painter’s Overalls
Work Shirts
Canvas Gloves
Leather Gloves
Work Shoes
Phone Main 133
Northern Commercial
Company