Playfield Merry-Go-Round
Needs Concrete Work
I’ The completion of the installa
tion of the merry-go-round on the
playfield has been delayed fdr
Jack of manpower, stated the
chairman of the committee, Marie
Grant. ,
;t She explained that John Alm
quist has completed the project of
Iiaving the hole dug for this equip
ment but someone who has had
experience with concrete is needed
to complete the work and pour
•the concrete, which also was do
nated.
Anyone wishing to assist is
urged to get in touch with Marie
Grant as soon as possible so the
children can have use of this new
equipment before snow flies.
IN THE ROADSTEAD
’ The loading of scrap iron on the
MS Teton has been delayed due
| to the fact that the boom on the
LST broke down. Repairs are un
der way and it is hoped that load
ing will be resumed soon.
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The MS Ring Splice will finish
unloading this afternoon and go
on to* Teller.
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The MS Finch is completing re
pairs and plans to leave for the
north soon.
Carita O'Connor and Trygve Ul
rickson were married Friday af
ternoon by the U. S. Commission
er. Vera Elim and Clara Reed
were the couple’s attendants.
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First Exhibits Entered
Native Products f)ept.
Of NW Alaska Fair
The first contributions to the
Na tive Products'department of the
NWA Fair Association,, were
brought in by the superintendent,
Flora Oumak, and will be entered
for display as well as for com
petition. They include such things
as dry oogruk meat in oogruk oil,
black Whale muktuk, berries pre
served in reindeer fat, dry fish
preserved in oogruk oil.
Also native wild vegetables such
as surrah (willow leaves); sil
koch (a broad-leaved tundra
plant)? toogahyuk (a stringy plant
found along the beaches that must
be picked before it flowers), and
alloyguts (sour grass).
Other varieties are sought for
this display as well as other ber
ries.
L. A. Cartoonist Makes
Short Visit To Nome
Gordon Currie, cartoonist for
the Los Angeles Mirror, is seeing
Nome and Alaska from a cartoon
ist’s point of view. Mr. Currie,
who is an Australian, seems to
have a keen sense of humor, and
it will be interesting to see what
the results of his visit to Nome
will produce.
MMM HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Slwooko
are the parents of a daughter
born on July 29. The Slwookos are
from Gambell but at present are
making their home in Nome.
Flora Washington of Candle has
been admitted to the hospital.
Discharged patients are Ed
Rohn, Mabel Almquist and son,
Raymond Faust, Fred Pullock.
The Fire Department answered
an alarm Saturday from Mettler
Way at the Clyde Kammerer gar
age. The fire was caused by in
sulation between the ceiling and
the roof catching on fire while
welding was being dohe.
There was negligible damage.
An ACS jeep met with an acci
dent on the other side of Cape
Nome while being driven by Cpl.
Guy Grossokhme and Cpl. Charles
Carr, neither of whom were in
jured very badly when the car
went off the road.
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Seems strange how many people
hope to live a long time and how
few want to get old.
NOTICE
Sealed bids shall be accepted
in the City Clerk's Office up to
August L 1951, for gravelling a
portion of Warren Way and King's
Place. Specifications can be called
for at the City Clerk's office.
Nome Common Council
By Carrie M. McLain,
88,3 City Clerk
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Full length badger
coat in good condition $150; full
length otter parka $175. Call
Red 83 after 5 p.m. 89,2
FOR RENT—Rooms and apart
ments. Phone Main 150. Nevada
, Apartments. 88,4
WANTED — Used oil kitchen
range. Call Nugget.
DREAM
THEATER
Tuesday# July 31—7:30 p.m.
"THE LADY GAMBLES"
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Preston
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PAN AMERICAN
Arriving Saturday with 'Pan
American were Joel Knight, E. H.
Whittacker, H. Straed, M. Craw
ford, Lillian Russell, E. F. Russell,
Max Penrod, John Thome.
Departing were Richard Sulli
van, P. Ravlovec, R. B. Grosclese,
Richard Firfch, J. D. Anderson,
George Mattson.
WIEN AIRLINES
Passengers to Kotzebue: W. B.
Neeley, E. B. Fisher, Sam Pen
rod, J. H. Churchill.
From Kotzebue: Robert Hutton,
Elmer Greene, Gretchen Howarth,
Martyn Jeffery.
George Miller was a passenger
to Deering.
Passengers from Fairbanks: L.
W. LeCourneau, Andrew Kuznich,
Balfour Gessner, R. N. Nelson,
Jonah Walton, Aba Yancy.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers ter Anchorage: Ruth
Gottschalk, N. Misfeldt. Warren E.
Hinds, Oapt. (Lincoln, Robert
Bearpre.
From Anchorage: Charles Scha
chle, Raymond Sphar, E. Grohn,
Harriet Brown. Alberta Deven
teck, Chris Bjornstad, Gordon
Currie, Robt. Matson, Herbert
Noble, T. W. Ellis.
To Unalakleet: Mabel Cannon,
Donald McFeeley, F. Degnan, A.
Bakhs.
From Unalakleet: A. Bahk, C.
Fabean, J. Isadose, Geo. Burk
hart, Beverly Burkhart, E. Sorren,
A. Schlasser.
Lena Blatford was brought to
Nome from Moses Point.
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Party of 12 Blake Oomiak:
Trip to Sledge bland . C
Capt. Sam Mogg took ad van?
tage of the good weather yester
day and made a trip to.Sledge Is
lyand with a party of twelve in
his oomiak.
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While there they saw the. SS
Crown City which, is still above
water, climbed over,the island.to
the bird rookeries and picked ber
ries and wild greens which grorw
there. The party left Nome in the
morning and returned in the eve
ning.
In Commissioner's Court 4,
Morris Thomas was given a 90
day suspended sentence for as
sault and battery.
Alaska University Prof.
Byrns To Study Abroad
Professor Richard H. Byrns of
the University of Alaska faculty
has been named the recipient of a
Ford Foundation Fellowship, Dr.
Terris Moore, President of the
University, announced today.
Professor Byrns will continue
his academic work at the Univer
sity of Edinburgh, Edinburgh,
Scotland, where, in addition to
the study of Nineteenth Century
Literature, he will concentrate on
the teaching methods and organ
izational techniques of foreign
universities. He plans to leave
Alaska during the latter part of
August. The University has grant
ed him a leave of absence in order
that he might have opportunity to
study abroad under the Fellow
ship.
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Breakfast, Lunch,
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6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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