PIONEER MEN HOLD LAST
MEETING OF SEASON
The Pioneer Men, Igloo No. 1,
held thtyr last meeting of the sea
son at the Whaley house Wednes
day evening. Through the kind
ness of the Sommers Construction
Co., they have been meeting at the
Whaley House all winter and as
the company will use the building
during the summer the Pioneers
will have no place in which to
hold their meetings. Should any
important business come up dur
ing the summer a special meeting
will be called by the President,
Ole Hay.
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Jap Strongpoints
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GUAM, May 25— </P) —Across
bridges thrown over the Asato
river under enemy fire the Sixth
Division of Marines reinforced the
forces fighting inside the capital
city of Naha on the west coast of
Okinawa. Thursday Marine pa
trols fought through the day in
side the city of rubble to reduce
Japanese strongpoints.
On the east coast the Seventh
Division infantrymen in the face
of stiff resistance drove farther
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2 Shows May 25th 7:15 fc 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“GREAT GUNS”
STAN LAUREL, OLIVER HARDY
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1 Show May 26ih 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
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WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“THE NAVY COMES
THROUGH”
PAT O'BRIEN
GEORGE MURPHY
JANE WYATT
And "BAND No. 3"
south below captured Yonabaru in
what today’s fleet communique
reported as “important advances.”
Heavy mud restricted opera
tions elsewhere along the “little
Siegfried line.”
In the Naha sector while Japan
ese poured shells on the river area
Marine engineers built two bridges
across the Asa to, one of sufficient
size to accommodate vehicles
bringing supplies and expanding
the bridgehead inside the ruined
capital.
Seventh Division’s gains ex
panded the bulge to heights south
of Yonabaru from which the
Yanks in position to swing behind
the fortress of Shiri and bomb
the harassed Japs.
Japan sent more planes to re
lieve the worsening situation of
the Nipponese garrison on south
ern Okinawa. The raiders suc
ceeded in damaging “one light
unit” of the American fleet Wed
nesday night.
Thursday numerous groups of
Japanese planes began attacking
American forces ashore and afloat
Fifteen of the raiders were de
stroyed.
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INFORMAL FAREWELL FOR
REV. V. BOOKER SUNDAY EVE.
There will be no service at the
Federated Church next Sunday
evening as a community Bacca
laureate Service will be held at
the Territorial School. As it is the
last evening Rev. and Mrs. V.
Booker will be in Nome there will
be a social hour in their honor in
the social room of the Federated
Church at nine o’clock following
the services at the school. The
Bookers inaugurated these social
hours following regular church
service for the benefit of the serv
ice men who came to town on
Sundays.
The Bookers not only created
this popular gathering but are re
sponsible in a great measure for
the redecorating and rerpodeling
of the interior of the chilrch and
crating a recreation room for the
young people of the community.
Mrs. Booker has given all of her
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time to the young people of the
church and has developed among
other things, a fine Junior Choir.
She has recently helped in the
formation of a Girl Scout Troop.
Rev. and Mrs. Booker took a
keen and active interest in all
civic improvements and will be
missed in the community. It is
not known at this time who will
replace them. They plan to visit
other parts of Alaska before re
turning to the States.
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