HOT WEATHER H I N T — Cakes of Ice, used to make
snow for a skiing scene in a movie, enable Academy award win
ner Ingrid Bergman to keep cool despite the weather.
MONDAY GAMES
American League
Detroit 6, 0; Chicago 2, 7. Cleve
land 9, 8; St. Louis 7, 4.
Only four games played.
TUESDAY GAMES
No games played in the major
leagues.
Pacific Coast League
Los Angeles 11, Hollywood 2.
Oakland 8, San Francisco 4. San
Diego 5, Sacramento 3.
Only three games scheduled.
Truman Will
Broadcast About
Potsdam
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—(JP)—
President Truman will report to
the nation on the Potsdam con
ference over all radio networks at
seven p.m. Pacific time (4:00 p.m.
Nome time) Thursday in a thirty
minute speech. Secretary Ross
said he will go into greater detail
than the communique issued after
the conference.
Fly in Comfort... and for LESS
Now, Lower Rates in Effect
Yes, it’s true that you can fly to any place in Alaska at
rates that mean big savings to you. And you fly in all the
comfort of the Douglas Starliners!
Freight Rates Down, Too
All freight rates have been reduced considerably. Get it
there faster via Alaska Airlines. And, Mr. Businessman, it
will pay you to check with our ticket agent regarding space
available freight rates.
Check These Fares
From Nome to
Anchorage $60.00
Fairbanks 60.00 *
Juneau 120.00
Homer 84.00
McGrath 56.00
Naknek 120.00
Bethel 100.00
Tax Not Included
I i Phone Main 66
ALASKA AIRLINES
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Bomb Explosion
Rocks B-29 Ten
Miles Away
GUAM. Aug. 8—<;P)—1The B-29,
piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, Jr.,
of Miami, which dropped the
atomic bomb was ten miles from
the scene and several miles high
| when the bomb exploded. The1
' Suoerfor4 was rocked as if an an
| ‘iaircraft shell had burst close by. I
Although all were wearing dark
glasses, the “visual impact” of the
j explosive’s great flash was so tre
| mendous that some cried “My
| God” in sheer amazement. Only
I three of the men in the bomber
| knew the secret of the mission.
Dr. George Watt, University of
j Texas chemist, who helped devel
! op the bomb said it could destroy
i all life on Japan within a few
! days. It may mean that the atomic
Some fortunate service men are
enjoying their favorite dishes,
cooked as only Mom knows how
and sent in tin containers pro
cessed and sealed at the McAllen
(Texas) USO Club, according to
the National War Fund.
bomb will be the threat compel
ling world peace.”
Brig. Gen. Thomas Farrel, of
Albany, another who helped, dis
closed that only last March the
Nazi atom bomb laboratory at
Orienenburg. Germany was “com
oletel.v and absolutely destroyed
by bombing. Emola Gay streaked
across the target without drawing
any antiaircraft fire.
Hiroshima was completely sur
prised by Tibbet. He said: “We
stayed around two or three min
utes and by that time the smoke
had risen to forty thousnad feet
and the town was entirely ob
scured.”
ARCTIC AIR SERVICE
CANDLE, ALASKA
Nome Headquarters — Wallace Hotel
— Contact —
JOE WALLACE, MAURICE KING or GENE JACK
Frequent trips with passengers and freight between
Nome and Fairbanks via Deerlng, Candle, Kotsebue.
Kiana. Shungnak, Kobuk and Hughes.
CONTACT US FOR CHARTER SERVICE
SMALL AND LARGE SHIPS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
NEVADA BAR
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Building Contractors
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or Repair Homes
or Buildings! |
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to do the job right jd
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Phone Main 61 or Red 152
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