JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Watchmaster Electronic Timing Service
3 to 5 Day Service
Hours 9 to 5
EYE GLASS REPAIRING
Minor repairs v/hile you wait
Box 625 Nome, Alaska
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WALSHES HAVE DAUGHTER
ANCHORAGE — A daughter,
Catherine Louise, weighing seven
pounds, 13Vfe ounces, was born
Friday, July 23, to Mr. and M^s.
Daniel K. Walsh at 2:52 p.m. at
Providence Hosital. Mr. Walsh is
an aircraft mechanic with Alaska
Airlines.
TERMINAL KNOT
TO ARRIVE SATURDAY
Word was received here today
that the estimated time of arrival
of th» M/S Terminal Knot at
Nome will be 7:00 p.m. Saturday,
July 31, Bill Wood, local Alaska
Steamship Co., agent announced.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN B.
DUNCAN VISITING HERE
I Staion manager at Anchorage,
for the Alaska Airlines, John B.
Duncan and his wife, flew into
Nome today to look over the
Nome area office and activities.
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Richard E. Lee, of Solomon.
1 Alaska, left on the Pan American
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plane today for Hollywood, due
to the recent death of his wife.
The name Arizona has been in
cluded in the titles of 56 differ
ent motion pictures.
YOUR SELECTION FOR PROMPTNESS
FIRST cot Sendee p, . fT. .
Choice or 1 he Alaska Line ror your trans
portation needs assures you of prompt delivery of freight from Outside. Frequent, regularly
scheduled sailings put an end to needless delay awaiting shipment and reduce time in transit.
Take advantage of The Alaska Line’s leadership in serving Alaska. Every time you order, be
sure to specify—"Ship via Alaska Steamship Company.”
When The Alaska Line carries the
freight, your convcnL.ice is served
with fast, dependable transportation.
In addition, the big, efficient facilities
of Pier 42, the new Alaska Terminal,
in Seattle, eliminate delays in han
dling and help speed your freight to
the Territory.
Make it your selectioh for prompt
ness—only The Alaska Line is FIRST
in Service.
THE ALASKA LINE’S OBJECTIVES
1. To provide the best freight and passenger
service possible at rates that will promote terri
' torial growth and prosperity.
2. To encourage industrial development within
Alaska.
3. To be a force for civic good within our
sphere of activity.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Sexvuty /4taAfa
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
MET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Nome Volunteer Firemen
held their regular meeting on
Wednesday night and discussed
the fire mains, hydrants, new
mains recommended; "B” Street
to the new hospital, Front Street
beyond Stedman Ave. to the
power plant, and First Ave. west
to the Polet residence.
Other items of dicsussion were
the coats and gloves and other
items to be on the fire trucks at
all times and to be in proper con
dition.
It was resolved to send a com
mittee before the City Council to
place the proposals before that
body.
After the meeting adjourned,
president Bud Harper took the
members to the North Pole Bak
ery for refreshments.
PLAYFIELD CLOSES
THIS WEEK
This week marks the close of
the supervised playfield for an
other season. The playfield, which
is maintaind by the Home Arts
Club and which had several hun
dred dollars worth of equipment
installed this season which was
given to the city, do not main
tain a. supervisor in August as
most of the children are in the hills
berry picking or at fish camps.
Mrs. Bernard Smith lias done a
f;ne job of supervision this sum
mer and many times had mot *
children than one person can
really take care of, due to the fact
that the ages varied from one
through high school ages.
The equipment will be left up
until late fall or until school at
th':ri'i"s thin * practical and -a' •
f ;r i\~.\ Tiie swings are always i i
use winter and summer, storm or
shine.
Girl Seoul News
The Girl Scouts at their first
meeting after camp Wednesday
evening was well attended. We
collected our camp dues and ail
agreed it was lots of fun. Many
girls earned their campcrait
badge. Others are working on i‘.
While we were at camp we wen*
swimming, had campfires, roast
ed marshmallows and went on
hikes.
Kay Coulthard <scribe>.
ROTARY CLUB MEETS
AT SCOUT CAMP
The Nome Ro'ary Club rnet la.'t
evening for dinner and meetir (
at the Boy Scout Camp at Dexte \
The business meeting was over : 1
short order and the group file 1
out to the parade grounds whe »
the Boy Scou4s had prepared »
camp fire and presented a pro
gram. The boys played campfir *
games, and put on several sma’f
skits for the spectators, who we *
the Rotarians, fathers and moth
ers and visitors.
It was observed that the Scou4
master Sgt. Pew, with the able a: -
sisetance of Scout Executive Fu
Apple, has done a remarkably fir '
job at camp in training the bo; ;
to camp life and the art of gettir *
along with each other as a wor’ -
ing and playing team. The troo i
is planning a week of outing rt
Iron Creek where the boys will
fish and use the knowledge they
have acquired during the past
week in camp.
LAKE SUCCESS
Syria challenged the big four
powers to bring the Berlin crisis
before the United Nations. Rus
sia, the U. S., Britain and France
were accused of frightening the
world.