REV. LEWIS HUDGINS AND
FAMILY RETURN TO NOME
Rev. Lewis Hudgins and family,
of the Nazarene Church, who have
been away on a year’s furlough,
were welcomed home by their
many friends last evening when
they returned by Pan American
Airways.
Rev. and Mrs. Clark, who have
ibeen taking the Hudgins’ place
here for the past year, are sched
uled to leave soon for southeastern
Alaska, where they will have the
Nazarene Church in Ketchikan.
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Jack Dillon, Alaska Steamship
agent, returned from Kotzebue
where he was assisting with the
discharging of the Ring Splice. He
stated that the ship was loading
today.
Bob Maddox Killed
By Lightning Bolt
Bob Maddox, well known Fair
banksan graduate of the Univer
sity of Alaska, was killed recently
when lightning struck dyamite at
Wonder, Colo. Maddox was -blast
ing foreman on the building of a
dam there.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Jane Runyan of Nome and
Fairbanks, and a daughter, Nan
cy, age 9.
Mrs. Maddox’ address is 5910
Vance, Arvada, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hardy and
family arrived from their home in
Wamego, Kansas, and plan to
make Nome their home for the
coming year.
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J. J. DILLON, Agent — Phone Main 68
Fifteen Families Now
Living at Lost River
William Oquilluk, of Teller, is
in town for a few days from Lost
River, where he reports opera
tions are going smoothly.
“Everybody likes Sorenson, the
boss,” he said, “and the way fam
ilies are moving into Lost River
I guess we will have to have a
school there next year.” No* school
will be available this winter, how
ever, he stated, as there is no
building available.
Mr. Oquilluk estimated that
about fifteen families have already
moved into this tin headquarters
where they hope to have steady
work this winter.
Alice Schnee, of the social ser
vice department of the Territorial
Welfare Office, arrived last night
to confer with Eileen Uttech on
problems in this area.
Miss Schnee, whcf has ibeen with
the Welfare Department in Ju
neau for the past nine years, is
making her first trip to this area
and plans to be here until Satur
day when she will return by way
of Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fulls and
children left for Denver, Colorado,
where they will make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fults have been in
the Nome area for the past twelve
years, having come as teachers for
the ANS to Teller and more re
cently have been with the CAA.
They have been active in the
community and have made many
friends who regret so see them
leave Alaska.
MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged from the hospital
since Monday are Violet Knight,
Jennie Bourdon, Lucille Knil\,
and Katherine Keith.
NOTICE
All children entering the Nome
school for the first time must
have physical examinations.
Girls will be examined Thurs
day at 10:00 a.m., and boys Fri
day at 10:00 a.m., at the school,
by Dr. Langsam.
All children entered the first
grade must be accompanied by
parent and have their birth cer
tificate. 02,2
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Jeep in good condi
tion. Call Paul Spurlock. 03,3
DID YOU lose a partial plate
while fishing at Nome River?
Call at Nugget office.
LOST—Black spaniel pup, four
months old. Call Irene Green.
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FOR SALE—1934 Dodge pickup,
price reasonable. Call Black
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Profitable Life-Time
BUSINESS
NOW AVAILABLE
Men wanted to operate business
in every community, city or
small town. No selling. No vend
ing. Good for $175 weekly. Re
quires $2,000 cash capital. Will
ingness and honesty more im
portant than experience. Write
04.0. Stores, 412 Soott Bldg.,
Portland, Oregon. 101,3
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THEATER
Thursday, Aug. 30—7:30 p.m.
'THE FULLER BRUSH GIRL"
Lucille Ball and Eddie Albert
HARVARD BOTANIST
TO RETURN NEXT YEAR
Edith Scammon, the noted bot
anist from Cambridge, Mass., who
has visited Nome before, passed
through here yesterday enroute to
the States. She has been collecting
unusual botanical specimens for
the Gray Herbarium connected
with Harvard University.
She was unable to complete her
work north of Nome this year and
plans to returp next summer.
Frank Finck, treasurer of the
Alaska Airlines, arrived yesterday
on official business, preparatory
to the appointment o*f a new man
ager for Nome office. Successor
to Paul Spurlock has not been
officially named yet but will be
soon, stated Spurlock this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Almquist
left last evening for Wrangell,
where Mr. Almquist will be on
the teaching staff with W. Angell,
former superintendent of this
school.
Also planning to teach in Wran
gell this year is Ann Walsh, who
has been teaching in the Nome
School.
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Mrs. Andrew Nerland, primary
grade teacher, returned last even
ing after spending the summer in
the States. Mrs. Nerland was a
delegate to a meeting of educa
tional leaders, after which she
visited in North Dakota with her
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Galvin and
daughter returned home in time
for the opening of school. Mrs.
Galvin and daughter have been
out all summer.
A Standard Oil tanker is dis
charging gas and oil in the road
stead today.
Bertha King of Bridgeport,
Conn., Is Visitor In Nome
A visitor in Nome this week is4
Mrs. Bertha King of Bridgeport,
Conn. Mrs. King is the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Gray of this city.
Mrs. King accompanied Mrs.
Gray to Nome from Seattle last
week.
Mrs. King and Mrs. Gray be
came acquainted in 1944 when
they were passengers on the same
California-bound Greyhound bus.
Mrs. King’s husband, a chief
| petty officer in the Navy, was
killed in Manila, in 1945.
This spring when she learned
that Mrs. Gray was planning to *
come to Nome she decided to
take her vacation at the same
time and make the trip to Alaska,
Mrs. King is an investigator for
the Associated Credit Bureaus of
America, of Bridgeport.
She left Bridgeport July 5, and
in the meantime has visited in
the Pacific Northwest, around Se
attle and Whidby Island.
Mrs. King says this trip is the
fullfilment of a life-long ambition
to come to the north. The country,
the weather and the friendly
people of Nome are wonderful,
she said.
Bering Sea
Club
Now Serving
Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinners
OPEN
6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
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