DELEGATE E. L. BARTLETT
HERE ON SHORT VISIT
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Delegate E. L. <Bob> Bartlett |
arrived in Nome to spend a few
days speaking with local heads
of the Democratic party.
It has been reported that the
Delegate won a vote for statehood
for Alaska, recently, in Anchorage,
when he convinced Rep. William
R. Poage of Texas, who was with
the Krug party, that Alaska should f
have statehood.
A public debate was held and
the Texan volunteered to take the
opposition side of statehood for
argument sake. At the end of
the debate Rep. Poage announced
that Bartlett had convinced him
that Texas wouldn’t have to foot
the bills for statehood f ir Alaska
and he pledged his vote when the
proposal comes up in Congress.
Delegate Bartlett states that he
s waiting for favorable weather
in order to go to Kotzebue.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
WALTER P SHARPE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
REELECTION
COMMISSIONER
OF LABOR
*Mv experience is vour guarantee
Born \onie, Alaska.
Resident of the Territory 40 \ ears
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Your Yote Solicited
General Election
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Oct. 8, 194*
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR
AUGUST 1946
Last month was the wettest Aug
ust in the 39 year record 01 the
None Weather Bureau witn 7.07
inches oi rain. The nearest ap
ptxjcn to this amount was 6 58
lr.cues in 1933.
T.te monthly mean temperature
w ar 4 i.O degrees w’ni :n is 3.8 be
low v. ii mal. A h’4'1 of 84 a-.,
rcached on the firs*, and :» low of |
2°. degree? on the 22a 1. The av
e-age hourly wind 'elocity was i
14.1 m.p.h. and the prevailing wind
direction was from the southwest.
The highest wind velocity lor
the month was 40 mph from the
northeast in the 28th.
There was a total of 129 hours
of sunshine out of the total passi
ble of 509 hours, or the sun shone
25 per cent of the total possible;
time. A trace or more of pre
cipitation was recorded on 27 days
during the month.
SCHOOL DEPT OFFICIAL
HERE ON SURVEY
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Miss Dorothy Halvorson, of the
Territorial Department of Edu
cation, for the Alaska Native Ser
vice, arrived for a survey of the
annual survey of the schools of
the Second Division, under her
department.
SEATTLE ROCKED BY
VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS
SEATTLE, Sept. 9,—<£>)—’Violent
explosions, similar to those which
rocked Seattle recently, were heard
again last night in both north and
south end residential districts, but I
as before, their origin was a mys
tery.
Last night’s shocks reportedly
shook houses and dishes in the
south end whilfc cracking plaster
at the north end home of Paul
Karlsvik.
Phone Local News to Main 125
PRICES ARE GOING UP
IN EVERYTHING BUT AIR PLANE FARES
FLY NOW AT THE LOWEST FARES
IN THE HISTORY OF ALASKAN AVIATION
Patronize An Alaskan Owned Company
Invest Your Travel Dollars Now With
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
MRS. ALLAN DOYLE
RETURNS FROM COUNCIL
Mrs. Allan Doyle who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Ost, at Council arrived home
yesterday after an absence of sev
eral weeks.
JOST L. OST VISITS NOME
ON BUSINESS
Jost L. Ost of Golovin and
Council, who has been freighting
on the Neukluk and Fish rivers
is in Home on business. j
—
MRS. EARL COULTHARD
RETtRNS FROM STATES
Mrs. Earl Coulthard and Child
ren, who have spent the summer
in the States, returned home on
i the Saturday Pan American
[ plane.
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| NOTICE j
Effective September 5tli All Steam- j
ship Sailings From Seattle Are Post- ^
poned Indefinitely On Account of (
Sailors Strike, j
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Thomas J. Keating, Nome Agent
FOR SALE
$13,515.00 Business Bidding,
Nome, Alaska - Splendid location
83 x 23 feet with large apartment up
stairs. Immediate occupancy avail*
able.
Contact:
Edw. D* Coffey’- Agent
Anchorage, Alaska