Forecast And !
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity!
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Wednesday, February 23, 1949
Forecast Nome: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday. Gentle to
moderate northeasterly winds.
Lowest temperature tonight —5,
highest temperature Thursday, 12.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today:
Precipitation none. (Total this
month 0.97 inch).
Temperatures: highest 12, low
est —8.
Maximum wind 25 miles an
hour from the N.N.E.
Sunrise at 7:30 a.m., sunset at
4:57 p.m.
Comparative Data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 0, lowest —18.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907: Highest 36 in
1940, lowest —36 in 1915.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —14 Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue —8 Cloudy
Shishmaref —4 Cloudy
Wales —3 Cloudy
Gambell —1 Partly Cloudy
Nome • —8 Partly Cloudy
Unalakleet 2 Cloudy
Bethel —12 Cloudy
McGrath —30 Cloudy
Anchorage —10 Cloudy
Fairbanks —29 Clear
Whitehorse —6 Snow
Edmonton 7 Cloudy
Juneau 23 Snow
Ketchikan 33 Rain
Seattle 46 Cloudy
San Francisco 50 Cloudy
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL
Donald R. Uncelephar, Grape
ville, Panna. B. D. Brown, G. C.
Denton, L. Timmons, J. E. Wil
lard, L. C. Pepper, H. H. Hudgins.
R. H. Toy, J. T. Sutton. J. J. An
drews, Adak.
AT THE POLARIS HOTEL
Arthur Hudson, Teller.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
Monday Mr. A. Hudson was
brought to Nome from Teller by
pilot Bronaugh.
Yesterday pilot Bronaugh made j
a flight tq Diomede taking Daisy
Keene, and Paul Soolook.
Roger Mendalook was a passen
ger to Nome.
Yesterday pilot Murphy took {
Mrs. John Olsen to Golovin.
Pilots Goodwin and English
made a flight to Gambel on Mon
day with Jimmie Otiyahak as pas
senger. Sarah Slwooko and Na- i
than Noongwook were brought to
Nome.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving today were Mrs. C. O.
Frush and Phyllis Larson. Depart
ing was Ed Nelson.
Yesterday pilot Seeds brought
in from Council John Ost and his |
daughter Clara for hospitalization.'
Elia Patpan was brought in by
pilot Seeds from Stebbins anroute i
to Council on Monday.
Grand Igloo Ends ■
One-Dav Session
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JUNEAU, </P)—Alaska Pioneers
ended their one-day “Grand Ig
loo’ convention yesterday by
electing John Reck of Juneau
grand president.
Other officers: E. B. Collins,
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Fairbanks, and C. H. Phillips. An
chorage, vice president; Dora
Sweeney, Juneau, secretary; Al
fred Zenger, Juneau, treasurer;
Charles E. Rice, Juneau, chaplain;
Charles Carter, Juneau, recorder;
Charles D. Jones, Nome, sergeant
at-arms; Mrs. H. P. Hansen, Rob
ert Dearmond, both Ketchikan,
Mrs. Dan Kennedy, Anchorage;
Mrs. M. J. Walsh, Nome; and J. J.
Kennedy, Fairbanks, trustees.
The next Igloo will be held in
Juneau in 1951. Officers were
elected for two-year terms.
DANCE
At the Arctic Native Brother
hood Hall Saturday, 8:00 p.m.,
February 26.
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Information and Reservations
ARCTIC ALASKA TRAVEL SERVICE
C. Dewey Anderson
NORTHWEST
. M^AIIIINIS j
Floods Rampage
S.E. Washington
(By The Associated Press*
Floods cut roads, forced several
families from their homes and
took at least one life in southeast
ern Washington yesterday. An
other man was missing.
Herman Garrett, 34, farm labor
er near Central Ferry on the
Snake river, drowned while at
tempting to swim the river on his
horse.
An unidentified oil-tanker driv
er, forced by high water to aban
don his truck east of Pasco, at
tempted to wade through an in
undated field to a house, and has
not been seen since.
The town of Lowden, 13 miles
west of Walla Walla, was reported
completely evacuated when flood
waters struck yesterday after
noon.
In western Washington, traffic
was rerouted on the Seattle-Ever
ette highway when two feet of
water formed over a stretch of
tw’o blocks near Seattle’s north
city limits.
The state patrol said all Cas
cade passes were closed.
The weather bureau forecast
more rain tonight, particularly in
the west portion, with wet snow
and some rain in the mountains.
NOTICE
The Arctic Club will have a
formal dance on Saturday, Feb.
26th at the Clubhouse.
Gordon Osborne. Pres.
NOTICE
• Board of Directors meeting of
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Friday evening at Mandeville res
idence at 7:30 p.m.
NOTICE
There will be a graduate nurses
meeting Thursday. Feb. 24th, 7:30
p.m., at C.A.A. House No. 5. All
graduate nurses, active or inac
tive. are invited.
Betty Jensen
NOTICE
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The Walrus Club will meet at
the American Legion Hall. 8:00
p.m.. Wednesday. All members
urged to be present.
WES WELSH. Pres.
Classified Ads
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FOUND—Camera by City Field.
Call at Nugget. 22-3t
Announces It&
Summer Schedule I
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SEATTLE, (A1) — The Alaska
Steamship company announced
its summer sailing schedule, out-;
lining trips from Seattle through
September 28.
The new schedule, for the first
time since before the war, makes
possible interior Alaska tours in
connection with regular tours, H.
N. Peterson, general traffic man- i
ager said.
The line’s entire passenger ship ;
fleet is slated to be in service by ;
May 21, date of the first sailing of
the year for the Aleutian.
The Aleutian will sail every
second Saturday for Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau and Seward,
northbound, returning via Valdez,
Cordova, Juneau, Wrangell and
Ketchnkan.
Sailing on alternate Saturdays
will be the Baranof for Ketchikan,
Juneau and Seward, northbound,
returning via Juneau and Ketchi
kan. In addition, the SS. Alaska
will inaugurate 12-day cruises on '
May 25 with sailings every second
Wednesday for Ketchikan, Peters
burg, Sitka, Cordova, Valdez,1
Seward, Sitka, Petersburg.
Completing the cruise schedule,
the steamer Denali will continue
to sail every third Thursday on a
16-day trip.
Peterson predicted a season of
heavy travel to Alaska.
There may be space problems
due to the limited number of ships
in the trade, he said, but, he add
ed, the line is prepared to give
maximum service.
WASH INGTON, (Ah — E. L.
. Bartlett, Alaskan Delegate to Con
I gress, presented President Tru
1 man today with an American
j flag with 50 stars, for use if and
when Alaska and Hawaii obtain
statehood.
The President has recommended
that the two Territories be admit
| ted as states.
Bartlett said the President
promised that the flag would be
' the first to fly if the two Terri
tories become part of the Union as
full fledged states.
The flag, which has six rows of
seven stars and one of eight, was
donated by the Alaska Territory
SEEK MISSING PEOPLE
Anyone having information on
the following people is urged to
communicate with the Governor’s
office in Juneau.
Nillo Henrik Saari or Nela
Henry Saari. About 56 years of
age, height about 5’7”, born in
Finland. Last heard of in 1938,
mining in Cordova.
Krisioffer Kjellesvik. Born in
Norway in 1900 or 1901. Known
to have been in Juneau in 1930.
Earl Winfred Van Fleet or Earl
Winfred Clinton. 60 years old;
about 5’9”, 160 pounds.
James P. Gillmore. Last herad
from in 1940 or 1941. Wanted to
clarify oil field property matter.
John W. Roberts. Wanted in re
gard to legal matter concerning
daughter.
Raymond Bernhardt. 43 years
old, weight 193 pounds. Works as
cook.
James Coiner. About 65 years
old. Left Arkansas for Alaska
about 40 years ago. Last heard of
in 1926 in Seward.
Clarence Gillespie Richardson.
39 years old. A year ago worked
as auto mechanic in Anchorage.
Edward Anzell Smallwood
• Nickname: Oscar). Age 27, 5’8”,
brown hair, blue eyes, ruddy com
plexion. Occupation — cook and
baker. Last heard from in Octo
ber, 1947, on his way to Alaska
from Nevada.
Chalmer G. Thurber. Age 20.
Height 6’; weight, approx. 140
lbs.; hair, medium brown; eyes,
hazel; feet, large, size 12 shoe. Has
not been heard from since mili
tary discharge December 1, 1948.
Believed to have gone to Alaska
with idea of starting a mink
farm.
Axel Ivar Williamson. Age 65.
Last heard from in 1920 from Un
alaska or False Pass.
Forest A. Bolin (nickname:
Smitty). Age 47, 5’10” tall, about
220 lbs. Dark brown hair, brown
eyes. Occasionally wears glasses.
Works as heavy duty mechanic or
construction worker.
Robert I. Thorne. Last heard
from in September, 1948, when he
ordered household possess ions
moved from Fairbanks to Valdez.
felera ion of labor.
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ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone—Shop: Black 78 — Residence: Main 52
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
BEN YOUNG
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
WILL REMAIN OPEN
FOR COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTS ONLY
A. & A.
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