Railroad in the amount of $400,
000 to construct an addition to
> McKinley Park Hotel and the
building of a number of small
lodges at Wonder Lake to accom
modate postwar tourists. 20
diesel locomotives, an increase ot
10 over the House allowance,
could be acquired from the sur
plus stocks of the War Depart
ment without exchange of funds
for use by the railroad, but the
railroad would pay for transport
ing the locomotives from their
point of shipment to Alaska.
Conference between the House
and the Senate will be necessary
to reach an agreement on final
approval after the Senate acts
%n the measure.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS AT
KK PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Kegoayah Kozga Public
Library is pleased to announce
the receipt of a number of books
for children, including Eric
Knight’s great dog story. Lassie
Come Home, and other dog books.
Winnie the Pooh, and Heidi, Mod
ern version of Robin Hood, Scotty
Allan, King of the Dogteam, Paul
Bunyan, illustrated by Rockwell
Kent, Rabbit Hill, by Robert Law
son, which received award for
“Most Distinguished Contribution
to American Literature for Child
ren for 1944.”
Andersen’s Fairy Tales, illus
trated by Arthur Szyk, and
Grimms Fairy Tales, illustrated
Fritz Kredel.
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Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
CHARLES ft.
illpmpaa GRILLIN CO
'KcILUH 107 Cherry St.
SEATTLE .4 WN.
Nome Directory
Anvil lqdge
No. 140
Meets First and Third
Thursday each month
g DONALD J. LYLE, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
~ NOME LODGE
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Meets Second Friday
S. DAVID MAZEN. N.G.
ROBERT BALDWIN. Secy.
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House la Opposite Us
Phone Mein 40
O. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phone Main 121
Nome. Alaska
IRA D. ORTON
| Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Nome. Alaska
Seattle Office:
001 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. 6396
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| FAREWELL CHURCH PARTY
I FOR DR. Ac MRS. MORCOM
Wednesday evening a farewell
! reception was held at the Federa
ted Church for Dr. and Mrs.
Thomas Morcom.
Speakers for the evening were
Luther Dunbar, Mayor of Nome,
Antonio Polet, representing the
Board of Trustees of the church,
I Mrs. Andrew Nerland, represent
ing the Ladies Aid Society, and
Mrs. John Whisenhunt speaking
t for the Sunday School.
The musical program for the
evening consisted of a cornet solo
by Sgt. James Calvert, a piano
solo by Martha Ellen Thompson,
and a vocal selection by Mrs. M.
Day.
Master of ceremonies, Rever
end M. Day, presented the Mor
coms with a certificate of Recog
nition, to which everyone signed
their names and invited the Mor
coms to respond, which they did
in a very fitting manner.
The Sunday School, where Mrs.
Morcom had served as a teacher
and superintendent, presented her
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FAMILY OF PILOT
WILL ARRIVE SOON
Don Travis, pilot for the Al
aska Airlines, will make his home
in Nome, with his wife and two
children soon to arrive.
Don comes from Ashland, Ore
gon, and was a pilot prior to his
service in the army, in which he
enlisted and served three years
in England and Africa.
He has a record of more than
2,000 hours in the air and has
flown over 35 types of planes.
Six Steps to a Veteran’s Loan;
The sisvttol depe to ananftof a Veteran'• Loon—be It far town property, form, business, or equipment—ore described j
fa a recent pwynlet, ^jearanfeed Loom far Veterans, published and distributed by the Loon Gearanty Division,
Veterans Administration, Washington 13. D. C. The pamphlet also answers 30 of the most-asked loon questions. It's
hss lor the oskinf. Letters should specify the questions ond-ontwsrs. "Guoranlsed Loom for Veterans1, publication.
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