NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
met at their new clubhouse this
week and had election of officers
for 1948. The new officers, all of
whom were re-elected from last
year are Sam Mogg. president;
Jerome Trigg, vice president; Bert
Bell, secretary; Robert Okpealok,
treasurer: Charles Fagerstrom,
sergeant at arms. A good attend
ance was reported at the meeting.
Postal Official
To Visit Alaska
Paul Aiken has informed Dele
gate Bartlett in a recent confer
ence that he plans to make an ex
tensive trip through Alaska this
winter in connection with his dut
ies as newly appointed Second As
sistant Postmaster General.
In his position Mr. Aiken has
charge of domestic and foreign
airmail routes flying the American
flag, the responsibiltiy for all op
erations in postal transport by
railroads, star routes, mail mes
sengers, highway post offices and
other surface means and for postal
personnel employed therein in ad
dition to numerous other duties
having to do with the supervision
of the preparation of all bureau
budgets and accounting. Mr. Aikon
who was a colonel in the war, is
planning his trip so that he may
observe the operation of his divi
sion under winter conditions.
WM. STETTINGER RELEASED
IN PICK POCKET CASE
In the court of U. S. District
Judge Joseph E. Kehoe on Tues
day afternoon, the case against
Wm. Stettinger, charged with
picking a pocket, was dismissed.
Following a thorough explana
tion of the intricacies of the law in
regard to technicalities in the case
and the lack of evidence to prove
possession of the object in ques
tion. the judge told the jury they
were dismissed. The judge then
acquitted Stettinger.
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EASTERN STARS
ELECT OFFICERS
Last Monday evening the annu
al election of officers was held at
the Order of Eastern Star with
the following new officers chosen
for the coming year: Mrs. A.
Steinwandel, worthy matron; Mrs.
Luther Dunbar, associate matron:
Mrs. Stanley Morgan, conductress;
Mrs_ Karl Dewey, associate con
ductress; Mrs. Robert Long, secre
tary; Mrs. Emma Lyle, treasurer
and Mrs. Joe Wallace, trustee. In
stallation will take place at the
next regular meeting in Decem
ber.
NOMEITES APPLY FOR
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Raleigh Ozenna and Eileen
Koonnooka, both of Nome, applied
for a marriage license on Novem
ber 26th.
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Third Thursday
each month
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Phone Main 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:
801 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. 6386