Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, Marph 25, 1949
Forecast Nome: Continued
cloudy tonight with occasional
light snow. Partly cloudy Satur
day with gentle variable winds.
Ixnvest temperature tonight —5.
Highest temperature Saturday 10.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today:
Precipitation 0.03 inch. 'Total
this month 1.40 inches).
Temperatures: highest 11, low
est 4.
Maximum wind 15 miles an
hour from the E.N.E.
Sunrise at 5:41 a.m., sunset at
6:34 p.m.
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 24, lowest 0.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907:
Highest 35 in 1944, lowest —34
in 1925.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today.
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —24 Cloudy
Point Hope —10 Clear
Kotzebue 1 Snow j
Shishmaref 5 Snow
Wales —7 Snow 1
Cambell —8 Snow |
Nome 4 Snow j
Unalakleet 2 Cloudy |
Bethel —11 Snow
McGrath 8 Snow |
Anchorage 34 Cloudy !
Fairbanks 27 Snow
Seattle 49 Partly Cloudy
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U.S. Commissioner's Court
Yesterday, Leo Naguruk and
David Anaruk were sentenced to
30-days in the federal jail for lar
ceny.
The Eskimo pair were arrested
for stealing a number of squirrel
skins from Mrs. Emma Cook, an
old Eskimo woman, of Nome.
AIRLINES
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Passengers arriving Thursday
morning were: Hans Larsen, Mr.
and Mrs. Mel Jolliffe, Mrs. Bess
Cross. Lt. Fred Milan, Frances
Amarok, Elmer Smith and George
McNabb.
Passengers departing were: Ce
celia Maloney, Alice Green, Boyd
Kendrick, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Love, Fred Love, Linda Love,
Fred Urban.
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
The Gambell mail run was made
yesterday.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Departing today were Paul J
Ivanoff, Mrs. Lundborg, Bailey J
Covey, Clark Andresen.
AT THE POLARIS HOTEL
H. Johnson, Shungnak. W. A.
Clayton, William Rogers, Mr.
Hurst, Anchorage. Mr. and Mrs.
Meyers, Gambell. Paul Ivanoff,
St. Micheals.
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL
Mrs. E. M. Chamberlain, Kotze- i
bue. J. B. McNabb. Jr., Fairbanks. ^
CHINESE SHIP HITS
MINE; EXPLODES
CANTON, (TP) — The motorship
Miss Orient exploded today, after
striking a mine, killing an estim
ated 100 persons.
The ship was en route from here j
to the British Crown Colony of
Hong Kong. The explosion accur |
red six miles east of Canton.
A dispatch from Hong Kong
said there were 500 passengers
aboard. The injured were brought!
to Canton.
Pirates were blamed for laying
the mine after the ship’s owners *
refuse dto pay extortion money to
them.
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Back the Queen Carnival this
year and we'll give you an Ice
Carnival next Year!
Buy Queen Contest Tickets!
HOSPITAL NEWS
9
Blanche O’Connor and Peter
Konchee were admitted to the hos
pital. ,
NOTICE
A dance will be given on Satur
day. March 26th at the American
Legion Hall from nine until twelve
o'clock.
Parents of Teen-Agers are cor
dially invited to attend all dances.
June Dunbar, Secy.
ATTENTION MASONS!!!
An informal Shrine party will
be held in the ACS Rec. Hall Sat
urday, April 2, at 8:00 p.m. All
Nobles and their ladies are cor
dially invited.
HARD TIMES DANCE
The Arctic Club Hard Times
Dues Dance, Saturday, March 26,
Come and see the new paint job
and other innovations. 1949 dues
free for the best hard-times cos
t u m e. Refreshments will be
served.
Ted Duffield. Pres.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE—Brand new 6-ft. bas
ket dog sled and three dogs.
SI35.00. May be seen at 450 First
Ave. W. 35-3tc
FOR SALE—Hotpoint 9 cu. ft.
Refrigerator. Call Lt. Resten
wald, A] my 257. 31-tfc
AIRPLANES—Send for free list.
All makes and models. World’s
largest stock and lowest prices!
It’s easy to buy from us—we do
everything for you except pay
for the airplane. Vest Aircraft
Co., 4600 Dahlia, Denver, Colo.
126-tfc
TANNING—Send us your skins
and furs to be tanned. Quick, ef
ficient, reliable. Valcauda Fur
Co., National Bldg., Seattle,
Wash. » 103-tf
DUTCH
AUCTION
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Want A Radio?
Want A Refrigerator?
Want A Bargain?
NOME HARDWARE
“Nome’s Complete Hardware Store”
Girl Seoul News
In the Intermediate troup, Mrs.
Staudenmayer’s group picked a
! committee of Donna Miller, Lois
'Gifford, and Bonnie Burkhalter to
I sort materials for articles for our
' bazaar. They also have a new
member, ‘Corinne Jacobson.
The group under Mrs. Long now
| have $23.32 in their treasury.
! Wanda £eltz, a new member,
' passed her tenderfoot require
ments Wednesday. They spent the
last part of their meeting sewing
towards a badge.
The Senior Scouts held a very
successful cake and pie sale Sat
urday, making a net profit of $34.
Everyone had a wonderful time at j
our skiing party not long ago. Af
terwards we had dinner at our j
leader’s home. Lt. Peterson talked ;
to us on aviation which counts
towards our Aviation Badge.
In tap dancing we are learning ;
a new step to be danced to the
tune of “East Side, West Side.” I
We will soon be starting on a new
dance routine.
Troop Scribe, June Dunbar.
Paul Ivanoff. teacher from St.
Michaels, arrived Wednesday to
visit with his daughter Myrtle
who has been employed by the
Weather Bureau and who was
married recently, but unfortun
ately he failed to make connec
tions, missing her as she had left
for her new home in the States.
During his absence from St. Mich
aels his younger daughter is teach
ing at St. Michaels.
DUFFIELD ANNOUNCES
QUEEN CONTEST RULES
Today, Ted Duffield, Queen
Contest manager for the Arctic
Club, staled that the rules for the
1949 Queen Contest have been
completed. Girls who may enter
are qualified as below:
Rule 1. Age 15 years or over.
Rule 2. May be married or sin
gle.
Rule 3. Six months residence in
Nome.
Rule 4. No entry fee required.
Rule 5. No limit to date of en
trance in contest.
Mr. Duffield suggested, how
ever, that an early entry into the
contest is a decided advantage,
and advised girls planning on
running for Queen to get in 'right
away.
The contest ends at 12 midnight
on May 7th, in the Nome High
School Auditorium, the night of
the big carnival.
As a side issue of the Arctic
Club, Duffield explained that the
board of directors of the club had
voted approval of a resolution al
lowing the Boy Scouts the full use
of the Arctic Club hall for their
meetings, without charge. The
scouts are required only to keep
the snow shoveled from the path
way to the building.
Sgl. 1st Class James H. Forrest
of the Marks Field Hospital staff
and Mrs. James Forrest are the
parents of a daughter born at the
base hospital on March 23. The
young lady has been named Toni
Irene and weighed eight pounds,
ten ounces at birth.
WALLACE LIQUOR STORE j
Phone Ma. 55 - For finest Liquors
Bronson Water Delivery
Phone Main 19
NORTHERN LIGHT & POWER CO.
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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
G-E Dial-the-fabric Iron - G-E Steam Iron
G-E Automatic Roaster - G-E Hotplate
G-E Washing Machr.c* - G-E Sun Lamp
G~E Electric Clock - G-E Mazda Lamps
Wiring Materials
COUNCIL
FREIGHT
LINES
SAFETY - SOLOMON - COUNCIL
CALL
A. & A. GARAGE
Phone MAIN 85