GRAND MURDOCK. PIONEER.
PASSES AWAY IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, W*>—Grant Murdock
■'«». pjoneei Alaska prospector,
died here Sunday.
Born in Nova Scotia, he moved
to Skagit county in about 1394
where he worked in sawmills until
1393 when the gold rush lured him
north to Dawson.
In 1904 he moved to Fairbanks
where he continued prospecting
and remained until four years ago
when he came to Seattle. He work- !
ed in a shipyard here for a year.
He was a member of Tanana
Lodge No. 102 of Free and Accept
ed Masons, Fairbanks, and CaTjin
No. 1, Alaska-Yukon Pioneers.
Contact
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Airlines IS STEADILY INCREASING
THEIR SERVICE to the people of Nome
and the surrounding districts. We are
proud of our dependable service, and in
tend to maintain the BETTER SERVICE
to Nome. Low freight rates and even
lower rates on produce shipments will
help everyone—Merchants, Businessmen,
and Housewives.
Mail service four times a week speeds
i your correspondence.
Alaska Airlines maintains a Shopping
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TRAVEL, SHIP, THE DEPENDABLE —
THE STARLINER ROUTE.
One carrier service from Anchorage to
Candle, Deering and Kotzebue.
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Friday, January 28, 1949
5:00—News
5:15—Lum and Abner
5:30—It's Time for Music
6:00—AFRS Sports Reel
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—From the Bookshelf of the
World
7:00—The Hawthorne Thing
7:30—California Melodies
8:00—On The Beam
8:30—Harvest of Stars
9:00—You Asked For It
9:45—Today’s American
10:00—Screen Guild Players
10:30—Melody Hour
11:00—Sign Off
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Saturday, January 29, 1949
7:00 a.m.—Red Harper
7:15—Sunrise Serenade
7:45—Morning Devotions
8:00—Let’s Pretend
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G I Jive
9:30—Coffee Shop
9:45—Bob Carlton
10:00—Turntable Time
10:30—Heard At Home
11:00—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—Hymns From Home
1:00—Around the World in Music
1:15—Sound Off
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Westward Ho
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Remember
4:15—AFRS Sports Reel
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—News
5:30—It’s Time for Music
5:45—Fairy Tale Time
6:00—Guest Star
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—Leave It to the Girls
7:00—Grand Ol* Opry
7:30—The Lone Ranger
8:00—What’s My Name
8:30—Hit Parade
9:00—You*Asked For It
9:45—Corn’s A Poppin’
10:00—Jill’s Juke Box
10:30—Command Performance
11:00—Sign Off
Sunday, January 30, 1949
10:00 a.m.—Disc Jockey Round-Up
11:00—Chapel Call
11:15—Passing Parade
11:30—Wings Over Jordan
Noon—Music America Loves Best
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—Three Suns
1:00—Show Time
1:30—Angelus
2:00—Robert Shaw Chorus
2:30—Fellowship Hour
3:00—Philadelphia Symphony
4:00—Meredith Wilson
4:30—Academy of Music
5:00—Manhattan Merry Go
Round
5:30—American Album
6:00—Moonlight Melodies
6:15—Gordon McRae
6:30—Greatest Story Ever Told
7:00—Hollywood Bowl
9:00—Dreamland Date
9:30—Evening With Romberg
10:00—Fred Allen
10:30—Hour of Charih
11:00—Sign Off
Monday, January 31, 1949
7:00 a.m.—Melody Round-Up
7:15—Sunrise Serenade
7:45—Morning Devotions
8:00—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
DREAM
THEATER
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2 Shows, Fri, 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"MURDER ON THE YUKON"
Jamas Newell
Also Chapter 3
"The Lone Ranger Rides Again"
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1 Show, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
"MY DARLING CLEMENTINE"
Henry Fonda Linda Darnell
Victor Mature
Also "Blue Grass Gentlemen"
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2 Shows, Sunday, 7:15 and 9 p.m.
'THE CRIMSON KEY"
Ken Taylor Doris Dowling
Also 'Who's Who In Animal Land'
Bids On Army j
Construction In
Alaska Opened
SEATTLE, </P) — Low bids on
six construction projects at Fair
banks, Anchorage, and Whittier
were announced Friday by Col. W.
E. Pot er, head of the Alaska dis
trict office of the army engineers.
The work will involve a total of
$5,718,413.
Low bids were:
Seven units of eight-family
quarters at Ladd Field, Fairbanks,
low bidder, Peter Kiewit Sons
company, Seattle $2,063,000.
Two units of 20-man bachelor
officers’ quarters at Ladd Field,
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9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G I Jive
9:30—Coffee Shop
9:45—Chiquita
10:00—Turntable Time *
10:30—Heard At Home
11:00—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around the World in Music
1:15—£lub Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Westward Ho
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Strike Up The Band
4:15—Jack Berch
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—News
low bidder Reed and Martin, Fair
banks, $624,000.
General depot warehouse at Ft.
Richardson, Anchorage, low bid
der Henrik Valle, Seattle, $1,336,
600.
Three units of eight family
quarters at Fort Richardson, low
bidder J. B. Warrick. Seattle,
$687,000.
One 20-man bachelor officers’
quarters at Fore Richardson, low
bidder S. Patti, Kansas City, Mo.,
and McDonald Construction com
pany, St. Louis, Mo., $282,813.
Dock warehouse at Whittier,
Henrik Valle, Seattle, $725,000.
The engineer’s office said the
Gothenberg Construction com
pany, Anchorage, put in a bid of
$526,275 on the three-unit fam
ily-quarter project at Richordson,
but failed to put up a bid bond
and withdrew by wire after bids
were opened, so Warrick became
the low bidder.
Potter’s office said all bids were
below engineers’ estimates.
Contracts will be awarded by
Potter upon approval by the chief
engineer, Washington.
Contracts call for start of con
struction wi.hin 30 days after ac
tual awards.
Although a rattlesnake develops
two to four new rattles a year it
is a rare snake which has more
than 10 rattles because they are
worn away and lost by vibration.
NOME’S INDUSTRY
We are featuring Hand-Carved
Ivory Cigarette Holders, Cigar i
Holders, Ivory Pipes, Also Salt
and Pepper Shakers. - - - Our
ivory workers are now turn
ing out considerable stock and
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we are prepared to offer whole
sale prices on quantities.
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