AIRLINES
Wien Alaska Airlines
Don Stewart was brought in
from Deering on Monday and Ei
nar Ulrickson and Milton Seavey
were brought in on Tuesday.
Capt. M. V. Anderson was taken
to Kotzebue Saturday.
Pan American Airways
Arriving late Tuesday night on
the Pan American plane from
Fairbanks were Volney Richmond
Howard Richmond. Victor Mer
rifield, Earl Butcher, James Dex
ter, Jerry Oliver, Thelma Butcher,
Myrle Klein.
Departing on the return trip
were M. B. Vincent, Grayce Bur
ley, Olaf Strand, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Lomen, Erwin Bellows, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Decker, Leonard
White, Harry Palmer, Norman
Haley, Lewis St. Germaine, Wil
liam Marlin, Jerry Bryan, Carrie
Russell, Owen Butcher.
Passengers enroute to Fair
banks from Galena were Don
Stickman and Richard Stein.
WORLD WAR II. DEAD
RETURNED TO U. S.
The first shipment of remains
urJer the Return of the World
Var II Dead Program is sched
uled to arrive at San Francisco
on October 10, 1947. This ship
ment will include the bodies of
service personnel who lost their
lives at Pearl Harbor. The sec
ond shipment of bodies is due to
arrive from the European Thea
tre of Operations, at New York
on October 26, 1947. The entire
program is scheduled to be com
pleted within a subsequent per
iod of approximately 24 months.
Lists of names by states will
be furnished to the wire services
and the major news syndicates i
well in advance of each ship’s
arrival. The Graves Registration
distribution centers will no.uy
next-of-kin by telegraph concern
ing the arrival of the body.
Many approved veterans’ or
ganizations have already volun
teered their assistance to the army J
in this program, i.e., to provide |
color guards and firing squads
Wallace Hotel
F. A. Bolin and Woodrow AV |
kinson, Beloxi, T^xas. Richard
and Allan Lee, Solomon. Don
Gretzer, and Leonard Meraldi,
Fairbanks. Roger Warbleton, John
F. Puchowski, Wisconsin. Volney
Richmond, H. E. Richmond, Seat
tle. Fred K. Dent, Council. M.
L. Maruon, Deering. Milton Sea
vey, Pajara.
FRITZ MEBES ILL IN
HIS SAN DIEGO HOME
Word has been received of the
illness of Fritz Mebes, well-known
mining man of Nome and Coun
cil.
Mr. Mebes has retired from the
mining business and for the past
several years has made his home
in southern Califorian.
Loaded dice . . . poison ivory,
for burial, etc.
At Nome Air Base, the flag will
be flown at half staff on October
10th and October 26th as an ex
pression of homage and respect
to our World War II dead as
they are borne to their final rest-1
ing places.
SINCE 1924
FREE! Shopping service for all mining camps!
If Not Available in Nome, Will Shop in Fairbanks
DAILY! Trips to Kougarok and Council
BI-WEEKLY! Trips to Fairbanks,
' MONDAY AND THURSDAY
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REGULAR ARMY
INTEGRATION PROGRAM
Information has been received
from the Adjutant General to the
effect that names of applicants
appointed to the Regular Army
under the Third Increment, 1947
Integration Program, will be an
nounced on or about 10 October
1947.
Present indications are that th:»
list will contain approximately
6,200 nominations allotted as fol
lows: 4,200 Air Forces, 500
Ground Forces, and 1,500 Tech
nical Services. Radiograms »f
notification sent to officers wiio
are nominated will not, unde*1 any
condition, be forwarded if sucn
officer is not present fot duty.
Radios will be held by re piem
and the Alaskan Department
Headquarters RASC will be noti
fied of status of subject officei;
ie., on leave, absent sick, t.mvoo --
ary duty, transferred, eV.\, and
giving complete information
where appropriate, as to home
address, duration of leave, dur
ation and place of temperary duty
home address if transferred to ZI,
or other pertinent information.
This list is considered the final
appointment list under the pro
visions of Public Law 261. as am
ended, which expires December
31, 1947.
Medical facilities will be aleit
ed so that physical examinations
will be completed as expeditious
ly as possible. Surgeons will as
sure that WDAGO Forms 63 and
64 are accomplished correctly and
completely including audiometric
tests. Medical officers are to be
informed that officers signing the
final type physical examinations
will be held personally responsi
ble for the correctness and com
pleteness of such forms.
All applications for commissions
in the Regular Army (including
enlisted men who filed as officer;
and reserve officers now in a civ
ilian status) will assure that this
headquarters has been informed
that they are now stationjd or
residing in the Alaskan D2part*
ment and their correct address
Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
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Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1947
Forecast for Nome and vicinity.
Clear to scattered clouds tonight
and Thursday. Fresh to strong
north winds.
Lowest temperature tonight 3»h
Highest temperature Thursday
40.
Nome data as of 7:30 a.m. to
day:
Precipitation last 24 hours n me
Total precipitation this month
0.40.
Temperatures last 24 hours:
Highest 50, lowest 34.
Maximum wind last 24 hours
33 miles per hour from the East.
Sunrise at 6:31 a.m., sunset at
5:07 p.m.*
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 41, lowest 33.
Extreme temperatures on this
day since 1907:
Lowest 11 in 1918, highest 52 i.\
1932.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:30 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 19 Cloudy
Point Hope 28 Partly cloudy
Kotzebue 25 Partly cloudy
Shishmaref 35 Partly cloudy
Wales 34 Cloudy
Gambell 35 Rain
Nome 34 Partly cloudy
Unalakleet 28 Clear
Bethel 38 Partly cloudy
McGrath 28 Partly cloudy
Anchorage 38 Partly cloudy
Fairbanks 28 Partly cloudy
Juneau 35 Partly cloudy
Whitehorse 29 Cloudy
Ketchikan 35 ' Rain
Edmonton 39 Rain
Seattle 60 Rain
San Francisco 61 Cloudy
or organization is know’n to the
Regular Army Screening Center
Headquarters, Alaskan Depa.T
ment.
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