Modern “Coxey’s
Army" Heads For
Washington
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MASEIT/LON. O.. Feb. 19—(/PV
A modern “Coxey’s Army” of
taxi cab drivers and their fam
ilies headed for Washington yes
terday after an overnight stop in
the home town of the man who
headed a march from here to thrt
Capital in 1894.
Approximately 350 Chicago vet
erans, loaded in 148 cabs, will
seek relief in Washington from a
city ordinance limiting the num
ber of Chicago cabs to 3,000, most
of them controlled by two com
panies.
Edgar Sirles, president of the
American Cab Drivers Assn, for
Discharged Veterans, said they
would put their case before the
department of justice on the
grounds that control by the two
companies constituted a monop
oly.
“We are going to camp in Wash
ington until we get satisfaction.”
the 26-year-old veteran asserted
last night as the group pulled into
town.
BOMBERS PAY OFF
DUEBENDORF. Switzerland —
(/P) — American bombers forced
down here during the war have
served a post-war purpose of the
International Red Cross. Approxi
mately 91,000 persons paid a nom
inal admission price to see the
bombers, the proceeds going to the
Red Cross. Most of the bombers
have been repaired and flown
back. Material in others has been
salvaged.
NEWS IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—f/F>—
President Truman has appointed
M. Max Gardner, former governor
of North Carolina, as undersecre
tary of the treasury, the White
House said today. Press Secretary
Ross said Gardner’s nomination
will be sent to the Senate today.
LONDON. Feb. 20 — (/P) — The
United Nations economic and so
cial council, concluding its initial
London sesion, has agreed to sum
mon an internation trade confer-'
ence for the latter part of 1946
and to hold its next meeting in j
New York on May 25. Last of the
United Nations bodies to adjourn,
the council appointed committees
last night to start work immedi-,
ately on the trade conference, the J
refugee problem, control of nar
cotics, and relations with such
specialized agencies as the world
federation of trade unions, the
American Federation of Labor and
the International Cooperative Al
liance.
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ANCHORAGE. Feb. 19—UP)—A
; terrific wind stripped a railroad
j bridge of its tracks, ties and
| stringers, halting rail traffic south
of here. Alaska Railroad officials
said snowslides also sealed the
right of way. The bridge was in
Bear valley on the line to Whit
tier. Railroad spokesmen revealed
at the same time that five boxcars
were blown from the bridge by a
lighter gust a month ago.
ANCHORAGE. Feb. 20— (JP) —
Two more snowslides buried nine
j hundred feet of track on Alaska
I Railroad between here and Sew
ard, blocking trains until Friday
KATE ANGNABOOGAK WOOD
LUK PASSES ON
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Mrs. Kate Angnaboogak Wood- !
luk. native woman of Wales, Alas
ka, died Monday, leaving her hus
band and four sons; two of which
made the trip from Wales by dog
team to be here for the funeral,
scheduled for Friday from the La
vinia Walace Young Mission. Her
youngest son, Roy, attends the
Territorial School. Her brother is
Norman L,ee of Nome.
ARCTIC CLUB ELECTS
NEW PRESIDENT
Tuesday night the board of di
rectors of the Arctic Club met at
the Nome High School for the first
meeting of the new year. Carl
Dewey was elected to the presi
dency to replace Duke Mitrovich
the outgoing president.
It was decided that committees
would be formed at an early date.
Baseball was dropped for the sea
son, on account of the lack of in
terest in the forming of teams.
at least. All available planes have
been ordered to Seward to meet
the passengers arriving on the
liner Columbia today. 112 passen
gers will be flown to Anchorage.
A heavy snow closed the line ear
lier this winter also.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20—GP)—
An explosion, followed by fire
wrecked a 14-apartment Negro
housing unit here this morning,
killing an undetermined number
of occupants and injuring numer
ous others. The brick structure
collapsed and rescue workers had
not been able to enter the ruins
more than an hour after the blast.
Be Wise—Nugget Advertise
0 Alatka Airline* feeder
plane bate*
■■ DC-3 tcheduled route*
— Alatka Airline* feeder
plane route*
Only terminal points are shown on the above map. There are more
.than a hundred towns served by Alaska Airlines in Alaska.
Use the complete passenger and express services of Alaska
Airlines. Phone MAIN 66 NOME, ALASKA
ALASKA AIRLINES
NEW MASCOT—"Billy
the Tenth,” otherwise known as
Chester the Fredericksburg:,
named for Adm. Chester W.
-Nimitz, will replace the Navy’s
mascot which died last year.
STORES TO CLOSE
ALL DAY FRIDAY
Observing George Washington’s
Birthday, the Northern Commer
cial, Bon Marche, U. S. Mercantile
and Polets will be closed all day
Friday. The Nome Drug Store will
be closed until noon. The Nugget
will be published as usual.
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NOTICE
Ladies Aid of the Federated
Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Morcom, Friday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Special meet
ing and business of importance.
All interested urged to attend.
A. J
THEATER
NOME. ALASKA
1 Show, Feb. 20 and 21, 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“YOUNG IDEAS”
SUSAN PETERS.
HERBERT MARSHALL
Also 'A GREAT DAY'S COMING'
2 Shows. Feb. 22, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“HI NEIGHBOR”
JEAN PARKER.
LULUBELLE AND SCOTTY
Also "JUNGLE GIRL" No. 13
1 Show, February 23, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“SHINE ON HARVEST
MOON”
ANN SHERIDAN.
DENNIS MORGAN
Also "OLD GRAY HARE"
2 Shows, Feb. 24, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
SUNDAY
“THEY LIVE IN FEAR”
OTTO KRUGER. PAT PARRISH
Also "MAT MAULERS"
And "POPULAR SCIENCE"
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1 Show. Feb. 25 and 26. 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“SEE HERE PRIVATE
HARGRAVE”
ROBERT WALKER.
DONNA REED
Also "HOMEMAID"
FULL CREAM
NEW YORK CHEESE
Weight—Over 100 lbs.
Will he ent and on Sale
Thursday, Feb. 21st
Price ()Ol* pound
MEN’S ,
WHITE STAG SKI PANTS
Several Sizes
JUST RECEIVED
A small shipment of Children’s
FULL LENCTH STOCKINGS
LADIES’
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Short and Long Sleeved
TAILORED BLOUSES
A.POLET
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
MAIN 103 BOX 39