AIRLINES
Wien Alaska Airlines
Arriving from Cleary Creek on
Friday were Karl Bale and Har
old Bayne.
Passengers from Bear Creek
for the U.S. Geological Survey
were Walter West, J. J. Matzko
and A. E. Nessett, and on Friday
Jack Jones and John Kogougug
were taken from Bear Creek to
Teller.
Dan Wright was a passenger
to Candle on Friday.
Don Stewart and Einar Ulrick
son were taken to Deering on
Saturday and James Riley was
taken to Kotzebue.
On the return trip from Kotze
bue Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Brown
were brought to Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. McKenna We
mark and family were brought
to Nome Saturday from Wales.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mullaley and
Joshua Sours were taken to Kot
zebue on Saturday.
Pan American Airways
Arriving Friday on the Pan
American plane were Mr. Faurot,
Joseph Kehoe, Norman Haley,
Harry Palmer, M. B. Vincent,
Lola Larson and Florence Feld
frishner.
Departing were Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Frye, Franklin Martin, R.
W. Silver, James Dexter, Chas.
M. Huntley, A. W. Biedman, Jane
Coggins, Ledel Saxton, Helen Mc
Shan, Gilbert Richardson, Alfred
Flechel, L. Laudeman, Fred Jones
and Bess Cross.
Alaska Airlines
Outgoing passengers on the An
chorage-bound plane today were
Lee Hed, James Pappas, W. B.
Denney, Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Wright, Mrs. C. J. Godspe, Chas.
Sonheiser, Wm. E. Morin. Richard
Fprsgren, T. C. Forsgren, Wm.
Godfoult.
FAIRBANKS BOUND
MAIL SACKS RIFLED
ANCHORAGE, —U. S. Mail,
consisting of fifteen sacks, in a
railroad car, addressed to Fair
banks, Nome, Barrow, and Kot
zebue, were slit open and rifled
in Anchorage two weeks ago, it
was reported by Olin Colip, chief
special agent for the Alaska Rail
road.
The thieves cut the seal on the
Wallace Hotel
Guests at the Wallace Hotel are
Alice Connelly, Bill Peterson, and
Normen Haley of Kotsebue. Harry
Palmer, Fairbanks. W. West and
J. J. Matsko, Washington DjC.
A. E. Nessett. Missoula. Mont.
John Cross. Deering. Allan Lee.
Solomon. Robert Knudson, Anch
orage. Floyd Fagerstrom, Golovin.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Decker, Coun
cil. M. B. Vincent, Fairbanks.
MODERN CLEANERS OPENS
IN NEW QUARTERS TODAY
Modern Cleaners opened today
in its new building on the corner1
ot First Ave. and Lanes Way.
Paul Mandeville said today hej
was very proud of the new quar- j
ters which are large and more
convenient for his dry cleaning
and laundry business.
The two-story building, which
is brick finished on the exterior,
was constructed by Bill Gillis andi
planned for occupancy last year, i
but due to shortage of materials;
it was not completed until now. |
A large apartment covers the
entire second floor.
It was learned that the former
location of Modern Cleaners will
be used by the Pan American Air
ways.
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VETERANS' AFFAIRS HEADS i
HERE ON BONUS BUSINESS
Harry Palmer, regional direct- i
or of Veterans’ Affairs for the:
Territory, accompanied by the
| Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs
! from Juneau, arrived Friday by
Pan American plane to contact
all ex-servicemen who have not
received their bonuses or are in
terested in veterans’ loans.
A special meeting is being cal-i
led for this purpose tonight at
the City Hall. All servicemen
are requested to attend.
MR. and MRS. RAY DECKER
HERE.ENROUTE TO STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Dec
ker, who have been with the
Dent Mining Company for the
Summer, are here waiting for
transportation to the States.
car and then slit open the' sacks.
Colip . said it was impossible
to estimate the value of the theft. \
Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Monday, October 6, 1947
Forecast for Nome and vicin
ity: provisional storm warning -
increasing winds tonight, becom
ing fresh to*-strong Tuesday—ex
pected to reach gale force Tues
day afternoon.
Cloudy with rain tonight.
Lowest temperature tonight 34,
highest temperature Tuesday 44.
Precipitation last 24 hours 0.15.
Total precipitation this month
0.40.
Temperatures last 24 hours:
highest 40, lowest 32.
Maximum wind last 24 hours
30 miles per hour from the South
west.
Sunrise at 6:25 a.m., sunset at
5:14 p.m.
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highese 42, lowest 32.
Extreme temperatures on this
day since 1907: lowest 16 in
1929, highest 46 in 1942.
Data for other selected stations (
as of 7:30 a.m. today:
Station Temp. . Weather |
Barrow 26 . Snow
Point Hope 35 Cloudy
Kotzebue 34 Snow i
Shishmaref 35 Cloudy]
Wales 39 Cloudy
Gambell 39 Rain
Nome 40 Cloudy
Unalakleet 33 Rain
Bethel 36 Partly Cloudy
McGrath 38 Partly Cloudy
Anchorage 37 Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks 28 Partly Cloudy
Juneau 45 Clear
Whitehorse 38 Cloudy
Ketchikan 44 Clear
Edmonton 41 Cloudy
Seattle V • 54 Clear
San Francisco 66 Clear
Paterson Hotel
Registered at the Paterson Hot
el is Mr. Erwin Bellows. Belle
vue. Washington.
SILVER GOES TO
FAIRBANKS FOR WINTER
R. W. Silver of Solomon left
for Fairbanks via the Pan Ameri
can plane. He plans to build
a log house for himself and spend
the winter there.
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TRIPS ^ A„ Mioillg Camp*
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Complete Service Incoming—Outgoing
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
NEW YORK, <>P)—The Yankees
won the world series today, de
feating the brooklyn Dodgers 5
to 2 in the seventh and deciding
game before a crowd of 71,548
fans in the Yankee Stadium.
Gate receipts for the day were
$319,778 which made a net total
for the series a record-breaking
$2,021,348.
Ihe Saturday game was idhca
by Brooklyn 8 to 6 before tne
74,065 fans, the largest in tne
history of the classic.
Football Scores
By the Associated Press.
Michigan 49—Stanford 13.
Southern California 7—Rice 7.
California 45—St. Mary’ 6.
Northwestern 27—UCLA 26.
Oregon State 14—Washington 7.
Washington State 7—Idaho 0.
Nevada 13—Oregon 6.
Wyoming 12—Brigham Young 7.
Utah State 26—Colorado A&M 13.
DON STEWART AND EINAR
ULRICKSON GO TO DEERING
Don Stewart of Pajara, and ^
Einar Ulrickson, made a trip to
D e e r i n g Saturday where Mr. ^
Stewart is looking over some min
ing property.
BERING SEA CLUB GIVES
$73.31 TO ALASKA CHILDREN
Mrs. D. J. Lyle, local chairman
! for the Alaska Crippled Child
' ren’s Association, has announced
| receipt of $73.31 in donations
| from the Bering Sea Club. The
! contribution is voluntary in the *
■ club where a container has been
set up in a convenient place and
anyone can contribute at any
time.
This system is being used in
the Board of Trade and the Nev
ada Bar, states Mrs. Lyle. *
There are 50 children being
cared for in the Mt. Edgecumbe
hospital at Sitka, and ten more
beds are being planned from this
fund.
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Colorado College 7—Western
State 6.
SALE
TROMMERS BEER
$2.00 per ease
SAUTERNE WINE
$1.00 per bottle
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• OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
Report of the Financial Condition
OF THE
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
30th day of September, 1947.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .$ 528,552.11 *
Loans on real estate . 169,371.07
United States bonds and securities .". 729,431.51
Other bonds and warrants . 74,466.57
Banking house, furniture and fixtures . 37,794.06
Other real estate owned . 9,289.84
Due from other banks . 408.428.08
Checks on other banks and other cash items . 16,429.09
Cash on hand . 96,059.45
Bulkhead construction . 20,631.92
Gold bullion on hand . 2,671.11
Prepaid insurance . 1,476.25
TOTAL . $2,094,601.06
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ....$ 100,000.00
Surplus fund .. 25,000.00
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 132.864.27
Demand deposits . 1.415,702.81
Time deposits . 418.533.98
Reserve for storm expenses . 2.500.00
TOTAL ..$2,094,601.06
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA ) SS.
SECOND JUDICIAL DIVISION )
I, Alva A. Daue, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
ALVA A. DAUE, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
G. R. JACKSON,
% W. T. Haley,
Directors.
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of October 1947
BEVERLY A. MORGAN,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska,
i My commission expires December 27, 1947.