Niue Dead In Plane
Crash At Sea 1
GALWAY, Ireland (>P)—Its fuel
exhausted, an American four-en- j
gined air liner bellied into the At
lantic off western Ireland in dark- |
ness early today. Nine of its 58 ,
occupants were killed and the j
rest were saved in a dramatic sea- ;
air rescue.
Among those saved was Ruth
Nichols, noted American aviatrix.
The big Skymaster, bound from
Rome to New York with 47 Italian
emigrants to Venezuela and 11
Americans aboard, overshot Shan
non airport. Another American
airliner tried to escort it back to
Shannon, but the Skymaster’s gas
oline gave out and it plopped into
the calm sea 15 miles off the Irish
coast.
British and American transport
planes guided surface vessels in
the rescue operations.
Nine of the Americans aboard
were crew members and two
were employees of Transocean
Airlines, owners of the plane.
' Ten hours after the plane drop
ped through a cloudbank into the
sea, the British trawler Stalberg
pulled into Galway with 49 sur
vivors. The Irish steamer Lanah
ronei had helped her in the rescue
work.
One American crewman was
killed. The other eight dead were I
L. W. Y. MISSION WOMEN
TO MEET TUESDAY. 7:30 P.M.
A meeting of the women of the
Lavinia Wallace Young Mission is
called for Tuesday evening at 7:30
in order that they might meet Mrs.
C. A. Meeker, officer of the West
ern Jurisdiction of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church. Mrs. Meeker,
now of Bedford, Ore., has long
been associated with the work of
the Lavinia Young Mission in va
rious capacities, especially through
the former Woman’s Home Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist
Church, but this is her first visit
to Nome.
Mrs. Meeker and her daughter
Eleanor arrived on the Sunday
plane, and expect to leave Wednes
day.
Lois Morgan. public health
nurse returned from the States
Friday with Pan American, hav
ing made a flight out with prison
ers last week.
passengers, according to Otis Nel
son, president of Transocean Air
lines.
When the plane was approach
ing Shannon, Asbel’s radio equip
ment was blanked out by atmos
pheric conditions, and this caused
the plane to overshoot the airport.
Over the Atlantic, the plane went
down so gently, the survivors said,
that they were not even thrown
from their seats.
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Monday. August 15, 1949
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Tuesday, August 16. 1949
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7:00—Fibber McGee and Molly
7:30—Hill Billy Hit Parade
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Wednesday, August 17, 1949
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7:30—Musical Clock
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8:30—Record Shop
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9:30—Jack Berch
9:45—Chiquita
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11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
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12:30—Serenade
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World in History
1:15—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
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Will Rogers Died 1
n
At Barrow 14
Years Ago Today
(By Bob Thomas)
HOLLYWOOD, </P) — Fourteen
years ago today, a small airplane
nosed into the icy waters at Point
Barrow, Alaska, carrying Will
Rogers to his death.
Most American adults bear a
memory of hearing that tragic
news and fondly recall the grin
ning Oklahoman who made the
nation laugh. With the years he is
fast growing into a U. S. legend.
Hollywood, where he worked
and lived in his last years, recalls
him as sometimes shrewd, some
times humble, but always Will
Rogers.
He claimed his epitaph could be
“I never met a man I didn’t like.”
But, says a former co-worker, “He
had no use for phonies, and could
spot ’em a mile away.”
He played polo and earned
$3,500,000 in eight years from
movies alone, but he maintained
the common touch that was his
trade mark. Concerning his gram
mar, he said:
“Maybe ain’t ain’t so correct,
but I notice that lots of folks who
ain’t usin’ ain’t ain’t eatin.”
No one has replaced Will Rog
ers. Radio, with its boff, bang and
MRS. ROBERT TREAT HONORS
MRS. C. A. MEEKER AT TEA
Mrs. Robert Treat is inviting
the women of the community to a
tea in honor of Mrs. C. A. Meeker,
promotional secretary of the West
ern Jurisdiction of the Woman’s
Society of the Methodist Church,
who is visiting Nome this week.
The tea will be at the parsonage
Tuesday afternoon, from 2:00 to
3:00 o’clock.
There will be a nursery at the
social hall for the convenience of
women with children. There will
be a brief informal program.
Mrs. Walter Anderson, her
j daughter Patty, and Freddie Koy
aukulk returned to the Covenant
Children’s home at Unalakleet
last Saturday with Paul Carlson.
They have been in Nome a few
days receiving medical attention.
Isaac Mathews, 20, of Solomon,
drowned last Saturday. He was a
nephew of Mrs. Belinda Creamer.
zowie type of comedy seems to
have killed off the kind of humor
supplied by men like Mark Twain
and Rogers. There is no one to
match such Rogers quips as:
“I might have gone to West
Point, but I was too proud to
speak to ^ Congressman.”
“Communism to me is one-third
practice and two-thirds explana
tion.”
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