MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone—Shop: Black 76 — Residence: Red 153
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
BEN YOUNG
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
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ALL LIQUOR GREATLY REDUCED
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WESTERN BEER $4.50 Per Case
5 Bottles for $1.00
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EASTERN BEER $5.50 Per Case
4 Bottles for $1-00
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NOME LIQUOR STORE
Tel* Main 135
HEAD WILDLIFE
SVC. ON TOUR
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JUNEAU, — (JP) —The Chief1
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice began a one-month tour of
the Territory today.
Chief Albert M. Day said the
size of the department’s enforce
ment crew which patrol coastal
waters with boats and airplanes
is inadequate but he hopes it will
be increased next year.
GEORGE O'CONNOR IS
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED
George O’Connor, 29, of Nome,
was accidentally drowned in the
Nome River yesterday when he
stepped out of his car to speak
to Lt. Secore and lost his balance
at a point on tihe bridge where
the guard rail was missing.
Jimmy Dexter who was on the
bridge dove into the river and
brought him up and Lt. Secore of
the Marks Air Force Base, ad
ministered artificial respiration but
O’Connor did not respond .He was
rushed to the hospital where two
medical officers tried to revive
him without success.
Other witnesses to the accident
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Har
per of the Nome Motor Company,
and Jasper Holman. No inquest
will be held.
He is survived by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. O’Connor and
three sisters, Mary Ann Hinklin,
Mathilda Jones, and Mrs. Grace
Johnson and a half-sister Blanche
O’Connor; a half-brother, Eddie
O’Connor; his wife Carita and
three sons Roy, Martin and Den
nis. all of this city.
| Funeral services will be held
If Ws i
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“Nome’s Complete Hardware Store” Black 129
Confederate Flags !
In Great Demand
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,—(/P)—The
sale of Confederate flags has sky
rocketed here—and the Birming
ham Chamber of Commerce cred
its the recent meeting of rebellious
Southern Democrats for the boom.
Letters and telephone calls from
throughout the United States for
the stars and bars have swamped
flag dealers, Chamber of Com-'
merce officials say.
One woman from Santa Bar
bara, Calif., wrote for ‘‘a lot of
Confederate flags.” She said ‘‘there
are hundreds of thousands of peo
ple in the West who will join in
the States’ rights fight.”
Another flag seeker from Cali
fornia said she was a Republican
but that didn’t matter.
FRANK WHALEYS HAVE BOY
ITS THEIR THIRD CHILD
A baby boy was born to the
Frank Whaley’s at the Emergency
Hospital yesterday noon. The boy
; weighed 6 1/2 pounds and was
i named Lon. Mother and son are
doing fine. Proud papa is passing
out the cigars.
I MRS. PEGGY KANAN HERE ..'
i VISITING MRS. CYRIL SEEDS
Mrs. Peggy Kanan, business
woman of Anchorage, is in Nome
visiting with Mrs. Cyril Seeds.
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at the L.W.Y. Mission church at
2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Mc
Grew will conduct the services.
I
VFW NOME FISH
DERBY STARTS
WITH BIG ONES
It was announced today by of
ficials of the V.F.W. that prizes
for the 1948 V.F.W. Fish Derby
are now on display at the Nome
Hardware Store. All interested
fishermen are cordially invited
to inspect these prizes.
Every effort is being made to
make this one of the most inter
esting derby’s in Nome’s history,
said the official.
Prizes include some of the best
fishing equipment available today.
Shakespeare new Wonder ' Rods
made with glass fibers will be
featured as first prizes in the three
classes.
Bill Wilcox, post commander,
V.F.W., again advises early regis
tration.
Several entries over the past
week-end indicate some record
breaking fish are being taken:
John Fults at present is head
ing the list with a 21 1/2 inch
greyling, weighing 2 lbs. 12 oz.
Sgt. Hall of ACS running close
second with a 20 1/2 inch grey
ling weighing 2 lbs. 2 oz.
Reports indicate good catches
of greyling being made on Nome
and Snake Rivers and with the
trout season approaching consid
erable sport is available for all
who wish to participate in this
grandest of all outdoor sports.
LADIES, ARE YOU
Busy?
Well, you can be relieved
of your
NO. 1 CHORE
You can send your
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
to the
Modern Laundry
and
Dry Cleaners
Phone Main 113
PAUL A. MANDEVILLE
“Modern Laundry and Cleaning
Is Clothes Insurance”