Urge Puerto
Rican Freedom
ST. LOUIS (TP)—Mimeographed
circular urging Puerto Rican inde
pendence were distributed Satur
day in St. Louis, where President
Truman was due to arrive Satur
day evening.
Police ordered the arrest of any
person found distributing them.
Two Puerto Rican revolutionists
attempted to assassinate the' Pres
ident in Washington Wednesday.
Earlier it was announced that
600 city police, double the normal
number, will help guard Mr. Tru
man during his visit here.
Only a few of the circulars had
been found. Several of them were
left at an entrance to the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch building.
The 140-word circulars stated
A. Polet left Saturday for An
chorage to attend the meeting of
representatives from all major
cities in the Territory for the or
ganization of a Territorial Tourist
Assn.
Representatives from Chamber
of Commerce groups, transporta
tion lines, hotels and individual
business men interested in the in
dustry met Saturday in Juneau and
a second meeting with representa
tives from the Juneau group meets
today at Anchorage.
When things begin to blur, get
stronger glasses or weaker drinks.
Puerto Rican people “are enslaved
by Wall Street imperialism.”
They made only one reference
to President Truman, saying he
could veto Puerto Rican laws at
any time. I
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Slain Guard Given!
Military Funeral
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WASHINGTON, </P) — The na
tion gave a soldier’s funeral Sat
urday to the White House police
man who gave his life last Wed
I nesday to save the Commander in
Chief from assassins.
President and Mrs. Truman at
tended funeral services in an army
chapel for Pvt. Leslie Coffelt,
the 40-year-old guard killed dur-1
ing an attack on the chief execu
tive’s Blair House home by two
Puerto Rican revolutionists.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman drove to
the chapel in a black sedan, fol
lowed by an open car full of the
secret service men who guard the
president and his family. A large
number of police stood guard out
side the chapel, in addition to po
lice and soldiers who took part in
the last rites for Private Coffelt.
The slain p o 1 i ceman, who
served in the army during World
War II, received the honors which
America gives to its greatest mil-1
itarv heroes.
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Chamber of Commerce meets at
the Northern Grill Tuesday noon.
Visitors Welcome.
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NOTICE
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
will be held at the Lavinia Wal
lace Young Mission. More infor
mation will be announced later.
NOTICE
We wish to extend appreciation
to the Northern Commercial Co.
for delivering us a fine washing
machine, and for being so good
to our Sophie.
THE KOST FAMILY
NOTICE
Badminton Tonight at 8:00 o'clock
at the High School Gym.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Sheep Skin Parka, I
play pen, sheep-lined boots.
Call Main 173. 170-3t|
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EXPERT REPAIR— For Your
Ailing Watch. Polar Curio Shop.
ANY PERSON having money due
them from Alma L. Keene,
please send certified statement to
her in care Nugget Office. 131-2t
FOUND—Gas Cap from car. See
Isaac Eben. 131-3t
FOR SALE—Men’s good hockey
I or figure skates. Size 11. Bar
Igain. Call Nugget. 131-3t
For Good Printing Call Main 125
DREAM
THEATER
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1 Show, Mon. and Tues., 7:30 p.m.
"THE ACCUSED"
Loretta Young - Robert Cummings
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1 Show, Wed. and Thur., 7:30 p.m.
"THE PLUNDERERS"
Rod Cameron - Ilona Massey
Also Chapter 5 "The Lost Tribe"
MANY ENJOY KOREAN SLIDES
at McCarthy home
The home of Mrs. W. B. McCar
thy was filled ter capacity Friday
evening with friends of the Fed
erated Methodist church who came
to see the Korean slides which
were shown there at the Womens
Society meeting. . /
Ruth Gumbinsky, secretary in
the office of the U. S. District En
gineer’s office who spent two
years in Korea with the U. S. gov
ernment, had a wide variety of
pictures and narrated in a most
interesting manner during the
showing erf the slides.
Miss Gumbinsky has also spent
some time in Guinea, Tokyo, the
Philippines, and other parts of the
Far East.
The guest enjoyed seeing a
beautiful Easter lily with five
blossoms in bloom for the second
time this year, which is very un
usual.
The next meeting of the Society
is planned to be held in the new
social rooms of the church if they
are ready.
I TWO LADIES FROM UP NORTH
VISIT NOME
Two very young ladies made a
flight from Teller last week to
visit in Nome and get some dental
work done. Tltey came all alone,
without any grown-ups.
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They were two friendly young
sters, Aileen Tweet, daughters of
Mrs. M. Tweet, and Anne Vogen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Vogen, as they walked down
Front Street together greeting all
those they knew, and making
many new friends.
Ann was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Hagen and Aileen stayed
with her sister Mrs. Dickman.
Napoleon Bergamaski, Nome
resident for many years and veter
an of World War I, who died last
week was buried from the Catho
lic Church with pall bearers from
the American Legion.
Bergamaski, who was 58, was in
active service before coming to
Nome where he married. Several
children survive him.
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Phone RED 96
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