4th July Baseball Game 4 p,m., Little Creek vs. Ncme
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NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOI COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOL. 37. No. 158 NOME, ALASKA, SAr DAY, July 4, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
ALL OF NOME CELEBRATING
LARGE CROWDS GATHER
EARLY TO TAKE PART IN
NOME’S FOURTH OF JULY
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Dimond Troy
Enthusiastic
Possibilities
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4—
Delegate Dimond and Governor
Troy said they felt encouraged
after conferring with officials on
two Alaska projects—the newly
authorized army air base survey
and the proposed International
Highway linking the Territory
with continental United States.
They said Chief of Staff Malin
Craig assured them that the War
Department would conduct a
thorough survey and obtain all
facts necessary to support a re
quest for appropriation for the
Alaska aviation base.
Hull, they said, reported some
progress in attempts to open ne
gotiations with Canada on the
question of joint action by the
two nations in starting highway
construction into Alaska and the
Interior. Hull, they said, indicat
ed that he favored the project
but reported that the Canadians
are proceeding cautiously because
of a lack of funds. Gov. Troy
said that Craig predicted that the
Alaska aviation base survey will
require a year to complete.
Aspecial body of army officers
have been named to carry on our
survey, they have wide latitude
for determining how the survey
is to be conducted. He said he
was “impressed by the sincerity
of the War Department in its de
sire to establish the Alaska base.’
Health Service
Divides Money
Alaska Others
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 4—
The Public Health Service has
divided $8,881,859 dollars among
the States and Territories to car
ry out the Public Health pro
grams under the Social Security
Act during the present fiscal
year. Alaska is allocated $35,291
dollars which will be advanced
in quarterly payments.
FIRST LITERARY PROGRAM SEVERAL YEARS.
COMPETITIVE SPORTS BE ENTERED INTO BY
YOUNG AMERICA. ESKIMO EXHIBITIONS
BE INTERESTING FEATURE.
With the thermometer breaking records every oth
er day, in unprecedented heat waves, Nome this morn
ing greeted the Fourth of July, with more than its us
ual enthusiasm and support.
Large crowds commenced to assemble early in front
of the City Hall to attend the literary exercises at 11
A. M. With nearly every hour
in the day occupied with sports
and contests of one kind or an
other Nomeites have the oppor
tunity of enjoying probably the
most interesting celebration of
recent years.
Friday the Main Street from
B Street to Lane’s Way was
sprinkled by the Fire Depart
ment so that the dust would be
kept down and there would be
a suitable race course for the
many contests to take place lat
er today. Many of the larger
stones and rocks were raked to
the side by Chief W W Laws and
the department, so that the cour
se would be as smooth as poss
ible.
Traffic during the program and
races will be routed via other
avenues so as not to interefere
with the Fourth of July activi
ties.
Attention is drawn to those
owners of cars to assist in the
transportation of everyone who
wishes to attend the baseball
game on the old aviation field.
If you are driving along the Bes
sie Road and encounter pedest
rians, and you have room in
your car, pick them up and help
them get to the ball field to wit
ness the big game between Lit
tle Creek and Nome, for the
championship of Sinrock.
Those who are seated in the
grand stand this morning include
Judge J. H. S. Morison, Mayor
Ed. Seidenverg, Charles F. Mar
tin, guest of honor, editor and
publisher of the North Attleboro,
Massachusetts Evening Chronicle
who is visiting Nome and Alaska
this summer in company with
Captain A. L. Crowley and Jos
eph Belleview of the Dry Creek
Dredging Co., U. S. Marshal Thos.
Gaffney, District Attorney Hugh
O’Neill, Miss Dorothy Nelson,
Rev. Thomas Cunningham, S. J.
Zioncheck Has
Returned And
Gets Greeting
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 4—Several hun
dred spectators greeted Repre
sentative Zioncheck’s home town
return. He paid no attention but
dashed midst a group of six hus
ky men to a waiting automobile,
and left the station presumably
to see his mother who is ill.
Other train passengers said the
bride boarded the train at Ellens
burg last night to meet her mate.
Casts Bouquets
At Washington
After Arrival
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 4—Zioncheck
said he intended to go fishing,
but would not overdo it. He in
dicated that at Spokane recep
tion last night of a noisy brass
band—“what the hell, Spokane
didn’t elect me to Congress.1 He
is still resentful over his incar
ceration in the hospital and blam
ed Postmaster General Farley &
others.
He proclaimed the glories of
the State of Washington on the
train to his Texas wife, saying,
“All Texas has is nincompoops,
like Garner and Blanton.”
Zioncheck is bitter against King
County Commissioner John C.
Stevenson, who he says refused
aid to him in his Washington jam
and recalled being attorney for
Stevenson the last few years
when Stevenson was wanted
there on charges.
Troy Describes
Conference At
White House
Projects Within Territory
Discussed Conference
Pres. Roosevelt
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 4—Gov
ernor Troy said he had received 1
assurance of the Presidential sup
port for the proposed extension
of the Pacific Highway through
British Columbia and the Inter-j
ior of Alaska.
Troy further said that the pres
ident at the White House confer- j
ence, attended also by Delegate
Dimond and Robert Bender, edi
to- of the Alaska Empire at Jun
eau, was enthused over the pros
pect for the highway. After the
conference Dele. Dimond Made
an appointment to confer with
Secretary of State Hull, Friday,
on the question of opening ne- j
gotiations with Canada cooperat
ing in the road plan.,
Gov. Troy has been in Wash
ington since he returned from
the Democratic Convention at
Philadelphia, with Dimond, and
has been conferring with Depart
ment heads on Alaska problems.
He said the post office depart
ment assured him that the build
ings at Nome, Sitka and Ketchi
kan would “soon be started.”
Bids had been called for the
Nome Federal Building, and bids
will be called soon for Ketchikan
and Sitka buildings.
Both Troy and Dimond urged
the Treasury and Post Office De
partments to authorize a new
federal building for Anchorage.
They were told that funds for
the project were not now avail
able but that its “at the top of
the preferred list of buildings to
be undertaken next year.’*
Governor Troy also said that
the Weather Bureau and Signal
Corps assured them that the avi
ators of Alaska in the near fu
ture could count on more fre
quent weather reports and better
communications.
The Forest Service promised to
press greater cooperation with
the Territorial Highway Engin
eer furnishing engineering ser
vice for road construction and
equipment.
Chester J. Todd of Valdez, U.S.
Marshal of the Third Division,
fell and broke his arm while vis
iting the unknown soldier’s tomb
FOUND—A Wrist watch. For
information inquire of G. R.
Jackson.
DELLWOOD SAILED
FRIDAY ENROUTE
NOME WAY PORTS
Alaska Liner Carried 62 Passengers
Full Cargo Freight. Is Expeeted To
Arrive Nome About July the 13th
Many Passengers
Aboard V essel on
Voyage to Nome
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. July 3—The Mask*
S. S. Co. Dellwood sailed at nine
o'clock this morning for Nome
with sixtv-two passengers and a
full cargo of freight. The Nome
passengers were as follows:
Mrs Alfred J Lomen and
child.
Walter G Brown Junior
J W Leeper
Miss C O Steiner
Mrs. A Femeyer
Margaret Scott
George Neville Jones
Mister Fletcher
Frank Woford
Doctor Athal Cochran
W B Spague
T T Lane
Mrs Polenski and son
J B Mason and wife
H H Stokes
J J Stokes
Mrs Roy Edwards
and two daughters
Arthur Crystal
L L Lyman
Baby Is Dead
(By The Associated Press)
MEDFORD, Mass., July 4—The
baby girl, Siamese twin, who liv
ed nearly thirty hours while at
tached to the body of her dead
sister, died yesterday.
Dr. John B. Vernaglia, aged 31,
who had been preparing for a
delicate and difficulty operation
to separate the joined skulls, had
announced earlier that the five
pound girl was losing strength,
and said that death was caused
by a “gradual weakening and in
ability to assimilate nourishment
given the twin yesterday.’
Even had it been possible to
operate successfully, he said, it
was only one chance in a thous
and that the baby would have
lived.
Fred Perry ^ ins
Championship 3
Times in England
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(Bv The Associated Press)
WIMP-X) Eni' . July 4, —
Fred Perry won the all England
tennis championship for the third
successive year, defeating Ger
many’s Baron Gottfr:ed von Cr
amm 6-1 6-1 6 love.
Cramm tore a muscle in his
thigh on the first service, but
played the game out anyway.
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Jack Castellan
Charles Olson
Miss Ada Kruegar A4i
Mrs. A J O'Leary
Mrs C J O’Leary
Miss Eleanor King
Miss Zura C Davis
Mrs L E Rynning & 2 sons.
Barbara McDonald
Reverand O Widney, wife
and son
Edward Beldon
John Stefania
Pete Stefaniak
C C Schaeffer
N Strand
UNALAKLEET—
Dean Hoke
J F Locke
Mable LeRoy
ST. MICHAEL—
F B Williams
TELLER—
Oscar Brown and wife
SOLOMON
Mister Berne
R Fitch
Leslie Fitch
F M Jacobs
r
George Wilson
William M Wilson
Ralph Campbell
C G Bosworth
Charles H Davis
Lester Farrell
E II Mahan
George T Wilson
W M Wilson
The vessel also carried twenty
[ orientals, destination was nnt
1 mentioned, but it is probably for
! the canneries.
Cool Off on Arctic Oc. Hop July 4, Arctic Airways