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Funeral Held
Fairbanks For
Howard Gawne
A1 Gawn returned to Nome
Monday, from Fairbanks,
where he flew last week af
ter receiving the sad news
of the death of his son How
ard, who died from pneu
monia following an opera
tion for appendicitis.
It is learned from Mr.
Gawn that Howard was
well on his way to recovery
from the effects of the op
eration which was success
fully accomplished about a
week before he fell a vic
tim to pneumonia which is
described as a sudden at
tack, that he was cheerful
and died in peaceful sleep.
Funeral arrangements
were conducted from the
Ross Mortuary Chapel in
Fairbanks, and was attend
ed by a large number of
former Nomeites and Fair
banks friends. Howard's
casket was banked heavily
- with floral wreaths, which
bespeaks of the kindly feel
ing of his friends and ac
quaintances. The employ
ees of the Pacific Alaska
Airways attended in a
group at the last rites of
their fellow worker whom
they held in high esteem.
Mr. Gawn has made ar
rangements for the care of
the remains at Fairbanks,
until sometime in March,
when Mr.Gawn will return
to Fairbanks and make the
long journey back to Vas
sar, Michigan, where How
ard will be laid to rest be
side his brother and young
Nome Demos. At
Meeting Accept
Comm. Report
At the Democratic Club
meeting last night at the
Pioneer Hall presided over
by President John F. De
vine, a report was read and
accepted by those present,
from a special committee,
appointed for the purpose
of inquiring into and ascer
taining names of possible
nominees on the Democra
tic ticket for the House of
Representatives at the Al
aska Legislature.
The following names were
read, as stating their inten
tions to file for the House:
Tolbert Scott, George Lai
blin, Lige Ketcheson, C. O.
Roberts, John Teed, Leon
ard Smith, S. D. Mazen and
Mrs. Garnet Martin.
The large crowd of demo
crats present accepted the
report.
The committee further re
ported there were several
other persons who stated
hey might file but had not
yet made up their minds—
there still being three more
days to February 1st, in
which to make their filings
After listening to various
discussions on policies and
natters pertaining to the
Democratic conven t i o n
held recently at Seward,
the meeting adjourned.
er sister, in the family plot.
Vassar, Michigan, is the
home of Mr. Gawn parents,
where after a short visit he
expects to return to Nome
to again take up his duties
with the Northern Light &
Power Company.
More Filings For
Primaries Made
US Clerk Today
Following are additional
filings made with the clerk
of the district court Aimer
Rydeen today, for the pri
mary election to be held on
Tuesday, April 28th, 1936:
W. Leonard Smith, dem
ocrat, for representative.
C. 0. Bob Roberts, demo
crat, fo" renresen! aCve.
Colon C. H. Macsprdden,
republican, for auditor.
J. S. Hofman. democrat,
for auditor.
RoyJ. S orey, republican
for Highway Engineer.
The three latter filings
were wired to Nome from
Juneau.
Fascists Report
A New Victory
Northern Front
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 28—Fascist
headquarters reported a
new victory on the north
ern front and the capture
of a Swedish hospital unit,
asserted to be carrying
munitions to the Southern
battle line.
Badoglio reported that the
Italians were victorious in
the new four hour engage
ment on the Eritrean front.
Five hospital trucks mark
ed with Red Cross flags,
carrying twenty-seven cas
es of munitions, were taken
at Wadara, together with
the flags and war drums of
Ras Desta Demtu.
COAL AND FUEL OIL
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
Naval Planes Said
Do Damage Flying
Over Fox Farms
According to G W. Web
ber,employe of the Kanaga
Trading & Ranching Com
pany, for a good many
years, the company claims
it has suffered $100,000.00
damages from naval planes
flying over his islands and
disturbing his foxes, caus
ing the females to kill the
pups. The Kanaga Trading
Company operates in a big
way to the westward in the
Unalaska district. It con
trols and leases five islands
on which it raises fur and
sheep. At its central trad
ing port the company has a
10-room dwelling with elec
tricity and steam heat, two
warehouses, a dock, other
buildings and a $60,000 res
idence in Seattle.
Last September the com
pany took 100 head sheep,
which grow long hair so
popular in making ladies’
coats, and for which was
paid $125 each for the ewes
and $1600 for the rams. On
one island the company
paid $14,000 dividends on
the clipped wool.
Weather Today
( U. S. Weather Bureau)
Rain was falling along the
gulf this morning while
cloudy and unsettled wea
ther prevailed in interior
and western Alaska. Gen
erally fair weather obtain
ed in southeastern Alaska
and western Canada. Tern
peratures continue some
what above normal in west
ern Alaska. An extensive
high barometric pressure
area covers western Cana
da while low pressure con
tinues over the North Paci
fic Ocean and western por
tions of Alaska.
/virways conditions at /
A. M. were as follows:
Nome, cloudy, temp. 31
Solomon, cloudy, 25
Golovin, cloudy, 31
Nulato, partly cloudy 20
Kaltag, clear, 25
Unalakleet, cloudy, 28
Ruby, clear. 25
Flat, partly cloudy 36
Fairbanks, part cloudy, 16.
Tanana, partly cloudy, 20
Hot Springs, ptly cldy, 30
Candle, partly cloudy, 25
Kotzebue, partly cloudy 20
Deering, cloudy, 8
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