THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome. Alaska.
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(CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER)
DRIVE ON TUBERCULOSIS
Each year efforts are made through the sale of
Christmas Seals to obtain money to use in furthering
the cause of the establishment of tuberculosis sanitor
iums in Alaska.
This year the chairman, E. W. Griffin of the Christ
mas Seal Sale Committee in the Territory, has appoint
ed Mrs. Tolbert Scott, Mrs. J. D. Harlan and Mrs. VV.
G Benewa as the committee in charge of the Second
Division, through whose efforts funds will be raised
by the sale of Christmas Seals.
They have enlisted the aid of numerous organiza
tions to take care of the sale of these seals, and these
organizations are seeking the cooperation of the people
of Nome and the Second Division.
This annual campaign to secure funds throughout
the United States with which to battle tuberculosis,
has been going on for a good many years. As is the case
in many instances of this character, it has become a
customary thing to participate in this drive, and there
are many who really do not know why the campaign
is being carried on.
The prevalence of tuberculosis in many localities
is still alarming and in some cases is on the increase.
Every scientific and intellectual means is brought into
play to attempt to stamp out this dread disease, and
yet, thousands and thousands do not know how it flour
ishes, nor how great are the death records set up by it.
We come directly back to Nome and our section
of the country. The horror that is attached to reading
an account of the death of one of your best friends by i
tuberculosis, cannot be described. You think that “T.1
B.” will not stnike you or your friends, but this is one
disease that gives no recognition to any particular per
son, class or nation.
We ask you to think what it would be like to see
yrrnr friends and maybe your relatives, pass away from
tuberculosis. A little serious thinking on the ravages
of this enemy and we feel confident that you will all
cooperate in furthering the campaign now under way.
RESURRECT THE “FAIR”
Now comes a letter from Father E. J. Cunning
ham of the Pilgrim Springs Mission, located about sev
enty-five miles north of Nome, telling of the awards re
ceived by the children of the Mission for entries in a
southeastern Alaska Fair at Juneau,all of which is high
ly gratifying, and we are pleased to see that these child
ren have been successful in the competitive activity
aroused by the fair.
Nome has a Fair Association. It has funds in the
bank. There is a brand-new auditorium and gymnas
ium recently completed in Nome. Every indication
points to favorable conditions for the staging of a big
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r BEHIND THE SCENES—AN ELECTION IN THE MAKING
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Her* are some backstage scenes as both the Republican and Democratic parties plunged Into the final
stretch of the presidential election campaign. Upper left, Charles Michelson (left), publicity chief of the
Democrats, gives instructions to Tam Peters, one of his aides, at the New York headquarters. Upper
right, A. H. Kirchhofer (seated), Republican publicity chief, confer* with hie assistant, H. J. Brow*.
Below, stenographera preparing campaign literature for mailing at the Republican headquarters In Chl
L » cago. (Associated Press Photos)
Industrial Fair at Nome. How about injecting a little
life into the Fair Association and bring back the Fair
to Nome? Since the fire of 1934, of course, Nome has
had no building which would have been large enough.
Mow. however, that lack has been supplied.
We believe that Father Cunningham’s letter should
start quite a few of the merchants of Nome and else
where in this section, thinking.
It is very nice that the children of Pilgrim Springs
have been able to enter into a Fair, even at Juneau, but
the fact that they have to go so far away from Nome to
take part in this type of activity, should cause us in
Nome to revive the Fair here and resurrect the pro
gressive spirit which sprang into being during the days
when we had annual fairs.
So, Mr. Fair Association in Nome, what do you say?
Let’s get together and arrange for a big Fair this com
ing spring.
WHO’S THE SUCKER?
Alaska Kid: (in general store) “How come your
daddy lets you buy an all-day sucker and my dad won’t
let me because it costs so much?”
Colonist Kid: “That’s nothing; my dad says he’s got
thirty years in which to pay for it.”_ j
Forgot Baseball
Upon looking up Detroit in the
encyclopedia, all that can be
found relates to commerce, popu
lation, business interests, history
and geographical location. Fut_
ure editions of the reference
w0rk should contain useful infor
mation; for instance, proper space
should be given to the fact that
the City of the Straits carried off
he World Series baseball penn.
ant in 1935.
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Boots and Pacs. |
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(Next Door To Fire Station) I
ARCTIC BEER PARLOR
AND CARD ROOM
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Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Pron.
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The tuberculosis mortality rate
io now approximately 54 pe'r 100,
000 of the population. In the
early 1900’s it was close to 200.
Each year tuberculosis claims
the lives of 40,000 young people
between the ages of 15 and 45.
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Statistics About
Tuberculosis
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benoulosis in the United States
would be 250,000 if the death
rate of the early 1900’s still pre
vailed. Under present mortality
conditions the annual death toll
is less than 70,000.
Today tuberculosis is res,ponsi_
ble for the death of one individ
ual every eight minuites. Thirty
years ago deaths occurred at the
rate of one every three and a
half minutes.
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Two-<thirds of all the deaths
from tuberculosis occur before
the age of 45.
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Considerably more than half of
all the deaths from tuberculosis
occurs during the important pro
ductive years of life—between 15
and 45.
The tuberculosis death rate of
girls and young women between
the ages of 15 and 25 is one and
one-half times that of boys and
young men of the same ages.
One out of every six deaths oc_
curring among young men be
tween the ages of 20 and 40 is
caused by tuberculosis.
Thirty years ago tuberculosis
was responsible for 12 out of ev
ery hundred deaths occuring the
United States. Today it is re.
rponsible for five out of every
hundred deaths.
There were 288 deaths in 1935
in Alaska, from tuberculosis.