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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 37 No. 155 NOME, ALASKA, WED., JULY 1st, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Mercury Hits 81.4 deg Nome Today
ZIONCHECK ENROUTE SEATTLE VIA TRAIN
ZIONCHECK CAUSES
FUROR ARRIVAL AT
CHI ENROUTE HOME
Northwest Airlines Found Excuse For
Not Taking Zioncheck on Plane To
Seattle. He is Going By Railroad
(By The Associated Press')
CHICAGO, June 30—Represen
tative Zioncheck is expected to
arrive here tonight and will prob
ably catch a plane arriving from
Seattle at 8:45 A.M. Wednesday.
CHICAGO, June 30—Congress
man Marion A. Zioncheck plans
to switch from train to plane
here on his trip home to Seattle.
He went awry Tuesday night
when the Northwest Lines declnn j
ed to take him as a passenger af
ter considerable discussion over
refusal of passage. The Con
gressman then leaped into a
squad car and sped to the union
station and went aboard a train.
F J Bixler, division traffic man
ager for the Airline said, the in
convenience to Zioncheck was
caused purely by the problem of
exess weight in the plane. He
said the plane was limited by
regulations of 1995 pounds, drain
ing a quantity of gasoline didn’t
cut down the margin because of
the volume of mail and baggage.,
One seat had to be assigned to
the operations division. “We had
to give one seat to operations,
that didn’t leave any room for
Mr. Zioncheck.”
Bizler said that as the Con
gressman boarded the train he
let out a blast against the Na
tional capitol, “I am sick and tir
ed of Washington, D. C., they
have bigger cockroaches, poorer
plumbing, more dumb people,
and dumb policemen, than any
where in the world.” After mul
ling that over for an instant he
added “and that goes for Puerto
Rico too.” Zioncheck said his
principal reason for returning to
Seattle was to visit his mother
who is ill.
Chickens Arrived
At Matanuska
(By The Associated Press)
PALMER, July 1—Seven thou
sand five hundred chickens arriv
ed from the States for Matanus
ka colonists.
Signed Pension
Bill Alaska R.R.
Workers Today
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 1—
President Roosevelt signed the
bill providing pensions for retir
ed workers on the Alaska Rail
road the same as granted Pana
ma railroad workers, with the
exception of clerks who receive
regular Civil Service retirement'
benefits.
Steamship 0 K
After Refloated
Went On Rocks
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1st—
General Steamship Company of
ficials were informed that the
American Oil tanker Magnolia
was refloated from Mappi Island
Korea Rocks, and that none of
the crew were injured, the report
said but the extent of damage
was unlearned. The vessel is
proceeding to Nagasaki for re
pairs.
Opera Performers
Go On Strike And
Refuse Leave Hall
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, July 1—Striking opera
performers danced on the stage
of the closed Opera Comique,
with police guards for an audi
ence. The entire company voted
last night to begin an “occupa
tion strike,” shortly after the cur
tain fell on the last of the sea
son’s performance and demanded
the resignation of the director
and new wage agreements. They
said they will occupy the theatre
until their demands are approv
ed by the management.
Mrs. Hewitt Was
Brought to Court
Being A Fugitive
(By The Associated Press)
JERSEY CITY, July 1st—Mrs.
Maryon Cooper Hewitt was so
weak that she had to be assisted
by two nurses and a policeman,
as she appeared in criminal court
and faced charges of attempted
! suicide and being a California
j fugitive from justice. Formal
i arraignment was deferred again
' to September 24. Bail of $3,500
on both charges was supplied, &
she returned to the hospital.
As there is no grand jury this
summer, the Judge said he would
Jsign the postponement order
! every ten days.
The California charge accuses
,her of conspiring to have a ster
ilization operation performed on
| her daughter Ann Cooper Hewitt
jin order to prevent the daughter
• to have children, thus share in a
! big estate. An overdose of a
j sedative brought the suicide
I charge.
5 Killed And 24
Hurt When Bus
Has an Accident
(By The Associated Press)
NATURAL BRIDGE, Virginia,'
July 1—Five were killed and 24
others injured when a passenger
bus crashed above the two hun- j
dred and fifteen foot gorge of;
the famous Natural Bridge, dur-j
ing a rainstorm when the bus1
skidded approaching the bridge.
The driver J J Olderson by
throwing his weight on the wheel
caused the bus to swerve abrupt
ly, the passengers said, to pre
vent plunging over the blink in
to the darkness.
The bus crashed into the bank
and rolled over several times and
finally rested against a signboard
on the edge of the precipice.
Olderson and four others in
forward seats were killed and all
but eight of the 32 passengers
were hurt The front of the bus
was telescoped.
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4th JULY
CELEBRATION
Saturday, July 4th, 1936.
Entertainment
Literary Program, Athletics, Races
Eskimo Sports, Baseball Came,
Big Plans Afoot
COMMITTEES WORKING TODAY
DETAILS TOMORROW
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WEATHER RECORD
BROKEN AT NOME
FIRST 30 YEARS
Thermometer Hits B1.4 Degrees Today
Breaking 30 Year Record. Formerly
The Record Stood At BO Degrees
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Proclamation
*
* _ *
* To commemorate the sign
* ing of the Declaration of In
* dependence, I, Edward M. *
* Seidenverg, Mayor of the
* City of Nome, do Proclaim ‘
* Saturday, the 4th day of July 5
* 1936 a holiday and urge all *
* persons within the city on f
* that day to lay aside their *
* customary occupations and '
* join together in celebrating *
* the anniversary in a fitting ' j
* and lawful manner. All plac- *
* es of business are urged to *
* cooperate by remaining clos- *
* ed. *
Signed By:
* Edward M. Seidenverg,
Mayor of Nome *
» *
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Office Of Indian
Affairs Officials
Going to Barrow
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, July 1—On an official
trip which will take them to Pt.
Barrow where the Bureau of In
dian Affairs are taking over the
hospital from Dr. Henry Griest,
three officials left on Tuesday’s
plane; they were Dr. James G.
Townsend, head of the Health
Department of Indian Affairs,
with headquarters at Washing
ton; and David E Thomas, chief
of the same department in Alas
ka; C.M. Hirst, director of Indian
education in Alaska. They flew i
to Fairbanks and will go on to
Nome, and from there will be
joined by Dr. J. F. Van Ackeren.
Medical Director for Alaska, and
the four officials will fly to Point
Barrow and other points.
OLD PAPERS!
Buy them by the bundle. Use
them for starting fires. For Sale
At the Nome Nugget
Thomas B. Hayward, Nome
Meteorologist.
A new high temperature re
vil'd occurred at the Nome U. S.
Weather Bureau Station today
when the mercury rose to 81.4
degrees at 1:00 P. M.
The highest previously record
ed in 30 years of record was 80
on August 13, 1926. The high
temperature for July was 79 de
grees in 1917. Hourly tempera
tures were as follows:
12 Midnight 63
1:00 A.M. 60
2:00 A. M. 64
3:00 A. M. 65
4:00 A. M..66
5,00 A. M.69
6:00 A. M. 70
7:00 A. M. . 72
8 A. M. 75
9:00 A. M.77
10 A. M. .76
11:00 A. M.79
12:00 Noon . n
1:00 P. M. 81/
An unusual feature during the
warm spell was the increasing
wind velocity from the Nort 1
and North Northeast. It began
blowing from the north at 1:1 d
A. M. at a velocity of 12 miles
per hour, increasing to 25 miles
per hour at 7:50 A. M., and aver
aging 16 to 18 miles most of the
morning.
Barometer readings decreased
slightly at Nome during this
time.
With the sudden change from
usual Nome weather to semi
tropical, Nomeites are suffering
from an overdose of heat.
Hatless, coatless, sleeveless, all
the populace pursue their reg
ular pattern of businsess and liv
ing to a record breaking heat fcr
Nome.
Everybody is going swimming
—Let's all follow suit.
NOTICE BALLPLAYEPS
AH outdoor ball playe ?
urged attend meeting
basement door of Hammn
Building at 8 P. M. Tonight
Purpose form team for \
Fourth of July Game
Cool Off on Arctic Oc. Hop July 4, Arctic Airways