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Airplane News
Nome Airport
The Pacific Alaska Air
ways Monday plane is still
held at Nulato on its flight
to Nome, by adverse wea
ther conditions, the Nome
office of the PAA reports
today.
Word to the Mirow Air
Service stated that Pilot
Hans Mirow and his mech
anic W. F. Barber, are held
at St. Michael today, en
route from Fairbanks to
Nome, on account of bad
weather along the coast.
LOCAL ITEMS
Edvin Ulricksen, filed for
Representative on the Dem
ocratic ticket, today, accord
ing to the office of the Dis
trict Clerk.
Dr. Chartaris is in receipt
of another telegram from
Duncan Macdonald, dated
at Seattle, Jan.20, in which
he states he arrived there
last night after a stormy
trip by steamer. Mr. Mac
donald also states that he
is at Friedlanders Sanitar
ium and that his feet are
improved and his general
health much better. He
wishes to be remembered
to his old friends in Nome
and Candle.
Weather Today
(U. S. Weather Bureau)
A deep centered and ex
tensive area of low baro
meter covers Alaska and
the north Pacific Ocean;
the lowest barometer read
ings are reported from St.
Paul Island where 28.24 in
ches is observed. This con
dition is attended by snow
storms in western Alaska
and heavy rains along the
Gulf and in southeastern
Alaska; Cordova reported
4.46 inches, Juneau 1.34 in
ches and Ketchikan 2.78 in
ches of rainfall during the
past 24 hours. It is warm
• M I N K
DEMAND IS INCREASING
We Can Move Them — — NOW ! !
SHIP YOUR SKINS EARLY!!
Alaska — Chicago Fur Exchange
368 Central Ave., Highland Park, 111.
er in southeastern Alaska
this morning while above
zero temperatures are the
rule in central and western
Alaska. Strong to fresh
winds continue over Sew
ard Peninsula mostly from
the north and northeast.
Airway conditions at 7
A.M. were as follows:
Nome, snowing, temp. 15
Solomon, cloudy, 2 above.
Golovin, snowing, 15
Nulato, snowing, 12
Kaltag, cloudy, 10
Unalakleet, cloudy, 12
Ruby, cloudy, 10
Fiat, cloudy, 20
Fairbanks. Pt. Cldy, 10
Nenana, cloudy, 8
Tanana, cloudy, 8
Hot Springs, cloudy, 8
Kotzebue, clear, —5
Anchorage, sleeting, 34
PATIENT FOUND
IN ROAD DITCH
(By The Associated Press)
Lewiston, Utah, Jan. 21st
—An escaped patient from
the Utah State hospital for
the Insane was found in an.
obscure ditch where she
had lain seven days, with
out food and water.
She is Mrs. Bertha Mar
ler, aged 55, who escaped
last Tuesday.
With her clothes frozen
to her body she could see
people passing as she lay
helpless. Police officers
and CCC workers had been
searching for a week.
She was fed hot milk un
til the hospital attaches ar
rived. Physicians say that
she has an even chance for
recovery.
It was her second escape.
Last May she was found in
ajunk heap where she had
hidden four days.
COAL AND FUEL OIL
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
(
Howard Cawn
Dead Following
Operation Fair.
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The starting news of the
death of his son Howard,
was received by his father,
A1 Gawn, early this morn
ing from Fairbanks, follow
ing an operation a week
ago today for appendicitis.
Howard, aged 22 years
and 10 months, was born in
Nome. He left for Fair
banks shortly before the
first of the year to take up
| a position as an airplane
mechanic in the shops of
the Pacific Alaska Airways
He had worked there only
a couple of weeks when he
went to the hospital and
was operated on for appen
dicitis. .
Improvement was noted
up until Sunday when a re
I lapse was suffered. Anoth
er telegram to A1 Gawn re
quested him to leave im
mediately for Fairbanks.
Death occurred at 5 A.M.
today according to the ear
ly news this morning recei
ved by Mr. Gawn, w'ho has I
been trying for the past 3
days to get to Fairbanks by;
plane, but adverse weather
prevented this.
It was understood today
that Mr. Gawn intends fly
ing to Fairbanks as soon as
weather permits, and will
have the body pf his son
taken care of there until
such time as he is relieved
by another electrician in
his position as electrician
in charge for the Northern
Light and Power Co., here.
He intends to return and
await the arrival of a man
to take his place, and will
then take the body from
Fairbanks to Vassar, Mich
igan, where interment will
be made.
The news of the death of
this upstanding young elec
trician & mechanic, known:
to nearly everyone inNome
came as a distinct shock to
his host of friends here.
While in Nome, during the
past number of years How
ard Gawn was employed
by the Northern Light and
Power Co. as an engineer
at its plant here, and also
served as general electric
ian and linesman in the
city. His passing is deeply
regretted, and his sorrow
ing friends offer their sym
pathy to his bereaved fath-!
er.
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