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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 37. No. 102 NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, April 30, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
NENANA ICE OUT 12:58 P. M.
DEMOCRATIC INTEREST CENTERED HOUSE
Nome Included In Recommendations For Harbors
ADDITIONAL RETURNS FROM
OUTLYING SECTIONS MAKE
DEMOCRATIC RACE HOT ONE
More Returns
Second Division
Primary Election
KOTZEBUE
PRECINCT
Following is the results of
the democratic vote at Kot
zebue:
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J Dimond.31
For Attorney General
James S Truitt.11
For Auditor
Frank A. Boyle.27
J S Hofman . 2
For Highway Engineer
Wm. A. Hesse.12
For Territorial Senator
O D Cochran. 27
Howard Lyng. .3
For Representatives
G eorge Laiblin .26
John Litchenberg.8
Mrs. Garnet Martin .4
David S Mazen.7
C 0 Roberts .19
Peter Sather .3
Tolbert Scott.22
Leonard Smith .20
Ed Ulricksen ..*.1
Fred Yenney.2
Following is the republi
can vote as cast at Kotze
bue:
Delegate to Congress
Lester O. Gore .9
For Attorney General
Harry G. McCain .8
For Auditor
Cash Cole.8
C H MacSpadden.1
For Highway Engineer
Roy J Storey..5
E F Wann.4
For Territorial Senator
Charles Kennedy.9
For Representatives
B F Gillette. 5
Thos. D. Jensen .9
Edward Steffen.G
Nels Swanberg Sr.7
TAYLOR
PRECINCT
Following is the results of
the election held at Taylor
precinct in the Kougarok,
which gives only the demo
cratic returns. Apparently
there were no republican
Totals Todate Compiled, Including
Election Returns From Kiana Pre
cinct In Mail Today. Others Corning
j p
votes cast:
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J Dimond 6
For Attorney General
James S Truitt .1
For Auditor
Frank A. Boyle .5
J S Hofman .0
For Highway Engineer
Wm. A. Hesse .0
For Territorial Senator
O D Cochran .3
Howard Lyng .2
For Representatives
George Laiblin.5
John Lichtenberg.6
Mrs. Garnet Martin .... 0
S David Mazen..0
C O Roberts.0
Peter Sather .5
Tolbert Scott .0
Leonard Smith .6
Ed Ulricksen .1
Fred Yenney .0
COUNCIL
PRECINCT
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J. Dimond .10
For Attorney General
James Truitt .8
For Auditor
Frank Boyle.6
Ilofman.3
For Highway Engineer
Hesse.8
For Territorial Senator
O D Cochran .4
Howard Lyng .6
For Representatives
George Laiblin .3
John Lichtenberg.3
Mrs. Garnet Martin.5
S. David Mazen.0
C O Roberts.5
Peter Sather.5
Tolbert Scott.5
Leonard Smith.7
Ed. Ulricksen.0
Fred Yenney.6
BLUFF PRECINCT
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J Dimond.10
For Attorney General
Janies Truitt.8
For Auditor
Frank Boyle.6
Hofman.3
Totals Compiled
Democratic Race
Are Ip Todale
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J. Dimond ...522
For Attorney General
James Truitt .399
For Auditor
Frank Boyle 319
Hofman 144
For Highway Engineer
Hesse. 401
For Territorial Senator
O D Cochran..331
Howard Lyng _ 245
For Representatives
Leonard Smith 344
John Litchenberg. 283
George Laiblin ... 277
Tolbert Scott 250
C O Roberts.241
Fred Yenney.176
Mrs. Garnet Martin .151
S David Mazen . .130
Peter Sather . .129
Ed. Ulricksen .88
KIANA PRECINCT
Following is the democra
tic results of the election
held at Kiana Tuesday:
Dimond 12, Truitt 12,
Boyle 10, Hofman 2, Hesse
11, Cochran 7, Lyng 5, Geo.
Laiblin 8. Lichtenberg 10.
Mrs. Martin 2, Mazen 4,
Roberts 6, Sather 3, Scott 7
Smith 3, Ulricksen 2, Fred
Yenney 3._ _
For Highway Er. ineer
Hesse ..8
For Territorial Senator
O D Cochran.4
Howard Lyng.6
For Representatives
George Laiblin.8
John Litchenberg.10
Mrs. Garnet Martin.1
S. David Mazen.2
C O Roberts.9
Peter Sather..1
Tolbert Scott.2
Leonard Smith .1
Ed. Uljicksen.0
Fred Yenney.4
Action Of Joint
Committee Ends
Early Chances
Alaska Mail Will Have To
Continue Under Present
Star Mail Contracts Due
To Senate Action
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, April 29, —
Senate items eliminated by
the congressional conferen
ce committee that consid
ered the treasury and post
office appropriation bill in
cluded an additional $242.
255 for establishment of a
new airmail service from
Nome, Bethel, Ketchikan,
Fairbanks, Whitehorse, Tan
ana Crossing, Seward, Cor
dova, Valdez and Anchor
age.
The house figure of $207,
000 for inland transporta
tion of mail by star routes
in Alaska was retained.
A partial report on the
measure was approved yes
terday by the senate. This
partial report is now before
the House.
Soyle Leadmji
Hofraan; Cole
LeadsMcSpadden
(By The Associated Press'
Juneau, April 30—With
less than half the precincts
reported in the territorial
wide primary Tuesday, F A
Boyle, present auditor, has
a two to one lead over Joe
Hofman for the nomination
as democratic auditor.
Cash Cole continues to
lead C. H. MacSpadden for
the republican nomination
for auditor.
Returns from the various
divisions where contests for
senate and house are being
waged, fail to indicate the
ultimate outcome.
Delegate Dhnond polled
a splendid vote of confide
n-ce in all divisions; while
Lestor O. Gore, unopposed
for the republican delegate
ship, received a pleasing
vote, although not as im
pressive, due to the GOP
running second in balloting
NOEL WIEN is going to Seat
tle in NAT Ford May 1st or 2nd.
Reservations must be made at
NAT office Now.
Fire At Malanuska
(By The Associated Press)
Anchorage, April 28, —
Don L. Irwin reported that
a three thousand dollars
fire yesterday destroyed the
Matanuska colony ware
house and slightly damag
ed the military cable offi
ce, which was removed to
the school house.
Nome Included in
Rivers* Harbors
Annual Work
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, April 29, —
The Rivers and Harbors
Congress went on record tp
day supporting western re
clamation as a national,
rather than a sectional ass
et.
Projects recommended in
eluded Juneau, Wrangell,
Sitka, Petersburg; harbors
at Dry Pass, Stikine river,
Kodiak, Nome, Cordova, Eg
nk river, harbor of refuge
at Seward and at Metlakat
la.
uld oomplasnt
Against 4 omnany
*
2 • i
Is 2hsmi sed
(By Tiie Associated Pr°ss)
Washington, April 30th—
P'or want of jurisdiction the
Federal Trade Commission
dismissed an old complaint
against the California Pack
ing Corporation and substi
tuted a new complaint char
ging it and the Alaska Pack
ers Association, a subsidi
ary, with suppressing com
petition and creating a mon
opnlv in the sale of its food
products.
The dismissed complaint
charged the company and
three of its subsidiaries,
with restraint of trade and
a tendency toward monop
oly.
A San Francisco bay annou
ncement said, “the Califor
nia Packing and Alaska
Packers, it was alleged, ex
ecuted a plan using their
j great buying power of stea
mer freight tonnage un
duly and using their influ
ence in turning tonnage by
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Nenana lee Breaks
At 12:58 P
Today
Nome Again Loses Out. No
One here was on Lucky
Minute. Nenana Breakup
Follows Close on Chena.
f Bv The Associated Press)
FLASH—Seattle, April
:>0—The Nenana ice breaks
at twelve fifty-eight this af
ternoon.
It is reported that E. Mil
ler & Company and .1. Cov“
ich & Company of Juneau,
guessed the winning min
ute.
It is also reported that O.
Neilson of Anchorage, also
guessed the exact minute.
Information received by
the local office of the U. S.
Weather Bureau, Tom Hay
ward, declared that the ice
moved out at Nenana at
12:58 P.M. today.
Information from Fair
banks at 2 P. M. said t
ice jams below tov r
tinue for a great !e. w
.he Chena River is ri
P rt of the lower resid
Pal district is already u
der water.
Jams \ .tie'; a
finer
'By The Associated Hi ess)
Fairbanks, April in—Ice
jams 'n the C’n ;na be
low Fairb.mk . brc.i.e Wed
nesday, when the imp mnd
ed water made a m d race
down stream, reliev ing the
city of a flood danger.
The dam below the city
wont out first, the river whi
eh had driven th • residents'
out of their houses on low
ground, dropped rapidly.
The residents of N mana .
are watching f r the break
up. The guessing contest
tripod is now floating; .he
ice and water are rising
and it is expected that the
ice,will move any time now
KIANA—REPUBLICAN
Following is the republi
can vote:
Gore 7, McCain 7, Cole 6,
MacSpadden 1, Storey 3,
Wann 4. Kennedy 7, Gillet
te 7, Jensen 7. Steffen 7,
jSwanberg 7.