THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
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F. H. A. ADMINISTRATOR TO VISIT NOME
With the arrival in Nome via plane of John E. Pegues,
Federal Housing Administrator for the Territory of Alaska,
on a special trip in the interest of those persons and citizens
who have been awaiting his arrival in connection with ex
pecting assistance from the FHA, it behooves one and all
who are interested to take advantage of his short visit here.
The Daily Nugget has published from time to time all
the information on this subject that was available from the
Juneau office, but still there seems to be much desired infor
mation that is wanted, especially close contact with the ad
ministrator and his deputies as regards details, which the
articles printed previously apparently do not supply.
It is a long distance between Nome and Washington
and the same may be said about Juneau, when you try to do
business by maii. But now that the head of the Federal
Housing Administration has decided to come to us and ex
plain the workings of this great and helpful organization,
it is now up to you, each and every one, individually, to take
up your proposition with him.
Mr. Pegues will be only to glad to have you call on him
and do what he can for you according to the assistance need
ed, which may come within his jurisdiction.
IS NOME TO HAVE A MODERN HOTEL ?
The Daily Nugget again calls attention to a previous
editorial that Nome is Hotel-less. What are we going to do
about it as a community of businessmen and citizens. Our
object in bringing it to the attention of the public is to at
tract and stimulate attention to this vital need and work
up as much public enthusiasm as is possible- in an effort to
get enough public spirited citizens interested in a public
building proposition that might provide Nome with a mod
ern and up-to-date hotel and apartment house.
If those interested would or could get together right
now, during the short visit of Federal Housing Administra
tor for the Territory of Alaska, John E. Pegues, who decided
to fly to Nome from Fairbanks to interview those who arc
interested in taking advantage of the Federal Housing aid
in building and improving of homes, it may be possible to
erect the desired structure which- with apartments, will be
able to do business the year around, instead of during the
summer months.
NOW MOVED
NOME DRUG STORE
PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY
New Location Opposite T he Nevada
“Cappy McDougall, Proprietor Telephone .Main 95
ONE SIP AND YOU'LL KNOW
CRAB ORCHARD is a genuine Kentucky Bourbon
naturally aged in charred oak and bottled straight
from the barrel.
ALASKA LIQUOR STORE
Opposite Telephone Oflice
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A hotel, strictly conducted as such, would not be a pay
ing proposition in this community, in our judgement, but
we believe that if a sort of hotel and apartment house com
bined was constructed it would be a paying proposition from
one end of the year to the other.
Nome needs something of this kind and needs it badly, I
we cannot expect people come to our fair city and stay over
night or for any length of time unless we have accommoda
tions for them.
It is possible that sufficient money can be subscribed by
local people to warrant the Federal Housing Administration
to arrange to advance the additional funds necessary to
build the sort of hotel that Nome should have. A public
meeting of those interested might be the beginning of gett
ing together those interested. Think it over and talk about it
among your friends and let’s get together and build a hotel.
Interesting Items
About Alaskans
The largest gold nugget ever to
be found weighed 500 pounds and
was found in Mexico. It was valued
at $12,000 at the time. It was lost
when the ship transporting it to
Spain sank off the coast of Cuba.
The Frank Manley property on
Willow Creek will be worked this
season, a large crew of men being
employed. The property lies on the
Willow Creek tributary of the up
per Iditarod river. Considerable new
machinery including a drag line
has been installed.
Harold E. Smith, forest ranger in
charge of the Chugach National for
est in the Prince William Sound ar
ea, left recently for Seattle to re
ceive treatment by an eye specialist.
Mr. Smiths eye was struck by a de
vils club and has bothered him
considerably.
More than 100 friends gathered
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W.
Council at Juneau recently at a re
ception given to announce the en-!
gagment of Miss Henrietta Ellis and
Verner Soley, whose marriage will
take place in June. ,
Whistling and ticking instru
ments have been installed by the Sig
nal Corps at their station in Seattle,
designed to place the department
in instant communication with any
part of Alaska. Four hundred words
a minute can be sent.
Marching and riding in taxicabs,
more than 300 persons accompan-!
:ed the body of Kosta Lazaroff, min
er and member of the Alaska Min
ers’ union to the graveside. The Ju
neau city band played dirges dur
ing the march. It required 17 taxi
cabs to convey the crowd, besides
those who walked.
Fearing that her death may have
been due by other than natural
causes, relatives of Mrs. Millie Maki,
a native woman of Juneau, asked
that an inquest be held. The cor
oner's jury after hearing the evi
dence of physicians decided her
death was a natural one.
1
A new dredge will be placed on
the Bear creek property of the New
York Alaska Mining Company on
the lower Kuskokwim this year. The
company already has one dredge at ]
work. A party of 15 recently arriv
ed from the states and were flown
✓
to the workings.
Six couples were married at one
time by Commissioner Wm. Regan
at Ugashik recently. They were
Martin Carlson and Margaret Mat
son, Frank Spoon and EfFie Newport,
Tim Alutuck and Natalie Danielson,
Murphy Meticgerul and Tootsy Ali
tuck, Charles Achuak and Pauline
Newport, Willy Zunganuk and Mrs.
Zunganuk. It is said Commissioner
Regan was overcome by so much
bride-kissing. ,
Roy "Slick” Tipton took his first
two steps yesterday at the Cor
dova General hospital after more
than three months in bed or in a
wheel chair while waiting for his
badly frozen feet to heal. Another
small skin graft will be necessary
before the patient’s feet can be com
pletely healed but this is not ex
pected to delay him much longer.
Tipton froze his feet last Decem
ber in a blizzard on the Valdez
Glacier.
H R Vanderleest of Juneau has
been named president of the Terri
torial Board of Pharmacy, and R.
T. Kuben of Fairbanks, vice-pres
ident. Elwyn Swetmann of Seward
is the treasurer. Other members
are N R Walkr of Ketchikan, Ralph
Kitzmiller of Nome, Z. J. Loussac
of Anchorage and F M. Dunham of
Fairbanks
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