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THE NOME NUGGET
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VOLl'MK 35. So. 00. NOME, ALASKA. ' I’KIll.lY, AUGUST I7r 1034 ' ,VY < ®P.» : t» omto.
NOME PROSPECTOR
SEES OUINTUPLETS
ONTARIO, CANADA
NOME PROSPEC TOR GOES
SEE giTNTPPPETS
IN CANADA
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(By The Associated Press)
OALjUANDER, Ontario, %ug. 17
An Alaskan propector ^ who hadn't
been obtside for years took a holi
day and traveled From f Nome to
here to hear about the Dionne
quintuplets^
Dr. A. R. Dafoe, the infants1
physician (iisclosed that he had
not bitainejd the prospector's
name. The man failed to see the
babies blit I)afoe told him all
about them. As lie was about to
leave the physician for home, the
Alaskan asked the doctor if he
would mind pulling a tooth which
had been bothering him for twen
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tv-five years. The doctor took
care of the tooth for him and the
pro pec tor insisted on paying him a
dollars and demanded a receipt
to - “show the folks back home.”
BODY MISSING BOY IS
KOI'Nl> KKHKKVOIK
(By The Associated Press)
1-08 ANGELES, Aug. 17, The
body of Vincent Slocbmb, aged
fourteen', . missing since Monday
was recovered .to day from the
Tu Jtinga reservoir.
Sitjcomh was one of four Boy
Scouts who went on a fishing ex
cursion to the San Gabriel Mount
ains/ Two of his companions were
injured when they fell over a one
hundred and- twentv-five foot cliff.
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HELEN NORLANO
WRITES ITEMS OF
CANDLE INTEREST
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CANDLE i
^Special Nugget Correspondence.)
August, *»
Nome Nugget,
Nome, Alaska
This is getting, to be quite a
booming town. Candle sends
thanks to Miy Ross Kinney and
Mr. Ike Taylor for their great
help and cooperation in getting us
our road money. The improve
ment Is such that we can hardly
realise our nice graveled road.
■This is the first time for year*
that Candle hag been alloted an
where near enough money to gra
vel and fix up the road. There
is to be quite a big strip extend
ed on to Patterson Creek and
this will be a tremendous help
to the campa farther on.
The new company Is very busy
drilling ground and a foundation
for the electric power plant at
the mouth of Candle creek on
Keewalik river is starred. It Is
to be of concrete and certainly
looks promising. f|
The new electric dredge and
power plant ar0 expected to the
next freighter for here and many
more men will be employed. AH
the old timers hereabouts will
have work this winter and next
year for sure. That sounds Hdc
and means a lot to people here.
Mr. Keenan and wife are in
Candle. Mr. Keenan is manager
for heer and a dozen or more new
people are lit camp already. Most
of these newcomers will be here
all winter so our population will
he more like the “good old days.”
Every one was pleased to know
that Mr. Keenan was to be ill
charge here as he is very well
liked by everyone.
We understand Magids and
Chamberlins of Kotzebue and Deer
lng are opening up a store, here
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlin are to
b© in charge of the store. Candle
Is also pleased to hear this as
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlin are well|
known and popular.
Mr. Fred Tippleman, an ttold
timer of Candle brought in g:;2<)
ounce nugget from ti’acle Creek
whlc his only about SO miles up
Keewalik River from Candle. This
if the largest known nugget found
up this .Jar. Were are surprized
and pleated for Mi. Tippleman as
he Is just stari ng In again on
the old mining game. He is hack
out on the joj anl who know/
i what the next cleanup miy bring.
On July 28, Mr and Mrs. Tom
Roust gave a dame and reception
for their foster daifhfr. Harriet,
on her eighteenth birthday. Ev
eryone had a lovely time end the
party was a big success. We had
prize waltzes sponsored by Affs.
CANADIAN BREWER IS
RETURNED UNHARMED
TO WIFE AND CHILREN
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LABATT IS BROUGHT BAUK
TO HOMK WITHOUT AXV
RANSOM BRING PAIR
< Uv The Associated Press)
LONDON, Ontario, Aug. IV;
John S. Labatt, after two and one
half days as a hostage of the kid- ;
happers return, d to his wife and j
children today. No ransom was
paid. He arrived by automobile |
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from Toronto where he had be’ii j
released on the outskirts of the I
city. The police renewed their |
search for the gang., which Jiasj
iggen launched all over the coins-|
try. I
. I.O\IM>.\, Auk. 11, One l»ollc>
iuthority in com.menting on the
letison j.hy I.abatt had boon re
leased said lie believed it was t
case of “cold feet."
The officers in charge of t lie
search said they were determined
tii make an example of these first
snatch gangsters in Canadian his
tory. 1
La baft was not harmed hut was
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in a highly nervous state, which
caused physicians to send him to
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lied. His home is - being guarded
by a full detail of police.
.NO \K\VS OF KIDNAPPED
CANADIAN P.KI.WKK
(•By The Associated Press)
LONDON. Ontario, Aug. 17, The
police were represented as believ
ing that .loJtn S. l.abatt, the lirst
victim in Canada of the ''snatch
,racket,” was being held near his
home in Toronto?—
His brother Hugh received three
telephone, messages fcni the .kid
nappers and is believed to have
arranged a rendeynuz. Police of
ficials today went to Detroit to
investigate at| alleged clue pe1
tainijig to the kidnappers, • :
WHEAT EXPORTS OF
UNITED STATES BE
ALMOST NOTHING
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UMTHD STATUS HKKKASKS
AUi WHKAT MAHKKTS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 ‘■*1? lie
ravages of th> drought which has
held the country in a stale otjj
paralysis for the past month and a
half, received new emphasis when
it became apparent that the Unit
ed States wriuld surrender all
wheat markets abroad in 1935.
Department of Agiculture offic
ials acknowledge that exports from
America which had held a com
manding position since ISSfi,
would total zero next year. They
were quick however, to add that
the United States expects to re
i claim its share of w orld markets
when the situation returns to nor
mal.
LONDON, Aug. 17, The Unite l
States tentatively allocated the
1934 and -1935 wheat export "of
approximately ten million bushels
hv the International Wheat Uon
‘
ference,” the Associated Press was
informed today.
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MARKET DULL TODAY
•Uy The Associate 1 lifer,*)
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Stocks
crept cautiously higher. The mar
ket was dull, with the list ensinr^
off. Net gains were made from
Goodrich.
Mr. McDonald who Is under the
weather left for Kotsebue where
ho will see Doctor Smith. We
hope he la not seriously 111. His
young daughter, Mary Francis was
with him.
Mrs. Morelander was here for a
visit and we certainly enjoyed it.
She came with Mr. Briggs on the
Kin-nok, a speedy little boat 5Jr.
Briggs uses to travel1 around In
taking care of his work. They
made It over from Kotzebue In 7
hours and a nasty storm blowing.
We are hoping Mrs. Morelander can
visit us this winter sp that Candle
can entertain uher. Sh6 visited Mrs.
O. Swanson at the summer camp
and got quite a kick out of It all.
Everyone is getting ready for
Jellying tlme is here. There are
lots of berries1 if you can (ind
them and the flats are filled with
women and children picking s^J
mon berries. These are put down
in small kegs and frozen' and
make a very tasty desert in the
winter time. The road side and
hills are alive with ptarmigan
and we can hardly wait until the
season opens. Lots of rabbits are
running around and we have
them up at camp rob our gar
dens. My bed of spinach and
radishes' tasted pretty good to the
little rascals as they cleaned me
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one to three points on numerous
issues. The 'close was stonily. Nu
merous bonds were higher. Wheat
io^t its gains.
MjJ.IM.4V I.KAXKK lll'SK.W l>
AVI> <>OK!4 l.l\ I! WITH
ANOTIIHR MAN
(By The Associated* Press)
HOItOK KN, Aug. 17. Richard
Rost, ;|ged foi'ty-oiglit. his wife.
HilddgHdc*. aged thirty and Paul,
Sernvoifj aged forty-one. an engin
eer. are each held on fiye thou
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sand ilolla.i's, bond.
Sermon and Mrs. Rost both
charged that Rost, attempted to
bold his wife for seven hundred
dollars due her In Installments
for some work she had been do
0
ing. Mrs. Rost agreed that she
went to live with Sernyjp. but it
appeared that no personal con
tact had been made.
| HIGH PROFIT FROM sil.VKIl t
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(Hv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. "Pro
tit" which the government makes
on silver almost rivals the income
tax just now. . ' •
The seignorage reaped since, the
beginning of the program wi’l
make silver one-fourth of the me
tal hack . of the currency. It ;s
running nearly two-thirds of the
iniome receipts, and 1 stands jtt al
most eighteen and one half mil
lion dollars. Tax collections since
| .inly 1st amount to about twenty
j eight and one-half million do!!
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SOI RIMIFGH RFI'YION TOIWV
j AT TACOMA TO RF.'HIG
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(By Tlie Associated Press)
T.it’OMA. Aug 17. Thousands
of Alaskan sourdoughs have been
flocking here for flic past few
^ a
days for the Annual Sourdough
Reunion today1 included in fha
assemblage is Arthur Henll. an
old time entertainer from Daw.
son Ralph [.omen of Seattle,' but
formerly of Nome ,-fs also a visit
or. ’
HANSOM NOTH KFFIIIAKD
HI T NO FI NDS
«lly The AssnciaPress)
(SOI.DSBOHO. Ninth Carolina,"
Aug. 17, A note was ..eived by
the wife of-' Rev. R H. Askew,
missing* fur I he past I wn days. Th3
note’: t^rtiandid twenty-tl.v..
saft<r dollars and Imre hu 'signature.
Askew is about twenty-eight years
old and his wife about fifty. They
it re not considered to lie very weal
thy , .1 „ Y-Y
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MAXV PROWNKD IN INDfi -
(J3v The Associated Press)
PATNA. India. Aug. 17. The
drowning of one hundred and,sev
enty men and women when a ferry
overturned yesterday, was report
ed from Pari Kara.
ARMY BOMBERS
NOW ENROUTE
WASHINGTON
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ARMY BOMJUEHS NOW EN ROUTE
HOME VIA JUNEAU AND
SEATTLE: HOPPED FROM
FAIRBANKS YESTERAY
(By The Associated Press)
JUNESAU, Aug. 17, The army
bombing planes arrived here short
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h«; 1
ly before six.p.m. yesterday Iron*
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Fairbanks, after a fast flight tot
lowing the regular commercial
plane course from the Interior vita
Chilkat Psbs. They plan to hop
from here to Seattle today It ths
weather clears.
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