ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Sailing Schedule for Southeastern & Southwestern Alaska Ports
Northbound Southbound
Leave Arrive Arrive Leave Leave Arrive
Seattle Juneau Seward Seward Juneau Seattle
S S Yukon Feb 7 Feb 11 Fob 14 Feb 14 Feb 17 Feb 20.
S S Alaska Feb 13 Feb 16 Feb 19 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb 25
S S Northwestern Feb 20 Feb 24 Feb 28 Feb 28 Mar 4 Mar 7
S S Victoria Feb 27 Mar 3 Mar 7 Mar 7 Mar 11 Mar 14
(NOTE: All sailings subject to change without notice.)
Joe Harnish, Agent
Mercury Hit Its
Lowest Since In
December 1935
(U. S. Weather Bureau)
Last night's minimum tempera
ture of —26.5 was the lowest
reading observed since December
15, 1935 when —30 was record
ed. The mercury started down
ward during the morning and at
noon —12 W'as observed and at
5 p.m. —20 reaching the low
point at 8:30 p.m. and remaining
around —20 till 2 a.m. this morn
ing. With cloudiness increasing
rapidly and more wind velocity
the temperature started upward,
reaching —6 below at 9 a.m.
Snow and fog conditions obtain
ed along the coast of Norton
Sound. Some fog also occurred in
the lower Yukon and Tanana val
leys. Snow was falling between
Cordova and Juneau and along
the Aleutians. Generally cloudy
weather was reported along the
coast of Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia.
Low barometer covers Alaska,
western Canada and the North
Pacific ocean south of the Gulf
while high pressure is charted
south of the Aleutians. Cloudy
and unsettled weather with oc
casional snow and fog will likely
continue for Nome and vicinity
with slowly rising temperature.
The highest temperature at
Nome yesterday was —2 and a
trace of snowfall was recorded
for 24 hours ending at 6 a.m.
Buy them by the bundle. Use
them for starting fires. For Sale
At the Nome Nugget.
Fish Trap Bill
In Washington
State Bodies
(By The Associated Press)
OLYMPIA. Feb. 10, — A com
mittee hearing last night on the
bill to repeal the law abolishing
fish traps, heard fishermen ask
that the anti-fish measure be ab
olished in order to save their
livelihood.
Sportsmen and conservationists
charged that the traps destroyed
the state fisheries.
Dr. J. C. Siegel of Tacoma
charged Senator T. C. Bloomer,
sponsorer of the bill, with con
tributing two hundred and fif
ty dollars to promote the initia
tive for the abolishing of purse
seines The senator denied the
allegation.
Class Citizenship
Supt. Calvin Pool of the Nome
Public .School, in speaking of vo
cational courses now taking place
as a result of arrangements first
commenced by Territorial Direc_
tor A. E. Schoettler while here
last fall, stated that there was an
opportunity for the establish
ment of a class in citizenship, de
signed primarily for training of
those who might desire to take
out citizenship papers, or to com
plete examinations for their final
papers.
Should there be sufficient inter
est aroused, such a class might be
started, he declared. Anyone, so
interested, is directed to commun
; icate with Supt. Pool.
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Queen Contest Votes Given
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Two Killed In
Train Crackup
In Small Town
(By The Associated Press)
SELMA, California, Feb.
12, —Engineer J. P. Milles of
Bakersfield was scalded to death
and fireman R. E. Brown was
killed when pinned under a loco
motive, when the southbound
"Owl” passenger train hit a stall
ed automobile of a honeymoon
couple in main street here. The
car was stalled dead on the cross
irug. Two baggage cars, two
coaches and three sleepers left
the rails.
F. K. Ritchie, 43 of Porterville,
and his bride, who were in the
car, leaped to safety before the
crash.
A sheriff’s questioned revealed
the man had been drinking after
his marriage last night. Six pass
engers on the train were injured.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11,
—The Works Progress Adminis
trators will meet in Chicago to
morrow to discuss midwest
drought relief and try to arrange
for farmer being cared for by the
resetllement administration, to
be transferred to the WPA while
they are not fending crops.
Funeral Notice
Funeral services for the late
Wm. II. Vo'.lentine will take place
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13th, at
the Federated Church. Friends
of the deceased are requested to
attend. 2t
MISS JOHANSEN
LEADS AGAIN
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is the zero hour for nominations
to close.
A last minute surprise was
sprung when Miss Eileen Stan
groom and Miss Audrey Dunham
were nominated for Queen to
day.
Mrs. Whaley is busy today tak
ing thee measurements of each
contestant from head to toe. These
will be published in tomorrow’s
paper providing they are com
pleted by that time, v
Plans were completed today for
a preview of all Queen Contest
ants, to be held in conjunction
with next Tuesday’s show at the
NEWS ITEMS
FUNERAL NOTICE
All members of I. O. O. F. are
requested to attend funeral ser
vices for Brother W. H. Vollen
t'ne, at the Federated Church,
Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m.
JOHN SOLON, Noble Grand.
The new platforms which were
to be built for the drama club of
the Federated Church from the
proceeds of the box social last
fall, are nearing completion and
will be ready for use in the next
dramatic production.
The carpenter work was done
by Mr. Reimer and Mr. Harney
is contributing the labor for the
installation of the electrical eq
u'pment.
A. Polet, one of Nome’s lead
ing merchants, announced today
the purchase from the administra
tor of the estate of John Lepri,
all of the shoe and footwear lin
es, besides the dry goods and
men’s furnishing stock.
Delivery of the goods is now
being made, he declared, and
early announcement regarding
the stock will probably be forth
coming.
This stock, newly acquired, will
augment the lines carried by the
Polet S’ores, which supplies
s’ocks of men’s and women’s fur
nishings to this section.
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NAZI-JAILED SEAMAN ARRIVES ~
Lawrence Simpson, the American seaman who was Imprisoned a year
and a half by the German Nazis after he told a Berlin court he tried
to overthrow the Hitler government, la shown (left) as he viaited sea
men’s strike headquarters immediately upon his arrival In New York
after his release. With him Is Gifford Cochran, secretary of the Na
tional Committee for Defense of Political Prlaonere. (Associated Prase
Photo)
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Dream Theatre. This is your
opportunity to personally size up
the girls, thereby assisting the
voters to pass judgment on the
qualifications of each candidate.
How the contestants are to ap
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pear will be announced in tomor
row’s paper. And to top it off,
200 votes are to be given away
free with each adult admission.
One oldtimer said “Now you’re
Steamboatin’", when told of
the preview plans.
YENNEY’S
Water Delivery
Phone Black 7
Good Service
20 Votes Given Away Free With
Each $1.00 Cash Purchase or
Paid on Account
Subscribe for the Nugget
Dream Theatre
TONIGHT
ONE SHOW 7:30 P M
ADULTS 55 CENTS CHILDREN 25 CENTS
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“SHE GETS HER MAN”
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WITH
ZAZU PITTS
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Kidnaped from her Kidnapers—A ring on her finger—
Aprice on her head—but only romance in her Heart.
ALSO
FINAL CHAPTER
RUSTLERS OF RED DOG
AND
“THREE LAZY MICE”—A Cartoon
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COMING SOON—“LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER”
NOME ALWAYS WINS
WHEN ALL PULL
TOGETHER
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LETS PUT MISS NOME ACROSS
IN A BIG WAY
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WE WILL GIVE 20
VOTES FREE WITH EVERY DOLLAR OF
MERCHANDISE PURCHASED OR
PAID ON ACCOUNT AT
OUR STORE
POLET’S STORE