THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
Vol. 38. No. 37 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEB. 15, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. “The News of the Day In Pictures” Member of The Associated Press.
DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF V BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION.
NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASF-ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY ' VIATION
Asiatic Flight 4 Planes To Make Tour Via Nome
Gertrude Johansen Jumps Again Into First Place
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Competes With Aimee
Rheba Crawford, former associate
pastor at Los Angeles’ Angelus
Temple who sued Its leader, Aimee
Semple McPherson, for $1,000,000
in a slander *uit, is shown as she
opened her rival inter-denomina
tional church. (Associated Press
Photo)
Pope Pius Walks
After 2 Months
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TRv Thn A' 'ni'ttit-p-.- .-i
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 15, —
Pope Pius XI took his first fal
tering steps today after more
than two months illness, to the
amazement of Vatican prelat
es and physicians, who feared
be would never walk again.
“You see. Thanks be to
God”, the Pope exclaimed.
Flight Bombay
Thru Nome May
Was Announced
(By The Associated Press)
DANSVILLE, New York, Feb.
15, —A“flight to Bombay, India,
of a flotilla of four or more light
planes is planned for next sum
mer possibly in May, it was an
nounced today.
Merrill K. Riddick, Dansville
aviator and promoter of the idea,
made the announcement. He will
be accompanied by others aviators
each flying solo.
Tuey will fly via Los Angeles,
up the Pacific Coast, through Brit
ish Columbia and into Alaska.
Thence they will proceed to
Nome and cross Bering Strait,
fly ng south along the Siberian
and Chinese coast, and then west
to India.
In Alaska the air voyagers
plan to hunt and fish. Only light
olanes will be used to cover the
distances. Ridick said about eigh
ty dollars worth of gasoline was
the estimate determined, for the
cost of fuel to India.
Social Security
Figures Were
Made Public
(Bv The As'-'ot lati J D
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15,
—The Social Security Board fil
ed 23,647,461 employee applica
tions for participation in the o!d
age benefits program.
The totals include: Alaska two
thousand, Washington 290,556,
Oregon 153,076.
Cities: Seattle 156,750, Portland
170.500. Sookane 43,771.
CONTEST SETTLED
DOWN AND RACE IS
NOW ON EARNEST
Highest Daily Vote Today counted in Queen Contest.
Further Plans for Queen Contemplated As
Contest Enters into Second Week
Votes for Queen
Take Big Jump
Over Weekend
T! e heaviest vote todate in the
Queen contest was turned in to
day. Gertrude Johansen receiv
ed a strong vote thereby forcing
Jeanne Mozee back into second
plac". Eileen Slangroom showed
considerable strength by getting
’ voie and stepped from
S ' !> o!~ce to fourth.
"f.al v i e today includes
' n by the winning
J a es .in Sunday’s
t'ce. Total stand
'ov s:
Ger'rude Johansen .22,700
.29 960
10,520
o m . 9,000
Ada Baldwin .9,900
Marguer tte Lee 8.080
Geraidine Rude .5,180
Doro hy Nelson . 4,400
Borgny Ulricksen .2,910
BOWLING TEAM GOES
JUNEAU, Feb. 14, — Six bowl
ers, members of the Juneau Elks
lodge left aboard the steamer
Yukon Saturday for engagements
at Anchorage with other bowling
teams.
SNOW BRINGS BEAUTY, BUT TROUBLE TO AUTOISTS "
7 his scene might have been taken in numerous mountain regions ot the Far West after the wintei <
son’s first heavy snows, but it happened to be at T ruckee, Calif., in the high Sierra. Here is a group of
cars buried in the snow. P. S.— It was a busy day for tow cars. (Associated Press Photo)
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Measurements of
Queens Will Be
Paper Tomorrow
The official measurements of all
Queen Candidates were complet
ed today and will be printed in
the Nugget tomorrow.
The prospective Queens are
busy preparing for the big pre
view to be staged tomorrow nite
at the Dream Theatre. Interest
is high and there is considerable
speculation as to which candidate
will make the best appearance.
Mrs. Frank Whaley is in charge
of the show and is putting the
,'rls through their paces. Mrs.
Whaley states that the girls will
appear in evening gowns and
bathing suits and promises to put
on a real show.
A complete sell out of seats is
anticipated judging from public
enthusiasm. And remember—200
votes will be given free with
every adult admission.
75 Thousand Of
! Workers Return
To Work Today
i (By The Associated Press*
DETROIT, Feb. 15, — Factory
whistles called approximately sev
enty five thousand employees back
o work at General Motors plants
'•eopening throughout the nation
oday. Officials declared they ex
oected to have all of the one hun
dred and thirty five thousand
vorkers busy in the next few
days.
Chevrolet ordered forty thous
and men to report today. Other
olants at Detroit, Bay City, Flint,
Saginaw Michigan, and at Tol
edo Ohio and Muncie Indiana
expect to open tomorrow.
At Anderson, Indiana, five hun
dred national guardsmen patroll
ed the area around General Mot
ors plants, as ten thousand men
returned to work peacefully, af
ter a weekend of disorders. The
city is still under martial law.
FACTORY SPURS NEURATITY MOVES
m
This is the Jersey City factory of the Vimalert Company, Ltd., which
has stirred official and diplomatic circles by obtaining a license to
ship $2,777,000 worth of planes, engines and parts to Spanish leftists.
Robert Cuse, president of the firm, said the planes were of commercial
types and denied they would be converted into war machines. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)
British Vessels
Were Bombed
(Hv The Associated Presst
LONDON, Feb. 15, — Officials
here said the British destroyers
Navock and Gypsy opened fire
when an airplane believed to be
a Spanish insurgent ship, drop
ed six bombs near them off the
Algerian coast, while the vessels
were stationed near Cadiz. The
bombs did no damage to the ships.
Britain immediately protested
to the insurgent authorities at
Palma, Mallorca Island and Sala
manca.
Prisoners Escaped
From Prison Farm
(By The Associated Press)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb.
15, — Four or more prisoners
kidnaped Captain R. D. Hinton
in charge of the personnel at the
Caldeonia prison farm, and also
Steward W. L. Roberts, escaping
in the direction of the Virginia
state line today.
Chairman Capus Waynick of
the highway commission report
ed the officials were overpowered
by a “heavily armed” group of
prisoners who commandeered the
state prison truck. All telephone
lines to the farm were cut. Re
inforcements to the guards were
rushed there today.
Farley Honored
Banquet Tonight
By Democrats
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 15,
—James A. Farley, a Democrat
since he carried a torch in the
William Jennings Bryan presi
dential attempt parade, at the age
of eight years, receives the plaud
its tonight of sixteen hundred
Democratic friends, at a banquet
here.
President Roosevelt, attending
will speak, while Vice President
John Carner will preside as the
Master of Ceremonies.
Tables for each of the forty
eight states have been set.
The occasion presents a new
climax in the career of the man
who predicted that only Vermont
and Maine would go for Alf M.
Landon. It was expected that
important announcements would
be made concerning plans for the
next presidential candidate, and
also that Farley may reveal his
intention of trying for the gov
ernorship of the state of New
York.
Mtv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 15,
-^John L. Lewis, victorious in
the recent auto strike will prob
ably devote his entire attention
until April first, to the new wage
agreement of his own United
Mine Workers, and then demand
a steel employees’ agreement.
Double Header Baseball Games Wed. Feb. 17
MARRIED WOMEN VS ALASKAN WOMEN— HAM MON VS ALASKANS—SPECIAL GAMES WED.—ADM. ADULTS 50cts SCHOOL CHILDREN 25cte