THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOL. 38 No. 76 . NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
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AT THE NORTHWESTERN ALASKA FAIR AT NOME, ALASKA—JOIN IN WITH THE CROWDS AND HELP MAKE THIS FAIR ONE TO BE PROUD OF
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COAL MINERS STRIKE Affects 462,000 Miners
Johnson Entry Wins Second Lap Dog Race Today
ALBERT JOHNSON
WHITE MOUNTAIN
WON THE 2ND LAP
More interest and enthusiasm i
■aeveloped this morning in the
Dog Derby than has been shown 1
here in several years, when the
racers left the scratch on the sec
end lap of title three day race.
Tlie crowds stood around after
liie teams had left and listened
with interest to the reports sent
;n by telephone from Cape Nome.
Due to warmer weather and
•usrifting snow last night, the trail
was heavier todajr than yester
-»ay, and the time was not as
fast. Following are today’s times:
Albert Johnson .. 2:04:10
Edrwin Pungttk 2:09:44
Ernie Buckmaster 2:15:41
Fred Topkok 2:17:29
Luke McGluke 2:22:01
Chas. Blatohford 2:23:1(5
John Norbert 2:29:24
Little Alfred 2:29:44
Harrf Kagoona 2:31:59
Allen Lee’s team and John
Kixst’s team dropped out of the
race and did not start today, due
>! was said to the condition of
their dogs. Topkok drove on'y
•right dogs today and Blatchford
and Buckmaster each returned
with a dog in the sled.
Following are the total times
for the two laps:
Johnson 4:00:37
Punguk 4:09:45
Topkok 4:15:33
Buckmaster 4:23:01
MoGluke 4:36:33
Blatchford 4:37:33
Little Alfred 4:42:50
Kagoona 4:44:09
Norbert 4:51:19
Following is the order in which
they will leave the scracth to
morrow on the last lap of the
race:
Chas. Blatchford .9:00
Luke McGluke .. 9:05
Edwin Punguk .9:10
Harry Kagoona 9:15 I
Tred Topkok 9:20;
Little Alfred.9:25
Ernie Budkmaster . 9:30
John Norbert .9:35
Albert Johnson . 9:40
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(tty The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 2, Sena
torNorris advocated that the peo
ple ratify directly the constitu
tional amendments, after the
house and senate approved them.
Norris said he may offer an
amendment substituting a popu
lar amendent instead of having
the legislatures or state conven
tions ratify them.
YESTERDAY’S TIMES
Albert Johnson .1:56:27
Fred Topkok 1:58:04
Edwin Punguk.2:00:05
Ernie Buckmaster 2:07:20
Harry Kagoonuk . ... 2:12:10
John Norbert .. 2:12:45
Little ALfred. 2:13:06
Chas. Blatchford 2:14:17
Luke McGluke 2:14:32
Allen Lee 2:25:50
John Kost. 2:35:41
Peter Charles drove Luke Mc
Glukes team and Tom Oolegak
drove John Kost’s team. The oth
er teams were driven by their
owners.
How They Left This A. M.
Fred Topkok 9:00
Chas. Blacthford . 9:10
Ernie Buckmaster 9:20
Luke McGlue 9:25
Edwin Punguk 9:30
Little Alfred 9:35
Harry Kagoona 9:40
John Norbert 9:45
Albert Johnson 9:50
Pilgrim Springs
Mission Exhibit
Is Interesting
Interesting and unusual is the
exhibit at the Fair of the articles
made by the children at the Mis
sion School at Pilgrim Springs.
Among the fine pieces of work
displayed are several greeting
cards and calendars delicately
decorated with pussy-willow fig
ures and with tiny houses fashion
ed with bits of bark.
Of especial interest is an Eski
mo coverlet made by a child only
seven years old. Other articles
showing especially fine workman
ship are: a dog sled, airplanes,
a tiny carved ptarmigan, Eskimo
dolls, fur work, some excellent
freehand drawings and the fine
needlework for which the Miss
ion is famed.
As a whole the Mission display
is outstanding. While none of
the articles on exhibit are for
sale, anyone desiring duplicates
may have same by dropping a
line to the Pilgrim Springs Miss
ion.
FRESH SMELTS
AT POLET’S STORE
A rrro afpiai R md IN SPAIN
Th.; tturns cl .si .1 a,U-t a l.o (' on a rehri ..me
landed in Malaga, Spain. Many of the important buildings were in
ruins when rebel troops entered the c ty. This picture was made before
the capture (Associated P-ess Photo)
Insurgents Head
For Headquart
ers Gen. Franco
(By The Associated Press)
MADRID, April 2, — Meehan-'
ized government columns rumbl
ed toward strategic positions held
by insurgents at Cordoba, and
thereby renewed the threat to
isolate southern insurgents from
their field base.
The opposing armies over Spam
battled on four fronts, with the
major action taking place on the
southern front.
It was reported from Seville,
that government planes bombed
Cordoba, the chief supply bate of
General Franco's southern army,
resulting in a heavy toll of
deaths and injured
WASHINGTON, April 2, —The
Bureau of Mines estimated that
the present cola strike would af
fect 95 A'aska miners, 2276 in
Washington and Oregon and 39
91 in Wyoming and Idaho.
THE BIG FAIR IS ON-LET’S GO! -WORTHWHILE
News of the Divisions, and Highlights of what you ca n expect at the NWA Fair
Promptly at eight o’clock last
night the doors for the Third An
nual Fair of the Northwestern
Alaska Fair Association were op
ened to a continuing line of pat
rons.
A full hall greeted C M Allyn,
vice president of the Board at
eight forty five when he deliver
ed the address of welcome, thank
ing the citizens for their coopera
tion in helping to make the Fa.r
a success and requesting the eon
tinued coperation of everyone to
make the Fair still bigger and
better.
At the close of his address the
program of amateur talent in
Nome followed. The winners
were to be judged by the amount
of applause given each performer.
The management requested the
audience to select five judges to
pass on the rating and the fol
lowing were chosen.
Ben Gillette, Harry Gavin,
Kurt Sprenger, Jack Starr and
Jack Humling. The acts were as
folows:
Dance—Getchen StefTins and
Kathleen Walsh.
Piano Accordion Solo Mrs.
Stanley Martin.
Song and Dance—Patsy Walsh
and Brownie Whaley.
Vocal Solo—Miss Audrey Dun
ham.
Harmonica Trio—Walt Wood,
Gordon Parlette, Carl Wourenin.
Singing Act—Iz 1 in Love I Iz.
Virginia Callcins and Mariane
Mish.
Dance and song harmonica
accompaniment. Mary Margaret
Roell. Jane Smith and George
Martin on the harmonica accom
paniment.
The judges' decision. Every act
was worthy of a prize but the
applause showed tihe following
to be the winners.
The Harmonica Trio.
Song and Dance, Walsh and
Whaley.
Piano Accordion Solo.
Dance and harmonica accom
paniment.
The prizes will be awarded
Saturday evening by the Queen
of the Trail, our Miss Nome, and
Miss Alaska. Miss Marguerite
Lee.
The following were the winners
in the childrens sports events.
Children’s ski race 1st, 2nd and
3rd grades: 1st Billy Waldheim,
2nd Bobby Lewis.
4th 5th and 6th Grades: 1st
Chuck Calkins, 2nd Rudolph Ul
ricksen.
7tih and 8th Grades: 1st Floyd
Wheeler 2nd Kevin Walsh, 3rd
Bobby Rynning.
High School Race: Girls—1st
Beatrice Lee, 2nd Madeleine Paul.
Boys—Martin Wolloya, 2nd Stan
Amarok.
These prizes will be awarded
Saturday Night.
The Baby Parade tonight be
tween seven and eight o’clock
will be worth the price of admis
sion to the whole Fair. The award
.ng of the baby prizes to the win
ning babies was made this after
noon at three thirty. Winners will
be announced tomorrow.
The entertainment tonight will
be furnished by the Natives un
der the management of the same
committee which so successfully
handled the Native Potlatch.
The big windup Saturday
Night. Everybody Come—Fun
for All.
Following the program the
large crowd sauntered around t.he
building inspecting the hundreds
of exhibits and commenting on
the fine appearance the Fair had.
Music furnished by a three piece
orchestra was provided for danc
ing until midnight when the
building was closed.
Tomorrow night Miss Alaska
who is known to Nomeites as
Miss Marguerite Lee, will preside
in all her glory and regal pomp,
as the central attraction of the
evening’s entertainment. It is
understood she will appear in
the same manner as she did at
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This is an informal picture of R. C.
Stanford, former Phoenix judge,
rvho has just been inaugurated gov
ernor of Arizona, succeeding Dr.
3 B. Moeur, sv‘ '♦tn he defeated for
:he Democratic nomination. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)
Coal Strike Is
Declared Thru
out The Nation
(Bv The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, April 2. Hun
dreds of soft'coal mines through
out the nation closed t Jay as the
miners strike began, affecting
462,000 workers, who demand
time and a half overtime, the
subject which has provided the
principal stumbling block to set
tlement.
Presidential intervention is
likely if the strike lasts more
than a few days. There is enough
coal supplies above ground now
to last for thirty days.
Tiie strike is the largest since
the week strike of two years ago
John L. Lewis, head of the Un
ited Mine Workers said the opera
tors had askd for more time t
consider the demands.
Negotiations began February
17th. The miners also want 50
cents in daily pay increase, to
bring their wages to $5.50 a day
More Workmen
Idle In General
Motors Plants
(Bv The Associated Press)
DETROIT, April 1 --Genera'
Motors announced that seventeen,
thousand three hundred employ
ees were idle in four plants to
day because of new strikes at the
Chevrolet plant, number two at
Flint, and Fisher body plants at
Cleveland. .Some departments of
the Pontiac motor company are
also closed although there is no
strike there.
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