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“ i'ho Trail ot recently pub- .
1:shod i\ Lowell Thomas Jr., is
now available .it tile Biliikin Shop
f >• Alaskan book collectors and.
thc-.-i interested in Alaskan his
t' y
1 his is the sixth book young j
Thomas, who is a political aspi- !
r ml for the U S. Congress on the !
Republican ticket, has published.
Last Saturday Lowell Thomas
Jr., with his wife Tay. also a
v. riter, pave an interesting show
ing of their recent film “Follow
the North Star."
BARBARA STARK WEDS
Miss Barbara Stark, former first
grade teacher here, and Paul Clark,
nuclear physicist of Van Nuys,
Calif., were married last month
and had a Grand Canyon honey
moon, according to a letter re
ceived here by friends.
Mrs. Clark will be teaching next
year in Van Nuys in a Baptist day
school.
STEPOVICH VISITS NOME
Mike Stepovich, former governor
of Alaska and now candidate for
governor, visited in Nome on Fri
day and met old and new friends
at a "coffee break” informal
gathering throughout the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Shinen, lin
guists for the Wycliffe Transla
tors who are spending several years
on St. Lawrence Island, returned
from Fairbanks where they have
attended a conference and are on
route to their island home.
MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Deputy Magistrate Arlene Mul
ler fined the following on drunk
charges:
Sheldon Kcok, 10 days suspend
ed: Frances Walker $25; Ernest
Konnuk $35.
For breach of the peace Alex
ander Muktoyuk was fined $25
suspended and Irving Ashenfelter
$25.
Ml M ! IU RI’J i M. 1/A
SP1 . iKIR ! /' S( IIOOI. Mi l l
\I:- • En v. • 1’uvris. executive
■ en ' y of S ucal Welfare ami :
Medical W rk of tho Woman's :
Division of Christian Service for j
the Methodist Church, who was ;
one of the main speakers for the |
Al; ska School of Missions in An- I
chorape last week, held at the I
Alaska Methodist University, is |
due to arrive here tomorrow for j
a conference with the directors of
tho LWY Community Center and
the Maynard - MacDoupall Mem
orial Hospital, which she super
vises.
Her duties include supervision
of many hospitals, children’s
homes, homes for retired mission
aries and deaconesses, maintained
through the Woman's Division.
She will be accompanied by
Amy Lee, from the church publi
cation World Outlook.
Home from School of Missions
Mrs. David Nease, president of
the WSCS of the Methodist Church
and Melba Borger, laboratory
technician of the MMM Hospital
returned yesterday from Anchor
age, where they attended a school
of missions, which was held there.
USCG Clover in Roadstead
The USCG Clover on its annual
trip to this area to install and re
pair coastwise navigation lights is
in the roadstead this morning and
is leaving for Safety to remove the
range lights there which are being
discontinued.
COMIN' . . .
From Fairbanks: Bill Macom
bet, Harold Kaufman. Mr. and Mrs.
Shinen and family, Richard Sher
man. Chuck Samuels, Mrs. John
Bradley.
From Kotzebue: Jean Burand,
Capt. Johnson, Nels Nordin.
GOIN' . . .
j To Kotzebue: Jack Hutton, May
j Thompson, Dora Iypana, Mike
Stepovich, Fred Crane.
To Fairbanks: Robert Grant,
Jane and Jana Perkins, Norma
Scott, George Foster, S. O. Chris
topherson, Mildred Pauwok, Chas.
Patten, Ralph Seward.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional drizzle.
Little change in temperature. In
the last 24 hours: High of 58, low
of 52. Max. wind 15 mph from
the west. Sunrise at 2:58 a.m.,
sunset at 9:16 p.m. Temps, a year
ago today: High of 60, low of 47.
Extremes on this date since 1907:
High of 73 in 1923, low of 33 in
1920.
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Sl'NHSTROM !' \MDN'
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T.!'.! Sundstrom \ lias broil
manager of Radio Station KICY
since Juno 1961, has resigned the
position, effective Aug. 1 and will
be moving with his family to take
up residence in the south 48.
Mr. Sundstrom was employed in
the White Alice communications !
system prior to hi; joining KICY. j
Replacing Sundstrom as man- j
ager will tie Ernie Hansen, who ;
has been a member of the KICY
staff since September 1961.
Hansen is a native of Reedley,
Calif., and a graduate of tne Uni
versity of California and the Stan
ford Radio. Television and Film
Institute.
Hansen is married and has two
small daughters. His wife, Barbara,
is also assisting at KICY in the
women's program, “From a Wom
an’s Point of View," filling the
vacancy left by Mrs. Sundstrom.
In October. Don Bruckner and
his family will join the staff to
bring it back to its present four
full-time members.
Establish Loan Fund at
Sheldon Jackson Jr. College
SITKA iff* — The establishment
of a SI.000 loan fund at Sheldon
Jackson Junior College and Shel
don Jackson High School by a
Yakima, Wash., couple was an
nounced today by President R.
Roland Armstrong.
The loan fund was granted by
Mr. and Mrs. Franklvn Armstrong,
who have long been interested in
the operation of the Sitka schools.
They are not related to Dr. Arm
strong.
NO SLEEPERS . . .
MEMPHIS. Tenn. UP—A Metho
dist minister got a boost from the
elements in keeping his flock wide
eyed and alert during services.
The Rev. C. D. Goodwin was
midway through his sermon Sun
day when lightning struck the
church steeple.
No one was hurt, although cars
parked near the church were dam
aged by tile ripped from the roof.
“Any sleepers in the worship
service were certainly waked up
quickly.” Goodwin said.
W. LOERPABEL VISITS HPRE
Mr. W. Loerpabel of Tucson,
Ariz., retired mining engineer
and an early day resident of Nome,
who visited here two years ago
for the first time since he left,
is back again and planning a trip
to Iron Creek where his father
had his mining claims.
He remembers the days when he
walked from Iron Creek to Nome
from the mine which is on the
far side of Salmon Lake where the
old Kougarok railroad used to fur
nish transportation. He is also
renewing acquaintances with early
day friends.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Barbara Wilson, Billy
Koweluk.
Discharged: John Ahkavaluk,
May Thompson and infant.
RUMMAGE SALE
CANCER BENEFIT
AUGUST 1 lo AUGUST 6
Building east of Bering Sea Club
Contributions received, starling
today, 1 to 3 p.m. daily
(except Sunday)
Contributions will also be
Accepted during the sale.
WANT ADS
FOUND: Leather key case with
two keys. Identify at Nugget.
FOUND: Watch. Identify at
Nugget.
PIANO TUNING and repair. Con
tact Ernest Crabb of Fairbanks.
Phone 2693 for apointment. c
FOR SALE: 27 foot river boat and
25 H.P. Evinrude. Located at
Bluff, Alaska. Contact Bill
Munz. 92c
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“CAY HAPPY”
NOME UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE LAST WEEK 3.7 PCT.
JUNEAU OP—-State Labor Com
missioner Gil Johnson said today
Alaska's insured unemployment
rate for the week ending July 21
was 4.3 per cent, compared with
4.8 the previous week and 7.2 for
the same week a year ago.
Johnson said new unemploy
ment during the week amounted to
210, while continuing unemploy
ment totaled 1,385.
The insured unemployment rate
by area included Anchorage 4.0
per cent, Fairbanks 6.7, Juneau
2.5, Ketchikan 2.9, Nome 3.7, Sit
ka 2.3, and Petersburg 2.6.
Teachers at Stebbins
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sonne- j
born and three children passed j
through Nome today enroute to '
Stebbins where they will be teach
ers for the BIA school. They are
not strangers to Alaska, having
taught at Shaktoolik for two years.
NOTICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail sales
and services for the quarter end
ing June 30, 1962, must be in the
City Clerk's Office by Monday.
July 30, 1962.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Pub. July 25, 27, 30, 1962.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Rita Ahmasuk was granted a
divorce from Harold Ahmasuk and
the four children were given to
the mother with the father ordered
to pay $1(50 a month for their care.
Mrs. Ahmasuk was represented
by Fred Crane of Fairbanks and
Mr. Ahmasuk by Ebon Lewis of
Anchorage.
The State of Alaska was award
ed a judgment against the Coffee
Creek Mining Co. for a piece of
ground needed for road construc
tion and the defendants awarded
$50 in payment for the land.
A majority of America’s 350,000
blind lost their sight after becom
ing adults, and more than half are
past 65.
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