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The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
FLAG DISPLAYED AT
 CALISTOGA WAS FLOWN OVER NATIONS CAPITOL

An American flag which has actually flown over the nations Capitol in Washington, DC, was proudly displayed by a Calistoga family July Fourth.
 MT and Mrs. George Goshaw of the Alaska Information Ser vice at 1915 Lincoln Avenue have just received the flag from E. L. Bartlett, Delegate to Congress from Alaska and personal friend of the Calistogans, together with an official letter from J. George Stewart, Architect of the Capitol, signifying that the flag has flown over the nations headquarters.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09

Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Nugget Needs Help To Identify Men In 1906 Picture

The Nugget is in receipt of a picture taken at the Royal Cafe in Nome on September 5th, 1906, honoring Roald Amundsen.
 In the. picture are twelve Nome gentlemen who we would like to identify. Anyone who might know who these men are is re- quested to stop in and help us.
 The Royal Cafe was pioneered by Thomas Sorenson who left Nome and opened what is now known as "Clancyes Downtown" in Vancouver, BIC. Sorenson's family also operate the Clancy Skydiner restaurants and the White Lunch rooms which are cafeterias, all of which are well known in British Columbia.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Summer Sewing Class To Hold Fashion Show Saturday Afternoon

The Seaview Room of the North Star Bakery will be the setting Saturday afternoon for a style show being given by the summer sewing classes. Everyone is in- vited to attend the fashion show which will be held between the hours of two and four o'clock.
 Eighteen women will model the clothes they have fashioned in a five-week course taught by Mrs. Jean Burrand, a University of Alaska home extension leader.
 Miss Roberta Ross will be style commentator for the informal showing of summer clothes.
 Mrs. Russell Hermann and Miss Francis Smith are co-chairmen for the show. Coffee and cookies will be served during the after noon and small admission charge will be made.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
NOTE OF THANKS

The committee in charge of the 4th of July Program, wishes to thank the various groups and in- dividuals who helped make the celebration a success.
 Rotary Club-Fund Raising Campaign; American Legion Childrens' Sports; Volunteer Fire Dept.-Free ice cream; Sam Mogg Eskimo sports; Dusty Rhodes Parade; Barrow Morgan and Les Keller-Boat races; Gordon Os- borne-Announcer; Arctic Club Public address system.
 In addition to the planned program-all the people that par ticipated in the Eskimo Dancing.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Ronald Senungetuk
 GraduteS From RIT

Ronald Senungetuk, son of MT. and Mrs. Willie Senungetuk of Nome, Alaska received his Asso- ciate in Applied Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Tech nology at the schools 73rd Convo- cation held at the Eastman Thea tre, Rochester, New York, on Saturday. May 24.
 Ronald is graduate of RIT's School for American Craftsmen.
 Ronald will now spend two more years at RIT, working for his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Alaska AirIines "Blitz' Group Visits Nome

Leroy Peterson, vice president of Alaska Airlines, R. w. Gil bert, senior vice president, both of Seattle; Kelly Weiss, vice pres ident in charge of operations from Anchorage and Del Ramp men of the traffic department in Seattle visited Nome yesterday as part of the group of Alaska Air lines officials doing "blitz" of the territory along with tour agents.
 MT. Peterson stated that indi- vidual package tours have been offered the public, known as the Boring Sea Tour, which is getting most favorable results and bring ing people to the community. These tours are being handled here by Tom Martin.
 MT. Gilbert stated that it is now possible to come to Nome via Fairbanks and Anchorage in less than "A hours.
 Airlines representatives said that the company expects to have DC-6's to Nome next year when the airport runways are finished.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
ROY OKPIK GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Roy Okpik of Barrow, who had been bound over to the Grand Jury for altering checks, filed a waiver of indictment and pied guilty. He was sentenced by Judge Walter Hodge to one year on each of two counts with sen tences to run concurrently. Both sentences were suspended after one day.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight with occasional light rain showers. Little change in temperature. High today was 50. Low tonight AT, high tomorrow 6O-65.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of 700 am. today: Precip. .27 inch. Month total .39 inches. Tenn peratures: highest 59, lowest AT. Maximum wind IA miles an hour from northeast. Sunrise at 1850 a.m., sunset at 1O:21 pm.
 Temperatures a year ago today. high 54, low 45. Extremes this date since 1907: highest II in 1946, lowest 31 in 1884.
 Fine lob Printinu Al The NuCdef.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
IN DISTRICT COURT

Pauline Elook was granted a divorce from Vim. Elook in U. s. District Court on Monday. The mother also received custody of one minor child and the home.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Boy Scout Meeting Tomorrow Night

A meeting of the Boy Scouts has been called for Thursday evening at 7:3O, to be held at the Scout Hall. Matters of great importance will be discussed and all Boy Scouts are urged to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
Bronson To Run For State Senate

Lester Bronson has signified his intention to file for the first State Legislature. He intends to run for senator on the Demo cratic ticket.
The Nome nugget., 1958-07-09
N 0 T I c E

All Real and Personal Property Taxes are due and payable to the City of Nome on or before July Is. 1858. After July 18th the penalty of 59o and interest al 69o shall be added.
 Robert F. Scott,
 City Clerk Publish July 9-11-14, 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-02

Nineteen FfySeven will 60 down in history only for
guided missiles but for Misguided Miss named Dody
Goodman. She landed on Jack PaarS TV show, appar-
emily from another planet wrapped in enigma and
rounded by fog For instance TO answer question with
simple yes" Miss Goodman twists her mouth into
sailors knot sheepshy scratches the end Of her pats
her scalp opens her googoo eyes to full saucer shape and
quivers from head She has everybody Including
her boSs) puzzled Is she for real? Is she
Show-biz cookie, just plain tipped?
We decided to find out scientifically with Dody securely
strapped lie detector The echncian reports that her
answers to the following questions we're true:
1. Do you think Jack Paar is funny. Yes.
2. Is your real name Dody?. No. Ns DOEores)
;. Do you consciously try to be amusing
on the Jack Paar show?. .....................N No.
Feeling that had learned lot, but really sure
about what hauled poor Dody off psychiatrist.
Here partial transcript Of their revealing conversation:
Doctor: What are you thinking about?
Dody: Whether my eyes are too high up in my head.
We close to the now! Only
authority remained to be consulted.
Miss Goodman said with penetrating stare, "are
you the same person of-sage as you are on TV?"
"Oh, is that what you wanted to find out? Why didn't
you ask me before?" said the nscrabe Miss Goodman
She twisted her mouth into sailors knot patted her
scalp. opened her eyes, quvered from head and
answered. "Yes." The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
ETC Counsel Named
Bar Group President

Earl w. Kintner. general
counsel Of the Federal Trade
Com mission yesterday was
elected president Of the Fed
eral Bar Association.
He was chosen following q
spirited campaign and ballot
ing by association members
ali over the Nation.
Construction In Washington
Of q l0-story office building
for lawyers, including q re-
search library. meeting rooms
for lawyers and a National
Lawyers Club. was one Of the
major planks in Mr.. Kintner's
platform. The structure would
follow the general plan OF the
National Press Club.
This Is Mr.. Kintner's second
time at the associations helm,
for he first served as president
OF the 6,000-member group In
1867. Last year he was his
associations delegate to the
American Bar Association.
Recently. he was elected vice
chairman Of the Administra-
tive Law Section. American Bar
Association. Oficials said he
Is the first Government lawyer
20 honored. He is also a MEM
Der Of the Council Of the Anti
trust Section Of the American
Bar Association. He is active
In the District Of Columbia Bar
Association and is a member Of
the executive committee, New
York State Antitrust Section.
He lives at 3037 Dent place NV.
His association, which has Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
z Held Under $500
In Theft of Comerus

Two men were held for the
action of the grand jury yes
terday under $4,000 bond each
on charges Of stealing two
cameras from the Statler Hotel,
United States Commissioner
James F. splain arraigned Cor
don L. Dean. 20. Of White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va. and
Lawrence w. Bond. So, Of the
1900 block Of Twentieth street,
North Arlington.
Police charged them with
HOUSEKEEPING after arresting
them in the 800 block Of x
street NV. Detectives said
they we're carrying two cameras
belonging to Erik Hartman, SO,
Of Copenhagen, Denmark. who
reported them missing from his
room at the Statler Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28

10 the American Bar Associa-
ton serve for two years TO
conform to new practice. II
urged that Constitution Day,
also known as Citizenship Day.
September II. be made a
national holiday.
Call For Leadership
At luncheon yesterday, the
president Of the American Bar
Association, Ross l.. Malone,
former Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral here, declared the bar
must provide leadership in
applying legal principles TO the
settlement Of world disputes.
Mr.. Malone also told the con-
vention the scramble for more
scientists and engineers is
siphoning off many Of the best
brains that would otherwise
have selected law as a career.
He said: "A lowering In the
average ability Of the replace
ments entering the legal pro-
fession is an inevitable result. 3"
F. Trowbridge vom Baur, gen.
eral counsel, Navy Department.
chairman Of the associations
Administrative Law Commit
tee, yesterday afternoon was
moderator at.a,panel discussion
on the separation Of legal
powers in the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
Dr.. Holmes TO TuIk

The Caribbean American In
ter Cultural Organization will
sponsor a discussion Of Prob
lens of Emerging People" at
4:3O pm. today at st. Mary's
Parish House, 1913 Twenty-third
street NV. DR.. Eugene c.
Holmes, head Of the depart
ment of philosophy at Howard
University, will act as mode
rator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
Bar 10 Study
Plan for Big
Building Here

The Federal Bar Association,
at its Hotel Statler convention
yesterday, handed It's Execu-
tive Committee and National
Council the task of determin-
ing whether a So million To-
story office headquarters build
ing here is feasible.
The action was taken after
the new president, Earl W.
Kintner, general counsel OF the
Federal Trade Commission, ar
gued against referring the
matter to the Federal Bar
Foundation, a charitable or
ganization. To do this he
maintained, would be to knock
the project in the head.
Mr.. Kintner declared the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28

chapters in principal cities and
abroad and 2.500 members in
the District of Columbia, Sc
lected these other national
officers:
Whitney Gillilland, chair
man, Foreign Claims Settle
ment Commission, first vice
president: Thomas g. Meeker,
general counsel. Securities and
Exchange Commission, second
vice president; Commissioner
Abe McGregor Golf. Interstate
Commerce Commission, general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28

secretary; John H. Grosvenor,
jr., attorney. Treasury Depart
ment, recording secretary; IN
dersecretary Of the Department
of Interior, treasurer; Lawrence
H. AMMAN, attorney, Depart
ment of Justice, delegate to the
American Bar Association, and
Larry D. Gilbertson, Associate
General Counsel. Small Bush
ness Administration, alternate
delegate.
Theodore H. Haas, assistant
solicitor of the Interior De-
partment. was elected president
Of the District chapter OF the
association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
\ FAMOUS BRANDS STAR

probably longing for "new look home this Fall
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of awmdiig Biggest
and fabrics values and best
Of and complete
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28

project Is feasible. He said
three groups want to construct
the building and II think we
can lay the cornerstone by
January 80. 1859" The pro-
posed location was not re-
vealed. But the new president
said one group has surveyed 20
different sites here.
Sees Net Profit
He told the convention the
new building can be amortized
and paid for out of revenues
and could yield $4,000 net
profit on current rentals in
Washington. The association
would have its headquarters in
the building and rent some
seven floors. 1t would contain a
club for lawyers downtown, sim
liar to the National Press Club.
Mr.. Kintner said he wanted
a vote of the convention on this
project so he could show those
interested the organization
means business.
Mail Ballot Planned
In another action, the con-
vention turned over to its Ma
tional Council the job Of a mail
ballot to the entire member
ship of 5000. nationwide. Men,
bers will vote on whether they
want a new method Of electing
officers, through an independ-
ent nominating committe and
other changes.
The retiring president, Lau-
renee H. Axman, Justice De-
partment lawyer, declared the
association has grown in num-
bers and prestige. He said II
now has 1870 members on Capt.
toll Hill. including a number Of
Representatives who are active
| in their chapters.
The convention adopted q
resolution to have its delegate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28

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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19
Maria Miha!ovich Was Des Moines 872 Pillar

DES MONIES, Iowa -
Services for Mrs. Maria Nina
lovich, II, Of 4125 e. 9th
Street, who died of a stroke
Monday, December 18th, 1857
were held at st. Joseph Cath
olic Church, Of which she was
a member. Burial was in
Glendale Cemetery.
The rosary was said on
December 18 at the CALDWELL
Brien Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mil,alovich, W hO
had been i'll two years, was
born in Croatia and had
lived in Des Moines Al
years. She was a member
OF St. Josepil's Rosary So
ciety, the Croatian Frater-
nal Union, the Croatian
Women's Club and the
Golden Rule Club.
Surviving are three sons,
A. G. and +. J. Mihalovich of
Des Moines and Peter S. Mi
halovich of Granada Hills,
CAL; two daughters, Mrs.
Ann Kennedy and Mrs. James
Bianchi of Des Moines; two
brothcrs, Joseph Tometich of
Flushing, Mich, and Anton
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Youngstown Ladies To
Talk II Over Feb. 18th
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio =
The next regular meeting of
the Croatian Home Ladies
Auxiliary will be held We'd
nesday, February 26, at 1880
pm.
We urge a full attendance
of all members and new mem
bers are also welcomed.
At the last session, the fol-
lowing officers were elected
to office:
President, Rose Mikovich
Vice President, Barbara Ru-
ban; Secretary and Publicist,
Catherine Mikovich; Trustees,
Violet Flask, Mary Veres,
Annabelle Magamore; Social
Chairman, Mary E. Kolar ;
and Sick Committee, Mary
Pacic.
Catherine Mikoyich, Pub.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19
Detroit Choir Shapes
Tammie Concert Plans

DETROIT, Mich. - The
best college show making the
rounds is, of course, not a
college show in content at all.
It is the Duquesne Univer-
sity Tamburitzans, comprised
entirely of scholarship stu
dents who sing and dance
their way through college and
keep alive the folklore of
Southern Slavic peoples.
Our local audience as well
as our many friends from
neighboring towns such as
Dearborn, Pontiac, B a tt e
Creek, Ann Arbor, etc., will
have the opportunity to play
host to the famous Tambur-
itzans as they present their
Annual Concert on Sunday,
April 20, at 2::30 p.m., in the
Ford Auditorium, sponsored
by the Croatian Singing Soci-
ETY. Nightingale"
The Tammies, in their
21st season, have establish
ed a high plateau Of musi-
cal excellence, which in
cludes folk singing, dancing
and playing.
Each time they win fresh
acclaim for the amazing
things their managing direc-
tor, Walter w. Kolar, and his
assistants have done and are
doing to preserve rich and
cultural song and dance heri-
tages.
Stephanie Walters. Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19
West AI|is 392 Party
SIafed For Feb. 23rd

WEST ALL1S, Wis. -
Lodge 1872 of the Croatian
Fraternal Union will sponsor
a Pillow Case Card Party on
Sunday, February %, at St.
Augustine Hall, 6762 w. Rog-
ers st.
The activities Of the after
noon will get under way at
2:3O pm.
Members and friends of our
sponsoring lodge and neigh
boring lodges are invited to
attend.
Mike Papa, Rec,
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. Walsh of
Roslyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were
responsible for the wedding
cake, decorated with a. bride
and groom, wedding bells and
large 80" numerals.
Many beautiful gifts were
presented to the couple, in
Guiding a basket containing
so gold wrapped dollars from
the seven children.
Charles Starkovich and Ma
ry Kuchin were born in Yugo-
slavia, coming to this coun-
try in their late teens. They
were married September 26,
1907, in Roslyn.
Bro. Starkoyich, now a
member of Lodge 439, has
been affiliated with the
Croatian Fraternal Union
since July, 1904, and re-
ceived his gold 50-year
membership pin three years
ago. His wife is an associ-
ate member.
Having been a coal miner
practically all of his adult life,
bro. Starkovich retired about
seven years ago after he
closed the Spring Glen coal
mine. e ~, e-...-
He had owned and operated
this small mine with the as
sistance of his sons for about
ten years. ~4 s...
Roy Tolijan, Sec'y
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19
Badger State Lodges
Start Shaping Agenda
For Annual Frat Fete

MILWAUKEE, - The Pic
mic Committee met on Janu-
ary %, 1858, at Karlovich's
Hall to begin plans for the
10th Annual Croatian Frater-
nal Union Day celebration
which will be held on June 8,
1858.
A large attendance of pic
mic delegates, from the vari-
Gus CF'U lodges of Milwaukee,
expressed great enthusiasm
and interest.
The Picnic Committee will
have it's next meeting in Feb
ruary. Lodges will receive no.
tices of the date, place and
time of the meeting.
It is urgent and impor-
tant that all delegates at
tend for there will be an
election Of officers.
Let us all give our cooper
alton in making this 10th an
nual celebration the greatest
we have ever had.
Ann Tschanz, Sec'y
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held by his brother, Steven, in
the accompanying photo.
His father is active in
Lodge 8 as the Secretary
and his grandfather, Steve
Yukich, is serving as treas
urer of the same lodge.
In Nest 241 Philip joins his
brother, Steven, who has been
an affiliate of same since he
was two weeks old.
Welcome, little Philip, and
may you be a member Of the
Croatian Fraternal I'm o n
for many years to come.
Victor Polich, Mgr.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19
Youngstown Choir Up
With Change In Plans
YOI1NCSTOWN. Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
The Croatian Singing Society
"Strossmayer" wishes to. in
form the public that the date
Of the first picnic of the
Forthcoming summer season
has been changed.
Due to the fact that the
Church will hold it's picnic on
July 6, our outing scheduled
for that date will be held one
week earlier, on June 20.
Other clubs are asked to
please take note of our two
picnic dates, June 20 and Au-
gust II.
Stella Toplek, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19

Tometich Of Des Moines; a
sister, Mrs. Matkea Milose-
vich of Des Moines; and seven
grandchildren.
Lodge 872 extends it's sym.
pathy to all the family in its
time of sorrow. The Lodge
will miss Maria, for she was
a very active member and in
terested in her lodge, for its
many members were her ma.
ny friends.
We will all miss her and
may God have mercy on her
soul. May her soul and all
the souls of the faithful de.
parted rest in peace.
Marian Lesac,
Recording Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19

SEATTLE, Wash. - Two
longtime Renton residents
celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary with a large
party on Sunday afternoon,
September 20, 1857.
Two hundred friends and
relatives came to 420 Tobin
Avenue to offer congratula.
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Starllovich, Sr. The couple
received their guests against
a background of many lovely
floral arrangements, brought
as gifts by various friends.
An unusual feature of
the affair was the fact that
all of their seven children,
IL grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren, were
in attendance.
The children are John,
Charles, Jr., and George, all
Of Spring Glen; Rudy, Rem
ton Ave-; Mrs. Russell Boy.
den, Auburn; Mrs. Clyde An.
draska, Renton Highlands
and Mrs. Robert Johnson,
Bryn Mawr.
Also present were Mrs
Starkovich's sisters and bro
thers-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Pete Milosevich of Roslyn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Ozbolt
of Bucoda; her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence kuclin Of Seattle
and her niece and husband
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-19

On Feb. 10 of this year he
joined the regular staff Of
Pittsburgh S a tion KQV,
which is now affiliated with
the American Broadcasting
Company.
His first chore was to
launch that stations "a
hour broadcasting policy
and he is now a member of
it's regular announcing
staff, handling news, wea-
ther, and disc jockey as
signments.
All Western Pennsylvania
CFU members should tune
in" on bro. Beck.
Bro. Beck is also employed
in the industrial engineering
department of the Pittsburgh
Steel Co. to keep him busy a.
round the clock.
To bros. Cullen and Beck go
our sincerest best wishes for
continued success in their
chosen fields of endeavor.
They are a credit to every
member of "Bratstvo" CFU
Lodge 1914. ..
John N. Beck