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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Nome City Council meeting covers Fourth of July planning with committee led by Wilke and Miller, invitations to governor and Eisenhower, statehood bonfire request, dredge bucket decorations, lot sales to Q Cab, and denial of bank's sidewalk funding.
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Councilmen Roscoe Wilke and Dick Miller will head the committee for the City's Fourth of July festivities.
Mayor Andersen has sent an invitation to the governor to be speaker, as is traditional, for the formal program of the day and is also inviting both a military and naval band to participate in the parade.
The Tourist Committee has asked the city for permission to hold a bon fire on the sand spit when and if statehood is granted.
President Eisenhower will also be asked to announce statehood here in Nome, it was announced.
Eisenhower is an honorary member of Pioneer Igloo No. 1 here.
John McNees presented the idea of having dredge buckets at the street corners with the names of streets painted on them to add to the mining atmosphere of the community.
Lots 15, 16 and 19 in Block 66 were sold to Q Cab with the understanding that the south 9.8 feet of Lot 20 which they own will be turned over to the city for a through street.
The request of the M and M Bank for the construction of a concrete sidewalk in front of the bank, with the city paying half was denied at this time.
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committee headed by wilke and miller for fourth of july; invitations sent to governor and eisenhower; permission requested for bonfire; idea presented for dredge buckets; lots sold to q cab with street turnover; sidewalk request denied.
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City Council meeting notes include forming a committee for Fourth of July festivities, inviting the governor as speaker and bands for the parade, Tourist Committee request for bonfire upon statehood, asking Eisenhower to announce statehood, noting Eisenhower's honorary membership, presenting idea for dredge bucket street markers, selling lots to Q Cab with street provision, and denying M and M Bank's sidewalk request.