Show I. I I Alaskan Throngs I Waif Wail Ice Breakup NENANA ENA A Alaska April 20 UP Guards UP-Guards Guards Tuesday night began began began be be- gan patrolling the banks of the I Nenana r river er as Alaskan Alaska prospectors prospectors I tors and trappers thronged to this i small village waiting for the anI annual annual an an- nual up break-up of ice on the river This years year's jackpot amounts to I Fred W. W Slim Avery manager of the contest announced Wednesday More than I guesses as to the exact day hour minute and second have been re received received received re- re by Avery I The ice five miles up the river at Nena was 40 inches thick Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- 1 day and timers old-timers predicted there would was no chance the river start to flow before May 5 |