Alaska Music Trail Winter Concerts Ticket Drive
A neighbor urges residents to buy tickets now to fund the Alaska Music Trail winter concert series starting September 26. The plan depends on strong local support to cover costs. Citizens are reminded election day is Tuesday October 7 with city and territorial races. registration is required for city elections but not territorial, and the city clerk office accepts registrations weekdays 9am to 5pm.
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Alaska Music Trail
No Wash Day Here Monday
Housewives home from the cannery on Monday had a good excuse for not washing. A crew worked on the stream bank to install a new pipeline and mud flowed into the reservoir. Alaska Public Works engineers Dan Cole and Milbert Kernean met with contractor Joe Lundberg to make recommendations to avoid repeats.
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Dan Cole
Milbert Kernean
Alaska Public Works Engineers
Juneau
Joe Lundberg
Petersburg bond election set for hydro plant and water dam
Attorneys Francis X. Riley and A. Willard Carlson of the Alaska Public Works arrived from Juneau to gather information for a special election on a Petersburg bond issue. The plan calls for bonds to fund the hydro electric plant streets and sewers and an extra $30 000 authorized for the water dam with no date yet set.
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Francis X. Riley
A. Willard Carlson
Alaska Public Works
Juneau
Petersburg
Hope family heads south for daughter’s health
Mrs. Ed Hope and her daughter Karen flew to Phoenix Arizona this week seeking a climate to aid the little girl’s health. The Hope family notes three other children remain at home with Edward and his father tending to the house while Doreen stays with June Vick and Billie with Mrs. Arne Lund.
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Ed Hope
Karen
Phoenix
Ariz
Hope
Edward
Doreen
June Vick
Billie
Arne Lund
Wrangell Gets Ready as School Opens
Caroline Lewis and Winnie Gray are seen helping with preparations before the Wrangell school opening. Gray departed Thursday by plane to attend the Tuesday start, while Lewis assists her aunt in town.
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Caroline Lewis
Butch
Winnie Gray
Wrangell
Whimsical Small-Town Names Parade in Juneau
Vhank 77 Bob Henderson warns Norman Israelsen of rough water in biology class. Ted Smith sports a Texas hat. Rae Stedman recalls dinner with Juneau fishing widows. Dale Hirt tows out of ditch with kibitzers. Clarence Price hosts a pot luck. Elsie Wilson notes California cold. Mrs Ivan Finsberg imagines Peterspurg buried in snow. Virginia Johnson becomes berry happy. Maro Lyn Grindrod knits. Bert Cornelius walks dog after illness.
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Bob Henderson
Norman Israelson
Ted Smith
Rae Stedman
Juneau
Dale Hirt
Clarence Price
Elsie Wilson
California
Ivan Finsberg
Peterspurg
Virginia Johnson
Berry
Marolyn Grindrod
Bert Cornelius
ALCOA Skagway Project Seen as Alaska Milestone
Alaska leaders hail ALCOA plan for a 400 million dollar Taiga Valley smelter near Skagway with a future city, power line, and shipping network. Gov Gruening and Interior officials call it a landmark event, expected to employ about 4 000 workers and drive regional development.
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Anchorage
Aluminum Company of America
Skagway
Russia
Mt. McKinley Park
Hickman
Alaska
Alcoa
Wenatchee
Wash
Tenn
Taiya Valley
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
South America
Ernest Gruening
McKinley National Park
Taiga Valley
Ketchikan
Gruening
Robert M. McKinney
Secretary of the Interior
Mrs. Tamaree Remembered As Pioneer Alaska Missionary
Mrs. William Tamaree, 90, longtime Presbyterian missionary and first female elder in the United States after the mission boards allowed women elders, died after a long Alaska life. She endured the 1869 Wrangell uprising, served at Klukwan, married Louis Paul then William Tamaree, and was born in Victoria BC.
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Scutdoo
Louis Paul
Klukwan
Alaska
William Tamaree
Four Men Charged In Wrangell Narrows Bear Shooting
Warrants issued August 27 for Thomas Clock James W Johnson Al Clearwater and Ben Durkee for violation of game laws. They allegedly shot a black bear near Wrangell Narrows east side Scow Bay cannery around 3 pm August 25 using a gas boat Gertie Ellen. Witnesses saw a wounded female bear with two cubs. trail of blood led to road but fate of the animal unclear.
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Gertie Ellen
Thomas Clock
James W. Johnson
al Clearwater
Ben Durkee
Wrangell Narrows
Scow Bay Cannery
Cannery
Illegal Fishing Fines Levyed in Shipley Bay Case
On Aug 21 in the US Court, skipper Dale Hirt of the boat Blue Ribbon and his crew of three were charged with fishing in closed waters in Shipley Bay. Skipper fined 700 dollars and each crewman Chris Hanson Charles E Hall and Chlas Inman fined 350 dollars.
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Monte Clemons
Buster Hanson
Blue Ribbon
Court of US
Dale Hirt
Shipley Bay
Chris Hanson
Charles E. Hall
Chlas Inman
Stores Close on Labor Day Weekend
Stores will be closed Monday for Labor Day and many shops will also shut Saturday and Sunday. The following Monday, September 8, schools reopen, marking the start of the new term.
Juneau Independent Debuts With Local Leadership
A new newspaper the Juneau Independent begins publication on Wednesday September 3. Business manager is Jack B. Gucker, son of longtime traveler Jack Gucker. Editor is Jack E. McFarland with Ervin H. Jensen as associate editor.
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Juneau
Jack B. Gucker
Jack Gucker
Alaska
Petersburg
Young Jack
Jack E. McFarland
Ervin H. Jensen
Salmon Pack To August 23
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports Alaska salmon canning totals through August 23. Southeast Alaska totals reach 885,259 cases versus 1,341,893 last year for the period. Wrangell Peters burg district shows 130,206 vs 242,486 in 1951. District tallies list Ketchikan 367,052 West Coast 109,191 Eastern 75,925 Western 151,960 Icey Strait 42,458 Yakutat 8,467. All Alaska totals stand at 3,088,281 compared with 2,782,646 last year.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Southeast Alaska
Wrangell-Petersburg
Ketchikan
West Coast
Eastern
Western
Icey Strait
Yakutat
Alaska
Kake Man Henry Mason Buried After Rocky Pass Boat Fire
Henry Mason one of three whose deaths followed a July fire on an outboard boat in Rocky Pass Kekru Straits was returned to Kake for burial. Maunauck after locating the body at Mason Creek and transporting it to Petersburg, led to a coroner's inquest on August 23. The jury found death by drowning from accidental fire incident aboard a 14 foot skiff.
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Henry Mason
Rocky Pass
Kake
Gertrude
Mason
Mason Creek
Paul Nanauck
Roslyn
Petersburg
U.S
Dale H. Hirt
Kekru Straits
Kenneth Welde
Hugh Jones
Amos Mills
James L. Hammer
Mervin Clover
Namauck
Grave Island
Mrs Al Faber Heads South for California Visit
Mrs Al Faber and her three children set out today on a several months vacation to California to visit relatives in the south.
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al Faber
South
California
Heimdahl to Take New Office Job in Petersburg
On Monday September 1 Norman Heimdahl begins a training period for a new post. Mervin Clover will train him in the local office then he will move to the Juneau Alaska Territorial Employment Service for further courses. Clover resigns October 1 and Heimdahl takes charge of Petersburg office.
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Norman Heimdahl
Mervin Clover
Juneau
Alaska Territorial Employment Service
Clover
Heimdahl
Petersburg
Woodland
Calif
San Bruno
Garden Show Opens Friday at Legion Dugout
The Garden Club fair opens at 2 PM Friday at the American Legion Dugout despite rain dampening many blossoms. Displays include choice blooms and house plants, plus a white elephant sale and plant donations from town gardens.
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Garden Club
American Legion
Mesdames
Hank Grindrod
Oscar Sandvik
Jack Longworth
E.L. Pierce
Wallace Forgie
Sandvik
Pierce
Gordon Jensen
Gordon Parr
Dick Miller
Leon Hasbrouck
Wm.k. Stedman
Tom Thompson
Ted Reynolds
Carroll Clausen
Ivan Finsberg
Forgie
Ernie Sarff
Jensen
Finsberg
New Students Register Saturday for Petersburg Public Schools
All new students entering grades one through twelve from other communities must register for the fall term on Saturday September 6 between 1 and 2 p.m. at the high school administration offices. Kindergarten will enroll at the opening of school September 8.
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Petersburg
Weather records show Week's highs and lows at CAA station
The CAA weather station logged a high of 73 on August 28 and a low of 40 on August 26 with 3.01 inches of rain. For 1951 the high reached 67 on August 24, the low 41 on August 28, and rainfall was 0.33 inches.
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CAA
Berry Pickers Warned After Bear Shot Near Scow Bay
A warning was issued to berry pickers along the Mitkof highway after a black female bear with two cubs was shot and wounded near Scow Bay cannery on August 25. Authorities are unsure of the bear’s fate and caution that she may still be dangerous if alive.
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Mitkof Highway
Scow Bay
Exchange Store to Open for Hospital Fund
A group of local women plan an Exchange Store to raise money for a new hospital. The Enge building is donated for the venture with volunteer workers to manage the shop. Profits go to the Hospital Building Fund, with a grand opening planned for early September. Call contacts are provided for more information.
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M.B. Enge
Carroll Clausen
Magnus Martens
Exchange Store
Hospital
Hospital Building Fund
Martens
Clausen
Children Camp Rained Out Forces Quick Retreat to Petersburg
Pastor John Hopp led a wet camp at Green Rocks that pulled stakes on day two and returned to Petersburg. Twelve campers plus 22 damp children traveled home after rescue by Dick Miller aboard the Drake III, with thanks to Walley Swanson and others for transport and treats. A new plan aims for a dry, final outing to conclude the event.
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Green Rocks
John Hopp
Petersburg
Dick Miller
Wally Swanson
A.P. Wasvick
Tink Martin
Royal Duval
Hopp
Douglas Welde
Carol Kinnear
Peter and Paul Hopp
Janet Kvernink
Nicky Martinsen
Erling
Nancy Strand
Joan Peterson
Jerome Dahl
Andy Rogers
Serena Hopp
Rotarians Hold Dinner Meeting in Petersburg
A dinner meeting for all Rotarians is set for this evening at 6 30 at the Recreation in Petersburg. The event honors the annual visit of District Governor Henry C Heal and promises an inspirational Rotary talk. Don’t miss the meeting.
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Petersburg
Henry C. Heal
Rotary
Arrivals from Juneau Include Hirshey McDonald and Styke
This morning arriving in Alaska from Juneau were Charles O. Hirshey, Mr. and Mrs. L R McDonald, and Don Styke. The group’s arrival marks a routine segment of state travel and highlights local names in the vicinity.
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Juneau
Alaska
Charles O. Hirshey
L.R. McDonald
Don Styke
Petersburg Considers Rent Control Ends September 30
The Petersburg town council will hold a public hearing on September 2 at 7 30 PM to gauge opinions on continuing rent controls beyond September 30 or dropping them. A federal extension may apply automatically unless local action or a referendum decides otherwise.
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Petersburg
National Congress
Carroll Clausen
Tighe E. Woods
Tickets On Sale For Alaska Music Trail Concert Series
Miss Norma Tentford promotes the Alaska Music Trail with ticket sellers listed. Tickets go on sale Monday September 1 and a September 12 sales report will judge potential Petersburg performances. Student and teacher ticket sales handled by Mrs. L L Wingard with general and reserved tickets at Lillian Shop and Trading Union Office.
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Norma Tentford
Petersburg
Leon Hasbrouck
Ernie Sarff
Norman Wilson
Reider Thomassen
Gerald Lind
E.L. Clemons
John Johannesson
JB. White
Bunny Winther
George Lloyd
E.R. Pierce
Tenfijord
L.L. Wingard
Lillian
Trading Union
Truman Defends Acheson Amid Legion Fire Over Dismissal
President Truman rejected a Legion demand to fire Secretary of State Acheson calling him the best man for the job. He implied the Legion resolution came from younger members while noting most committee leaders are over 40. Retiring Legion president Wilson called the group child of God who fought for the country.
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Washington
Truman
American Legion
Acheson
United States
Legion
New York
Rogers Kelley
Donald Wilson
God
Esther Lindenmeyer Returns to Petersburg for Fall Term
Miss Esther Lindenmeyer resumes school in Petersburg after a vacation in the mid-west visiting Iowa parents and Indiana relatives.
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Esther Lindenmeyer
Petersburg
Mid-West
Iowa
Indiana
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APW
Mrs. Hope
Vhank
Hopes Moon
Mrs. Wm. Tamaree
Legion Dugout
Dean Acheson
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