Fishermen Wives Host Dinner in Seattle Smorgasbord
The Fishermen's Wives sewing club hosted a dinner at Selandia restaurant in Seattle attended by Mr. and Mrs. Stan Johansen, Les Nygren, Arnold Ben Noreide, Ralph Otness, Mel Nilsen, and Bill Gribble, many former Petersburg residents. Snow slows boat work as shrimping plans form. crews report ships and cargo movements to Petersburg and Juneau while public relations meetings lure crew details.
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Seattle Fishermen's News
Fishermen’s Wives’ Sewing Club
Selandia
Seattle
Stan Johansen
Les Nygren
Arnold ‘Ben” Noreide
Ralph Otness
Mel Nilsen
Bill Gribble
Petersburg
Bill Greinier
Vesta
Swede Wasvick
Charles T
Charles W
Earl Ohmer
Juneau
Anchorage
Fish & Wildlife
Dave
Knut Thompson
Ketchikan Merchant's Association
Pamela Rae
Ranger 8
George Reynolds
Thomas Bay
Spencer Israelson
Tebenkof Bay
Business Square
Susitna
Robert Smth
Will F
Rosalyn
Kake
Paul Nannauck
Nes
Regent
Ted Hofstad
Denali
New Orleans
CARE Seeks 30-Pound Food Gifts for 1 Dollar
CARE launches the November December Surplus Food Crusade offering 30 pound food packages for one dollar to aid overseas victims. Walter Petersen notes packages feed a family of five for over a month with items from government surplus stores. Donations accepted at Frederick & Nelson Seattle store to help hungry children and refugees across 32 countries.
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Seattle
Wash
CARE
Walter Petersen
Northwest
Voluntary Relief Organization
Petersen
Frederick & Nelson Department
5Th & Pine
Europe
South America
Asia
Elks Lodge Seeks Alumni Basketball Team Leader
Les Wingard invites all alumni players to form an Elks team and meet Monday at 8 p.m. at the Elks Hall. The local lodge will again sponsor the squad and Wingard will serve as manager.
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Les Wingard
Elks
Elks Hall
Elks Lodge
Les WinZard
Vikings B B Schedule Announced for 1954 55
Viking coach Don Riggs released the 1954 55 basketball schedule with Jan through Mar dates in Sitka Wrangell Petersburg Kayhi and Douglas plus the Southeastern Alaska Tournament at Mt Edgecumbe The plan notes two open weeks and potential games with Palmer and local adult teams It also mentions only three returning lettermen and efforts to compensate with hard work and team unity.
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Viking
Don Riggs
Sitka
Petersburg
Vikings
Wrangell
Kayhi
Douglas
Huskies
Riggs
North to Danger arrives at Petersburg library
Burford's North to Danger, a tale of Alaskan diving for repair and salvage, was donated by the Women of The Moose to the Petersburg Public Library and will soon be shelved. The Library Board thanks WOTM and says remaining donation funds will buy Ideals magazine Winter edition.
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Burford
Petersburg Public Library
Women of the Moose
Alaskan
Library Board
WOTM
Library Association
Ideals Magazine
Immunization Clinic at Health Center December 8
Notice states a vaccination clinic will be held at the Health Center on December 8 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Office hours are 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone 464.
Horswell to Help With SS Claims in Petersburg
Howard R. Horswell SSA field representative will be in Petersburg in December to assist residents with filing claims or obtaining information. He will appear at the Mitkof Hotel in the afternoon and evening of December 6, 1954. The agency seeks to contact those who have lost social security cards or changed their names.
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Howard R. Horswell
Social Security Administration
Petersburg
Mitkof Hotel
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Slated For Dec. 6
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular business meeting at the home of Mrs Ed Locken Monday evening December 6. A social hour will follow the business session according to the publicity chairman.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ed Locken
P O Unable To State Southbound Mailing Dates
Dick Brennan local postmaster announced he could not set a schedule for evening hours for Christmas mail to states. Southbound boats are irregular, so packages sent to Ketchikan receive daily relay to the state post offices. He urged early mailing to avoid backlog for planes.
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Dick Brennan
Brennan
P.O
Ketchikan
Post Office Announces Winter Air Mail Schedule
The Post Office said the winter air mail schedule starts December 1 with daily mail closures at 930 a.m and 1 00 p.m. Delays or changes were not mentioned and the public was urged to check postings.
Mrs Morgan Named Executive Secretary of Alaska Visitors Association
Mrs Bernice Morgan, a noted Alaskan author and business executive, is named Executive Secretary of the Alaska Visitors Association after Mary B Barrer resigns. Morgan, a 14 year Territory resident, won an international publisher's prize for The Very Thought Of Thee. Barrer leaves to live in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Juneau
Bernice Morgan
Alaska Visitors Association
Mary B. Barrer
O. F. Benecke
Association
Morgan
Fairbanks
Barrer
The
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Talent Show Thanks From WOTM Ritual Committee
The ritual committee of the WOTM thanks Layla Oh mer chairman Virginia Lemke and June White for recognizing parents who encouraged youth entry in the Talent Show. They also thank the Loyal Moose men Elks Club chair use Ted Heyder Coliseum Theater for cooperation and all attendees who donated generously to support the project.
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WOTM
Layla Ohmer
Virginia Lemke
June White
Moose Men
The
Elks Club
Ted Heyder
Coliseum Theater
Ski Enthusiasts Plan Work Day at Cabin
The Ski Club invites all enthusiasts to join a Sunday work day hike to the ski cabin. Materials for repairs are provided and replacing broken windows is the main item. Refreshments include hot dogs coffee and hot chocolate for children.
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Art Hammer
Purple Bubble Ball Dinner Precedes Dance at Elks Club
The annual Purple Bubble Ball winter formal sponsored by the Elks will be held on December 11 at the Elks Club. Dinner for ladies hosted by Elks starts at 6 pm in the Elks Club rooms. members are asked to reserve at the club before December 9.
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The
Elks
Elks Club
West Coast radiomen strike halts Pacific port sailings
A creeping paralysis from the radiomen strike stalls ships in Portland Seattle and San Francisco. About 160 Seattle boats may be tied up if no settlement is reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the CIO American Radio Association. Some ships, including two Alaska Steamship Company vessels, are released and may sail soon.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Portland
Seattle
Pacific Maritime Association
CIO American Radio Association
Uti
PMA
Alaska Steamship Company
Lucidor
Chena
Alaska
Maritime Advisory Committee
Pope Pius XII Shows Slight Improvement After Illness
Vatican officials report Pope Pius XII, gravely ill with a gastric disorder, has shown slight improvement after falling ill yesterday.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Olga Coelho Delights Petersburg Crowd
Olga Coelho wowed Petersburg listeners with a wide vocal range and witty stage presence in a two-part Alaska Music Trail concert at the High School auditorium. She played guitar and gave segovia transcriptions, with Brazilian and Latin American pieces, encores, and remarks about Bach and Mozart influences.
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Miss Coelho
Alaska Music Trail
Alaska
Peru
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Villa-Lobos
South Island
New Zealand
Petersburg Concert Association
P T A Meeting Next Wednesday to Feature Town Chorus
The Town Chorus will perform at the P T A meeting on Wednesday December 8. Erling Nicholson urged those wanting the carolers for this year to call him or Ariayne Brown. The choir will sing carols on Thursday December 23.
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Parent Teacher’s Association
Erling Nicholson
Ariayne Brown
Duo First Prize Winners at Moose Hall Talent Show
The WOTM Talent Show at Moose Hall Sunday afternoon drew a full crowd as the White Trio Judy Eugene and Sandra performed before awards were given. Judges Charlotte Fleck Carroll Clausen and Lillian Swanson named Diane and Denny Lund first prize by popular acclaim with Mike Ridley and Lester White earning second and third prizes respectively.
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Judy
Eugene
Sandra
WOTM
Moose Hall
Pat Ridley
Corinne Olso
Irene Williams
Irene
Diane Lund
Mary Concannon
Mary
Mary Heimdahl
Daisy
Dennis
Diane
Denny Lund
Ridley
Little Mike Ridley
Thidwick
Moose
Mary Ann
Jane Wooton
Sourwood Mountain
Lester White
Lester
Lynda Taylor
Lynda
Lund
Mike Ridley
Mose
Ole House
Charlotte Fleck
Carroll Clausen
Lillian Swanson
White
High School Extracurriculars Expand Across Activities
L and Wingard note Petersburg high school offers track music debate basketball typing contests and Voice of America programs beyond sports. Funding relies on gate receipts athletic benefit tidbits and activity tickets with possible cuts if income falls short.
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L. &. Wingard
Petersburg
Voice of America
Community events and club notices listed for December and weekly meetings
Rotary luncheon Wednesday at 12 10 nogn and Children Reading Hour at the library. Square dancing at Moose Hall on Thursdays. Town Chorus Wednesdays 7 30 at HS music room. Purple Bubble Ball December 11. Elks dinner December 11 six to eight thirty with dancing at nine. Emblem Club December 7 at eight. American Legion Auxiliary December 6 at Mrs Ed Locken home. Hospital Guild December 10 two p m Pastime Dining room. WOTM December 6 eight initiation. Chamber of Commerce Monday Pastime Cafe. Petersburg Concert Association reminder for next Tuesday at Mrs L L Wingard home.
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Rotary
Nogn
B.P.W
Moose Hall
HS Music Room
American Legion Auxiliary
Ed Locken
Hospital Guild
WOTM
Chamber of Commerce
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Waterfront News
Johnny Johnson
Danger
Horswell
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Anveei
Vishinsky
Mrs. Morgan
Mary Barrer
Ava
Olga Coelho
By Ted Heyder
P.T.A
Sea
Ichool
US Office of Education
University of the City of Los Angeles
L. L. Wingard
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