Savings Bond Gift Urged by Alaska Official
Governor Gruening urges giving U S Savings Bonds as Christmas gifts. He notes Series E bonds cost 18 75 for 25 and cites Alaska’s 1946 purchases totaling 2 130 864. He warns many Americans overlook these bonds and emphasizes their value as a future gift.
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U. S
Gover
Gruening
Alabia Savings Bonds Committee
United States
Alaska
U.S
Santa Claus
Santa
Dr Alfred Allison Set to Practice in Petersburg
Dr Alfred Allison arrived this week to frame a Petersburg medical practice. He will share an office with Dr T W Benson, with Allison in the office most days. Allison, UT School of Medicine graduate 1944, interned in the Navy, served at Pearl Harbor, discharged July 1946, and recently moved to Petersburg via Austin.
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Alfred Allison
Petersburg
T. W. Benson
Benson
Allison
University of Texas School of Medicine
Navy
Pacific
Naval Air Base
Pearl Harbor
Austin
Texas
Alaska
G Street
Dr. Allison
Hammer & Wikan
Peruvian Andes Hit By Fresh Quakes Abate Noted
Lima reports new earthquakes in the Peruvian Andes cause presumed casualties as belated accounts describe landslides, damaged homes, and cracked structures. Earlier items recount a November Pelagatos range disaster with dozens harmed and widespread distress in local villages.
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Lima
Peru
Peruvian Andes
Dienes
Cruteria
Pelagatos
Ohio Train Wreck Yields 15 Persons
Mansfield dispatch reports a Pennsylvania freight train collision injuring and killing multiple people. Early estimates indicate about fifteen persons affected with several fatalities and widespread damage near the rail yard.
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Ohio
Emblem Club Toy Sale Aids Alaska Crippled Children
Toys fixed by Emblem Club members go on display in the Electro-Service Shop window and will be sold on December 14 and 16. Proceeds benefit the Alaska Crippled Children's Association, aiding its work. Dolls, animals, and games repaired at Mrs. Magnus Nygaard’s home. Gratitude expressed to Mrs. Elmer Copstead for display space.
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Emblem Club
Alaska Crippled Children’s Association
Magnus Nygaard
Elmer Copstead
Electro-Service
Truman Shakes Down Wartime Bureaucracy
President Truman dismantles the wartime reconversion machinery into a temporary agency, retaining only emergencies powers in place. He declines new labor legislation to Congress, hopes the Supreme Court will resolve soft coal issues with John L. Lewis, and names Major General Philip Fleming as head, with Frank Creedon replacing Wilson Wyatt who resigns.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
OPA
Office of Economic Stabilization
Phillip B. Flemming
Army
Frank Creedon
Wilson Wyatt
Final Action on Arms Reduction
United Nations moves toward final action on a world wide arms reduction program. The General Assembly committee unanimously approved a draft resolution urging the Security Council to devise armament limits with inspection and control to prevent violations without veto by major powers. The plan bans atomic bombs and other weapons of mass destruction and governs peaceful atomic energy use.
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New York
United Nations
Towad
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
Leon Bi Named of France
France names Leon Bi to a cabinet post amid regional diplomacy and domestic reform efforts. The move signals a refreshed leadership lineup as government aims to push policy agendas and coordinate with European allies.
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Leon Bi
France
December Snowbreak Paralyzes Roads Across Petersburg Area
Old-timers report unprecedented early season snowfall with depths reaching nine inches. Travelers arriving from Ketchikan Wrangell and Juneau say nothing like this has been seen in those towns, and Petersburg remains heavily covered as snow continues to fall from December 6 to 13.
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Petersburg
Wasvick Torwick Vets Sweep Wrangell In Two Wins
Petersburg five defeated Wrangell in two hard fought games to start the season. Thompson led Wasvick Torwick with 15 points in game one while Jenkins had 13 for Wrangell. In game two Nels Otness scored 23 for Petersburg as the Vets rolled to a 34 55 victory behind a 29 4 third quarter surge.
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Torwick Vets
Petersburg
American Legion
Wrangell
Wrangell Boys
Stoales
Wrangéli
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Wrang 1
Vets
Petersburg Vets
Jenkins
Mide
Wasvick-Torwick
Thompson
Wrangell Legion
Lukas
Wingard
Hagerman
Sean
Neith
Rinehart
Péterburg
Wasvickan Torwick Vets
Th Petersburg
Nels Otness
Stoaks
Wrangel
Refs
Leatherberry
Steel Workers Union Ratifies Waterfront Contract Amid Long Talks
Members of the union overwhelmingly accepted terms of a long negotiated contract under federal conciliators. The agreement, signed Monday by union and Washington Waterfront Employers Association reps, ends a 67 day waterfront tie up. Loading of ships will start soon but cargo backlog may delay schedules. Alaska vessels expected among first 75 ships to sail north, with priority for northbound ports.
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Airiio
Union
Washington Waterfront Employers’Association
AFL
Puget Sound
Alaska
Seattle
Portland
Oregon
Fodayetort
Northland
Crummer
Merle G. Ringenberg
Employers’ Association
Checkers
Associated Press
Harry Lewis
WEA
Hope for 32 Lost Marines in Seattle December report
In Seattle on December 13 an Associated Press dispatch notes intense concern over 32 Marines listed as lost. Details remain fragmentary but rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities seek to confirm the status and location of the missing unit amid ongoing operations.
Vikings to Play Town B B I Team
Vague notes indicate an upcoming game between the Vikings and a team labeled Town B B I with unclear context and punctuation. No clear dates locations or official names are discernible from the fragment.
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Vikings
B.bi
Sarff Residence Gutted By Fire In Quiet Wednesday Blaze
A house on Sarff Street suffered severe interior damage when fire reportedly started in a living room on Wednesday. Ronnie Sarff returned from school to flames. the fire department fought the blaze as it burned inside walls and consumed clothing and furniture. The stove and oil line were iced, a possibly contributing factor. A workman briefly left the home for tools, and Mrs. Sarff was away with Mr. Sarff abroad on a buying trip for the Trading Union hardware department.
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Steve
Ernie Sarff
Ronnie Sarff
Molotov and Bevin Leave for Home After Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and Britain's Foreign Secretary Bevin plan to return home after finishing the current foreign ministers session in New York. They completed rewriting European satellite peace treaties and will focus on the German settlement in Moscow on March 10. The closing session was their 33rd in New York and 122nd since September 1945, with deputies to finalize formal language for Paris on February 10. London will host deputies in mid-January to hear small nations on Germany and Austria proposals.
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Molotov
Brd*'i
Bevin
Moscow
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Paris
London
Germany
Austria
Lutheran Aid Elects Officers for Coming Year
Lutheran Ladies Aid met on December 9 electing officers for the coming year. Mrs. Snyder was named president, Mrs. Arnold Wasvick vice president, Mrs. Arne Lund secretary, and Mrs. John Grebstad treasurer. The group planned the annual Christmas party for December 27 or 30 with refreshments and entertainment by the program committee for both adults and children.
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Lutheran Ladies Aid
Snyder
Arnold Wasvick
Arne Lund
John Grebstad
Good Star Ski Club Meeting Plans Bigger Season
Last Friday evening the Good Star Ski Club met to discuss tentative plans for a bigger ski club season and to elect officers Andy Wikay was named president Erling Strand vice president and Art Hammer secretary A ski tow may be obtained and vandalism at the cabin was discussed. Dishes left for skiers were used as targets windows were broken and live ammunition was found cached in the stove a danger to firefighters Two youngsters discovered the shells on lighting a fire and members repaired the cabin on Sunday Most windows replaced except some with bullet holes and if good ski weather returns the club expects an active season.
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Andy Wikay
Erling Strand
Art Hammer
Scientists Named To Atomic Committee
President Truman appoints nine scientists and engineers to a general advisory committee to the atomic control commission. Members include James Conant, Lee A. DuBridge, Enrico Fermi, J. R. Oppenheimer, I. I. Rabi, Hartley Rowe, Glenn T. Seaborg, Cyrill Stanley Smith, and Hood Worthington. They will serve six-year terms with pay of 50 dollars a day plus expenses and may form specialized panels on biology, medicine, geology, living and social sciences.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Control Commission
Commission
Aoe
James Conant
Harvard
Lee A. DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
Enrico Fermi
J. R. Oppenheimer
University of California
Los Alamos
New Mexico
I. I. Rabi
Columbia University
Hartley Rowe
Glenn T. Seaborg
Cyrill Stanley Smith
University of Chicago Institute of Metals
Hood Worthington
DuPont Company
Flood at Kent worst in years drives hundreds from homes
SEATTLE Dec 13 The worst flood conditions in years in western Washington have driven at least 500 persons from their homes mostly around Kent The White Green and Snoqualmie rivers are on the rampage and one highway into Kent south of Seattle is covered with six feet of water.
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Seattle
Redtatn
Washington
Kent
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