Petersburg High to Host Wrangell in Saturday Basketball
Petersburg High School basketball opens its season with a home game against Wrangell High at Sons of Norway Hall on Saturday night. A post game dance, funded by the gate proceeds, features the Stikine City visit and Variety Orchestra.
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Petersburg High School
Wrangell High School
Basketeers
Sons of Norway Hall
Stikine City
W. E. Darragh
States
Heivg
Wrangell
Alaska
Lakina Evacuates Northwestern Crew After Cape Judge Wreck
In Seattle on December 15 a ship, the Lakina, bound from Alaska, ordered to call at the wreck site of the Northwestern near Cape Judge. Captain Jack Livingstone and three crewmen were taken off the vessel and brought to Seattle.
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Seattle
Alaska
Amsh'p Co
Lakina
Cape “Udge
Jack Livingstone
Moses elected president pro tem of Senate
Senator Moses of New Hampshire was elected president pro tem of the state Senate on a strict party line vote, 42 to 39. The roll call reflected a sharp division between party factions.
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Moses
Pres
Senate
New Stampshire
P T A Meeting Draws Strong Attendance and Awards
The P T A meeting Wednesday night drew 38 parents and friends as the first grade class under Miss Gertie Oness and Miss Oness performed a polished program. Miss Agnes Vick resigned as secretary. M W F E Darragh agreed to serve. Dance chair Carroll Clausen announced about 90 dollars raised, nearing the 500 dollar city council grant for auditorium additions.
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Gertie O Ness
Otness
Alma
Mi'dred Cortrad
Sabella Goetzman
Andrew Johnson
Agnes Vick
M. W. FE. Darragh
Carroll Clausen
P.T. A. Dance Committee
Corah Proposes Federal Farm Aid Plan with 1 Billion Capital
Senator Borah introduced a bill creating a Federal Agriculture corporation with a capital stock of 1,000,000,000. The board would include the Secretary of Agriculture and eight members appointed by the President.
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Borah
Yreeters
Agriulture
Nationalists claim recapture of Canton City and executions
Shanghai reports Dec 14 15 nationalists say Canton City was retaken from Communists with thousands killed and Reds hunted. Nationalist government arrests thirteen Russians for alleged uprisings with three shot and others to be executed. Soviet General in Shanghai ordered to leave within a week.
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Shanghai
Anton
Canton
Four Senators Deny Receiving Mexican Slush Fund
Senators Borah Heflin LaFollette and Norris were named by Hearst papers as recipients of a 1,215,000 Mexican Government slush fund. Borah Heflin and LaFollette denied ever receiving money or being approached, while Norris claimed no knowledge of the fund.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Borah
Heflin
LaFollette
Norris
Hearst
Senate
Sch
Rosemary Bernard Weds Ralph Lokken In Wrangell
Rosemary Bernard and Ralph Lokken, a well known Wrangell couple, were married last week and returned home Saturday night. Mrs Lokken has lived in Wrangell for years working at local stores and the New York Cafe. The groom has been in the herring business for several years.
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M's
Rosemary Bernard
Ralph Lokken
Wrangell
Rogers Bringing 5 Passengers Nailed Wednesday
Steamboat Admiral Rogers sailed with 29 passengers including some from the ill fated Northwestern. The ship carried first class mail and express dispatched on the Northwestern, with passengers listed for Petersburg.
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Seattle
Dez
Admiral Rogers
Northwestern
Petersburg
de Usie
George Holst
Mis
ceGee
Baby
Catis Sam Isen
Navy Building Program Seeks Seventy-One Vessels
Secretary of the Navy curtil D. Wilbur told Congress the upcoming year’s plan calls for seventy-one vessels costing about 800 million dollars. He said the program does not conflict with the president’s recently outlined financial program.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Navy
Urtil D. Wilbur
Naval
Congress
Alaska Game Commission Sends Alfalfa for Hungry Deer
The Alaska Game Commission shipped three tons of compressed alfalfa to Petersburg area to aid starving deer. FE M Goddard reported at a Commercial Club meeting that a survey shows deer near Petersburg Creek suffering. 33 deer were fed the next day along the Bach between Blind Slough and Green Rocks, while 135 animals spent the day near Petersburg Creek. Wolf presence is noted and Extermination official R K Stewart is to be dispatched. a large bounty has not curbed wolf growth.
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FE. M. Goddard
Alaska Game Commission
Petersburg
Goddard
Satuday
Conneti'n
Petersbur
Blind Slough
Green Rocks
Petersburg Creek
Nnnery
R K. Stewart
Mayo
C. E. Swanson
New Salmon Rules Cut Traps in Alaska Waters
Washington announces sharp restrictions on salmon fishing in Alaska waters to take effect January. Traps prohibited in most Southeastern Alaska waters except four limited bays. expects at least 160 fewer traps in use than in 1927. Bristol Bay fishing restricted to four places in 1928.
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Washington, D. C
A'asan
Department of Camm
Alaska
Bristol Bay
Seattle
Fisheries
Henry O’malley
Washington Dispatch
Alaska Liner Northwestern Wreck Near Cape Mudge
The Alaska Steamship Co liner Northwestern was wrecked during a Sunday morning pounding storm 14 hours from Seattle en route to Seward, with no injuries. Alameda transported 107 passengers and Northwestern crew to Seattle.
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Steen
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Co
Northwestern
Cape Mudge
Sevymceur Narrows
W Stel
Seattle
Seward
Alameda
Elks Plan Banquet and Card Party for Members
The Billk Club voted to stage a members only banquet and card party at the Sons of Norway Hall on December 28 with a cordial invitation to Elks and their ladies. A delegation from Lodge 4 was to attend for an initiation ceremony postponed earlier due to transportation issues, now expected in January.
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Billk Club
Rome
Sons of Norway Hall
Eks
Junzau Ldge 4 O
Elks
Stimson Named New Governor General of Philippines
Henry L. Stimson of New York nominated by President Coolidge to be Governor General of the Philippine Islands succeeding Major General Leonard Wood. Stimson, who has studied island conditions, recently returned from a Philippine investigation and expects to assume duties in January.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Coolidge
Philipine Ilands
Leonard Wood
Stimson
Phillipines
Charles W. Runs Ashore Wednesday In Snow Storm
The shrimp trawler Charles W. ran aground near Thomas Bay on a Wednesday morning during a snow storm. Captain Bill Dunkleberger warned by Captain Axel Pearson guided the vessel to safety as it grounded between two reefs. After the sea eased, the boat floated and was towed to South Harbor for repairs. engine trouble and minor damage were reported.
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Fats Ohmer
Rarles W
Thomas Bay
Nowstora
Bill Dunkleberger
America
Dunkleberge
Axel Pearson
Uth
Charles W
Harbor project completed and ready for action
Information from the Commercial Club dredging committee reports harbor work completed and data compiled for urgent dredging of Petersburg harbor. The committee’s detailed report is approved, a petition will be printed, and copies along with photographs forwarded to Delegate Sutherland for Washington review.
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Peterburg
da. Sutherland
Petersburg
U S Receives Large Semiannual Foreign Debt Payments
The Treasury Dept reports 96,544,830 received from eight foreign governments as semiannual indebtness payments. Great Britain contributed 92,575,000 to the U S debt service.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
United States
Great Britain
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