Petersburg Float Committee Proposes Extensive Waterfront Project
The Petersburg Commercial Club heard a full report on a proposed waterfront float to serve the growing boat fleet. The plan calls for an 700 to 800 foot float from the foot of BE fir t toward Front Street then toward Rob Alien's Machine Shop with mooring along the tee, requiring soil removal and about $1,000 in start up. The club will gather cost data and reconvene next Wednesday to finalize funding and construction steps.
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Petersburg
Petersburg Commercial Club
Tees
Rob Alien
Commercial Club
C. E. Searson
Andrew Johnson
Fred Nelam
Mau Establish Regular Mail and Freight Service Plan
Edwin Hofstad of Wrangell arrived to discuss establishing a regular mail and freight service between Petersburg and Wrangell. The Bealbe vessel, well known locally and formerly used on the West Coast mail route, would support the enterprise.
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Edwin Hofstad
Wrangell
Westerdes An
Bea'hv
Priereburg
Wang Il
Bealbe
Reverends Malmin and Foso to Lecture in Petersburg Sunday
The Reverend C. K. Malmin and Reverend Mr. Foso of the Lutheran Church will arrive today or tomorrow and remain in Petersburg over Sunday. Malin, long associated with Alaska missions, tours the Southeastern ports on a Lutheran Mission Service gas boat with plans to go to Port Alexander. He has previously led the Point Hope mission and will discuss his missionary experiences in a Sunday service at the local church.
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C. K. Malmin
Mr. Foso
Lutheran Church
Petersburg
Sigurd Sydness
Mr. Malin
Alaska
Foso
Lutheran Mission Service
Port Alexander
Point Hope
Petersburg City Band Prepares Concert for June 27
The Petersburg City Band, under Pat Verney, rehearses for a Monday night concert at the Variety theater on June 27. Local musicians volunteer, with vocal solos and ensembles, while the band plays four to five numbers including a concert selection. The group seeks support to fund new music and instruments and asks citizens to attend.
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Petersburg
Avill
Pat Verney
Ois
Hasten Wark On New Show Nearing Completion
Construction runs on a clock like schedule for Neil MacGregor's new show as crews push to finish by July. Officials say the project is close to completion with decoration and protection rooms underway and the boss noting it is not the Fourth of July yet.
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Neil MacGregor
McGregor
Week of Petersburg fish landings total 92100 pounds
Large weekly haul with Halibut dominant. Martyn Fish Co led buyers at 46500 pounds, New England Fish Co moved 33000 pounds of halibut and 7000 pounds of king salmon, San Juan Fish Co took 180 pounds of king salmon and 8000 pounds of trout. Vessel totals include Gjoa 8500, Pegge 4500, Raider 1000, Alfa 6000, Thelma M 6500, Middleton 15000, Oak Leaf 3000, Rambler 7000, Star 12000, North Pole 5600, Unimak 8000 and Alkr 300. Trollers strike nearly over, buyers report few ships remaining to land.
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Petersburg
Martyn Fish Co
New England Fish Co
San Juan Fish Co
Pegge
Thelma M
Middleton
Martyn
Star
North Pole
Unimak
Petersburg Commercial Club Seeks US Chamber Membership
The Petersburg Commercial Club voted unanimously to apply for membership in the United States Chamber of Commerce. The midweek dinner at Home Cafe preceded a business session discussing the join request and club benefits for members and the local community.
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Petersburg Commercial Club
United States Chamber of Commierce
Patersburg
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Petersburg Club
Peters
Admiral Evans Has Many for This Port
SEATTLE June 15 Steamer Admiral Evans sailed this morning for Kodiak and other ports with a list of 120 passengers including 12 for Petersburg First cabin passengers include Mrs A G Anderson Mrs Walter Anderson Daniel Anderson Phyllis Anderson Mrs W M Brown Billy Brown Mrs S ero Bertha Lero Mrs O E Malm Elvin Lion Mrs Lion Myrtle Kildall Dorthy Clark S H Clark J W Bixby A J Huff Mrs Neil J McLeod and Mary Helen Armstrong.
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Seattle
Amiral Evans
Kodiak
Way Ports
Petersburg
A. G. Anderson
Waler Anderson
Daniel Anderson
Phyllis Anderson
W- M. Brown
Billy Brown
S.ero
Bertha Lero
O. E. Malm
Elvin Lion
Lion
Myrtle Kildall
Dorthy Clark
S. H. Clark
J. W. Bixby
A. J. Huff
Neil J. McLeod
Mary Helen Armstrong
Longest Day of Year Marks Summer Solstice
The guest notes that Wednesday June 22 will be the longest day of the year, signaling the end of spring and the start of summer. The article mentions staying up to read a newspaper at midnight if the sky is clear, with the sun farthest from the equator during the solstice.
President Begins Summer Vacation By Gem Fishing
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Rapid City South Dakota to begin the summer White House stay in the Black Hills. A heavy rain fell but the welcome remained friendly as the couple prepared for three months in the mountains. The president spent the morning angling in a trout stream dressed in hip boots and with rod and reel and later returned to the summer White House with a fine catch of trout.
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Rapid City
Cooaidge
South Dakota
Black Hills
Coolidge
Montainses
President Coolidge
White House
Miss Liberty Contest Sparks Local Voting Frenzy
Nearly 4 000 votes cast in the Miss Liberty contest with leader Hedvig Mjerud at 1 328. Frances Miller 815, Ruby Rayner 520, Ragna Nss 482 and others follow. Votes cost 10 cents at local businesses and proceeds fund July festivities. A raffle bedspread by the American Legion Auxiliary supports the event.
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Hedvig Mjerud
Hay Credit
Frances Miller
Anna Mathisen
Alma Cornstad
Julia Wasvick
Irene Rristal
Minnie Nelson
Etta Crabtree
Lily
Amormein Legion Auxilary
Hogue & Tyeten
George Anderson Demonstrates Radiola in Juneau
George Anderson proprietor of the Anderson Music Shoppe spent the week on business tuning pianos and demonstrating a Radiola at the Variety theater where it drew comment for its volume and clear reproduction.
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George Anderson
Anderson Music Shoppe
Juneau
Packing Company Expands Local Cannery Operations
Petersburg Packing Co announces a major upgrade at its local plant adding a fourth canning line and two new retorts to boost capacity. The expansion enables production of over seven hundred cases per hour and speedier processing, with 100,500 cases available to start the season. Canning operations begin within two to three weeks, building on last year’s June 21 start.
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Petersburg Packing Co
Washington Bay
Great Receptions For Modest Young Aeronaut Lindbergh
New York welcomes Colonel Charles A Lindbergh after his five hour flight to Washington and back in the Spirit of St Louis. He is praised by President Coolidge as an illustrious citizen and conqueror of the sea and skies. A fleet of receptions and honors unfolds as he plans to fly to St Louis next.
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New York
Charl A. Lindbergh
New Yor
Bolling Field
Wasilton
D. C
St. Louis
St. Loui
Paris
Lindbergh
Hems
Mitch
Roosevelt
Curtiss
Tra
S Louis
Preside Coolidge
Renhe
Coolidge
Dredging Crew Advances at Wrangell Narrows Progress
Brigadier General James Steese reports rapid progress by Berne dredging and drilling crews on Wrangell Narrows. The Puget Sound dredge nears completion of a shoal near Green Rocks and the Grant drill barge works 24 hours, aiming to open navigation earlier than September 1.
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Wrangell
James (. Steese
Engineering Commission
Petersburg
Puget Sound
O C. Munson
Green Rocks
W. D. Grant
Steese
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Mau
Jin
Equipmnt Orbich
Richard Jacques Schulze
Capt
Charles Lindbergh
Admiral Evans
Howdy
Berne
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