Norman E Hammer Rites Set After Missing Fisherman Death
Funeral services for Norman E Hammer 51 a Petersburg fisherman and World War II veteran will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Lutheran Church He was missing since April 15 and presumed drowned his body later found at Kodiak Boat Harbor Survivors include two daughters his father two brothers and a sister Donations may go to the Petersburg Swimming Pool Fund or the Salvation Army
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Norman E. Hammer
Petersburg
Lutheran Church
Hammer
Kodiak
Petersburg High School
Los Angeles
Calif
Sons of Norway Lodge No. 23
Leslie
Terri
Ketchikan
John Hammer
Art
Jim
William Rodenberg
Douglas
Petersburg Swimming Pool Fund
Salvation Army
Associated Press
Kodiak Boat Harbor
Fire Danger Triggers Forest Service Shutdown In Alaska
Forest Service shuts down logging and roadbuilding in National Forest as fire danger rises to level six on a ten point scale. Campers urged to take extreme care while land is at risk. A firefighting column from Petersburg District deploys to a Russian River blaze near Anchorage, threatening 4000 acres and a picnic site.
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Forest Service
National Forest
Anchorage
Chugach National Forest
Russian River
Spencer Israelson
Marvin Peterson
Robert Gerdes
Petersburg
Vietnam Hero Dan Casey Drowns at Blind Slough
Steven Daniel Casey, 22, a Petersburg resident and Petersburg power lineman born July 20, 1946 in Ketchikan, died by drowning during horseplay at Blind Slough river. He served 26 months in Vietnam as helicopter crew chief with the 118th Assault Helicopter Company and earned the National Defense Service Medal and Vietnam Gallantry Cross.
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Blind Slough
Steven Daniel Casey
Petersburg
Casey
Ketchikan
Wrangell
118Th Assault
Vietnam
Defense Service’ Médal
Petersburg in jest to move air service from Sitka
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce mockingly proposes Alaska Airlines use Petersburg Airport over Sitka's citing better weather and cheaper improvements, as Sitka seeks new air service to Kake. Lon's Flying Service opposes, while Rep. Ernie Haugen may draft support.
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Petersburg
Alaska Airlines
Sitka
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Sitka’s
Bil Burns
Alaska
Japonski
Knut Thompson
Chamber
Bernice Stokke
Ernie Haugen
R-Petersburg
City Council Defends 15000 Transfer From Sales Tax Funds
The Pet ersburg council defended moving 15000 from unencumbered sales tax funds into the city operating budget. Councilman Ted Smith urged rescinding the transfer and borrowing from the fund to repay next year, a move defeated. Also, halibut landings remained steady at 364200 pounds this week, with scallop landings from Sandra Jane at 20000 pounds. The meeting included a street for land in a property swap reconsideration and the sale of a city manager residence bought for 26000 and now selling for 20000 to the Averys.
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Ted Smith
Petersburg
Smith
John Mawson
Certified Public
CPA
Ed Hagerman
Sandra Jane
Halibut
Teta
Mlinois
Symphony
Ira I
Progress
Johnny L
Sandra
Harmony
Midway
Meredith
Pamela Rae
Faith W
Seven Height
Moppet
Tom Kito
John Longworth
Longworth
Tom Schultz
Paul Bunyan Competitions Added for Fourth of July
Richard Kito of the American Legion says two logging contests join the Fourth of July celebration. Events include choker setting and hand bucking as fishermen readers learn the terminology for handling logs.
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Richard Kito
The
American Legion
Kito
Pollock Here A Alaska Congressman Visits for Rotary Luncheon
Rep Howard Pollock of Alaska arrives for a one day visit and plans a luncheon with the Rotary Club.
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Howard Pollock
Alaska
Rotary Club
Warm spell extends in Petersburg Southeast Alaska
Petersburg and Southeast Alaska enjoy a unusually long warm dry spell with highs around 79 degrees and readings in the 50s for lows. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts continue fair weather with light northerly winds and little temperature change.
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Petersburg
Alaska
Alda Bennett
U.S. Weather Bureau
Annette Island
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New Bedford, Mass
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Axel Endresen
Dan Casey
Hero
Bill Avery
Mawson
Petersburg, Alaska
Marjorie Heimdahl
Beulah Luhr
Paul Bunyan
Tion
Pollock
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