Waterfront Fish Trade Update From Petersburg Area
The waterfront notes about 750 first fish of the season and 140 flats and 714 tallies landed Wednesday. Halibut season closes in Area 2 at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Prices are the best since 1950 with strong boat landings from Ketchikan and nearby ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Petersburg
Grou
Mars
Roslyn
Chum
Laurianne
Pearl F
Harder
Irene J
Marian
Augusta
George W
Hazels
JoAnn
Blue Ribbon
Speriéer II
Betty
Cet Harmony
Souis M
Teddy I
Thor
Bravo
Kasino
Animak
Norma
Elizabeth
Astrid
Reform
Sandra Rose
Balder
Lehor
Eunice
Brooklyn
Raven
Clara B
Lae Scenic
Lois W
Lorna L
Lorelei
Wesley
Illinois
Midway
Progress
Shirley
Seattle
Hazel H
Zarembo
Culew R&h
Rupert
Sarah Maria
Middleton
Pyri
Ketchikan
Psg
Rupert Thu
Symphony
Swiftsure
Eric Larson
Bering Sea
Phil Clausen
al Lux
Phil
Zella
Pthere
Bernice A
Mminor
K-D
Homer
Tokeen
Cohoe
FWS Office Moves to Swanson Building in Ketchikan
The local Fish and Wildlife Service will move this week from its current Street location to upstairs in the Swanson building. The Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce asks the post office be named for the first day issuance of a commemorative king salmon stamp expected to be issued late this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athe
Fish and Wildlife Service
Ketchikan
Harbor Dredge Delayed. Petersburg Target Now August
Wrangell officials say the harbor dredge will reach Petersburg around August first due to unexpected rock formations requiring slow blasting. The Wrangell fill behind the breakwater nears half completion with the north end finished to the wall. Town finances show dredge work costs about 1200 dollars weekly and a 45000 dollar red warrants issue to bolster the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrangell
Don ‘Bell
Manson-Osberg
Petersburg
Bell
Einar Otteson
Moose Program for Anderson Features Imported Entertainer
Dick Dickerson headlines a Juneau Baranof Hotel Bubble Room event for Moose lodge and Women of the Moose guests. He will play piano and organ, including Squaws Along the Yukon, to support Miss Bertheil Anderson’s Fourth of July preparations. Cocktails run 6 to 7 p.m. dinner at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Dickerson
Baranof
Juneau
Moose Lodge
Women of the Moose
Bértheil Anderson
Miss Anderson
The
Moose
WOTM
Dickerson
Dick Gribble
Yukon
Alaska Travel Up 20 to 35 Percent This Summer
The Alaska Visitors Association reports a 20 to 35 percent rise in travel to Alaska this summer. Airlines are arranging group travel for ten or more people, steamship tours to the Southeast are booked tightly, and bus tours are up about 100 percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Southeastern
Misunderstanding Ties BC Highway Talk to Alaska Route
Education Minister Ray Willis ton said the Highway Minister P A Gaglardi did not know of a plan to build a highway through British Columbia to Alaska. He noted Governor Frank Heintzleman announced a study of a new route along Route A. The minister described the matter as a misunderstanding and said clarity was lacking at the meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
B.C
Ray Williston
P. A. Gaglardi
British Columbia
Alaska
Gaglardi
Frank Heintzleman
Williston
Associated Boards ‘of Trade of
Central
Jim Dowd Becomes Wrangell Bank Manager
Elmer Rasmusson president of Bank of Alaska in Anchorage Skagway and Bank of Wrangell visited Petersburg Wednesday. Jim Dowd is now managing the Bank of Wrangell replacing H B Thornauist who died months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rasmusson
Bank of Alaska
Anchorage
Skagway
Bank of Wrangell
Petersburg
Rasmusson
Jim Dowd
H. B. Thornauist
Alaska to Share in Highway Program
Alaska gains a continuous highway-building program after President Eisenhower signs a 33 million dollar bill. The territory receives an initial 11.546 million dollars annually for construction and maintenance, with funding rising as population grows. The Interior Department's Alaska Road Commission will be dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Eisenhower
Ore
Democrat
Interior Department
Alaska Road Commission
ANB Dance Promises Pageant Evening For Jeanette Hanson
The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood hosts a Saturday dance at the Sons of Norway Hall to back Jeanette Hanson in the Fourth of July queen race. Dick Kito and Mrs. Eddie Tagaban announce a floor show with an Indian dance and an authentic hula by Jane Igtanloc. Acts include barbershop quartet, pantomime, orchestra numbers, a jitterbug and waltz contest, and a Louis Armstrong number. Tickets at the door grant entry to the program beginning at 10:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Hanson
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Sisterhood
Sons of Norway Hall
Saurday
Dick Kito
Eddie Tagaban
Amy Mallingstad
ANS
Miss Hanson
Jane Igtanloc
Louis Armstrong
Kito
WOTM Installs Officers In Moose Lodge Ceremony
The Women of the Moose install new officers led by Doris Wilson as senior Regent with Helen Anderson as junior Regent and Dagny Olsen as recorder. Appointives include Eunice Wooton argus Gale Sokol sentinel and others. Followed by committee chairs and a social evening with dancing and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOTM
Women of the Moose
Mary Parks
Clara Nordgren
Doris Wilson
Helen Anderson
Gertrude Gribble
Mabel Lindstrom
Dagny Olsen
Eunice Wooton
Argus
Gale Sokol
Sentinel
Margaret Isrealson
Marjorie Heimdahl
Academy of Friendship
Frances Belanger
Patricia Anderson
Moose Lodge
California Nurse Joins Petersburg General Hospital Staff
Nurse Frances Thompson of Long Beach California arrived this week to assume duties at Petersburg General Hospital. A graduate of the Knappe College of Nursing at Santa Barbara she joins the staff to relieve the nurse shortage reported by the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Frances Thompson
Long Beach
Petersburg General Hospital
Thompson
Knappe College of Nursing
Santa Barbara
Parade Winners and Prizes for July 4 Event
The notice lists float prize announcements for a July 4 parade including round trips to Seattle and to Alaska towns with $200 expenses, music by Galen Biery, and races such as water skiing, rowboat, outboard, log rolling, and a baseball game P.A.F. versus Petersburg Bums at 4:00 PM on the school playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ketchikan
Juneau
Sitka
Galen Biery Paf
Sylvia Nore Leads Queen Race in Fourth of July Contest
Sylvia Nore tops the race for Queen of the Fourth of July Celebration after three weeks of campaigning. Nore is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the committee urges early voting with four days left. The winner will be crowned at midnight July 3 at the Firemen's dance in the high school gym, with proceeds supporting the Volunteer Fire Department and future Fourth plans. Other candidates include Jeanette Hanson and Berthiel Anderson and Mary Ellen Thynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia
Nore
By. the
Jeanette Hanson
Anb-Ans
Berthiel
Anderson
WOTM
Moose
Mary Ellen Thynes
Elks and Emblem Club
Alaska Budget Boosts 1957 Allocation By 3.7 Million
Interior Department plans for fiscal year 1957 raise Alaska appropriations by 3,712,067 over 1956 totals. Road construction gains include 1.5 million, Public Works rises to 4,968,000, and road funds total 7,800,000 with maintenance at 3,635,000. Public care for the insane is budgeted at 833,905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Interior Department
Alaska
Petersburg Chamber Meeting Discusses Road Upgrade and Sandy Beach
The Petersburg Chamber endorsed a resolution backing the Stikine road and a deep water harbor at Petersburg to aid the Alaska Alaska Highway route. They thanked Al Anderson of the Alaska Development Board for help. Sandy Beach cleanup plans were discussed with Moose Lodge potential takeover. $20,000 earmarked for road work awaits the new rock crusher. Halibut landings show Petersburg pays a premium over Sitka Pelican Juneau, with area 2 catches tracking near last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
éChamber
Prince
George
B.C
Lash
Columbia
Board
Scud -River
Stikine
Petersburg
Alaska
British Columbia
Fryer
al ‘Anderson
Alaska Development Board
Sandy Beach
Burton Clark
Forest’ Service
Ernie Haugen
Moose Lodge
Burdeau of Land Management
Athe Ity
Haugen
Knut Thompson
Sitka
Pelican
Juneau
Area 2
Sivert Larson Found Dead in Nome Home
The body of Sivert Larsen known as Pike Pole Pete was found by Leif Stromdahl. Authorities estimate he had been dead a week or ten days. exact cause unknown. Larson, 74, from Norway, lived here and was an active fisherman with no known relatives. Supplies for a Nome TV station are en route, and construction of the studio has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sivert Larsen
Pete
Leif Stromdahl
Larson
Norway
Mary Ellen Night at Elks Club Supports Queen Candidate
Mary Ellen Thynes is the Fourth of July queen candidate backed by the Elks and Emblem Club. Jimmy and Johnny Johnson run the event tonight around 11 as the lodge hosts a modified game night to aid the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen
Elks Club
Lodge
Emblem Club
Elks and Emblem Clubers
Mary Ellen Thynes
Johnson Boys
Jimmy
Johnny
al Faber
Elks
Community Event Schedule and Club Meetings
The notice lists upcoming activities including a Chamber of Commerce dinner Monday at Pastime, charity box hours Monday 1 to 5 pm, W C T C monthly on the last Tuesday, BPW luncheon Tuesday at noon, Alaska Crippled Childrens Association Friday at Health Center, and a July 7 Emblem Club visit with events at Elk's Lodge and Episcopal Parish. A special initiation reception and dancing follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.C
BPW
Alaska Crippled Childrens Association
Health Center
Supreme
Emblem Club
Elk's Lodge
Elk’s Lodge
Episcopal Parrish
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Waterfront News
Johnny Johnson
FWS
Saeed
Jim. Dowd
Ballon
Sylvia Nore
Nore Chamber of Commerce
Sivert Larson
Nome
Mary Ellen Night
Chamber of Commerce
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