Little Lady Returns to Port Middleton to Arrive Tonight
The Little Lady with skipper Neal Mac Donald returns from Seattle where Neal and wife Jan vacationed. Andy Mathisen plans to fish next week after weather in Portland. Merrily and three children stay in Portland until June. Petersburg Fisheries resumes king and tanner crab with Cydonia and Little Lady. a new stainless steel processing room employs 20. Be Kind to Animals Week proclaimed by the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Lady
Middleton
Neal MacDonald
Port
Seattle
Neal
Jan
Honolulu
Andy Mathisen
Portland
Merrily
Desiree
Lisa
Mary Frances
Phil Clausen
Cydonia
Petersburg Fisheries
Robert M. Thorstenson
Thorstenson
Boston
Borreason From Ballard To Headline Little Norway Festival
TV star Stan Borreson will headline the Little Norway Festival for three days in Petersburg. He will perform as an accordionist with a varied act list and Scandinavian tunes. Events include a public dance, school program, smorgasbord, cannery dinner, pancake breakfast, and Salmon bake with regional attendees and press presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Stan Borreson
Seattle
Little Norway
Robert M. Thorstenson
Borreson
Thorstenson
Petersburg
Knut
Petersburg Fisheries Cannery
Episcopal Church
Sandy Beach
Four Firms Seek TV Rights Here
The City Council heard four firms express interest in city TV service and contracting with the city. Identified firms include Warner Michael Corp Anchorage, Anchor age, Robert Becker of B.C.Cable Juneau, General Telephone Corp, and KTKN TV Ketchikan. Jack O Smith represented the Anchorage firm KTKN will propose by letter. A revised school budget shows the city share rising to 101012.75 from 86782.00, aided by pending state funds after legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Michael Corp
Anchorage
Robert Becker
B.c.cable
Juneau
General Telephone Corp
Ktkn-Tv
Ketchikan
Jack O. Smith
KTKN
Baccalaureate Rites Planned at High School Auditorium
A Baccalaureate program will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with Rev. C Sumter Logan pastor of the Presbyterian Church delivering the principal address. Special music will be by the Lutheran Church choir directed by Mrs Wally Swanson. Thirty one seniors will graduate the following Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Sumter Logan
Presbyterian Church
Lutheran Church Choir
Wally Swanson
Slow First Week For Gillnetters
The initial week of gillnetting yielded low results for anglers. At Taku 16 boats landed 150 kings for about 9.4 per boat during one fishing day, per Norman Johnson of the Petersburg Fish and Game office. At Stikine five boats reported 11 kings in three days averaging 2.2 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taku
Norman Johnson
Petersburg
Department of Fish and Game
Stikine
Petersburg Fisheries Expands to Three Canning Lines
Bob Thorstenson, president and gen, announced that Petersburg Fisheries will operate three lines in the salmon canning process this year. The move aims to boost production and meet growing demand for canned salmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg Fisheries
Bob Thorstenson
New Hammer & Wikan Hire Makes Splash With Salmon Display
Archie Rainey, ex Seattle, scores a 39 pound king at Scow Bay then displays it outside the Hammer & Wikan shop. Mentor John Robbins, the store truck driver, aids the newcomer amid Petersburg notes from Petersburg Alaska. The Alaska Legal Services Corp to place a rep in Petersburg per Dickerson Regan. Thorstenson cites concrete work completion and upgrades including two tall lines and one half line in the rebuilt operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammer & Wikan
Scow Bay
Archie Rainey
Seattle
John Robbins
Alaska Legal Services Corp
Petersburg
Juneau
Dickerson Regan
Thorstenson
Little League Park Delayed by Rock Shortage
Work on the new park slows due to rock scarcity for the access road. The city supplied the property just east of the Lloyd Jones home, offering a 200 by 200 foot playing field with parking space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Jones
Juvenile Pays For Window at Mabel's Liquor Store
A juvenile was apprehended by police Saturday for breaking a window at Mabel's liquor store. He was charged with malicious destruction of property and agreed to pay 100 dollars. No further action was taken as there was no theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elkins In
Miami
Lester E. Elkins
People’s Drug
American Pharmaceutical Association
Alaska Pharmaceutical Board
Lloyd Pederson
Debbie Adams
Debbie
Larry Adams
VFW
Poppy Girl
Ballard
Scandinavian Airlines
Old Country
Lew Laurence
Jim Hickman
The
Forest Service
Hickman
Kootenai National Forest
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Gillnetters
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!