Elaine McIntyre Emblem Club Head
The Kodiak Emblem Club No. 187 held its annual installation and initiation Saturday, March 30 at the Elks Club. Elaine McIntyre was installed as president with a full slate of officers and seven new initiates forming the Elaine McIntyre Class. The event, led by Supreme District Deputy Lillian Smith, included a social hour with Elks No. 1772 officers as honored guests.
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Kodiak Emblem Club No. 187
Elks Club
Elaine McIntyre
Muriel Valen
Mary Franklin
Jerry Gronlund
Mary Sorum
Lila Lester
Betty Thompson
Gladys Buell
Antjie Huer
Myrtle Jensen
Carmel Schumacher
Chaplin
Mickey Duros
Vivian Panchot
Vivian Beakers
Beulah Ogborn
Alice Thonssen
Pat Bonney
Pat Winston
Mary Frost
Supreme District
Lillian Smith
Irene McLinn
Betty Klimchik
Merle Hartman
Naomi Dempsey
Millie Garoutte
Rita Hangstofer
Shirley Christofferson
The
Elks Lodge No. 1772
Elks
Little League Work Party This Sunday
A work party is slated Sunday April 7 at 2 p.m. at Coon Memorial Little League Ball Park next to the Armory. Volunteers are asked to bring a hammer saw rake or come as they are to help repair the fence and get the field ready for practice and upcoming Little League games.
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Coon Memorial
Little League Ball Park
Mistaken Identity Stirs Women's Ire
Two young married women report a frightening experience when a city policeman stopped them, placed them in a squad car, and drove from a bank to the post office. They asked for ID, were detained briefly, then released. The new chief apologized later that afternoon.
Queen Crab Festival Candidates Sought Photos Interviews
The Queens section invites all King Crab Festival candidate entrants to submit a photo and interview by next Tuesday at 5 p.m. to be featured in next week's edition.
Fisherman Ervine Taylor Dies in Longview Washington
Ervine Taylor, 47, a well known fisherman with over 20 years in Kodiak Island waters, died Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m. in Longview Washington. The Alaska Packers Larson Gay cannery superintendent Pete Marinkovich confirmed the death.
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Ervine Taylor
Kodiak Island
Longview
Wash
Pete Marinkovich
Alaska
Larson Gay Cannery
Cold Storage Plans Meeting With Alaska Ranchers
Alaska Ice & Storage will meet area ranchers at city hall on Friday April 19 to discuss beef handling needs. Directors Richard Sweezey and Gene Craig and local manager Bix Bonney will represent the company.
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Alaska Ice & Storage
Richard Sweezey
Gene Craig
Bix Bonney
Midnight Saturday Ticket Sales End For Big Ice Game
The 1963 Nenana Ice Classic ticket sales will close at 12 midnight Saturday. Ice thickness reaches 50 inches at the break-up tripod, higher than last year and aided by March rains and snows. Measurements show 50 inches at the tripod, 33 inches along the Tanana River channels. Don Clark, manager, notes strong density and continued cold conditions.
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Don Clark
Clark
Tanana River
Dino Play Postponed to April 11 and 13 at Kodiak High
All School play Dino has been delayed to April 11 and 13 due to unexpected complications. Tickets are on sale for the unusual dramatic presentation at Kodiak High Auditorium. It is regretted that these production nights interfere with Holy Week events.
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Dino
Kodiak High Auditorium
Cannery Workers Fear Water Shortage Threatens Jobs
The city of Kodiak faces a looming fresh water shortage with the upper reservoir nearly dry and minimal rain in sight. Cannery and cold storage workers fear production cuts or layoffs as water pumping to the base reservoir slows, while Alaska Packers shows no comments but plans a razor dam operation starting April 21. King crab fishing remains largely unaffected for now.
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Kodiak
Upper City
Alaska Packers
Naval Base
Ffred
Cannery
Razor Dam
Buildup of Kodiak Navy Fleet Urged
Press dispatches and Alaska congressional reports say Defense Secretary McNamara is keen on boosting naval forces in Alaska by stationing a larger destroyer size vessel at Kodiak. Senator Bartlett notes the move would reassure remote Alaskan communities and deter Russian fishing fleets from harassing rival Alaskan fleets.
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Defense
McNamara
Alaska
Kodiak
Bob Bartlett
Massive Soviet Fishing Fleet Reported Off Alaska
Seattle Times reporter Stanton H. Patty describes a large Soviet presence in the Bering Sea off the Alaska coast. He counts about 150 Russian vessels operating alongside roughly 70 Japanese halibut boats, with 50 miles north of Unimak Pass noting a circle of 75 Soviet ships.
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Bering Sea
Alaskan
Seattle Times
U.S
Unimak Pass
Patty
Mallard Grounded At Port Williams In Strong Winds
Marine notes report the 36-foot fishing boat Mallard went aground on the beach at Port Williams when high winds last week snapped her anchor line. No major damage was noted. The Reefer II likely reached Seattle while Petersburg Press notes a motor fire caused by an electrical short. Carl Laggerberg, Patrick Patterson, and Skipper Dan Stanworth were hospitalized in Petersburg for flu with inhalation of smoke and ammonia fumes. Laggerberg is in serious condition and expected to be hospitalized longer. Confirmation of further details pending.
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Karl Armstrong
Bill Damery
Mallard
Port Williams
Seattle
Petersburg
Carl Laggerberg
Patrick Patterson
Dan Stanworth
Laggerberg
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