Kodiak Voters OK Dock Action In City Election
In a Tuesday city election 150 voters backed negotiations to acquire the Army dock, 73 opposed. The dock, once owned by Ben Kraft, is unused but not surplus. Voters also approved consolidating the city clerk and treasurer offices and condemning part of an alley to Brooklyn for Kraft’s new store. A. A. Owen led the council race with 119 votes, then Leo Sears and Harry Christopherson, while Viola Sipprel was the lone woman candidate among top finishers.
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Ben Kraft
Cty
Brooklyn
Alaska Way
A. A. Owen
Leo Sears
Harry Christopherson
Viola Sipprel
M. Daunderson
W. A. Cannon
A. L
Fishermen Vote Strike After Alaska Wage Dispute
In Kodiak locals vote to strike after United Fishermen of Alaska report Alaska Salmon Industry offered last year’s contracts and prices. Seattle and other West Coast locals vote unanimously for strike on April 20 amid wage dispute while nearby labor actions reflect broader shipping and tidal wave news.
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Kodiak
United Fishermen of Alaska
Glen Robinson
Seattle
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc
Alaska
Prudencio Mori
Cannery
Portland
San Francisco
Stockton
CIO
Scotch Cap
Coast Guard
Aleutians
Sanak
Ikatan
Dutch Harbor
Boy Burned When Shell Thrown Into Bonfire
Edwin Anderson was brought in Saturday evening from the Baptist Mission at Ouzinkie after throwing a shotgun shell into a bonfire. He suffered facial burns and an initial fear of eye injury, but after a day of rest his eyes were found to be intact.
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Edwin Anderson
Ouzinkie
Smallpox Threat Highlighted By Seattle Health Officials
Local Public Health Nurse Marion Curtis reports several smallpox cases and deaths in Seattle and warns the disease could reach Kodiak. Dr A Holmes Johnson urges vaccination for anyone not recently vaccinated within seven years as a precaution.
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Seattle
Marion Curtis
Kodiak
A. Holmes Johnson
Army Recruiting Service Ad Appears in Page Three
An advertisement from the U S Army Recruiting Service is printed on page three of this issue. It targets young men seventeen and older and urges readers to study the notice now.
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U.S. Army Recruiting Service
Debris From Wrecked Boats Fills Ala Wai Canal Area
Debris and lumber from destroyed small boats and piers clutter the Ala Wai Canal near Honolulu after a tidal wave struck the area. The downtown Hilo Waikiki region also reports heavy debris scattering and damage from the same event.
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Ala Wai Canal
Honolulu
Hilo
Hawai
Alaska
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