Bartlett Manders Win Delegate Nominations
Early returns show Bartlett of Juneau Democrat and Manders of Anchorage Republican winning their party’s nominations for delegate to Congress. 95 precincts report Manders leading Grigsby in the lone Republican territorial contest. Local results note slow wartime communications and partial tallies in Anchorage and Kodiak precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
John E. Mandes
Anchorage
Bartlett
Manders
George B. Grigsby
Bartlette
A. H. Ziegler
Henry Roden
Ralph J. Rivers
Karl Drager
Wotcone
W. Leonard Smith
Frank A. Metcalf
Dmidh
Captain Davis
Senate
Walker
Kettchikan
Joe Green
Haines
Crystal Jenne
Hollandia Airfield Fell in Pacific Campaign
Allied forces closed the Hollandia cation on Thursday after six days of fighting and captured the third Japanese airfield. The operation involved leap frog advances along 500 miles of New Guinea coast under heavy naval gunfire, disrupting Japanese resistance. Navy officials stated large scale air raids and ongoing operations are underway as patrolling continues and marriages were noted in Kansas.
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United States
Hollandia Cami
New Guinea
Hollandia
Hollan
Kesman
Wewak
Dia
Hutchinson
Kansas
Artem Gates
Navy
Pacific
Bombay (P
Bombay Observatory
MacArthur
London
Iasi
England
Berlin
Stockholm
Holland
Zuider Zee
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Britain
Morning Fire Damages Hawkins Home on Mill Bay Road
A Monday 4:22 am blaze at Carl Hawkins residence between Martin Jensen and Norman Noble homes on Mill Bay road badly damaged the interior. Hawkins suffered minor burns escaping with only the clothes on his back after the fire started from an oil stove. firefighters battled the stubborn fire for about 40 minutes.
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Carl Hawkins
Martin Jensen
Norman Noble
Mill Bay Road
Secretary Knox Dies at 70 in Washington Home
Secretary of the Navy Knox, aged 70, died of a heart attack at his Washington home shortly after attending the funeral of his partner J. A. Muehling. Acting Secretary Forrestal announced the death over Navy loudspeakers, pausing department employees to pay respects.
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Washington
Knox
J. A. Muehling
Department
Alaska Liquor Suppliers Sued For 285000
Treble damages totaling 285000 dollars were filed in federal court by the OPA against two Alaska liquor suppliers and three individuals for overcharges exceeding federal price controls. Firms involved are K and L Distributors owned by Jack Kessler and Irving Levine and Alaska Distributors owned by Alfred Shuman. Alfred Krauss stated Alaska Distributors offered to settle but was rejected.
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Seattle
OPA
Alaska
K. & L. Distributors
Jack Kessler
Irving Levine
Alfred Shuman
Style Show and Musical Program at Orpheum Tuesday
A free one night show at the Kodiak Orpheum featuring a Style Show and Musical Program by the combined grades and high school. Miss Georgya Wilbur directs domestic science dresses with Navy handkerchief novelties and skit presentation. Army Post orchestra provides music with a Navy and Army flag number. Rotary Club underwrites expenses.
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Kodiak
Orpheum Theatre
Georgya Wilbur
Army Post
Rotary Club
Ralph Naughton Visits Parents Before Westward Move
Ralph Naughton, son of the U S Commissioner and Mrs Naughton, is visiting his parents this week. He is employed by West Coast Construction Company and has been working at Whittier but is now on his way to the Westward.
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Ralph Naughton
U.S
Mrs Janet Jacobs and daughter Joy arrive on Sakina from Seattle
Mrs Janet Jacobs and her daughter Joy arrived aboard the Sakina this week from Seattle. Mrs Jacobs, active in payroll and tax work in Seattle for ten years, will join the office of Mrs Catherine Blankenburg as book keeper.
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Janet. Jacobs
Joy
Sakina
Seattle
Jacobs
Catherine Blankenburg
Council Combines Fire, Police Jobs in City Shift
The city council created a combined Fire Chief and Police Chief role, appointing Jack Allman to start May 1 with a $400 salary, equal to the former two separate chief salaries. Water and Sewer Superintendent Charles Hopp is set at $350, clerk salary remains $200, magistrate salary $20 plus $1.50 per case, patrolman $300, one patrolman position cut. A restaurant liquor license petition was refused, and Marshall Crutcher was hired for the annual audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Allman
Jack King
A. A. Sumerlin
Charles Hopp
Catherine Blankenburg
Joe Heitman
J. J. Springhill
Council
Marshall Crutcher
Freight Run From Anchorage Drives Southward Tow Boat
Heine Berger hauled the Kasilef with a barge in tow from Anchorage this week and departed Thursday with freight for Anchorage. The cargo included a cat owned by Joe Rouse two buses a station wagon owned by Basil ONeill moving to Anchorage a truck and shop equipment belonging to William P Smith who has spent the past years there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heine Berger
Anchorage
Joe Rouse
Basil O'Neill
William P. Smith
New School Head Named By Board
Harry Holt of Homer was named school superintendent for Kodiak for next year by the local board. Holt, who previously led Kodiak from 1931 to 1934, came from Bend Oregon and saw the first Kodiak high school class graduate during his earlier term. He later served as Seward superintendent and taught last year in Uomer. He is married with two children Edward and Eleanor, is a World War I veteran, and has long participated in community activities.
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Harry Holt
Homer
Kodiak
Holt
Bend
Ore
al King
Chuck” Watkinson
Seward
Uomer
Edward
Pullman
Wash
Eleanor
Local firms plan new Anchorage openings by boats
A plumbing and sheet metal firm has operated in Kodiak and will relocate to Anchorage. The Wm. P Smith family Basil O’Neill family and James Scott Walton departed by boat, heading to the new site.
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Kodiak
Wm. P Smith
Basil O'Neill
James “Scotty” Walton
Frump and Pavloff United in April Wedding
Eugene Frump of the U S Navy and Agnes Pavloff of Kodiak were united in marriage on April 24 by U S Commissioner C C Naughton. Witnesses were Dorothy Tibbles and David Garton.
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Eugene Frump
U.S. Navy
Agnes Pavloff
Kodiak
U. S
C.C. Naughton
Dorothy Tibbles
David Garton
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Pacific Front
European Front
Neil C. Loving
A. Aples
S. Navy
Sophia Grabski
Milton Coli
Allied Air Force
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