Council Votes On Cold Storage Offer Makes Counter Proposal to King Grab
Kodiak City Council in regular session prioritized a counter proposal to King Crab on buying the city cold storage plant for 60 000 dollars with 500 000 pounds capacity. Exemption from property taxes for ten years was dropped from the terms. If accepted, voters will decide later. City seeks planning input from Alaska Housing Authority and discusses ferry system impact on fish markets and beef shipping. Mayor Coon presided. all but Brechan attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
King Crab
Bob” Johnson
Executive Council of
Chamber of Commerce
Pete Deveau
Kodiak
Deveau
Anchorage
Alaska Legisature
Frost
Bill Poland
Cardinal Spellman to Visit Alaska on December 19
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman Archbishop of New York and Military Vicar for the U S Armed Forces will visit the Alaska command during the Christmas season arriving at 2 45 p m December 19 at the Naval Station and meeting the Commandant and staff He will visit patients at the Naval Hospital conduct a Pontifical Low Mass and greet the congregation before dining at the Civilian Club The trip continues with stops at Anchorage Kodiak Fairbanks and Galena and leads to Greenland on December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
United States Armed Forces
Frank A. Armstrong Jr
Alaska
Alaskan
Naval Station
Naval Hospital
Kodiak Naval Station
Galena Air Force Station
Fairbanks
Greenland
Swimming Pool Plans Move Forward in Kodiak
A Kodiak chamber committee advances a proposed indoor pool after reviewing drawings by LtJG Dick Schultz of the Naval Station. Dr. Bruce Keers leads the new committee with representatives from city organizations. Art Brooks reports on Juneau Alaska State Tourist Convention proceedings. Chamber members support Spruce Cape Property Owners Association's push to relocate the area dry dump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak
Chamber of Commerce
Ltjg
Dick Schultz
Naval Station
Bruce Keers
Juneau
Art Brooks
Chamber
Spruce Cape Property Owners Association
Mobile X-Ray Unit Kodiak Airways Begins New Flight Plan
The Alaska Division of Health will run a free chest x-ray clinic in Kodiak from December 12 to 16. The mobile unit will be at Kodiak Health Center December 12 15 and at the National Guard Armory December 16 offering x-rays daily and extended hours. The service is open to all residents over two years old to help detect tuberculosis and other chest diseases early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Division of Health
Kodiak
Kodiak Health Center
National Guard
Sunrise at Campobello Opens at Orpheum December 17
The film depicts Franklin D Roosevelt’s early life before his presidency with star Raph Bellamy portraying FDR and Greer Garson as Eleanor Roosevelt. Featuring Hume Cronyn as Louis Howe, the cast also includes portrayals of his family and friends amid a Technicolor screen adaptation by Bellamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Orpheum Theatre
Campobello
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Raph Bellamy
Fdr
America
Greer Garson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hume Cronyn
Louis Howe
Dore Schary
MGM
Kodiak Theatre
Bellamy
Missing boys found near docks after Coast Guard aid
Thanks were extended to Ko diak Police the National Guard and Shore Patrol for locating two missing boys aged eight and twelve, sons of Mr and Mrs Hix. The youths were found under the docks near the D and A store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak Police
National Guard
Shore Patrol
Mrs. Hixon
Methodist Bishop Here December 23 visit to Kodiak
Bishop Gerald H. Kennedy, resident Bishop of the Methodist church in Los Angeles and head of the Methodist bishops council, will be an honored guest at Kodiak Naval Station December 23. He and Mrs. Kennedy accept an invite from Lt. General Frank Armstrong Jr. to visit servicemen and families in Alaska. He will tour Station Hospital, attend a Chapel dinner, and lead services before returning to Anchorage. This visit echoes his Alaska ties from a 1948 Portland tenure when Alaska church affairs fell under his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald H. Kennedy
Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Council of Bishops of the
Kodiak Naval Station
Kennedy
Frank A. Armstrong Jr
Alaska
Kodiak
Bishop Kennedy
Station
Kodiak Station
Anchorage
Portland
Oregon
Unwilling Hunter Quietly Traps Two Deer With Cars
Mrs Juanita Gallahan a non hunter in King George Virginia unintentionally killed two deer while driving near her home to avoid them. One deer darted into her car causing damage and a second deer was struck on returning home in the damaged vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George, VA
Virginia
Juanita Gallahan
State Fish and Game Board Ends Fall Meeting with Proposals
The 1961 fall session extended to ten days and finalized commercial fishing rules for western Alaska. Kodiak moves to 1961 troll fishing and a June 1 to Sept 30 pink season with weekly July three day periods, set netting restricted to year residents, and beach gear limits. Several zones including Kodiak channel and parts of the Alaska Peninsula close to sport and subsistence fishing, with net spacing tightened and certain areas excluded from set nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
State Board of Fish & Game
Kodiak
Alaska
Alaska Peninsula
Chignik
Aleutian Islands
Port Heiden
Ilnik Lagoon
Black Hills
Moffit Point
Three Hills
Cape Seniavin
Kenmore Head
Kupreanof Point
Nelson Lagoon
Little League Receives Donation From Fleet Reserve
The Kodiak Little League Kitty gained 35.50 after a smoker held by the Fleet Reserve Association on August 10 boosted the League treasury. Curley Wilson, president, announced the donation and credited the association event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak Litte League
Fleet Reserve Association
Curley Wilson
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King Crab Ince
Kodiak City
Victor Fischer
Alaska Housing Authority
Fischer
Housing Authority
Holiday, Crooked
Popoff Islands
Coon
Brechan
Cardinal Spellman
Korea
Anchorage International Airport
Armstrong
Kodiak Airways
CAB
Island
Bill Lamme
Bob Acheson
D and A
Walter Kraft
C. Kraft & Son
Gil Jarvela
Merrill Coon
Bob Hall
the Airways
State Fish & Game Board
Kodiak Channel
Small Boat Harbor
Spruce Cape
Little League
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