Cedar Rescues Three From Augustine Island
Three people stranded on Augustine Island in Kamishak Bay were rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Cedar after a December voyage from Kodiak. The Walbushes and Adolph Jacobson, workers for Karmalite Corp, had warned Anchorage of dwindling food on November 28. A rescue C-47 had dropped emergency rations, but rough seas delayed a boat pickup until the Cedar reached the area and guided them to safety.
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Augustine Island
Kamishak Bay
CGC
Cedar
Burt Walbush
Adolph Jacobson
Karmalite Corp
Anchorage
C-47
Kodiak
Warbushes
Mr. Jacobson
Coast Guard
Mr. Valbush
Valbush
Jacobson
Katmanlite Corp
Mr. Walbush
Harold Butcher
K7 Naval District
PNA
Infant Dies In Fire At Port Williams Home
The two months old infant of Mr and Mrs Gerald Dietz died in a blaze that destroyed their Port Williams home. The parents flew to Kodiak aboard Bob Hall's Seabee, then stayed with Mr and Mrs Paul Krueger before planning to return to the states via Alaska Airlines.
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Gerald Dietz
Port Walliams
Kodiak
Bob Hall
Seabee
Paul Krueger
Daetz
NOB
Francis Healy
States
Alaska Airlines
Penguin Aground In Channel Off Kodiak Harbor
A fish and wildlife boat named Penguin ran aground in St Pauls Harbor on Thursday evening after passing the buoy on the wrong side. High tide refloated the vessel with no damage and it departed Kodiak around 8 am yesterday sailing south after a few days in port loading freight.
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St Paul's Harbor
Kodiak
Lee C Bettinger Returns from Business Trip
Lee C Bettinger returned yesterday from a business trip outside. He traveled to meet clients and oversee project progress.
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Lee C. Bettinger
West Allies Blamed for World War II by Soviet Official
At the United Nations General Assembly Andrei Vishinsky charged the United States and Britain with bearing chief blame for World War II. He claimed Western leaders opened the door for Hitler's attack on Russia. Separately, Whittaker Chambers resigned as a senior editor of Time magazine, his attorney said yesterday.
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Paris
Russia
United States
Britain
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Hitler
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Time Muaerzine
Long distance information plans for Kodiak calls
Lt Joe Rough announced holiday long distance plans from Kodiak to the states. Reservations for Christmas Dec 24 26 due Dec 20 and for New Year Dec 31 Jan 2 due Dec 28. Calls limited to five minutes to maximize use. Phone 2051 to reserve. Holiday greetings available from Dec 14 through Jan 1 via ACS and Western Union lines.
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Kodiak
Joe Rough
ACS
Phoning
Western Union
Garden Club Meets Wednesday at Mrs Given Home
The Garden Club will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. Alice Given's home with Mrs. Alice Mever as hostess.
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Garden Club
Alice Given
Mrs. Alice Mever
Sitkinak Island cattle trip ends with beef bounty
Ovid McKinley returns from Sitkinak Island after a month of rounding up and butchering cattle for shipboard transport. He and Leslie McCarthy joined the operation on November 11 and endured wind and storms while awaiting a boat. Though food ran short, beef was abundant. McKinley joked he no longer wants beef. Skipper Tiny Cichoski located and rescued the pair.
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Ovid “Mac” McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Leslie McCarthy
Sitkinak Island
McCarthy
Mr McKinley
A. J.“Tiny” Cichoski
Skippy
Christmas Seal Sale Lags in Kodiak Campaign
One fifth of Kodiak box holders have responded to the Christmas Seal campaign. RN Wilkinson, chairman, said donations total 307 dollars of a 1000 dollar goal and 86 purchases are recorded from 480 seals mailed. Purchases at Knudsen’s Bert’s and Donnelley Acheson not included. Twenty percent of net returns go to aid tuberculosis patients.
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Kodiak Box
RN. Wilkinson
Knudsen’s
Bert’s
Donnelley & Acheson
Navy Grants Six Thousand To Kodiak Groups
The Navy Base in Kodiak distributed more than $6000 from the recent Community Chest Drive to five local agencies. Grants totaled $2165 to the Community Center, $2390 to Griffin Memorial Hospital, $900 to the Capital Mission, $500.99 to the Public Health Nurse, $153.50 to the Alaska Crippled Children’s Association Kodiak chapter, $1500 to the NOB Community Emergency Relief Fund, and $1000 to the Navy Relief Society.
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NOB
Kodiak Furthe
Naval Operating Base
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Capitsl Mission
Alaska Crippled Children’s Association
Kodiak
NOB Community Emergency Relief Fund
Navy Relief Society
Fire damages school room in Kodiak incident
A fire of suspected incendiary origin caused slight damage to the manual training room at Kodiak Public School Sunday night. The fire alarm sounded at about 8 17 pm and was quickly extinguished by the Volunteer Fire Department.
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Kodiak Public School
Fir Department
Jury chosen for first degree murder trial in Hicks case
A 12 member jury including 10 men and 2 women was named Thursday to hear the first degree murder trial of Robert L Kelley and Joseph Cox. They stand accused of killing Pearse Hicks, a Negro carpenter, at the Cotton club on September 2.
Salmon Pack Value Highest Ever in Alaska History
The Seattle brokerage firm McGovern and McGovern set a value of 9 512 850 on the 1948 Alaska salmon pack. It is the largest value pack in the territory’s history. The pack was estimated at 3 931 000 cases, the smallest act since 1997.
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Seattle
McGovern and McGovern
Alaska
McGovern
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Associated Press
Ram
Wilkinson
Lapitarums
Seals
Fight TB
Navy
Gridin Memorial Hospital
Health and Welfare Council
Marion Curtis
William Stone
Baptist
Virginia Tesarik
ACCA
Community Chest
R. L. Johnson
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