Blackout Schedule Tightened On Kodiak Island
A public proclamation sets new blackout hours for Kodiak Island from February 1 to 13 and 14 to 27, with enforcement by Kodiak Police. Rules limit headlights, permit construction lighting, and stress public cooperation to protect lives and property. Seward reports a second major fire that destroyed the Liberty Theater block, leaving about 100 homeless and losses up to 200000 dollars. Don Carlos Brownell plans to rebuild the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADC
James E. Dyer
U. S. Navy
Charles H. Corlett
U.S. Army
Comdy
Fort Greely
Nick Miell
Kodiak
Navy
Army
Kodiak Island
Mirror
Naval Operating Base
Alaska
Seward Machine Shop
Don Carlos Brownell
Razing of Brown Bear Cafe Begins After December Fire
Work to raze the damaged Brown Bear cafe building started this week with Bill Smith holding the contract. Salvage operations will recover lumber and metal sheeting from the sides as part of the process.
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Brown Bear Cafe
Bill Smith
Boy Scout Drive Raises Over $500 From Locals and Firms
The Rotary Club led a drive that concluded with $562 pledged to support coming year Scout work. Funds cover awards, pins, and supervision by the Territorial Scouting board, with Frank Hermann as chairman and a committee including Forest G. Ayers and Rev. Gregory Morony.
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Rotary Club
Bcout
Territorial Scouting Board
Frank Hermann
Forest G. Ayers
Gregory 8
Orpheum Theatre
Alfred Lian
R. D Russell
O. Kraft & Son
Kraft
Alvin Sumerlin
Log
Marshall Fountain Change of Hands in Seattle Area Sale
Charles Marshall announced the sale of his modern fountain formerly the Kodiak Bar across from the Fel der building to Jorgen Fredrickson and Martin Jensen. The new owners took possession Wednesday. sale included the Marshall residence. Marshall plans to relocate to Seattle. this follows two prior local business transfers in recent weeks.
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Charles Marshall
Felder
Jorgen Fredrickson
Martin Jensen
Ben Kraft
Marshall
Seattle
Dell
Frozen Money From Frozen North
Mr. Marion Antonich, a night cook for base contractors, learned his funds were frozen by a Seattle bank after they held he was a citizen of Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. He is of Slav extraction but has been an American citizen since 1917.
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Marion Antonich
Seattle
Yugoslavia
Tax Collector To Visit For Tax Form Aid
A. Verle Collar deputy collector of internal revenue Anchorage will arrive Monday to distribute tax forms and assist in their preparation at no charge. Returns must be filed by March 15 regardless of possible congress changes.
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A. Verle Collar
Internal Revenue
Anchorage
Congress
Vehicle Plate Material Arrives For Territorial Licenses
Material for the issuance of Territorial vehicle license plates has now been received, and the overdue licenses may be obtained at the U. S. Commissioner’s office.
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U. S
Gillam's Body Found On Beach And Rescue of Gebo Metzdorf
Coast Guard reports Gillam, a veteran aviator, found dead on a Boca de Quadra beach after a month missing. George Gebo and Dewey Metzdorf, rescued alive from a camp four miles from Smeaton Bay, were carried out on stretchers in good spirits. They had survived nine days with limited rations and suffered frostbite and injuries.
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Gillam
Gebo
Metzdorf
Ketchikan
Robert Gebo
Morrison Knudsen
Dewey Metzdorf
Anchorage
Smeaton Bay
Coast Guard
Percy Cutting
Joseph Tippits
Harold Gillam
Here
Boca de Quadra
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Seward
Liberty Theater
Panhandle Card Room
Palace Bar
Pioneer Cafe
Seward Bar
Africa
Casablanca
North Africa
Henri Honore Giraud
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Churchill
Great Britain
Wa‘fle
Cub Liquor Store
Lyric Theatre
Leo Tyler
Bill Poole
Blvin’s
Kodiak Electrical Association
H. Pinch
H. R. Taunt
W. J. Erskine & Co
Erskine
Anchorage Cold Storage
Bert’s Drug Store
Kodiak Mirror
Post Office
Elinore Long
Thompson Transfer MC
Coon
Jan Beakers
Morony
Frank Whalley
R. E. Munson
Armed Forces
Marshall Fountain
Frozen
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