KEA petition seeks DC inquiry over Alaska rep Bryan
Local KEA members circulate a petition asking Rural Electr ic Administration in Washington to investigate Alaska representative Herbert G. Bryan and his role in halting pole replacement. Two major power outages this winter follow rotted poles, with 16 poles in the city deemed dangerous.
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KEA
Electric Association
Rural Electric Association
Washington
Herbert G. Bryan
Alaska Kea
Alaska
Ted Rozak
KEA Members Set for Monday Evening Annual Meeting
KEA members plan to attend the annual meeting at 8 pm Monday at the Community Center to discuss KEA management after the recent electrical breakdown and a circulating petition. A quorum requires at least 50 members.
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KEA
Kodiak Community Center Directors Meet Next Thursday Evening
Directors of the Kodiak Community Center will hold their March meeting at the Center next Thursday evening at 7 30 Dr A Holmes Johnson board chairman will preside
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Kodiak Community Center
A. Holmes Johnson
Kodiak Boys Face Final For Placings In Far Rendezvous
Kodiak high school team sits fourth with a chance at third after defeating Cordova 23-21, while Anchorage and Fairbanks vie for first and second. Seward beat Kodiak 41-9 earlier, and Kodiak’s pre tournament losses included 28-24 and 30-13 at Palmer. The squad is hosted by the Elks club and housed in private homes with two meals daily.
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Anchorage
Kodiak
Fairbanks
Cordova
Earler
Seward
Palmer
Elks Club
Survivors Set Wedding Date After Spencer Sea Disaster
Alva Skonberg and Axel Carlson survivors of the Spencer wreck will wed Sunday evening March 7 in the Rusian Church with Father Gregory Gleb officiating. They will stay in Kodiak about a week before heading on the next Denali to Seattle for hospitalization of Mr Carlson and others injured in the shipwreck near Kana tak on New Year’s Eve. Gus Skonberg and four other hospital-bound men are joining the family. Mrs Skonberg was aboard the Spencer.
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Alva Skonberg
Axel Carlson
Spencer
Gregory Gleboff
Kodiak
Denali
Seattle
Freighter Square Knot Docked and Departed With Freight
The freighter Square Knot tied up at the city dock shortly after 8 am Thursday and departed the same evening after unloading freight and town mail. The mail, previously reported as pilfered en route, was brought on a commercial vessel chartered to the army rather than a Coast Guard boat.
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Square Knot
City Dock
Army
Coast Guard
Elk Elks Jamboree Draws 100 Plus From Anchorage
More than 100 Anchorage residents have reserved to fly to Kodiak in two chartered planes for the Elks Jamboree and initiation next Saturday. Delegations from Fairbanks and Seward are expected. A decorating committee led by Gene Erwin plans banners in purple and white and shops will be decorated. The jamboree list includes numerous Anchorage Elks and wives, with housing urged for weekend attendees.
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Anchorage
Kodiak
Gene. Erwin
Elks
Anchorage Elks
Out of Hospital Mr and Mrs Larry Wodling discharged
Mr and Mrs Larry Wodling have left Swedish Hospital in Seattle and are resting at the Olympic Hotel. They report steady recovery from their operations and accidents and convey thanks to friends for well wishes.
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Larry Wodlinger
Seattle
Olympic Hotel
Smiths Observe 68th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Smith of Council Bluffs celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary on Monday. The couple sent a congratulatory wire to their daughter Clair Smith of Mission Road.
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George Smith
Council Bluffs, Jr
Clair Smith
Mission Road
Mr. Smith
Navy Flies Chignik Woman to Hospital
Mrs Iver Wallin of Chignik was flown to Kodiak by Navy PBY after a call said she was in a coma following a stillbirth and prior fall. A doctor and nurse accompanied the patient, who received oxygen on board, then reached Kodiak for ambulance transport. Mr Wallin accompanied her. she is kin to Mrs Gus Skonberg of Spencer survivor notoriety.
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Iver Wallin
Chignik
Kodiak
Navy
Wallin
PBY
Mr. Wallin
Weeks Dies After Poisoning Attempt Incident
Carl Woche, once of Kod iak, who reportedly saved himself after a prior poison plan in Anchorage, drank poisonous cleaning fluid again this week. A companion who drank with him died, but Woche is expected to recover according to a local radio report.
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Carl Woche
Kodiak
Anchorage
Wodhe
Kodiak Chamber Hears Firsthand Mission Report
L J Norman presented a Washington report on two Kodiak representatives with Maurice Gunderson and John Waller delivering the navy civilian employees’ case on ship’s store merchandising policy disputes. Lee Bettinger continues in Washington seeking support as the armed services panel and the U S Chamber back the local group’s stance.
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Kodiak Chamber of Comet Commerce
Washington
L. J. Norman
Montmartre Inn
Lee C. Bettinger
Chamber
Norman
Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
United States Chamber of Commerce
Governor Gruening Urges Alaska Easter Seals Drive
A proclamation urges Alaska residents to buy Easter seals in March to aid the Alaska Crippled Children's Association, issued by Governor Ernest Gruening.
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Alaska
Alaska Cripped Children’s Association
Ernest Gruening
Power outages hit Kodiak amid second February storm
Storms again disrupted Kodiak as an electrical distribution collapse halted most town activity. Ted Rozak warned the second outage was worse than the first, with about 5 miles of wires downed by ice and snow. Estimated repair costs approached $2,000, and poles behind Clark's Garage Kraft’s and the Town Club were downed with transformers. Power was restored to key sites by Wednesday night and Thursday, as KEA crews cleared lines and prepared fixes.
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Ted Rozak
Rozak
Clark
C. Kraft and Son
Kraft
T Kraft’s
Clark’s
Town Club
Last Masses in Town Announced by Father Praine
Father Edward X. Praine base chaplain called to Boston by a brother's serious illness. For the next two Sundays the last Mass in town will be at 10 am, announced by Father Louis B. Fink with Mass at 11 am.
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Edward X. Praine
Boston
Louis B. Fink
Lt, Greely
Old arbor men plan cold storage plant at Od Harbor
Raymond Krautter of Old arbor arrived on the Sbhuyak Wednesday evening for a short business trip. He and his partner, Nels Christianen, are planning to open a cold storage plant at Od Harbor this summer.
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Raymond <Krautter
Old Arbor
Nels Christianen
O'd Harbor
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Ken Porter
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Lawrence Miner
Rich Andresen
Charles MacDougall
Elmer Nixon
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al Floyd
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John F. Gillings
Wally Burnett
W. P. Macdonald
Mrs. Wallin
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Woche
George Washington
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