Fairbanks Mecca Bar Fire Leaves Citywide Loss
A massive $400000 blaze in Fairbanks last Saturday destroyed the Mecca bar and six other firms. Firefighters faced 12below weather for two hours while flames raged. The Mecca bar and Lavery building suffered major damage as several tenants lost rooms and stock. Names tied to ownership include J E Mainella and R F Snyder with Kodiak and Fairbanks ties.
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Fairbanks
Roy Snyder
Kodiak
Lavery
Nerland
Empress Theatre
Patton’s Hardware
Mecca Bar
Jessie Homethko
Waechter Meat Market
Patton Hardware
J. E. Mainella
R. F. Snyder
Tommy Jones
Coop
George Williams
Anchorage liquor store settlements under OPA enforcement
Investigations on Anchorage liquor stores resulted in settlements with six dealers. They paid a total of 323.32 dollars to the U S Treasury for violations of permitted ceilings. Violations were deemed unintentional and expected to cease, justifying the minimum settlement figures.
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Anchorage
OPA
U.S. Treasury
Center Board Organizes Kodiak Community Center Drive Planned
The Kodiak Community Center formed with five aims including recreation, friendship, study space, a library, and open house for servicemen. The first meeting at Bank of Kodiak elected officers Dr. A Holmes Johnson president J J Norman VP and Walter Sipprel secretary treasurer. The governing group spans city council American Legion Federated Unions churches Red Cross Naval base Chamber of Commerce and Rotary with reps from each organization.
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Kodiak Community Center
Bank of Kodiak
Center
City Council
American Legion
Federated Unions
Protestant Church
Russian Orthodox Church
American Red Cross Chapter
Naval Operating Base
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
A. Holmes Johnson
J. J. Norman
Walter Sippre I
Ihe
Johnson
Red Cross
Witnesses Get Trip Delayed in Schultz Robbery Trial
Jorgen Fredrickson and Jim Pierce returned to Kodiak by plane after a five day fruitless trip to Anchorage as witnesses. They learned the Schultz safe robbery trial had been postponed until February 4. Deputy U.S. Marshal Paul Herring canceled a return plane to remain in Anchorage for the Emanuel Davis rape trial set for next week.
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Jorgen Fredrickson
Jim Pierce
Kodiak
Anchorage
Schultz
U. 8
Paul Herring
Emanuel Davis
Seattle Transit Strike Shuts City as Drivers Walkout
Seattle residents woke to no city transportation and no newspapers as 1100 transit drivers marched to the garages. The union seeks $1.37 an hour for a 40 hour week, up from $1.15 for 48 hours, prompting a half million daily passengers to join the disruption.
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Seattle
Addressee Sought for Water-Damaged Christmas Parcels
The boat delivering this week meat supply also carried mail with many Christmas parcels. Most mail shows water damage and several parcels are reported damaged. The post office holds two parcels with washed-off addresses, mailed by Ruth Waters in the States.
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Ruth Waters
Prizes Offered For Center Poster Contest
In a fund drive for the Community Center a poster contest is announced for school children with two prize sets, one for high school and one for grade school. Prizes are 5, 3, and 2 dollars for first, second, and third. Bank of Kodiak and Kodiak Mirror sponsor a set each. Judging focuses on art and arrangement and on a subject matter reflecting the center's educational, recreational, and cultural spirit for all ages.
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Bank of Kodiak
The
Kodiak Mirror
New Year's Dance Next Monday at American Legion Hall
The Russian New Year's ball will be held next Monday evening at the American Legion building with masquerade costumes. A local orchestra will perform from 8 pm. Tickets cost 2 dollars, benefiting the Russian church decoration fund run by the Russian Ladies Club. A lunch is served for 50 cents per plate, with homemade sandwiches and cakes and drinks. Tickets available in advance and at the hall on the night.
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American Legion
Russian Church Decoration Fund
Russian Ladies Club
Hospital patients at GM hospital this week
Patients admitted this week include Mrs. Jack Delane admitted January 10 for medical attention, Mrs. Emil Knudsen admitted January 4 and discharged January 10 for medical attention, and Mrs. Geraldine Eaton admitted January 10 for a major operation.
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Jack Delane
Emil Knudsen
Geraldine Eaton
Rotary Luncheon Shows Films at Victory Cafe
A Tuesday Ro tary luncheon featured a film screening at the Victory cafe with guest W. J. Camblin in attendance.
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Rotary
Victory Cafe
W. J. Camblin
Tourists’ Two Kodiak Visits Postponed
Pan-Pacific Tours reports two tourist parties scheduled to visit Kodiak are cancelled due to a yacht not becoming available in time. The agency said parties would be routed here in 1947 and annually thereafter.
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Kodiak
Pan-Pacific Tours
Base Seeks 362 Men for Yukon to Kodiak deployment
The base seeks 362 civil service workers with 22 hired in Juneau and sent by Yukon ship to Kodiak. Officials report recruits from Cordova, Fairbanks, Juneau, Anchorage, with Ketchikan due. Unfilled rates and housing rules noted, Navy sets pay scales for various job classifications.
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Juneau
Yukon
Kodiak
Civil Service
T. A. Stiles
Alaska
Cordors
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Ketchikan
States
Navy
U. SS
Alaskan
Navy Department
Labor Council Chooses New Officers at Meeting
Central Labor council elected new officers this month led by President Glen Robinson and Vice President A. Arwen. Stuart Nuckols becomes secretary-treasurer with Catherine Blankenburg recording secretary. Trustees named include Charles Skinner Ray Sears Bud Metzgar and Mr and Mrs William McDonald.
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Central Labor Council
Glen Robinson
A. A. 4Rwen
Stuart Nuckols
Catherine Blankenburg
Charles Skinner
Ray Sears
Bud Metzgar
William McDonald
School dinner hosted by Mrs Hills for city officials
The High School domestic science class led by Mrs Georgya Hills prepared and served a dinner at the school on Thursday evening for the city council members school board members and Superintendent Harry Holt.
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Georgya Hills
Harry Holt
Mill Vokacek Returns From Alaska Business Trip
Mill Vokacek city utilities superintendent arrived back in Ko diak by plane after a deputy trip to Anchorage for city surplus property business with a layover in Homer and Seldovia.
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Mill Vokacek
Kodiak
Anchorage
Homer
Seldovia
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Fairbanks Mecca
Anchorage-Fairbanks
Labor Council
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