Boy Hit By Auto In Taxicab Accident
Tommy Johnson eight was treated at Griffin Memorial hospital after being struck by a taxi driven by Frank T. Jackson near Carlson apartments. Police said he darted into the road from behind a parked vehicle. Injuries were not serious. Tommy is the son of Mrs. Jennie Mendel of this city.
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Tommy Johnson
Reed
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Fr. T. Jackson
Carlson Apartments
Tommy
Jackson
Jennie Mendel
Another House Broken Into At The T Michaelson Residence
Thrifty burglars broke into the T Michaelson home and Pinch's store Thursday night while occupants were at the theatre. The house showed a thorough search but nothing was reported missing. Police noted tracks indicated the intruder forced a door after entering, with windows opened earlier.
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T. Michaelson
Pinch
Ned
Alaska Governor Echoes Flag Day Proclamation
Governor Ernest Gruening urges Alaska residents to display the national flag on June 14. The proclamation highlights the flag as a symbol of strength and unity, flying over battle fronts and allied theaters, and reaching enemies and allies alike.
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United States
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
China
Burma
Aleutians
Coral Sea
Atlantic
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
False alarm at banya behind Blinn's prompts fire response
Fire department answered a false alarm yesterday at 3 10 pm to a steam bath house behind Blinn's. Steam escaping from the building was mistaken for smoke.
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Blinn’s
Navy Seabees Advance Base Construction on Adak Island
On Adak Island in the Aleutians, U S Navy Seabees work on harbor facilities and storage buildings in various stages of completion as improvements to American advanced bases proceed. The site sits about 397 miles west of Dutch Harbor with many huts visible on the mountain side.
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U.S Navy
Adak Island
Aleutians
Duteh Harbor
Naval communique reports Attu losses and Kinkaid promotion
The report lists Attu losses at 1845 killed and 20 prisoners. Rear Admiral Kinkaid, who led Attu operations, is nominated for vice admiral. US air forces attacked Kiska Munda and Bougainville targets, while Chinese guerrillas and regulars scored actions along the Yangtze and Itu Pu.
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Attu
Thomas Kinkaid
Kiska
Hongay
OPA Office Moves to New Ground Floor Space
The War Price and Rationing board with clerk Mrs Jamnita Savoy moved this week to a new location next door in the ground floor office of the theatre building formerly occupied by the Hodcarrier's union. The OPA had shared space with the city clerk office since its inception.
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Jamnita Savoy
Hodcarrier‘s Union
OPA
City Clerk
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Webster at Navy Hospital
Mr Bill Webster and Mrs Phyllis Sholl Webster welcome a baby girl born Sunday June 6 at the Navy Hospital. Birth weight not disclosed.
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Bill Webster
Navy Hospital
Phyllis Sholl
Defense Witness Pictures Mrs Hannah Dempsey as Sick Spouse Affair
Defense witnesses described Mrs Hannah William Dempsey as pale and ill the day Lt Com Jack Dempsey charged he found her with Benny Woodall in a Los Angeles apartment raid. Woodall testified he visited as a family friend and could not confirm an invitation to the Dempsey home. He said he phoned Mrs Dempsey daily when away.
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Hannah William Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Benny Woodall
Los Angeles
Woodall
Governor Gruening Visits Kodiak After Attu Trip
Governor Ernest Gruening stopped in Kodiak after four days on Attu. He praised the bravery and heroism of U S soldiers and described Attu terrain as bad as the Japs. After meeting city councilmen he flew to Anchorage.
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Ernest Gruening
Kodiak
Attu
Anchorage
Power Site Investigation Boots on Terror Bay Near Kodiak
A special city council meeting approved a $200 expenditure for a trip to a hydraulic power site at Terror Bay, Wickoda Bay arm by Kodiak Island. Mayor Nick Miell and Charles Skinner joined Olsen’s boat expedition to assess future civilian or military power supply potential.
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Terror Bay
Wickoda Bay
Kodiak Island
Kodiak
Nick Miell
Mil Olsen
Mell
Charles Skinner
Army postal rules bar purchases to troops. laundry moves space
Merchants are notified that no purchases of any kind may be mailed to Army personnel as censorship prohibits it, though troops may mail purchases from the Army post office under rules. The Kodiak Steam Laundry sold all its laundry equipment to a Naval Operating Base organization and moved this week to clear space for exclusive dry cleaning operations.
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Army
Army Post Office
Kodiak
Peat Layer Discovered on Brooklyn Avenue Near Cheechako Club
A sewer crew unearthed a 15 inch peat layer in front of the Cheechako club on Brooklyn Avenue. The material is praised for garden use and Victory gardeners are invited to take some.
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Cheechako Club
Brooklyn Avenue
Victory
Roosevelt Child Killed in Philadelphia Rifle Accident
William Donnel Roosevelt, ten year old son of Col. Elliott Roosevelt and grandson of the President, accidentally tripped over a 22 rifle that discharged, killing his best friend Lewis Hutchinson, aged eleven. The fatal accident occurred in Philadelphia early this week.
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William Donnel Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lewis Hutchinson
Philadelphia
Governor Gruening Holds Alaska City Council Session
Governor Gruening met with city council members and Deputy Marshal Paul Herring for a three hour discussion on civic matters in Kodiak. Topics included water distribution delays, sewer completion, hospital trustees, school funding under war conditions, hydroelectric prospects near Kodiak, and city planning for future growth with military ties and library and dock facilities.
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Gruening
Paul Herring
Clarence Cole
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Kodiak
Alaska
Income Tax Law Signed by President
The president signed a pay as you go income tax law effective July 1. It abates 75 to 100 percent of one year's taxes and imposes a 20 percent withholding levy on salaries and wages. Representative Knutson of Minnesota called the act 75 percent of the Ruml plan.
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Washington (P
Knutson
Minn
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