Carpenters Strike Over School Project Wage Dispute
Carpenters Local 2162 and Tacoma contractor Sam Bergesen walk off the Kodiak school project over wage rates. Local 2162 seeks retroactive pay to January 1 1952 and a rate of 3.56 1 2 dollars per hour, while Bergesen claims agreement terms date May 206 1953 and that he will pay existing rates. Kilvin Foster warns work stoppage unless a satisfactory deal is reached. Bergesen to meet in Kodiak to resolve the contract wage impasse.
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Sam Bergesen
Tacoma
Carpenters Local 2162
Alaska General Contractors
Alaska Council of Carpenters
Benj. Perkins
Bergesen
Kodiak
Sid Old Ranch May Be Sold
Two stateside cattle ranchers have negotiated to buy the Sid Old ranch on Narrow Cape east of Kodiak Island. The 238,230 acre federal land lease currently held by pioneer cattleman Sid Old may transfer to Joe Beaty of Casper, Wyoming and Art Eukauf of Terry, Montana if finalized, a deal that would rank among Alaska’s largest recent real estate transactions.
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Sid Old
Kodiak Island
Narrow Cape
Old
Culver Realty
Anchorage
Joe Beaty
Casper
Wyoming
Art Eukauf
Terry
Montana
Alaska
Louis Page dies on Popoff Island longshoreman dies
Louis Joseph Dieudonne Page born May 24 1883 Lewiston Maine died on Popoff Island between 4 and 7 am June 12. U S Commissioner A M Vokacek and Deputy Marshall Clarence Dizney led the investigation with William Falconer delivering notice after rowing hours from Popoff Island near Near Island. Page a Dillingham resident and Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No 28 member leaves four children in the eastern states.
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Louis ‘Shorty
Page
Popoff Island
U. S
A. M. Vokacek
U.S
Marshall Clarence Dizney
William Falconer
Near Island
Falconer
Louis Joseph Dieudonne Page
Lewiston
Maine
Canada
Alaska
Dillingham
The
Pioneers of
Man Drowns After Fall From Boat
Daime S Maki of Island Seafood Cannery drowned after leaping from the Mecca to the Tanner on a floating cannery. The June 13 incident at about 5 am occurred as three witnesses watched him slip hit his head and disappear. A Coast Guard PBY joined the Kodiak search. earlier reports misled about the start time.
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Daime S Maki
Island Seafood Cannery
Pete Deveau
Valkyra
Mecca
Tanner
Maki
Coast Guard
PBY
Kodiak
Deveau
Halibut Fishing Closes July 7
Halibut fishing in areas 8A and 1A closes at midnight on July 7. Roy Lindsley, FWS representative, announced the closure this week after receiving notice from the International Fisheries Commission in Seattle. Kodiak Island lies in area 3A.
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Roy Lindsley
FWS
International Fisheries Commission
Seattle
Kodiak Island
Voters Decide School Tax Tuesday in Kodiak District
A Seattle fisherman named John Nelson died after being backed over by a taxi near the city dock at about 11:30 am. An inquest was held by U.S. Commissioner A M Vokacek. Residents of the Kodiak Independent School District will vote Tuesday on a two year tax to fund new school facilities, with turnout rules and eligibility stated.
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Seattle
John Nels Nelson
Ddr
A. Holmes Johnson
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Albert Riley
Nelson
Riley
Tony Reed
Ovid
Mac’’ McKinley
U.S
A. M. Vokacek
Kodiak Independent School District
United States
Donnelleys Here For Summer Arrive by Plane a Plane
Mr and Mrs Harry Donnelley arrived here Wednesday by plane to spend the summer Donnelley is senior partner of Donnelley and Acheson
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Harry Donnelley
Donnelley
Donnelley and Acheson
Kodiak Telephone Company Builds Fresh Coat on Building
The Kodiak Telephone Company painted their building this week, giving the storefront a refreshed exterior. Crews applied a new coat, updating color and appearance to boost curb appeal and visibility in the downtown district.
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The
Kodiak Telephone Company
Kodiak School Board President Seeks Support for Sales Tax Plan
Dr. A Holmes Johnson president of the Kodiak Independent School District writes a letter to the editor urging voter consideration of a sales tax to fund a public swimming pool and school grounds upgrades. He notes his personal resistance to sales taxes but supports the measure for a defined purpose and a temporary duration. He adds the tax would not replace city road or sidewalk funding and acknowledges city council alignment on at least one point.
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A. Holmes Johnson
Kodiak Independent
M.D
K.1
D. P.S
H. F. MacDonald
Fire Devastates Whittier Docks in Alaska Port Loss
A massive blaze engulfed the Whittier port in Alaska causing an estimated ten million dollars in damage. Eighteen people were injured as the 1260 foot main dock and three 800 foot warehouses burned, destroying railroad facilities and vast supplies. A Military Board will investigate the cause, while ships with military cargo are being rerouted to Seward and possibly Anchorage.
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Whittier
Alaska
Seward
Anchorage
Ione Norton Leaves for States on PNA Tuesday
Ione Norton departed Tuesday for the United States aboard the PNA vessel. The trip marks a transportation link or official journey, details on purpose or destination not provided in the fragment.
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Ione Norton
States
PNA
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Carpenters
Louis Page
Jack Hinckel
Henry Haag
Homer Lightfoot
Donnelleys
Kodiak School Board
Whittier Docks
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