Shipping Tie Up Ends as Alaska Traffic Begins
The CIO maritime radio operators ended a six day strike at midnight, ending the industry cripple on the Pacific Coast. Seattle saw the Aleutian sail as scheduled and the Denali was cancelled. Goods rationing began at one local grocer while others reported shortages. Talks continue with wage demands and base pay figures cited by ARA and the Pacific Maritime Association.
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San Francisco
CIO
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Alaska Steamship Company
Aleutian
Denali
Kodiak
Alaskan
Orrin Kimball
ASC
Kimball
Monarch
ARA
The
Pacific Maritime Association
Scouts Dance Friday Night At Ski Chalet
Girls 14 to 17 may attend the co-ed Scout dance Friday from 7 30 to 10 30 pm at the Ski Chalet as part of the Explorer Scouts program. A Navy bus leaves Knudsen's at 6 30 pm. Naval Station band provides music with adult chaperons present. Call 3111 to register.
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Explorer Scouts
Navy
Knudsen’s
Naval Station
Hedloff Named City Clerk
Bob Hedloff, a Fort Greely civilian employee, will assume the city clerk duties on July 1, replacing Myrna Perkins who resigned. Confirmation hinges on Mayor Bettinger or Councilman Neseth, with Kodiak residents and quorum constraints delaying formal action. Perkins has served as city clerk for several years and plans no immediate future moves.
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Bob Hedloff
Ft. Greely
Myrna Perkins
Hedloff
Lee C. Bettinger
Henry Neseth
Kodiak
Jack Hinckel
William Worth
Ray Shannon
Bud Metzgar
Perkins
VFW Post Opens Again After New Commander Installed
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Katmai Post 7056 reopened this week after a ceremony that installed George Sonntag as commander. City officials, military group representatives, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Navy attended the oath. Sonntag won a special election following the club’s temporary closure. Notable attendees included Acting Mayor Jack Hinckel and Chamber President Merrill Coon.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Katmai
George Sonntag
Chamber of Commerce
Navy
Sonntag
Jack Davis
Territorial Department
Jack Hinckel
Merrill Coon
John Weise
USN
American Legion
Herbert Spiegel
VFW
Milt Vokacek
Arnold Ewing
Karluk Opens Chignik Closes Fishery Update
The Chignik district closed to all commercial fishing at 6pm last night with Karluk opening at 6am Thursday. FWS representative Roy Lindsley reported the closures and openings while Clarence Rhode warned that rising boat counts risk depleting salmon and may trigger stricter controls to ensure run escapement. Albert Day noted gear increases over last year.
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Chignik
Roy Lindsley
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS
Karluk
Lindsley
Clarence Rhode
Albert M. Day
Anchorage votes down 2 percent sales tax plan
Anchorage voters rejected a two percent sales tax proposal on Monday. About one third of registered voters cast ballots, with officials saying the tax would fund street paving and school construction. The Anchorage Times reported the decision.
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Anchorage
Anchorage Times
Norman's Photo Shop worker aids Haddock at Naval Station
L. J. Norman of Norman's Photo Shop is employed by Haddock and Associates on tasks at the Naval Station, indicating a private firm involvement in base operations.
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L. J. Norman
Norman
Haddock and Associates
Naval Station
Fog slows search for Aeronca sedan
Burl Clymer, 39, a Port Williams resident, has been missing since Tuesday after taking off in a red and cream Aeronca four place plane with 50 loaves of bread for a Chignik cannery. Coast Guard and Elmendorf air units awaited orders as fog hampered search along the Alaska Peninsula.
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Burl Clymer
Aernnca
Port Williams
Chignik
Alaska
Kodiak Island
Clymer
Coast Guard
Kodiak Naval Station
Comsar 2
Elmendorf Field
Alaskan
Shelikof Straits
Shelikof
Storm Ends Windbird Trip From Seattle to Kodiak
The 38-foot ketch Windbird skippered by Dr. A. Holmes Johnson was canceled this week due to a storm and returned to Seattle. A wire from Neah Bay says the voyage to Kodiak is abandoned for this year. Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, and their son Bob will fly back to Kodiak. Previously plans were to sail directly from Seattle to Kodiak with radio and six weeks of provisions onboard.
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Seattle
Kodiak
A. Holmes Johnson
Neah Bay
Cape Flattery
Charles Sutliff
Johnson
Bob
Summer Arrives Through Fog in Kodiak Weather Report
Summer officially arrived as Kodiak logged 54 degrees at 3 pm with sunrise at 3 08 and sunset at 9 15. Navy Weather Central at Kodiak Naval Station noted cloudy conditions, fog and rain in North Pacific waters from Dutch Harbor to Kodiak with variable winds. Gulf of Alaska from Kodiak to Yakutat reported light to moderate easterly winds, intermittent rain, and dense fog, while locally skies stayed cloudy with sun peeking through and no rain afternoon to evening.
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Kodiak
Navy Weather Central
Kodiak Naval Station
Alaska Communication System
North Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Gulf of Alaska
Yakut
ACS
Mr and Mrs Ivor Schott Head to the States
Mr and Mrs Ivor Schott left recently for the states and will return early this fall.
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Ivor Schott
States
Koch Family Buys Ranch in Valley Washington
Mr and Mrs Charles Koch and their children have purchased a ranch in Valley Washington and will make their home there Koch formerly worked at the motor pool of Kodiak Naval Station They left Kodiak last month after spending several years on the island
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Charles Koch
Valley
Washington
Koch
Kodiak Naval Station
Kodiak
Island
Nancy Norman and Sandra Perkins Work on Knudsen Fountain
Nancy Norman and Sandra Perkins are renovating the fountain at Knudsen's this week, handling cleaning and restoration tasks to improve the feature's appearance and function.
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Nancy Norman
Sandra Perkins
Knudsen’s
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