Salmon price talks yield record Kodiak hike
Delinquent tax roll sale order aside, Kodiak fishermen secured a four percent raise over last year in a salmon price agreement. Independent gear deliveries will pay 37 cents pinks 42 cents chums 85 cents reds 78 cents silvers and 2.60 dollars kings. Pete Gilmore ASI Pat Cannon UFA D N Hoylman and Vivan Kilgore signed the contract, the highest price ever paid in Kodiak. Frank McConaghy Halfert y Canneries arrived to discuss potential cannery opening if a heavy run arrives. The local plant will consolidate with Parks Cannery at Uyak unless there is a weak run, keeping operation in doubt for 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Salmon Industry
United Fishermen of Alaska
Pete Gilmore
ASI
Pat Cannon
UFA
D. N. Hoylman
Vivan Kilgore
Kodiak
Parks
Uyak
Orin Kuhnley
Biologist Flown to Alaska Lake for Salmon Replanting
Clint Stockley of the Alaska Department of Fisheries was flown to Pauls Lake near Peranosa Bay on Monday to advance experiments in the re planting of red salmon. Construction of fish ways to aid returning salmon to spawning grounds in lakes is now underway in the area.
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Clint Stockley
Alaska Department of Fisheries
Paul’s Lake
Peranosa Bay
Stockley
Smith family departs for Seattle assignment
Sgt Norman Smith ACS Mrs Smith and their four children Carol Penny Tommy and Puggy Gregor leave for Smiths new post in Seattle.
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Sgt
Norman Smith
ACS
Masonic Classes To Be Held In Kodiak
Fifteen local Masons will attend a class of instruction in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry at the Kodiak Masonic Temple on Mill Bay Road. A degree team of five Scottish Rite Masons from Juneau will lead the sessions Monday to Wednesday and seek aid from local Scottish Rite Masons. The class seeks degrees from the fourth through the 32nd. The five-degree team members are Arthur A. Hedges, Kenneth G. Merritt, Howard D. Stablee, Royal M. Donelson and Walter B. Heigel. They are due to arrive on Monday on the Pacific Northern Airlines flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak Masonic Temple
Mill Bay Road
Juneau
Blue Ledge
Arthur A. Hedges
Kenneth G. Merritt
Howard D. Stablee
Royal M. Donelson
Walter B. Heigel
Pacific Northern Airlines
VFW Poppy Sale Marks 31st Nationwide Drive
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary conducts its Poppy Sale today marking the 31st annual drive to raise funds with poppies. A sales force of at least 25 women and girls is organized and 2,500 poppies are on sale. Moe Kimes, commander of VFW Katmai Post 7056, commented yesterday.
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Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Moe Kimes
VFW
Katmai
Clean Up Continues City campaign picks up debris this week
The annual city-wide cleanup continues with trash and debris pickups scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Residents should place all trash near roads for swift collection as city crews work. Last week several truckloads were removed to the dump.
Mrs. Mann and children visit Krafts for summer
Mrs. Jack Mann and her two children have arrived from Albuquerque to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kraft, joining the household for the season.
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Jack Mann
Albuquerque
Ben Kraft
Seamen Refuse To Board Ships In Alaska Steamship Dispute
Seamen from two AFL unions refused to sign aboard three Alaska Steamship Company vessels the Aleutian Coastal Monarch and Victoria amid a labor dispute. Union leaders accuse ASC of flouting a recent NLRB ruling and hiring excess crew from a rival Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The Coastal Rambler bound for Kodiak is due to dock Monday morning.
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Seattle
AFL
Alaska Steamship Company
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
ASC
NLRB
Marine. Cooks and Stewards Union
Former Resident Wallace dies in Portland hospital
William Wallace known as Spike, a former Roads and Runways quarterman at Kodiak Naval Station, died Monday night at about 11:30 in a Portland hospital. Funeral services were set for today at Portland Family Funeral Home with burial in Wickenburg Arizona. He served at KNS 1945 to 1951 and worked on the Alcan Highway during World War II. Survived by wife Ruby and four children, he was a charter member of Kodiak BPOE 1772.
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William Wallace
Kodiak Naval Station
Portland
Oregon
Ruby
Kodiak Bpoe
Fourth of July Celebration Plans Ready for Biggest Event
Ray Martin, program chairman, said plans for the annual Fourth of July celebration are nearly complete and promise to be the greatest yet. The midnight surprise event will fund playground equipment and finish the Rotary sponsored playground on Mission Road.
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Ray Martin
Martin
Mission Road
Local Youth Held For Grand Jury
A 20 year old youth, Richard Leroy Larson, is held in the U S Federal Jail on a charge of attempted burglary in a dwelling. He was bound over to the Grand Jury by U S Commissioner A M Vokacek after a preliminary hearing this week. Larson allegedly tried to enter Jay Wolf s apartment in the Kodiak Cleaners Building through a window early May 16. Wolf testified he woke, saw the intruder, and Larson claimed he was seeking Tommy. Larson was arrested Friday by Acting Chief Ovid McKinley based on Wolf s description and clothing identified as evidence. He denied the charges. A separate city notice concerns delinquent tax property, with sale proposed after a four week publication, two year redemption, and tax deed options. No sale date set. Paul Dupler will report to council Monday.
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U. S
Richard Leroy Larson
Grand Jury
U.S
A. M. Vokacek
Larson
Jay Wolf
Kodiak
Wolf
Tommy
Ovid McKinley
Cleaners
Polar Bear Cafe
Tommy Gallagher
Anthony J. Dimond
Third District Court
Paul Dupler
Kodiak Mirror
Pauls Lake Fishways Construction Ahead Of Schedule
Derrick Cooter an engineer said construction of the Pauls Lake Fishways is ahead of schedule. He and Bob Hall arrived by rail to check equipment and obtain supplies as the ASC freight ship Coastal Rambler was due to arrive with gear.
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Paul’s Lake Fishways
Sche’ne
Derrick Cooter
AOF
Cooter
Bob Hall
ASC
High tower couple arrives for summer in town
Mr and Mrs Bob Hightower move from Portage Bay ranch to town for the season with Bob employed at Idle Hour.
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Bob Hightower
Portage Bay
Hightower
Student Donald Clark Returns to Kodiak from Alaska University
Donald Clark son of Mr and Mrs Basil Clark returned to Kodiak early this week from the University of Alaska where he is a student.
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Donald Clark
Basil Clark
Kodiak
University of Alaska
Alaska Salmon Industry Rep Pete Gilmore Leaves PNA
Pete Gilmore, Alaska Salmon Industry representative, departed the Pacific Northwest Association event on Thursday, marking a routine move in industry liaison duties.
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Pete Gilmore
Alaska Salmon Industry
PNA
License Suspended for DUI of Kermit F Noren
Kermit F Noren was fined 50 dollars and lost driving privileges for 36 days after a Tuesday night arrest and Wednesday hearing in City Magistrate Robert Hedloffs court for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit F. Noren
Robert Hedloffs
Noren
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Frank McConaghy
Halferty Canneries, Inc
McConaghy
Chamber of Commerce
Dupler
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