Abandon Search For Sailor Lost On Shuyak Island
The search for a sailor named Sherry lost near Port Williams on Shuyak Island was abandoned after reports that all hope of rescue had ended. Earlier, a rescue party had found a CAA man and Navy man, Hamilton and J. Post, who were lost during a survey trip. Snow fell as planes and boats scoured a densely wooded, rugged area where Sherry was left fatigued.
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Shuyak Island
Port Williams
Navy
Sherry
CAA
Hamiton
J.5 Post
Earthquake centered in Aleutians felt across several states
A strong earthquake, centered in the Aleutians, was recorded by Georgetown University seismographs at 6 25 am EST yesterday. Shocks were reported in Seattle and California with Kodiak feeling two light earthquakes around 3 am Tuesday waking residents during the first quake and the second.
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Washington, D. C
Aleutians
Georgetown University
Seattle
Califor
Kodiak
Applications to web filed by named applicants
Earl Reymond Jams inter and Rachel Roubion endiason teletype operator, Richard Dwain Simmonson USN, and Margaret Imo Simmons NOB stenographer filed applications to web.
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Earl Reymond Jams
Inter
Rachel Roubion Endiason
Richard Dwain Simmonson
USN
Margaret Imo Simmons
Sledding Area Set Aside in Kodiak For Kids
Kodiak police announce a winter sledding zone on Kashevaroff Street from Mill Bay Road past Union Hall and Community Center. The road will be closed to vehicles west of Union Hall during snow, with a block at Mill Bay Road end. Children may warm up at the Community Center and drivers are urged to proceed with caution.
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Kodiak
Kashevaroff Street
Police Department
Mill Bay Road
Union Hall
Comunity Center
Hevaroff Street
Mission Dad
Unusual Rock Footprint Found Near Afognak
U S Marshal reports a rock outcrop near Afognak bearing a moccasined footprint. Cecil Brown first uncovered the imprint and chiseled away surrounding rock. The realistic rock carving prompts Smithsonian Institute inquiries.
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Cecil Brown
Afognak
Kodiak Basketball Meeting At Community Center
Kodiak basketball players men and boys are invited to a Monday 7 30 p m meeting at the Community Center to plan winter competition Fort Greely gym facilities are offered through Captain Coyre Army commander and a town team could play Army and Navy outfits The Program Council will sponsor the team.
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Kodiak
Fort Greely
Coyre
Army
Navy
Kindergarten Starts Wednesday at Local School
Kindergarten classes begin Wednesday November 6 announced by Superintendent A. Nave. Mrs Louise Warren will teach. All three new quonset huts are ready and will be occupied. Enrollment reaches a record 307 students with 230 in grades and 77 in high school.
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A. Nave
Louise Warren
Kay Wade and Laurence Anderson share top in Kodiak ping pong
Kay Wade and Laurence Anderson posted perfect ten game records to tie for first in the progressive ping pong tournament at Kodiak Community Center amid a field of twenty one players. Charles Anderson finished second with seven wins and three losses. Laurence Anderson won the junior division while Iver Malutin took second in boys division. Bobbie Norton won the boys division title.
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Kay Wade
Laurence Anderson
Kodiak Community Center
Charles Anderson
Iver Malutin
Bobbie Norton
Oct city arrests and fines total reported by magistrate Bubendorf
City magistrate G W Bubendorf reports 40 arrests and 961.50 dollars in fines for October. One drunken and disorderly arrest was recorded this week.
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G. W. Bubendorf
Carnival Draws Big Crowd at Community Center Fundraiser
A large turnout filled the balloon decorated hall at the Community Center on Thursday for a Carnival event by the Business and Professional Women's club. Gross receipts reached 1367.22 with 437.72 in expenses for a net 929.50 to support the center fund. Prizes went to Archie Nelson, Sally Heitman, Sandra Robinson, Monte Meyer, Ed Naughton, John Chase, Mrs Charles Madsen, Dr. A Holmes Johnson, Bette DeYoung, and Nick Toshnak. Activities included crafts, cake and candy donations, games, and performances by local youth groups and dancers.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Viola Sipprell
Kraft’s
Erskine’s
Anchorage Cold Storage
Christy’s Bakery
Knudsen’s
Norman Photo Shop
Archie Nelson
Sally Heitman
L. K. Wodlinger
Sandra Robinson
Monte Meyer
Ed Naughton
John Chase
Charles Madsen
A. Holmes Johnson
Bette DeYoung
Nick Toshnak
Steve Palivades
Cleveland
Ohio
Isabel
Marie Nelson
Tamara
Nancy Norman
Geneneva Owen
Hazel-Marie Owen
Becky Smith
Alma Nelson
Vivian Pagano
Marie Cope
Marsha Olsen
Thelma Cobb
Submarine Bugura Heads North After Kodiak Stop
The submarine Bugura arrived at Kodiak on Monday and departed Tuesday night for northern waters to conduct ice pack maneuvers. The cruise is routine, similar to other summer trips by several subs testing equipment in polar conditions.
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Kodiak
Chief McCormick Resigns Police Chief Post
Belmont McCormick, Belmont police chief, submitted his resignation to Mayor Lee Bettinger to take effect November 1. He offered to assist for two weeks while a replacement is found. McCormick, formerly on the Juneau police force, assumed the post in June of this year.
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Belmont McCormick
Lee Bettinger
McCormick
Juneau
Kodiak Hosts First Paddle Badminton Tournament
Four local teams compete at the Community Center on Sunday evening with play starting at seven. Harold Heglund’s Bears face Tim Chenoff’s Cougars in the opener followed by Archie Nelson’s Flyers against Charles Jerling’s Jumpers.
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Kodiak
Wil
Harold Heglund
Bears
Tim Chenoff
Cougars
Archie Nelson
Charles Jerling
Sheriff sale on Bob von Scheele's boat at Afognak
Deputy U S Marshal Paul Herring went to Afognak Monday on Bob von Scheele s boat to hold a sheriff s sale. A caterpillar tractor owned by George R Bust, former operator of the Kupreanoffi Lumber Co, was sold to Bob von Scheele.
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U. S
Paul Herring
Afognak
Bob von Scheele
George R Bust
Kupreanoffi Lumber Co
Southbound Boat Due The Cordova From Nome to Kodiak
The Cordova, sailing from Nome, is due southbound to Kodiak on Tuesday. The Alaska Steamship Company local office says freight and passengers will be carried south.
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Cordova
Nome
Kodiak
The
Alaska Steamship Company
Street lighting plan delayed for fixture shortage
No new street lights will be installed for now due to lack of available fixtures. KEA’s distribution system rebuild will require new poles and wiring in many areas, and officials prefer expanding street lighting in a unified effort during that upgrade.
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KEA
Klondike Kate's Romance Ended by Yukon Death Mystery
Bend Oregon dispatch reports Klondike Kate revealed her husband John Matson aged 83 died of natural causes on a Yukon trail seven miles from his cabin. Kate flew north fearing mail from him had stopped arriving, ending a famed romance along the Dawson route.
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Bend
Ore
Klondike
Kate
Yukon
Dawson
John Matson
Polly Gonzales Returns From Western Trip
Polly Gonzales recently returned home after visits to Seward Anchorage and Seattle detailing travel across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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Polly Gonzales
Seward
Anchorage
Seattle
Relief Ship Held Up in Alaska Strike Settlement
The Alaska relief drive stalls as the Maritime Commission requires the ship to be manned and cargo-handled under strike-start conditions and to carry cargo on the return trip to offset financial loss. CIO longshoremen report a new coastwise shipping proposal, while Marine Engineers and Masters, Mates & Pilots remain pessimistic. Unions vow a winter-long idle period unless demands are met. The MS Grommet Reeer is slated for Kodiak Sel dovia Seward Cordova Valdes Yakuta with a capacity of 3866 tons.
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Seattle
Alaska Relief Committee
Maritime Commission
San Francisco
Grommet Reeer
Kodiak Seldovia
Seward
Cordova
Valdes
Yakuta
Ralph Sehillios Named News and Circulation Manager
Ralph Sehillios, formerly employed at the base, has taken the role of news and circulation manager for the Chahalis office of the Centralia Chronicle in Washington. He previously wrote a column for the Mirror.
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Ralph Sehillios
Base
Chahalis
Centralia
Wash
First Snow Fells on Rural Countryside Briefly Recedes
Snow began Wednesday at 3 pm blanketing the countryside. Local stockmen feared herd losses but rains on Thursday removed the snow, granting a brief respite for seedless herds to forage a little longer.
Rifle squads duel Marines at Marine range tonight
Two four man squads from Kodiak Community Center will face a picked unit of United States Marines in rifle competition at the Marine range tonight. The Kodiak team is led by Dean Moore and will depart the Center at 6 30 pm. Gunnery Sergeant Hauser captains the Marines team.
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Kodiak Community Center
United States Marines
Marine Range
Dean Moore
Hauser
Ben Rice Named Representative by Baptist Mission Council
Ben Rice will represent the Baptist Mission of the Program Council of the Community Center. Rice won the honor in a spirited election held at the Mission.
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Ben Rice
Baptist Mission
Young Rice
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Marshal Herring
Smithsonian Institute
Chief McCormick
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