Montmartre Night Club Sold To James Pierce
One of the largest local property deals in years saw Montmartre on Bay Road sold this week to James Pierce from F. Snyder, former owner of the Echo Bar. Pierce will run Kodiak’s tonight and keep Ip’s Tavern, with Tim Ilmore as manager, as part of the same operation. The two story club opened in February 1942, cost over 330,000 to build, and the sale included liquor stocks for an estimated total around 45,000.
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Montmartre
Ill] Bay Road
James Pierce
F. Snyder
Kodiak
Tnight Club
Snyder
Pierce
Officials Visit Kodiak from Juneau Office
PAers visit Geraldine Ringstad of the information department and Dor othy Tyner of the legal department in the Juneau OPA office who arrived in Kodiak this week to consult with the local board on office business.
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Geraldine Ringstad
Information Department
Dorothy Tyner
Legal Department
Juneau
OPA
Kodiak
Board
Grey Nuns Win Hospital Contract Dispute
Kodiak hospital transfer negotiations continue after the Territorial offices sign a tentative lease with the Grey Nuns of Philadelphia. Trustees question lease clauses while awaiting Legislature action and awaiting final decision from government officials.
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Grey Nuns
GM Board
Grey Nuns of
Philadelphia
Kodiak
Juneau
Office of Commissioner of Health
Governor’s Office
Major Lindquist
Lew ‘Williams
Doctor Hays
Kodiak Hospital
Legis
End Of Leyte Campaign In Sight Amid Bombers Carry Loads
General MacArthur announced the end of the Leyte Samar campaign is in sight as American forces close the net on Ormoc. Carigara and Jey have fallen, with a northern advance into Leyte Bay and a southward push to seal the island. Japanese casualties exceed 30 000 with 12 000 dead. remnants withdraw toward Ormoc.
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Leyte
General MacArthur
Hdgtrs
Philippines
leyte-Samar
Gen. MacArthur
Carigara
Jey
Ormoc
Carigara Bay
24Th Division
Leyte Valley
Ormoc Is
Sur
Clam theft convict in city magistrate court
John Morrison was found guilty on a charge of stealing clams and sentenced to 10 days in jail plus a $25 fine. Mrs. Pete Magnusen owned the clams found in Morrison's possession in a sack near the Holt residence in Tugura district. A neighbor reported seeing a man with a sack of clams he claimed to have dug himself.
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John Morrison
Pete Magnusen
Holt
Tugura
Magnusen
Morrison
Indictments for Embezzlement In Kodiak and Anchorage Cases
Former acting Kodiak postmaster Jacque Pardieu left for Anchorage after being indicted for embezzling 1100.89 dollars from the United States while in office. Pardieu pled guilty in Anchorage and asked for delay in sentencing to April 1, hoping to make restitution. he returned to Kodiak yesterday. Also indicted was Alphonse L. Chouinard, former Railway Express Agency agent, charged with embezzling 7165 dollars between June 1 and November 30 last year. he left for the States after release on bond. Witnesses included Bank of Kodiak president O A Torgerson and deputy U S Marshal Paul Herring.
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Jacque Pardieu
Kodiak
Anchorage
Pardieu
Hellenthal
U. S
Paul Herring
T. O Dickinson
Railway Express
W. F. Lewis
Island Transfer
Homes To Be Canvassed For National War Relief
Homes of Kodiak will be contacted today by upper grade and high school girls to raise funds for the National War Fund. Canvassing began Wednesday in the business district and downtown collections near halfway to the $3000 goal. Alaska chair Z. J. Loussac will visit Kodiak soon to boost the drive, as locals aim to complete the goal quickly. The fund supports relief societies, war prisoners aid and seamen’s aid with low Alaska admin costs.
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Kodiak
National War Fund
Lawrence K. Wodlinger
Z. J. Loussac
Anchorage
Alaska
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Paers
Tablas Straits
Wesern Visayans Philippines
The
Mirror
Associated Press
Kodiak Mercantile Company
Main Street
New Deal
States
Washington State
National War Relief
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