Waterfront industry expands as Kodiak ships fresh crab
Karl Armstrong reports Kodiak Island reels in a new fishery as Alaska Ice & Storage processes Dungeness crab for national shipments. Five boats, including Bennie Grotecross JAN M and Bob Bible LAURI, are fishing with small boats aiding diversification. Manager Bix Bonney says the venture is still experimental but promising, creating jobs and new markets, while King crab handling continues. Local vote outlook adds Lib motion as Skipper Oscar Dyson nears city council seat, potentially enlivening proceedings.
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Karl Armstrong
Kodiak Island
Kodiak
Alaska Ice & Storage
Bix Bonney
Bennie Grotecross
Jan M
Bob Bible
Lauri
John Larsen
Jackie Joe JR
Don Suryan
Shafto
Len Shute
Irene
Bonney
Dyson urges immediate action to save fisheries
Oscar Dyson, noted crab fisherman and Alaska Board of Fish member, warns Russia and Japan threaten Kodiak fisheries. He outlines a seven point federal plan to act now to protect deer fisheries from foreign fleets, dismissing claims of accidental gear destruction and urging radar tracking to locate and deter Russian vessels.
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Oscar Dyson
Alaska
Dyson
Washington
Engineers Study Terror Lake Hydro Project
A five day reconnaissance by Retherford Associates engineers Bob Retherford and Bob Burns with geologist Fred Jones examined Terror Lake terrain for a Kodiak hydroelectric project aiming at 27 000 KW. The team used a helicopter from Kizuyak Bay and will feed the first formal report to REA FAA Defense Dept US FWS and State ADFG. They found aggregate nearby and area access good for dam sealing and tunnel material. Construction would cut operating costs for Kodiak Island industry and commerce.
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Bob Burns
Retherford
Kizuyak Bay
Federal Power Commission
R.E.A
Defense Dept
U.S. Fws
State Adf&g
Health and Welfare Council Plans Special Friday Meeting
A special meeting of the Health and Welfare Council is scheduled for Friday November 15 at 8 p.m. in the Health Center. Representatives are urged to attend.
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Health and Welfare Council
Women Cagers To Meet Monday In City League Prep
Representatives of the three ladies basketball teams are asked to meet in the high school gym Monday night November 11 at 8 p.m. to draw this season's schedule. Teams expected to enter the Kodak City Basketball League Women's Division are High School All-Stars APA and defending champions Coast Guard Wives. Other groups wishing to enter should send a representative.
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Kodiak City Basketball League
A.P.A
Coast Guard Wives
PTA Meeting Suspended Amid NEA Activities
Rev Don Bullock president of the local PTA says the regular PTA meeting is suspended due to NEA activities. He notes the PTA will still serve refreshments during the Open House and will accept memberships.
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Parent Teachers Association
NEA
Don Bullock
PTA
Bullock
Carnival Night At Kodiak High School Tonight
Post office closes for Veterans Day observance at 6:30 PM. Kodiak High School hosts a carnival with games prizes food and a 10:00 PM Lettermen raffle drawings. First prize a .300 Savage rifle second prize a transistor radio. Dance to midnight. Admission now $1.00. Tonight only.
Alaska Pioneer Bob Chamberlain Dead At Age 92
Bob Chamberlain an Alaska pioneer died Sunday November 3 at Griffin Memorial Hospital at age 92. Born January 4 1871 in Iowa he came to Alaska in 1897 during Nome Gold Rush Stampede. He lived in Kodiak from 1927 and earlier on Marmot Island working as a mail carrier using stage and dog teams. He is survived by two nephews Walter Chamberlain of Bellevue Washington and L Chamberlain of Pasadena California.
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Bob Chamberlain
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Mr. Chamberlain
Iowa
Kodiak
Marmot Island
Whitman College
Walter Chamberlain
Bellevue, Wash
L. Chamberlain
Pasadena
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Grandmother's Meet at Pauline Selig Home
The grandmother's meeting is scheduled for Monday November 11 at 7 30 PM at Pauline Selig's home. The event invites attendees to join a local gathering hosted by Mrs Selig for community socializing.
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Pauline Selig
Outdoorsmen to Hold Turkey Shoot in Kodiak
Members of the Kodiak Outdoorsmen Club decided at their monthly meeting at the High School to hold a Turkey Shoot on either November 17 or 24 depending on weather. The location is undecided. Prizes include the biggest rack of deer horns with separate awards for adults and for children under 16 who are members. Prospective members are urged to contact any club member for information.
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Kodiak Outdoorsmen Club
Photographer Kohl Tops Anchorage Amateur Snapshot Contest
Photo credits note two Kodiak school children on page 6 were photographed by Richard L. Kohl CT1 of the Naval Station. Kohl, an amateur photographer and feature writer, recently won top honors in the Anchorage Times Amateur Snapshot Contest.
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Kodiak
Richard L. Kohl
Naval Station
Kohl
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