Hughes Elected President of Kodiak School Board
John C. Hughes was elected president of the Kodiak Independent School District Board at its first meeting. Gene Marlar named secretary and Art Else treasurer. The board asked Victor Rivers to draw up a plat of the district area and will appoint an assessor when the plat is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hughes
Kodiak Independent School District Board
Gene Marlar
Art Else
Victor Rivers
Anchorage
Prize Adds $100 To Alaska Crippled Children Drive
A $100 prize will be awarded to a participant in the Retail Liquor Deal for the Alaska Crippled Children's Association. The drive ends with a 9 pm program on November 24 at the Orpheum Theatre. The winner must claim within 3 minutes or the $100 goes to the ACCA fund. The event aims to honor a child aided by ACCA funds.
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Alaska Crippled Children’s Association
Orpheum Theatre
Crippled Children’s Fund
ACCA
Armistice Day Parade Observed In Kodiak
Kodiak marked Armistice Day with a servicemen and veterans parade in the morning and a full day holiday. Army navy and marines units participated along with the VFW auxiliary and American Legion. The march formed at Krafts, observed a minute of silence at 11, then proceeded to the post office where participants dispersed.
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Kodiak
Army
Navy
Marines
VFW
Auxiliary
American Legion
Krafts
Edgar Brooker Dies In Sitka
Edgar Brooker died Tuesday at Sitka Pioneer's Home after moving there months ago. A Kodiak resident since 1900, he roamed Alaska chasing gold yet never grew rich, loved the state’s independence, and worked at a restaurant and later with Fisheries and Wildlife. He was 83 and survived by his wife Minnie and son Edgar Jr.
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Edgar Brooker
Alaska
Kodiak
Sitka
Mr. Brooker
Yukon
Territory
Cheechakes
Sid Old
Kodiak Is
Mr Brooker
Belmont
Brooker
Los Angeles
Fish and Wildlife Service
The
Fairbanks
Massem Returns From Flubber's Gulch to Kodiak
George Massem returns to Kodiak after leaving last spring with Michael Coulehan for Flubber's Gulch. Coulehan stopped in Seattle and is expected to arrive soon.
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George Massem
Michael Coulehan
Flubber’s Gulch
Kodiak
Mr. Coulehan
Seattle
Council Says No War Coming in Town Tidbits
In a brief town page, officials dismiss fears of imminent conflict and urge calm. Legion members meet to discuss upcoming events while editorial letters remain scarce. Classifieds and school notes appear alongside bowling news and miscellaneous tidbits from the community.
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Council
Hersing
Bear Encounter on Armistice Day at Monashka Lake
Sammy Nelson son of Oscar Nelson and one of Kodiak’s fishing champs faced a black bear on Armistice Day while rabbit hunting with a friend. The bear snorted and approached. Sammy steadied under a tree, his 22 rifle with one clip left. The bear finally left without injury.
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Sammy Nelson
Oscar Nelson
Kodiak
Barmore
Sammy
Mr. Barmore
Monashka Lake
Parmore
Nelson
Pretty
Jury Duty summons for Anchorage residents named
The following persons are summoned for jury duty in Anchorage to report on November 22. For the grand jury: John Mc Laughlin. For the petit jury: Ben Martz, Virginia Cowan, Tim Papamariff, Phyllis Raft, Oscar Craig, Donald Heaton, and Adam Miller.
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Sersons
Anchorage
Grand Jury
John McLaughlin
Petit Jury
Ben Martz
Virginia Cowan
Tim Papamariff
Phyllis Raft
Oscar Craig
Donald Heaton
Adam Miller
Fishermen Frolic Tonight at Community Center Carnival
Fishermen and town residents will enjoy an all indoor carnival at the BPW Community Center tonight. A 2:30 children’s carnival offers fish pond dart games with free admission, while evening events charge 25 cents and feature prizes such as savings bonds, silverware, a rifle, luggage, and home goods. Local decorators Joe Heitman Jr and John Gibbons prepared the festive booths.
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Joe Heitman, Jr
John Gibbons
Talks Held On Strike In San Francisco Waterfront
Employers and laborers hold daily negotiations to end a two month old waterfront strike. Dwight C. Steele leads the employers council talks as barge Lois Anderson sails in with supplies to Kodiak. Local merchants rely on air shipments and naval base aid for staples amid shortages.
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San Francisco
Iin
Naval Base
No Trace Found In Navy Missing Planes Search
A week long air and water search for the navy Privateer missing since last Wednesday near Port Moller yielded no trace of the aircraft or its 12 crew. The Navy said the search would end yesterday. Also unresolved is the Pacific Alaska Air Express plane en route from Anchorage to Seattle which has not been found.
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Navy
Port Moller
Pacific
Alaska
Ai Express
Seattle
Center Officials To Meet
An important meeting of the board of directors of the Community Center will be held at the center Tuesday evening at 7 30 pm. Complete reports on the center s 194 financial campaign will be presented. Large contributions this week included 100 each from the Uganik Fisheries and the San Juan Fishing and Packing Up. The Program council will meet Monday evening at 7 30.
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Center
Uganik Fisheries
San Juan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hughes
William Stone
A. Holmes Johnson
Marlar
Else, L
Massem
Legion Meeting
Harry Bridges
ILWU
Wash
Jason Hopkins
Bear
Tokyo
Hideeki Tojo
Dwight C. Steele
Hawaii Employers Council
Lois Anderson
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