Local Boy Captain Kraft Awarded Purple Heart
Captain Walter Kraft of the 47th Infantry, reported somewhere in Germany, has received the Purple Heart and two Oak Leaf Clusters for wounds in France since the invasion. He entered service in 1942, first overseas in 1943, serving in North Africa, Sicily, and England before France. His letters describe continuous action, occasional shell fragment injuries, and accounts of combat life.
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Walter Kraft
47Th Infantry
Germany
Ben Kraft
Kraft
France
North
Africa
Sicily
England
Fire causes at Kodiak Mercantile linked to hot neutral wires
A week after a blaze at the Kodiak Mercantile Company investigators report the fire stemmed from neutral wires that became hot due to faulty connections.
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Kodiak Mercantile Company
School Board Meeting Scheduled Monday Evening
A school board meeting will be held next Monday at 7 30 pm in the school house. Public members are welcome to attend.
Christmas Seals Go on Sale in Kodiak This Week
Christmas Seals go on sale in Kodiak this week with details on the drive and how funds raised are used in Alaska referenced on pages seven and eleven.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Woodley Airways May Gain Anchorage to Kodiak Route
Raymond Stough and Robert Barton petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board to authorize Woodley Airways to operate Fairbanks Kodiak service. If approved, Woodley would compete with Alaska Airlines on the Anchorage to Fairbanks corridor, limited to the Kodiak flight volume.
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Anchorage
Woodley Airways
Fairbanks
Kodiak
Civil Aeronautics Board
Raymond Stough
Robert Barton
Examiners
CAB
Woodley
Alaska Airlines
Allied forces tighten grip in Philippines and Europefronts
Associated Press reports Philippines infantry and dismounted cavalry tighten their hold on the Jap salient near Carigara bay while American long range artillery ravages the Ormoc corridor. Recon patrols probe mountain trails as heavy rains hinder operations. In Europe six Allied armies advance along a 400 mile muddy front near the Siegfreid line with millions engaged, narrowing the wedge toward Cologne.
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Philippines
Limon
Carigara Bay
Ormoc
Ormoc Corridor
London
Cologne
Siegfreid
Coast Guard crew battles 60‑ft waves in hurricane
In a three day ordeal north of Cuba, Hurricane Four stormed a heavily loaded Coast Guard tanker as 60‑foot seas pummeled the vessel during 90‑mile winds. The crew members named from bottom to top are Coxswain Elwood Donahue of New Orleans, Coxswain Thomas Burroughs of Cranston RI, Seaman Nick Mustappa of Bellingham WA, and Warrant Boatswain Maurice Chaplin of Miami FL.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Cuba
Elwood Donahue
New Orleans
Thomas Burroughs
Cranston
Nick Mustappa
Bellingham
Wash
Warrant
Maurice Chaplin
Miami
Fla
OPA Settles Erskine Suit Between W J Erskine Co and Dorothy Tyner
A settlement on OPA maximum price violations was reached in Anchorage. The W J Erskine Company paid 1750 dollars into the U S Treasury to settle a treble damage claim. The District Court was asked to dismiss the OPA action.
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Office of Price Administration
W. J. Erskine Company
Dorothy PD
Tyner
OPA
Anchorage
Treasury
United States
Mr. Erskine
District Court
Dorothy Tyner
Thanksgiving Proclaimed Day of Gratitude in Alaska
Acting Governor I Lew Williams proclaims Thursday November 23 1944 as a day of Thanksgiving for the Territory of Alaska urging all residents to unite in giving thanks to God for ordinary blessings and the opportunities of U S citizenship during wartime prosperity and service.
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America
United States
I. Lew M. Williams
Territory of
Alaska
Territory
Wage Raises To Cost Employers Seattle
Royce Jackson of the Seattle War Labor Board region reports over $200 000 in dis allowances against 65 Alaska firms for wage stabilization rule violations. Many firms voluntarily stipulated illegal wage payments as employers raised wages to retain workers and meet payroll, driving price increases and inflation in interior Territory towns.
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Seattle
Sixth War Loan drive boosts Kodiak quota to 24000 dollars
The 6th War Loan runs from next Monday through December 16 with a 24000 dollar local quota for Kodiak. Of that total 15000 dollars are Series E bonds to emphasize individual purchases to support Alaska and the nation. Officials warn the war may extend as long as it has so far and require greater expenditures. More B 29s P 47s amphibious tanks carriers and fuel are needed, with current costs illustrating war expenses at about seven billion dollars monthly. Citizens are urged to buy at least one extra 100 War Bond.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Treasury Department
Europe
New hospital chaplain arrives at Griffin Memorial
Father J. T. Walsh arrived yesterday to assume the role of hospital chaplain at Griffin Memorial, now run by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart. He oversees Catholic services in Kodiak and will conduct the first service at the Orpheus Theatre on Sunday at 10 am. He previously served as chaplain at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
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J. T. Walsh
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart
Philadelphia
Kodiak
Orpheus Theatre
Aid Sought for Tubercular Children Contributions Sought
A large bottle with about 50 dollars is at Club Liquor store collecting contributions for tubercular children. Ray Martin said the money will be turned over to the local public health nurse.
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Club
Ray Martin
Labor leader heads to Fairbanks for week of work
Frank Marshall, president of the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor, left this week for Fairbanks where he has a week's work before returning to Juneau.
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Frank Marshall
Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor
Fairbanks
Juneau
Health card check-up for food handlers reviewed
The City Health Committee conducted a midweek health card review of food handlers to ensure compliance with sanitation rules and public health standards. The effort aims to verify certificates, vaccination status, and hygiene practices across local eateries.
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City Health Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Captain Kraft
Kodiak School
Brown Military Academy
San Diego
Fort Benning
Georgia
Associated Press
Erskine
Father Walsh
Providence Hospital
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