Polls Open Tuesday General election for Third Judicial Division on Tuesday
Voters head to city hall or polling places from 8 am to 8 pm Tuesday for a general election. Candidates include Bob Bartlett and Almer Peterson for Congress delegate, Henry Benson and Ross Kimball for labor commissioner, Henry Roden unopposed for treasurer, and a senatorial slate led by Gannard Engebreth Heinie Snider plus Loussac and Rivers. Seven representatives will be elected from 14 names. Democratic Women’s Guild aids turnout with free transport. absentee ballots available until two days before. Registration occurs now. qualified voters must have citizenship, Alaska residency of one year, and district residency of one month.
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Bob Bartlett
Almer Peterson
Congress
Henry Benson
Ross Kimball
Labor
Henry Roden
Gannard
Engebreth
Heinie Snider
Z. JS. Loussac
Victor Rivers
Alaska
Northwest Peace Officers visit Alaska for publication plans
Robert E. Goodher and Chester Koch of the Northwest Peace Officer's association arrived Wednesday via PNA to contact local business leaders about a publication they back which aims to issue an Alaska edition. They previously traveled to Kodiak last year. Chester Beach combines business with a family visit to Everett Koch and Bette Ball here.
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Robert E. Goodher
Chester Koch
Northwest Peace Officer’s Association
PNA
Kodiak
Chester Beach
Everett Koch
Bette Ball
Free Taxi Service Aids Polling Voters
Voters needing transport to polls may call 3833 2823 or 4474 for free taxi assistance.
Polio Hits in Alaska Across Three Cities
In Anchorage 10 polio cases are confirmed with 14 in Fairbanks and a new case in Ketchikan, the third there. Dr. C Earl Albrecht said resources for medical care matter more than attempting to halt the epidemic, criticizing fly swatting and other campaigns. The Coast Guard ferried polio patients from Ketchikan to Seattle, including Gordon Hanna who died on arrival, and John Greathouse under care at Seattle Marine Hospital.
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Anchorage
Fairbanks
Ketchikan
Juneau
C. Earl Albrecht
Coast Guard
Seattle
Gordon Hanna
Ellis Airlines
John Greathouse
Hemlock
Marine Hospital
Senator Magnusen to Visit Kodiak This Month
Senator Warren G Magnusen Democrat of Washington will visit Kodiak this month according to a call to Mayor Lee Bettinger. He is coming to Alaska to join the Congressional committee which will be there at that time. A definite arrival date will be set later.
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Warren G. Magnusen
Washington
Kodiak
Lee Bettinger
Senator Magnusen
Alaska
Congressional Committee
Draft Notice for Anchorage Transfer Employee
Jack Olin of Smith's Alaska Transfer has received his draft notice and will report to Anchorage for his physical next week, planning to leave Monday.
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Jack Olin
Smith
Alaska
Anchorage
Emblem Club Admits Thirteen New Members at Open Meeting
The Emblem Club welcomed 13 new members during an open meeting at the Elks Club. The event highlighted the club’s outreach and sisterhood within the community, with current members assisting in the initiation and introducing the newcomers.
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Emblem Club
Elks Club
Bettinger Wins Fifth Term in Kodiak City Election
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger secured a fifth term with 207 votes to 98 for write-in Paul Hansen, as the Progressive Party swept council seats with Metzgar 218, Wodlinger 217, Worth 185. Independent School District winner was Crooks with 193 to Fenner 188. A criminal libel action against H F MacDonald was filed, bail set at 50, venue change requested.
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Democratic Women’s Club
Lee C. Bettinger
Paul B. Hansen
Alaska Airlines
Central Labor Council
Bettinger
Hansen
Progressive Party
Councilmanic
C. H
Bud’’ Metzgar
L. K. Wodlinger
William W. Worth
Jacob H
Jake’’ Foley
Legion
Clifford Mowry
Garage
Oscar Nelson
Pau Handen
Vivan Kilgore
T. L. Crooks
Bank
Ardis L. Fenner
Marshall Crutcher
Esther Magnusen
Charley Cook
Georgya Ellis
Dorothy Clark
Helen Koznek
Lovels Jackson
Lee Bettinger
H. F. MacDonald
Kodiak Cold Storage Company
MacDonald
United States Post Office
Kodiak
First Elk Hunter Pete Olsen From Kodiak Leads Week
The first reported successful elk hunter this week was Pete Olsen of Kodiak, marking a notable local wildlife milestone for the period.
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Peter Olsen
Kodiak
Life Magazine spotlights Kodiak in Alaska photo essay
A Life magazine 11 page feature highlights Kodiak and the Alaska region in its October 2 issue. The piece opens with a double page Navy base spread and notes Kodiak’s historical and current defense significance. Photographer Thomas D. McAvoy and Ruth Adams directed a two month Territory expedition, with help from the Alaska Development Board, traveling from Ketchikan to Attu to Point Barrow.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Life Magazine
Navy
Life
Thomas D. McAvoy
Ruth Adams
Life Staff
Ketchikan
Attu
Point Barrow
Alaska Development Board
Navy Reserve Cruise To Kodiak Base Oct 13
A weekend voyage by officers and men of the Anchorage Naval Reserve will start by air to Kodiak on October 13. They will join base activities and welcome interested nonmembers if they meet specified qualifications.
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Anchorage
Kodiak
Naval Reserve
Claims Filed On Island Sitkalidak Vein Lode Locations
Three notices of lode location on Sitkalidak island were filed this week in the U S Commissioner's Court by Nils Christiansen and Raymond E Krautter of Old Harbor and Paul B Hansen of Kodiak. The locations Copper Ace Copper King and Copper Queen cover the Fit kalidak vein on the island's west side. The document states the lode was discovered with dates including Oct 8 1939 located Aug 28 1956 and recorded Monday. Sitkalidak sits near Kodiak's southeast shore and has been leased to Jack McCord since the Coolidge administration for sheep and cattle raising.
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Sitkalidak Island
U.S
Nils Christiansen
Raymond E. Krautter
Old Harbor
Paul B. Hansen
Kodiak
Fitkalidak
Sitkalidak
Kodiak Island
Coolidge
Jack McCord
Elk Hunt Ends With 13 Killed and Hunter Wounded
Ward Gay, an Anchorage hunter, injured his leg while skinning an elk on Back Bay near Atognak. Bob Hall flew him to Kodiax for treatment last night. he plans to return home today. Wildlife official Frank Beals reports 13 elk killed by yesterday.
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Ward Gay
Anchorage
Back Bay
Atognak
Bob Hall
Kodiax
Frank Beals
The
Wildlife Service
Two Ships Set to Deliver Freight to Kodiak Area
The Alaska Steamship Coastal Rambler will arrive in Kodiak Sunday with freight and mail and proceed to Seward. The Coastwise line vessel North Beacon is due October 12 carrying 500 tons of freight.
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Alaska Steamship
Coastal Rambler
Kodiak
Seward
North Beacon
Nurse Curtis Closes Office in Seven-Year Run
The public health nurse Marion Curtis ends seven years in office after resignation. Mary Hurley from New York will replace her, arriving October 19. The office will be closed temporarily. Curtis and Patrick Lynch plan a December wedding with details pending.
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Marion Curtis
Miss Curtis
Mary Hurley
New York
Juneau
Hurley
Nurse Curtis
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch & Co. Transfer
Railway Express
Arent
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A. Holmes Johnson
Progressives
U. S
A. M. Vokacek
District Court
Cruise Formed
Curtis
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