Roll of 77 names honors Kodiak servicemen
Kodiak publishes a roll of 77 men in the services compiled by O A Torgerson and Jes Madsen with draft board aid. Cy Crawford will paint a large outdoor sign to display the alphabetized list downtown. Parents and relatives are urged to submit names to Torgerson, Madsen, or the Mirror promptly for inclusion.
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Kodiak
O. A. Torgerson
Jes Madsen
Cy Crawford
Slies
Bank of Kodiak
Charles Madsen
Totem Igloo Curio Shop
Mirror
Two Black Bears Return Trip Planned From Adak
Two black bears arrived in Kodiak this week aboard an Army boat and remained as Wildlife Service Officials decide their disposition. Plan is to return them to the Kenai Peninsula after serving as mascots in Adak where they were kept since birth. The bears have outgrown the pet stage and will be released back to their native habitat.
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Kodiak
Wildlife Service
Kenai Peninsula
Adak
Cafe Owner Sells Interest in Historic Coffee Spot
Mrs Anne Huntley sold her stake in Art and Annes Cafe formerly the Model to Lawrence Seltzer the building owner. She also sold a home near Alder Street to Mary Malley and has reservations with Pan American Airways for an October trip to visit her mother Mrs Mary Petric in Seattle.
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Art & Anne’s Cafe
Model
Anne Huntley
Lawrence Seltzer
Higgins Child Undergoes Tonsil Removal
Donald Higgins son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Higgins had his tonsils removed at GM ital yesterday.
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Donald Higgins
Eddie Higgins
GM Ital
You'd Think He Aulto Know Better
Thomas A Jones, manager of the Beachcomber's, was ticketed for parking on Spruce Street and blocking traffic on Friday the 13th. Magistrate C M Blankenburg fined him $13 for a second offense.
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Aulto
Thomas A. Jones
Beachcomber’s
Spruce Street
C. M. Blankenburg
Jones
Alaska Volumes Added To Library
Approximately a thousand volumes on Alaska and Pacific Northwest history have been received by W. J. Erskine from Seattle. The collection, selected by Charles C Hubbell of Hubbell and Waller, will form a cataloged intact Alaska reference library available to researchers and others.
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Alaska
Pacific Northwest
W. J. Erskine
Seattle
Charles 3. Hubbell
Hubbell & Waller
Erskine
Finishes Training Brother On Furlough and Pilot School
Warrant Officer J. G. Jack J. Ross, formerly with Siems Drake at Kodiak, has graduated from the Navigation Training Section at Camp Gordon Johnston Florida. He completed four weeks in Coastwise Piloting and celestial navigation and will return to the 363rd Harbor Craft Company with basic piloting skills for Army vessel operations. His brother Private Marshall B. Ross arrived in Kodiak on 30 day sick leave. their wife is the local draft board clerk and Marshall has been stationed at Anchorage.
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J. G
Jack J. Ross
Siems Drake
Kodiak
Camp Gordon Johnston
Florida
WOJG
Ross
363Rd Harbor Craft Company
Pvt
Marshall B. Ross
Anchorage
Halibut Fishing Closes In Area Three By Nov Thirty
The fisheries commission announced that halibut fishing in area number three will close November 30 regardless of catch. Through now the total is 5,320,000 pounds short of the 27,500,000 pound limit for the area.
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Seattle
Fisheries Commission
Hospital Decision Pends: In Anchorage to Kodiak transfer talks
Paul A. Lindquist, district health commissioner, arrived in Kodiak to discuss transferring Griffin Memorial hospital. A new contract with features including a medical director and debt-free turnover will be offered to religious institutions, then sent to Governor Gruening for final decision.
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Paul A. Lindquist
Territorial Department of Public Health
Anchorage
Kodiak
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Gruening
Territory
Grey Nuns
Health Department
Father Gallant
Juneau
Education Official Urges Action For New High School
Territorial Education Commissioner James C. Ryan urged immediate steps toward a new Kodiak high school at a meeting with the local school board. He described the current building as inadequate, with insufficient classrooms and no gymnasium, proposing a two story plan with a gym on the ground floor and high school rooms above, on present grounds.
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Kodiak
James C. Ryan
Territorial
Ryan Su
Gested
Nuns Arrive in Seattle En Route to Kodiak
Five Grey Nuns from Philadelphia arrive in Seattle on Thursday excited by their great adventure. Father Edgar Gallant of Skagway Plus X Mission accompanies the Sisters north. They will sail to Juneau then fly to Kodiak.
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Seattle
Philadelphia
Kodiak
Edgar Gallant
Plus X
Skagway
Juneau
Foreign mail for Gust Henrickson held at post office
Notice that important foreign mail is being held at the post office for Gust Henrickson. Anyone knowing his present address is asked to contact the postmaster.
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Gust Henrickson
Payroll Report for Kodiak City September Dismissal
The September payroll for the city of Kodiak totaled 2648.63 dollars and was reported to the city council by City Clerk C Blankenburg. Gerald Nelson was dismissed from the GM hospital on Monday as noted by officials.
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Kodiak
Gerald Nelson
GM Hospital
C. Blankenburg
Pacific theater blitz hits Balikpapan and Luzon bases
Associated Press reports Balikpapan oil facilities damaged by 135 tons of bombs dropped from Liberators amid 36 to 46 enemy planes shot down and a cracking plant ruined. A separate large carrier strike hit Luzon, Philippines, with air bases attacked as part of a three day fleet action.
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New Guinea
Japan
Balikpapan
Pearl Harbor
Luzon
Philippines
Marcus & Ryukyus
Sun
Plane Fare Out Sought By Chamber of Commerce
At the regular Chamber of Commerce meeting chaired by Lee Bettinger the group urged Alaska Airlines to cut fares to Kodiak. The chamber also ordered promotion of a Seward to Kodiak shuttle boat service. Georgia Norman was named secretary, replacing Claire Seltzer.
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Kodiak
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Bettinger
Alaska Airlines
Chamber
Seward
Georgia Norman
Claire Seltzer
Curfew Penalties Expanded for Parents Under Night-Time Rules
An amended curfew ordinance now holds parents or guardians liable for youths roaming streets after hours. Violations carry a misdemeanor fine up to 10 dollars or up to 5 days in jail, with harsher penalties for repeat offenses. Children under 16 must be accompanied after 9 pm from Sept 1 to May 15, and after 10 pm the rest of the year, except on specific errands.
Dynamite Freighter Sinks After Collision Off Point Grey
A dynamite laden freighter named the Squid was rammed by the Canadian Pacific vessel Princess Joan in fog near Point Grey Vancouver. The ship sank within ten minutes carrying 400 cases of dynamite. The five crew members escaped to the Princess Joan and the explosives remained inactive.
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Vancouver
B. C
Point Grey
Auditor J B Sledge Arrives in Kodiak to Audit Sewer Project
J B Sledge auditor for the Federal Works Agency from Juneau arrived in Kodiak this week to audit the local sewer project books.
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J. B. Sledge
Juneau
Federal Works Agency
Kodiak
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Black Bears
Associated Press
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