Clipper Brings Food After Narrow Kodiak Passage
The Reefer Clipper, a 112 foot former navy sub chaser trading vessel from Seattle, reached port after a harrowing voyage two hours offshore near Marmot Island. Heavy seas damaged bow and hatch covers, a crew member braved waves to secure lines, and cargo included 90 tons of essential goods for Modiak.
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Seattle
Kodiak
Dick Epler
Marmot Island
L. A. Patten
Eaeck Epler
Esvers
Patton
Power outage hits town after KEA main feeder burns
Early Friday power failed across the town when a 2400 volt feeder in front of the KEA plant burned in the conduit. After a 3 hour search the fault was found and repairs restored power by about 7:40 am. The outage began at 12:45 am.
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KEA
Seabeck Safe At Cordova After Tug Transfer
The Seabeck called for help last Friday afternoon and was taken to Cordova by a navy tug. Owner Dick Olsson awaits word on damage while Frank McConaghy planned to inspect and report. In local news the Virginia B sank after breaking mooring in the wind, then was patched and hauled ashore. Bettinger to speak at PTA meeting Wednesday at 8 pm at the school.
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Seabeck
Cordova
Dick Olsson
Frank McConaghy
Olsson
P. Starbird
David Box
City Council Actions and Unpaid Federal Claim
The council urged Elmer C Johnson to provide an itemized annual audit statement and faced a $1900 audit bill plus $380 for a dock audit, higher than earlier estimates. They also halted this month’s phone bill, asserting payment only for services received. A $1500 federal recovery for old city hall removal remains unpaid until title transfer.
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Elmer C Johnson
U.S
Ray Plummer
Bettinger
Talmage Smith
Heaven S Telephone Directory Mockup in Kodiak
A humorous note on a pretend Kodiak telephone directory includes a sample number 4372 for St Peter and a corrected entry 4692 for Kay Shannon. The 20 page listing covers diverse names from ABC taxi to Zeke A L with several families and common surnames noted as mislisted.
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St. Peter
Heaven
Kodiak
Telephone Company
Bowling Alley
ABC
Taxi
Zeke
Kodiaks
Kraft
Kodiak Telephone Co
Kay Shannon
Kodiak Elects Dems as Votes Tallied in Territorial Race
Latest returns place Bettinger ninth and Territory eighth as Democrats lead in territorial elections. In Kodiak heavy turnout and late-night tabulations marked the count with 55 of 68 precincts reported. Fish trap abolition prevailed in 116 precincts, 159, 16,159 to 1,834.
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A. A
al” Owen, Jr
Kodiak
House of Representatives
Precin
Bartlett
Stock
Re-elected W A Cannon Leads Alaska Fishermen Union
W A Pat Cannon was re elected president of the United Fishermen of Alaska at a three day convention, hailed as highly successful. P J Kerrigan was re elected executive secretary, with Harry Foster of Unga as vice president and A J Cichoski and Henry Eaton on the executive board. The meeting set fish prices for 1949, funded labor councils, opposed Karluk as a reservation, and authorized Foster to negotiate with Aleutian Cold Storage for a workers contract. Delegates from Unga False Pass Karluk Alit s k Old Harbor Port Williams Afognak and others attended, followed by a banquet at the Montmartre Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Pat’’ Cannon
United Fishermen of Alaska
Union
P. J. Kerrigan
Harry Foster
Unga
A J. Cichoski
Henry Eaton
Anchorage Central Labor Councl
Alaskan Federation of Labor
Karluk
National Labor Relations Board
UF of A
False Pass
Sand Point
Harry ‘Foster
John Gardner
King Cove
Larry Bilunak
George Phillips
Alitsk
Bill Hanson
Old Harbor
Henry Church
Port Williams
Tom von Scheele
Afognak
Montmartre Inn
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Clipper
Erz
UC Holcomb
Gene Tardif
K. Langnar
Standard Oil
Seabeck Safe At
Ray Shannon
J. Heitman
A. Owen
Owen
Smiths
Heitman
Allen Auguett
Joe
Johnsons
Ole
Doeter
Nelsons
Stan
Oscar
Kodaks
Lee C. Bettinger
Associated Press
The
Williams
Peterson
Boyle
Goets
Metcalf
Macdonald
Senate
Steve McCutcheon
Huntley
Morris
Olsen
House
Stanley McCutcheon
Carlson
Pollard
Conright
Egan
Keating
Snider
Seodgrass
Olson
Osbo
Meyers
O’ Harra
Homer and
Seldovia
Cannon
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