Mystery Of Baby Buried Under Schoolhouse Solved
A Kodiak basement burial mystery ended when Walter Shuravloff, former janitor, admitted the stillborn infant was buried in a homemade coffin beneath the Kodiak schoolhouse. Police traced wrappings to hospital and the father confessed to keeping the remains at home due to winter ground. No charges were filed.
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Kodiak
Walter Shuravloff
Milton Cori
Bill Flory
Harold Naughton
C. ©. Naughton
U.S
Paul Herring
Jack Allman
Mission Road
Naughton
Andrew Boring Suffered Stroke Found at Home
Andrew Boring, 61, was rushed to the hospital yesterday after neighbors found him lying on the floor at his home. Lights were seen shining by neighbors who investigated the scene. He is believed to have suffered a stroke.
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Knutson
Minnesota
Fala
Aleutians
Seattle
Andrew Boring
Mrs. Torsen Flies to Anchorage and Back This Week
Mrs. Fred Torsen of Ouzink traveled to Anchorage and returned the same week aboard Alaska Airlines, marking a brief domestic trip with no reported incidents or changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Torsen
Anchorage
Alaska Airlines
Paris Celebrates Liberation As Troops Enter City
Soldiers in American vehicles ride down a sunlit Paris street as citizens crowd the avenues to celebrate the liberation of the French capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Equal Corps
Cherbourg
Paris
Health Service Doctor Leaves for Juneau via Ketchikan
Dr. Robert W. MacCalmont Jr. and his wife depart this week for Ketchikan en route to Juneau. He was assigned in March as a surgeon in the U. S. Public Health Service Reserve Corps to care for legal beneficiaries and to enact public health policies, though a shortage of suitable cases was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. MacCalmont, Jr
Ketchikan
Juneau
MacCalmont
Reserve Corps
U.S. Public Health Service
School Days Start September Fifth On Tuesday
School opens next Tuesday September 5 at 9 o clock with classes. Kindergarten won t start due to absent teacher. Sgt FE K Eli Guerin a former Owl Cab operator based in the Aleutians stopped in Kodiak en route Westward and supervised work at Griffin Memorial Hospital during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. K
Eli” Guerin
Owl Cab
Aleutians
Kodiak
States
Armstrong Rites Held Friday
Funeral services led by Senerant Malutin were held yesterday at 2 pm for Lawrence Armstrong 25 who died at 6 am Thursday from tuberculous meningitis. Born June 3 1919 in Kudiyak he worked as a fisherman in the area. Survived by mother Effie Mathews Aberdeen WA father Karl Armstrong Vashon Island WA brother Karl Armstrong Jr Aberdeen WA sister Mrs Mary Cooper and grandmother Mrs Chris Anderson.
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Senerant Malutin
Lawrence
Armstrong
Kudiak
Effie Mathews
Aberdeen
Wash
Karl Armstrong
Vashon Island
Karl Armstrong, Jr
Matfay Family Visited Kodiak from Alitak this Week
Mr and Mrs Larry Matfay and their children from Alitak spent time in Kodiak this week as visitors, highlighting a family excursion and local connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Matfay
Alitak
Kodiak
Tyler Adds Machines and Names Local Manager
Leo Tyler announces plans to leave soon to run his new business in Anchorage and Seward. James Martz, Island Fountain manager, will operate local machines with interest in Kodiak. Mrs Tyler and son Victor stay. Tyler divides time among three cities.
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Leo Tyler
Heinie Berger
Anchorage
Seward
James Martz
Island Fountain
Tyler
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Roosevelt
House
Pacific
Kodiakses
Clare Boothe Luce
Walter Win Frell
Michael Bradley
Demcrat
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Clare Luce
Time & Life
Haus
Winchell
United
Health Service
Jungeau
Griffin Memorial Hospital
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