Reeeman ost At Sea disappearance near Spruce Island
Arvid Larson of Bellingham disappeared Wednesday aboard the halibuter Betty J near Spruce Island while en route from Kodiak. The crew say he left the galley alone after meals. a search by Coast Guard aircraft and another vessel found no trace. Larson was unmarried and survived by his mother and sister. Mrs. W. D. Cutter, mother of Rudolf Janckel, arrived from Washington DC for a visit.
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Arvid Larson
Bellingham
Ash
Spruce Island
Kodiak Tellingham
Tom Johnson
Cannery
Alitak
Larson
Coast Guard
Europe
W. D. Cutter
Rudolf Janckel
Woodynd
Washington, D. C
Hygienic Ship to Visit Kodiak and Westward Villages
The Hygiene floating clinic of the Territorial Public Health Department will visit Kodiak this week en route westward and call at Jak island villages. Equipped with X ray for tuberculosis screening, it offers smallpox and diphtheria immunization for communities. Stops include Belkofsky Point Chigaik Perryville and other Westward points for three weeks then returns to Kodiak to visit more villages. Dr Igia Krusich is aboard the vessel carried by Darrel Naish as real officer.
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Detment of Public Health
Bank of Kodiak President Takes Vacation To World Series
O A Torgerson, president of Bank of Kodiak, left yesterday on his first vacation since the bank opened. He will drive his Packard to Minnesota to attend the World Series and expects to return around the middle of November.
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O. A. Torgerson
Bank of Kodiak
Torgerson
Prisoner in Strait Jacket Claims Escape From Heat
A fisherman in Afognak, flown to Kodiak by the Navy, was brought to town jailed in an escape proof strait jacket. He allegedly tried to chop a house and leaped from a cliff. Inside his cell the guard found the jacket on the floor as the prisoner said it was too hot.
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Afognak
Kodiak
Navy
Drydock Sinks En Route from Adak to Seattle
A 25,000-ton floating drydock sank about 260 miles south of Kodiak after storm damage while being towed from Adak to Seattle. The U.S. Apache led the tow. Canadian destroyer Crescent evacuated all personnel without loss of life. Survivors were taken to Seattle.
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Adak
Seattle
Kodiak
Apache
Crescent
Nine-man crew arrives to start Naknek storage tank work
A nine-man construction crew arrived yesterday to begin work on a new storage tank at the Standard Oil plant in Naknek, where they will oversee initial assembly and site preparation.
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Standard Oil Plant
Naknek
Mrs John R Malutin Wins Bedspread Raffle At Benefit Dance
Mrs John R Malutin won the bedspread raffle held during the benefit dance on Thursday night, as organizers announced the prize drawing results.
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John R Malutin
Mrs Matelle Bosel Now Employed at U S Commissioner's Office
Mrs Matelle Bosel is employed at the U S Commissioner s office according to the latest staff update. The move places Bosel in a regulatory role within the federal agency and reflects ongoing personnel changes in the office.
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Mra
Matelle Bosel
U. S
Case Dismissed in Lennie Scroggins Assault and DUI Case
Lennie Scroggins pled not guilty Saturday to assault and battery and driving while drunk and demanded a jury trial held Tuesday. The DUI charge was dismissed for lack of evidence. The assault and battery charge, brought by his wife and named Elaine Kelley, was dismissed when the witness failed to appear.
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Lennie Scroggins
GW Bubendorf
Elaine Kelley
Kodiak Salmon Derby Offers Four Cash Jackpots
Kodiak residents join a Derby sponsored by the Community Center with four cash jackpots and a silver salmon case as lure. Prizes split 25 percent per winner category including man woman boy or girl under 16 with one extra 25 percent and the silver salmon case for the top fish. Entries accepted until 3 pm Sunday with head judge Marcus Meyer and a panel listing Frank Beals Jimmy Martz Charles Nettle Tom Nachand Harry Christopherson and Ken Wade assisting.
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Kodiak
Community Center
Marcus Meyer
Derby Committee
Frank McConaghy
Chiniak
Women’s Bay
St Paul’s Harbor
Kodiak Channel
Island Fountain
Bank of Kodiak
Ray Martin’s
Kodiak Mercantile
Norman’s Photo Shop
Polar Bear Cafe
Kodiak Fountain
NOB Welfare and Recreation Office
Red Cross Recreation Center
Erskine’s Dock
Fish and Wildlife
Frank Beals
Jimmy Martz
Charles Nettle
Tom Nachand
Harry Christopherson
Ken Wade
Kodiak club to lunch Monday at Victory cafe
The Kodiak Business and Professional Women's Club will hold its monthly luncheon on Monday at noon at the Victory cafe. Viola Sipprell, chairwoman of the Halloween Benefit for the Community Center, will appoint her committees during the meeting.
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Kodiak Business and Professional Women’s Club
Victory Cafe
Viola Sipprell
Hallowe’en
Boy Slapper Sentenced in Kodiak Assault Case
Deputy U S Marshal Paul Herring and Commissioner G W Bubendorf traveled to Afognak on Roy Snyder’s boat to hear the case against Abram Panamaroff. Panamaroff, charged with assault and battery for slapping 11 year old William Connellly after he protested, pled guilty and received a 90 day sentence to serve in Kodiak.
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Paul Herring
U $8
G W Bubendorf
Afognak
Roy Snyder
Abram Panamaroff
Panamaroff
O C Connelly
Ouzinkie
William Connelly
Kodiak
900 Crabs Tossed Away in Alaska Shipment Collapse
Over 900 fresh cooked crabs bound for the Los Angeles market were discarded after a charter flight was not cleared to land at the naval base. L. V. Casner, president of the arranging company, traveled from Anchorage to Kodiak to seek naval approval, with permission expected from Washington in about 10 days to resume the operation.
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Los Angeles
Naval Base
L. V. Cas‘ner
Kodiak
Anchorage
Naval
Washington, D. C
Naval Field
Itinerant Court Due Arrives for Kodiak Session
The traveling district court including District Judge Anthony Dimond and Prosecuting Attorney Raymond Plummer are due to arrive in Kodiak. A local session will be held at the Commissioner’s office beginning Wednesday September 11.
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Anthony Dimond
Raymond Plummer
Kodiak
Commissioner's Office
Alaska Statehood Referendum Vote Urged in Kodiak
Alaska statehood referendum set for October with Kodiak voters to choose. The Mirror urges readers to study the Alaska Statehood Supplement included in this issue to gain a clearer understanding of the issues involved.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Shipping Tied Up in Nationwide Sailors Strike
The AFL Sailors' Union rejected a government truce plea and joined a coastwide maritime strike that has tied up at least 189 vessels on the West Coast. About 90,000 sailors walked off in protest of a wage increase denial, as President Truman said the matter is in Secretary Schwellenbach's hands. In New York, 343 vessels were tied up. the Kodiak Alaska Steamship office canceled sailings and the Lakina's outgoing freight was delayed in Seattle. Contact Jim Travers, a former Erskine's warehouseman, regarding dock operations.
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San Francisco
AFL Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
New York
Kodiak
Alaska Steamship Office
Seattle
Erskine’s
Jim Travers
Sakina
Enrollment Increase Reported by Superintendent Nave
Enrollment rose to 287 this year, up 29 from last year, with 68 in high school, 50 in junior high, and 169 in other grades. Crowded conditions push PE and assemblies to the community center. two new teachers, Marco Kilsgaard and Flavia Hansen, arrive this weekend on the Sakina.
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A. Nave
Marco Kilsgaard
Flavia Hansen
Sakina
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