Associated Oil selects Petersburg selling agency
The Associated Oil Company appoints Hog ue & Tveten as selling agents for Petersburg and nearby areas. First oil shipments will arrive soon as a 50 by 80 addition is built on Citizens Wharf to handle drums and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Oil Company
Petersburg
Hogue
Tveten
Hogue & Tveten
Marting Kildall
Citizens Wharf
Standard Oil
Hogue & Treten
Waterpower Sites Mapped in Southeastern Alaska
Dort reports completion of a survey of southeastern Alaska water power sites revealing four new large sites with 7 000 to 10 000 horsepower, bringing total viable sites to nine with about 400 000 horsepower. Districts include Revillagigedo Island and Snettisham among others. potential pulp and paper growth noted. A bulletin with photos is planned for next spring.
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Alaska
J .C. Dort
L. S. Forest Service
Punchbowl Lake
Rudyard Bay
Behm Canal
Ketchika
Takatz Bay
Blue Lake
Baranoff Island
Mink Bay
Boca-de- Quadra
Juneau
Taku
Snettisham
Cascade Creek
Sitka
Warm Springs
Bradfield Canal
Bailey
Short Bays
Revilagigedo Island
Revillagigedo Island
Wrangell Narrows
Thomas Bay
Petersburg
Alaska Pulp & Paper Co
Stockton
Calif
Shrimp Bay
Carrol Inlet
Thornearm
Mr. Dort
George Inlet
Mahoney Creek
Beaver Falls Creek
Ketchikan
California
British fleet ordered to return from Constantinople
British warships that sailed from Constantinople are to return immediately due to Turkey's stance at the Lausanne conference. The report notes disruptive Greek behavior at the talks and mentions Dr. R. C. Mathis departing for the south, planning to join Mrs. Mathis in Seattle before traveling to Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantinone
Turkey
Laussane
R. C. Mathis
Jefferson
Town Items Highlight Holidays And Staff Changes
Miss Myrtle Cornelius arrived from Juneau and is spending the holidays with Bert and Mrs. Cornelius. Sarah McLean left the shrimp cannery Olympic duties aboard the Jefferson for the south. W. F. Coulson, manager of the shrimp packing plant aboard the Olympic, also left the Jefferson for a brief business trip. The Bank of Petersburg extends thanks to its customers for a prosperous 1922, and wishes them continued prosperity.
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Myrtle Cornelius
Juneau
Bert
Mrs. Cornelius
Sarah McLean
Olympic
Jefferson
South
Eplant
Olympic l
Bank of Petersburg
Kjerulf Glee Club to Host Annual Ball in December
Miss Helen Hofstad and Miss Clara Borgaard visited Wrangell for Christmas at Hofstadts home. The Kjerulf Glee Club plans its first big annual ball in Petersburg at S of N Hall on December 20 with music and a luncheon. Dobbin Packing Company crab cannery shuts for two months due to cold weather and crab shortage.
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United States
Petersburg
Helen Hofstad
Hogue & Tretens
Clara Borgaard
Kjerulf Glee Club
the.S.of N.hall
Dobbins
Deebér
Accidental Shooting Fates Harry Naylor in Typhus Lockjaw Tragedy
Harry Naylor, about 35, died after tetanus set in following an arm wound from an accidental gunshot at Farragut Bay during a hunting trip with Hervie Jorgensen. A serum arrived by revenue cutter Smith from Ketchikan but could not save him. Naylor, born in Washington, kept to himself and declined sharing his past. his body disposition is undetermined pending contact with his Seattle-based parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Nayor
Naylor
Farragut Bay
Hervie Jorgensen
Revenue Cutter
Smith
Ketchikan
Tian
Washington
Seattle
Alaska oil drilling planned near Cold Bay by major firms
Secretaries Delay and Weeks told the Senate military affairs committee that surplus war materiel valued at about 2.932 million dollars sits idle with Army and Navy departments. In Alaska, Standard and Associated Oil plan drilling on two adjacent Cold Bay claims around February 1, with expected costs of about 250000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Seattle
Alaska
Standard and Associated Oil Companies
Cold Bay
Harding opposes Borah economic conference move
President informs Senate that a Borah resolution for an economic conference is not advisable now. He says government actions in this area are already underway and details cannot be spread daily via State Department bulletins. Congress could aid by freeing the Debt Funding Commission to adjust debt payment terms.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Congress
Debt Funding Commission
Senator Borah Questions Why Troops Stay in Europe
In a Senate debate on the Borah resolution on Thursday Borah challenged Lodge asking why American troops remain in Europe. The reply cited failure to ratify the Versailles Treaty and warned that a new outbreak at bridgeheads could draw the United States into another European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Borah
Lodge
Europe
Paris Actress Sarah Bernhardt Near Death Sees Recovery Hope
Paris reports actress Sarah Bernhardt, once deemed near death on Saturday and Sunday, now has an excellent chance to recover according to her physicians.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Seaman Implicates Admiral Line Clerk in Forged Check Scheme
Karl Luskin, a clerk for the Admiral Line, is suspected of circulating forged checks totaling ten thousand dollars. He vanished after carrying out numerous operations in recent days, mainly securing cash from merchants. In Malta, the British fleet departed for Constantino ple at top speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Karl Luskin Alerk
Admiral Line
Former President Wilson Celebrates 66th Birthday
The report notes former President Wilson's 66th birthday on Thursday. It also covers Milkef Packing Company cannery and wharf work, new piling by Martin Kildall crew, and repairs ahead of the season. Peterburg leaders and Pioneers of Alaska honor retiring president John Thormorsater with a pin. Officers for the coming year are listed.
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Washington
Wilson
Milkef Packing Company
Dation
Martin Kildall
John Thormorsater
Petersburg
Jefferson
Tme
Thormorsater
Igoo No. 26
Pioneers of
Alaska
Igloo
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Scow Bay
Petersburg Creek
Forest Service
Dort
Geological Curvey Department
Revillapigeda Island
Harry Naylor
Malta
Constantinople
C. D. Osten
P. Jorgensen
Julius Tolefsen
M. S. Perkins
Chris Tveten
Ketchison
J. H. Wheeler
Andreanoff
J. E. Sales
Chas. Norberg
Neil MacGregor
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