Youth Dies in Accident at JSC Mill
Charles McClellan nineteen of Juneau Spruce Corp. lumber mill died at 10 a m when a load of lumber crushed him as he set blocks under hoisted lumber. He was a high school honor student and class president destined for Colorado A and M to study agricultural engineering. Funeral plans pending arrival of his father from the Westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McClellan
Juneau Spruce Corp
McClellan
Juneau High School
Herbert C. McClellan
Alaska Native Service
Kotzebue
Charles
Willis R. Booth
ANS
Colorado A and M
Fort Collins
Colo
California Democrats in hectic governor scramble deepens
Washington Merry Go Round reports a crowded California governor race with about six candidates led by James Roosevelt and George Luckey. Luckey claims White House backing while Roosevelt cites AFL and labor support as California labor splits widen the field amid intraparty intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wismiorow
California
James Roosevelt
George Luckey
Truman
Roosevelt
Luckey
White House
AFL
Statehood Push for Alaska and Hawaii
Mrs. Olive Remington Goldman, Interior official advising on Territory status, notes Hawaii and Alaska statehood bills stall due to the Hawaii strike and House Rules Committee delays. She says Alaska needs statehood for security, funding, and growth, and Hawaii deserves it for taxes and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Washington
Interior Department
Alaska
Hawaii
Olive Remington Goldman
Urtana
Ill
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Territories
Congress
22Nd
Illinois
Illinois University
AFL
Railroad Labor Executives Association
International Association of Machinists
CIO
Russia
Senate
Weather Report for Juneau and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday in Juneau and vicinity. Low tonight near 44, high Friday around 64. In Juneau past 24 hours 0.33 inches. since Aug 1 5.56 inches. since July 1 10.85 inches. At Airport 0.22 inches. since July 1 2.98 inches. since July 1 6.95 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Savitar Ties Up at Union Oil Dock In Beverly Hills
The yacht Savitar owned by Phil Berg of Beverly Hills, California, tied up this afternoon at the Union Oil Dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Berg
Beverly Hills
California
Union Oil Dock
Tom Clark Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice
Washington reports Attorney General Tom Clark was confirmed by the Senate 73 to 8 as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court after a heated last minute attack by Senator Ferguson of Michigan over Eisler flight. The vote followed, with J Howard McGrath unanimously nominated to succeed Clark as Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Clark
Senate
Supreme Court
Clark
Ferguson
R-Mich
Gerhart Eisler
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
Tito to Receive American Steel Mill and Loan
Premier Tito of Yugoslavia won U.S. backing to buy an American steel mill and allied World Bank loan consideration. The export license cleared after months of review and signals stronger U.S. support amid the Cominform dispute. The mill, valued at 3 million dollars, would be the first war potential shipment to a Communist-ruled nation since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
United States
World Bank
Tito
International Information Bureau
Cominform
Truman
Washington
Congress Blamed For Holding Up Truman's Vacation
President Truman attributed the vacation delay to Congress saying he must stay until Congress completes its work. He told reporters he cannot say when he will take a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Washington
Former Alaskan Dentist Harry Hall Dies in Seattle
Dr. Harry Stafford Hall, 60, formerly of Ketchikan and Fairbanks, died at his Seattle home. He first went to Alaska during World War I and opened a Seattle dental practice in 1943. His widow, a son and a daughter survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Harry Stafford Hall
Ketchikan
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaska Land Bill Approved by Senate Conference Group
The Senate backed a House Senate Conference Committee report approving the Senate version of a bill to authorize sale of public lands in Alaska for industrial or commercial use including housing. Exclusions include lands in National Parks forests Indian reservations or military reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House- Senate Conference Committee
Alaska
New Alaska National Guard Sgt. Instructor Arrives at HQ
Sgt Ist Class Ralph H Humboldt joins the Alaska National Guard headquarters staff as a sergeant instructor arriving from Fort Richardson to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist
Ralph H. Humboldt
Alaska National Guard
Fort Richardson
Woman Aviatrix Nears Home on World Flight
Mrs Richarda Morrow Tait plans a last leg from Iceland to Croydon London after a Greenland hop. Her husband confirms a delay of one day delaying the first anniversary completion. She aims to refuel at Stornoway before finishing the 1000 mile leg to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Eng
Richarda Morrow-Tait
Morrow-Tait
Iceland
London
Richard
Croydon
Anna
Greenland
Stornoway
Scotland
Canada
Agencies Receive Third Temporary Cash Handout
President Truman signed a stopgap measure restoring major government agencies to a cash basis for another month, marking the third temporary cash handout of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Americans live longer than prewar life expectancy says vital statistics
The Office of Vital Statistics reports that Americans are living nearly two years longer than the prewar life span. White women at birth average 70.6 years and white men 65.2 years based on 1947 death rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Vital Statistics
Woman and Lover Convicted in Lonely Hearts Murder
Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were found guilty of first degree murder in the case of Janet Fay a 66 year old widow from Albany New York. The verdict carries a mandatory death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
No Bad News from Moscow Report Says Truman
President Truman said Ambassador Alan G. Kirk’s Moscow conference with Premier Stalin yielded no bad news. He called the meeting a courtesy call and declined to elaborate when asked for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Truman
Washington
Alan G. Kirk
Stalin
Olive Lucille Smith Divorced From Arthur O Smith
Olive Lucille Smith of Juneau obtained a divorce from Arthur O Smith by Judge George W Folta on the grounds of desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Lucille Smith
Juneau
Arthur O. Smith
George W. Folta
Juneau High School Class of 1949 Meets Tonight
The Juneau High School class of 1949 gathers at the Teen-Age Club this evening at eight o'clock for a reunion event and social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau High School
Tacoma Couple Registers at Gastineau
Mr and Mrs B W Anderson of Tacoma Washington registered yesterday at the Gastineau hotel or lodging establishment per local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Anderson
Tacoma, Wash
Gastineau
Mrs Ed Koenig Arrives From Haines Aboard Alaska Coast Airlines
Mrs Ed Koenig arrived yesterday from Haines via Alaska Coast Al Airlines and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel, details show a routine arrival and stay in Juneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Koenig
Haines
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Gastineau
Business Loans Rise As Economy Shows Rebound
Washington reports stronger loan activity with banks nationwide lifting lending to businessmen. Officials foresee continued uptrend through Christmas as inventories rise and fall in line with prior 1949 dip causes cited by the Commerce Department and a Federal Reserve Bank summary noting an $80 million weekly increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Date set for cannery worker representation election here
H L Hudson NLRB field examiner announced representation elections for salmon cannery workers in Juneau Sitka Petersburg and Wrangell. Voters include residents of Southeast Alaska working for Alaska Salmon Industry Inc in 1948 49 seasons with specific ballot choices excluding CIO from the AFL and no union option. Hudson heads to Petersburg to establish elections there and for Alaska Glacier Sea Food Co. production workers face PTA CIO and UAF CWU on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hudson
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
NLRB
CIO
Hudson
Petersburg
Alaska Glacier Sea Food Co
PTA
UAF
CWU
APL
FTA
Lt Col Alexander Returns from Kotzebue Mission
Lt Col J D Alexander Adjutant General of Alaska National Guard returns to Juneau from Kotzebue where he activated Company C of the 1st Scout Battalion. The two officers and 29 enlisted men are mainly a native unit. He notes native scouts were valuable in prior war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Alexander
Alaska
National Guard
Juneau
Kotzebue
Alexander
Steamers Nav Update Amid Seasonal Tour Traffic
Corsair arrives tomorrow afternoon for the last tourist trip of the season. Princess Kathleen from Vancouver due Saturday afternoon. Prince George sails from Vancouver Friday. Baranof sails from Seattle Saturday. Princess Norah sails from Vancouver Saturday. Princess Louise arrives Friday at 8 am and sails south at 9 am. Aleutian to sail south late Sunday night or Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsair
Princess Kathleen
Vancouver
Prince George
Baranof
Seattle
Princess Norah
Princess Louise
Sourdough Reunion in Los Angeles Elects Officers
About 400 members of the International Sourdough Reunion, Inc. gather in Los Angeles for the 18th annual conference with three days of meetings. Dr. Kristian Falkenberg of Seattle is expected to become president, taking over from W. H. Brown of Los Angeles. Members recount Yukon era adventures during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
International Sourdough Reunion, Inc
Kristian Falkenberg
Seattle
Chicago
Dawson
Yukon
W. H
Billy) Brown
Alaska
Airplane wreckage sighted on Mount Hood
Mount Hood searchers report wreckage of an airplane found in deep snow. Initial belief points to a missing Air Force B 26 from April 21. the flight from Hamilton Field to Portland carried Col Archibald Y. Smith and Col Walter W. Hodge and Sgt H E Sluga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mount Hood
Hamilton Field
Calif
Air Force
Archibald Y. Smith
San Francisco
Army
Walter W. Hodge
H. E. Sluga
San Jose
British brothers sail 2700 miles in 20 foot craft
Stanley Smith aged 30 and Colin Smith aged 29, Royal Air Force veterans, completed a 2700 mile Atlantic crossing in a homemade 20 foot sailboat. They left Halifax, North Carolina, 43 days ago and landed near Dartmouth England after storms and hunger. A harbor launch towed them ashore when wind failed offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
England
Stanley Smith
Colin
Royal Air Force
Halifax
N. C
Stock Quotes From New York Market August 18
Closing quotes listed Alaska Juneau mine at 3 percent, American Can 94, Anaconda 29, Curtiss Wright 8, International Harvester 2641, Kennecott 49, New York Central 1074, Northern Pacific 14, U S Steel 234, Pound 4.02 dollars. Volume sold 1,180,000 shares. Averages: Industrials 182.02, rails 47.40, utilities 36.72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Rails
Utilities
Rosemary Theile returns from vacation to Alaska secretary office
Mrs Celia Theile and her daughter Rosemary came back from a two month trip to Seattle Portland and San Francisco visiting relatives and friends. She resumed duties in the Alaska secretary office after her annual leave yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Theile
Secretary of Alaska
Rosemary
Grommet Reefer Arrives at Engineer Dock with Army Supplies
The USAT Grommet Reefer docked at Engineer Dock from Kodiak to load 300 measurement tons of U S Army Transportation Corps supplies for Seattle discharge. Departure is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Master Captain Arne Munson and a 42 man crew command the freighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak
U. S. Army Transportation Corps
Seattle
Arne Monson
Square Dancing Club to Meet Saturday Evening
Announcement says the Square Dancing Club will meet Saturday at 8 o clock in the Catholic Parish Hall. The event is set for an evening gathering with members invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square Dancing Club
President urges delay on Vaughan judgment amid inquiry
President Truman asked reporters to suspend judgment on Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan until after his army aide testifies before the Senate committee. He condemned leaks and said he would not answer questions about the inquiry. Senator McCarthy urged Vaughan’s removal from Veterans Affairs and as aide, but Truman declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
Veterans Affairs
McCarthy
R-Wis
Veterans Affairs Post
Hoey
D-Nc
Fairbanks Couple Missing On Flight
A Fairbanks, Alaska, couple Hess Ragins and Hilda Schronbrod have been missing for two days after departing Tanacross en route to Dawson Territory. U S and Canadian Air Force and civilian planes search the area with authorities seeking the two to confirm their safety. Ragins is identified as district traffic manager for Northern Consolidated Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Dawson
V. T
U. S
Hess Ragins
Hilda Schronbrod
Tanacross
Here
Ragins
Northern Consolidated Airlines
Last Rites Held for Noted Author Margaret Mitchell
Crowds gathered at a stone chapel in Atlanta as Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind received last rites. An Episcopal service was broadcast by loudspeakers while about 300 invited mourners filled the interior after her death caused by a speeding car last Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Auf
Margaret Mitchell
Episcopal Church
Mitchell
Two Channel Attempts End in Partial Swims
Jose Cortinas, 32, Cuban swimmer, failed to complete the English Channel after six hours and cramps forced his withdrawal near Calais. He said he would try again in about two weeks. Shirley May France, 17, from Somerset Massachusetts, postponed her swim from Cap Gris Nez to Dover due to rough water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
France
Jose Cortinas
English Channel
Dover
Eng
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
Cap Gris Nez
Truman charges hit Vaughan testimony secrecy
President Truman accused Senate investigators of hiding favorable testimony about military aide Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan. The Hoey committee released secret testimony on Vaughan’s dealings with businessmen and gifts tied to government permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
Vaughan
Hoey
D-Nc
Harry Hoffman
Milwaukee
Albert J. Gross
Robert Quirk
Cudahy
Wis
Gross
Secret testimony refutes Vaughan on freezer gifts to Washington
Senate investigators released testimony showing Albert J. Gross, Milwaukee freezer maker, telling the five percenters that the deep freezer gifts to Washington notables including Mrs. Truman were not experimental or factory rejects. He stated there were no rejects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Alaskan Huskies Sent South for Navy Mascots
Eleven Husky puppies arrived in San Diego aboard the attack cargo ship Seminole returning from the Arctic supply expedition. Ten belong to crew members while one is designated the ship mascot. Gifts came from Skull Cliff military post Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Alaska
Skull Cliff
Bids Rejected For Chugiak School Construction
Four Anchorage contractors bid on the Chugiak school building with living quarters and basement playroom. Dr James C Ryan Territorial Commissioner of Education rejected all four as too high and due to the Territory's financial condition. Bids were Henry Wolff 630000 Anchorage Builders 74746 Cupples Construction Company 587,478.08 Brady Swalline Company 897800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Ryan
Anchorage
Chugiak
Dr. Ryan
Territorial
Henry Wolff
Anchorage Builders
Cupples Construction Company
Brady-Swalline Company
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JSC
Denver
de Molay
Westminster Fellowship
Northern Light Presbyterian Church
Robert
Twink) McClellan
Charles W. Carter Mortuary
Robert G. Allen
Drew Pearson
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Kug
Interior Department Administration of
Guam
American Samoa
Marshall, Caroline
Mariana Islands
Pacific
U. 8. Weather Bureau
Savitar
American Steel Mill
ANG
Hubby
Fellahs
Tacoma
Sea Food Co
Col
L.A
Yukon Trail
Atlantic
Mrs. Theile
Grommet
Deep Freezer
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