Kotzebue News
The quarterly meeting erf the
Friends Mission Church has
brought many visitors into town
from outlying villages.
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A new resident of Kotzebue has
probably had more interested
visitors than any other newcomer
to the village. Wien Alaska Air
lines has a small polar bear cub
in front of their hotel, which is
the delight of the children and
the subject of many pictures by
the tourists going through in in
creasing numbers. The most re
cent party was greeted by Arctic
Queen Eleanor Glover when she
piesented a huge bouquet of wild
flowers to Baroness Falconi, who
with her husband Baron Filippo
Falconi, Italian consul general
from San Francisco, Dr. Alvaro
Beltrani, Italian vice consul from
Seattle, and Edmondo Zappettini,
San Francisco businessman, were
overnight guests in the village.
Mrs. Patrick O’Neill of Fairbanks
accompanied the party.
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The Iyapenna and Okpealuk
skin boats arrived from Diomede
Island filled with people to spend
the summer on the shores of Kot
zebue Sound. The village is glad
to add the Diomeders to their list
of visitors from Arctic villages
who spend most of the summer in
Kotzebue.
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Barbara and Harry Anderson
had a short vacation at Kiana,
where they fished and dug for
relics. Barbara has gained fame
with her recent news stories and
Andy is the ANS engineer.
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Mrs. Karl Neilson of the Kenai
Peninsula is visiting her mother,
Molly Berryman, and sister Mrs.
Raven Sheldon and Mrs. Percy
Ipalook.
A number of fishermen re
turned during the past week when
Alaska Packers found it. neces
sary to stop operation due to lack
of fish. The men returned with
their guaranteed salary, but were
disappointed in the short season.
Many of those who left for can
neries are still working at other
points where there seems to be
no shortage.
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Sgt. Jay Maley’s wife and small
daughter departed recently for
the States where they will spend
several months at their perman
ent home on Vashon Island.
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Bert Eaken, long-time resident
of Kotzebue, was in the village
for a short visit after some
months on the MS Tula at Dutch
Harbor, Seattle and Nome. Bert,
with Jim Rogers, of Nome, is now
on the Little Tula, which is op
erated by the B & R Tug and
Barge. Axel Johnson returned to
Kotzebue after an absence of sev
eral years in Nome and the Kou
garok. He is mechanic for the
B & R, and intends to make his
permanent residence in Kotzebue.
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Walter Blankenship, Kiana
trader, is spending some weeks in
his Kotzebue summer home, visit
ing his daughter, Ida, and small
grandson, Bucky, who are resi
dents of Kotzebue.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Cloudy with occasional rain to
day but clearing tonight; partly
cloudy Tuesday. Gentle northerly
winds tonight becoming westerly
10-15 mph Tuesday. Lowest tem
perature expected tonight 46, high
Tuesday 60.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation .5 in.
Temperatures: high 53, low 47.
Max. wind 10 mph from the SE.
Sun rises 2:51 a.m.. sets 9:23 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 52, low 37. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 74 in 1923.
low 35 in 1907.
Other stations, 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 31 Cloudy
Point Hope 42 Part cloudy
Kotzebue 51 Rain
Gambell 41 Cloudy
Nome 52 Rain
Unalakleet 52 Rain
Bethel 47 Drizzle
McGrath 51 Rain
Anchorage 59 Rain
Fairbanks 57 Rain
Whitehorse 62 Part cloudy
Edmonton 72 Part cloudy
Juneau 57 Cloudy
Ketchikan 55 Cloudy
Seattle 60 Clear
San Francisco 66 Clear
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American Slang
Stops Russian Wrestlers
HELSINKI, (/P)—Russia’s frat
ernization policy with American
athletes in the Olympic games al
most ran into a snag Monday
when it encountered some U.S.
slang.
Ray Swartz, coach of the U.S.
wrestling team, was asked by
some Soviet wrestlers what he
thought of the Red grapplers.
“Pretty damn good,” replied
Swartz.
Russian interpreters wrinkled
their brows.
“Pretty?” HDamn?”
They weren’t sure it was com
plimentary. They asked for a re
peat.
“Good as hell,” answered
Swartz.
There was consternation again.
The interpreters went into a
huddle for about five minutes.
Finally they came out smiling.
“Oh,” they said, “He means
they have the force of fire!”
ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving from Anchorage: Al
fred Topkok, Ernest Rivers, E. A.
Miller, Hammond Ashley. From
McGrath: G. A. Hooking, E. Felt,
O. Peugh.
Departing for Anchorage: Da
vid Cechowski, V. C. Thackeray,
Frank Ford, Neil Stewart, Sig
Krogstad, Mary Stotts, Mrs. Rob
ert Stewart, Mrs. E. Burris.
ANCHORAGE - TOK JUNCTION
OPEN WIRE POLE LINE
ANNOUNCED BY MILITARY
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE
BASE, Alaska, July 26—Comple
tion of an open wire pole line
along the highway (between An
chorage and Tok Junction has
been announced by Col. Fred P.
Andrews, commanding officer of
the Alaska Communication Sys
tem. He explained that the new
line will provide more adequate
telephone and telegraph service
to central Alaska and improve
military communications.
In making the. announcement,
Col. Andrews asked the cooper
ation of everyone in protecting
and preserving “this vital com
munication facility.”
The apparent reluctance of
the Administration to tangle
with striking unions indicates
there are still not enough Fed
eral employees to carry an
election*
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they knew... QUALITY OF ALASKA
SALMON IS ASSURED
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Wh« a housewife in Anytown, U.S.A. serves
her family a tasty nutritious Alaska canned
salmon dish, she can be certain that the
food on her table meets the very highest
standards of wholesomeness.
To be certain of these high requirements,
the industry-supported Northwest Branch of
the National Canners Association carefully
inspects the Alaska salmon pack. This is. the
only major food canning industry in the
nation operating and financing its own quality
control program.
This program is important to the industry
in these highly competitive days. But it’s also
important to every citizen of Alaska because
historically salmon has been the
Mrkbone of the Territory's economy.
More details about this important in
dustry is contained in "Alaska’s
Salmon Industry,” a colorful 16
page booklet that includes tasty
recipes. We’ll mail you a copy or
send it to anyone you designate.
Now also is a good time to send
friends copies of "Welcome to
Alaska,” 12 pages crammed with in
formation about the Territory.
Address inquiries for either of these
booklets to Alaska Salmon Institute,
Box 893, Ketchikan.
Hear Sam Hayes, noted radio com
mentator . . . every Sunday over
your favorite Alaska station.
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