Kotzebue News
The ice has gone from Kotze
bue Sound and the first up-river
boat of the season came into Kot
zebue June 13. Theodore Booth
came down to the Noatak River
for a trip to Kotzebue for supplies.
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The ice has broken up in Ko
buk Lake and everyone in Kot
zebue is packing the clean ice
for storage in barrels as provision
against the yearly water shortage
in the village. The Chamber of
Commerce and % Village Council
are working on the water prob
lem, and it is hoped storage tanks
can be arranged for, to be placed
at different places in the town to
catch rain water.
A tentative well-digging pro
gram is also under way, but this
water cannot be used for drinking
or cooking.
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Vernon Hilliker, flown by Vin
cent Daly of Kodiak, has been
covering the Kotzebue area re
cruiting workers for the Alaska
Packers canneries. It is expected
150 men will leave within the
next week for the Bristol Bay
area.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee and
son, of Fairbanks, are in Kotze
bue visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blattler of
Nome are among the recent new
comers into Kotzebue. Jack will
be connected with Rotman Stores.
June Rotman, daughter of Lou
is *and Clara Rotman, has re
turned to Kotzebue for the sum
mer vacation. June has been at
tending Holy Names Academy in
Seattle.
Marge Bogard, well - known
bookkeeper and office manager
for Arctic Oil Sales and Archie
Ferguson, has returned to Kotze
bue after spending the winter in
Seattle. Marge visited her family
in Seward for a month before
coming to the Arctic town for
the seasonal activities.
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Nelson Walker brought in his
four-place Piper on floats from
Fairbanks June 11—the first float
plane to land in the area this
season.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nat Brown, c?f
McGrath, are in Kotzebue for a
short stay, while an attempt is
made to salvage the motor and
parts from the plane which was
seriously damaged last year at
Point Hope during Coast and Geo
detic Survey work.
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Charles Lucier, who worked
with Dr. Larson and Dr. Helge
in recent years, is doing ethno
logical work at Noatak Camp this
year under a grant from the
Arctic Institute of North Amer
ica. Last year, Mr. Lucier was
married to Grace Nagozaruk of
Point Hope. He reports she is in
the sanntarium at Seward at the
present time.
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Irene Cornue, who taught at
Haycock and Nome during the
past few years, is in Kotzebue.
She will be a tour guide tor Wien
Alaska Airlines this summer. Em
ma Bellows, well-known former
Nome resident, is also in Kotze
bue, from Seattle. She will man
age the Wien restaurant which
is open to tour guests only.
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Miss Virginia Powell, A N S
teacher at Kotzebue, is leaving
within a few days for her home
in Fluefield, West Va. After her
leave in the States Miss Powell
will return to Alaska, where she
expects to teach in Wrangel dur
ing the coming winter. Miss Pow
ell has taught in Kotzebue for two
years.
Eunice Logan, ANS primary
teacher for the past five years,
leaves shortly for her home in
North Carolina for a visit with
her family. Miss Logan also ex
pects to teach at Wrangel during
the winter.
Ethel and Lindell Bagley, ANS,
are also ieaving Kotzebue after a
number of years here and at
Noorvik. They expect to spend
the next year on leave in the
States with Missouri as their
headquarters. All of the ANS per
sonnel will be greatly missed in
the village.
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Alice Connolly, head nurse at
the ANS Hospital, left for the
States, where she will visit her
people in Michigan and attend a
nurses convention at Atlantic
City.
Just before her departure, Dr.
Rabeau returned from a trip to
Juneau, where he and Dr. Moore,
of Mt. Edgecumbe, had a highly
successful bear-hunting trip.
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The Arctic Circle Chamber of
Commerce meeting held recently
had as guests Irene Cornu, Mrs.
Preston of Fairbanks, Lt. Miracle
and Capt. Zumbrudden.
A committee was appointed for !
Cleanup Week, and for the big
Fourth of July celebration that is
planned for the 4th and 5th.
Invitations have been sent to
the people of the surrounding vil
lages to compete for the prizes
offered for typical Eskimo games,
kayak races, spearing, target
shooting, Eskimo dancing, muk
tuk eating contest, etc. One of
the major concerns of those re
sponsible is the problem of hous
ing the tourists and guests in the
village.
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The old Backland Cannery
buildings, purchased by Jack Bul
lock of the B & R Tug Co., are
being torn down.
Part of the lumber is being used
in the combination office and
home being constructed for the
Bullocks. The location will be
used for the installation of metal
warehouses being brough in by
the B &'R.
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