ChkONGLCGY Of, 1955
CONT.
JULY ?
Don Smith was elected the
president of the darner Cha^i
befr"ofTommerce"« ’
The Jetro Trailer court
opened for business.
a large crowd was on hand
over the fourth of July holi
day to open the new Fritz
Creek Civic and Social Center
hall.
a lack of an agreement be
tween fishermen and canneries
has held up the opening of
the seasonv
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snow
have *( taken over the manage
ment of the Alaska Christian
Children’s none.
JULY lii
It has been announced that
Hcmer. will get a ^79,000
school addition-next year.
The Alaska Fresh Cannery
went into a double shift op
eration this week.
NooX Martin moved to Idaho
where rje will make his home.
MrsY Erwin Becker left for
the States for medical atten
tion. j _
JULf 211
A grbup of Shell Oil men,
headed By Gun. James Doolit
tle, visited Homer this weuk,
A crew of 12 men is re
ported to be working for the
Alaska Chrome Corporation at
Hod Mountain.
Patrolman fid Martin and
family arrived in Horner to
make their homu here.
The Terminal Sales office
is to be moved to the Spit on
August 1.
Eight homer boys left for
the Sky Pilot's Camp.
Mrs* Hues Cronin and boys
left for a trip to the States.
JIM 28
Miss Iris Jette, senior
public health nurse, arrived
in Homer on her first visit.
Boyd Miller returned from
California.
The Coast Guard cutter
Sedge visited Homer last week.
Ethel Scott returned^ to
Homur after a visit of sever
al weeks in the States.
AUGUST 1
Vurr, Mutch has been ap
pointed a member of the Alas
ka Agricultural Loan Board.
Ed Johnson of Anchorage
walked away from his Supercub
aftur an emergency landing in
the Ohlson Mt. area.
George tov/ler has leased
the Clendencn mill, at Eagle
Valley.
Jack Harris of Anchorage
was rescued from a Kenai Riv
er snag after he had grabbed
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Mr. and Mrs* Bill Lukey
arrived in Homer from Calif*
Power survey reports on
four lakes on the Kami Pen
insula as prepared by the
Geological Survey indicate
the Lakes, Grant, Ptarmigan,
Crescent and Cooper, have an
estimated total potential
output of 11,000 kilowatts
for 90 percent of the time
and Hi,000 kilowatts f<?r $0
percent of the time.
AUGUST 11
Nina Clark of Mt. View
suffered burns in a stove ex
plosion in a cabin at Mil
ler’s nanding*
Miss Miriam Nichols became
the bride of Kenneth Huling.
Dave Davenport suggested
to the Kenai Chamber that a
dog racing association, be
formed.
The Homer News carried its
first Kenai News this week.
AUGUST 19
ihe body oi Florence Rees
was found on the Honor beach
Saturday, Mrs, Re<js was from
Seldovia.
. Ernesb (Babe) Evern was
killed in a plane accident at
Elmcndorf \ir Force Base.
Six lease men from Stand
ard Oil Co, are working to
acquire gas and oil leases on
the Peninsula.
Delegate Bob Bartlett and
Paul Butler, national Demo
cratic party chairman, made a
brief step at the Homer air
port last week,
i'he Homer Hews changed its
name to The Kenai Peninsula
Pioneer.
AUGUST 26
The Honor Fair got under
way today under wet skies.
Robert Gregory of Sterling
accidentally shot and killed
himself near his home Aug. 18.
Mps. Eva Carlson was elec
ted president of the Homer
Homemakers.
Kenai was host to the Al
aska 99* s, a women’s flying
group.
Rev, Dale Davis returned
to Homer from Cleveland.
The moose season opened
with rain, as usual.
SEPTEMBER 2
Dr. George Scaraeth, noted
soil scientist, addressed lo
cal farmers*
William brody cf Ninilchik
is recovering f ran a bout
with a brown bear,
Joanne Slone returned from
the States to attend school
in Homer,
A cancer fund box social
at Ninilchik netted &150,
Mra and krs, Steve lurk
ing ton arrived in Horner from
Connecticut,
SEPTEMBIH 9
The Grace Baptist church
has betome the proud owner of
a new P aldwin Spinet organ,*
High Ci‘ ? official .5 made an
iaspen" i • *n tour of loan?. S IP
faoj la.tier^
i-■ t• i•'clacme seal oi3. ■) amp
GARBAGE OI3PC6AL
Weekly Pickups Made
See Lonnie Scroggs
* * on
Ohlson Lane *
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L & f TRANSFER
was found on Yukon Island#
Both Kenai Days and the
Hinilchik fair were reported
successful#
The Homer Herald went out
of business#
* Dave Schroer left for the
States•
Mss Bunny Campbell and
Miss Jo Ann Berteson of Win
ilchik left for the States to
attend school.
SEPTEl’hER 19
R, E. (Gene) King resigned
his job as U. St Commissioner
for the Homer district*
Gerald #atson and James
Petersen, Kenai FWS men are
feared dead as the result of
a boating accident on Skilak
Lake*
The PHD now has a 25-year
lease on the Homer dock*
fh£ body of Ray Thome,
the missing man in the Flo
rence Rees murder case, was
found on a Seldovia beach.
The vote in the delegate
to the constitutional conven
tion race was small# (Yule
Kilcher finally won the race)
Joann Dillard was elected
president of the Homer high
school student,,body.
Inlet Flying Service was
awarded the contract to fly
mail from Seldovia to Port
Graham,
SEPTEMBER 26
a Congressional committee
probing public power in Alas
ka uncovered the fact that
the GAPa provided the secret
^15,000 fund to the secret
Alaska Committee for Public
Power,
Miss Gwen Edens left this
week for Portland where she
will enter college,
Zelda Hersee visited Homer
from Juneau,
Mr, and Mrs, Henry Hunter
have adopted a baby boy.
Steve Smasj HEA line fore
man, was discharged this week.
Gene Lawrence and Jon
Stenson left for California.
a farewell party honored
Mr, and Mrs, Jim Sherry,
OCTOBER 3
The HEA board met in spec
ial session and gave a vote
of confidence to the CAPA
board,
Mr, and Mrs. A1 Erdman
have taken over the operation
of the Rainbow cafe in Kenai.
The sixth grade class of
the Homer school has been
moved to the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Eltsc Garter has ar
rived from Virginia to teach
the new section of the first
grade in Homer*
OCTOBER 10
Daniel Pobar of Anchorage
was picked up by helicopter
at Halibut Cove and flown to
Anchorage after he' auffcrdd
back injuries*
a mobile TACaN station is
operating in the Homer area.
The first snow of the sea
son hit the hills around Hom
er this week*
Gene King was elected
President of the re-organized
Homer Republican Club*
Paul Choquette was forced
to leave his plane on a lake
north of Anchorage when ice
formed on a lake and bad wea
ther would not allow him to
take off*
prs* Jim Neely was injured
in an accident in Anchorage*
I& ght Peninsu la s tudents
are registered at the Univer
sity of Alaska.
miw aid iers. don Rose and
family have returned to ah
chorals*
OCTOBER 17
a valuable quarter horse
owned by Charles Barnes was
shot on the East Road*
Lande’s Garage and the
Waffle Chop in Kenai were
broken into.
Mr, and Mrs. DeWry ne Sov
ereign have moved to Homer,
Carl Sholin of the Homer
aRC shop is on leave for a
month.
OCTOBER 2U
Ora Jones was named Homer
Civil Defease Director.
an open house for the Hom
er hospital-health center is
scheduled for this week,
Wuincy Bunton was elected
president of the Homer Demo
cratic Club.
a good crowd was on hand
to protest the PUD taking
over the Homer airport.
Waldo Coyle was elected
president of the Kenai Civic
League.
Herbert Dunlop, Anchorage
wholesale grocer was killed in
a car accident near Hentonrs
Lodge.
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KENAI PENINSULA PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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21 FEBRUARY, 1956
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