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•< 'v6u;-i >'•-August 20, 1947 . \ No. 77
' POST OFFICMEFUSES TO GRflflT iriCREHSEODELIVERIES
t NO *MORE NJEWS *.
. . CN''STRIKE W
RECfivttftfTRi.}
'Ho further-he.wd’ of
'the longshoreman1 s
. * s fcr ik e which* : - thro a «•
-'tons ‘to* stop 'all- -
r . '^shipping ' toJ * n.Ios’ka'
4 . was' , available* v ats
presstimo' today'. ; • ’
^nderson Dock ag
-4 ents of - the-- Alaska*
Sto&fnship' Co.report’
- that news* of a twon
- - day 'delay • ifr the'
*/scheduled Sailing -of
t ' 'the Denali -was Aired*
; them several days*^
:-.ago* The* steamer A as -
%Jtwo days-'behind scfie
- dule in ■ arrival'--at
the Seattle docks;^
.How jv or Dock xc$gen t s
-'ilcfva no official'-A'ord
.of' any other change ~
Aft plans for the'boat
*7 now -due to liodvotf'So- *
^ ** at tie next Saturday?.
. :It has been ropor- i
ted by unofficial •:
+ sources^ ’ that a frei
-gfeter ^Rill: leave tho
f.St«iftl 3 docks for -u.1- ■
- a ska ~ t omorr oiry. > * ,* bu t
.the rjport has" not
-boon confirmed.
.• Tho rumor current
" in the city yesterday
which reported that a
.settlement had been
. . T'r ? - ....
Council Meets*
.». / • ^ i< • * •*
• , . \
Friday '■
Next rogtfldrly
scheduled mooting of .
‘the ci£yt council will .
take place • * Friday/^
-' night at 8 p!clock it ^
’ wl.s announced today
• by’ Mayor Harry Lpon
•hardt. Mooting place
riV in th^. ,coupc il.
- chambbrs ; Lt ‘ city
hall. *' 1
Ih o: a pp o In'tmen V
li counciifnan to" Su
1 c,ood;-Lou ivloxandor is.
/expected at. the Fri
: da mpit ing • Sol ec -
fion/bf- a now city
•clerk 1? also expect
ed -to bo made at that
t imo*
'\Xtfp J'iutz TAKEN ;
•~ -Tolled "department
^ foilsUnless ’ for the
•flret ' ' half of thp
blby ‘'w-eek • totalled
‘^25 in Tires, cblloe-/
• tod- - from ’ two' law
, -brdak er s * it :was re
pair t d d * y b s t or day . by
•police- - magistrate'
G. M. Chambers.
reached, appears to
*bd unfoundod. 1
*• , -{j f*'1' '• : -• *
1N V £ S T EG AT OR S ;
<SAY SERVICE'
IS ADEQUATE
? A . . - * *
x* • Tho 'Post Office
Department has refu
sed'., to ‘grault S.oldo
'Via.fS./.. request . for
/kddod .postal service,
"city officials woro
informed this week.by
a letter from Del.
5,.L. Bartlett,
Both the Chtonbor
of Commerce and the
city cpuncil.’ earlier
this year had gono^on
record for a twice
wejkly delivery of
airmail to SeldQvia*
Letters from .both the
Chamber, of .Commerce
and the council * eive-ro
sent to “Delegate
.Bartlett and to post
'of.flce heads request
ing . .the added .ser
vice. ’
It was pointed* out
that business of tho
cityfs merchants suf
fers, when business
letters which are de
livered here Thursday
must wait a full 10
days . bofore their
answer can reasonably
be .expected to reach
its destination. It
was..also pointed out
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