Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman ... Publisher
Frank DeLoughery ... Editor
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GERWERS SURPRISED WITH
WAFFLE SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gerwer were
having a quiet evening at home
Tuesday when a group of neigh
bors came knocking on the door
to surprise them with a party to
celebrate their wedding anniver
sary. The guests brought their
own waffle supper and when the
party was over the waffle iron
was left with the Gerwers as an
anniversary gift. Mr. and Mrs.
Gerwer were married 17 years ago,
August 17, in New York. They have
been in Alaska about ten years
and have two children, Ted and
Judy.
Mr and Mrs. J. M. Newman of
Rice Lake. Wisconsin, were in
Seward and Hope during the past
two weeks. Mr. Newman is the
brother of the late Jim Newman,
a well known figure in Alaska his
tory of the past sixty years or
more. Jim Newman died some
months ago and was buried in the
cemetery at Hope.
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. E. Orlander
Jeweler
Established 1916
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: SEWARD—ALASKA'S HOT SPOT
The weather being one of the
safe topics of discussion in Seward
these days, and our “unusual sum
mer having been rather costly to
us all because of - fuel bills, the
Seaport Record considers it news.
The account of our two warm
days which was given in this paper
a week ago was picked up by a
| California newspaper under the
head “Alaska has ‘weather’ too."
| We therefore feel called upon to
boast that according to tlie Weath
er Bureau report, Seward was the
hottest spot in Alaska last Mon
day with a high of 73 degrees!
If the Seward Chamber of Com
merce could just make arrange
ments to keep up such a fine rec
ord, we would soon be billed as
a summer resort and be overrun
with pleasure seekers.
As it was, the young fry turned
out in great numbers to swim in
Bear Lake and the local swimming
hole. The rest of us basked in the
sun and congratulated ourselves on
the beautiful day.
Oh yes, California, Alaska has
weather, too, especially Seward.
(—At approximately the same
time “a blinding two-day snow
storm” was reported in the Kern
River, California, basin.)
Do you know your house number?
Telephone Polk 1SS
McRae Concrete
Products
Box 621
SEWARD, ALASKA
When In Seward
ITS
The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
Reliable Cab
MAIN 99
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Dispatcher On Dufy ‘Round-flie-CJock
Carl & Don Will Appreciate Your Patronage
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDULE
Also FREQUENT FREIGHTER SERVICE
W. W. Sipprell, Gen. Agt. - Phone Main 125
SS ALASKA
Au?. 23 lor
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Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Aug. 26 for
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The
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When a woman mentions the
same subject for the second or
third time she is immediately
branded a “nagger”. Folks grow
tired of being told and reminded
of something which every man
considers to be his own business.
This columnist will risk that cri
ticism to remind the people of
Seward once again about house
numbers.
On Wednesday just at the noon
hour there was a fire alarm. After
a few minutes I asked tire tele
phone operator the location of the
lire. “Opposite Gerwer's” was her
reply. She did not know whose
house it was that at that very
minute might be burning to the
ground.
Suppose the drivers of the fire
trucks had not known where Ger
wers live? Suppose G.erwers had
moved? Suppose it had been John
Smith instead of Gerwers? There
was a brisk wind blowing at the
time. If it had been necessary to
hunt foi the fire, there would have
been serious loss instead of the
small incident it turned out to be.
It is also possible that the house
j in question did not have a num
I her posted in plain sight and that
the person turning in the alarm,
being uiiused to the idea and ex
cited, simply failed to report the
fire by number and street. Never
theless, that does not change the
basic argument that house numbers
are becoming a necessity in
Seward.
According to the tax assessor
there are 750 buildings in the city
which should have numbers and
less than 30 per cent of all the
buildings carry them. If you are
renting and your landlord does
not supply you with the small
metal figures which cost five cents
each, a very small amount of paint
will do the job. and five minutes
at the City Hall gives the infor
mation.
This small but important job is
the easiest thing in the world to
put off. My next door neighbor
remarked that she had intended
all summer to do it, but just for
gets. There are many others who
are neglecting it for the same
reason.
Come on. Folks, for your own
protection, let's get those house
I numbers up in plain sight! r
About 7.227,000 National Service
Life Insurance policies, held by
World War II veterans, were in
! force in late Spring, Veterans Ad
i ministration said. The policies rep
resented S41.fi billion of insurance
protection.
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FAREWELL DINNER FOR
SANATORIUM TECHNICIAN
Culminating a series of farewell
parties, a roast duck supper party
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bale Bond Thursday night
honoring Mrs. Genevieve Holder.
Mrs. Holder, laboratory and X
ray technician at the Seward Sana
torium for the past eight months,
is returning to her home in San
Diego, California.
Two officers from the Aleutian,
nurses at the Sanatorium and
friends in town made up the party
of ten who were served buffet sup
per adn later accompanied Mrs.
Holder to the ship.
Patronize Home Industry
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
SEWARD, ALASKA
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SEWARD, ALASKA
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struction.
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trucks.
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KENAI SCENIC
BUS LINES
ANNOUNCES
New Charter Service
To Any Place on the Kenai Peninsula
SEWARD to One Way Round Trip
Lawing .$ 1-80 $ 3.00
Moose Pass . 2.60 4.00
Soper's Lodge .-. 4.00 6.00
Cooper's Landing . 4.50 6.75
Henton's Lodge .. 5-00 7.50
Keitel . 8-00 12.00
Kasilof . 10-00 15.00
/ (Min. 5 Pass&ngers)
— ALSO —
AIRPLANE CHARTER TRIPS
To Any Place on the Kenai Peninsula
WHEEL OR FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANES
Two Seward-Anchorage Planes Daily
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION CALL AT
Reliable Cab Stand
' or PHONE MAIN 99
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE AGENTS
AIRPLANE TICKETS TO ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD
CONTRACT WIRING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Dodge Electric Co.
Phone Madison 151
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Telephone Adams 92
Pickup Delivery
Cleaning
Alterations
Pressing
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for
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Meets
1st Wed. of Month
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
Meet 2nd & 4th Thursday of Month
OPEN DAILY 8:00 P. M.
Except Sunday
Regular Meeting'First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. EL Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt
International Longshoremen’s
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
Each Month at 7 p.m.—Union Hall
President — Harold Davis
TANNING
Send us your furs and skins to be
tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
finished skins immediately.
Valcauda Fur Co.
National Bldg. — Seattle. Wash.
SEWARD LODGE
No. 219
F. & A. M.