More From The “Roaring Forties”—
Community Life As Seen By Reporter
July 5, 1940
Miss Margaret Harmon and Mr.
Norman Sutliff, both of (New York
City, were married last Wednes
day evening at the home of friends.
Rev. A. W. Warner officiated at
the ceremony. Miss Barbara Har
mon was bridesmaid and Mr. Dick
Drake acted as best man for the
groom, who is employed at the
Naval Station
Around-About— Word has been
brought to the inquiring reporter
that there is a fast growing nudist
colony forming locally, who be
sport themselves in very abbrevi
ated attire alt the beach and woods
off neighboring isle, Near Island.
Ask Smitty about it!
American Legion Post 17 July
4th Committee disclaim all respon
sibility for the weather that came
to us on the Fourth. Because of
rain most of the program was post
poned until Sunday, which proved
tor be ideal.
July 26, 1940
Pat Russell and her copper-col
ored bloodhound make a very
pretty picture during one of their
promanades. Pat’s idea of using a
harness for the cute puppy is at
feast practical.
Preparation of the foundation for
the new Baptist church began
Wednesday.
Miss Charlotte Sundling became
Cm bride of Robert Holden July 13.
The ceremony was conducted by
Fr. King at his residence. Mrs. J.
Skinner and Mr. Lawley attended
die couple.
Passengers for the States on the
last sailing of the “Cordova” were
Mr. and Mrs. Heron, parents of
Mrs. O. A. Torgerson, and Miss
Bliss, a friend.
Mrs. Torgerson and daughter,
Theron, accompanied them to Cor
dova and will remain there a cou
ple of weeks.
Several of her girl friends gave
Janet Smith a shower Thursday.
Because the day was so nice they
decided to call it a “Picnic Shower”
and sojourned to Big Lake, where
a gay time was had by all.
August 8, 1940
Phoebe Buchanan and R. V.
Loughead exchanged marriage
vows at the Baptist church, August
7. Rev. Warner officiated, with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Pajoman attending
the couple.
Around About—“As more homes
in the Erskane sub-division near
completion, more and more mar
riages take place. Well, it is at
least a very thoughtful and cooper
ative idea, and should bring forth
grand results mutually.”
More than 300 persons attended
the Box Social and dance held on
the Naval Station last Saturday
night. It was the first of it’s kind
held at the base and was done sc
for the benefit of the Baptist Mis
sion.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Anderson on August 3.
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Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kraflt left on
the “Cordova”, enroute to Phoenix,
Arizona, where they will again take
up residence.
A bouncing baby son was born to
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Christofferson
last Tuesday. This young gentle
man is the 17th child of the couple
and the 8th consecutive boy born.
Mother and baby are doing very
well.
With her father officiating at the
ceremony, Katherine Naughton and
Herbert Hoff were joined in matri
mony at the Commissioner’s resi
dence on August 3. Ralph Naugh
ton and Mrs. Mary Gregeroff were
the witnesses at the happy union.
A daughter, Joyce Arlene, was
born on August 16 to Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Torgramson.
Miss Margaret Ronan, member
of the Kodiak Publishing Co. staff,
returned from a week-long trip to
Anchorage.
Mrs. W. J. Erskine raised cucum
bers and tomatoes in her green
house- weighing 14 to 16 ounces per
tomato.
Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee Hall, Jr.
left for their home in Santa Rosa,
California after spending the sum
mer with Mrs. Hall’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Erskine.
A son was born on August 24 to
Mr. and Mrs. Dalmond Valley.
September 6, 1940
Hermann Anderson and Martha
Katelnikoff, both of Ouzinkie, were
married by the Commissioner in
his office on August 29. Attending
the couple were John Anderson,
the groom’s father, and Mrs. Jul
ian Muller, mother of the bride.
Around • About — “Those ladies
really looked charming in formal
evening dresses at the dance the
other night. Was THAT a dance at
the Base last Saturday night?
Grand music, grand people and a
grand time (even a grand headache
the next morning) ... And ye oJde
inquiring reporter turning one ear
to the wall, while drinking coffee,
and the other plugged to the moan
ings and groanings of a guy with
a snootful . . . Saw a couple of
good impromptu fights behind a
certain cocktail lounge on Labor
Day . . . Orchids to the Bank of
Kodiak this week for the beautiful
display of potted ferns, plants and
flowers that greet one’s eye inside
the bank. Sorf’a makes one feel a
little better when the news is re
ceived that that certain check just
bounced.”
In the little Baptist church par
sonage, Sally King and Gerald
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Hughley were happily married,
with Rev. W. A. Warner officiating.
Stuart Dickman and A. L. March
ant were witnesses for the couple.
After the wedding ceremony a
party was given at the Legion Hall,
at which the newlyweds appeared
and dispenced unbounded hospi
tality.
The guests danced to the music
of the Holden Hot Shots and “Red”
Shaw demonstrated his versatility
on the guitar.
The party finally broke up about
1 o’clock as the strains of “Home,
Sweet Home” were heard above
ithe rain which poured down out
side, with unceasing abundance,
during the whole evening.
September 6, 1940
Kodiak Territorial School opened
last week with grade classes being
held on the main floor and high
school students attending their
classes in the basement, due to
lack of space.
The school staff, with R. L. Clif
ton as superintendent, includes
Mrs. Mona Graves, 1st grade; Miss
Georgie Giberson, 5th grade; Miss
Mary Walsh, 6th grade; E. E. Brom
ley, 7th and 8th grades. Because of
recent surgery, Miss Giberson was
unable to be in Kodiak at the be
ginning of the school term. Mrs.
Louise Coon will substitute until
Miss Giberson arrives.
High school teachers are Olaf
Halverson, mathematics and shop
instruction; Mrs. Dunlap, home
economics and science; Miss Mar
garet Ronan, commercial and busi
ness courses; INI K. Porter, English
and social science.
Mr. Clifton is making plans to
form a PTA in the near future.
September 13, 1940
Vital statistics report received
by the Commissioner’s office lists
the following births in Ouzinkie
during the past 30 days: A daugh
ter, Laura Darlene, born August 31
to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Squartsoff;
a daughter, Virginia, born August
28 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Torsen;
a daughter, Nadine, bom July 23
to Mr. and Mrs. Sim Squartsoff,
and a son, Herman, bom August
27 to Mr. and Mrs. H. Trefeme.
ADVERTISEMENT—Jerry says:
“Keep that school-girl complexion
—Throw away your pots and pans
and that stove and eat with us here,
at the Northern Light Grill”.
Around-About—“Yes, and by the
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way, page the vigilantes of '49, or
was it ’96, for their doubles have
sprung into existence in town, I
hear. A masked and hooded band
of intrepid young businessmen who
silently glide around under the
cover of darkness in quest of those
persons who owe them money. I’ve
heard they call themselves the Pad
lock Muskateers.” (Ed. note: Won
der if this method would work in
1961?)
Mrs. Norman SutMff is planning
to form a kindergarten class for
children from 4 to 6 years old.
Recent arrivals in town include
“Buck” Hoylman, secretary of the
Kodiak Central Labor Council, who
has spent the last two months on
the fishing grounds in chase of the
elusive “humpie” and “silver”.
Miss Anita Ellen White, daugh
ter of Mrs. Ben Kraft, left on the
“Cordova” this week, bound for
Seattle, enroute to Bellingham,
Washington. There she will enter
her last year of studies at the West
ern Washington College of Educa
tion, graduating in 1941 as a full
fledged school teacher.
Incidentally, this school is the
same on which Mrs. Kraft attended
when studying her educational
courses, but was then known as
Bellingham Normal School.
September 20, 1940
Hardly had the steamer arrived
in port with Miss Millie Collins
aboard last night, than sihe was
met by her fiance and whisked
away to become his bride, the Mrs.
Clinton Walciher. Rev. W. A. War
ner officiated at the ceremony held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Schultz. The newlyweds were
attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Vigue.
The long-awaited moment of the
opening of Griffin Memorial Hos
pital is at hand now, or will be
within a matter of just a week or
two. (
Around-About—
An orchid to you, Ray, for dis
playing the first real American
banner, and roses to others who
bought them, too. That’s the spirit
... It should be a nice little party
Sunday when Father King says
Hello to Pauline and yourself
George, and don’t forget the “I
will obey” either.
On August 28 George Grassnickle
and Zenia Brandel were joined to
gether in the bonds of holy matri
mony by Fr. C. R. King. Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Peterson attended the
couple.
Within a relatively short time
the apartment house being built
by Emil Rnudsen at the base of
Pillar Mountain, alongside the Base
road, will be ready for occupancy.
October 4, 1940
During the past week many of
Kodiak’s residents have taken ad
vantage of the nice, warm sunshine
to give their stores and homes a
brand-new fresh coat of paint. The
newly-built suburban residence of
Miss Margaret Renan is being sub
jected to the artistry of the paint
er’s brush; the town house of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Kraft is having a
gray-trimmed white coat of paint
applied; Bill Worth has trimmed
his house with a coat of spotless
white paint, also. Armstrong’s Liq
uor Store has employed Mike Craw
ford to re-decorate both the inter
ior and exterior of their building
in a soft pastel-shade; Ray Martin
benefited tremendously when
Schenley Produx exchanged a com
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