Court Clerk’s Visit Offers Chance
To Renew Former Friendship’s Here
By SIG DIGREE
The other day we had a chat with
the Clerk of the Court, Superior
Court, 3rd Judicial District, who is
in town on official business.
The fact that she is in town may
have been purely business, but we
think otherwise.
For she isn’t just any ordinary
clerk of the Court, and as far as
Kodiak is concerned her name has
been associated with its past until
not too long ago.
We refer, of course, to Anna Mae
Vokecek, who until a little over a
year ago, was very much identified
with the people of Kodiak. Her
talents won for her a job in An
chorage where she was offered the
important job of Clerk of the Su
perior Court when Alaska became
a state.
Anna Mae has seen them come
and go in a very real sense of the
word. Prior to taking over her pres
ent job, she served behind the
counter at Pacific Northern Air
lines ticket office in town. Prior
to that she worked at Kraft’s Dry
goods.
But of course, it wasn’t difficult
for her to step into her present job.
She had the legal training and
know-how, accumulated over the
years. Her most recent experience
along this line was her job as U. S.
Commissioner at Kodiak, a position
she held from April, 1948 to Janu
ary, 1954. That she served in that
capacity efficiently and well is at
tested to by many.
In talking to Anna Mae, it be
came apparent that she still had a
high regard for her former town—
it was like old home week coming
back and being greeted by the
many who warmly shook her hand
and welcomed her back. It was ap
parent, too ,that she has missed her
many friends of long standing in
Kodiak. “I wish all my friends
could be in Anchorage,” she said.
It’s not that the Anchorage people
are unfriendly, but it is this rare,
genuine friendliness typical only
to Kodiak that leaves this feeling
with those who depart. “I enjoy
my work,” she says. “And the peo
ple I work with are very friendly
indeed.”
The mother of two children, Mrs.
Vokecek” just happened to have
some pictures of them in her purse.
Little Jimmy and Mary have grown
up, the former almost his mother’s
height. Mary wants to come back
to Kodiak to live, but Jimmy would
be satisfied with just a visit.
The fourth member of the family
is her husband, Mill. He was for
merly head of the Utilities Depart
ment for the City of Kodiak. He
switched to the department of
roads when it was under the In
terior Department, prior to Alaska
becoming a state, then transferring
to the State Highway Department.
He is now employed in Anchorage
with that department. He came to
Kodiak before Anna Mae did.
Thirteen-and-a-half years in Ko
diak, which is Anna Mae’s span
here, has left her with the feeling
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that it is hard to shake off friend
ships and good neighbors. She wel
comed the chance to come back,
even if briefly, for a visit with
these friends. “We should form a
group of Kodiak people in Anchor
age,” she said. “There are a lot of
them from here who are now living
there.”
It’s a nice feeling to know that
Kodiakans can go to Anchorage
and be welcomed by those who
came from the old home town. But
it is nice to see them on familiar
ground here, too, even as Anna
Mae dropped in on us. The red car
pet is always ready.
Divorce Cases
Fill Calendar
Divorce cases filled the calendar
of the Superior Court, for the
Third District, State of Alaska
which convened here Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week in the Courtroom. Presiding
Judge was the Hon. Edward V.
Davis.
Most of the cases were dismissed
due to a reconciliation. Cases heard
and the results were as follows:
Robert J. Brasseur vs. Margaret A.
Brasseur, testimony perpetrated;
Georgie L. Bresciano vs. John A.
Bresciano, dismissed, reconcilia
tion; William Joseph Carter, vs.
CARS
And finally, there’s a minister in
Portland, Oregon, who is angry.
The Reverend E. J. Stelle is so out
raged, in fact, that he’s keeping a
car that crashed through his yard
at least for a while. The Reverend
Mr. Stelle says it’s the 5th car to
crash a fence into the yard in 2-and
one-half years. His house is located
on a curve in southeast Portland.
Norene Easter Carter, case dis
missed, reconciliation; Albert John
Cox vs. Jay V. Cox, decree entered
and father received custody of the
children; Stephanie Davis vs. Gary
T. Davis, case continued to May;
Charles F. Johnmeyer vs. Marie A.
Johnmeyer, divorce proceedings
dismissed, reconciliation; Jack V.
Johnson vs. Laurabelle Johnson
case dismissed, reconciliation;
Charles Douglas McIntyre vs.
Elaine M. McIntyre, cross com
plaint, decree granted; Walter Os
terback, Jr. vs. Lorraine Osterback,
reconciliation effected.
Defendents move for dismissal
in the case or Meador vs. Hazel
Nixon was denied by the Court.
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which is open to the public, Sun
day, April 9. This year the dinner
will be held at the Elks Club, and
will be served from 3 p. m. to 6
p. m.
Ticket* are now being sold by the
children of the Parochial School,
who are competing for a prize.
Tickets are $6 for a family, any
size. Single tickets are $2 each,
children $1.
The home-cooked meals served
by the ladies of the church, have
traditionally been enjoyed by the
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