MORE ABOUT . . .
'52 In Review
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Lillie Janies Plasterer died in
Seattle June 17. Mrs. Plasterer
(formerly James) built and oper
ated first store and postoffice in
Seward.
Four Sewardites elected to
Legion Department offices.
Mrs. Ralph Reed bids farewell
to Alaska after 35 years.
July 11
Strike ends, Denali to sail on
schedule.
Twenty-one Marathon race
runners beat 90 minutes. Don
Stiekman first place runner with
record time of 53:56—incredible
race. Hatch second place, Walk
er third. This repeats lineup of
1951. but ail runners made bet
ter time.
17 guns and quantity of cloth
ing stolen in burglary of An
drews Store recovered in An
chorage.
Two enlisted men on leave
here from Whittier, object of in
tensive ground-air-water search,
believed drowned while fishing
in Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis
son, Seward, Nebraska, arrived
here Saturday to visit publishers
of the Record. They made the
4,157 mile trip without any dif
ficulties.
July 18
Werner’s Furniture and Ap
pliance Store, strictly modern
furniture store in Seward open
ed for business July 7.
Seaport Auto Supply (Jeep
agency) begins construction of
new building.
Seward designated “Critical
Defense Housing area.”
Seward’s favorite ship “Ma
hopac" hard aground off Kodiak.
Girl Scout camp rehabilitated.
July 25
Temperature rises to 80 de
grees! Unusual!
Stringer & Connolly to open
law office in Arcade Bldg.
Amend’s Milk Delivery sports
new modern truck.
Covered bridges at Mile 3
see last days as new highway
opens.
Terry Cobban gets scholarship
at Oregon State College.
DIRECTORY
HUBEARD
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arcade Bldg. - Seward, Alaska
Audits
Systems * Taxes
Phor.e Main 201
Meets 2rd and 4th Mondays
I.O.O.F. Hall - Adams St,
N. G.. Art McKeough
V. G., George Kipsgard
See.. Tom Jones
SE'.VARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Mom,
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
1773
Meet 2nd & 4th Wed. of Month
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P. M.
United Brotherhood ot
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Sewcrd Carpenters' Union 2304
Telephone: Black 216
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A. F. of L
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
James L. Reed — President
R. M. Bevan - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. Agt.
BAY SERVICE
Main 171 228 4th Ave.
August 1
Body of soldier, Chris Ben
Jackson, drowned here July 4,
found on beach.
Sewer work underway on 7th
Avenue.
Gus Johnson appointed to
city council to unfilled term of
Dale Greene, who resigned.
Rev. Martin Borbeck S.J.
leaves for new charge in States.
Farewell party at Elks Club
for Gene Skinners .
August 8
Council rejects all bids on
water supply rehabilitation
work.
Heavy rain stops work on dock
first time on record.
Girl Scouts end summer camp
ing program.
Moose enjoys Seward back
yard gardens.
Workers find bundle of dyna
mite in old flume, disused since
1937.
August 15
Two from Seward attend the
League of Cities meeting in
Fairbanks.
Police ambulance makes rec
ord run to Moose Pass.
August 22
Council raises tax rate by
25 per cent.
Utilities Board takes over
management of water system.
REA proposes power lines to
Cooper Landing from Seward.
First graders enroll for fall
term.
August 29
Traffic lights installed in
school block.
Body of second soldier lost in
bay July 4 recovered.
City bowlers meet to elect
officers.
Goal reached here by Salva
tion Army in three days.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred
C. Ferguson set for Sept. 2.
September 5
Labor Day air tragedy takes
lives of two Seward men, Harry
D. Hall, member police depart
ment. and A. E. Wrilson killed
in crash of Hall's plane.
School term starts with five
classes outside the school build
Gail Jacobs to attend Univer
sity of Hawaii in Honolulu.
First winter concert set for
October 3.
September 12
Special election called to de
cide on bond issues.
Demos to honor Delegate Bob
Bartlett Monday night.
Frank Dunn injured in fire
of quonset hut home.
Tug Popeye II found safe in
Puget Bay.
September 19
Search continues for tug Pop
eye II lost second time on way
to Seward.
Estimated thousand people at
tend airport dedication. Gover
nor and General Kepner speak
ers.
September 26
Popeye II and skipper Tom
Eley drift ashore on Kodiak Is
land.
Two prisoners slug jailer and
escape federal jail.
Public hearing on boost of
water rates set for Oct. 6.
Reception for new Coastwise
Line manager.
First shipload of Ocean Van
Lines at Army dock.
October 3
Funeral services for Willard
Mahurin, schoolboy lost on hunt
ing trip and object of intensive
search.
Nine candidates file for four
council seats in next Tuesday’s
election.
Mrs. Bartlett honored at re
ception in Metcalf home.
Seward definitely designated
as defense housing area.
Cancer drive starts Oct. 1.
October 10
New electric score board ar
rives for basketball games.
School board requests top
priority for high school construc
tion.
No protests heard on water
rate increase.
Rose, Johnson, Painter, Wer
ner elected to council: Myers,
Utility Board; Kirkpatrick,
School Board.
October 17
Seward goes Republican ex
cept for Bartlett, who wins 313
over Reeves 150.
Vaters down hospital bond.
Pass school and paving bonds.
Resurrection Bay claims an
other life. Andrew R. Campbell,
2nd Engineer, M.V. Health, fell
overboard Oct. 12. Body not re
covered.
Seward district REA elects
officers.
October 24
Council names school first on
priority list.
Lions and Jr. Women co-spon
sors of Boy Scout drive.
Two small fires within 10 min
utes give firemen workout.
Inquest held on death of Ilal
laday.
School carnival goes over big.
October 31
League of Cities annual con
vention here. Gen. Kepner guest
speaker at League dinner. .
Hazel Lanier ,wife of Mayor,
dies after short illness.
Suddath and Cabana, stranded
while hunting at False Point,
rescued by local men.
Radke charged with death of
Kenneth Halladay.
Large crowd attends dedica
tion of new nurses home.
November 7
Alaska Freight Lines brings
new industry to Seward with
dock across bay.
Eugene N. Lanier resigns as
mayor of Seward.
A1 Germain killed in accident
at Cordova. Legion to conduct
funeral.
Public health nurse appointed.
Gus Johnson to head C. of C.
membership drive.
Waltonians entertain huge
crowd at wild game dinner.
November 14
Shipping stopped for indefinite
period by Seattle dockworkers.
District Governor visits Sew
ard Lions Club.
No word received on mail
shipments says postmaster.
Owners of rental property
must register with rent control
board.
Jailed man tries to amputate
arm.
November 21
Nurses moving into new home.
Unions release two Alaska
ships in Seattle waterfront tieup.
Find body of Dora Michelson,
missing 33 days.
Car wreck takes life of Mike
Kerns.
Alaska Freight Lines bringing
mail and food.
November 28
Seward "b o m b e d" without
warning in CD alert.
Fred and his boys build
bleacher balcony in Civic Cen
ter.
Susitna and Iliamna released
W'ith Alaska cargo.
LePrells indicted in death of
infant.
Dora Michelson buried Nov.
19.
December 5
Tommy Bie re-elected presi
dent of Seward C. of C.
Jay P. Barnard, ARR man,
takes own life in quarters.
jerry Kelley home destroyed
by fire.
Rehabilitation and mental
health team to confer at Sana
torium.
Jack Jeffrey accepts Red Cross
chairmanship.
City Council inspects remodel
ing work at Seward General
Hospital. , . _ .
Body of Emil (Blackie) Betty
sent to Wyoming for burial.
Business and Professional
Women's Club forms bylaws.
December 12
Travellers to Outside warned
to carry identification to pass
customs.
Hearing on Bayview School
annexation announced for Jan. 9.
Furnace room in school to be
fireproofed. Other safety meas
ures ordered by school board.
Police Chief Floyd Evans
hands in resignation.
Mrs. Harding elected Worthy
Matron O.E.S.
Legionnaires visit Cooper
Landing.
December 19
Local Republicans endorse
Turnbull for U.S. Marshal.
Hospital bond election called
for January 20.
Seward nurses support hos
pital in coming election.
Mr. and Mrs. Baird French
leave for new home in Arizona.
Wm. Erwins return from long
tour of States.
Father (Lechner) installs son
in Masonic order.
The above review of a few
of the outstanding strictly local
highlights for the year 1952 was
begun in last week's issue, but
was too numerous to be contain
ed in one. We hope that the next
year will be as peaceful and far
more productive than the last.
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