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4 cf^e-ws of cAmerica’s Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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The Letter
A letter from Captain W. K. Rhodes USN, commanding
officer of Kodiak Naval Station, discussing a variety of sub
jects concerning the welfare of Kodiak has been directed to
the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce.
The letter to the groups, according to a member of the
Base-Town Committee, was written at the request of that
body. The Committee is composed of Kodiak businessmen
and Naval officers. It was organized to promote smooth rela
tions between the town and base and to work for the common
interest of all concerned.
The letter from Capt. Rhodes discusses the present
city utilities system, rentals, the proposed housing project,
wedical, dental and legal facilities.
The letter will be read at the next council meeting. J.
G. Marcz, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said the
letter would be read and discussed at the next regular meet
ing of the chamber.
Everyone who has the slightest interest in the welfare
and future of Kodiak should attend one of the coming meet
ings. The captain states the case fully and completely.
U.S. Deputy Marshal Burl
Parret of Naknek delivered a
woman prisoner to the Kodiak
Federal Jail to serve sentence.
Deputy Parret was accom
panied by Travelling Jail Mat
ron Mrs. Parrett. They
arrived via PNA Tuesday and
were held here until the
weather cleared
Ben Bhlden was the success
ful bidder for a house held by
the Lars Haglund estate at a
recent auction. Bolden bid
! $2,350 for the property. There
| were eight other bidders.
Miriam Dorman *
Married Dec. 27 1
j Miss Miriam Dorman, first !
•_?r; de teacher, and Joseph !
: <ta!e. local accountant, were r
. married last Saturday morning’ I
I in a double ring ceremony at
| the home of Mrs. Clinton‘Gray i
j and Miss Frances Gray, on 1
Mill Bay Road.
! Chaplain Peter R. MePhee
read the ceremony before a
white draped candlelit altar
surrounded by an arch of ever
greens. He used the Book of
Common Prayer, Episcopal.
The bride wore a winter
white afternoon dress with
black accessories and an or
; chid corsage. Mrs. Neil War
wick, her matron of honor,
wore an aqua blue dress with
black accessories and an or
chid corsage. Warwick was
best man.
Following the wedding, a
breakfast was served for 16
guests. The couple left on a
trip to Anchorage, and will re
turn Mondav.
Earlier in the week, the
bride was honored at a kitchen
shower given by Mrs. Gray,
Miss Gray, Mrs. Warwick and
I Mrs. John Ruud. Guests were
' women members of the faculty
and others.
b^rsAwin music
At Oapheum
j The music of George Gersh-! j
. win provides the melodic back- (
i ground for “An American in j
• Paris” which stars Gene Kelly 1
\ and Leslie Caron. The musical
| may be seen tomorrow and ^
I Monday at the Orpheum j
i Theatre. I
Oscar Levant has apromi-!
nent part in the picture. The
story of An American in Paris c
is corny hut the superb piano 1
I playing of Levant and the *
dancing of Kelly saves the k
day.
Tuesday the picture is The 1
Girl or. the Bridge. Wednesday <
Frances Langford stars in
Purple Heart Diary.
Jane Wyman and Kirk
I Douglas has the leading roles
in The Glass Menagerie which
is showing Thursday. ,
The Friday and Saturday
picture is Journey Into Light
with Sterling Hayden and
Viveca Lindofors.
The city's new $20,000 D-6
Caterpillar was in use this
week with City Street Super
intendent piloting the big I
yellow vehicle. j
The Hystaway cherry picker
with a three- eights yard '
bucket and the 125 Jaeger j
compressor are also here for j
use. I (
I $
The Chena, Alaska Steam-: i
ship Company freighter, was' i
expected at Women’s Bay at j]
Kodiak Naval Station Thurs-'j
day The liberty type vessel! 4
was scheduled to tie up at the j (
city dock today.
Meanwhile, the Garland, \
mailboat from Seward to the )
westward, was reported \
enroute from Seattle for \
| Alaskan ports. ■ J
.wrtaine Magnusen
s Engaged
The engagement of Miss|
.orraine Magnusen to Cpl.J
Cenneth Rhein has been an
lounced by her mother, Mrs.1
largaret Magnusen.
Rhein is the son of Mr. and
,'Irs. Fred Rave of the Kodiak
■iaval Station. He has been
tationed at 'Ft. Richardson
or the past year, but will be
tischarged from the service
ate this month.
Miss Magnusen is employed
■t the Bank of Kodiak. The
zedding will take place in
tpril.
\lbert McCoy Dies
It Seattle
Seattle (A5) —Funeral ser
ices for Albert D. McCoy, 46,
pere conducted recently in
Seattle. Captain McCoy, a
ancer patient in the United
bates Public Health Hospital
n Seattle was found shot to
eath in his hospital bed. A
18 caliber revolver was found
ping near his hand.
After a police and coroner’s
nquiry his death was classified
s suicide, attributed to de
pendency over his condition.
JcCoy was well known in Ko
iak. He had been a patient of
lie hospital since last July.
Hospital! News
5IRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
’’annin, a daughter, Cynthia
Lnne, Dec. 21, 8 lbs 3 oz.
To Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe
Viest, a son, James Oscar,
)ec. 25, 7 lbs. 6 oz.
Mr. and Mrs. Mill Vokacek
nd children spent the Christ
aas Holidays at 3id‘ Ole’s
anch. V. G. Ellis acted as
ipecial U. S. Commissioner
vhile the Vokaceks
.way.
were
Council O.K.s
Taxi Licenses
The following for-hire li
censes for the Town of Kodiak
were approved during the last
December meeting or the city
council.
To Ray Martin, an airport
livery license; To Tenora
Roekney, a Kodiak Shopper
Bus license.
Taxi licenses were approved
for the following owners and
cabs: Herbert Bell and Roy
Meader, Bell and Roy’s cab;
Randall Hodges, Red’s Cab;
Martin Jensen, Martin’s Cab;
Dale Barton, Bart’s Ace Cab:
John Panamaroff, John’s Cab;
John Sautner, Ace Cab; Ray
mond Van Buren, Van’s Ace
Cab; W.A. Cannon, Pat’s Cab.
Others approved were Earl
Cessna, Earl’s Cab; George
Yosheda, George’s Cab;
Leonard Campbell, Len’s Cab;
Henry and Dorothy Haag,
three Luxury Cabs; Harold
Jonas, Curley’s Ace Cab; Ross
Galbreath, Ace Cab; Victor
*Malut,in, Vic’s Cab; Cal Guy
man, Cal’s Cab; Theodore
Robeson, Robby’s Cab; L. W.
Kreiner, Bill’s Cab; Art and
Lorena Kizer, three Mecca
Cabs; George Panamaroff,
Skeezix Cab; Max Therkelsen,
Bear Cab Co.; S. J. Chieslak,
Johnny’s Mecca Cab and Lee
Caddell, Lee’s Cab.
Former Resident
Dies In Fairbanks
Sue Marie Bedwell, 41,
piano player, died Christmas
morning when the taxi in
which she was riding went off
the road and turned over. The
taxi driver was not injured.
Locally, the entertainer was
known as Sue Scranton and
played the piano in various
local bars and night clubs
several years ago.
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