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The House Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on House Bill 300 and 306, on Thursday, March 12th at 5:00 pm in the Legislative Information Office. Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes each. House Bill 300 is relating to deposits into the dividend fund and income of and appropriations from the earnings reserve account; relating to the community assistance program and House Bill 306 is relating to deposits into the dividend fund and income of and appropriations from the...
Mary Allen and Blanch O’Dell’s sweet shop offered teas, sweets and luncheons. Each of these soda and phosphate flavoring syrups from their shop has a measuring cap on the top. Advertisements invited customers to "Bring your wife and sweetheart for an ‘after the show’ treat and she will be sure you love her". In 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Standard leased and redecorated the shop in green and lavender, adding a marble fountain from another business to increase efficiency. One new service was holding...
Arne John Wollen is the first baby of 2020. He was born on February 27 at 9:45 pm in Everett, Washington to Glorianne Wollen. He weighed 7 lbs 15 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. He joins big sister Sigrid....
March 12, 1920 Ed Locken, manager of the Arness Lumber Company, who has been on a trip to Portland to confer with the owners of the plant, returned on a recent boat and reports that the mill will start as soon as certain repairs can be made and sufficient supply of logs secured. Mr. Locken says that the outlook for the season work is good, that the demand for lumber is good and that the prices in the states continued to hold higher than lumber prices in Alaska. March 9, 1945 Curfew shall not hoot tonight nor any other night according to a decis...
Canned salmon from Icicle Seafoods was included in the 25 totes of fresh produce and groceries donated to the villages of Kake and Angoon this week. The Southeast villages have been impacted by the recent lack of ferry service prompting Rotary Club president elect Bennett McGrath and Pastor Nathan Lopez to gather donations of cash and food for the two communities. (Left to right) Toni Rogers, Marva Reid and Delinda Herbrandson hand label half pound cans of sockeye salmon in the Petersburg...
Three teens from Petersburg completed Teen Ambassador Training through the Rural Alaska Community Action Program. RurAL Cap supports a statewide youth advocacy program called Youth Encouraging Alaskans Health Teen Ambassadors. The youth leaders communicate regularly through teleconferences, emails and social media to promote tobacco prevention at the local and state levels. From left to right: Charlie Ess, a trainer with RurAl Cap, Adam Perry, Devon Guthrie and Becky Fisher....
Two bashful seagulls near Hungry Point were too embarrassed to have their picture taken....
Visible Print Typewriter Despite having no formal training in design, Thomas Oliver was awarded a patent for his "visible print" typewriter in 1891. This "batwing" style model once used at the Trading Union weighed about 30 pounds and allowed typists to finally see what they were typing. Oliver Typewriter Company produced over a million units between 1895 and 1928, remarkable in that the company produced only 375 machines a day. The No. 9 was one of the most popular. Its $100 price tag would...
March 5, 1920 Dr. E. O. Rowley and wife, Dr. Gladys Rowley, both natives of New Zealand, and both physicians and surgeons who come to Petersburg highly recommended, arrived here on the Admiral Evans early this week and will locate. Both have expressed themselves as being favorably impressed with the town and people and say that in many ways it compares with their native land. March 2, 1945 It was guest night at the Rotary meeting on Wednesday. Instead of their usual luncheon Rotarians entertained their ladies and a group of service men who are...
February 27, 1920 A deal has been concluded, with the exception of minor details, whereby the Petersburg Packing Corporation will transfer to The Trading Union, Incorporated, a large part of their property including the large store and store building, the wharf several warehouse buildings, six lots in block 2 of the Town of Petersburg, two floats, and waterfront holdings in front of the present store building. The consideration is understood to be between eighty and one hundred thousand dollars, according to the value of the goods in the...
February 20, 1920 The Alaska Industrial Union locals of Southeastern Alaska have been instructed to elect delegates to a convention to be held at Petersburg on March 1st for the purpose of settling on a wage scale for cannery workers in this section for the next season and also to draw up a scale of fish prices which are to be paid to the fishermen by the canneries. The Alaska Industrial Union succeeded the old Alaska Labor Union and is working under a constitution and by laws drawn up at a convention held at Juneau some time ago This sets at...
Alaska Marine Highway System The Alaska Marine Highway System--the Nation's only marine National Scenic Byway and All-American Road--dates back to 1948, when the Chilkoot Motorship Lines began in Haines. The enterprise was purchased by the territory of Alaska in 1951 to promote transportation and business; and in 1959, voters approved $18 million to expand the fleet and build new docks. The M/V Malaspina's first Ketchikan stop actually caused a traffic jam of on-lookers. In time, the system...
February 13, 1920 A Firemen’s Relief Fund has been started by Petersburg Fire Department for the purpose of caring for those injured while fighting fire and provide clothing to firemen to replace any that might be spoiled while engaged in their active duties. The money for the fund will be derived from donations, social activities, or from any other source to which the firemen might have access. The fund will be dispensed by a committee of five members who were elected at the meeting to hold office for a term of one year. February 9, 1945 C...
Olivia Martinsen was named to the Vanderbilt University Dean’s List. Gillian Wittstock has been named to Gonzaga University’s fall President’s list for students earning 3.85-4.0 GPA. Nels Evens has been named to Gonzaga University’s fall Dean’s list for students earning 3.5-3.84 GPA....
February 6, 1920 The registration books for the coming city election have been opened in the Jorgensen store with Mrs. P. Jorgensen acting as registration clerk. The election will be held on the 6th of April and since the next council will have approximately $300,000 to spend during their term of office only those with the very best qualifications should be chosen. There is a possibility of a hotly contested election and everyone qualified should register. February 2, 1945 Alaska could become the 49th state under a bill introduced by...
Several Coast Guard personnel will be in Petersburg February 10-13 to conduct dockside safety exams on commercial fishing vessels. Sign up at the harbormaster’s office. These exams are free, take about an hour and help ensure vessels are being operated safely and legally. Vessels passing their exam will be issued a decal that is good for two years. Prior to the exam visit www.fishsafewest.info, to create a customized checklist of federal requirements for their vessel. Contact Jim Paul at (907) 617 2523 with questions....
January 30, 1920 The Petersburg Fire Department will purchase an automobile of some kind for fire fighting purposes, if the citizens of the town are willing to help. A committee has been appointed and will visit the merchants and property owners within the next few days to ascertain their wishes. It has been demonstrated that the auto is the most efficient fire fighting apparatus in existence Should fire break out at any point in the city, from Standard Oil dock to the Point an alarm would bring the car, with a 50 gallon chemical and...
