Digital Bob Archive

8 February 1980 issue

FEBRUARY 26, 1918-The steam tug Alice, the largest steam vessel now being operated out of Gastineau Channel, has been sold by the George E. James Lumber Company to the Todd Packing Company, which has a cannery on Peril Strait. The Alice has just returned from Suloia Bay, also on Peril Strait, where James has a box factory.

JANUARY 30, 1919-The Juneau Women?s Gift Shop will close its doors on February 1 after more than a year of successful operation. It was established solely to raise funds for war related organizations and projects, such as the American Red Cross, the Boys in France Tobacco and the library at Fort William H. Seward, and Serbian War Orphans.

MARCH 19, 1921-The booklet recently issued by A. J. Sprague, superintendent of Territorial Hatcheries, on the practical propagation of salmon is attracting widespread attention. Only 500 copies were printed and the demand has exhausted the supply.

AUGUST 11, 1926-A U. S. Navy air squadron of three planes and a tender, which has been at work on an aerial survey of Southeastern Alaska, will arrive in Juneau this week. The squadron has been operating out of Ketchikan and Wrangell since early in the summer. It is in command of Lieut. B. H. Wyatt and has total personnel of 135 men. The Navy vessel Gannet and a barge, which serves as living quarters for the men, will arrive tomorrow and will dock at Thane.

APRIL 16, 1927-F. Wolland has moved his tailor shop from the Seward Building, where he has been located for six years, to the building formerly occupied by George Jorgenson?s Tailor Shop on Front Street opposite the Frye-Bruhn Market. Mr. Wolland is closing out his stock of men?s clothing and will devote his entire attention to tailoring.

FEBRUARY 22, 1929-The Alaska Historical Society held its annual meeting last night in the Council Chambers. Governor George A. Parks is ex-officio president of the organization. Karl Thiele was elected vice president; John Reck is treasurer, and the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff is secretary. J. P. Anderson and W. E. Britt were re-elected to the Board of Managers and Mrs. Louise Norton was elected to the board to succeed Captain George S. Whitney who has resigned. The Historical Society manages the Alaska Historical Library and Museum.

JUNE 11, 1933-Alaska Southern Airways is advertising special 40-mile excursion flights over Mendenhall Glacier and other scenic areas in its seaplane Baranof at $2.50 per person.

FEBRUARY 7, 1934-Lieut. Commander Fletcher W. Brown, U. S. Coast Guard arrived on the steamer Northwestern last evening to take command of the Cutter Tallapoosa. He succeeds Commander C. H. Dench who has gone to a new post in Florida.

JULY 26, 1935-The 212-foot three-masted barkentine Intrepid, a private yacht, is berthed at the Pacific Coast dock.. The vessel is owned by Walter P. Murphy, engineer and inventor of the railroad appliances and is making her first visit to the Pacific Coast.

OCTOBER 13, 1935-Dedication ceremonies were held today for the new Douglas bridge, starting with a parade of cars from downtown Juneau to the Douglas Natatorium. In the parade were Governor John Troy, Juneau Mayor I. Goldstein and Mayor A. E. Goetz of Douglas. Today was the official opening of the bridge although it has been in actual use for the past month. It was built with Public Works Administration funds at a cost of $225,000. Designer was O. H. Stratton of New York and construction was under the supervision of the Alaska Road Commission with Ike P. Taylor as chief engineering and A. F. Ghiglione as resident engineer in charge of the work. The Pacific Car and Foundry Company held the contract for the steel span.

JULY 7, 1936-After 16 years of service a cook at the Federal Jail here, Miss Minnie Fields has resigned her position and will devote her entire time to the management of the Minfield Home at Lena Beach.

JULY 30, 1937-Juneau?s newest and most modern apartment house, the Feldon, will be opened for public inspection tomorrow. The white stucco building at Fourth and Calhoun is owned by Sam Feldon, was designed by the H. B. Foss Company and was built by Larson and Bolm. (Note: The apartment is now known as the Kendler.)

OCTOBER 3, 1940-John Simon Hellenthal has opened a law office on the third floor of the Hellenthal Building with his uncle, John A. Hellenthal. He was admitted to the practice of law here on September 7 and is a graduate of Notre Dame University.

DECEMBER 20, 1940-Regional Forester B. Frank Heitzleman has presented the Alaska Historical Library and Museum with mementos carved from a section of the mast of the Russian vessel Neva, wrecked near Sitka on January 9, 1813. The specimen is a section of the mast with a likeness of the Neva carved upon it. The carving was done by Guy S. Prince of Juneau. The Neva was bound for Sitka when she struck the rocks near Cape Edgecumbe with a loss of 36 lives. Wood salvaged from the wreck was used to build the first small chapel at Sitka, then in the construction of Saint Michael?s Cathedral. The part of the mast from which the carving was made was first used as a pillar in the cathedral, but this was later removed and stored in the church garret. A part of it was brought to Juneau by Father A. P. Kasevaroff, curator of the Library and Museum, in 1939.

JANUARY 26, 1942-Alaska?s first air raid shelter, constructed in the back yard of the Dr. W. M. Whitehead home on Sixth Street, is pictured in the current issue of Life Magazine. The shelter was designed for Dr. Whitehead by Harold Foss from plan which originated with the British Air Ministry.