Digital Bob Archive

22 February 1980 issue

JULY 24, 1909-The Juneau Public Schools have won first prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle for having the best school exhibit from Alaska. The Juneau Women?s Auxiliary of the A-Y-P has chosen Miss Grace Vrooman, Juneau teacher, to be stationed at the exhibit during the month of August. She will be paid $150 by the managers of the fair.

MARCH 14, 1917-After 10 days of deadlock, the Senate of the Third Territorial Legislature finally organized today by electing O. P. Hubbard of Valdez president and W. M. Eddy of Nome as secretary. The legislature convened at 12 noon on March 5 on the third floor of the Goldstein Building and the House promptly organized with Luther C. Hess of Fairbanks as speaker and A. H. Ziegler of Ketchikan as chief clerk. Much of the conflict in the Senate was over the naming of a secretary. A. E. Maltby, who was secretary two years ago, was a chief contender. During the 10 days of deadlock, the Senate took 23 roll calls on the presidency and voted 22 other motions all votes ending in a 4-4 tie. Since the session is limited to 60 days, one-sixth of it has gone by without action by the Senate.

APRIL 4, 1917-In the Juneau city elections yesterday, Emery Valentine, heading the Reform Ticket, defeated R. E. Robertson of the Peoples Ticket and Claude Erickson of the Citizens Ticket for the mayor?s office.

Mr. Valentine is a former mayor. George F. Miller, Gunnar Blomgren and Nels Sorby were elected to the city council and W. W. Casey to the school board. Of 1,026 registered voters, 901 cast ballots. At Douglas, where seven members are elected to the council each year and one of the seven is then selected as mayor, the successful candidates were Oliver Olson, J. W. Martin, Leo Young, Henry Murray, B. R. Leivers, Elmer Smith and August Olson. Mrs. Mary Walker was elected to the school board.

MARCH 6, 1922-The Douglas High School basketball team returned Saturday after a series of games with Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Wrangell and Petersburg. They won a majority of the games played. Making the trip were Harold Gallwas, Arthur Nelson, Albert Garn, William Manley, James Manning, Clarence Wittanen and George Valeson, with Coach Joe Garn and Superintendent Gordon C. Mitchell.

MARCH 7, 1922-Charles Miller and Mike Pusich have leased the Alaskan Hotel at Juneau for three years, according to James McCloskey, present manager and a part owner of the property. They will take over on April 1.

APRIL 12, 1922-The Ready Bullion mine on Douglas Island is now using electricity to run the hoist for both ore and men. There is said to be a savings of $2,000 a month over the steam power previously used. The hoists were operated by electricity during the night shift last night for the first time.

APRIL 22, 1922-City officers for the coming year were named by the city council last night as follows: B. M. Behrends, treasurer; T. E. P. Keegan, chief of police; J. L. Gray, fire chief; R. A. Semple, street commissioner; A. E. Gurr, city clerk; J. M. Davis, wharfinger, with Joe A. Snow and Horace Adams as his assistants; V. L. Tibbits, night patrolman; Martin Lavenik, chief fire truck driver; John Fremming, assistant fire truck driver.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1928-A motor ambulance for Juneau in the near future is the plan of Alford John Bradford Post, American Legion, it was announce today. To start the fund, the Legion is raffling a speed boat at the Southeast Alaska Fair in Juneau this week. The boat is a hydroplane with 25 h.p. Johnson outboard motor.

JANUARY 11, 1932-The Juneau Public Library circulated 3,000 books and periodicals during December, 1931, according to a report by Miss A. B. Coleman, librarian. In the adult section, circulation were 1,765 fiction books, 270 non-fiction books and 128 magazines. In the children?s section, 761 fiction books, 56 non-fiction books, and 29 magazines. (Note: In December 1977, the Juneau Library System circulated 5,266 books and periodicals. In the adult section the count was 1,573 fiction, 1,931 non-fiction and 280 periodicals. In the children?s section it was 1,153 fiction, 279 non-fiction and 86 periodicals.)

AUGUST 16, 1933-W. R. Garster and Fred W. Wendt have formed a partnership and will open the Ideal Paint Store on Second Street in the location formerly occupied by the Jacobsen Jewelry Store.

JULY 21, 1941-A campaign to raise funds for the purchase of a silver service for presentation to the cruiser Juneau was started here today. The goal is in the vicinity of $1,000. The cruiser is to be launched on October 7.

MARCH 9, 1942-The big Harbor Market on west Tenth Street is today celebrating its first anniversary with a special sale. The store is owned by A. T. Nygard and carries a complete line of groceries and meats.

MAY 2, 1942-Emmett Botelho, who was appointed Chief of Police on April 18 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ken Junge, has also resigned the position. Botelho will become Territorial Highway Patrolman, a position being vacated by Dan Ralston who is going into federal service with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. B. H. Manery has been appointed Chief of Police to succeed Botelho.

FEBRUARY 18, 1943-Keith Petrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Petrich of Juneau, has received his commercial pilot?s license and has taken a job with Alaska State Airlines in Anchorage. A graduate of Juneau High School, he worked with the Pan American ground crew here and took flying lessons in his spare time.