Digital Bob Archive

4 April 1980 issue

APRIL 2, 1919-J. Latimer ?Dolly? Gray and his Citizen?s Ticket swept into City Hall yesterday, defeating incumbent Mayor Emery Valentine and his Welfare Ticket. Five men were elected to the City Council, all from the Citizen?s Ticket. They were Charles G. Warner, Harley J. Turner and Fred W. Hebert, each for a two year term, and Ray G. Day and K. D. McLean for one year terms. Guy McNaughton was unopposed for School Board treasurer.

DECEMBER 16, 1926-The regular election of officers of Gastineau Lodge No. 124, F. & A. M. of Douglas was held last night. The new officers are: Glen Kirkham, worshipful master; A. E. Goetz, senior warden; W. E. Feero, junior warden; Charles Sey, treasurer; W. R. Spain, secretary; J. O. Kirkham, chaplain; F. A. J. Gallwas, marshal; Homer Swindle, senior deacon; Sam Devon, junior deacon; Rangnar Kronquist, senior steward; Ed Andrews, junior steward; Harold Gallwas, organist; Alex Gair, tyler.

JUNE 28, 1927-There are now many more cars in Juneau than previously, Police Chief George A. Getchell said today, and parking space is at a premium. It is absolutely necessary that the new parking regulations be obeyed, Getchell said.

NOVEMBER 30, 1927-All 31 patients were quickly removed from St. Ann?s Hospital yesterday afternoon after fire broke out in the furnace room and burned up through the rubbish chute and through the roof. There was damage to the furnace room and to some of the walls but most of the patients returned in the evening. Thirteen were cared for in the old unit of the hospital which is heated separately and was not touched by the flames.

JANUARY 30, 1928-Jack Laurie and L. F. Morris tied for honors in the Juneau Gun Club shoot yesterday. Each broke 25 clay pigeons in the 25-shot affair.

FEBRUARY 22, 1928-The new Brunswick Bowling Alleys, owned by Steve Vukovich and Nick Petrevich, was opened today opposite Winter & Pond in the building which formerly was the home of the Oriental Recreation Hall. The place has two bowling alleys, two pool tables, one billiard table and three card tables. (Note: The building now houses The Italian Village.)

JULY 21, 1928-The Cliff Apartments, located on the north edge of Court House Hill and on a short branch of Dixon Street, which were partially destroyed in a fire earlier this year, have been sold by H. G. Welch to Sam Feldon. Feldon owns the Feldon Apartments, formerly the Juneau Apartments, on Calhoun Avenue and will rebuild the Cliff, restoring the building to its former condition.

MARCH 16, 1929-An enthusiastic group met at the City Hall last night to discuss the formation of an All-Alaska Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Frank H. Foster of Cordova was chairman of the meeting and M. S. Whittier of Juneau was secretary. A committee of seven was appointed to devise a plan of organization. Members of the committee are R. A. Bates, Senator Luther C. Hess, Rep. Allen Shattuck, Rep. J. N. McCain, Rep. Alfred Lomen, Senator Charles Benjamin and Attorney Henry Roden.

MAY 26, 1933-Work was begun this morning by the Morris Construction Company to place a full concrete basement under the J. J. Stocker Building on Front Street. The building is occupied by the Imperial Pool Hall and Kaufmann?s Cafe.

DECEMBER 5, 1933-A violent wind storm last night did an estimated $15,000 damage to the burner at the Juneau Lumber Mills and sank a number of boats on the waterfront as well as blowing the roofs off two buildings on Willoughby Avenue. The floating hangar of Alaska Air Express was torn from its mooring near the Juneau Commercial Dock and blown across the channel to the beach on Douglas Island. At Douglas, all the floats were either broken up or carried away.

AUGUST 7, 1935-Calhoun Avenue, which has been closed to traffic between Fourth and Seventh Streets for several weeks, will be open tomorrow. A modern concrete trestle has replaced the former narrow dirt roadway.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1937-The Channel Apparel Shop, owner by Mrs. Martha Bracken and Mrs. Jean Graham, will open tomorrow in Nick Rocovich?s building at Front and Main Streets, formerly the location of the Venetian Shop. The two women have operated the Bargain Shop on Willoughby Avenue for the past 10 months.

MAY 16, 1941-Morrison & Knudsen Construction Company was low bidder on building the CAA airport at Juneau with a figure of $442,000. Landfill for the field is to start by July 1. The job will require moving approximately two million cubic yards of material.

MAY 19, 1941-The Big Dipper totem recently carved by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Juneau has been erected on the site of the old Auk Village at Auke Bay by the Forest Service. Frank St. Clair of Hoonah was the chief carver of the 50-foot red cedar pole.

OCTOBER 25, 1941-The $13 million, six thousand ton light cruiser Juneau slid down the ways of the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company at Kearny, New Jersey, this afternoon. Mrs. Harry I Lucas, wife of Juneau?s mayor, christened the vessel.

FEBRUARY 24, 1942-Miss Edna Almquist, Juneau Ski Club secretary, flashed through the finish flags of the downhill course in the Ski Bowl on Sunday to win the Behrends-White Stag ski trophy. Her time was 37 seconds, three seconds ahead of Mary Toner, her nearest competitor.

JANUARY 19, 1943-A Stinson tri-motored plane belonging to Woodley Airways of Anchorage went down in Gastineau Channel opposite Thane today and sank, taking Pilot Don Glass with it. Glass was making a preliminary test flight with the wheel plane before picking up his passengers for a trip to Anchorage. He had arrived from Anchorage yesterday afternoon.