Digital Bob Archive

27 June 1980 issue

JUNE 8, 1921-A good deal of equipment from the Thane-Perseverance property being shut down by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company will be taken to Lislanski Inlet, Chichagof Island, and used in opening the El Nido group of claims. Captain J. H. Cann, formerly owner of the Gastineau Hotel in Juneau, is owner of the property and Dan Williams is the engineer.

JANUARY 6, 1922-E. J. ?Stroller? White was installed as the new president of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, last night at the Moose Hall. Others installed were H. B. LeFevre, past president; J. T. White, first vice president; J. T. Spickett, second vice president; H. R. Shepard, secretary; John Reck, treasurer; A. P. Kashevaroff, historian; W. D. Brown, sergeant-at-arms; S. Wallstedt, chaplain; F. Wolland, W. C. Irish and R. M. Keeny, trustees.

AUGUST 8, 1928-The Feldon Apartments on Calhoun Avenue, formerly known as the Juneau Apartments, were destroyed by fire early this morning. Few of the 57 tenants were able to save their personal belongings. Firemen were called at 4 a.m. and fought the blaze for four hours, managing to keep it from spreading to Giovanetti?s Grocery next door. The frame building was built in 1913. The loss is placed at $20,000. Sam Feldon, owner of the building, was a resident in it. He recently purchased the Cliff Apartments, badly damaged by an earlier fire, with plans to rebuild them.

JULY 20, 1929-The Juneau Chamber of Commerce is working through Delegate Dan Sutherland and with the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department to bring about the use of Alaska marble in the construction of the Federal Building here. The Vermont Marble Company is ready to supply the marble at approximately the same cost as limestone and sandstone. The building is to go on the government lot on Fourth Street. (Note: The effort was successful and Alaska marble was used both inside the building and in the four front pillars. Unfortunately, much of the interior marble has been removed in remodeling by the state.)

JULY 29, 1930-HMS Dauntless, a British light cruiser in command of Captain H. R. Moore, arrived from Wrangell at 4 p.m. today and will spend nine days in the Juneau harbor. The vessel is 473 feet long with 40,000 horsepower engines and carries 418 officers and men. She was launched in 1918 and has been stationed in Bermuda. She came through the Panama Canal and after leaving Juneau will visit Sitka and Vancouver, B. C., before returning to Bermuda.

JULY 7, 1922-The McBride Apartments, at the corner of Sixth and Gold Streets, was sold today by J. C. McBride to Mr. and Mrs. John Satre. Mr. McBride will retire shortly as Collector of Customs for Alaska and he and Mrs. McBride will move to California.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1934-C. V. Kay and C H. Kile are now the sole operators of Panhandle Airways Company, having purchased the interest of Chet McLean. Mrs. Thyra Merrill, former local agent for Patco, has also resigned and will go south. Sheldon Simmons, well known local aviator, has been employed as pilot for the company.

OCTOBER 2, 1936-Marine Airways, headed by Captain James V. Davis, has purchased the Pacific Alaska Airways hanger and ramp on the waterfront adjoining Kenney?s float, it was announced today by Manager Alex Holden. The hanger will house one plane and the ramp will take care of two more.

APRIL 7, 1937-In yesterday?s city election in Juneau, Thomas Judson defeated incumbent Mayor I. Goldstein 829 to 645 and carried with him his entire Citizens Ticket for the council. They are G. E. Krause, H. Messerschmidt and Samuel Feldon. Grover C. Winn was unopposed for the School Board. Of 2,384 registered voters, 1,479 cast ballots.

APRIL 10, 1937-The second floor of the Arcade Building near the Triangle corner was gutted by an early morning fire. Thirteen rooms on the second floor were destroyed and Bailey?s Cafe on the ground floor was temporarily put out of business. Dave Housel, proprietor of the Alaskan Hotel across the street first saw the blaze and turned in the alarm at 5:15. Fifteen or more occupants of the Arcade Rooms escaped uninjured and some of them managed to save most of their personal belongings. The building is owned by Walter Hellan.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1941-Wilbur Wester, manager of the Gastineau Hotel, has returned from a business trip to Anchorage and reports that Bob Linquist, his former assistant here, is manager of the Westward Hotel in the Cook Inlet city.

DECEMBER 2, 1941-The elections of officers for the Pioneers of Alaska and Pioneer Auxiliary, Juneau branches, took place last evening. For the Pioneers, Dean C. E. Rice was elected president; Edward McIntyre, first vice president; Sam J. Paul, second vice president; Al Zenger, secretary; John Reck, treasurer; John Langseth, historian, and Charles W. Carter, chaplain.

Mrs. Charles Hooker was elected Auxiliary president; Mrs. Arthur Ficken, vice president; Irene McKinley, secretary; Mary Bavard, treasurer; Elizabeth Sey, historian; Mrs. C. E. Rice, chaplain; Mabel Manse, sergeant-at-arms, and Mrs. Charles Fox, trustee.

JULY 18, 1942-Warner?s Grocery Store in Douglas will close its doors and go out of business on the 27th. It is the oldest of the present food stores in Douglas and one of the early businesses of the town. It was started by M. J. O?Connor and later was owned by F. A. J. Gallwas and A. E. Goetz who sold it to Jack Warner and associates about four years ago. Since it was founded at least 10 grocery stores have come and gone in Douglas.

APRIL 3, 1944-Leota?s Juneau women?s apparel shop in the Baranof Hotel building, has been purchased by Mrs. Yvonne Cooper from Mrs. Joyce D. Smith. Mrs. Cooper is also owner of Singrid?s beautify Salon. Leota?s opened just 10 years ago under the ownership of Mrs. Jean Nordstrom and her daughter, Leota, now Mrs. Smith.