Digital Bob Archive

26 September 1980 issue

AUGUST 6, 1918-The first machinery for the manufacturer of wood pulp ever ordered for Alaska is now on the way, together with machinery for a four-unit sawmill with a capacity of 100,000 feet of lumber per day. The operation of both the pulp machinery and the sawmill will be in connection with the operation of the Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Company which has been operating at Funter Bay with a ten-stamp mill for a number of years. News of the enterprise was brought to Juneau by W. S. Pekovich, superintendent of the mining company, who has just returned from Washington D.C.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1919-After spending six months in Juneau, except for a six weeks cruise to Westward, the U. S. gunboat Vicksburg sailed for Bremerton early this morning, accompanied by the U. S. submarine chaser No. 310. The two vessels came north early in the spring to serve as patrol ships in Alaskan waters.

JULY 15, 1921-The Salvation Army has entered the field in Juneau and this evening is opening its barracks in the Valentine Building. For the purpose of organizational work here, Staff Captain Jaynes, Adjutant Kerr, Captain Garnett and Lieut. Fidler have arrived from Wrangell, the Army?s Alaska headquarters.

MAY 30, 1922-A forest fire which burned approximately three acres and threatened several homes near the Stoney hog ranch on Glacier Highway was extinguished last night by the Juneau Fire Department after three hours of work. Some 35 men responded to the call.

JANUARY 12, 1923-The heavy snowfall of the past several days is driving the timber wolves out of the mountains and a large pack is now in the Sheep Creek Basin back of Thane according to John Dolan who has been working on his claim in the basin.

MARCH 12, 1923-The Douglas Mining Company has been incorporated under the laws of Alaska for the purpose of prospecting and developing 13 lode claims which give promise of being as rich as the Treadwell properties. The claims are situated immediately behind the city of Douglas. The company has opened offices in the Henson Building on Front Street in Douglas. Directors are F. M. Shaw, Guy L. Smith, L. W. Kilburn, James Christoe, F. A. J. Gallwas, John Feusi and Joe Kendler.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1927-Alaska has one of the richest oil fields in the world on the shore of the Arctic Ocean the Juneau Chamber of Commerce was told today by Dr. H. W. Greist who was for several years in charge of the hospital at Barrow. Much of the oil is now in a Navy reserve, Dr. Greist said, and it probably will be many years before it is developed.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1929-Albert E. Goetz has purchased the Gallwas grocery business in Douglas and thus becomes the proprietor of the oldest established grocery store in the town, succeeding F. A. J. Gallwas. The latter took over the business 10 years ago from M. J. O?Connor who had operated it for 20 years. Mr. Goetz has been assistant to Mr. Gallwas for several years.

JANUARY 18, 1932-Alfred and David Dishaw will soon put up a building on Admiral Way behind the Winter & Pond Building for use in connection with the lumber business they operate as Dishaw & Son. The first floor will have office space and a drying room. The second floor will have apartments. The firm stocks construction lumber and other building materials.

NOVEMBER 6, 1934-New officers were installed last night by Alford John Bradford Post No. 4 American Legion, as follows: R. J. McKanna, post commander; E. M. Goddard and John McCormick, vice commanders; John M. Doyle, sergeant-at-arms; A. E. Karnes, chaplain; J. R. Anderson, adjutant and finance officer; H. G. Nordling and Captain John M. Clark, member of the executive committee. Installing officers were E. M. Polley, George H. Walmsley, J. T. Petrich and John H. Newman.

NOVEMBER 1, 1935-At Douglas, contractors Wright and Stock have finished grading a 10-foot roadway to the site of a dam that is to be built for the city. Trucks are now hauling rock and gravel for the base fill for the dam.

NOVEMBER 23, 1936-A dirt slide which roared down the side of Mount Roberts about 7:30 last night killed at least 12 persons, injured at least nine, destroyed four buildings and damaged several others. The slide triggered by heavy rains which also caused slides on the Glacier Highway, piled dirt 20 feet deep against the Juneau Cold Storage Company Building on South Franklin Street.

OCTOBER 6, 1942-J. Gerald Williams, 8th grade teacher in the Juneau Grade School, has resigned the position, effective at once. He will go to Anchorage to become assistant to Noel K. Wennblom, U. S. Attorney for the Third Division. Williams is a graduate of the University of Washington school of law and was admitted to practice in Alaska last March. Mrs. Leonard Williamson will take over his class.

MAY 24, 1943-The Lomen Commercial Company, which has operated in Nome for many years, is opening a heavy equipment division in Juneau. The local branch will be in charge of David A. Hoffman and the offices will be in the Kraft Building on Second Street. The company represents Allis-Chambers and other industrial firms.

MAY 1, 1945-Stanley Nowicka is selling his Juneau Paint Store and will retire to his home at Pearl Harbor. Vic Power is taking over the building and plans to install a carpenter and repair shop in the store space.

JANUARY 5, 1946-The Juneau City Council, acting under emergency procedures that eliminate two readings of an ordinance, last night passed Ordinance No. 301 which provides that children under 16 years must be off the streets between 10:05 p.m. and 5 a.m., except on Friday and Saturday nights and the nights before legal holidays when the curfew hour is 11:55 p.m.