Digital Bob Archive

24 October 1980

AUGUST 29, 1921-The Juneau Public School opened this morning with an attendance of 345, compare to 309 a year ago. The enrollment includes 233 in grades from kindergarten through six, 59 in junior high and 53 in the high school.

JUNE 7, 1922-George Mock has been named Territorial Tax Collector, succeeding Earle Hunter. The latter resigned to become master of the Bureau of Fisheries patrol boat Petrel.

JULY 26, 1922-The Juneau General Hospital, formerly the Dawes Hospital, will close on August 1. No new patients are now being received. Drugs and supplies are being sold to St. Ann?s Hospital, according to Miss Mary Snell. She has been operating the hospital since last April when she took it from Dr. Dawes. (Note: The hospital stood at the south end of Gastineau Avenue and became the Home Hotel. It was razed some years ago.)

FEBRUARY 6, 1923-W. K. Keller has been appointed superintendent of the Juneau Public Schools for the next year. He will succeed Superintendent J. E. Lanz who did not apply for reappointment. Mr. Keller has headed the Fairbanks school system for the past two years.

FEBRUARY 16, 1923-Much of the machinery from the big mill of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company at Thane has been purchased by a firm in Argentina, the Corporation Minera de Famatima. The company owns copper, gold and silver mines high in the Andes. Machinery to be shipped there from Thane includes six tube mills, gyrating crushers, rolls and screens.

MAY 30, 1923-The Alaska Gastineau Mining Company store at Thane has been closed and the stock is being disposed of to local merchants, according to E. Gastonguay, manager of the company. The stock consists mostly of groceries. The store opened in 1914 when milling operations first started at Thane.

NOVEMBER 15, 1934-Mrs. B. M. Krafft has opened the Health Food Store at the corner of Second and Franklin Streets in a portion of the Krafft Building.

DECEMBER 29, 1934-A Sons of Norway Lodge was initiated here last night at Odd Fellows Hall. George I. Jorgenson was named president and the Rev. Erling K. Olafson was elected vice president of the new organization. Other officers are Harold Swanson, secretary; Olaf Swanson, financial secretary; Mrs. Frank Olson, cashier; Martin S. Jorgenson, judge, and R. W. W. Council, physician.

NOVEMBER 27, 1936-The 46-acre Sheldon homestead tract along Glacier Highway near the city limits has been purchased by Charles Waynor, owner of the Alaska Credit Bureau. Waynor will clear the land and subdivide it into lots.

DECEMBER 14, 1942-Les Teagle, who has been manager of the catering department at the Baranof Hotel since it opened in 1939, has submitted his resignation and plans to move to Santa Barbara, California.

JUNE 14, 1945-Work of remodeling the Douglas Inn Building in Douglas commenced this morning with a crew of men demolishing a lot of old cement work. Charles Boyer of Juneau has the contract for the remodeling job. Owner of the Douglas Inn is John Marin who also owns the Derby Inn at Skagway.

FEBRUARY 23, 1946-A. H. Goddard was installed as the new President of the Juneau Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska last evening, with Past Grand President Charles W. Carter as installing officer. Other officers for the year are Ted Laughlin and Lewis McDonald, Vice Presidents; Al Zenger, Secretary; John Reck, Treasurer; Curtis Shattuck, Historian; William Piggs, Sergeant-at-arms, and Frank Garnick, Doorkeeper.

MARCH 21, 1946-Sale of a downtown business block by Ray Peterman to Harold Bates and Henry Sully was announced today. The block contains the Juneau-Young Hardware Store and the old Twentieth Century Market and has a frontage of 85 feet on Front Street between Seward Street and Shattuck Way. It runs back 275 feet to the Harri Machine Shop building. The space occupied by the old Twentieth Century Market will be remodeled as a home for Sully?s Bakery.

APRIL 3, 1947-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sabin have sold Sabin?s Men?s Store to Cecil G. Casler, a resident here since November 1945. The store was established by Mr. Sabin on March 29, 1929 and moved to its present location in the Triangle Building in 1934. Mr. Casler was formerly with the men?s furnishings department of the Rhodes Department Store in Seattle.

JANUARY 31, 1948-New officers were installed by the Juneau Pioneers and Auxiliary last night, as follows: For the Pioneers, Alfred Zenger is president; Frank Garnick and Floyd Fagerson, vice presidents; Norman B. Cook, secretary; John Reck, treasurer; Dean C. E. Rice, Chaplain; A. H. Goddard, historian; William H. Biggs, sergeant-at-arms; Charles W. Carter and Waino Hendrickson, trustees. For the Auxiliary: Anita Garnick, president; Dorothy Russell, vice president; Helen Rice, chaplain; Amanda Cook, historian; Francis Stephenson, secretary; Nell Biggs, treasurer; Agnes Kiefer, guide; Elsie Soufoulis, musician; Adelia MacDonald, sergeant-at-arms; Matilda Streed, doorkeeper; Crystal Jenne and Daisy Fagerson, trustees.

FEBRUARY 28, 1948-Bert?s Cash Grocery on Seward street will become Bert?s Food Center tomorrow, according to Bert McDowell, proprietor. The change will mark the addition of a complete meat department in charge of Ward Garrett. Don Hutchins continues as assistant manager and the staff includes Mildred Lister, Harry Aase, Dan Ulery and Leslie Hogins, Jr.

MARCH 21, 1949-The Douglas Coliseum Theater reopened last evening after being closed for several months. The theater is owner by the Gross chain and will be managed by Ed Giovanetti. There will be shows on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.