Digital Bob Archive

31 October 1980 issue

OCTOBER 22, 1921-Governor Scott C. Bone today announced the appointment of L. L. Harding as secretary to the governor, effective November 1. He will succeed George W. Folta who has held the position for two years and has been identified with the office under three administrations. Mr. Folta will become court stenographer here.

JULY 25, 1922-Fire believed caused by defective wiring threatened to destroy the Governor?s Mansion shortly before noon today. Damage was largely confined to the roof and loss is estimated at $2,000. Governor Bone and his family suffered no personal loss.

FEBRUARY 6, 1923-Judge John R. Winn has resigned as head of the Juneau Bar Association. He has been either vice president or president of the organization for 18 years and most recently became president in 1918 upon the death of Z. R. Cheney.

MARCH 2, 1923-At least six million board feet of lumber will be cut by the Juneau Lumber Mills this season, according to Roy Rutherford, manager. This will include two million feet of spruce lumber to be shipped directly from Juneau to Australia. This will be the first shipment of lumber directly from the local sawmill to a foreign port. The Sawyer-Reynolds Logging Company has contracted to supply the sawmill with logs from its camps at Hood Bay, Kelp Bay and Devil Fish Bay.

MAY 17, 1923-E. M. Polley, who represented Southeastern Alaska in the House during the recent session of the Territorial Legislature, has been appointed Territorial Tax Collector by Treasurer W. G. Smith. He will leave at once for Bristol Bay in connection with his collection duties.

JUNE 1, 1923-Mrs. B. C. Delzelle has been appointed librarian of the Juneau Public Library by the Library Board, following the resignation of Mrs. W. O. McMayburns. The latter has served for the past year and will move to Berners Bay with her husband who is engaged in mining. Mrs. Delzelle has trained at the library under Mrs. McMayburns.

JUNE 1, 1923-The Brunswick Pool Room moved today from Front and Ferry Way to the Arctic Building on Front Street at the foot of Franklin Street. It will be known hereafter as the Arctic Pool Room. Dave Housel is the proprietor. The Brunswick Building, owned by M. George, will become the new home of the Leader Store whose former location is now being occupied by the Nugget Shop.

DECEMBER 20, 1934-A Civilian Conservation Corps crew under foreman Kenneth Seymore is being moved to Douglas Island by the Forest Service and will be occupied there for approximately two months constructing a ski run.

NOVEMBER 18, 1935-Some of the earliest skating of recent seasons is being enjoyed at Auk Lake where the ice has been cleared of snow by a Forest Service crew. Attempts were made on Saturday to flood a portion of the Evergreen Bowl but lack of a proper retaining wall made this unsuccessful.

NOVEMBER 27, 1935-Slides caused by heavy rains damaged three houses at Third and Harris Streets this morning. The Nick Kobal house slid into the John Halm house which in turn slid into the Harry Bracken house. Several of the occupants received minor injuries.

DECEMBER 3, 1936-The new $100,000 Fosbee Apartments on Distin Avenue are now open for occupancy. H. B. Foss and Erling R. Bugge, doing business as the Fosbee Development Company, are principal owners of the apartment. The site was purchased from Mrs. Amy Guerin and the old Guerin home was removed. The H. B. Foss Company, architects, designed the building which has 30 apartments.

MAY 28, 1945-The Baranof Liquor Store has moved from the Baranof Hotel Building to the Klein Building on Second Street.

MAY 28, 1945-After 23 years in the bakery business in Juneau, operating the Peerless Bakery, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meier are retiring. The bakery has been sold to Henry Sully, owner of the Juneau Bakery.

JANUARY 4, 1946-Woodley Airways of Anchorage has become Pacific Northern Airlines. One of the company?s planes arrived here yesterday from Anchorage and Cordova in charge of Captain Merl Saseen, with Joe Morris as first officer.

FEBRUARY 15, 1946-J. M. Shofner of Nashville, Tennessee, has accepted the position of band leader and music instructor in the Juneau Public Schools for the remainder of the school year. He replaces Mrs. Winifred McDonnell who recently resigned.

APRIL 29, 1946-A site for the new Juneau Public Library has been purchased on Fourth Street opposite City Hall. The purchase included the house now occupied by Harry Olds and family. The price was $12,000. Plans for the new library building are being drawn by Architects Foss and Malcolm.

APRIL 30, 1946-Lisle Hebert and Henry Sully have purchased the Juneau-Young Hardware Company from Warren Geddes and will take over the management of the business tomorrow. The business was founded approximately 60 years ago by C. W. Young. Hebert has traveled in Alaska for 15 years as representative of the Schwabacher Hardware Company in Seattle. Sully was born and raised on Gastineau Channel and is in the bakery business here.

APRIL 30, 1946-Henry Sully, proprietor of Sully?s Bakery, announced today that Carson Lawrence has purchased an interest in the business and will take over the management of it. Sully will devote his entire time to the Juneau-Young Hardware Company, of which he is a co-owner. Lawrence was associated with the bakery for six years and last year purchased the Star Bakery which he has been operating as Carson?s Bakery.

JULY 1, 1946-The Royal Blue Garage has been named the Juneau dealer for the new Kaiser and Frazer automobiles. The garage is headed by C. W. Cady.

AUGUST 29, 1946-Belle?s Cafe opened for business on the lower floor of the old Opera House building on Seward Street this morning at 7 o?clock. Belle A. Dilge is the manager with Fred Fulgencio as chef.