Digital Bob Archive

13 February 1981 issue

OCTOBER 2, 1923-The Auk Bay Salmon Canning Co., closed its season?s operations yesterday at its Auk Bay plant with a total pack of 25,000 cases. This was 5,000 more than were packed last year. Ludwig Carlson is in charge of the cannery.

DECEMBER 15, 1923-An agreement was signed yesterday by officers of the Alaska Juneau Mining Company and the U. S. Smelting and Refining Company. Under its terms the Ebner mine of Gold Creek will hereafter by operated by Alaska Juneau and ore from it will be milled in the big Alaska Juneau mill. The announcement was made by Superintendent L. H. Metzgar of the Alaska Juneau.

MAY 12, 1946-A boat shed at Norway Point, owned by Cash Cole, and a 50-foot fishing boat under construction, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The boat, owned by Walter W. Reams and J. J. Lawn, was almost completely finished and was scheduled for launching within the next two weeks. A barge owned by Steve Graham was heavily damaged in the fire.

JULY 2, 1947-Claude ?Pappy? and Ida Carnegie, Juneau?s popular florists for the past 10 years, have announced the sale of their business to Bob Lajole. The latter has been associated with the Carnegies for several years. The Carnegies purchased the Juneau Florist Shop from J. P. Anderson 10 years ago.

JULY 12, 1947-The Northern Commercial Company is holding open house this afternoon at its newly constructed Juneau Marine Base, located just north of the small boat harbor. The base includes a marine railway capable of hauling out boats to 115 feet in length. The manager of the facility is E. G. Whitehead. Several company officials are on hand for the open house.

MAY 5, 1948-The Board of Directors of the Juneau Independent School District last night appointed Leslie B. Avrit as principal of the Juneau High School for the coming school year. For the past two years he has served as athletic coach, boys? physical education instructor and U. S. History teacher at the high school.

FEBRUARY 2, 1949-The Territorial Sportsmen reelected its entire board of directors at its annual meeting last night in the Council Chambers. Directors are Jack O?Connor, Marshall Irwin, B. D. Stewart, Fred Henning and Charles Burdick. Sam Paul was elected secretary-treasurer. The president and vice president will be elected at the next meeting, scheduled for February 22.

MAY 6, 1946-Dr. J. W. Gibson of Portland, Oregon, is joining the staff of the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic on July 1 as a pediatrics and anesthesia specialist. He is a graduate of Creighton Medical School and is finishing his training at Providence Hospital in Portland.

MAY 16, 1949-The Gastineau Channel baseball season opened yesterday in bright sunny weather. The American Legion team took the opening game of the season by beating the Moose team 6-2. Playing for the Legion were Schmitz, Nielson, Allred, Cope, Rollison, Kristen, Metcalfe, Krause and Pasquan. On the Moose team were Selmer, Halloway, Phelps, McClellan, Magorty, Daughtery, McNeil, Craig, Moore and Miller.

MAY 18, 1949-John T. Tanaher, vice president of American President Lines, arrived this morning from Seattle to begin a car-ferry survey of Southeastern Alaska for the Alaska Road Commission. The survey was requested by Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug. The proposed ferry system for trucks and passenger automobiles would serve coastal towns of Southeastern Alaska in links starting at Prince Rupert, B. C., and continuing to Haines, probably with a terminus at Juneau and resumption of the water route at Tee Harbor.

JUNE 13, 1949-A crowd gathered at the Juneau Municipal Airport yesterday for the dedication of the new terminal building. This is the first city owned air terminal in Alaska. Pan American Airways and Pacific Northern Airways are fulfilling their pledges of cooperation by purchasing $50,000 of airport revenue bonds which will be retired in 15 years from building rentals.

MARCH 11, 1950-A building permit was issued late yesterday by the City of Juneau for the construction of an 11-story apartment building at the corner of Fourth and Franklin Streets. Construction will begin next week. The 134-unit structure will be known as the Mendenhall Apartments and it will cost about $1,500,000. Anderson Construction Company of Seattle will be the builder.