Digital Bob Archive

17 April 1981 issue

FEBRUARY 11, 1904-The United States District Court, including Judge M. C. Brown, Marshall James E. Shoup, Clerk W. J. Hills and District Attorney J. J. Boyce, this morning began the work of moving their offices into the new court building at the north end of Telegraph Hill. The building, erected to replace one destroyed by fire in February, 1898, has been completed but not yet formally accepted by the government.

FEBRUARY 6, 1909-The new Alaska liquor law went into effect today. Henceforth, all saloons and barrooms will pay a license fee of $1,000, regardless of the size of the town in which located. Steamboats, running on inland rivers will pay a $500 license fee if they operate a barroom and they may not sell liquor while in port or at a dock. There is a special license for roadhouses costing only $500, but to qualify for this license the roadhouse must be located on a regular ?post road or trail? and there must not be more than fifty white people living within a radius of two miles of the premises. If the resident population is more than fifty, the $1,000 license fee will apply.

JULY 2, 1948-Equipment has arrived for the installation of a two-way radio in the automobile of the Territorial Highway Patrol, according to Highway Commissioner Frank A. Metcalfe. The equipment will be operated in connection with the Royal Blue Cab Company and will greatly increase the usefulness of the patrol car.

AUGUST 2, 1948-Gold Creek went on a rampage late Saturday, creating considerable havoc along the lower portion of the stream. City street foreman Bert Lybeck reported that approximately 120 feet of concrete wall was torn out by the racing torrent which swept down from the mountains following a heavy fall of rain. Portions of the wall were torn out at Ninth Street and along the Firemen?s Ball Park.

JANUARY 22, 1951-The Territorial House of Representatives of the 20th session of the Legislature convened at 10:12 o?clock this morning and has organized before noon by electing William A. Egan as Speaker and Mrs. Margaret Grisham as Chief Clerk. Douglas Wahto was elected Sergeant at Arms. Others on the house staff include Flora Woodworth, assistant Clerk; Kathleen Prather, judiciary Clerk; Elna Barrington, bill Clerk; Edwin Coonjohn, engrossing Clerk; Phyllis McClellan, enrolling Clerk; Mike Karry, doorkeeper; Eugene Lockridge, messenger; Helen Johnson, Alcesta Brandes, Patricia Metcalfe, Bonnie Wright, Irma Scavenius, Beatrice Buchanan, Ada Waid and Margaret Brown, clerk-typists.

JANUARY 30, 1951-At last night?s joint meeting of the Douglas Camps of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood, it was decided to buy the former Hubbard building from Willis Peters. The building will be repaired and used as a meeting place and for social affairs and other functions of the two Douglas Camps.

FEBRUARY 1, 1951-Juneau Dairies, Inc. recently installed $40,000 worth of modern machinery, according to Manager George Danner. As a result of the new machinery, ice cream is now being manufactured in the plant and sold by local grocers. The capacity is more than 300 quarts of ice cream an hour.

FEBRUARY 9, 1951-Alaska Laundry, Inc., has completed the purchase of the equipment and good will of the Snow White Laundry and takes over today from Milton Daniel. The equipment will be moved from the Snow White building on South Franklin to the Alaska Laundry building on Admiral Way. Carson Lawrence, owner of the Juno Bakery, will install a bakery plant in the Snow White building.

FEBRUARY 13, 1951-Richard Bruce ?Bud? Brown has resigned as a pilot for Alaska Coastal Airlines to join James Orme in the Orme Transfer Company. Both partners in the firm were born in Juneau and both graduated from Juneau High School-Orme in 1928, Brown in 1938.

FEBRUARY 14, 1951-Dr. James Ryan announced his resignation as Alaska?s Commissioner of Education. He has held the post for 10 years and was previously Dean of Education at the University of Alaska. It is understood that Dr. Ryan has been offered the position of Superintendent of Schools at Fairbanks.