The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 12, 1937, Page 8

s [ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937. DOUGLAS' TRIPLE Zepp OPENING DRAWS LARGE TURNOUT Wiy Revleots of Both] Channel Cities View Re-Growth formal opening of three| s € ishments, Feusi & Jen- ‘ | | | Hardware Store, Goetz Grocery, s Beer Parlor, was a gala of last evening with hun- dreds of channel residents in at- lance »proximately 6:30 p. m., the of the Hardware Company were thrown open to tiie public as cores of people thronged in to view the complete stock of paints, lin- oleum, etc., carried by the proprie- tors. After the drawing of the| door prizes, when a Mixmaster was | awarded to Mrs. Robert Fraser, and a sandwich grill presented to Mrs.| Douglas Meade of Juneau, the crowd left to be in attendance at the Goetz grocery. Sesides noticing the complete gro- | cery the guests were shown | by Ed Shaeffer of the Sanitary| Meat Company of Juneau, the meat | refrigeration system and the cool room which Mr. Goetz had installed Coffee, cake and doughnuts were served by Mr. and Mrs, Henry Sully of the Juneau Bakery and a sample| loaf of bread was presented to each person. Goetz is agent for “Sully’s” bread and pastries. Ice cream cones were also served during the even- ing by M Verne Soley. i Awards made by the grocery in- cluded a case of assorted fruits won by Claude Erskine, two pairs of ladies’ hose by G. Baldwin of Ju- neau, and a shirt and tie by Rang- nar Kronquist, also of Juneau. | Finally the crowd left for Joe's| Beer Parlor, Joe Riedi, proprietor, | where a line of attendants was; k-pt busy servine free beer and | pretzels to the well-wishers. The rest of the evening was spent in| looking over the modern fixtures and in merrymaking. Prizes awarded hy Riedi included | two cases of beer, presented by the | Alaska Trading Cempany and B. F.| Kane, won by M. J. Kibby and Harold Brown, and a drink-serving | set presented to Mrs. J. R. Lang- seth. | Through the courtesy of Walter | Bacon, of the Channel Bus Line,| round-trip tickets to Douglas on Lhe‘! 7:15 bus were iowered to 25 cents| to enable more Juneau residents to assist in the celebration. ‘When a large part of the crowd had gone on to Joe Riedi's place,’ Mr. Goetz announced that he had forgotten, in the excitement, that it was his wedding anniversary, and presented Mrs. Goetz with a beau- tiful gift of flowers. | Felix Gray announced at Ri~ and said a few words in praise of Douglas people going ahead 1 tuc face of what had seemed an in-| surmountable obstacle, 1 Mr. Gray then announced that Mr. Riedi’s genial competitor, Jobn Marin, wished everyone to have re- freshments on him, in Mr. Riedi’s place. te door HULL NOW IN JUNEAU D. D. Hull, sales manage: sor W. J. Lake and Company, liquor whole- calers, arrived in Juneau aboard the steamer Yukon, after accompanying | Mr. Lake on a tour of the Westward «nd Interior. S e Empire classifieds pay. (;1i1i>_11i1z(ler;b1l}g Explodes Over Lakehurst KETCHIKAN HOP; il o le photograph shows the huge German airship as it exploded with a terrific roar over the United States Navy Base. \Purvis and Fiancee “Postpone”’ Wedding " from Ghichagof Janice Jarratt, It immediately burst into flames and crumpled to the ground. persons aboard the Zeppelin lost their lives. America’s most photographed girl, and Melvin Purvis, former ace G-man, who Thirty-five GORONATION IS 'SOLEMNIZED IN LONDON'S ABBEY Injured Miner & Impruving Now recuperating in St. Ann’s Hospital where X-rays this morn- | ing showed that he has no broken ! bones, Harry Morris, who was in- t]ured in the Chichagof mine yes- terday and brought to Juneau by plane, is expected to be confined to the hospital for some time. i Morris in jumping from an ore cadilly Circus and 20 others were car in the Chichagof mine yester-'injured. day morning, slipped and was, pull cvercast skies darkened the caught between the side of the carplitter of the jewels and the gleam and the side of the mine tunnel (of the bright hued uniforms in the not as severely injured as was first procession. He was taken to a private home] {and given first aid treatment, while L x a radio message was sent to Pilot | RAREORY 15 MADE Sheldon Simmons of the Alaska Air LONDON, May 12—Tonight, in Transport to make the Chichagof ¥ eaking in his study in Bucking- trip as soon as possible. A heavy ham Palace, the King mace history fog delayed the flight until early by his brief speech. notable in its afternoon, and Morris was brought simplicity, wiich was broadcast to here about 4 o'clock, suffering, but the Empire. 1 and believed seriously injured. | No King before George VI made believed. {such a bro to his far-flung He was resting comfortably at the domzin as part of the coronation lwospital this afternoon. jcelek on, --—— | The King said: “It is with a full _ heart I speak to you tonmight.” ! AT THE HOTELS || It is estimated half a billicn per- S ___!s'sons of the Empire listencei in. |Ceremony Goes Off With- out Single Flaw in En- tire Proceedings (Continuea from Page Oae) | 2| | | X Gastineau Ruth Brundige, Tenakee; C. J. Olsen, Portland: C. F. Skewes Mrs John Roe, H. M. Gustafson, Robert L. Dill, Fred Chetham, Mr. and Mrs. | Don Lozzie, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Stuart, Ronald Stuart, Joe | Crosson, Fairbanks; John L. Mc- Nal, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simpson, San Francisco; John Lichtenberg, Nome; Mrs. J. Williams, J. E. Lew- Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Martin, Ju- neau. 1 Juneau ! | C. B. Arnold, Juneau; Edwin A. !Kraft, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. T. 18, - » STRIKERS STRENGTHEN LINES EI.KSU NATmN AL ) | 'SCHEDULED FOR CHIEF IN RADIO | | | 'SHELL SIMMONS 'TALK OVER KNX R | N {AAT Pilot Completes Mer- |Los Angeles Lodge Dedi- ., | cy Flight Yesterday— cates Program to Pacific \ Chichagof Today | Area This Evening | Alaska Air Transport Pilot Shel- Juneau Elks will hear their Grand {don Simmons this morning followed Exalted Ruler this evening at 11:30 his yesterday's mercy flight to Chi- o'clock, Juneau time, as principal | chagof with a regular passenger hop speaker on a special Elks program [z | to the same point in the AAT Lock- dedicated to Elks Lodges in the heed Vega seaplane. Pacific Possessions and Territories | In answer to a radio appeal, Pi- of the United States to be broad- [lot Simmons flew through rough cast over radio station KNX at Hol- ¢ jand cloudy skies to Chichagof yes- lywood, according to a wireless mes- y afternoon and returned with sage received in Juneau this morn- Harry Morris, employee of the Chi- ing by M. S. Sides, secretary of the chageff gold mine, who had been local Elks lodge. injured when crushed between an The wireless was from Benjamin ore car and timbering in a mine J. Schienman, Exalted Ruler of the tunnel. Simmons arrived back in Los Angeles Elks Lodge. It read: |Juneau with Morris about 4 o'clock “Los Angeles Elks Lodge wili sterday afternoon, and Morris was | broadcast over KNX, on 1,050 kilo- immediately taken by ambulance to |cycles, Thursday, May 13, at 12:3) . St. Ann's Hospital. Royal Shepard a.m, Pacific Standard Time. Tha returned to Juneau from Chichagof " ™ : 4 3 program will be dedicated to lodges €* b this HHGhY N & Aoiiar. puiens There were lenger picket lme.s at most o('the major movie :tudios in Alsska; Hawall - Guam, and fhe A oty as the Federated Mction Picture Crafts’ unions went into the 'philippine Islands. Grand Exalted Taking off from here at 10 o'clock stiike, althcugh withcut the support of the acters. Here ‘s a view |Ruler David Shortz will speak. Tune this forenoon, Simmons again flew ©f the line at the Metrc-Goidwyn-Mayer studio. The banners in the |in on the interesting broadcast dedi- to Chichagof and points along tac backgreund were erected for the studio’s national sales convention cated to you." route, in the Lockheed. As passen- that started despite the strike. L gers out from Juneau Pilot Simmons ————————— e e Ao a3 | Ho H Carried John Hall to Gustavus. He gy A | nl“ty culld iy was to return to Juneau about 3 : . ! Dapcevich and another miner from i = = g Tea Is May 22 Chichagof, Miss Bertha M. Tiber g\ ker from Gustavus. Pilot Simmons was to follow his | 'wg d::i?n::h:%fi:, J‘;‘:;::; cg:d retun from Chichagot this after- HEI by erES’ party for next Saturday, the Trin- noon with a flight to Ketchikan 3 { lity Guild announces postponement in the I‘\Juy:q«'d. He N to take off e, { of the May tea from this coming at about 3:30 o'clock with EAWID A qinner party at. Percy's Cafe, | Saturday, to the following Satur- ‘<4 A'. Kraft, for l’uu-r.\xfur,';. and Tom given in honor of Mr. and Mrs, {day, May 22. r\v rzgan and xl_ M. Gould, for Ket- q. . Oberg upon the occasion of{* The affair will be held in the Pent L. chikan. Mr. Morgan is t0 return t0 ypop gjiver wedding anniversary,| House of the Alaska Electric Light Junsau with Pilot Simmons in the .o roioweq by a surprise party inil and Power Company building and " *i plane tomorrow morning. the Oberg home last evening. | will be the first outside occasion to i 3 et Many guests were present for the | be held in the new room. GUESTS CALL AT evening which was marked by a| |, 2ucsts Wi cell betwemn 2 and 3 TWO HOSPITALS mock wedding ceremony, with Mrs, ochick SN S0y . Ro- Delia Dull, who served as brides- ert Rice, Mrs. Robert Davlin, Mrs. THIS AFTERNQON maid at the Oberg wedding 25 years| {Sarrr baey Mes. Hfehi- Lavie. and R azo, again acting in that position. | Mrs. Wellman Holbrook are in d Despite the rainy weather which Smpson J. MacKinnon took the| SR m*,__e 10, Sabipa, g art of ister i | | == maiked the celebration of Hospital PAT 锑]‘:’ ;‘(‘)‘;‘d‘;“i‘ ‘:“fl;‘ lrllllghft]o:;;?“- | MINISTER GOES OUT . Day in Juneau this afternoon, doz- s " | { The Rev. Frank Brosend, minis- ens of guests called at St. Ann's &7 : | ter of the Kodlak district, accom- **% and the Government hospitals for V‘T»h%(’ Piesci 10r 1“_" affair, ?tl panied by Mrs. Brosend and their the tea and program planned in Which cards were played later in! |son, Frank Jr., was a passenger ~ celebration of the day. the evenin, “’C";;I Mr :\‘Z‘d Mrs. through Juneau to the States aboard The two Lorpitals were open to L dr. {;ld Mr the southbound steamer Yukon. The nspection du and 1 | Brosends boarded the Yukon at Cor- and Mrvs. Warren | programs, ¢ icn, were presented. BACK WITHOUT BAG Reporting luck of the “poor Royal Shepard returned to Junea by AAT plane yesterday afternoon \dova, after commencing their jour- ney south aboard the steamer Cur- | acao. Countess of Portsmouth ‘ | | —————— BOUND OVER Billy Hansen and Helen Eric, ! Indians charged with larceny from Mrs J. J. Stock: nsen, Mr. a d Mrs. Sverin George Os- | Among American-born British peeresses to participate in coro- nation pageantry in London in after a two-day hunt in the vicin- borne. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ros-| ¢onnection with crowning of King |a dwelling, have been bound over to ity of Chichagof. He flew to Chi- ness, M d Mrs. Charles Strom- | George VI and Queen Elizabeth is | the grand jury under $1,000 bail chazof Sunday morning with Pilot berg, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Berg, Mis. |* the Countess of Portsmouth, who each. Sheldon Simmons. Delia Dull, Mr. Pete Loe, Miss Lynn, was Marguerite Walker of Louis- | e L e Bodding, Miss Sylvia Berg, Miss ville, Ky. | Lede and placc: locaticn notices | Empire classifieds pay. Grace Berg and Clifford Berg. {fcr sale at‘The Empire Office. Jor the pleasure O esterfield smokers... Inth v 1 | W. Flannery, Los Angeles; Mr. and T : | captured John Dillinger, recent- ' Mrs. G. O. Dauphin. [ ¢ modern storage - r—é Iy anncunced an “indefinite Alaskan | ' ¢ H postponement” of their mar- | H R. Lowe, Seattle; J. H. Bur- | Warehouses Of nggett & vy riage two days before date set | gen, Comos; Joe Kirchgester, Frank fer the ceremony. No comment 'Broxemeyer, Tillanook; Howard | Mycrs TObaCCO Compafly e 5 i was made by either of the prin- | Austin, Salem; P. Pleece, J. E. Hall,| thousands of casks of mild 3 | cipals. b | Juneau, . St ripe toba & ands of : 1 | CONTRACTORS TO SITKA ’\ INSURANGE AN, HERE g .thous g y/ &\ (itanies | Among the arrivals in Juneau bales of aromatic Turkish to- / \ | 2 5 ‘ubuu:d the steamer Baranof, was H. v < 7 Going to Sitka to oversee projects |y Gould, executive at Seattle for baccos...stored away for the b ° under construction there by their|an extensive insupance firm. Mr.| - chi lng firms, R. H. Stock and R. D. 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