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8 Australia, New Zealand { a portion of Latin America While Trotzky says he thinks that Canada TROTIKY United States will come into e lands wit it firing a shot X ventual war with Germany and Japan later The Ccmmunist leader received the H ' fcreign and Mexican press at his . The villa has been transformed Be Inheritor of v i S b o sault on it May 24. Countries g - Subscripe to who Daily Alaska Em- mark SOO" 10 Fee| EXICO CITY Aug. 8 Exiled | pire the paper with the la % Cemn t ler Leon Trotzky, be- | guaranteed circuisiion Wre(kmg Bar 1 € may be- . fu O e The Empire, OCCIDENTAL PLANSLAID EFFECTSUP FOR LEGION 10 BIDDERS CONVENTION Dust Blankefed City Land- largeand I;partaniMeel- ing fo Be Held Here Next Month ikt - dnHesitor ot |1 Togsy's fews iR 2 Juneauites are walking with o ghests today es the ‘miscellaneous first wesk ot Sspiemer prom- furnishings of the historic Occi- |1£€s 0N 8 SO0 SORNIERRS OV2T MTLERE AT A% | dental Hotel are sold in the shadow Of the year for Juneau when e" hd" [~ 3® of the wreckers' hammers American Legion holds 1 e v B 4 The old Occidental Hotel, once Nhal Conventior B S — . the center of stormy young Ju- °f bt neau’s social life, today is sagged and choked with dust that blank: nearly sixty years of memories you walk throuzh the lobby lnttered * with percelain water THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE; THURSDAY, AUG.:8, 1940. YOU can't stop road bugs from splattering on your windshield — but here’s the next best thing: Stop in at Standard often! ‘They’ll clean 'em off — gladly, in a flash, and no- obligation. It's just one of the many Extras you get at Standard —where Extra Service is the everyday thing. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA FOR EXTRA SERVICE GET STANDARD Gasoline-Unsurpassed then it was moved across the stre Th 1931 the last regis made in the Occidental, fifty ye: after the first room was rented August Pay Bay tration was Oldtimers will tell you about the pitchers, wash basins, old dressers Unde v card tables, and old pictures, if you Gullufson and M o have just a bit >f imagination you mander and Pre tively can see handle bar mustaches and of the Juneau t, a high starched collars in the sombre 'program has be which corgers. ~ is much more ar jer In the old dog eared ledgers you in scopz than any yet und 1 see names of men long since dead, at an Alaska Department Conven- | and you see names of the living who tion are yet with us, but were then out- ? g | of-tewn visitors from such sattle- Committees at Work ARE STAGED ments as Perseverance, Windham, The enterta.nment ci the visiting Sumdum, Auk Village, Treadwell delegates will be under the leader- land elsewhere. ship of Homer G. Nordling for the In 1881, a decade after Juneau Post and. Ethel Johnson for ihe had blossomed into feverish placer Auxiliary unit camp and tents and cabins lined Under tt heading come th2 P the banks of Gold Creek from its Mixer, the parade, the Lezion Show 5 y g mouth to its source, the Occidental (also known stunt night™) and A[r F||Ied w"h Roaf of opened its doors for business. the Grand Ball which climaxes the As the Klondike echoes made Ccnvention. Bert Lybeck will have CannonS’ Chatter of the streets of the city noisy, the charge cf the housing and transpor- f Occidental and its palatial bar shook taticn of the delegates while Mrs Ma(hlfle GUnS with the stomping feet of heavy- Mabel Lybeck is chairman of the ooted miners—and the bar grew. Welcoming Committee. Handling (Continuea nam Page Dne) Twice it was moved in the hotel and the registration of the visitors is _ & Mrs. Betty McCormick, Secretary for the Auxiliary for the Department of Alaska. Mrs. Dollie Kaufmann is general chairman of the convention for the Auxiliary, Mrs. Aileen Olson planes attempted to raid a convoy but were beaten off and “several Nazi bombers were lost.” The Admiralty states several air raids were attempted late this after- | ars big social gatherings in the dining publicity chairman and Mrs. Flo room and the bar. They'll tell you Mutch takes care of housing for the noon off the southeastern and south- about Joe Juneauw's spree when he visiting Ausiliary delegates, western English coasts but anti-air- | bought drinks for the town the night Special Edition craft guns were effective in beating his name became Juneau'’s name| A pecial edition of the Daily ¢ raiders off ;my(ll!n &”m[l 1]1“"‘ 375? iy Alaska Empire will feature the con- R i 16y’ll tell you about a fabulous | yention. This special edition, dis- we | ‘:"’m {’f ‘?r"';hm LW“S used as aginctive of all Department Conven- SERV'(ES FRIDAY FOR | door stop in the entrance wWay — 8 |tjons at Juneau, will be one"of the ; ! 2 GR oupPSsS biece of ore that came from no- jargest and best issues of this type AI.VAN JONES; REMA'NS body knows where {ever put out. Legicnaire Al Zenger The dust is thick, but you can |is editor-in-chief. Copies of this Io BE SHIPPED soUTH STREET and pee Blstnieditn s Das paper are sent throughout ' Alaska S nd like se y il i : r ro| “1\‘ f mLL ]“‘f’. e the |by the visiting delegates, And to| Memorial seryices for Alvan Jones, AFTFBNOON property, i h_\un Im have seen Ju- many sections of the eontihental who was drowned last Sunday while e E S, v _ Ty 3. S 4 " 'y i neau in other days, you will feel ynijteq States. The paper Will be|on a fishing trip to Turner Lake, pangs of regret when you conte plate the impending destruction this most historic city The dimmed old pictures will |gone. The old calendar clock |the wall will be ticking its endl |hotes somewhere else. The bronzed letters atop the build will glint no more in the noon s SPRING and SUMMER STOCK $2.95:d$4.95 graveled lot where a hotel cal e SWEATERS the Occidental once stood. L g willibe SunCUTOSRCAY A0 sAvmus l ABLE ® SLACKS Progress demands it, and ye[fmrlv Bt progress is something to rejoice Delegates Coming ® HOUSE DRESSES ® SMOCKS ALSO MANY OTHER NEW ITEMS! in. But the passing of the Oc dental will be like closing the e: of a dear friend gone his way. e CASH BASIS ON Refunds || ill Sales Final-No Approvals-No JONES-STEVENS, Inc. 253 SEWARD ST. Wwiggly at Ketchikan will go a cash basis with the new pol of “lower prices, every day.” | B e guaranteed circulation assifieds Pay! PHONE 193 Empire Cl August Is the Time to Buy Floor Covering for Winter See The Thomas Hardware Co. Today! We gladly present a fine array of sturdy, long-wearing RUGS in colors and patterns you're sure to like! And not only RUGS, but INLAID LINOLEUM and many other types of coverings, priced within a range to fit every Juneau home . . . . AUGUST IS THE BEST MONTH TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR WINTER. Inlaid Linoleum Rugs The THOMAS HARDWARE CO. Phone 555 B structure in the and you will park your car in a| Beginning August 15, the Piggly| | Subscripe to The Daily Alaska Em | pire-—the paper with the larges' m- of |available for purchase to citizens |of Juneau who wish to send them {to friends outside the Territory Besides the main events of mixers and dances named ahove, a number will be held tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Rev. John A. Glasse will deliver the service. The remains will be shipped south | be on| fast, 40 and 8 banquet and many others will be held at various res- The complete un, ong|Of smaller events including Past Saturday on the steamer Baranof | big Presidents’ luncheon Americaniza- for burial at Vancouver, Wash. ‘ ing“"m dinner, Child Welfare break- - —p———— | Subscribe for The Empire, I | taurants in the city. led | cei- yes | The Ketchikan Post, it is under- stood, has chartered two sizable boats tc bring the many members from the First City; a large number is expected from Wrangell and Pet- ersburg, and Sitka and Haines will be well represented. Delegates from Kodiak, Seward, Anchorage, Cor- dova, Valdez and Fairbanks will swell the number until there is no doubt that Juneau will see the .larpes' attendance of Legionnaires and Auxiliary members at any Al- aska Convention. . Aside from the events prepared | for the entertainment and umuse-; ment of the visitors, the conven- Hon this vear wiil strike a much more serious note than in the past, n ts business meetings. As in its right and duty the Legion and Aux- ary in Alaska have taken the lead and an active part in demanding adequate defense for Alaska and recognition of the right of Alaskans to participate in the work of pre- paring those defenses, according to publicity chairman John Newman. With the many problems of defense against enemies within and with- |out, this year's convention will be not only the largest but the most important yet held in the Terri- | tory. | HERE ARE EARNING 47 Your Money Is ® Available for with- drawal op request. ® Insured by U. S. Government up to $5.000. on| licy Alaska Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Junzau Telephone 3 and Natural Waves in New Hair Styles! A lovely coiffure depends upon the natural waves of your permanent! That is why you should get a ROYAL BEAUTY SALON Permanent for the excellent charm and the youthfulness of soft curls! To have a versatile perma- nent, call at the .PHONE 723° The ROYAL Béauiy Salon ANN EARLY SMITH—Owner-Operator and Jim Boyle to'Hoonah. = b umerce and turned over Facific, 40.000 uounds, 12 cents Shell Simmons flew Tke Taylor| y, ipe pew Juneau Merchants As- a pound straight; Martindale, 40,000 and Dorothy Nelson to Sitka sociation for consideration pounds, 12% and 12'¢ cents John Amundsen ferried R. W.| “pne getchikan business houses — e Massey and A. Williams to Sitka put the plan into effect August 1 SERVICE CHARGE ON OVERDUE BILLS (ONSIDERED HERE A new policy of Ketchikan mer- PILOTS GO 0UT ON COAST RUNS Three plane flights were made here out to the coast today by local airw Alex Holden Jack Wilson and E. 2 Halibufers Sell, Seattle SEATTLE, Aug. 8. —Haljbuters ar- riving here today from the western banks and selling are as follows: chants to make a service charge of one percent per month on bills more than 60 days old has been died h by the Juneau Cham- flew Riley Harne, Sande to Hirst, e % Fmpire Classtfieds Pay! because of the extra cost of carry- DIVORCE C. ing past due acccunts, which made SR s e T T it unf the merchants said, to - % Suit for divorce was filed in Dis- | pogple who pay their bills prompily flymg Insiruction trict Court today by Wilma M. - D R Krane against Harry J. Krane on by the hour or in courses from grounds of cruelty. 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