The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 18, 1945, Page 2

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j THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1945 KENNETH WEBSTER'S BASEBALL TROUPE JUJNEAU ELKS/PLAYER CONTRACTS :,2c.0 i BRIDE BICTURED IN GETS T00 CLOSE ET VICTORY F® VARG e e e 10 FRowt tes OET VICTORY pooopep i mait UTH SITTON IS BRIDE OF EDW. HOLDEN LATEST MAGALINES “Serving the Top of the World” Altheugh baseball regulations do not necessitate tendering contracts before February 15, the Yankee boss wasted little time in starting lary - negotiations. NEW YORK, Jan. 18—President .yn(andle Subjed of Life and Vogue Etten Thinks ks He Handed IN PIN MAT(H ,A,.Vu..ifl es Place Off in ply Divi- whose office employed the n i ed vhere wedding re rved by - - 100,000 Fire nchorage imated loss of $100,- y-Alaska Railroad the ocean dock at burned the night of I cular blaze ed the ire de- y and control the sidents drove to s on Government Hill to watch the wind encour- h destroyed and centents in fter the fire wi m. An ir poil her locations A moderate is being con- e of Week ectacular fire ichorage, the on the after- the rt was burned to the e establishment was out limit -ee PIONEER IS KILLED U ral Bureau of with city imnd Wesle; 1l High' investigations to find se car struck ant, 82, F Streets in igaticn wrage Gilman of s Territ 1ctin it of January | rred at the popular n w on his way home 7 of the Pioneers’ ken to the | ance and died | f hours later. broken legs, ternal injuries reported seeing ling the fugi- off his lights and the dark of a side r being followed for sev- from to be the second hit- on record in Alaska having occurred when a native girl njured ervices vious one were conducted 4, Pioneers of Alaska 9 and buria plot of An etery. Members of the bearers - £ UNKS—NO DELEGATE FEW MOOSI | police of | * 10:45 | — oldtime Al-! Lodge. | Ads Daughter-in-Law of Local Teacher of into appes Janua Web son of Mrs. Helen Webster Public Schools teacher. The Glorianne Lahr she i o Bert Lahr fan en and radio comed who is now chool here advancing rations, pic- :cond-honey- former tended rtisem y ity pre Webster in settings, with the pictu esque Quebec winter, sports realm as locale. The “second-honeymoon” is planned when her husband re- turns on leave. Her loveliness is enhanced by colorful skiing and travel costumes >o Du Barr ture Mr NOT (OMPETE IN TRACK SEASON : NEW ‘J(IRK Im 18— Word re- ceived from Stockholm reports that Gunder Hagg, Swedish track star, has completed plans for a winter trip to the United States. This came a few hours after Gil Dodds, expected by many to be agg’'s major American rival, said he will be unable to compete dur- ing the coming season. Dodds announ in a letter to Da treasurer of AAU, expected to leave for' Los Angele: terial duties with a Ll\'wl group. e NURSE CONTRACT FOR SKAGWAY HOSPITAL IS UNDER DISCUSSION Plans for ‘runmhmg nursing at the Tuberculosis H pital at Skagway are nhow unde discussion by the Indian Service and the Order of Sister: St. | Any | Sister Mary Mildred, Provincial and Sister Mary Cor- x~ll.A are in Juneau from Victoria, E. C, to discuss the contract. Principal dicap met in get ting the hospital, ; acquired | from the army, into operation has been the obtaining of personnel. - TAKEN ) IN ANCHORAGE AREA | With the close of the hunting n for moose, south of thej 4 a range on December 15, An- | chorage hunters report that the | take” this year was much less than | |a year ago Unfavorable hunting | pers; | — | | | Patrol are weather was blamed for the limited | | number of moose bagged. | Hunters who went in the Big Lake | and Susitna areas across Knik Arm from Anchorage by plane were the | most successful at bagging moose | this seascn. : i NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL REPORT In the Commissioner’s Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Num- | | ber One | Before FELIX GRAY, Commissioner | and ex-officio Probate Judge, Ju- neau Precinct IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE of GEORGE F. FREE- BURGER, whose full name is George Frank Freeburger, de- cl ed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN hat Edna C. Freeburger , Execu- rix of the estate of George F. Free- suiger, deceased, has filed her Final teport and that a hearing will be 1eld thereon before the undersigned it Juneau, Alaska, on March 21, | 1945, at 10 o'clock A. M., at whict ime and place all p('l sons interested 1 the estate may appear and fil bjections in writing and contest thc “inal Report. GIVEN under my hand and the ral of the obate Court at Ju- cau, Alaska, January 17, 1945, FELIX GRAY, » movie projector Baseball to Kesselring in Blackout NEW YORK, Jan. 18—Leo Du- rocher and other members of the Mediterranean USO baseball troupe > got so close to the front lines once the Germans captured their generator. The group, led by Tom Meany, sports editor of the New York newspaper PM, traveled 20,000 miles in 42 days. Others in the group in- cluded Joe Medwick, New York Giants' first baseman, and Nick Etten, New York Yankees that Although the usual routine callea ' for showing the 1944 World Series movies and a general sports quiz question session, there was one of up in northern Italy cheated cut of the picture. When we ar- rived for the show, which was to be held in a tent, we’ were told that the film could not be shown be- cause the After Mear the “blacked out” show, quoted Etten as comment- 'm not sure, but I think that the last fellow I gave a ball to was Kesselring,” (German Field Marshal Commanding Nazi troops in Ttaly. “Who's going to succeed Landis? What happened to the Dodgers These were the common questions, but the most common, they re- ported was “Is it true about the cigaret shortage?” Meany said that when he answered ‘“yes” the boys seemed pleased. -os DRY V-E DAY YOUNGSTOWN, O.—This city has enacted an ordinance closing all salcons, taverns and clubs selling liquor for 24 hours after the sur- render of Germany. Juneau Elks Lodge's weary men keglers finally came up with a win in Ketchikan last night, while the Juneau Lady Elks suffered their third straight defeat. Last night's scores were as fol- lows: TEAMS Juneau Carnegie Lavenik King Hendrickson Hudson | Ketchikan Lunbeck Fergusen Baur Gerstman Helland 506 419 402 441 458 ‘Total 2226 WOMEN'S Ketchikan Hasibar Northrup McDonald . Farmer Peterson Total TEAMS Juneau Lavenik Simmons Stevenson Hudson Waugh 426 368 350 345 390 Total 1879 Total Germans had captured | |the projector generator equipment,” Meany reported HOW THEY STAND With three of the five scheduled 'matches played, Juneau's men pin busters have a total knockdown of Ketchikan's men, 7,235. women bowlers have scored 5,089 pins to Ketchikan women’s 6,778. e SOUVENIR BOOKLET OF ANCHORAGE USO ATTRACTS SHOPPERS With all material prepared and arranged by servicemen of the An- chorage area an illustrated souvenir booklet called “The Friendly Log Cabin" appeared recently in Anchor- age stores. The booklet was publish- ed by the staff of the Anchorage USO and deals with the work of that organization and varied matters of interest to servicemen and civilians alike. W]IY SUFFER—— Be Warm and Comfortable Let us equip your house with STORM WINDOWS and STORM DOORS For Anything in Carpentry CALL ON L G.FULTON CO. CONTRACTORS—PHONE 433 [ S I S P P AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR CHRYSLER MARINE ENGINES | SALES and SERVICE Completely Equipped Machine hop MARINE HARDWARE NOW Is None Too Soon to Plan for the Coming Fishing Season. CHAS. G. WARNER COMPANY PHONE 473 Blacksmithing Commissioner and ex-officio Pro- bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. irst publication, Jan. 18, 1945. \ubl'"nm , Feb. 8, 1945. BBINGING UP FATHER WHAT? | | MUST DISTURB HER/ QLIIET’ BOBBY 1S IN HER ROOM- | STUDYING --WE Plumbing, Heatlng, \ ) ) ) ) ) \ ) ) N ) Acetylene Welding, HARRI MACHINE SHOP OIL BURNERS GIFTS Phone 319 Blended Whiskey 86.8 Proof -—65% Grain Neutral Spirits Glenmore Distilleries Co., Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky DANR’S DPELIVERY 104 - PHONE-- A DS LIGHT HAULING Oune Trip io Douglas Daily Misedrcesi Raies JUNEAU 33¢ ! [ | § Eat in the Famous A | g NOT B8Y GOLLY -IT'S SO QUIET | KIN HARDLY BELIEVE ID LIKE TO READ- BUT IF | RATTLE THE PAPER -IT WOLILD ANNOY | HER -OH --ME/ | S8, e, Inc, World nights resecved THE QUIET AROUIND HERE I© DRIVING ME DAFFY-GEE WHIZ LEYVS CUT LOOSE WITH A RACKET FOR GOODNESS UAKQ Anchorage Fairbanks Yakutat Cordova. Kodiak Serving Seward Peninsula and Kuskokwim Area ALASKA AIRLINES Baranof Hotel . OFFICE Information and Reservations PHO E 66 e VANITY BEAUTY SALON { Cooper Bldg, Elsie Hildreth, Mgr. | OPEN EVENINGS PHONE 318 OB e T RS S Thompson Optical Co. 214 Second St.—Phone 387 Lenses duplicated—Frames sold- ered—Reading Glasses $7.50 pair —Guns repaired—New Gun Parts PR AR RS 82 3 Hotel Juneau For Comfort At Lowest Rates ROOMS WITH BATH or WITHOUT BATH Most Convenient Location —THIRD AND MAIN— Owner-Mgr., Clarence Wise For Comfort and Service F. B. Get the New Wash- McClure, ington Habit Mgr. ALASKANS FEEL AT HOME at otel. [NEW WASHINGTON e - THE BARANGOKF ALASKA'S FINEST HOTEL Gold Room 1t Costs No More Phone 800 [ Tanned RABBIT SKINS BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY. Any quantity, immediate delivery. Write for Price List. Valcauda Fur Co. Seattle, Washington MAKE JUNEAU DATRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dairies, Inec. WHING DING "Phone 519 CARO TRANSFEF HAULING and CRATT" DIESEL, STOVE, CRUDE Phone 344 Phone e e WATCH REPAIRING 42 Years Experience Quick accurate air mail service CHAS. R. OAKES 802 Green Bldg., Seattle, Wash. | | | | | ANCHORAGE via Yakutat and Cordova FARE: $82.00 (st Effective Nov. 1, 1944 Departs Juneau each Tuesday and Friday 2P. M. Woodley Airways Alaska Coastal Airlines, Agenis—Phone 612 An- Juneau ... 1274 ) ——— Ketchikan $45.00 30.00 20.00 Juneay ... Petersburg ... Wrangell ... Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.00 to Express Rate: 10¢ per pound—Minimum of 6dc snd Wrangell M ALASEA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska——Passengers, Mail, Express sl'l‘KA TRIP—Scheduled Daily at 9:30 A. M. Pel- Kim- Chicha- gof Sitka $18 818 s13 018 18 18 10 10 18 10 ] 1 10 nalnes and Skagway—Scheduled Daily at 9:30 A. M. Hanes Bkagway $18.00 $20.00 10.00 Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, less 10% SCHEDULED DAILY wi 1 Petersburg $35.00 $30.00 10.00 Ketchikan Above rates applicable when passenger traffic warrants. Schedules and Rates Bubject to Cl otice

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