Eodiak iTiirror
clfevus of cAmerica’s Last 'frontier _
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Larnme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Larnme, Associate Editor
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for republication of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
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for the people shall not perish from the earth■'—Lincoln
World News Highlights
Pacific Front
Allied troops forced landings
near the Jap base at Bougain
ville Supporting air cover down
ed 21 Ja.j lighters and 1 bomb
er. American warships inter
cepted & sank a Jap cruiser &
4 destroyers from an enemy ilo
tilla attempting to break up the
Allies Bougainville beachhead:
no Allied naval vessels were re
ported lost. Japs sent 67 planes
to attack the American fleet. At
the same time the naval battle
raged Allied aircraft raided ship
ping at Rabaul, sank 8 large
merchant ships & 4 small coastal
vessels & scored hits on 3 heavy
cruisers; Allies lost 9 bombers &
10 fighters. American & Mew
Zealand troops continued to
press back the enemy in the
Treasury island group, while Al
lied airmen fought off Jap tries
to raid our positions.
Asia Front
Tommy Harmon, famed
Michigan football star, was re
ported by the War Department
to be missing in action in China.
Russian Front
Soviet columns smashed to
within 20 miles of the Dnieper
river mouth & advanced to with
in 18 miles t>f the Black sea port
of Khers > . Large scale Ger an
counterattacks, attempting to
push the Russians back to the
east bank of the Dnieper were
repulsed with heavy Nazi loss.
German troops fought hard to
prevent a Soviet breakthrough
which would completely encircle
strategic Krivoi Rog, mining
town in the great southern bend
of the Dnieper. US Ambassador
to Moscow Averell Harriman
announced the organization of a
US military mission in Moscow
e?tablished to facilitate coopera
tion between American, British
& Russian forces.
European Front
R AF carried out a large scale
dual assault, with a heavy force
of 4-engined bombers striking at
Dusseldorf while a smaller force
of light bombers hit targets in
Cologne. Mosquito bombers
raided Ruhr & Rhineland areas.
Mediterranean Front
The British 8th army drove
to within 10 miles of Isernia, in
central Italy On the Adriatic
coast, German counterattacks
forced the British to make slight
withdrawals. American 5th &
Montgomery’s 8th joined forces
to probe enemy defenses before
Venafro The 5th pushed to
within 83 miles of Rome. Allied
air forces struck heavily against
Genoa & raided enemy positions
along the German defense line.
A. L. Fenner, superintendent
of refrigeration at the base, un
derwent an appendectomy at the
Griffin Memorial hospital.
SOMEWHERE
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Young men are fighting and dying so that we
may enjoy the American way of living.
Surely we owe them the means of fighting the
war and the least we can do is to help provide
the equipment they need.
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BUY MORE BONDS
Classifieds
FOR SALE—Modern 5-room
house and garage. Lights, wat
er and fully furn. In town. R.
R. Reyholds. Erskine addition.
HELP WANTED—Women or
men. Pressers, marker, sorters.
Will teach. Kodiak Steam
Lanndry. tf
LOST—Reward. Black billfold
containing money & imp. pa
pers. Name Chas. G. Ander
son Owner would appreciate
its return to Mirror office.
LOST—Black leather wallet.
Keep money, please return
papers & draft card. Mail to
Milton Cori, care of Kodiak
Garage.
FOIt SALE—Commercial Cre
tor chrome-plated counter
model electric popcorn pop
per. Wt. about 100 lbs. • -
easily shipped by air. $300
cash Wire P. 0. box 565,
Anchorage 11-6
FOR SALE—Four-door res
taurant refrigerator See H.
Pinch Jewelry.
ALASKA KEY MAN—Kod. Al.
J. R. Holler. Dup. keys made
to order. Repair safes and
vaults. Leave all orders at
Wodlinger’s Drugstore.
NOTICE—We buy new and
used radios, & shotguns. H.
Pinch Jewelry.
ROOMS FOR RENT—Day,
week, monthly rates. ‘203 or
204 Mill Bay road. tf
WAR COSTS MONEY!
Give our boys
the tanks required
to win—
Bar U. S. DEFENSE
BONDS ★ STAMPS
GENERAL
REMODELING
and
CONTRACT
CONSTRUCTION
of
RESIDENCES
A STORES
“Free Estimates” <
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J. N. Steffgen I
Contractor i
Felder Building (
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H. MCII JEWELRY STdil
Gifts for all
■ DIAMOND ANKLETS
■ LADIES’ DIAMOND WATCHES
■ LADIES’ DIAMOND RINGS
■ MEN’S WRIST & POCKET WATCHES
■ PARKER and EVERSHARP PENS
■ ALASKA BLACK DIAMOND RINGS, gold or silver
• CARVING SETS
• MANICURING SETS
• DRESSER SETS
• SWISS MUSICAL POWDER BOXES
• BLISS COMPACTS
• BLISS PRECIOUS STONE LOCKETS
• WEDDING RING SETS
• BIRTHDAY RINGS
• MEN'S & LADIES’ Gold Stretch Bands for Watches
• GOLD NUGGET & PLAIN CROSSES
• GOLD NUGGET DIAMOND CROSSES
• GOLD NUGGET RINGS
• GOLD NUGGET BROOCHES
• GOLD NUGGET & IVORY BRACELETS
• BABY RINGS & BRACELETS
• GOLD & SILVER ROSARIES
• GOLD & SILVER CUFF LINKS
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Just a very few —
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Hamilton Elgin Longines
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