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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND KENAI PENINSULA
Vol. 2
Moose Pass, Alaska ~ September II> 1941
No, 27.
CONTEST! No one handed in a list of correct answers to
contest quiz in the last issue. The answers v/orei
1-1,765 miles} 2-Attu Island} 3-Attu I.} 4-17,000 feet}
5-95 degrees below zero; 6-1880; 7-914 miles; 8-Fort Sew
ard; 9-16; 10-Neither. It is the second largest.
Moose Pass Miner will give 12 issues to the first persoi
turning in correct unscrambling of the following all-Alask*
a scramble!
1 - APRYSIANS_
2 * LATELYAUNAVSKAM_
3 - IDOLDANISKKA
$ * WYGKAAS_
5 - TICHRAMSTAHTA_
6 - SHAUNTACHUMCOGNI
7 - DENNITNERAXCO_
8 - TEACHKNIK_
9 - ROBBYATLIS_
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10 - RHUBAHRDOCT
FIFTEEN IN SCHOOL
Further proof that Moose
Pass is on "the up and up"
is that Miss Orah Dee Clark
teacher, enrolled 15 pupils
on the opening day of schoo]
Last year there were not
enough schoolchildren in th«
Pass to operate the school
when opening time arrived.
Those in attendance this
year are Harold Setter, Clyc
Smith,Jr., Teddy Velanis,
Donald Smith, Iris Smith,
Evelyn Velanis, Garwin Smith
John Thurston, Bobby Condit,
Beverley Seater, Elwood Sea
ter, ’larjorie Velanis, Edith
Hacking, Raymond Hacking and
Helen Velanis.
Some school supplies ar
rived on yesterday's boat
but more are still to come.
Clyde Smith has been joir
ed by Mrs. Smith and their
children, Flossie, Iris,
Donald, Garwin and Clyde,Jr,
They came from Rexford, Mon
and are at home in the cabii
of George Severson.Mr.Smith
is employed with Roycroft
Estes brothers.
From Pearl Harbor comes
word of a daughter, Carol Gene
born to Ensign and Sirs. Eugene
Webb, August 3rd at Lonikai,
Oahu, T. H, The mother was
before her marriage Miss Alice
Ebing formerly of Moose Pass,
Bob Rutledge arrived on the
es Aleutian to join Mrs. Rut
^.edge(Jorone Smith), He has
been working for several
months with the Geodetic Sur
vey at Sitka.
V/alter Heidol, working for
John Blase at Grant Lake mine,
had the misfortune to break
his leg twice below the knee,
Friday of last week and is at
Seward General hospital.
E. 0. Schofield and Mr .7.11
lis, at Hope, went hunting re
cently and got a mountain shee
and a black bear. Tired,they
removed dinner roasts and
cached the remainder. Next
morning when they returned to
their cache, a brown bear had
eaten all but one foot of the
sheep.
FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS
SIXMILE RIVER IS
NOV READY FOR USE
The footbridge at Sun
rise which will be used by
the workmen who are doing
survey work for the new
highway has been completed
under the direction of
Chris Vyler . Other mem
bers of the crew arc John
Schlagcl, Phil Bertholl,' \
Clifford Peterson, Stanley
Duke t and Earl Clark.
An elaborate opening
dance will be given at
Trail Lake Inn by Estes
brothers next Saturday
night, September 13.
A five-piece orchestra
will play for the dancers
and four attractive floor
prizes will be given.
Moose Pass is properly
proud of its Inn vrtiich of
fers modern comforts and
is adequate as an amuse
ment resort. Soward»Lav
ing and Hope residents
mill help us celobrate.
Mrs. Warren Nutter has
been acting postmistress
at Hope during the absence
of lire, Roy Mitchell.
Mrs. Harry L. Smith is
receiving a visit from her
brother, Melvin Rogers of
Junoau.
Helen Velanis has re
turned from Seward General
hospital where she under
went an appendectomy.
Mr. and lire. Ralph Reed
drove to Johnson Pass last
Thursday and returnod Sat
urday with a big bull moose
bagged by Mr. Reed.
) Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Laubscher and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerwar from the air base ut
anchorage, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Laubscher last
weok. Wesley "got" his
moose while here. They
returned to Anchorage Mon
day.