Sgt. Beauford “Boots” Clifton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Clif
ton. is visiting his parents on
furlough after 19 months in the
service. Sgt. Clifton, who before
entering the service worked at
the former Kodiak Cash Mark
et, has been stationed recently
at Valdez.
Sam Morrison, Bill Shuravloff
and Charlie Walker are employ
ed for the summer at the can
nery at Port Bailey.
Sgt. Arthur 0, Hile, formerly
of the Signal Corps here and
now stationed at ACS head
quarters in Seattle, was married
in that city June 12 to Elsie
Louse Rein, word received here
advises.
The annual Vacation Bible
School at the Community Bapt
ist Church comes to a close to
morrow night when the Bible
School takes charge of the even
ing service at 7:30 pm.
The boys and girls will share
very largely in the service by
presenting dramatizations of
Bible stories, memory work,
songs. There will be a display of
the handicraft.
Parents and friends are urged
to attend.
Winchell Department: Au
thentic advises relayed from
Seward, have it that Barney
McCoy, former member of the
police force here but now of that
city, is expecting.
New Arrival
Is Bride
Miss Honor E. Taylor, who
arrived on the Alaska recently
from Seattle, became the bride
Monday of Charlie F. Connelly,
naval base employee, in a cere
mony performed at the Com
munity Baptist church parsonage
at 4 pm, with Rev. Gregory S.
Morony officiating.
Only a few friends were pre
sent, with Mrs. A. W. Young
and Mr. Elmer Bozarth as the
couple’s attendants.
With the June II issue the
Valdez Miner, 42-year-old news-j
paper, ceased publication. In a
statement the publisher said
“at present there is not suffic
ient business to warrant a pap
er, so we are moving to other
fields.”
The Valdez plant is to be
moved to Seward where a paper
will be published. Seward has
been without a newspaper since
the fire in November, 1941, de
stroyed the Seward News.
Mrs. Thomas Matthews ar
rived on a recent boat from Seat
tle to make her home with her
husband, who is employed at
the base.
Catholic services in town are
now being conducted by Chap
lain Bailey, replacing Chaplain
Hayes who has been transferred
Outside.
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Cliff Stevens, employed at
Kraft’s, broke his ankle Fri
day evening atop Pillar mount
ain while indulging in some gym
nastics after a climb to the sum
mit with some friends. Tom
Frost and Don Nelson helped
carry him down the hill.
Olaf Halverson, teacher in the
local school, is surveying on the
sewer and water system this
summer.
Robert Johnson, son of Capt.
and Mrs. Jake Johnson, return
ed to Kodiak this week after be
ing employed for sometime in
California.
Mrs. Harry Christopherson
and daughter Gail returned this
week after a combined vacation
and buying trip in the States.
Frank Hermann, proprietor of
Bert’s drug store, returned this
week after a short business trip
to Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Arley Wright
left recently for San Diego. Mr.
Wright was employed here at
the base and they have lived on
Mission road for the past two
years.
Esther L. Riep, of Minne
apolis, arrived recently to work
at Helen’s Eat Shop.
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