Eodiak Mirror
“cNews of (America's Last ‘frontier _
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Kate $5.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, 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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News Highlights
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tians—Army Liberators bombed
Suribachi, airdrome & cannery
area on lower east coast of Para
tnushiro island in a follow-up
raid of surface bombardment by
Navy. No anti-aircraft file or
sign of enemy planes were report
ed & all American planes return
ed safely. Later photographs of
area showed 12 buildings dis
appeared since last photographed
in November.
USPFH—Pearl Harbor—Car
rier planes are “attacking enemy
off coast of French-fndo China’’
Adm Nimitz announced It
seems highly probable the Jap
anese fleet was the target, Nim
itz cryptically stated. The as
sult constituting the U. S. fleets
deepest penetration in Japan’s
inner defenses, fell “between
Saigan & Camranh bay”.
Tokyo radio said “approxim
ately 90 carrier-based planes
raided the sector around Saigon
for over 9 hours.” Broadcast
claimed Nipponese anti-aircraft
units down “at least 20 Amer
ican planes” beside damaging
others
Paris German rearguards
are falling back through fog &
snow in near zero cold toward
Ourthe river line but to tin
south another enemy force is
hitting with increased armor
near Strasbourg. Himmler, Ges
tapo chief & German home army
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commander, is perhaps directing
attack on both sides of Alsatian
capital. French troops, apparent
ly surrounded because they are
being supplied by air, lost Ober
heim, 15 miles south ot Stras
bourg <fc Aides lost Herrlisheim,
12 miles northeast. Sthubert
southwest anchor of the con
tracting Belgian bulge, was fin
ally entered. Germans announc
td evacuation 2 nights ago
Southeast of Bastogne a trouble
some German pocket was all
but erased in a welter of enemy
blood
Moscow—T.ast stark chapter
of siege of Budapest being writ
ten in a narrow strip of Pest on
east bank of Danube with Nazis
squeezed in an area approximat
ely 2 mile3 long & 1 mile wide.
Rome—American 5th Army
raiding parties stabbed deep into
enemy territory as patrol activ
ity was stepped up with advent
of better weather. .[Nazis are re
sisting desperately along Reno
river
Headquarters, Alaskan De-I
partment—Outfit, the new Army
weekly for patients in General
Hospita's in the United States,
has established its Alaska
Branch office at Fort Richard
son.
First Lt. Robert A. Uhl is
officer in charge, assisted by
traveling correspondents Sgt.
Albert p. Weisman, St Louis,
and Sgt. Carl E. “Buck” David
son of Kettle River, Minn , un
til recently editor of the Kodiak
l Bear, camp newspaper.
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The door of the new year opens before us.
Together we enter new fields of work and op
portunity. We thank you for your friendship and 1
loyalty in the past and look forward to another ’
year of service, and we pledge ourselves to re- ii
newed efforts to mak>> this institution more and j
more worthy of your confidence and useful to the
community which it serves.
Gives Artifact
Juneau—A crude iron ship’s
auger, believed to have been
used by the Russians in their
shipbuilding enterprises under
Baranof, over 150 years ago, has
been donated to the Territorial
Museum by C. M. Cole, FWA
Engineer
Cole discovered the implement
during the construction of a
sewer system in Kodiak, which
he was supervising. Found a
bout five feet under ground, the
auger was rusty but otherwise
in good condition.
Mr. Cole has also donated
several other Russian utensils to
the Museum during the past
several years, adding to the
growing collection now on dis
play there.
Worthwhile Prizes
For Ball Listed
Following are the prizes for
the Russian New Year’s eve
masquerade ball, tomorrow, Jan.
14, at Blmn’s hall:
Costume Prizes: Best dressed
woman —Sheaffer Pen — Edna
Kraft. 2nd prize—$5 merchan
dise—Pinch’s Best dressed man
— Ivory crib board — Kodiak
Fountain. 2nd prize—$5 merch
andise—Men’s Store. Historical
cosiume, man—1 qt. Scotch—
Idle Houi Bar. 2nd prize—$5
merchandise—Kodiak Mercan
tile, Historical costume, woman
—Locket—Kodiak Jewelry. 2nd
prize — 3 pictures—Northland
Photo. Best Impersonation of a
Woman—1 case fresh milk—
Bell’s Dairy. Best Impersonation
of a man—1 case of beer—Mecca
Bar. Most comical man—1 case
beer—Tony’s Tavern Most com
ical woman—$10 merchandi e—
Island Fountain Most original,
man—$5 merchandise—Kod ak
Meat Market. Most original,
woman—$5 merchandise—Kodi
ak Variety Store.
Door Prizes: Chicken dinnei
for two—Casino; repair soles &
heels—Kodiak Shoe Repaii
Shop; cigarettes & candy—The
Cub; free cab call—Arthur Deer
ing; Solaundy—Kodiak Home
Laundry; 4 shoe shines—John
Trenholm; 1 case beer —Dad’s
Liquor store; cab call—Bill Cry
mer; $5 merchandise—Christy's
Bakery; 2 chicken dinners—Vic
tory Cafe; box of candy—Helen
Koutavas; 1 year mail subscrip
|tion—Kodiak Mirror; 1 qt. rum
I—1 qt. gin—1 ql wine—all from
| Belmont Bar: photo album—
Frontier Book & Clift Shop; cake
— 1 inner Nook.
U iliz Prize: Man—$7 50mer
ch i i.lise from 0. Kraft & Son
Ladies Prize—$7.50 merchan
dise from 0, Kraft & Son.
Cash donations have been re
ceived fiom the following: Kod
iak Recreation Parlor, Private
Club. Wodlinger & Beit’s Drug
store, Kodiak Cleaners Orpheura
Theatre, Di A H. Johnson, Lee
Tyler, Mrs. Tom llorsman, Mis
Clara Blinn, Pat Lynch Alaskf
Transfer, Totem Igloo—$5 each
Yum Yum Shop—$2; Bank ol
Kodiak, VV. J. Erskine & Co.
Cheechako Club, Club I.iquni
Store, Town Club, Ship’s Tav
ern—$10 each; Polar Beai
Cafe—$15.
Charles Madsen, proprietor of
the Totem Igloo shop and hotel
owner, returned here Thursday
after spending the holiday’s
near Portland visiting his daugh
ter, Elizabeth, in a sanitarium
there.
While in Portland he spoke to
the Rotary club on bear hunting
and showed some pictures and
also attended the “S. S. Kodiak
Victory” launching, which he
said was described by the ship
building officials as “one of the
nicest launchings they had ever
had”.
Alaska Airlines
INCOMING
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eisenger
(CAA), Mildred Hermann, Chas.
Madsen.
E. E. Jensen, W. E. Graning,
Hildur McElwain, Eugene Ber
ato.
J. H. McElroy,
Elizabeth Erickson, Father
Edgar Gallant, Jack Hendrick
son.
OUTGOING
Mrs Alice Brownell.
Dorothy Tibbies, Justine Ro
man, August Roman, Vivian de
Boer ar^l son, Jimmy, Sgt. Al
bert Hall
Wm. L. Abbott, Maj. Charles
Failing, Capt. Fioyd Davis, Jack
Jenkins, Elizabeth Erickson,
Raymond Ross, Robert Johns,
George Zencker.
The December payroll for the
city of Kodiak was $2557.90.
Notice
Shiplap and 2 by 4’s will be
$50 a thousand at the mill,
Kodiak Timber Co.
Classifieds
FOR SALE—1941 Plymouth
Station wagon. A. L. Nixon.
FOR SALE—Cook stove, comb,
oil, coal, wood, motor blower.
First class shape. Inquire Kod
iak Shoe Shop.
FOR SAlE— Stationery. Cards.
Gift wrappings & seals. Selec
tion of modern, decorative
candles. Frontier Book & Gift
Shop.
FOR SALE—Several pair men's
& 1 pair lady’s hi cut leather
boots. Kodiak Shoe Repair
Shop.
FOR RENT—Two houses, oil
burners, water, showers &
lights. A. L. Nixon.
BOOKS—If we haven’t the book
you want let us send for it to
be mailed directly to your
friends in the States. No extra
charge. It’s part of Bert’s ser
vice. See us for books. Located
on Kodiak’s busy corner. The
Friendly Store, Bert’s Drug. 1
FOUND—Set of false teeth, on
beach. Uppers. Owner may
identify & pay for ad at Mirror
office.
Leo Tyler
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