MOOSE PAF38 jVIJNER
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND KENAI PENINSULA
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Moose Pass. Alaslca - May 12. 1939
No. 17
NEWS IN TABLOID
The putting to work of extramen(10 in
the Moose Pass section), unloading of ties
and other equipment along the Seward to
Mile 63 stretch of the Alaska Railroad, in
dicates that the Portage Bay ghost has been
done-in. All of Kenai Peninsula has cause
to rejoice.
The ice bearing the marker on the Tanana
River at Nenana moved Saturday,*»iril 29 at
li26 p.m. Six Anchorage and two Peters
burg Folk will split $97,000. Four ticket
combinations held by the Anchorage folk hit
on the deciding minute. The winners are
T.W. and Miriam Benson of Petersburg and
Dr. A.S.Walkowski, Dunfors and Hanson, J.A.
Lawton, Patrick Gillam - James Scanlon of
Anchorage. (The editor of the Moose Pass
Miner has felt oh-so-pale ever since she
learned that she came within 24 minutes of
making a correct guess and 29 Moose Pass
people would have benefitted.)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mayokok and five
children, Eskimos from Cape Prince of Walei
far-western tip of Alaska, are en route to
the New York World’s Fair at the invitatior
of Mayor La Guardia. The family mushed
from their home to Nome, then were taken
by plane to Fairbanks and again by plane
from Fairbanks to Juneau where they caught
a boat for Seattle. Mrs. Mayokok and the
children have never been away from home
before but Mr. Mayokok made a trip to Bos
ton with some reindeer several years ago.
President Roosevelt has signed the bill
authorizing the expenditure of $8,741,000
for a new naval base at Kodiak.
New fair grounds are being constructed
at Palmer for the fourth annual Matanuska
Valley Fair to be held next September 2,3
and 4. The new location is near the
railroad and important features are a
quarter-mile race track and a baseball
diamond.
Doug Fairbanks,Jr., married the divorce<
wife ef the head of the Atlantic ft Pacific
chain store*, Mrs.Lee Epling of Hartford,
Conn. Tyrone Power married Annabella and
she now has a last name, Dorothy Lamour
has divorced Herbie JCay, orchestra leader.
Another strike on the Seattle water
front. A boat that was enterprising • -
nough to get away from the dock in time
will arrive next mid-week but there will
be no weekend boat. Probably not a boat
for two weeks - if then. Not so nice for
Alaska merchants whose food-stuffs are al
ready on board. Green stuffs particularlj
are not improved by being tied up in a
strike.
attention:
All those who are interested
in organizing a volunteer fire
department for the protection of
Uoose Pass, please attend a insett
ing tomorrow (Saturday) night at
8i30 o'clock at the Roadhouse.
Dr* Bannister of Seward and Leonard
Hopkins, Anchorage business man, met in
Uoose Pass yesterday and left for Russian
river to spend the weekend fishing.
Joe Docian has caught the record Rain
bow trout so far for 193SP. From Russian
river, it is 35 inches long.
Property improvement8 now underway in
Uooae Pass* Cement foundation being placed
under the attractive Ralph Reid home;Show
er bath installed and new garage bein built
at the Harry L. Smith cabin?new gasoline
pump being installed at Nelson's storejre
arrangement of counters and kitchen equip
ment at Hielo'e roadhouse# Oscar Chris
tenson has moved his mink pens from their
former location near Stafford's to his home
property.
William Fairman moved to his mining prop
erty on Quartz creek Thursday# He antici
pates a good season.
Moose Pass Placers commenced operation
Thursday on their Mill Creek property_W.H#
Williams, president of the company, return
ed from spending the winter Outside.
Robert Lee, quartermaster and able bod
ied seaman on the government cutter North
Star paid his aunt, Mrs. Oscar Plowman at
Lawing a visit while the boat was in port.
He is a University of Washington student
and his home is in Everett, Wash.
Mrs. Will Estes vkth Bob McEachern dri
ving, took her children to Seward yester
day, Donna Lee to have her tonsils removed.
Mrs. Paul Williams is subbing for Mrs.Es
|tes at the roadhouse.
Jerry Howard, who spent the winter in
Anchorage, has returned to Moose Pass to
join the BPR surveying crew. Mr. Howard,
Stanley Duke and Walter Gerwel are baching
in "the Blue Room" of the Bureau garage,
Donnie Cook was brought hone from the'
10spital Monday. He is recovering slowly
and will be returned to the hosoital next
nonth to have his appendix removed.
Elmer Ayres returned to Moose Pass from
Anchorage on Thursday night's train and
John L. Nelson took him to his cabin at
Siile 44.