"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier”
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VOL 14 NO 14
KODIAK. ALASKA
JUNE 12. 1954
Youth Held
In Slaying
At Cordova
Mrs. Violet Pemberton re
ceived word early Thursday
morning from Cordova, Alaska
of the fatal stabbing of her
eldest daughter Mrs. Betty
Tiedeman. Charles (Butch)
Pemberton, until recently em
ployed at the Kraft Super
Mart, had just arrived in Cor
dova, having gone there to
fish in that area with a Kodiak
boat, phoned his mother of the
tradgey. but particulars of
the stabbing were withheld
pending an investigation by
the U. S. Marshal's Office at
Cordova.
PMrs. Tiedeman is the mother |
of four children ranging in’
age from 3 to 7 years, who
were present in the home at,
the time of the stabbing.
Being held for investigation
cm the testimony of an undis-1
closed witness is George In
gles, 23, of San Brulo, Cali
fornia.
Mr. Tiedeman was not at
home at the time of the at
tack. An inquest was held on
on Friday into the death of
Mrs. Tiedeman at which Mrs.
Pemberton .hoped £tohe pre
Pope Pins XII stands before television cameras in the Vatican (June 6) to broadcast
an apostolic blessing in French, Italian, German, English and Dutch during inauguration of a
new eight-nation television network. At left of the Pontiff is Msgr. Enrico Dante, prefect of
the Vatican Ceremonial Office. Others are not identified. New link-up permits Britain, Bel
gium, Denmark, France, Western Germany, Holland, Italy and Switzerland to receive the
same program'simultaneously. (iPwirephoto)
Schott's Mother Hors
Mrs. A. W. Schott of Alta
mont, Kansas, the mother of
Ivor Schott, Kodiak Superin
tendent of Schools, is visiting
her son for two months fhis
summer. Accompanying Mrs.
Schott is Ivor’s nephew,
Richard Graf of Springfield,
M°. ; v?/ _
Female members of the Communist Free German Youth
(FDD s^ing hoops as they march into Walter Ulbricht sta
diun in Eut Berlin (June 4) to attend a rally described by
Con moist leaders a3 a mas3 protest against the European
Defeue J>n niiity aii a call for conclusion of a peace
treaty with Germ my. tfore than 503,000 youths.^incl udingat
et/, .»,))) !;>n V7i: hi: n u/, a::eilel tie rally. (.P ) j
Annual Flag Day
Ceremony June 14
The local Elks Lodge in co
operation with the BPOE or
ganization is sponsoring Flag
Day, Monday, June 14th.
They urge that all their
members, and all the citizens
of. Kodiak join together in
paying tribute to the flag of
the United States, on. its.177th
anniversary. .
jjrv Bowman,. Exalted Ruler
of the local lodge, wants a reaf
display by the citizens of Ko.
diak of their loyalty and
patriotism to the flag of their
country. He urges that every
one display a flag on their
home, place of .business and
throughout the city. . .....
Flag Day services will .be
held at the Elks hall, Monday,
June 14th, beginning at 8 pm.
The Boy Scout troops will take
part in a beautiful ceremony,
commemorating the birth of
our flag. The public is cordi
ally invited to attend.
Chas. Cook Succumbs
At Great Bend Kan.
Charles Cook, well known
Kodiak man, passed away at
his new home in Great Bend,
Kansas, on May 29th. “Char
ley” as everyone in Kodiak
knew him, died of coronary
occusion and passed away in
his sleep.
He .is survived by two
brothers, Frank Cook, also of
Great Bend and Richard J.
Cook of Los Angeles, Calif.
For many years Charley waf
jailer in the local federal jail
| Commissary PrlvIlagBB
|Stop At Riehardnon
Fort Richardson and the
Military at Anchorage have
announced that as of June
15th the commissary privile
ges of all civilian personnel in
[the area will cease. This will
j have a tremendous affect on
I the economics and retail sale
! of commodities and mean that
. thousands&f dollars that went'
( into the military coffers will
go to local business ‘ establish
ments. -rV‘ .
} Prfcs.utTibly. the. commissary
directive will affect all mili
tary installations in Alaska be.
cause in the past such orders
which have been issued by the
military have . in time been
felt on all bases.
Local Elks
Meet Ruler
Nineteen Kodiak Elks left
at 7:30 Friday morning via a
special PNA charter flight for
Anchorage, where they will,
greet the Grand Exalted Ruler,
of the B.P.O.E. on his visita-.
tion to the Anchorage Lodge.
Earl E. James, Grand Ex
alted Ruler of the Elks is a 52
year old native of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, having prac
ticed law in that City for
many years. He was elected, tp
the highest position in the
Elks at the Grand Lodge Con
vention in St. Louis, in; July
of 1953. James has been a
prominent civic leader in
Oklahoma affairs and one of
the organizers of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of his
native City.
Those making the trip from
i Kodiak to pay GER James
homage: Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Metzgar, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Banks, Mr. and Mrs. John
jLotz, Mr. and Mrs. George
Hethcock, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
'Graff, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
j Wallace, Mildred Best, Bud.'
I Logan, Earl Cessna, Tim GiL,
more, Pete Sucharek, Ray
I mond Ware and Mrs.
! Aline LaLande. They plan to
| return to Kodiak the,: earlier;
| part of the week. )
| Mr. ahd Mrs. V. W. Root <
j took a later plane and will join’
I the above group in Anchorage.!
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Father Tolbert qf St. Mary's*
[Catholic £htirchr leaves onj
Monday, June the 14th for a
trip around the Island., and; , a'
brief stop-over at Afognak Is
I land, Karluk and Alitak for*
1 the purpose of establishing;
! Catholic Parishes in those lo-»
1 cations in the Kodiak ,afea.
The presentation of the “Keys to the City” is being
made to Governor Heintzleman at the recent dinner in his
honor by City of Kodiak Mayor Jack Hinckel. Mrs. John
Perry, wife of Rear Admiral Perry of the 17th Naval District
to the Governors right and Mrs. W. K. Rhodes, wife of the
Commanding Officer of the Naval Base here in Kodiak is'o»
Mayor Hinckel’s left.