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KODIAK. ALASKA, JULY 10J954
PRICE lOXENT^
U.S. Marine
Accidentally
Shot At N.S.
Private First Class Donald
Stuckey, age 18, was accid
ently shot to death at 10:20
pm July 7ta, at the rear gate
on the naval station.
Stuckey’8 mother Mrs. Rus
zell B. Stuckey of 7412 Or
ville Street Houston, Texas
has been notified of the ac
cidental shooting of her son.
The Marine was on a roving
patrol at the southern end of
the reservation, when he stop,
ped in the gate guardhouse to
make a routine check to the i
Marine Duty Officer via tele
phone. As he entered the door
one of the two marines on
duty at the gate, who was
emptying his service pistol,!
accidently discharged the wea
pon and Stuckey fell to the
floor mortally wounded.
According to Major E. R.
McCarthy, Commanding Of
ficer of the Marine detach
ment at the naval station, a
board has been appointed to
investigate the shooting.
“The Little Fishermen and The Majorette?” winners of first place in the Childrens Divison
of the 4th of July Parade. Sponsored by the United Fishermen of America, trained by Mrs.
Lloyd Cannon and the costumes made by Mrs. Heatherington of Seattle , the randmother of,
Heather Lindsley one of the marching unit. From left to right Mark Keplinger, Mike Cannon,
Kenny Bowhay, Jamie Beukers, and Mrs. Bowhay. The Majorettes: Heather Lindsley, Sue
Cannon, Karen Keplinger, Carol Cannon. Mrs. Lloyd' Cannon is at the rear of the unit.
PHOTO BY NORMAN’S 'J
Results Of
Kodiak 4th
Announced
The City of Kodiak Fourth
of July celebration, after get
ting away to a shakey start
ended in a blaze of glory with
the running of the outboard
motor races and the exhibition
water ski event put on by Don
nelley and Acheson firm. With
indeterminate weather threa
tening and early morning
showers making the committee
a little bewildered the parade
was called off at 8o’clock and
then a warm July sun came out
of the threatening clouds and
the parade was rescheduled
for 11:30.
An unusually fine parade
started wending its way up
Main Street behind the melod
ious strains of the Naval Sta
tion Band with the Washington
Post March. Following the
band was the Marine platoon
in open order and the Marin*
Color Guard.
The home town service bqys
j followed next with the Ameri
l Continued on gpae 9
tgt. IV. Sinn Visit* Kodiak For Short Stay
Sgt. Walter 0. Sinn, of An
ehorage, a member of the
Territorial Police made a rou
tine visit to Kodiak this week
to attend to some territ„rial
business.
He was very pleased with
conditions he found here in
Kodiak and complimented the
local police, the U. S. Mar
shal’s office and the military
authority for the wonderful
cooperation they extended him
on his weeks’ visit.
The Rainbow Girls float in the 4th of July Parade with its
bevy of multi-colored lassies. Those that are visible in the pict
ure are; from left to right; Gail Prouty, Francis Lindsley,
Lin 11 R»jkit ad, and Hazel Hartman. At the upper rightof
ths fbi; U ? oni Linpgren; and under the rainbow is Nancy
ktn'r.n. PHOTO BY NORMAN’S
Weinmeister Likes
City Hospitality
Arnie Weinmefsteiy one of
the all-time Professinal Foot
ball Greats of this age visited
Kodiak for three d£ys as the
guestof Bud Mefagkr,Kodiak’s
representative for the Rainer
Brewing Company.
A graduate of Washington
University in 1947, where he
starred for his 3 Collegiate
years, he was drafted by the
New York Yankees in 1948
where he was chosen as the
“Rookie of the Year’11 in his
first season in Professional
Football. After playing his
first year with the Yankees he
was sold to the New York Gi
ants 1949 where he remained
through 1953 making All Amer
ican Professional Football
Team on each year, In 1953^
Ami was voted Seattles “Man
of the Year in Sports,”
Weinmeister is currently
under contract to the Vancover
Lions of the Canadian Pro
fessional Football League as a
player and line coach. The
1 team is scheduled to start
practice on the 12th of July,
their first exhibition game will
be played on August 11th and
the regular season opens on
August 28th.
Weinmeister look like wha1
most coaehes dream about foi
their AH America raythica
championsip lineman.
Complaint RaeolvadOn Car Vanaauam By Boya
Chief of Police Roland
Vickery has received numer
ous complaints from owners
of autombiies living on Spruce
Lane, that some children are
scratching the enamel on their
(cars with some sharp instru
merits or stones. (j
“Hie childrens names alre
known and if the parents jio
not take steps to stop tjie
practice’ arrests will followi”
stated Chief Vickery. .]
T
Second place winnes in the children’s division of the 4th’of
July parade, Master Michael Johnson, age 2i years, rqrnlen*
entinhis dress blues and saluting th? crowd li*i«r®e»
■ with a very snappy salut. Mike’s Dad. Master Sergej*”1?0"
IjO. Johnson USMC. is being shown the
I by his son. PH0 WURi^