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Eodiak mirror
"i^rw of cAmer tea's Last 'frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Center Program
Fashion art instruction is nov
feature of the Community Cen
ter program as announced thi
week. Square dancing on Mon
day, a community sing on Wed
aesday and the weekly Pot 0
Gold Dance on Friday night arc
other features.
THE PROGRAM:
Today:—
Open 10:30 am, (Grade school
children only until 1 pm)
dose at 0:30 pm.
LIBRARY CLOSED
Sunday:—
Open 1 pm
Informal activities
3:00 to 5:00 Library open.
Mt's. El win Foster
7:00 Ping-pong championships
Monday:—
Open 3:30 to ft for grade school
children only
3;45 Fashi m art class for high
ecfiooi girls and women
( Aileen Wade)
7 to 9 Library open
Marian Fitzgerald
8j80 pm Square dancing
l uestaay:—
4:00 pm Junior Folk Dancing
Advanced-fAileen Wade)
7 to 9 Library open
Lillian l.amme
8:15 Crthbage Championships.
Center reserved for adultr
afte' 8 pm
Wednesday:—
3 to 5 & 7 to 9 Library open
Sister Hilary
Dorothy Haag
4 00pm Beginners folk-dancing
8 30 Community sing
Itiursday:—
4:00 pm Junior folk dancing
7-9 Library open
r Mary Root
Paddlebird tournament or
i basketball (to be announced)
• Friday:—
4:00 Folk dancing (intermed
iate)
7 to 9 Library open
Dorothy Clark
9:00 “Pot O' Gold” Dance
NOTICE
Territorial driver’s licences
for 1947 are now past due and
vehicle operators without them
are now subject to penalties.
Also private individuals own
ing former Navy vehicles must
remove all Naval designations
painted on vehicle doors or other
visible indications that the vehi
cle is Navy-owned must be ooli
terated.
Henry Gonzales
Acting Police Chief
Gable’s Back—The Lyric’s Got
Him! (adv.)
A marriage license has been ^
applied for by Elmer R. Jesser,
Kodiak refrigeration mechanic,
and Rosallah S. Sullivan, Brook
ing*, Ore.
Pariscovia (Mrs. Emanuel)
Davis and Edward Charles
Gelinas, employe of the base civ
ilian cafeteria, were married last
night at the commissioner’s or
6ce by U S. Commissioner G.
W. Bubendorf.
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
may well be the foundation of financial
success.
To be safe and prepared for the future,
save part of what you earn.
A savings account is your best reserve
fund and there is no substitute for such
an account, readiliy available for emer
gencies or for profitable investments.
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Hospital News
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John William Melton
on February 10, weight 6 lbs.
13 oz The child’s name will be
Trisha-Lee.
Johnny Kilgore, 6, had a fall
on the ice on Tuesday, resulting
m a fractured arm. He was
treated at the hospital, where he
stayed overnight, and his arm
was placed in a plaster cast.
Gail Lightfoot is receiving
medical treatment at the hospi
tal.
Rhapsody In Blue
Pre-Lenten Special
As a special pre-Lenten fea
ture, the Orpheum theatre for
Sunday and Monday announces
the showing of the distinguished
“Rhapsody In Blue”, Warners’
famed film biography of compos
er George Gsrshwtn.
A musical treat of magnificent
proportions, the cast is a glitter
ing assemblage of top-rank per
formers, headed by Robert Alda
as George Gershwin, with Joan
Leslie, Alexis Smith and Charles
Coburn.
The best-loved Rhapsody in J
Blue is present in its entirety
conducted by Paul Whitemau
who first introduced it, and with
Oscar Levant, at the piano.
The-e two have speaking roles
also, as do Al Jolson, George
White, Hazel Scott, Anne Biowd
and Tom Patricola, who plav
themselves.
The warm and human story
of the rise of a young Ame ican
is a remarkable saga of inspira-1
tion and simple human dignity,,
and an important and fitting film
for its pre-Lenten showing on
the Orpheum hit film parade.
Jess Blinn, local business man,
returned to Kodiak this week af
ter a trip to Seattle for special
medical attention.
R. E. Moody of Anchorage, of
the Aimy Engineers office, visit
ed Kodiak this week in connec
tion with an ACS survey, and
was a guest at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon Thursday
George Magnusen, night pat
rolman, has resigned from the
police force a second time ia the
past year, and will begin driving
bus Monday for the Tagura
Transit company.
Again featuring—bv popular
demand—Mrs. Charles E. Sut
liff as soloist, the semi monthly
community sing at the » 'otnmu
n ty Center next Wednesday eve
iitng is expected to attract a ca
pacity congreg-ition.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson will
lead the sing aud Miss Beverly
Gunnison will officiate at the pi
ano
Singing starts promptly at
8:30 pm All interested lesidents
of Kodiak and vicinity are cor
Idiady invited to attend. Theie
is no admission charge.
Irene Wescott
The above named person may
call a. CHRISTY'S Bakeijy to
day and receive the Weekend
Special FREE (adv)
Church Note
Additional Catholic Service
during Lent, commencing Aah
Wednesday, February 19th:
Sermon and Benediction on
Wednesday; Way of the Cross
and Benediction on Fridays, at
7:30 pm.
The local chapter of the Alas
ka Crippled Children's Associa
tion will meet next Thursday,
Feb. 20, at 7 pm at the school
house
Members are asked to think
over any possible money-raising
ideas and come prepared to dis
1 cuss them.
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Due to inclement weather, the
meeting of the Arts & Crafts
Club was postponed from Feb 7
till Fri. Feb 21 and will be held
at the Community Center in the
eld Library room. All persons
interested in any phase of arts
& crafts or in the preservation of
historical culture are cordially
welcome.
The regular coudciI meeting
has been postponed to next.
Monday evening, after a quor
um failed to appear at the city
hall last Monday.
The Baptist Women’s Society
held their regular meeting at the
Community Baptist Church,*
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs P. J. Watkinson presided
over the business meeting and
also led the devotional service
A solo was sung by Mis Wat
kinson, accorapaired at the pi
ano by Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson.
Others present were Mesdames
S. A Nave, Wm. Stone Pete
Magnusen and Fred Miller.
Ruth Thompson, who resided
in Kodiak a few years ago when
she was employed at the Kodiak
Candy company and who visited
here on her vacation las* year,
a rived on the Denali with her
I mother to make her permanent
home in Kodiak.
She has been employed or
seveial years in the state h gh
wav department of California at
Sacramento.
Mrs Margaret Light foot has
been added to the staff of volnn
teera who operate the Kodiak
Community Library a' the Com
munity Center, it was announ
ced by library Chairman Mar
jorie Gurderson. Mrs Lightfoot
will serve on alternate Tuesday
e\ening8, replacing Mis. Mar
garet Cook.
Property transfers recorded:
T. T. & Loveis Jackson to
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Aldo & Nelli* Roberts, Jut,
2, & 3 Block 7, Leite addition.
Harvey Gundlach to Bank
Kodiak, frame dwelling Tract
Russian Greek Mission Iteservi
$2300.
Same property transfer
Bank of Kodiak to Leonard
Barbara Shupe.
Alf Madsen returned this*
from a trip to Washington,
C. and said things Outside \
just like here—cold.
Paul Stover, arrived in Ju
eau this week after a plane ti
from Kodiak. He was fora
city utilities superintendent.
“Fifteen two, fifteen four i
eight’s a dozen,” will be the ft
iliar phrase again at the Kodi
Community Center Tueod
night when cribbage enthusia
from town and NOB compete
the monthly championships.
Play starts at 8:15 pm Eot
fee is 50 cents. All eribbageuli
ers are cordially invited
Defending champion is Ja
Healey, only two-time wim
in the history of the toumame
GOOD
READING
'TOSP’
Mr. Adam-by Pat Fran
Mr Adam is a tour de forct
satirical novel with a law
and a bite in every line a
with a seriourness undeilyi
the humorous extravagan
its implications will sligh
curl your hair
3 Smiths in the Win<
by H A. Smith Three lx
sellers in one volume by i
outstanding American burnt
ist.
Earth & High Heaver
by Gwethalyn (iiaham. H(
is the story cf a man and 1
man who dar< d ea> th and hi
heaven to make their vis
real.
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