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KODIAK. ALASKA,
OCTOBER 20. 1S54
M. Neilson
Found Dead
By Husband
Margaret Hall Neilson, age
41, wife of Denholm Neilson,
was found dead in their new
home at 1209 Birch Street in
the Aleutian Homes Addition,
on Friday morning October
29th.
Mr. Neilson stopped the
Squad car driven by Officer
Louis Lyle at 7:15 am and in
formed the officer that his
wife was dead at home. Lyle
notified the LJ. S. Marshal’s
bffice and Marshal Clarence
Dizney notifed Dr. A. John
son. Both arrived at the Neil
son home at 7:45 am and the
doctor pronunced Mrs. Neilson
dead.
A coroners hearing will be
held during the early part of
next week following an au
topsy to determine the cause
of death.
Margaret Hall Neilson was
born in Oakland, Oregon on
June 18. 1913. She was pre
viously married to a man by
the name of Hall, having a son
and daughtar by that marri
agn. These two children are
living in Lima, Peru, and the
daughter was said to havej
been Miss Peru in one of the
National Beauty Contests held
each year at Atlantic City,
New Jersey.
In June Mr. Neilson sent his
wife to Portland for medical
attention due to a nervous
condition and she had returned
to Kodiak on October 7th,
from Portland, Oregon where
she had been under a doctors
care. Mrs. Neilson also has a
sister in Portland, Ore. by the
name of Mrs. Robert Theis.
i
Chimney Check Urged
The City Manager s Office
issued a plea this week for
all property owners to inspect
their chimneys and flues for
damage due to the recent wind
storms. According to a report
receihed in the City Hall a
number of stacks have been
damaged creating a potential
fire hazard in the city and
property owners are urged to
make the necessary repairs be
fore the cold weather ..has set
in.
The stoves and flues alsd
need inspecting because an
^accumulation of soot creates
afire hazard. City Manager
Sharp made tne foliowing
statement tnis past week,
“All property owners are
asked to cooperate and help
prevent stove and stack fires
this winter.”
Here is the scene in North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in the Palais de
Chaillot in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in backdround (Oct. 23) as West Germany was in
vited to become the 15th NATO member. From left are Pierre Mendes-France of France,
Stephane Stephanopoulos of Greece, Kristinn Gudmuedsson of Iceland. Gatano Martine of
Italy, an uaidentified secretary. John Foster Dulles who is signing the document for the* U.
S. Lord Ismay who is general secretary of NATO, Joseph Bech of Luxembourg, J. W. Beyen
of the Netherlands; Halvard Lange of Norway, Paulo Cunha of Portugal, Fuad Koprulu of
Turkey and Sir Anteony Eden of Great Britian. (AVirephoto)
Mission Rd. Area
Signing Petition j
i
There is a petition eirculat-1
ing through the Mission Road |
District for that area from1
Spruce Street out to the
Beachcombers, to be voted in- j
to the City limits.
Several years ago the ques-!
tion came up .for a vote and
was defeated by the residents
of the Mission Road area by a
few votes.
When this petition has the
required number of signatures
on it, it will be presented to
the City Council and from
there it will be sent to the
Third District Court for an
election date to be set. A
special election will be called
for the voters living in that
district and they will go to
the polls and either vote to
come into the City or not to
come in.
Water, sewer and street im
provements are to be started
in the not to distant future by
the City Public Works De
partment, according to Mayor
Leon Johnson and his City
Council, and the difference in
taxes, according to authorities
on the subject, is much less
than the monetary value of
the anticipated value of the
improvements.
The new pay schedule was
adopted for all City employees
at the last Council meeting,
with a paid vacation of 12days
as an added feature.
The next regular meeting of
the Grandmothers Club No.
139 will be held on Wednesday
Nov 3rd at 8 pm at the home
I of Mrs. Ralph Johnson on the
Base.
Tne dog ordinance was a
mended at the last Council
'j meeting, changing the im
pounding period from 5 to 3
days. This means that owners
! of the impounded dogs have 3
1 days to claim them or they
will be destroyed.
| John Beukers, son of Jan &
| Nellie Beukers of Kodiak, was
(married on October 9th in
Stan wood, Washington to
Charon Huntington, the
| daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Ran
dolh Huntington of Canomina
Island. Washington.
This is the disputed play on WMch.'OSC scored it& game-winning touchdown over Qalvt'
(Oct. 23.) The ball carrier, center, halfback Lindon Crow, is a step from the goal line as
Paul Larson (12) moves in to try and plug hole..In circle Trojan halfback Frank Clayton
holds Bear John Wilson. Officials said infraction came after score, penalized Trojans on sub
sequent kickoff. (iPwirephoto)
Kodiak Man
Knocked In
Ice Cold Bay
William Simeonoff, age 69,
was knocked into the chilly
waters of the bay last Thurs
day October 28th and narrow
ly escaped being drowned.
According to eye witnesses.
“Bill and Joe Heitman were
slingmen on the dock and a
load of fourteen foot wooden
beams were being lowered on
to tht dock from the ship. The
load didn’t hit the truck squar
and the hatch tender called to
the two slingmen to step back
as the load of beams was going
to be hauled back up to be re
placed. ’ ’
Apparently Simeonoff didn’t
hear the hatchtenders orders
and as the beams were lifted
off the dock they swung
around, striking Simeonpff
and he fell into the bay. Air
in his heavy rain clothing is
credited with keeping him a
f loat long enough for help to
reach him. Joe Heitman slid
down the piling and held on to
Simeonoff’s clothing until a
line was dropped over board
from the ship. Jim Spraeker
slid down this line and looped
the end around Bill’s body
and both men were pulled up
on the dock by the rest of the
longshoremen crew. As Sim
eonoff reached safety he smil
ed being conscious throughout
the entire ordeal.
The City ambulance rushed
Simeonoff to the hospital and
he was kept there forthe night
due to exposure. Simeonoff
was released from the hospital
this morning. ,
Kodiak Historical Cl
Meeting Is Postponed
The special meeting called
by the Kodiak & Aleutian is
lands Historical Society- *°r
Friday has been postponed
until Monday evening, Novem
ber 1st, at 8 o’clock at the Ko
diak High School building.
Dr. Theodore P. Bank, II,
Executive director for the In
stitute for Regional Explora
tions, Inc.* and Director of
the Aleutian Expeditions, Un^
varsity of Michigan, has bee$
detained at Unal^ka
inclement weather. A wire re-=
4e|ved from, .him Wednesday
; stated that 'fie new plans to
I take the Saturday plane an<|
| asked that a meeting be called/
! for Monday evening.
Mayor Johnson appointed
Richard G.Berg as City Treas
urer for the ensuing year.