jVJODSS PASB MJjNEF?
Vol. 2
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF 1 PASS AND iCENAI PENINSULA
Moose Pc.gs« Alaska » May 29, 1941_NPj—Zl.
THANKSGIVING DAY RETURNS TO NORMAL
President Roosevelt announces that the
last Thursday in November is to be Thanks
giving Day during his tenure of office. He
admits that placing Thanksgiving a week
earlier did not increase business as he
had hoped it would do.
Sx-Kaiser 'Vilhelm is announced to fcs at
death’s donr. Ho is 82 years old.
"Gettin* married, " bragged the old
sourdough at the Tavern, "was one of the
best things I ever done in my life. Most
fellers it chains down, but me, I stayed
in tov/n for the winter months. I left
the wife to guard my shack in the mountain
and she had plenty of beans and moose and
b’ar meat. I get tired stayin' up there
v/inter aft^r winter v/ith the nearest neigh
bors seven miles away and coyotes howlin'
all night and now I got a wifo I don't haf
to put up with it."
Charles A. Lindbergh no.s characterized
by the Mexico City newspaper El Universal
Saturday as "after Hitler, the most admir
ed anti-Semitic, antidemocratic, anti-Lut
in American person in tho world."
"Yukon" the handsome Belgian shepherd
dog of the Boaters* was hit by the engine
of a froight train while on tho trestle
crossing Trail Lake. It is miraculous
that he is recovering from his injuries
and will soon be "as good as new."
A tovm meeting is indicated to discuss
ways and moans of getting Moose Pass'
tramp horse into a concentration camp.
Dumb Dora vns reading a newspaper head
line* "War Declared on Influenza,"
"I knew all those Balkan states would
bo in before long," said she.
Mrs. George LindBay brought on interest
ing relic back from the States. At her
former home in southern California she got
an oil painting in one of the old-time real
gold-gilt frames that is 85 years old. The
title is "Victorious Army Returning to
Greece" and the painting was done by an
aunt of Mrs. Lindsay’s fCur score and five
years ago.
Mrs. Zoe Smith and infant, of Barnum,
Wyo,, arrived yesterday for a visit v/ith
Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Cnndit, Mrs. Smith
is Mr. Condit's sister.
SCHOOL CLOSES JUNE SEVENTH -
PICNIC AND FIELD DAf MONDAY
Moos© Pass school will close June 7, If
the weather permits, the annual school pic
nic and field day will be held on Monday.
The picnic, a wiener roast, will have low
er Trail Lake slough for its setting. In
the afternoon the fiuld day contests will
be held on the school grounds with approp
riate prizes going to the winners.
The teacher, Mrs. Carl Wei©man, v/ho has
conducted a very successful t«.rm» with her
son,Carl, will sail on Saturocy for her
home in Juneau.
Mrs. Leora Roycroft will accompany her
.son, Sam, on his return trip to Kodiak.
They will S£il on th3 ss Itenuli next
Monday and Mrs. Roycroft will spend a month
.with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Estes and their fam
ily at Roman's Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Foster will occupy the
Roycroft home during Mrs. Roycroft's ab
sence. Mrs. Foster and Mrs. E. L. Robbins
will entertain the Sewing club at Mrs, Roy
croft *s home next Wednesday instead of at
Mrs. Hooker's as we announced on another
page.
Mrs. Kenneth Condit entertained the Sow
ing club early in the month. Those enjoy
ing the occusion were mtb. E. L. Robbins,
Mrs. Leora Roycroft, Mrs. Homer Hooker, Mrs,
Max Foster, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. Frank
Hielo, Mrs. Fred Laubscher, Mrs. Lylo Sax
ton and Mrs. Roy Thurston,
Mr. and Mrs. Mat2 Thompson of Oakland,
Cal.,visited over the weekend of the 11th
v/ith Mrs. Leora Roycroft and sons. Mrs.
Thompson is Mrs. Roycroft*s niece,
Mrs. Frank Hielo's daughter, Hazel,(now
Mrs. Dick Downing since her recent marriage
in Fairbanks, has been visiting her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gill (Terry and Vic)
are again at Lawing. Th^y plan to mine
on Lynx creek this summer. They spent
Inst \7intor in Juneaw.
Sd. Estes has the big basement dug for
the Tavern when it is moved. This week
he is bulldozing ore sand or quartz into
the sluice boxes for Jack Shields and Pete
Ogle at Mile 58.
Mrs. Oscar Christensen made an overnight
trip to Suv/crd by train Thursday.
DANCE TONIGHT AT ESTES BROTHERS TAVERN.