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f &C*ws »f <Am*ric*’i LAst frontier
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Cla«s matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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i Nita and Mike Bennett. Executive Editors
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tfot 'So Funny
BOOKS—”A ..?pi^nomer if I have ever heart!
Today any series of colored pictures having the slight*
st continuity , afe put on the market and called COMIty
iOOKS. Tohr children can buy them Over a store counter*’
'hey are not the original funny paper type of literature tha£
>¥• and^l Jejne w as'kids, but a vicious, grue3onie, horror-fitled
•fks that makes the average human being nauseated aftejr
Jread^ng the. trrpe.
*«A.O-»dlcl it(bd that youhave never by chance read'O^co;
th e > it vet with one of these atrocities? In case you haven
?t me describe some t<3 you. It so happens there’s afew on m|
Jesk right,at this moment. Number one-A most inviting pi
|j ire thAt kaip.Sure you wquld wantyour eight year. qld. to peip
|ue over.'The cover depicts a human head severed at the necjj<
Ifni being Used;as! the- clapper of a.hugd'bell. To enhance thg
^ea.j y of the scene, blood is smeared all over the face amp
•rite \,ily dripping from the severed head. And mind you, thj^
is called'.a FUNNY BOOK.. ■
Book number two. It too is very, very funny. It makes
Sears of laughter well into' my eyes',' Another man’s heat|,
terribly distorted with pain and either the unfortunate hb$
'leprosy or someone has had the forethought to throw somp
re>-y active acid, such as, aqua regia into his face and inflicted
?rious deep burns. The facial features are literally running
iown his face and it leaves the thought that in no time they
•will have disappeared altogether. Is’nt that just screechingly
'.funny, v. «'
j I have’nt read these COMIC BOOKS and I don’t in
tend to. It just isn’t the type of thing I get any enjoyment
(out of
But I would advise you parents to get a few of these
; highly colorful and decorative FUNNY BOOKS, and put them
i in your library or on'your end tables for the children’s en
tertainment. But — don’t feel badly when you spend a week
• end with your son or daughter and they are known as 100742.
• it
em
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} 1 Of those who gave their lives that we might enjoy the
v 11 beauty and fragrance of a late May day in this free
land of ours, the Bank of Kodiak will transact no busi
USOGroup Plans
Style Sfcow : ;
Service "Wives ClXib "of Ko
diak held their bi-monthly
meeting Wednesday at 1:30 at
the USO. <
At the business meeting,
plans were discussed for the
style show to he held June 27.
and final arrangements for
the All Hands Picnic to be
field at Buskin Beach Satur
day, May 29th at 2 pm; Trans
portation will leave the NaVy
fcxefi'ahge'building at 1 phi.;
' Committee 1 appbirttrritlhf
were: program ptarithnd 'fc&rh
mittee;'; Sht^Hlips;- Ddfothy
Karlson, Shirley 'J^66dy' and
Jayne Bayer, publicity* jStf.rn
mittee, ShePHce'Vlarid Sue
Phillips' 'USO cpordihating
board, Shirley Moody,' Dbiftithjr
Karlson and Jayhe'BayilR’ ,f"
- The meetings have been
changed from. Wednesday to
Tuesday. The next meeting
Mil beTuesdSf’," Jfrne '*Stlf at
I pm at the USO. l""-i ' '
.... _usiness, and.Profes:
siqnal Womens Club of Kodiak
held . their apnual installation
of Officers for the enduing
year last Monday night May
the 21th at the. Montmartre
.Iflfc ,:m: : - * -:.»r
The following members were
installed with befitting cere
monies to the various offices
President, Audrey Naldrett:
Vice President. Dorothy Clark;
Recording Secretary, Kitty
Briggs; Corresponding Secre
tary, Margaret Lightfoot;
Treasurer, Caroline Mahle and
the installing officer was Vida
Truitt.
The group are sending a
post card to the National Con
vention in St. Louis with local
King Crab teeth fastened to
the novel card.
BPW
Installation
Morg am
SttMf«ft| Honor Roll
D, A. Morgan, , principal, ,of
the Kodiak High School an
nounced the honor foil for the
second semester earlier this
week.
Highest honors to Carl
Smith who turned in a perfect
card of straight A work for
the whole semester. Carl was
the salutstorian for this year’s
graduating class. Others mak
ing high honors were: Linda
Rockstad,; 3-Mi Pobb/ -Frost,
3.93; Barfc^. Jegsti^m, 3.7;
JoApne , Palmer, f. .3.6; 4%rry
GjjnJja<5|yj,$ w4ic(, wai. ..this
year^.1..y,aiedictoria,nt!^9r. .the
Se^or,,Class;.. Isabel Jtfelspn,.
Honors went, to the follow
ipg^tudents with 3.00 to . 3.5
average, Seniors.:,Pat; jSagJner
an^. Gberrie Stoygr, Jpoiors:.
Mary Wimmer, Jean Phillips
and Billy Frost. Sophomores:
Russell Gallagher, Barbara
---
Meffitt, Ellen Simeonoff, fcud
dyiSquarUwff And Carol French
Freshmen: Francis Vickery,
Clarence Selig, Marie Nelson!
Francis Lindsley, Toni Lind
gren and Pat Kee.
The 7th grade reported an
honor roil fot all the year’s
work of: Marylee Rockstad,
Alma Jean Norris, Kathy Mc
David, Kathryn Chichenof!
and Jill Acheson.
“All students are to be sin
cerely congratulated for this
fine work during the year and
particularly' during the' spring
sentdfctbt when there is so
mu^i' else to do but study,”
Morgan said.
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Angld parking will be ljn'
•dttidc bn Marine Way on the
: Bay side of the street. On (he1
opposite side of the street
ttfere will be no parking at
afiy time. Street signs will
direct you when parking:;
BUY BONDS
Roy Weimer of Altavijle, Calif., holds “Lucky L»ger”
who leaped 16 feet, 10 inches to win the International Jump*
ing Frog Festival (May 23) at Angels Camp, Calif. Miss
Ardith Leach “Belle of the Camp,” looks on. (AVirephoto)
SPecial
|l
l The TOWN CLUB Dining
l Room will be open on Memorial
Day - Monday, May 31st and a
, holiday dinner will be served in
- 5 addition to the regular menu.
i
TOWN CLUB