KODIAK, AI ASK A OCTOBER 3, 1942
PRICE 10 CENTS
Army Bombers Hit Japs At Kiska And Attu
Bill Would
Change Offices
Washington (JP)—The Senate
has sent to the Whitehouse a
bill reorganizing the system of
land offices and land districts in
Alaska and providing the ap
pointment of registers on a reg
ular salary.
The measure abolishes the office
of register at Anchorage, Nome
and Fairbanks. The Anchorage
office would be converted into
civil service, while the Nome
and Fairbanks offices would be
administeied by regular employ
es to be appoin ed by the Inter
ior department. Heretofore U. S.
Marshals and Federal court
elerk3 performed the duties.
Firemen To Meet
There will be a regulai meet
ing; of the Volunteer Fireman at
the Mecca next Tuesday evening
at 9 p. m.
Wayfarers To Dine
There will be a Wayfarer’t
Club dinner held Tuesday, Oct.
16 in the social room of the
Community Baptist chuch. Res
rvations should be made early
rith Frank Hermann, secreiary.
Only those having reservations
rill be admitted.
World Series
Wednesday (JP)—St. Louis—
Phe New Yck Yankees slugged
>ut a 7 to 4 victory ov^r the
ighting St.Louis Cardinals in
he opening game of the World
>eries, but only after the Nation
1 leaguers had put on one of the
lost thrilling finishes in the
istory of the classic to score all
heir runs after two were out in
he 9th.
Yankees made 7 runs, 11 hits
0 errors: St. Louis, 4 runs, 7
its, 4 errors. Yankees: Ruffing,
-'handler and Dickey. St. Louis
1. Cooper, Gumbert, Lanier
nd W. Cooper. Ruffing winning
itcher, Cooper losing pitcher.
Thursday (^R)—St. Louis—
tan Musica. Cardinal rookie
ft fielder, clipped a line single
> center field in the 8th inning
> give the National leaguers a
to 3 victory over the Yankees
1 the second game.
Yankees made 3 runs, 10 hits
erro s; Cardinals 4 runs, 6 hits
o errors.
Friday (vP)—New York—Ern
White, St. Louis southpaw,
id Spud Chandler, New York
ght-hander, are named as op
ising pitchers for the 3rd game
the World series to be held to
ly in New York.
Kodiak Rotary Club No. 5533 Gets Charter
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The above picture shows Fred K. Jones, district governor, of Spokane, Wash., presenting the
chaiter to President R. H. Chadwick, for Kodiak’s first Rotary club, on Sept. 8. The club hau been
active for some time previously on a provisional basis.
Members at the presentation included: (reading from left to right) R. L. Clifton, Forest Ayers,
Bill Dickey, Charles Madsen, Eino Kainulainen, Ray Martin, Wm. Lamme, Steve Harvey, Frank
Hermann, Rev. G. S. Morony (in back), Jorgen Frederickson, Glen Hvner, Jim Broohy, Merrill
Doon and Charles Marshall. (Helsel Photo)
New Express
Agent Named
J. F. Coates, route agent 'or
the Railway Express agency,
from Seattle, is here this week
transferring Railway Express a
gency accounts rom the present
agent, T. Coleman, of the Alaska
Steamship office, to W. F. Lewis,
of the Island Transfer Co
Effective Oct. 1 and thereafter
all express shipments will be
handled through the office of the
Island Transfer Co., south of the
Orpheum theatre on Harbor Ave 1
Seventh Graders
Form New Club
Under the supervision of the
teacher, Mrs. Ayers, the seventh
grade organized a club. Next we
elected officers. W e elected
Donna Belle Guthrie, president;
Tim Chernoff. vice president;
Shirley Reid, secretary; and
Peter Ponchene, treasurer.
The president chose Donna
Frost as a critic while the
members pretended thev had
gone on a trip to the British
Isles and told many interesting
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Employee Hurt
In Skiff Accident
Walter E. Holman, timekeeper,
was hospitalized at the Base
with three fractured ribs and
several transverse process* s bro
ken as the result of a marine ac
cident Sept 29.
Holman, whose home is in San
Diego, was assisting in the beach
ing cf a skiff at an outlyingcamp
of the Base when a largebreaker
lifted the boat with unexpected
force over his body. His condi
tion is fair and improving
Nazis Make a Raid On Jewish Ghetto In Warsaw
MOSCOW, USSR.—SOUND
PHOTO—This photo taken from |
the body of a German officer
killed on the Russian Front. ■
Notations on the original de
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scribe the photo as having oeen
made by the officer during a
raid on the Jewish Ghetto in
Warsaw. Jews are lined up in
the streets and forced to stand
facing a wall with hands above
•heii heads for long periods.
The (lestapo agents shown at
the leit are searching some of
the victims.
Washington (^P)—The Navy
announced that 2 Jap ships were
probably sunk, and 2 others
damaged, and 6 Zero fighters
shot down in a recent series of
Army air attacks against the
Japs in the Aleutians.
Listed as probably sunk in the
Aleutians were a submarine, a
transport, and a transport and
careo ship damaged.
Only U. S. loss in the actions
was 1 fighter plane.
Seven Army Liberator bomb
ers dropped bombs on enemy
ships and shore installations at
Kiska. Bomb damage could not
be determined. Near the island
of Attu 3 Army bombers attacked
transports escorted by a destroy
er and near misses damaged the
transport, which when last seen
had stopped.
During the morning of Sept.
28 a strong force of Army heavy
bombers escorted by pursuit
craft again bombed enemy ships
and buildings at Kiska. Zero
fighters, anti aircraft batteries
and surface vessels attempted to
repel the attack. A transport
and sub were damaged and pro
bably sunk.
Washington (.?)—The Navy
announced that U. S. subs oper
ating in the western Pacific
have sunk 5 more Jap ships and
probably sunk 2 others, and
damaged one.
Listed as sunk were a large
seaplane tender, a large cargo
passenger ship, a large freighter
and 2 medium sized cargo ships.
U. S. Bomber Command /P—
(England - Sat) American air
forces unleashed the most pow
erful attack of the war yesterday
with Flying Fortresses, blasting
a Nazi aircraft factory at Me
aulte and an airfield at Saint O
mer in northern France, and
shooting down 13 of Germany’s
crack fighter planes.
At the same time U. S. Boston
bombers bombed the Le Havre
docks.
Name Board
Treasurer
A special meeting of the city
council was held Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of appoint
ing a new school board treasurer
to replace the late Mrs. VV. J.
Erskine. It. E. Dawson, employed
at the Bank of Kodiak, was cho
sen for the post.
The regular meeting of the
council Monday night was not
held because of lack of a quorum.
Alexandra Simeonofif, Helen
Knagin and fllydia Milcolrce
j had their tonsils removed this
I week.