First Of Our New Carrier Fleet
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA—The U.S.S. Essex, first U. S.
aircraft carrier to be completed since Pearl Harbor and first of a
great fleet of such carriers, is shown sliding down the ways at
Newport News. The 25,000-ton craft was completed 15 months and
5 days after her keel was laid.
Goes To Join Wife
Basil O’Neill, former half own
er of the Kodiak Transit comp
any, left by plane for Seattle to
join his wife j On his return ho
will act as manager of the bus
line.
Kodiak Jewelry
Fine Jewelry Watches
Watch and Jewelry repairing
August Bond
Sales Go Good
•ales of Series E? War Saving
Bonds during the six days from
August 10-15 attained the high
est average for any similar pre
eedimg period, the War Savings
Staff office in Juneau announced
today. Purchases of bonds in
this series of 23 Alaskan com
munites amounted to $155.1^9.
25 during the second week of
this month, bringing bond sales
to $279,765 e0 for the fiirst 15
days of August, for a total of
$302,702.50, including Series F
and G sales for the first week.
Alaska’s quota of $700,000
for August set by the Treasury
Department in Washington, is
expected to be reached, it was
stated, because in addition to
the weekly recording of Series E
F and G purchased by residents,
Government employees who are
purchasing bonds under depart
mental payroll saving plans will
have, for the first time, their
purchases credited to the Terri
tory. Previously these sales—
which cannot be computed until
the month’s end— have been
credited to each department in
Washington.
A breakdown of all bond sales
for the period August 1 through
15 follows:
Total
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Sitka
Ketchikan
Jnueau and Douglas
Kodiak
$69,187.00
41,501.25
42.650.00
34.460.50
31.181.00
28.762.50
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"‘NOTE! BUSTERS”
DANTE, ED and FRANK
SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHTS
THE
Atl as T ransfer Co.
44 We Move *Ihe Earth
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Carl Mendell, Owner
Light and Heavy Hauling
STORAGE
See Us About Trips To 4 From the Base
KODIAK
CASH MARKET
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Last shipment brought us
a complete line of staples.... Items
too numerous to list.
We will have our shelves restocked in a couple of
days, in the meantime IF YOU DON’T SEE WHAT
YOU WANT ASK US ABOUT IT.
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Owing to difficulty in securing mer
chandise, Mr. Pajoman left this week for Seattle in order
to be better able to secure needs for our customers.
ANY SPECIAL ITEMS DESIRED WE WILL GLAD
LY TRY TO SECURE FOR YOU.
J. A. (Jim) 'Brophy, Manager
KODIAK
MERCANTILE CO.
Radios •••
SPARTUN Radio Phonograph combinations
SPARTON Table models
SPARTON Consoles
8CLM0NT 3-hand Special
ALSO MANY
FADAS EMERSONS
TROUBADORES & OLYMPICS
PORTABLES and TABLE MODELS
FRESH STOCK OF BATTERIES
RADIOS and PHONOGRAPHS
Hepairs and Service
CARL W. PAJOMAN, Owner
AGENCIES
FIRESTONE, QUAKER STATE OIL, FERGUSON TRACTORS
EVINRUDE & ELTO OUTBOARD MOTORS DeSOTO & PLYMOUTH AUTOS
FORD - MERCURY - LINCOLN ZEPHYR
CHRISCRAFT AND MORRIS BOATS & CRUISERS