The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-02
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 FROM SITKA

fkUM SIIkA
 SITKA, Alaska, Dec. 2.-(Spec- ial Correspondence)-Mr. and Mrs w. P. Mills were passengers on the North Coast leaving for Seattle Wednesday,. They plan to spend the winter months in Washington and California
 Mrs. Len Peterson left for Seattle to join MT. Peterson who made the trip South several weeks ago.
 The Young Mems Business Club of Sitka, entertained the officers and cadets of Naval Air Squadron VP17 which completed temporary tour of duty December 1, Air Base Japonski Island, with a cocktail party Friday evening, November 25 on Castle hill.
 Verne Gorseline, of Fairbanks, arrived here by plane from Juneau to spend Thanksgiving holidays with his brother, Clem Goresline, and family, before leaving for the states.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Skaris left Saturday. November 27, in their own trolling boat for the states. They plan to visit with relatives of Mrs. Skaris at Blaine, Wash. to be ab sent several weeks. During their stay in the South MT and Mrs. Raymond McGraw are residing at the Skaris home on the Crescent.
 Mrs. Dermot O'Toole. of Tenakee, was a guest for several days last week of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Teresa GroSsman.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Brewer left last week for Seattle after a stay of nine months here, during which time MT. Brewer was employed as cook at the Arcade cafe and Pio- neers Home.
 Harold Floss, Juneau architect, spent few hours here transacting business when the North Coast was in port this week.
 The Christmas sale of fancy work and foods was sponsored by the Sitka Women's Friendly club held Saturday, November 20, at the store of the Sitka Mercantile Co.,, netted the club approximately $60. Pro- ceeds will be given the library board to help pay salary for a part time 1 librarian
 A silver tea, food and Christmas gift sale was held at North Pacific hall on the campus of the Sheldon ! Jackson Mission school, Thursday afternoon, December 1. All articles on sale were made by the students of the school.
 Proving the house building boom which has been going on in Sitka is still continuing, excavations for two new houses were made this week MT. and Mrs. Hans Peterson, ano MT. and Mrs. Emil Nemi, are bott starting to build homes immediately
 The High School basketball tean of the Sitka Territorial school, wa! badly defeated Saturday evening November 26, when they met { team of picked players from th' town at the gymnasium of the Shel don Jackson school, with score of 59 to B. The school team sui fered a handicap on account of tn, : absence of its star player, Leo Will Hams, who has been absent iron school because of illness, since tn game of the previous week. In tn second game the Patrol team of tn Fleet Air Base, Japonski Lslano defeated the first team from tn Sheldon Jackson high school witt a score of 8 to 20.
 Verne Lee and Miss Elizabetl Huff, both of Juneau, were unitet in marriage by U. s. Commissions William Knight, Wednesday Nov ember 8, at his office in the fedora building. They were attended by E Belman and Miss B. Lund.
 Henry Bahrt, U. s. Deputy Mar shal who has been confined to hi home on account of illness. has re. covered satisfactorily and has re. I turned to his duties in the Fedora Building.
 Dr. Joseph Aronson, Of Phipp' Institute, Philadelphia, special tub erculosis expert, accompanied by hi nurse, left by plane for Juneau t continue research work in Alaska - r liiile lassies