The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-05
DOUGLAS
NEWS
FOURTH CELEBRATION
At DOUGLAS SUCCESS

Al DOOULAS SOSSGcC
With the NEST favorable weather
conditions prevailing for the annual
celebration, one of the best Fourths
of recent years was held in Douglas,
all events taking place as sched-
uled.
The hose race, run against time,
was the first on the list of sports
and was won by Team No. 2, Ray
Mccormick, captain: time Is sec
onds. The race consisted of I'M
rolling and coupling four lengths
of hose, making hydrant and nozzle
connections and getting water. The
time for Jim Manning's team was
10 seconds. ra
At 10 o'clock a parade was formed
with most of the children OF the
town participating and this event
was one OF the m ost successful
staged. Led by John McWilliams,
oldest pioneer of the Island. with
a Boy Scout on each side bearing
colors, and followed by the fire.
truck all decorated up with flags
and bunting. the line Of march was
from the Coliseum Theatre to the
City Hal ~
The following winners were an
nounced by Mrs j. R. Guerin, Mrs.
Charles Schramm, judges, and Mrs
Charles Tuckett, scorer:
Best decorated bicycle, boys-first,
Indy DuPree; second, Ralph Kib-
by; best decorated tricycle. boys
Stanley Osborne, first; Gary Bach
second; girls, Carol Cochrane, first;
no second.
Best decorated wagon, boys =
Donald Bonner; no second.
Best decorated doll buggy, girls
Peggy Cochrane, first; Phyllis An
drews, second; Pauline Bonner
third.
Best decorated baby buggy =
Stuart Fraser Johnson, first; Ka-
rem Mortensen second. ~. }
Best decorated kiddie kar--Rose-
mary Kronquist. first no second.
Best dressed boy-Ernie Kronquist
first; Clyde Sparks, second; Best
dressed girl-Patsy Fleek, first; Hell
en- DuPree, second. 81
Most patriotic boy--Allani Savik-
ko. first: Jorene Savikko, second
Mos tpatriotic girl II Dace Boylan
first; Patsy Balog, second.
Most comical boy-Gene Grant
first; Bonnet group, second. Most
comical girl-Eleanor Grant, first
Doris Balog, second. .
Most original boy--Johnny Jen-
sen, first; Tommy Cashen and Bob
by Johnson, second.
Best decorated wheelbarrow =
Curtis Bach, first; Billy Andrews
second.
! Best National character, boy =
Dean johnson, first; girl - Betty
Kibby, first; Phyllis Andrews, Sec
ond
i Field Sports
Field sports were iJld at 2:3C
o'clock yesterday afternoon and the
prize winners were as follows:
3O-yard dash, boys years or un-
der-Gary Bach, first; Clyde Sparks
second. ~
30-yard dash, girls years or UNI
der-Helen DuPree, first; Pauline
Bonner, second.
30-yard dash, boys four years OF
under - Stanley Osborne, first
Clyde Sparks. second. 4 Pass
30-yard dash, girls four years OF
under-Helen DuPree, first; Sheils
Carmichael, second. 0ru tts
/ 404yard, dash, boys years or un.
der-Joe Tassel, first; Ben Havdahl
second. rs1
40-yard dash, girls years or un.
der Eleanor Grant, first; Caro-
Cochrane, second.
Husband calling-Mrs. Ed Bach
first; Mrs. Eli Post, second.
Wife Calling L. Cochraf1e ant
Lonnie Grant first; Carl Lindstrom
second. Az
50-yard dash, boys 10 years or un,
der-Jean Grant, first; Floyd Os
borne, second.
40-yard dash, girls 10 years or un
J der-Patsy Balog, first; Peggy Coch
! rane, second +
II 40-yard dash, boys years or un
|, der - Jerry Godkin, first, Som,
Stevens, second. A
30-yard dash, girls years or un
J der Eleanor Grant, first; Caro-
Cochrane, second. as ~
= 80-yard dash, mems free-for -af-
, H. zenger, first; Jimmy Terrell, sec
, ond. m a
i 50-yard women's free for all :
, Mrs. Tauno Niemi, first; Mrs. Blu,
Carmichael. second.
! 40-yard dash, men over As years
Cancelled.