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The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
.rangen To
 Have Quiet
 July Fourth

WrangeI will have its war time Fourth of July celebration tomof- row. and. like the rest of the Ter ritory. without fireworks Of any kind. It is probably the first time on record that the Fourth will be observed without the aid of a few fireerackers.
 American Legion will kick off the celebration here with it's an nual July 3rd dance al the ANB hall tonight.
 Tomorrow, right after noon, un- der the direction of Police Chief C. H. Lloyd and Capt. James Loyett of Wrangeu Guard. the usual. child ren's parade, races and other con tests will be held on Front street with cash prizes for the winners.
 Tomorrow night Elks through a committee of Roland Curtis and Leo Osterman will sponsor the reg ular Fourth of July dance.
 Warfels orchestra will play for both the Legion dance tonight and the Elks dance tomorrow night. Mrs. Wilma Mason, Secretary Of the Legion Auxiliary. announced that the Auxiliary will award a 825 defense bond and a bedspread at the Legion dance. Commander R. L. Hunting and Vice Commanders H. c. McKowan and ElYin Lindsley have charge Of the Legion enter tainment.
 Chief Lloyd in announcing the annual races said that it might be necessary to abandon the egg and potato races this year, due to he scarcity of those commodities in the community, but other equal ly interesting events would be sub stituted.
 The Chief reiterated preeaution against the sale and use of fire works of all kinds in line with the request of Gov. Ernest Gruening and Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Jr., head of the Alaska Defense Con- mand. The Governor and General Buckner have pointed out that un- der the cloak of fireworks sabotage could be aided, thus special precau- tions are being taken against their use. City Council acted with an all coYerage ordinance last week bar ring the sale and use of fireworks within the municipality. Defense Command instructions are that they, must not be used outside of towns either.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
BRITISH HOPING TO nOLD NILE VALLEY

CAIRO-The bulk of the Allied and Axis armored and air forces in Egypt fought an inconclusiye see saw battle today in the area of Fl Alamin where the British have el- ected to make their supreme stand at the head of a defense in depth to save the Nile valley and all the Middle East. The British conceded an Axis break through at an un- specified point, but said the Allies swiftly drove the penetrating tanks back again.
 Reports were meager but it ap- peared that the Germans were throwing their forces into decisive attacks in a race against the arri- val of Allied endorsements includ- ing American tanks and planes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
SeYaStOpOl Appears To Have
 Fallen To Nazis
tBy= Associated Press


 MOsGOW=The Russians declar= ad today that grim knots of Red Army soldiers aud sailors oI the Black Sea Fleet were resisting to 5.e end on the ruins of SeYastopola fignuaE hand 10 hand with Ger nan soldiers fifteen times their number. remsiug to think of sur render. While the situation was ad- mltteuN tense. tne Russians were believed still holding positions OH capa Ffolent below the city.
 On the kursk front. 300 miles lalo,y Moscow. meantime, massive fleets of German reserve tanks en- tered the battle in all attempt to ,arc. tbe crossing of a river, but Rnssian dispatches said the defend ars first repulsed the attempt and fban. in two counter-assaults, put 175 German tanks out of action over a forty-eight hour period It was claimed officially at least lUVV Germans died on this front while another resurgenee of German oiz fensive action in the Ukraine OH narrow sector was reported To have failed with the loss Of one thousand men.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
EDLIE AROLA NOW IN TRAINING FOR BOMBER
 CREW SpECTAIIS

Pst. Edward J. Arola. we'll known Wrangef boy. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Arola. pioneers of this community. has graduated from the 1Ola Air Mechanics class at Keesler Field. Biloxi. Miss. and has been transferred 10 Army Air Technical Detachment at Middle River, Md, where he is in train ing on Martin bombers to become a specialist in a bomber crew. ac- cording to word received by his par ents here.
 Young Arola was one of a class of 1T who completed the course at Keesler and moved up toward the controls Of a bomber and the chance to drop a few eggs on the Nips and Nazis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
PribiIOf
 Refugees Evacuated
 To Admiralty Island

Approximately 600 refugees from the PribHof and Aleutian island have been evacuated 10 Funter Bay and Killisnoo on the west coast of Admiralty island. according 10 in formation To The Sentinel They are the Aleut residents of those is lands and the government teaching staffs in the respective yillaEes. White refugees from the Dutch Harhor bombings were evacuated to Seattle. lFor details see Ferris cope.l
 The Pacific front was eompara- lively quiet this week with most of the reported action taking place in the Australian theatre of opera tions From the Aleudans there was nothing released.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
MRS. ERNEST GRUENTNG
 MRS. AL MONSON
 H0mEWARD BOUND

Mrs. Ernest Gruening, wife of Alaska's Governor Gruening. and Mrs. Al Monson. wife of PA transport flier, Captain Monson. were passengers through Wrangell this week bound for their homes in Juneau.
 Mrs. Gruening went south last winter and, with the Governor. flew to Washington, D. c. Govern or Gruening returned north about a month ago but Mrs Gruening re- mained in the east to attend to per sonal affairs.
 Mrs. Monson, editor of the Daily Alaska Empire, flew south several weeks ago on a business trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
Churchill Given Vote Of
 Confidence
By Associated Press )

LONDON-Prime Minister Win ston Churchill this week beat down with a 475 to 25 vote Of confidence the most severe challenge yet made in the House of Commons against his leadership. but he left with the British a dark picture Of near dis aster in the Middle Beast. alleyiat- ed only by news that very consider able endorsements were pouring into the battle of Egypt.
 Churchill plainly showed that his mind was in the field of action in Egypt rather than in the debate and bluntly told Commons "at any moment we may receive news of grave importance. He did not eI- aborate on that point nor did he tell the House more about rein forcements he said had reached the Eighth Army in Egypt or were approaching t.
 The battle of Egypt. the Prime Minister said. had developed "a re- cession of our hopes and prospects in the Middle Beast and Mediter- ranean unequalled since the fall of France"
 Referring to his recent conver- sations with President Roosevelt he said. the two great English speak ing nations were never closer to- gether."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
MRS. CASE LEAVING
 TO VISIT SOLDIER SON

Mrs. Emma Case. well known Wrangell woman. is leaving tomor- row for Hanes to visit her son George. one of Wrangell's soldiers, stationed at Chilkoot Barracks. Mrs. Case has pictures of George looking like a million" in his uniform and he reports he never felt better in his life" Mrs. Case will have the opportunity of seeing many other of WrangelPs home town boys who are taking their army training at Haines. She expects to be gone two or three weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
BuCkner Sets Restricted Zones
 In Alaska
By Associated Press)

ANCHORAGE Gen. simon B. Buekner. Jr.. head of the Alaska Defense Command. has proclaimed all of Alaska coastal waters west ward of Cape St. Elias. extending 20 miles off shore. a mobile zone dangerous to navigation.
 Vessels are warned that they can enter the zone only under Navy dir eetion. The area extends from long itude 144 degrees west and includes all islands within the 2o-mile lim- it.
 Southeast Alaska is not affected
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
EXPRESSING NEW FRONT NEED SOVIETs NOTE JULY 4th

kUIBYSHEN-Ihe MoscOW Ne"s' now published in Kuibyshey, tooH note this week of the coming Unit cd States Independence Day by stressing again the importance oI establishing a second front in Europe.
 Replying 10 a Nazi broadeastef who had said the United States had never fought any seal battles, tae newspaper said, the best ans Yer to this and similar contempt mic islander against the American people is what the Facists Will soon get in western Europe from the American expeditionary forces
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
NAB SPIES FOR
 REFUELING AXIS

[. s. ARMY HEADQUARTERS. PANAMA CANAL ZONE - Lieut.. General Frank Andrews. Defense Commander of the Caribbean area. announced the arrest of 20 persons who. the Army charges, formed spy rings engaged in fueling Axis sub marines and disclosed information of United States shipping to the enemy. A roundup, completed June 25. included arrests extending from British Honduras to Panama. In VolYed are prominent business men laborers, night club hostesses, shipping employees and Panama Canal Zone workers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
WRANGELL MEN NABBED
 FOR GAME LAW VIOLATION

JUNEAU-IWO Wrangell men have been fined $50 each on viola tion of game regulations after being brought to Juneau by gas boat 0 appear before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Both were arrested by Wildlife Agent Ed. Arnell
 Sig Arnell was charged with pos sessing and serving deer meat. Bert Clayton McMay was charged with taking deer meat during closed sea son, the U. s. Marshars Office re- ported.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
8 WHO LAND FROM SUBS FACE DEATH

WASHINGTON President nae evelt today completed creation (, a Military Commission Of seveu army generals 10 try eight person accused Of landing frJm Germad submarines in Florida and New York to try to commit sabotage.
 The Commission was set up by d presidential military order and will begin it's deliberations July &. An accompanying proclamation denied the accused men access to civil courts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
MRS. COULTER HOME

Mrs. Harry Coulter was a passen- ger aboard the Princess Louise re- turning home after a trip to Montana accompanying her mother, Mrs Ida Dodge, to her home there. Mrs. Dodge had been with the Coulters for the past year
 Mrs. Coulter is the wife of Wran- gell's street superintendent, now on leave of absence as skipper of the Anna Marie, Brueger cannery boat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
MRS. GILLINGHAM RETURNS

Mrs. J. T. Gillingham, wife of Brigadier Gillingham of the Saliva ton Army, returned to Wrangell yesterday. She went to Juneau a short time ago with the Brigadier and when he flew on to Anchorage on business for the Salvation Army, Mrs. Gillingham went to Sitka and returned home from there. The Brigadier's stay in the westward city is indefinite. depending on transportation facilities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH

Arrivals on the Princess this week from the south were Miss Dorisanne Barnes, Mrs. Minnie Bushman, Mil ton Bushman, Mrs. Neva Coulter, Miss Gladys Hudson, Charles W. Loftus. MT. and Mrs. Karl Robin son, Hans Walderhaug, James By ron White and Wallace Wiggan, U. s. A, and Mike Larson. Mrs. Harry Carlick, Mrs. Johnny Jack and Elise Quock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CByAssoeIated#Pr Pres8

UNDATED. PACIFIC WAR=Ou the vast Pacific front the days ac- ton was confined to Che intending battle on the East China front where the Chinese command said the Japanese columns. which are trying to complete occupation of the Chekiang-kiangsf railway had been checked short Of their final goal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
JAMES L0VETT NAMED
 NIGHT MARSHAL TO

City Council meeting at it's regul- ar monthly session last night, ap- proved the appointment of Capt. James Lovett, of the Wrangell Company, Alaska Guard, as Night Marshal to succeed Roy Lindsley who resigned the first of the week to enter the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice.
 Claims against the general fund in the amount of $1,79222 and a. gainst the light fund in the amount of $1.443.s2 were approved.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
TERRITORIAL FEDERATION OF LABOR EXPECTED TO
 RE FORMED IN ALASKA

Word has been received by Frank Marshall, A F. of L. organizer in Alaska, from William Green, Pres ident of the A. F. of L., that steps are being taken to form a Territor- ial Federation of Labor in the Ter ritory, patterned on the same lines as state federations Outside. Marsh all is now in Juneau in connection with the fisheries negotiations go- ing on there.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
R0BINS0NS TO SPEND
 SUMMER IN WRANGELL

MT. and Mrs. Karl Robinson, Al aska residents for the past several years though spending part of the time in the east. returned north this week and expect to spend much of the summer in Wrangell The were last here for the Potlatch, two years ago. which MT. Robinson, a tops camera man, photographed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CIVIL DEFENSE UNIT
 WARNED TO BE ALERT
 OVER 4th HOLIDAY

Gov. Ernest Gruening, Director of Civilian Defense in Alaska, issued a warning yesterday to all Civil De- fense units throughout Alas ka to be on the alert over the Fourth of July holiday week end as a guard against sabotage which might be undertaken under the cloak of the national celebration.
 William E. Byrd, Assis- tant Civilian Defense Dir . ector here, asked that all Air Raid Wardens and de- fense unit leaders here see that their stations are pro- perly protected over the hol- iday and in the case of ab- senee from town to delegate a substitute to act.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CHINESE CLAIM NEW VICTORY

command announced that Japan csc columns, trying to complete their occupation of the Chekiang- Kiangsi railway had been success fully checked. The communique ad- mitted, however, the loss of two Kiangsi province towns, Payang. in the north and Thungjen in the south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CIVIC CLUB MEETING
 POSTPONED TO JULY II

AS the first Saturday in the month
 comes on a holiday his month, the Civic Club will meet July II, at 1:30 D. m. with Mrs. A. W. H. Smith and Mrs F. S. Barnes as as hostesses. E
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
SIVERTSON IN TOWN

Chief BOatswain's Mate John Si- yertson. Wrangell man now in navy service. was in Wrangell for a short time this week while on navy mis- sion in this area. Siyertson is skip pering one of the patrol boats.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
THEY CAN'T GET
 AWAY FROM GERRITY

oUMEW HEhE IN AU6IHALIA- American Pilot Captain Tom Gar rity dove his bomber straight at a Japanese warship and left 1t afire during Wednesdays mass raids a. gainst Lac and Salamaua on oc- cupied New Guinea, his co-pilot re- ported today. He returned to his base safely.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
BIRTHDAYS

The Sentinel extends birthda. this week to:
 Mrs. James Nolan, July 4 Sam Cunningham. July 4 Paige Georgette Daley, July Mrs Tom Elswiek, July 4 Daisy May Lewis, July 4 A. E. Moe, July
 Jim Forester, July 10
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
ST PHILIPS CHURCH

Services for Sunday, July at St. Philips Episcopal church are as follows:
 8:00 a. m. Holy Communion 11:00 a. m. Confirmation service with sermon by the Rt. Rev. John B. RsntlsJ, D. D. Bishop of Alaaka.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
ICKES DECLARES MATS
 MORE IMPORTANT TO
 WAR FRONTS THAN HOMES

Interior Harold L. Ickes declaring that mats under the feet of our fighting men are more important than under our feet or chairs at home, called, this week, for the donation of more rubber mats for the national scrap rubber drive.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
HOME FOR SIMMER

Miss Dorisanne Barnes, daughter of Mrs. Frank s. barnes, returned to Wrangell this week to spend her summer vacation. Miss Barnes is a student at Oregon State College at Corvallis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
WEES RETURNS FROM
 JUNEAU CONFERENCES

W. G. Wies, ASPSU Secretary, returned to Wrangell this week af- ter attending conferences in Ju- neau in connection with the union agreement with the industry for this season. He may have to return to Juneau before final agreement is reached (For details see Ferris cope.)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CHAMBER MEETING
 NEXT MONDAY NOON

Regular meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce will be held next Monday, July $, in the Civic Center, it is announced by Presid- ent H. B. Thornquist.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Masses at the local Catholic church for Sunday, July 2, at and 9:3O a. m. Instructions for the children every Saturday afternoon at 1:30.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
UP THE RIVER

Up the river on the Hazel B of the Harrington Transportation Co. this week were Constable John W. Todd and Mrs Todd, C. Norman, Mary Ann Clem, May Blomberg and Ethel Day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
AXIS PLANES
 DOWNED AT MALTA

VALETTA, MaIta-Seven AXIS planes, two of them bombers, were destroyed over Malta last night. One British pilot has shot down five enemy bombers in eight nights.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
Fireworks Curbed
In County Areas

Imperial Valley youngsters this
year will celebrate July A with the
scantiest supply of fireworks ever
allotted them.
The county beard of supervisors
recently passed an ordinance IN
structing County Clerk w. j. NC
Clelland, to refuse to accept appli-
cations for permits for public dis
plays OF dangerous fireworks during
the emergency. 1t is illegal to dis
charge them without a permit. This
ordinance applies to all rural areas
in the county and was passed at
the request of State Marshal Lydell
Peck.
Cities throughout the county have
been cGrtailing the sale OF fireworks
for several years.
In Ell Centre this year it was de-
cided to cut down the number OF
permits issued retailers who sell
fireworks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
Unioneers Retreat
From Picket Plans
In Flagstaff Row
Local Requests Chance
TO Ask Employees to
Become Members

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June
4. UP)-Leaders of the Gull
nary Workers and Bartend-
ers union, AFL' today re-
quested permission to negoti-
ate individually with Flagstaff mer-
chants in soliciting employees to join
the union and in attempting to OBJ
tain closed shop contracts.
F.. M. Nichols, president of the
Phoenix local of the Culinary Work
ers and Bartenders union, and d.
A. Baldwin, state president of the
Alliance of the Unions locals, met
with the merchants committee OF
five, headed by j. c. Dolan, and
asked the merchants committee to
cease functioning.
Dolan said the committee would
submit the proposal to the mer-
chants at meeting late today.
1T is presumed" Dolan said,
that picketing would not be re-
sumed during this peaceful solicit
ing He said the committee anc
no member of the Flagstaff Mer-
chants association had been bound
by any pledge against unionization.
Dolan said merchants, in closing
their stores last week, merely acted
in protest against what he termed
indiscriminate picketing before en-
ployes became union members or
mad even been solicited to join the
union. He said the committee was
willing to cease functioning "as
long as no trouble arises"
The stores were re-opened last
Sunday after merchants had re-
uuested several union organizers and
pickets to leave town Saturday night.
The unioneers complied.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
Airwaves Go Dead
AsCoast Prepares
Against Jap Raids
San Francisco Stands
By on Alert as Army
RepOrts New Target

SAN FRANCISCO, June a.
(UP) Radio stations were
si,enced along the Pacific
coast of the United States
for eight hours and 25 min
utes overnight as precautionary
measure and "olue" alert was in
effect nine minutes in the San
Francisco bay area.
The alert was ordered at 1923 p.
m. and the all clear was given at
10:37 pm. The western defense COM
mard announced the alert was
caused by IAN unidentified target,
later identified"
1t was the 21st alert of the war
locally.
The radio silence began at ap-
proximately 8 pm. Wednesday and
ended at 5:25 am. today. In Can
ada, British Columbia, radio sta
tions were ordered off the air at
GAS pm. last night. Military au-
thorities there said all defense
forces were on the alert and pre-
pared for any eventuality.
The radio silence was described
as merely a precautionary meas
ure," presumably in connection with
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04

tary base yesterday failed to drop
any bombs and appears to have been
engaged solely in reconnaissance"
The reconnaissance doubtless was
for the purpose of observing results
of the first raid, and perhaps IN
preparation for a further attack.
The navy added that the planes
were believed to have been based
on a Japanese aircraft carrier, but
emphasized that nothing definite
is known about their takeoff point.
Summarizing the present situation
at Dutch Harbor and the results
of Yesterdays action, the communi-
que said:
THE situation at Dutch HarbOr
is at present quiet. Yesterdays first
raid by the Japanese appears to
have been made primarily to test
Cur defenses.
High explosives and incendiary
bombs were dropped but, as pre-
viously announced, our casualties
were light and damage was not ex-
tensive. The few fires which were
started were quickly extinguished.
TEST OF DEFENSES
A previous communique had men,
toned storehouse fires resulting
from the bombing attack. There
was no announcement as to the ma
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04
CI0 0koys Melon
Poet for Sheds

lieved the contract will assure
smooth sailing for the melon deal
in the valley. They added that the
result of negot'a 'ations prove that
collective bargaining in good faith
can settle disputes without strife,
and that shippers and workmen will
benefit by suffering no loss OF time
during the season.
Philip M. Connolly. president OF
the California CIO State Council,
was present for the meeting. He
congratulated the valley members
for participating in community de-
velopment by staging dance for
Chinese relief. and urged them to
remember their main aim is to win
the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-04

men would have no part OF IL.
Marshall said his work has chang
ed so much that he IS not available
at all times so he would like to be
relieved of the chief observers job,
and would somebody please accept
his resignation?
But the council felt that since
they had no part in setting up the
post--it is under the jurisdiction OF
the Fourth Interceptor Command
someone else should take over the
running CT the post besides the CITY
Mayor Bob Hatton expressed 1t
thus: ITS not our baby.
SO after the meeting was over
Mr. Marshall stil had his job as
observer and was still locking for
someone to take over his job,
Marshall said he would be glad
to do actual duty whenever he could
and would cooperate in any way
possible.
Other business brought up be-
fore the meeting included the licens-
ing of two FL Centre stores to retail
fireworks for this Fourth of July.
The safe and sane" fireworks
may be set off in certain sections
of the city The restricted area
where the crackers may not be eX-
ploded is bordered by the San Diego
railroad on the north, Brighton
street on the south. the Southern
Pacific tracks on the east and
eighth street on the west.
At the meeting Fire Chief Corn
Reed also brought to the attention
Of the council that there are 3O3
piles Of weeds and grass in the al
leys of the city that should be hauled
away.
Several city employees had their
wages boosted at the meeting, bring
ing the average of the lower bracket
up to $l25 a month. Lloyd Edwards
and wyatt Briggs of the police de-
partment had SIS and $40 raises
approved while Is Others received
raj ;es ranging from S. to $40.
MIS-. S. E. Allen reported that
cost of maintenance of the Womens
public restroom for the year was
5000 less than the previous year.
Purchase of a car cleaner for $2l8
was also approved by the council.