The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-11-19
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ssss We hope the rest of the Juneau Empires news sources are little more accurate than the one from which that journal obtained this succulent item:
 WRANGELB, Nov. 15-Hel-
 ems Place, noted coastWise for
 conviyiality if not for cuisine.
 has closed leaving Wrangeu
 without a restaurant for the
 first time in history.
 Records show that in Febru-
 ary, 1898, there were four res
 taurants here and in March
 there were "A, including small
 coffee shops. This was when
 Wrangell was the Klondike
 Gateway.
 Fact is that Helen's Place isn't closed, or we were badly fooled on where we had lunch this noon. It is also an interesting fact that the hotel has been seeing to it that none of it's guests go without food, and when We went by this morning the Den O. Sweets was still doing bus mess at the old stand. In other words, there are three places in Wrangell where the public may Ob tain nourishment to fOrtify the in- ner man, while the Empire gloats to the world that little less than starvation faces a hardy travelerwhO 4erh ha fn a to Wrangell, probably now deter mined to bring his own sandwiches. One thing one must give the En- pire credit for, however The head line Last Eating Place in Wrangell Closes Doors" took second place On- ly to the war, indicating that the Empire considers news coming from Wrangell top stuff. Next time weI go to Juneau, we suspect we aTeI going to have lunch at the BaranofI on "Elmer."
 ss x* Possibility of having a mining ex- tension course in Wrangell this winter looms. Howard G. Wilcox, Dean of the University of Alaskal school Of mines advises that if en-I Tollment warrants, the course canI be made available here. Mayor Han ford asks persons interested in this course to leave their names at the City Hall, Clerks office, within the next few days so that an estimate of the possible enrolment may be ob- tained. This should be done immed lately. Leave your name not later than Monday if you plan to take the course.
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 M. S. Sides, Deputy Collector of Customs in the Juneau office for many years, was in town this week giving the local office the annual checkup. continuing on to Peters burg for the same purpose. "Merv", incidentally, is probably the dean of Elks lodge secretaries in Alaska, He has served in that capacity for APO in Juneau almost since they laid the cornerstone; probably knows more Alaska Elks by their first names than any man in Alas ka.
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 Of interest to his countless friends throughout the north is the report that Collector of Customs James J. Corners is getting around quite well now with the aid of a cane after suffering a slight stroke some time ago. Jim Corners is one of the real pioneers; was up in the Second Division in the early days, later ran a garage and was interest ed in other business in Juneau for many years before becoming Collec- tor in the first Franklin Roosevelt administration. Back in the COP days, Jim and the late John Troy were often credited with being the only two Democrats in the Terri tory. This was slightly exaggerated but they did most of the party work.
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 When death last Saturday claim ed Dr. W. W. Council of Juneau il took from the north one of it's out. standing physicians and surgeons Out of the University of Virginia Council came north to practice his profession the hard way with tht late Dr. Whiting in construction o1 the old Copper River Railroad. Many a time "Counc", as he was knowI to hundreds of friends, saved a life