The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-12
Y SITKA NEWS Y

The Pyramid Fisheries Company was host to a group of local busi- ness men on Thursday, September ', with cocktails at the Elks Club and dinner at the Arrowhead Inn. About fifty guests were present with Frank Wright Jr, Cannery Superintendent, acting as host. Transportation was provided and included bus, taxis and private cars.
 Mrs. Vera Crone has returned to Goddard, where she is manager of the Pioneer Home Annex Mrs. Crone had spent her vacation visiting friends in Juneau and Sitka.
 Martin Bredvik, now stationed in England, has been promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. Lt Bredvik is navigator on a bomber and has twice been decorated with Oak Leaf Clusters. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Nels Bredvik.
 MT. and Mrs Stanley Hillman have returned to Juneau afted a two weeks business and vacation visit MT Hillman is connected with the Weather Bureau in Juneau.
 WICK, radio station on the base, has changed it's roadcasting sched- ule beginning this week Programs now start at 4:30 D. m. and con- tinue until Il D. m. Army authori- ties stated that the shortened hours would probably be only temporary. chased the Sitka Cafe from John Milias who has been operating the establishment for the past two years. MT. Milias plans to go south for an indefinite time.
 Mrs. J. w. Forsythe, mother of Earl Forsythe, returned on last weeks boat after a four months visit in San Francisco Arriving with Mrs. Forsythe was her daugh- ter, Mrs. Russel Cartmiil, who with her year old son, plans to stay in Sitka while her husand is over seas
 MT and Mrs. Pat Hussey left last Thursday morning for Seattle on Pop" Rowe's cruiser They plan to spend a few months outside and on their return will live on the base. In Seattle they will meet their daughter, Patricia Berg, who left on a recent steamer. The Husseys have leased their Sitka home to MT. and Mrs. Fred Easley.
 t'Ai. oiio 1hi Q. iidit ldUul, lOllllcl editors of the Sitka Sentinel, have left for Ketchikan where they will be associated with the Ketchikan Chronicle. Accompanying the Tabors to Ketchikan were Mrs. l.. Tabor and Mrs. M Potterf.
 Mrs. Carl Rusher gave an in- formal tea Friday of last week in honor of her mother-i law, Mrs. o. c. Rusher, and sister, Mrs. liar old Frederickson The guests were the Mesdames Neill Andersen, Maude Wakefield, Harold Melby, Ed ward Loidhammer, Howard Brad shaw, Robert Gaylord, Phil Kettle, Cecelia Bassett, William Roden- berg, Frank Hennessy, Lillian Reh- berg and Arthur Billy.
 Mrs. Frank Hennessy and sons, Javy and Robbie, left last week enroute to Seattle, where they will stay with Mrs. P. s, Ganty, form erly of Sitka.
 Mrs. John c. Brady, who has been visiting in Sitka for several weeks, returned last week to her home in Seattle.
 Miss Stephanie Bogdon, public Health Nurse. left last week for three months vacation. She will visit her family in New York. Be- fore Miss Bogdon's departure sev- eral farewell parties were given in ler honor.
 Miss Pat O'Brien, nurse at the Pioneers Home Hospital, is vaca- ioning in the States.
 The Sitka Women's Club held ts annual meeting Friday evening with Miss Gladys Whittmore of }. J. s. as the main speaker. Hos