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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
13 NEW FISHING VESSELS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR
 USE IN ALASKA AREA

WASHINGTON Construction of SIT new fishing vessels has been authorized by rhe Office of the Co., ordinator Of Fisheries during the past year to augment the U.S.fish- ing fleet, depleted by requisition- ing of hundreds of it's finest yes sels for use by the Army and Navy.
 Of the total number of vessels authorized between May 13, 1943 and April 30, 1944. 473 were sched- uled for completion by March 31 of this year; the remainder during the balance Of 1914 and the first half Of 1915. Field representatives of the Coordiantor's office are now making a survey in their respective areas to check on the number of sels actually completed on schedule
 When the authorized construc- Eion has been completed and the new boats placed in service, the U. S. fishing fleet will be approaching it's normal pre-war size, officials of the Coordinator's office said, all thought shortages of certain types Of vessels and in some areas may still be apparent.
 Construction needed merely as replacements for vessels lost or worn out is estimated at about 275 boats a year. However, in addition to the new boats being added to .E- |. T.. r.F the vessels taken for military serY- ice have been restored to fishing or will be returned soon.
 The numbers and types of fishing vessels authorized for construction in the Alaska consists of B vessels, three purse seiners, l trawle,r, troller and s miscellaneous.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
CHURCH SERVICE
 TIME CHANGED FOR
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Presbyterian church will hold it's morning worship services at I1:00 o'clock Sunday morning. Sunday school will start at .l0::00 o'clock. il is announced by the Rev. Pen F. Judd, pastor. Services were formerly at 10:45 a. m.
 This Sunday, the Rev. Judd an nounces, the mems quartette will sing al the morning worship sery- ice. an old Negro spiritual, Steal Away" Title of the mornings ser mon will be Attractive Goodness. "
 During the summer months Sun day School is being held. If anyone has children too yong, or who live too far to walk to attend Sunday School the Rev. Judd said that the church will provide transportation 10 and from Sunday School. Those interested should see the Rev. Judd.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
US. ROutS
 JapS In Big
 Naval Fight
fBy Associated Pressl

PEARL .HARB0B-T s. Carrier based planes sank one Jap aircraft carrier and three tankers Monday in a third smashing blow to the Jap fleet following up Sundays battle in which 353 enemy planes were de stroyed. The combined blows were the third hardest to the Jap Navy since Pearl Harbor. The first heavy loss 10 the Jap fleet was in 1922 when Halsey met them in the Coral Sea.
 Yesterdays commnuique said a possible fifth enemy vessel, a de- stroyer. was sunk Monday in the battle between the Marianas and the Philippines when elements of the Jap Navy. or perhaps the en- tire Jap Navy itself. came out of hiding iu an effort to challenge the American Naval and ground action in the Marianas. The communiQue added that nine or ten enemy yes sels, in addition to those sunk, were damaged. stunned by surprise of the effectiveness of American as saults. the enemy fleet offered no couuter-attack and fled There was no sign whatever, the communique said. that the two big fleets had Joined in a surface battle of the proportion expected.
 The |. s. flea suffered loss of no surface ships and only 49 Of it's planes were lost
 sundays air battle represented an by Jap carrier-based planes to break up the American invasion of saipan. principal enemy strong hold in the Marianas which lie 1900 miles from Japan and the Philippines.
 Some Of the American pilots dowaed in the battle may be res cued. Admiral Nimitz said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
ALLIES PRESSING
 FORWARD IN ITALY

ROME - Allied forces in Italy made progress along both coastal sectors but the Germans were ap- parently planning determined stand along positions between Lake Traismeno and Lake Chiusi and north of Pergugia in the central sector. Allied headquarters indicated the Eighth Army had encountered strong resistance" north of Per usia and southwest of Lake Trasi- memo where a number of German counter-attacks were repulsed.
 The Algiers radio news roundup said Allied forces in the Adriatic were 25 miles from the important seaport Of Ancona on the west coast and the Fifth Army, despite strong resistance, had pressed for ward astride Highway One, leading through Liyoarno to Pisa and is ap- preaching Folonica some 50 miles below Pisa. believed to be another strongpoint in the next major Ger man resistance line.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
B0NPS HUNT NETS
 CONSOLATION PRIZE

ON THE SALWEEN FRONT, China-William F. Boni, Associated Press war correspondent with ex- peditionary forces in west China, borrowed a carbine to hunt for small game in the woods.
 After an hours tramp he drew
 a bead on a crow but discovered he had forgotten to load the gun. A second crow winged lazily out of range as Boni, trying to release the safety catch. pressed a button and disengaged the ammunition clip. An hour later he racked up a clean miss on a third crow
 Two hours passed and Boni, footsore, weary but triumphant, re- turned to camp, with an armful of wild flowers his trophies for a day in the woods.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
Paving Is Laid in
 WrangelI
JUNE 9H

JUNE 20. I94#.
 That. in years to come. HaI be au important date in NrangaIl his aoIs-. It was the aay this week when Mayor Fred c. HauLOEd. Street Sup erluteld5ae Joe Weaver assisted by Walter Coulter. Bill Hanson. Mike Lynch ana J8ek0 Brown. also assist el uy a large group Of @sidewalk supervisors poured tle urst con erete# Tor straHgaI.s first paving Front Street.
 As the I.rzt strip matetialized un- der Joe.s able trawel. other citizens rallied 10 the cause. The Mayor, himself. took turn d wheeling, tleater operator Fred Cunningham s0t al electrical alImanJ oL the con crete mixer ramediea iu no time and directly had Barber Lowell oturle- fant straiuing himself on the other eua of lhe concrete lapper Council man Charles Moore came along and got a hand lu and had Marshal Jim Nolan as his personal sidewalk supervisor Tonight a gang 0f vol unteer workers were going to turn out to give Joe Weaver and his boys a hand. Paving on Front Street in Nraugell was becoming a reality, and HrangelIs ciJiens didn't mean maybe. Weavers crew was laying as much as 40 feet in two hours and with volunteer workers, the Mayor estimated at least one side ot the street would be down in a week.
 Having started al Mike Klasoffs shoe shop. the paving crew mad in- elQea The sentinel Lee Chisholm's lunch courier and Mrs. Waters laar Totem into the Metropolitan -reaa at noon today and were going strong toward getting the Yukon, JacO5sons Virginia Moore $ beauty shop and Jim NoIau's Den O.sweets into the paved city lim- it's"
 We've got to get going up the street, declared the Mayor, "or you people down here in the Metro Dolitan area might get to high-hat- ting the folks up on dust row.
 II your paper is a little late to- day, think nothing of it. Just re member we've been admiring our new paving out in front and doing a little sidewalk supervising" our selves.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
Reds Launch New Drive
 On NaziS
By Associated Press1

LONDON - Germans announced the Red Army. striking on the third anniversary of Htter's surprise in vasion of Russia, had launched the long-awaited summer offensive on rhe eastern front. While Moscow had not as yet confirmed the open ing Of the drive the German com mand. in an official broadcast from Berlin. declared the Soviets moved forward yesterday on a broad front north Of the Pripet marshes on the most direct road from Moscow to Berlin. The German broadcast said 1he assault may be coordinated with Allied advances in France and Italy and that the offensive was set off this morning from south of Mogiley to north of Vietsk. with heavy tank and plane support Aea awhile. Mos COW announced triple Russian spearheads drove deeper against the Films north of Lake Omega. on the Paunis Isghmus and along the northern beaches of Rareline 18th mus.
 Berlin said the initial new often siye thrusts had been reDulsed but said bitter fighting is still going on on either side of Yitebak."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
OFT. DEER THEY'RE BACK AGAIN !

SPEARFISH, s. D.-Residents of this town put out free meals for Black Hills deer last winter when deep snow covered their natural feed. But when the snows went, the deer didn't. Last week, Dave liar ris, game warden, presided at a mass meeting in City Hall, then led a drive of 40 residents, equipped with tin pans and noisemakers. They rounded up between 40 and 50 deer from yards and gardens and drove them deep into the wilds of Spearfish canyon. Two hours later five of the deer were back feasting on succulent Victory gar dens. Next day the entire herd was back.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
S36OO Needed To Put Bond
 Drive Over

Wrangsu needed S3.562.5O 10 reach its quota Of sI5.000 in sale of Series ,sa- bonds in the 5th War Loan drive. Post Office reported that sales up 10 noon today since the drive opened JJune 12 totaled s11.4375O. or nearly S3.60O short of the sI5.000 Series D. goal. Of the S1O.00O allotted to the town in ether securities. S6,500 has been re- ported purchased.
 While the drive lasts until July s, local bond committee was hope ful the quota would be reached be- fore the end Of the month.
 'sThe boys will deliver Cherbourg in the next day or two," said a committeeman. lets pack 'em with another bond before the month is out"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
ARMY TURNS SKAGWAY
 HOSPITAL OVER TO
 INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Tuberculosis a. mong Alaskan natives has become so serious that the Army is turn ing over it's temporary hospital at Skagway to help meet the problem officials of the Indian Affairs told the House appropriations commit tee.
 The Skagway hospital, with 150 beds, is no longer needed by the Army, but inasmuch as some 2O00 Alaskan natives suffer from tuber- culosis due chiefly to poor housing, it was decided to turn the hospital over to the Indian Service.
 The Indian office said it is able to care for 70 and that plans for a new hospital in Alaska were defer red when the war broke out.
 The committee recommended $200,OO0 to operate the Skagway hospital next year The money will be spent over two years if the pro- ject doesn't get under way prompt ly this year.
 Willard Beatty, Director of Ed ucation in the Indian Bureau, also testified that the Interior Depart ment is negotiating with the Army for it's entire hospital set-up at ET- cursion Inlet. consisting of a 200- bed hospital and facilities for car ing for 400 pupils at boarding school.
 He said the Bureau is operating six hospitals in Alaska. A seventh, at Unalaska, was bombed by the Japs in 1942.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
FATHER EOCH RETnRNs

The Rev. Father Matthew HOch, pastor of the local Catholic church. returned to Wrangell this week af- ter several weeks spent in Los An geles. Father HOch was called south because Of illness of his mother. He reports her now much improved and gradually regaining her strength.
 AS a surprise while their pastor was gone. ladies Of the parish had the living quarters. in the parish house redecorated and painted and. as Father Hoch said, tits so nice I'm almost afraid 10 live in it." All informal reception was held for him on his reutrn in the newly refin- ished quarters.
 Asked about Los Angeles weather Father Hoch refused 10 commit himself any further than. We'll
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
ACTION FILED BY 0 PA
 AGAINST FISH BUYER

JUNEAU-On evidence submitted by the Office of Price Admiuistra- tion. Lynn J. Gemmiu. |. s. Dis trict Attorney today filed charges on live counts against Hans Nord- nes and the Union Trading and Packing Company. Charges were based on purchase of fish a1 Kalinin Bay al prices over ground ceiling. Conviction carries a maximum pun ishment of one year in jail and a line Of $5,000 on each count.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23

JUNEAU-Bond sales for Alaska
 from June l through June IT total S654.988.50 with Series E sales a. mounting to S341.31S of which Fairbanks has S199,968.75 in all series. bond Headquarters announced today Anchorage has sold a total of S136,562, Juneau-Douglas area SS6,I1T.5o; Nome, S37050.50; Ket- hikcan, S36.02T75; Seward, S33,- 018.75; Platinum, S28,O0O; Flat, s27,0O0; Petersburg, $12,O37.50i Kodiak. $8,268.75; Wrangell, S8,- 13750; Sitka. S5,831.25; Skagway, S3,60O: Cordoya. $3,412.5O; Valdez, S3,15O; MetIa katla, s2,906.25; Craig, $2,512.50; Haines, s2,O62.50
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
P [. STUHPs NOW
IN CALIFORNIA

Attorney W c. 4BilI'' stump. of ketehikau, formerly of WrangelI, vas in town for 8 few hours this week on business. He reported his parents, 1Ir. and Mrs. p. L. stump, well known former Wrangell resi- dents. are now located at Fort bragg, Calf, and enjoying life greatly, both feeling fine. "P. L." has acquired a COW and, according to son Bill. is getting 10 be quite the farmer" He feels much better in the south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
WRANGELL MAN IS
 NOMINATED FOR
 ALASKA SECRETARY

WASHINGTON Pres. Roosevelt today sent 10 the Senate the nom inatfon of LIewellyn M. Williams of WrangelI as Secretary of Alaska succeeding F. L. Bartlett. Williams is a newspaper publisher. Bartlett recently resigned and won the Dem orcatic nomination for Delegate to Congress.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
NIECE RETURNS WITH
 MRS. MCBRIDE FOR VISIT

Mrs. Belle Mcbride of the Mode, returned this week after a spring tH-ing trip Outside. and visit with relatives and friends in Seattle and Portland. Returning with her for few weeks visit here was her niece, Miss Clarice Minear, or Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
AT YOUR CALL

At your beck and call is young Paul Torgramson, with headquart- CTS at Helen's Place A phone cali will bring Paul to deliver a pack age, message or what have you with speed and dispatch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
CONFIRMS
WILLIAMS NOMINATION
2

WAsHNGTON-Within two and oue-balf hours after the nomination of LIewellyn M Williams for ap- poinment as Secretary of Alaska was sent to che Senate. fl was con flrmed by that body.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
STANDARD ALL0TS BONDS TO WRANGELL

4 dispatch received from Stand ard headquarters in Seattle by the local agent. 2. NJ Bradford, reports that the Standard Oil Company has one thousand dollars in war bonds to the Territory of Alaska, of this amount S4,00o is being appoIvfoned to WrangeI.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
MRs JAC0RsnN HnME.

Mrs. Carl Jacobson, proprietor of The Smart Shop, returned home this week after attending a Buyers Weew meeting in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
TANKS STRIKE
 ANOTHER JAP BASE

RANDY, Ceylon-Naval and air raids on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands Wednesday were announced today Considerable damage" to military instalIations was reported
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
SOLDIER TO JUNEAU

Hall Ferguson, Wrangell soldier home on furlough, left on the Prin- cess boat for a trip to Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
ON HONEYMOON

The Rev. and Mrs. William Forbes left on the Canadian boat for a honeymoon trip northward.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
HEAnQIARTERs ALLIED EN-

HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EN- FORGE American mfaauymeu rocked the German de lenders of Cherbourg today and continued powerful attacks An of ucIaI announcement reported there were strong indications the en- gy haI withdrawn to the eastern nip of the peninsula city for a house To house stand against Gen Omar Bradley's an-oat offensive now in
 as second day. There is fierce Ger man resistance at every point; par ticularly vicious battles ragged for control of the big airfieId of Mau- pertus. five miles east of Cherbourg. fl was reported the port German garrison stood up stubbornly under yesterdays IO00-plana assault on fouls and pillboXes. comprising the eity's defense. |. s. ground troops had to light every inch in their advances. Small gains were regis tered around the port itself but progress was made on both the east ern and western sides of the pen insula
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23

 Dead In Seattle

ERIC Id tddMpo u8Jd--
 SEATTLE-An autopsy determi ed the death of Eric Petersen, 1 medically discharged soldier, l suited from poison. Petersen, a r, ident of Wrangell, Alaska, V found dead in his room here at 1o Pike street, by a friend, Cum Hedin about TAO last night, Jr Is.
 Eric Petersen was well known Wrangell, having lived here ab 15 years. Native of Sweden, he came north to work for Barring on the river boats. A carpenter trade, he worked in the const tion of Campbell Bros. new s and on scores of building CT prises here. Eric was called to service when war broke oue served until recently when he given a medical discharge. He fered from cancer of the spine
 He is survived by his widoy Seattle, the former Miriam Ora Wrangell, daughter of Mrs. 4 :. Grant, and is believed to ha brother and sister in the State
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
CherbOurg Expected To Fall Soon As Fierce
 Fighting Continues
By Associated Press)
LEAD ALL C7IER numbececooc-

LEAD ALI GEEK mum 0eceCCeC-
 American forces captured one or three defense peaks dominating Gharbourg. Allied headquarters said this afternoon. The peak is four miles from the sea southeast of Cberbourg at Touralville. Ameri- cans are now storming the remain ing two fortified peaks. Headquar- ters said Cherbourg defenses are eIairly formidable but a prolonged seize is unlikely
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-06-23
1FHlR0UGlH THEE
 SEN lgINlEls
PIERI9G0PE

Frank Bingham will be the new District Attorney in the Second Di- vision. succeeding Charles Clabsy who resigned recently. Bingham has been the [. s. Commissioner af Nome and before coming north was an educator in Montana. The Pres ident has appointed Bingham and the judiciary committee Of the Sen ate has approved the nomination and ft is expected confirmation by the Senate will be adme shortly.
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-07
Rev. Nelson to
CamphOr Church
Seventh Year

Clarence T. R. Nelson, pastor of
Camphor Methodist church, St,
Paul, for the past six years, was
reappointed to the St. Paul church
at the Lexington Annual Confer
ence held in Cincinnati, Ohio, from
March 20 to April 2.
Rev. Nelson is reported to have
refused an offer of a larger church
in Detroit because of "the great
opportunity for the growth and de-
velopment of an outstanding church
in the Northwest" He presided
at the meetings of the Conference
Board of Education, of which he
is chairman, and conducted the con-
secration service for the youth on
Saturday, April /.
Mrs. Nelson, the lay delegate
from Camphor church, was elected
one of the two delegates to repre-
sent the Lexington Conference at
the General and Jurisdictional
Leadership Training School of
Christian Education to be held in
Atlanta, Ca, in July.
The Nelson's returned to St. Paul,
April 6.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-07

School for Nurses and later became
superintendent of nurses there. She
did post graduate work at Homer
G. Phillips hospital in st. Louis,
Mo-, and was a general staff mem
Der for some time.
When Mrs. Kelley became the
wife of Rev. Robert W. Kelley, min
lister at Border Methodist church,
Minneapolis, last year, she was a
student of Medical Technology at
Northwest Institute, Minneapolis.
She is now employed as a medical
technician in the department of
plant pathology at the University
of Minnesota. She is at present
engaged in experiments with peni.
cillin, a new drug.
Furnished room for rent. Man
preferred. All conveniences. GIG
W. Central, Dale 1922:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-07
Easter Services at Mill
City Churches Sunday

will be held jointly with Zion Bap-
list church at Zion. Rev. ]. ]. Clay
burn, the pastor, will assist with
the united baptismal service at
Zion. Pilgrim Rest will have two
candidates.
Easter Sunday evening at $50
p. m, Mr.. Charles Pearson, Sun
day school superintendent, and the
teachers of the Sunday school and
B. T. U. will be in charge of their
exercises at Pilgrim Rest.
BORDER METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert W. Kelley, minister
at Border, will speak out of the
scriptural theme THE Garden of
Victory" at the Easter morning
worship, at IL o'clock. The altar
and pulpit will be banked with
flowers of different types and hues.
A number of children and young
people will be baptised.
The Church School Easter pro-
gram will be at 8 p. m, with Mrs.
Myrtle Polk directing with the as
sistance of the other church school
teachers and Miss Erma Clardy at
the piano. The children will be
featured in Rotations, solos, choral
groups and musical pageant, the
highlight of the program. Movies
on the life of Christ with special
emphasis on the Easter story will
be shown by a member of the
Lutheran Colportage Service.
ST. JAMES A. NJ. E
On Easter morning, Sunday
school will be held at 9 a. m.
The regular worship service will
open at II a. m. At 11:3O the
Sunday school will present a 30
minute program under the direc-
ton of Grace Berry, superintend-
ent, and Ernestine Lander, Sunday
school teacher. The choir will sing
during the program.
Rev. Edward r. Thomas will
bring the Easter message ''They
Took the Money and Did as They
Were Instructed" from Matt. %:
15-50
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-07

BaptSmal services Will follow the
musical.
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL
Rev. Lewellyn E. Williams, rec
tor of St. Philips church, will give
the address at Holy Eucharist mass
at s a. m. Easter Sunday. He will
preach the sermon during Choral
Eucharist mass at IL a. m. Har-
riet Byrd will be at the organ.
Jerry Hargrave is the precentor.
CAMPHOR METHODIST
The Sunday school Easter pro-
gram will be held at 9:45 a. m. at
Camphor.
The Assurance Of World Peace"
will be the subject of the sermon
by Rev. c. T. r. Nelson, pastor,
at the IL a. m. service Easter Sun
day. Babies and preparatory mem
bers will be baptized at this service.
The 7:45 p. m. service will be
devoted to music by the choir.
PILGRIM BAPTIST
Sunday school at Pilgrim will
be held at the usual time, $50
a. m. The children's Easter pro-
gram will be presented at that
time.
Rev. S. E. Ware, pastor, will fill
the pulpit at the Sunday morning
worship service at II a. m. His
topic will be Jesus Keeps His
Promise"
The Easter Bonnet" tea, Spon-
sored by the Twentieth Century
club, will be held in Fellowship
Hall from to s p. m.
No evening services will be held
at Pilgrim.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-07

Mrs. Mattiedna ]. Kelley, R. N,
formerly of Marianne, Ark, re-
Gently received a reciprocity from
the states of Tennessee and Mis-
souri, to the Minnesota State Board
of Nursing.
After attending the public schools
in Tennessee, Mrs. Kelley attended
Terrell Memorial Hospital Training