The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
Newsy Notes From Skagway
Special Correspondence)

Special Correspondence) SKAGWAY, Alaska, Sept. P. MT and Mrs Noel Pennington and Patty arrived in Skagway last Monday and will make their home here this winter. They have rented an apartment in the Pullen House Annex. MT. Pennington is the Can adian Customs and Immigration of ficer at White Pass.
 Miss Marie Hopland, who has been nursing at the White Pass Hospital the past year or more, left Skagway on Monday morning ey train. en- route to her home in Minneapolis Miss Hopland planned to go via Ed monton and Winnipeg. Mrs Mavis Soldin accompanied her as far as Dawson Creek
 Miss Dorothy Clark recently ar rived here from Seattle and has taken a position as nurse at the White Pass Hospital.
 Ace Logan announces he has pur- chased the Roscoe Elder home in the north part of town near the shops. MT. and Mrs. Johnny ODaniel have been living there.
 The cast of the Dansche Bros Hollywood production, "Harpoon' 7 , and the director and technicians, camera men. etc, left evening about 6 on their boat, the Dansco, for Juneau where ! specially chartered Pan American plane took the cast to Hollywood The change in weather Monday per nitted the cast to complete the necessary outdoor scenes. Tuesday afternoon several scenes were shot 1t the boat, in one of which one of ,he actors was required to jump overheard, causing the majority of he spectators to develop chills.
 Pat Carroll, Skagway's Mayor, has lad an important role in the scenes filmed here. A number of other 5kagway residents were hired to ap pear in many of the sets filmed ocally.
 It is reported that John Pichotta, Manager and owner of the Skagway Public Service Company, is in Seat- .le for medical attention.
 Leaving on Tuesdays Alaska Coastal plane were Malcolm Moe, H. A. Carson. White Pass empolyee, and Mrs. John Harris for Juneau Mrs Harris went for dental atten- .ion. Miss Frances Fell, Public Health Nurse, was passenger for Haines.
 , Pe~s,'y Hern and Percy Colton left Tueeday evening on the Dansco for E&ines T,-ev planned to leave early morning for Anchorage in a truck which MT. Cotton was to drive. MT. and Mrs. R. Cornett are living in MT. Hern's house MT Hern plans to spend the coming year in Anchorage;
 A dance was held on Monday night at the Eagles Hall for the movie crowd and had a good turn out.
 Mrs Marie Hoyt was hostess on afternoon to the ladies oI the Florance Circle of the East ern Star.
 The All Girls will meet at the home of Phyllis Olsen, club reporter Tuesday evening Hrs. Tom Cooper is leader of the group.
 Hans Carlsen left on the Alaska for Seattle.
 MT and Mrs Orrin Edwards have of their equity in the Karl Larson home to Dixie Bennett ano with their children will leave or the Princess Louise. They will spend the winter near Arlington, Wash.
 MT. and Mrs. Karl Larson arrived home on the train yesterday after noon and plan to leave permanently for the States on Thursday
 Mrs. Edith Costner, long time resident of SkagWav, vas an out. going passenger on the S. s. Alasks yesterday. Mrs. Costner has beer associated with Jimmy Patterson a the Skagway Grill for many Jcar and leaves host of friends here She states she may come back.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Selmer anc son have moved to Juneau Th' Selmers have been identified witt the town for many years and thei
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