The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03

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 or sixteen couples were presen ] Mrs. Ted Reynolds arrived O.
 Mondays plane to spend a coupl of days visiting with her daughte Mrs. Frank Richmond before tn departure of the Richmonds fo Newark, New Jersey, Thursda night. She left again for Ketch ikan Thursday afternoon on tn plane.
 Mrs. Bea Farlowe left on the Els tebeth Tuesday afternoon for he mining claim at Porcupine Rive near the Haines Highway. Sh was the honor guest at part, given by Mrs. Clifford Mason a the Mason home on State Stree on Saturday evening
 MT and Mrs. Ed Feight left or the Estebeth Tuesday for Hainel on their way to Porcupine River where they will spend the nex few months working their claim Mrs. Farlowe is interested in the same claim.
 Mrs Maggie Kadanaha left or the Estebeth Tuesday afternoon tol Juneau where she will fly to Ten akee. She will enjoy the hot baths there for the next two months
 Miss Ruth Barlowe and Miss Campbell, two nurses from the T.B. sanatorium at Alice Island near Sitka, arrived on the Este beth and will spend their vacation here Both women were with the sanatorium before it was moved to it's present location. Miss Bar lowe says she definitely prefers Skagway's better climate.
 Ms. Percy Cotton was the lucky victim of a peculiar accident last Tuesday evening about o'clock when the pickup truck which she was driving crashed into a tele- phone pole in front of the Alaska Transfer O., snapping it off, then swerved and ran across the street, over the sidewalk and into the front of q building owned by Mary Pullen, pushing it back about 12 inches. Mrs Colton was uninjured but suffered from shock. She had just made U-turn at the foot of Broadway and started back up the street when the throttle stuck and when she went to throw on the brake he foot slipped off the pedal and she struck the pole. The pole, fortunately, was rotted through and held only oy the wires. It put all electricity out of commission for the block. A new pole was erected next day. The truck suffered little damage.
 Johnny ODaniel returned to Skagway Wednesday on the Louise after spending the winter in the States. He and Mrs. O'Daniel went to Texas to make their home last fall, but they found condi- tions too unsettled for their liking and decided that Skagway was much more attractive to them. Mrs ODaniel is in Seattle visiting re- latives and friends until Johnny finds a place for them to live He is working at the White Pass ware house
 MT. and Mrs. E. Richter, owners of the Richter curio and jeWelry store, returned home Wednesday after a two months vacation in Seattle and vicinity. They visited with their children while out and reported having met with beautiful weather most of the time they were gone.
 Perry Hern, Skagway pioneer was returning passenger on the Louise after winter in Minneapol- is, Minn. While out Hern bought nice stucco home, but finds he does not like the East and if he decided to leave Skagway, will settle on the west coast. He has his home in Minneapolis for sale His plans at present are bit un- certain, but he will spend the next month or two here. His son, Bert plans on visiting him and they both may go on a visit to An chorage to see his daughter, Char