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Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

judgment sound, you are the masters of your future, and whether you enter the City lim- it's or not is of little importance.
 What would you do should the city school system of Kodiak re- fuse to allow your child to at tend the Kodiak Public school after the 1st day of November, I947? This happened in Fair banks.
 How would you protect your home should your neight ors house become ablaze in a strong wind and the Kodiak Volunteer Fire Department refused to send assistance?
 Can you afford to go into Dis tnct Court in order to prevent your neighbcr from running hls sewage into your yard, or youi well?
 Would you rather be policed by a City Police of you' selec tion, or do you think you can depend on the choice of others?
 As the Community grows, can you always provide yourself with sanitary drinking water and ade- quate sewage?
 Would you like to have street lights to guide you home in tb4 dark of W nter nights?
 Do you feel, because past city
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Takes Prisoners
 To Anchorage

Deputy U. s. Marshal Paul Herring left yesterday via PIMA for the fall term of the grand jury at Anchorage, which con- venes Monday.
 He took with hlm Sigfus F. Sigfuson, charged with conceal ing stolen property belonging to John R. Malutin; and Anthony Novikoff, held to answer on second degree murder and man slaughter charges. Novikof is accused of killing MT. and Mrs. Charles Nelson at Uyak Iagoon last May.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
FishHearing On Today

The annual fishery hearing IeH by the Fish and Wlldlife s.rvice is set for today at 2:S0 m st the Union hall.
 An opportunity will be given ,o rr,sent recommendations and 5russ changes proposed in AL s6hs commercial fisheries regula tiuss.
 Sston Thompson, who con- Sssied the hearing here last yssr, arrived by plane yesterday, accompanied by Steele Culbert-
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Letter To The Editor

For what it Is worth to the voters of the East addition and the I.eite addition in the coming election of annexation to the City of Kodiak, would like to ask a few questions. If you can answer these few questions with good workable answers, then you may have no fears as to which way you vote, because If your answers are correct, and your
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Missing M an Sought

Police are seeking information about Zack Chiehenoff, about A, of ouSinkie, who has been missing in Kodiak since Tues day.
 Employed by Patrick Lynch & Co.,, friends said he had sent for hls family to come to make their home here. Police said be did not show up at his cabin on Mission road Tuesday night and has not been seen since.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Banker Bids Kodiak Adieu

O. A. Torgerson. president of the Bank of Kodiak since it's in- ception 2 years ago, left by plane Wednesday for the States for 8 long vacation trip and new home, perhaps on the Olympic peninsula, one of his favorlte spots. He will be met in Seattle by Mrs. Torgerson, and together they wlll drive to California and then East.
 The day before he left the Ro- tary club, Of which he was 8 member and treasurer, devoted its noon luncheon to a farewell program in his honor.
 L. K. Wodlinger led of the testimonial addresses, giving "Torgy" credit for his services for the Red Cross and as mayor of the city 3 years ago.
 Ken Wade spoke of his untir. ling efforts on behalf of the Com lmunity Center, and Dr A | Holmes Johnson pointed out that the Rotary's community playground was first conceived
 by MT. Torgerson, who instig. ated the first raff1e to raise funds to get it started pr. Johnson director of the bank, said tt was through the retiring presidents personal efforts and hard work that the bank had achieved 8 sound reputation throughout Alaska and the States.
 Pr asident James Martz also dwelt on his many services to the community, and on behalf of the club presented him with a bon voyage gift of pair of Ahgupuk etchings on deer hide.
 Guests at the luncheon lnclud ed Admiral A B. Montgomery Comdr L E. Steere Ds. Fred Swenson and Dr H E Popr the latter two from the Hvglen ; Tom S.lcox and William $ one.
 Marsh all Crutcher. rev bank president, and Ed Naugh'o :, scho )l representative, were mt sted as new members.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Entries will be accepted ia the Esdaak Free Throw Tournament by time before October 19, it sss announced by Director Ken Nsds of the Community Center. he postponement was made scessary by indictment weather
 Present leader is Dick Skinner rho scored IA baskets in 25 trys
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

government in Kodiak left much { to be desired, that there can , never be any thing but poor nnas- agement in municiPsf affairs Of. the City of kodiak?
 Do you feel that the City of Kodiak should come out into the East addition and make imprOv- mepts before the territory is an nexed and officially a part of the City of Kodiak?
 Upon these answers should rest your decision.
 have gone on record as fav- oring annexation. l don't say that l am right and you are wrong If you wish to stay out of the city limits. l would like to see all the voters get out and vote according to their best judgment. 1 have opened my home for that purpose, and ! bid you ell welcome. Make up y UT mind in your own home and come csst your vote in mine, without fear of being made the brunt of ridicule.
 do want to urge each and every one of the voters of the East addition and the Lelte ad dition to vote upon considered judgment and not petty peeVes and personalities. Because if your judgment is wrong, just ss sure as the sun rises in the east, !, there will be a lot of sosryreo' ple in Kodiak Precinct and most of them will be in the East addI- tion and the Leite addition t" the Guy of Kodiak
 May your judgment be to the best interest and for the In' provement of our community. Go knows we need it.
 Signed,
 John c. Hughes
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Couples Married

Harold Waugh and Julia B. hutsch both of the naval base, ee married by U. s. Commis Oner c. w. Bubendorf Satur- sy.
 Marjorie Heaser and Arthur 'urk were witnesses.
 Va Thursday Father C. h- Ilhg united in marriage Hlldur islens MeElwsin and Raymond
 Van Buren, both of Kodiak fseadants were Herman Gron D and Mrs. M. A Rockstad.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
fsyor Returns

Mayor Lee Bettinger returned esterday by plane from Seattle ia Anchorage, and 8 brief busi sss trip to the States to secure stefisIs for & new building on I,rhor avenue.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Mn Walter Sipprell, acting gent for the Alaska Steamship nnpsny, left yesterday to visit Ter husband, general agent, at Seward
 She will return before the next DenaIi and stay here until a re plaeement is secured for the To al office.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Illustration shows the exterior of the proposed new St. Mary's Catholic church, Kodiak.
 Modern in desIen, the struc- ture is to be loca ed on the chan pel next to the claffin Memorial hospital. John Maloney, of se- at.le, is the architect.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

An alarm was turned in at 2::21 m Tuesday for a chimney burn sg out at the coke plant but no 'etion was requiIed.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Aerogiapher's Mate Royle E.. imith, "Smitty" to the folks at be Community Center, is Kod- ai's first official plnochle cham ion. The young sailor piled up BIO points in five innings to m the title from a field of four ess contestants Tuesday night.
 Second place went to Bob Lear bile R. l. Dawson received the onsolation award.
 Ano'her tournament will be th in about a month.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Marsh all Crutcher. rev bank president, and Ed Naugh o ' scho ,l representative, were intl sted as new members.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

vorced wife of the Celotex king,
and other women who swayed and
sighed through the gamblers life.
He was one of them. True.
his methods were more crude.
His weapons were guns and dice
and cards. while theirs were low
wages and long hours and COM
panY police and high profits.
But he was one of them: he
lived by their code.
SO THE REPORTER unused as
he too climbed into his car and
headed back to other hoodlums,
other murders, other self-made
"socialites."
But he pondered Weisberg's
last words to him, words that
should have been his epitaph. 1t
was in the County Jail, where
Dolly" awaited execution for
crimes as bad but no worse than
those of his wealthy friends, that
Weisberg complained bitterly,
Don't they know I'm Dolly
Weisberg? I'm no ordinary GRIM
inal. Why. when had my night
clubs. governors. mayors. big
shot politicians and all the rest
Of the big boys knew me and
came TO my place. Where are
they now? Why don't they help
met"
For the first-and the last
time in his sordid life, dolly"
Weisberg had forgotten the code:
dog eat dog. kill or be killed, win
or die.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
advertisement


Meyer Brothers Department
store, 1895 S. Ashland, which
won union praise by joining
other South side merchants in
granting a moratorium on pay
ments from all striking pack
ing house workers, will cele-
bfate its 25th anniversary, be-
ginning this week.
For months, buyers have
been assembling merchandise
of every description to service
customers in the anniversary
sale.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
UPWo attacks rucioI bios

Delegates to the National Postal
Workers Council, United Public
Workers-CIO, meeting in Chicago
this week condemned job dis
elimination against Negroes IN
the federal government and de-
manded establishment by presi-
dental order of an FEPC for
government jobs.
At the same time the meeting
called on the president to with
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
BY MAuREEN CARR

A few weeks ago a handful oil
persons stood around an open
grave at B'nai Izchok Cemetery,
Jewish Waldheim, in Forest Park.
They stood beside the grave as
a coffin was lowered into it. Their
lips moved silently in prayer for
few moments, before they
stepped into their cars and drove
off toward the living city.
One man fingered by the grave,
shivering in the cool wind as he
gazed on the fresh Spring earth.
He was not praying. He was
merely spectator. He was a
reporter.
SO THIS was where it ended.
This was the requiem to more
than man. This was the end,
or perhaps just the end-product,
to a society.
For this was the grave Of
Julius Weisberg-"DellY." to flae
easy moxalisAs Of LaSalle Street
Ia strangely polished but ruth
less hoodlum Whose underworld
activities had brought him ac-
ceptance from the weather..
more legitimate" rebber bar
ons Of the Gold Coast.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

draw Executive order 1885, CALI
ing for dismissal of subversive
personnel in government service.
The meeting declared present
laws are adequate and that the
loyalty order deprives govern
ment workers of basic constitu-
&ional rights. The council also
asked for an immediate $500 pay
raise. stating that present wages
are inadequate for decent STAN
daa'd of living"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
Star over Chicago
Dolly pays his debt

This was Dolly Weisberg,
g a m bier, gangster, bootlegger,
playboy, friend of the rich-play-
boy, after a fashion.
THE reporter knew Dolly"
Weisberg through different cir
cumstances than the proud men
of finance. He remembered him
from a cold, rainy night in Oc-
tober, 1945, night when things
were rather dull, for police re-
porter.
They were dull, that is, until
about 9 O'Clock, when suddenly
the alarm went over the police
radio station, to set sirens scream
ing and reporters racing: MAN
shot at l N. LaSalle!"
And in the Regent Room,
fashionable restaurant and tavern
in the Loop, a dying man moaned
in agony and dragged himself
painfully behind the polished bar
as a gunman pitilessly followed
him, carefully firing bullet after
bullet into the writing body of
guy named Joe Mcknight.
THE GUNMAN finally left Joe
to bleed his life out under the
symbolic cash register.
And the reporters came, and the
police, and they shot questions at
joe as the gunman had shot bull
lets. But Joe just lay on the floor
and whispered in dull-eyed hor-
ror: Mother mother (.
0 God mother. : :"
But in a hotel lobby on the
near North Side three detectives
were walking up to .Dolly" Weis-
berg, who had just staggered in
through the revolving doors.
YOU KNOW the rest. Joe died,
and Dolly" went to trial to be
condemned-amazingly-to death
for his crime, and to lose appeal
after appeal, until finally poison
heard his plea and Saved" him
from the electric chair, two days
before the state was due to exact
its punishment.
In the tastefully decorated din
ing rooms of the expensive no.
tells, socially prominent" men and
wonn lifted their eyebrows and
reminisced about good old Dolly"
and the speakeasies on Rush
Street. And they whispered gossip
about Mrs. Bror Dahlberg, di-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

Wedding bells June for Aaron BindmaE organizer for the
CLIO Warehouse The bride and
the unions picket line works at 630 the
following morning The wedding with all the trimmings,
took place in Waukegan, home of the brides parents.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
SUNDAY. JUNE GA,

American. 1iroAidtan committee.
West Side Relief Group presents Va
riety Theatre Singer. dancer, re-
citatioHist. Speaker: Raymond Arthur
Davis. Lecturer. Foreign Correspond
Temple Judea. 1927 S. Independence
Blvd. Benefit: War Orphans Birobid-
jan. Donation 75c.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
PRESS TALK

Oak Parks Ficraft publishes
Semitic branching Enthusiastically
enterprise publication called THE
lots of dough them redbaitng lines these
They elections recently although
changes made in the official staff interesting
posts Among things
Robert r. Mccormick holds the following POSITIONS President
the Tribune CopsnY Editor and publisher Chicago
vcepresident and the
fishers Of the York Daily
chairman of the board the Chicago
president president
Ontario Transportation Ltd president
Building Cep and president
Co.. Lid and the Quebec Paper
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

The U. S. Cancellation Service
settled 1885 out of 2,573 labor
disputes in the IL western states
in 1916.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
FLICKER FACTS

A fine of courageous Gor HOLLYWOOD
ofng Monographs Violence
completed production
agreement with Gregory Peck John Garfield Mcclure
Celeste Helm Under Ella direction, Independent
begun Burning King
preparing Focus
When these films viii hit S another
the alsar performance leading folk
singers last week at the Peoples Songs oo June 20 is the next
scheduled Hootenannywe that the date in
mind Sharing this latest
Hudde Ledhetr ueadbeY Ing of the 12srng
guitar Bernie Abel and
Hsrold Brindel
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
BY PETE WILLIAMS

The reason the Chez Paree engagement of Lena Horne
ended two weeks earlier than expected
trouble brewing the West Coast
chase of home in the heretofore exclusively white Beverly
Hills community.
The report is that of the white property owners
in thai district openly opposed singers living
that said that these DIRECTORS
Gals OF MM TO which she is under contract Miss Hornes
husband is white.
Mitchell Siporin the
prizes which totaled $2625 the
OF Chicago and vicinity Sporn awarded the
Logan Art Medal and an honorum of $500 his
and poignant Italy, exhibit
started June and will last until August IT at Wing
eres of the Art Institute
Hungry? prices
ested in tour at the Chicago Natural
on the subject Edible Wild Plants the Chicago Region
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

WITH shirred bra. bow tied
shorts and a delightful shortage
Of material. this plaYsuit is the
current rage in Hollywood. The
models in demand. too.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22
H E ILL O

A REAL set of telephones. Here, Kids. is your chance to set up genu- inc line that you can talk over to the house next door, to the basement or upstairs, and in many ways it will help you to learn valuable things about electricity. The sets are SUD- piled with genuine batteries, 50 feet of insulated bell wire, and have a real dial. Those who get one of these REAL PHONE SETS will have a lot of fun.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22

Tall or short, fat or skinny, we've got size to suit EVERY boy and girl. Sturdy, ball-bearing wheels, rubber-grip handles. rubber tires, this bike" is built to TAKE YOU PLACES"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22
ALL.-ME'fAL.
E X NE E

Large model fire trucks, with seats that are solid enough for you to ride on them. You'll never have to wait until you grow up to be Fireman No. Just get Santa to bring you one of thees fire trucks and join the JUN IOR FIRE FIGHTERS LEAGUE right away
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22

Have tea party for your dolls and friends, girls. These sets are of two kinds, non-breakable and of glass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22
Rock-a-Bye Baby

These folding Doll Buggies are very real, and look just like the kind Mother used for you.
 Your little Dolly family" will be made of some small, and other large members. So we have secured these buggies in three sizes to take care of your small, large, and medium sized dolls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22

This is REAL sewing machine. It is smaller than Mothers, but other wise, just like it. Just the thing to use when you sew your doll clothes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-22

It won't be long now, Girls and Boys, until the time when you will open up those Christmas stockings.
 Here's a SWELL three-wheeled bike for you lively Young Folks.
Evening star., 1947-08-11

when he found he didn't have
enough gasoline to reach the Mime
sofa city. His plane was serviced at
Fargo in 10 minutes.
Says Weather Was Bad.
"The weather of this trip was much
worse than it was last April" Mr.
Odom said.
The balding, 6-foot-2 airman
said 1t had been his ambition to
circle the glove ever since he met
Wiley Post in 1888 in Tulsa, when
Mr.. Odom was 13 years old. Mr..
Post gave him an autographed piece
of the fabric of his record setting
single-engined plane, the Winnie
Mae.
Early yesterday Mr.. Odom paid
homake to Mr.. Post by leaving the
fragment, attached to small
wreath, at the Anchorage Airf1eld,
in tribute to the earlier record
smasher. Mr.. Post died in 1896
plane crash with Will Rogers at
Pt. Barrow, Alaska.
The Odoms live in Roslyn, N. Y.
During the war he made 36 Atlantic
crossings as British Ferry Com
mand pilot. Before that he was
with Transcontinental and Western
Air (now Trans World Airlines) and
the American Export Airlines. Near
the end of the war he flew over the
Burma Hump 102 times for the
China National Aviation Corp.
He has logged more than 5000
hours as a first pilot.
Mr.. Odom was awakened at 1890
am. this morning by his backer
Mr.. Reynolds, after about II hours
of sleep in hotel suite.
Mr.. Reynolds said the flyer did
not fully awaken for 10 minutes
He appeared fresh and rested when
he sat down to a breakfast of scram-
bled eggs, bacon, cereal, toast ano
milk.
The first item of his days activ'
ity was the reception at the Office
of Mayor Martin H. Kennedy o.
! Chicago.
Evening star., 1947-08-11
ItoIions Emigroting

ItUIIUHS EttttS}EVtsHy
More than 600 900 Italians will
emigrate this year, 100000 going to
other European countries and
800 900 overseas, under working
agreements made by their own and
other governments. to rid Italy Of
surplus UNEMPLOYED.
Evening star., 1947-08-11
Odon
Continued From First Page.)

would enter the Bendix air races
at Cleveland August 30 and is plan
ming another global flight in late
October with scientists and news
men aboard.
For the races he will fly a plane
that Mr.. Lamb says still is secret,
but added that "it will do consid-
erably better than 500 miles an
hour"
The new round the world trip
will be the hard way-via the poles
Mr.. Lamb said, and probably will
start and end in Chicago or Wash
ington, and be routed over Green
land, the North Pole, Alaska, Tokyo,
New Zealand, South Pole and South
America. Mr.. Lamb added that a
converted Army B-32 will be used
OH the flight, to be sponsored by
Milton Reynolds. who backed the
record breaking Odom flights.
The record trip just ended started
at 1888 pm. Thursday with stops
at Gander, Newfoundland, Paris,
Cairo, Karachi and Calcutta, India !;
Tokyo, Anchorage, Alaska; Fargo
N. Oak, and back to Chicago at
1853 pm. Sunday. Three minutes
later Odom landed at the Chicago
Municipal Airport. % miles south OF
his starting point.
He climbed out of his plane clean
shaven and smiling, as If he had
returned from a short pleasure
jaunt, not grueling fight Of over
three nearly sleepless days.
He was greeted by his wife who
cried "Billi You look wonderful
his two children, Ronnie, 3, and
Rochelle, 6, and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Odom of Kansas City
along with Mayor Martin H. Ken
Evening star., 1947-08-11
Reporters, concerned that they
nelly of Chicago, and thousands of

nelly Of Chicago, and thousands Of
cheering spectators.
Almost ignoring a tray of food
and ice cream, Mr.. Odom eagerly
related the story Of his trip.
He said the winds were against
him, and told of facing monsoon
thunderstorm over Burma and the
hump which knocked out the
automatic pilot.
1t was between Anchorage and
Fargo that Mr.. Odom said he col
lapsed with fatigue" He said he
awakened an hour and 40 minutes
later to find his plane had reversed
it's course and dropped from 10000
to 5000 feet.
Headed For Ice Ledge.
II looked up and I was headed
straight for huge cloud. No, I
thought, that's not a cloud. turned
to 60 around it, and then saw it was
a huge treacherous ledge of ice. 1t
looked like a glacier. 1t was the top
VI d HlOuIltdlll, 1S,VVo ICCO oOoFC
the ground, the second highest on
the continent. 1t made me sick at
my stomach" The young pilot said
he didn't remember the name of the
peak.
Mount Logan. In Northwestern
Canada, near the Alaskan line, Is
1880 feet high. Mount Mckinley,
in Alaska, is 10000 feet high.
Although Mr.. Odom did not ex-
plain how the plane remained in
flight while he was asleep without
the use of the automatic pilot, he
did say that he apparently "just
milled around" during the time.
Chicago Municipal Airport off,
cials said that If plane is in the
proper trim it will fly itself for some
time in many cases, and cited in
stances of planes during the wal
flying for long periods after the air
men had parachuted out.
Experiencing strong winds anc
icing conditions over Canada, Mr.
Odom said he returned to Fargo
after flying toward Minneapolis