The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-01

the city OF SkagWay was granted
authority to build an airport
A. C. l.. A.-Section 16-1-35. 1t
was stated that since an emergency
existed this would be considered
the second and third readings also.
Bruce Boynton was appointed as
councilman to fill the unexpnSd
term of Edwin Dell.
Judges and clerks were appointed
for the special election to be held
Tuesday, June 10. The judges will
be w. Feero, ST., Mrs. Ethel SIP
prell, and Mis-. Mae Heidelberger
The clerks will be Mrs Gertruce
Beitinger and Mrs. Marie Hoyt.
Mrs. John Dodge gave party
Tuesday afternoon to celebrate her
daughter Ruth AIMS seventh birth
day. The guests were Sharon Her
mans, Lillian and Dicey Johnson,
Kristin Lee, Kay Ditch, Karen Oh
son, Sharon and Patty Budd, Dol
ores Shelley, Janice and Jimmy
Larson, Chuck Miller, Nancy Hest
mes, and Patty Stockard. Games
were played and birthday refres>-
ments enjoyed by ALL
A number of young people are
| learning to square dance eacn
Thursday evening at the Derby.
Dave Coffey is doing the calling
and teaching the dances.
A regular meeting of the LADIES'
Auxiliary to the Presbyterian
Church was held Wednesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Guy
Sipprell. Eleven members and two
guests-Mrs. Dave Coffey and Mrs.
Dixie Turpin-were present The
members were entertained with a
very interesting report on the Con-
ference in Cincinnati by Mrs. John
Dodge. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The girls of the Junior Choir
were taken to Smuggler's Cove
Wednesday for picnic by Mrs.
D. w. Stevenson, Mrs. George Will
esvik, and Mrs. H. Pribbernow.
The Princess Kathleen was in
port Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Harold Pribbernow, and fer
uncle, Mr.. Peter Lunde, returned
home from Juneau where lar.
Lunde had been hospitalized for
several days.
Dean Story Of Santa Rosa, Calf.
came from Juneau to visit his
mother, Mrs. A. Story, and his
sister, Mrs. Louis Selmer for sew
eral days.
Robert Selmer, who has been at
tending Washington State College,
returned home for the summer on
Wednesdays train from Whiec-
horse.
A fire alarm was turned in Tues
day afternoon at o'clock when the
roof of the White House was dis
covered on fire around a back
chimney. The fire was put out be-
fore much damage was done.
The Rev. Gallant returned Thurs
day by Alaska Coastal from trip
to Kodiak.
Miss Betty Thomas left by Alaska
Coastal Friday afternoon to return
to her home in Cordova.
The officers of the Skagway En-
blem Club had a dinner party Fri
day evening at the Skagway Grill.
A regular meeting of the Emblem
Club was held Friday evening. Mrs.
.
Gladys Welsh was awarded the
dime kitty" Delicious refresh
ments were served by Mrs Bur-
field, Mrs. Bloom, and Mrs. E.
Fairbanks.
The SIS was in late Friday eve
ming Shirley Cooper, Stanley
Brown, Ronnie Shelley, and Erik
Selmer returned home from the
Young Peoples Conference in Sit
ka. The other four members of
the Skagway crowd, Maxine Brown,
James Cooper, Philip Eagle, and
Eugene Van zanten stayed over in
Juneau for a few days.
The Mission Auxiliary held very
successful bake sale Saturday after
noon at Lingle's Store.
An impressive ceremony was con-
Quoted Saturday evening at the
B. P. o. Elks' Hall when the offic-
ers of the Emblem Club were in
stalled by Mrs. Jacqueline Budd,
District Deputy, and her marshal,
Mrs. Adele McGuane Mrs. w. D.
Stevenson played the opening march