The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
News Items from Sifka
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 SITKA, Alaska, Sept. 23-tSpec- ial Correspondence) Candidates filing for city offices this week were: Mayor, Dan Doyle and Will liam Lentz
 Council: Earl Shennett, Edwin Reed, Charles Kidd and Robert DeArmond.
 School Board Harold Donnelly.
 Sitka Public Utilities Board: Carl A. Peterson, year term; Harold Schaeffer, year; Don R. McGraw, year; Leslie Yaw, 2 year; Pete Haugen, year.
 1 Mrs. Helen Henderson received word this week that her husband, ! It. George G. Henderson has been awarded the Bronze Star for out standing service beyond the call of duty in Korea.
 Mrs. Henderson with their two children was in Japan with her husband until a year ago when, on two hours notice, ne was shipped to Korea-and Mrs. Henderson brought her family here to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schrey.
 It. Henderson was wounded a few months ago and is now enroute to Japan for consignment.
 Hazel Anderson and Howard Louis Lawton were married at ten am. last Sunday at the home Of the brides parents. Mir. and Mrs. Louis Anderson, by U. s. Commissioner Frank Richards. Mrs. Webb Burns was matron of honor and Lawrence Anderson best man. Only relatives and intimate friends were present.
 MT Lawton works at the Colum- bia Lumber Company mill and his wife, former student of Sheldon Jackson Junior College, is an op- orator at the Sitka Telephone Go. Marriage license application made | this week: Charles L. Wallace, cook and Della T. Romaro, nurses aide, of Mt. Edgecumbe. ] A second daughter, third child, Mary Charlene, weighing eight pounds five and half ounces, was born to MT. and Mrs Charles Did, rickson Sept. 19, at SJ-Commun- ity Hospital MT. Didrickson is a fisherman.
 The Women's Junior bowling league has announced the formation of it's teams and captains as fol- lows: Women's Club, Hazel Rae burn; Beta Sigma Phi, Mary Ongs- tad; Soroptimist Club, Muriel Meri- dith; Women of the Moose, Nan Peterson; Retail Ccrks Union, Della Lawrence; Business and Profes- sional Womens Club, Sally Nevitt.
 The Junior league will play Fri day nights, starting this week while the Classic league will play on E Monday nights.
 Glasses of Sitka High School have chosen officers fer the new year Seniors: President, Fred Rowland Vice President, Sonny Porter; Se- cretary, Ann Harrigan; Treasurer, Art Peterson.
 Juniors, President, Bill Lawrence; Vice President, Shirley Hansen; Secretary, Lauretta Walton.
 Sophomores, President, Nancy Yaw; Vice President, Sidney Hert; Secretary, Martha Williams; Trea- surer, Mary Nelson.
 Freshmen, President, Wally Volz; Vice President, Billy Boettcher Treasurer, Avis Peterson; Secretary Kkn Kirkham, Sergeent-at-Arms Bob Salt.
 I The Episcopal Guild of St. Peters held card party at the rectory Tuesday evening. Twelve tables ol bridge pinochle and canasta were played with the following awards Bridge high, Mrs. Leo Higley; low Leo Higley; pinochle, high, Haze Raeburn; low, Mrs. Tom Tilson canasta, high, Mrs. Dormand Nc Graw; low, Mrs. R. N. Schackle ford.
 Refreshments were served by tn hostesses at the end of the evening Fannie Franks. winner of all tn scholarships offered Sitka Higl School graduates this spring, left b, plane Monday enroute to Pullman Wash, to enter Washington Stat
 College. She is the daughter of MI and Mrs. Clyde Franks. MT. and Mrs. Harold Hodgins who spent the summer visiting hi parents, Dr. and Mrs. Harry ; Hodgins, left on the Alaska to re
 turn to the UW Medical Schoo in Seattle.
 Bob McBrayer, graduate of Shel don Jackson Junior College an'