The Way We Were

Jan. 25, 1912: Anxious friends and relatives are desirous of receiving information regarding the whereabouts of the following described person. Arrow Foot: Gold miner, supposed to be in Alaska. Only living relative is anxious to learn of her whereabouts. B.W. Johnston: Formerly of Paris, Texas, been in Alaska a number of years. About 37 years of age, last heard from at Fairbanks, in 1906, engaged in steam boating and prospecting. Daughter anxious to hear from him. Thomas Lynch: Reported to have died in Alaska on the Yukon River. Party inquiring think may have been an assumed name right name being Harold Miller, Scotchman, light complexion, light blue eyes. John H. Morris: 40 years of age, 6 feet in height, grey eyes, dark brown hair. A pitiful appeal from an old mother who is kept alive in the hopes of seeing her boy again. Pavli Nicolicbhia: 25 years of age, last heard of at San Francisco n February 1911, at which time he claimed to be going to Alaska as a fisherman.

Jan. 22, 1937: Miss Armene Stinger, public health nurse from the Territorial Department of Health, arrived in Wrangell the latter part of the week to continue the health work that was started here last summer. Members of the Wrangell Health Council which was formed at that time, met Monday night at the home of Mrs. Mo. O. Johnson with Miss Stinger, Dr. J. H. Clements, Arnold Krone, Mrs. Mae Grant and Brigadier W.J. Carruthers present. Mrs. Stinger stated Dr. Carswell, chief epidemiologist from the Department of Health, plans to come to Wrangell in the near future. A free clinic will be conducted to determine susceptibility to tuberculosis for all age groups not contacted last summer and chest x-rays will be taken of all those having a positive reaction to the tuberculosis test. At present Miss Stinger is interested in getting in touch with those who have not had the skin test, in order that they will be in readiness for Dr. Carswell upon his arrival here.

Jan. 26, 1962: A special meeting of the Wrangell Youth council was called Monday evening. The main objective of the meeting was to bring before the citizens of Wrangell the need for organized chaperoned youth activities. This being one of the main purposes of the Youth Council, along with coordinating a monthly calendar of youth activities said Ronald Castle, Youth council chairman. During the meeting a progress report by Police Chief Tony McLendon chairman of the building committee, gave the following information: The City Council has agreed to provide a building to donate a lot, a suitable lot for building and furnish, heat, lights and water. In addition Officer McLendon stated that he has a promise from two local unions of a sizeable amount of money to be spent for the building of a Youth Center.

Jan. 22, 1987: A demolition squad from Fort. Richardson flew to Wrangell late Tuesday only to find the small hand grenade sent to a local person was not armed. “It was not armed,” Police Chief Bill Klein said after the bomb squad spent 10 minutes removing the hand grenade from the small cardboard container in which it arrived by mail. A local Federal Aviation Administration employee picked up the box at the Post Office Tuesday afternoon, Klein said. He took the box to one of the FAA outbuildings northeast of the runway. “He opened it up and saw what it was and very carefully put it on the floor.” Klein said. He then drove to the Wrangell Police Department to report the incident, Klein