April 26,1917:
There was no little excitement on Front Street Monday afternoon when it was reported that little Clarence, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis had been drowned. The child fell into the bay at about three o’clock, and it probably remained in the water for
fifteen minutes. When
discovered afloat it was quickly brought out by Fred Lewis.
The child was apparently dead and no one supposed it would ever breath again. Dr. and Mrs. Pigg were near and lost no time in putting forth efforts to resuscitate the little one. More than fifteen minutes were spent before there was the least sign of life. The child had been in the water long enough to be thoroughly chilled, and its recovery from a state of apparent death was almost like a miracle.
April 24, 1942:
Miss Hazel Zimmerman, who is a 4-H club leader of all Alaska has come to Wrangell to start a 4-H garden club. She held a meeting Wednesday for a 4-H garden club. The girls who have joined are Helen Angerman, Pauline Remmerden, Shirley Eyon, Susan Williams, Patty Forrester, Joan Halverson, Frances Hanford, Yolanda Ferguson, and Olga Oglend. Each girl is to plant a garden 10 by 10 and at least six vegetables.
April 21, 1967:
Two Wrangell boys, sons of Herbert and Martha Bradley of the pioneer Bradley family, are members of the Greenwood Boys Club basketball team of Seattle which in the season just ended won first place in the Northwest Boys Club of America competition.
April 23, 1992:
While many other states are worrying about the recession and are seeing their tourist numbers decline, Alaska’s visitor industry continues to thrive and grow. Part of that success can be credited to all that Alaska has to offer. This year, the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council is promoting the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, ecotourism, family travel and off season travel.
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