September 20, 1917: The “Rag Doll Party” given at the Rink last evening under the direction of Mrs. C.G. Burnet for the benefit of the Red Cross was largely attended, and was a success financially. The 22 little people taking part furnished an evening’s entertainment which for real amusement discounted anything their parents and the rest of us might have attempted before the footlights. It required no little effort to train the little ones to do their parts so well. At the close of the “doll party” Mrs. Burnet gave a reading. She received a most hearty encore and responded with a second reading which was also highly appreciated. A. B. Pennycook sang a Scotch song which made a hit. The applause came from every pair of hands in the audience, and not until he had sung the third song would the audience consider the affair at an end.
September 11, 1942: Wrangell merchants topped the Territory in making their cost-of-living commodity reports, according to a message received this morning from Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann, Alaska OPA Director. “Congratulations to Wrangell for being the first town in Alaska to achieve 100 per cent rating on cost of living reports,” said Mrs. Hermann’s radiogram to the local rationing board. The local board issued the following statement: The local board is grateful for the merchants of Wrangell for the fine cooperation they have shown in carrying out the provisions of price control. We appreciate the additional burden which has been placed upon all in meeting the requirements of war and we are proud that Wrangell has come through, as we felt sure it would, to point the way for the rest of the Territory. This is an example of the spirit of united effort which wins wars.
September 15, 1967: Wrangell’s Museum and tourist information center is getting a $1,728 financial boost from the state. The city is one of six communities sharing $52,424 in state per-capita centennial grants for this fiscal year. The money, which is to be matched locally in labor or funds will be used in the remodeling of the museum-tourist center building on Church Street. The project, sponsored by the Wrangell Women’s Civic Club and Library Association, is running behind schedule, club officials said.
September 17, 1992: Employees of the U.S. Census Bureau will visit a sample of area residents Sept. 13-26 to collect data on employment and tobacco use for the Current Population Survey, according to Leo Schilling, director for the bureau’s Seattle regional office. The local labor force data will contribute to the national employment and unemployment picture to be released Oct. 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics The additional data on tobacco use will be used by the Public Health Service to measure people’s knowledge of opinions toward smoking and tobacco use, as well as mark changes in tobacco use over time. Information supplied by individuals to the Census Bureau is kept confidential by law.
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