March 14, 1918:
Mrs. C. E. Weber was hostess Wednesday of last week at a very pleasant afternoon tea in honor of Mrs. Cole. Bowls of golden daffodils contrasted with the blue and white appointments of the tea table around which the ladies gathered after a time spent in needlework, knitting and merry conversation. Mrs. Weber, whose love of blue and white china is no secret among her friends, was presented with a number of new pieces to add to her collection by those present.
March 19, 1943:
On March first the Extension Service of the University of Alaska launched the Home Food Supply for Victory Campaigning with a roll call for all rural women. Every pound of food grown in Alaska will help to
release ships and workers for work elsewhere. A great
many Alaska families grow a part of their garden supplies and under the threat of shortages
and high prices will make a
special effort to produce larger gardens than ever before.
The Wrangell roll call will be
directed by Mrs. J. H. Clements, president of the Wrangell
Garden Club. The town has
been divided into six districts with a leader in each district who will report the number of people who plan to have
gardens this year. The leaders are: Mrs. Chester Steear for the district from the Institute to the city limits, Mrs. Chas Burch in the Bay district; Mrs. Tom
Elswick from Church Street and Front Street to Wyatt and Crear’ms store.
March 21, 1968: Hey, Charley, want to buy a television station? That’s right, a television station. They’re selling all the equipment that was part of Alaska Television Network’s cable TV station here. The gear will go on sale at an auction at 10 a.m. Tuesday at city hall. Included in the items to be sold are: Cash box, 16 packages of film tape, one Ampex tape recorder, one TV analyst, a Conrac monitor, a Jerrold Television Trol, a voltage regulator, an amplifier, an account file, an adding machine. The equipment was seized by the city after the cable television firm was shut down.
March 11, 1992:
Alaskans who want the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge explored for its oil and gas potential face a long and difficult struggle. The coming debate may equal the congressional decision to grant Alaska statehood, both in length and intensity. This may not be the time to push legislation authorizing development of the Coastal Plain, but Alaskans cannot afford to sit idly while national leaders attempt to determine this great state’s future options.
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