January 2, 1919
All requests for discharge of soldiers now in the service must originate with the soldier himself and not with outside parties, according to information sent to the local Draft Board. Outsiders making requests for the discharge of soldiers are given scant consideration and their messages are placed on file. It is suggested by officers that persons wishing the discharge of soldiers secure employment for them and then notify the soldier himself and allow him to file his own request for discharge.
January 7, 1944
A local man writes to his dog. Dear Old Pal: You know, I’ve been wondering. When a guy’s out here, a long way from home, he does a lot of thinking and a lot of wondering.
I’ve been wondering if Mom ever reads you any of my letters. Or maybe Mom, not knowing dogs like I do, sort of has it in her head that you wouldn’t understand if she did read them to you. But I know different.
I’ve been wondering about something else too. I’ve been thinking that this selective service thing doesn’t go far enough. When a guy like me has got a dog like you, they ought to let us team up. I’ve been in a couple of spots lately where I could have used you… and how! And you would have loved it because you sure are fond of the gun!
And talk about foxholes! Gee, I’ve been in a lot of ‘em lately, and when I get out of ‘em I don’t always pick up the “scent”. That’s where you’d come in… with a nose like yours.
I’ve made up my mind to one thing. If ever I ran a war, I’d fix it so that pals like you could go along, because what’s the use of having a lot of fun and excitement (and believe it or not, plenty of beef) when you can’t share it with your best pal. Well, I’ve got to be a little careful what I write you because the censor reads all these letters, so take good care of yourself and guard the old homestead. Don’t let anybody pull off any funny business while we guys with the tin hats are away.
And whatever you do, don’t eat too much; stay in condition because this shindig is going to be over one of these days, and then I’ll lay down this rifle and pick up the old scattergun, and go out with you-just the two of us-and do some shooting that don’t do too much harm.
January 2, 1969
The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce and the Wrangell Historical Society have appealed to a Seattle firm for return of a petroglyph.
The stone carving disappeared from Shakes Island about the same time as the barges of the dredging firm did.
In a letter to the company - Pacific Marine Construction – the chamber and historical group asked for return of the rock, which they said was aboard one of the firm’s barges when it left Wrangell.
The letter, signed by Chamber President Marc Langland and Ron Castle of the historical group, said the petroglyph had long been a tourist attraction.
January 6, 1994
It may come as little consolation to you if you’re one of the people suffering from it, but Wrangell’s two doctors say this year’s outbreak of the flu is no worse than the usual.
“It’s something that happens every year,” Dr. Wayne Davenport said Monday. “This is no worse than any other year.”
That apparently differs from the trend in other parts of Alaska. According to a story in the Anchorage Daily News, state epidemiologists report that they’ve logged almost 30 percent more influenza sample cases than for the same time last year.
Dr. Dave McCandless said that most of the cases he’s seen in Wrangell have suffered symptoms primarily affecting their upper respiratory system, although he said a few have also suffered gastrointestinal problems as well.
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