May 29, 1919 Saturday night a cabin was searched by officers. The search was made by Ensign J.J. Hughes, Deputy U.S. Marshall H. J. Wallace and Ernest P. Walker of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries.
Probably the most damaging find made by the officers was a single sheet of manuscript containing several verses of doggerel under the title, “The Bolsheviks Are Coming.”
In the cabin were also found two bundles of pamphlets, which are supposed to have been in possession for the purpose of distribution. The pamphlets in the other bundle were entitled “The Soviets at Work,” being a discussion of the problems faced by the Soviet government of Russia written by Nicolai Lenin, Premier of the Russian Soviet Republic. This pamphlet was printed by the Seattle Union Record Publishing Company.
May 26, 1944 Brig. J. Gillingham, who has been here for five years as head of the Salvation Army in Alaska and British Columbia, was honored by the Chamber of Commerce at its regular luncheon meeting yesterday with presentation of a membership card appointing him “Ambassador of Good Will” from the Wrangell Chamber wherever he may go. With transfer of Salvation Army work in Alaska from Canadian jurisdiction to U.S., Mr. and Mrs. Gillingham are leaving soon for another assignment in Canada.
Salvation Army headquarters for the present will remain in Wrangell, he said, but changes may be made later.
May 29, 1969 A benefit show will be held Tuesday night, June 3, at the 49th star Theatre entitled “Paper Lion” with proceeds to help defray the cost of sending six teenagers to Boys and Girls State.
The comedy, in Technicolor, is based on George Plimpton’s bestseller which recounts his experiences as a rookie quarterback with the Detroit Lions playing themselves and Alan Alda portrays Plimpton.
Fennimore said that the movie is probably the only one to literally star eight tons of talent.
May 26, 1994 In the hope that action will pick up soon, contestants in the Wrangell King Salmon Derby are reminded that catch-and-release isn’t supposed to be fatal to the fish.
If you hook a Chinook that is less than the legal minimum of 28 inches in length, or if you’re going for the prizes and don’t want to settle for a smaller fish, with the one-fish limit currently in place, there are a couple things an angler can do to limit fish mortality.
Mike Bethers, a fishery biologist with the Alaska State Department of Sport Fish and Game’s Division of Sport Fish recommends taking hold of the fish to be released by the tail and keeping them in water, rather than using nets. Never handle the gills or gill plates of a fish.
Unless the hook can be easily removed, Bethers opts for cutting the leader since the hook will likely be dislodged or rust out in a relatively short span of time.
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