July 24, 1919
Since the opening days of the recent World War, customs in a good many lines have undergone marked changes. In no direction has this been more noticeable than in furs. Though custom furs were worn only in the late fall and winter months, and their use in this way made the fur business a seasonable one of relatively short duration.
The heavy consumption of furs so far the present summer has kept manufacturers extremely busy and created such a big demand for goods, that the stocks of raw furs in all parts of the world have shrunken decidedly and visible supplies in the face of the world’s enlarged demand are unusually small. The result of such activity has found expression in increased prices for most kinds of fur.
July 28, 1944
Pointing out that the conditions which often made it necessary to curtail shore leave to passengers are no longer existent. Wrangell Chamber of Commerce at its noon luncheon meeting yesterday directed a letter to the Canadian Pacific line urging that shore leave be given to passengers at this port. All other steamers calling here permit their passengers to go ashore, but some of the Canadian boats have been failing to do so.
Expressing appreciation for the new airmail service here, Chamber directed a letter to the Post Office Department bringing out the advantage to the community. Since the war, Wrangell has had little more than weekly service.
July 24, 1969
Radioman Second Class Kirby W. Johnson, USN, the grandson of Winnie Gray of Wrangell, is aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, primary recovery ship for the Apollo 11 recovery mission.
In a recent letter to his parents, Kirby said the Hornet had arrived in Hawaii on June 2 and was leaving there on July 8th to proceed to the splashdown rendezvous with the astronauts.
A news release from the Navy says the crew of the Hornet and the three units (presumably helicopters and frogmen) embarked aboard the carrier and a week of intensive training before proceeding to station themselves in the Pacific for the Apollo splashdown today. The splashdown occurred today approximately 1,038 miles southwest of Hawaii. This was the Hornet’s second Apollo recovery.
July 28, 1994
U.S. Forest Service has awarded the City of Wrangell a $30,000 grant under its Economic Recovery Program. The City submitted an update of projects identified in the Overall Economic Development Plan to the U.S. Forest Service for funding consideration.
The grant will provide $25,000 toward the required Department of Natural Resources survey of tidelands to assist in the acquisition of those tidelands in the Shoemaker Bay area.
This is a necessary step in relaying land ownership and land use issues at Shoemaker Bay Marina, which has prevented development at the site for a number of years.
The grant program also awarded $5,000 for a series of business related seminars for the community. Topics such as marketing strategies, small business development, visual merchandising or other special needs the business community may be interested in will be sponsored.
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