September 4, 1919
Arnt Sorset is erecting a two story building on Front Street opposite the Uhler block.
The building is 40x80 feet at the base, while the upper story is 24x40 feet. Mr. Sorset will open a meat market in the new building as soon as it is complete. Samuel Cunningham is building a new residence on the vacant lot adjoining his present residence on McKinnon Avenue. There will be porches in the front and rear, and the building will be somewhat on the bungalow style. Special meeting of the town council was held on Tuesday evening of last week. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering bids for the erection of a town warehouse. The bid of Charles Nelson was considered the best bid and he was awarded the contract.
September 8, 1944
“The northern lights have seen strange sights” will doubtless occur to many Seattleites when the Sea Rose pulls into the Puget Sound city soon carrying a 1908 International truck in good running condition. The aged horseless buggy was acquired from Donald Sinclair, Wrangell merchant, and had lain neglected and forgotten for many years in his garage. It was acquired by E. S. Petticrew and his brother Joe, fishermen, when there was brought on the acute shortage of available cars. They put in a little repair work on the oldtimer, and are taking it outside with them to facilitate getting around in the big city. Aboard the Sea Rose, a seiner, will also be Mrs. E. S. Petticrew and the two children, Billy and Shirley Hall. The family expects to return next year for the fishing season.
September 4, 1969
A monster sized Alaska king salmon, reportedly the biggest ever caught by troll fishing, has been purchased by the state departments of Fish and Game and Economic Development and will become, after mounting, a permanent exhibit of the state of Alaska.
According to Economic Development Commissioner Frank H. Murkowski, the fish – which weighed a whopping 102 pounds at the time it was landed – will occupy a place of honor in the Alaskan exhibit at the 1970 Japanese World’s Fair in Osaka. Prior to that, the fish will be placed on initial display in the Alaska booth at “ Fish Expo” in Seattle.
“Fish Expo” Murkowski explained, is the nation’s largest annual exposition for commercial fishermen and processors. It draws attendance among fishing industrialists from throughout the United States.
September 8, 1994
Alaska Pulp Corporation’s Wrangell sawmill will run out of logs in November, forcing closure of the facility for the winter.
The U.S. Forest Service’s cancellation of the company’s long-term timber contract earlier in the year, plus the federal agency’s “broken promise” of an alternative log supply, leaves no alternative but to close, said Frank Roppel, executive vice president of APC. The closure could last until spring, he said.
“The promised independent sales program never materialized,” Roppel explained. “In April, the Forest Service said it would begin offering sales by June. The sales never happened. Finally, earlier this month, the Forest Service put up one sale for bid in Appleton Cove, but to add insult to injury, it’s a deficit sale.”
The Wrangell mill’s annual payroll is nearly $10 million.
APC will begin formally notifying employees of the closure September 15 to meet the 60-day notice required.
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