September 11, 1919
One of the prettiest war souvenirs we have seen was received this week by Wrangell man, O. A. Brown, from the American Can
Company. The shell is of brass, over three inches in diameter and 2 ½ feet in length. The following note accompanied the souvenir. “When loaded for service the brass case contains the propelling charge of smokeless powder, which shoots the steel to an extreme range of four miles. The steel shell is filled with high explosive, usually T.N.T., which is caused to explode when striking the target or ground. The entire round when loaded weighs about 20 pounds. We are sending you this souvenir with our compliments as a memento of the recent world struggle, and also as an evidence of the power of American institutions to meet promptly and efficiently every emergency. The American Can Company, during the war, delivered over five million rounds of complete ammunition.”
September 15, 1944
For the first time since 1926, Wrangell is to have a representative in the Territorial legislature as voters in the First division
indicated their confidence in Mayor Fred G. Hanford among a field of 16 aspirants for seats in the House. In Wrangell Mr.
Hanford received 130 votes out of a total of 200 ballots cast; in Petersburg he polled 130 out of 199 votes. E. L. Bartlett was elected by nearly two to one over his opponent John E. Manders of Anchorage for Delegate to Congress throughout the territory. Unopposed for a two-year
term as divisional senator, Andrew Gundersen of Ketchikan, was piling up a high complimentary vote in the First Division.
September 11, 1969 The Humble Oil Co. of Houston, Tex., will begin hard metal exploration work on claims located in the Wrangell area next
spring, Chamber of Commerce President Marc Langland said.
Humble representatives met with Langland to determine what services are available in Wrangell for support of a core drilling operation centered in the glacier basin, inland from Wrangell.
Wrangell will be the prime source of supply for the operation which will commence in the spring and last throughout the summer of 1971, he said.
Langland also indicated that a concentrated effort will be made this winter to increase tourism in Wrangell, this to be accomplished as a Chamber of Commerce function.
September 15, 1994
Wrangell’s Irene Ingle Public Library is one of thousands of libraries around the country associated with “JumpStart,” a program that encourages parents and teacher to bring children (first through third graders) to the library to receive their library cards and explore the wonders of the library.
The Prudential, in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA), plans to give children living in Wrangell a “JumpStart” on the wonders of reading and learning with the program this fall. Participating schools will receive JumpStart packages that will include a 10-page, four color newsletter for parents and a classroom poster and stickers for children. “JumpStart is a wonderful program for bringing together a new partnership of parents, schools, libraries and business on behalf of children,” added Kay Jabusch, librarian at Irene Ingle Public Library.
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