The Way We Were

October 28, 1920

The new Victrola which was purchased with the entertainment funds has arrived. It was ordered by Mr. Patterson who let the school have it at cost. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Mr. Patterson. We also wish to thank Mrs. Watson for presenting the school with four valuable Victrola records. The school has received several free industrial exhibits from prominent manufacturing companies.

October 26, 1945

Johnnie Simpson, of Telegraph Creek, and his river boat Butterfly caused a flurry of anxiety in the U.S. Customs office this week, according to Ray Day, Customs Officer, when he was forced to beach his sinking craft on a bar in the river. Coming down river from Stikine just across the Canadian boundary, the packing came out of the stuffing box and the Butterfly began to ship water. Simpson ran aground on a bar. After a two day’s wait here, Day sent Tony Schwamm, of Petersburg Air Service, to search for the craft which was located by pilot Schwamm. Al Ritchie and Lee Ellis went to the rescue and brought Simpson to town.

October 29, 1970

Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary served hot lunches Wednesday to 220 elementary school pupils to raise funds for the unit’s Girls state program. Mrs. Paul Fennimore, an auxiliary spokesman, said the 50-cent lunches will be served by the group once a month. Wednesday’s menu included turkey and noodles, gelatin, cookies and juice. The Girls State program sends high school girls each year to Fairbanks to study state government. Serving the lunch Wednesday were auxiliary members Mmes. Dick Ballard, Harvey Gross, Chuck Meissner, Herb Ingram, N.A., Robinson and Fennimore.

October 26, 1995

Irene Ingle has been named this year’s “Woman of the Year” by Beta Sigma Phi. Ingle, for whom Wrangell’s library is named, served the community since the first library was established and worked hard to bring the new library to completion. She has also been on the newly formed museum board, and has worked for at least 25 years in various offices with the museum. Among her community services, Ingle is on the advisory board of the Salvation Army.