June 9, 1921
The new school and community tennis court on the McCormack property received the attention of a large number of workers Monday evening from 6:30 to 9. A great deal was done. Wrangell autos helped the good work along and hauled sand and gravel from the beach to a spot near the school. Everybody interested, from little Lawrence Crawford and Herbert Bjorge with a tin cup and a small pail, respectively, to the mayor, worked. Boys from the primary grades mingled with those from the upper and high school classes. Before long, Wrangell will have a tennis court of which it can be proud.
May 31, 1946
Seven men, three women and six children are enroute to Alaska today in a 119-foot converted LCT (landing craft tank, an amphibious assault craft ). They plan to fish commercially in the waters of Prince William Sound from their converted war vessel, the Mahina Hou (Hawaiian for New Moon). Allen H. Elstron, descendent of Hawaiian chiefs, is skipper of the ship, purchased as surplus property for $4,500. Its bridge was smashed and starboard plates buckled from a collision with another Navy ship. Elstron put the LCT into drydock, repairs were made and a refrigerated unit was installed for its new civilian role.
June 4, 1971
If he can swing it, Art Clark is going to have a big laugh when he gets to little Breckenridge, Missouri, population 700, next month on vacation. Art has been holding on to a 40-pound king salmon he caught mid-May at Babler Point, having carefully frozen the fish. What Art is going to do with the big salmon is to grab it by the gills and walk leisurely down Breckenridge’s main street. “When someone asks me where I got it,” said Art, “I’m going to tell them, ‘In that little pond over there.’ They won’t believe it, but it’s sure going to be fun.”
June 6, 1996
In five and a half decades, Jim and Elsie Nolan brought love and life to their marriage, and to Wrangell. The legacy of the Nolans’ love for their community continues with a 20-year charitable trust fund in their name. Since 1992, interest from the trust fund has put more than $600,000 directly into the community through various charitable, scientific and educational groups, and more than $200,000 into such groups as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Alaskans for Drug-Free Youth. Elsie died in March 1983 at 83. Jim died in October 1991 at the age of 90. Jim was a deputy U.S. marshal and served in the territorial and state Legislatures. Elsie ran the Den O’Sweets sandwich and soda shop, which later merged into Wrangell Drug.
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