The Way We Were

Dec. 11, 1924

E. Albright, who came north last week on business connected with reopening of the Columbia & Northern cold storage plant, leaves for Portland on the Northwestern. When seen by the Sentinel reporter, Mr. Albright said he is highly gratified over finding the plant in such excellent condition and that comparatively little work will be required to put the plant in shape to resume operation. “The building is 95 percent as good as new, and the piling under the building is sound and good. The machinery is in A-1 condition. I could not detect any wear in the cylinders with calipers. The refrigeration piping is as good as the day it was installed, except in one room where the rust is slight. The insulation is just as good as it was the day the plant was completed.”

Dec. 9, 1949

Everybody at Curtis’ City Market is pointing with pride today at their new 12-foot Floating Air refrigerated meat showcase. The new unit arrived several weeks ago and was put in yesterday. It was installed by Tandy Bros. of Juneau, agents of the Friedrich Sales Corp. of San Antonio, Texas. An outstanding feature of the new case is the controlled temperature which makes it possible for a housewife to select a piece of meat right out of the showcase, take it home and cook it immediately. Meat is kept pliable and just below freezing at all times. Although the case is 12 feet long it has double shelves, making 24 feet of shelf space, every inch well lighted and easy to see. Shortly after the first of the year, Curtis said, The Redmen, who own the building, will completely remodel the store.

Dec. 11, 1974

The Wrangell Wolves split a pair of games with Ketchikan on Friday and Saturday. But that’s not the big story. The big story was the Wolves’ heart-stopping one-point victory over the Kings in the second game to retain first place in the league. “This has to be the greatest win Wrangell has ever had,” said Coach Paul Schweinberg. “It was unbelievable.” Final score: Wrangell 76, Ketchikan 75. Excited rooters mixed with Ketchikan rooters to pour onto the floor, though Fred Angerman had been fouled and was getting ready to shoot. The happy Angerman tossed the ball at the basket, missed and left the floor grinning.

Dec. 9, 1999

In Tuesday’s election, Proposition 1 passed by an unofficial count of 359 in favor, 66 against. The proposition asked if the city should sell the property purchased by the city from Wrangell Fisheries Inc. in June 1998 by public bid for a minimum price of $1.55 million. The property has been leased and operated this year by Wrangell Seafoods.