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In November of 1942, the Alaska Life magazine provided helpful household tips under the heading "Specific Jobs for Women," declaring that homemaking was "America's biggest industry." Families were asked to cut down material needs, save rubber by driving less and carpooling, and to conserve clothes and food-though war efforts rather than conservation were the motivation for frugality. "Health, efficiency and the fighting spirit are all improved by the right food, and almost everyone has...
November 25, 1921 Treed by hundreds of wolves and forced to spend the night in the top of a tree in almost zero weather after having been lost for two days, was the experience of Magnus Johannsen of Petersburg, late last week. He was rescued by a searching party at the head of Duncan Canal last Sunday. November 22, 1946 Chin Soon, for thirty years an Alaskan, is on his way this week to his old home in China. For eleven years Chin was owner of the City Cafe and previous to that time he operated a restaurant in the building now occupied by...
November 18, 1921 There’s been an almost unbelievable rapid growth of the fox fur farming business in Southeastern Alaska since the first permit was issued to Jim York of Juneau in 1914. Petersburg is the center and principal headquarters of this business and there is more Petersburg money invested than from any other town. Sixty three permits have been issued for farms on islands in the Tongass Forest and of this number twenty five, or nearly half are held by Petersburg men or concerns. Each farm represents an outlay of several thousand d...
You may have seen these anchors around town without knowing exactly what they were used for. In 1880, the salmon canning industry expanded their floating fish traps to Southeast Alaska, though indigenous stationary traps had been in use long before that time. Strong tidal currents and rocky, deep locations required good anchors to hold floating traps in place, as well as a watchman to keep an eye on the trap 24 hours a day. Floating fish traps were controversial because of their efficiency and...
November 11, 1921 The laboratory equipment for instruction of the classes in general science in the Petersburg School and which was ordered several weeks before the opening of the present school term arrived on the last trip of the Spokane and is now installed in the school. The equipment costs about $200 and is most helpful in teaching this course. Baramoters, fine scales, test tubes, and hundreds of other articles used in experimental work are included in the equipment and general science has now become one of the most popular of the courses...
November 4, 1921 Word has recently been received here to the effect that Mr. Jacob Otness has been appointed postmaster for Petersburg, to succeed J.C. Allen, resigned. Mr. Otness will resume office as soon as practicable. Mr. Otness, who has been a resident of Petersburg for many years, is well known and has a number of admirers who are confident that he will make good in his new position. We wish to extend our wishes both to the retiring postmaster and to Mr. Otness. November 1, 1946 School enrollment for the first week of the 1946-47 school...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is recently returned from the legislative session in Juneau. He’ll be holding public office hours at the Salty Pantry on Fri., Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. - noon. No appointment necessary, just stop by. If you have questions or can’t make it to office hours, email Rep. Jonathan. Kreiss-Tomkins@akleg.gov or call his Juneau office at 465-3732....
This photo is of John Lott, probably taken in the 1930s. John came to Petersburg after 1910 to work in the canneries and had a cabin down by the harbor. He and his wife were advocates to the Bureau of Education for a school for Native children in town. Sadly, his wife and son Carl were found drowned within a couple weeks of one another in the 1940s. Photo from Alyce Thomassen's scrapbooks and loaned courtesy of Troy Thomassen....
October 28, 1921 The Spokane arrived from the north at 9 o’clock Thursday evening and left at 9 Friday morning. During her stay here she loaded about 90 boxes of fresh fish plus a great deal of other freight from the Public Dock, and about 40 boxes of fresh fish plus plunder from the Citizen’s Dock. This spelled a nice increase in the fish shipping and should give our local ambitions a fresh boost. October 25, 1946 Arrival of the boat, Hazel H from Prince Rupert early Saturday was a signal for a scramble for food such as never was seen in Pet...
