December 8, 1922 – Official announcement has been made by E. Brokke, representative of the Norwegian Young People’s Society of the United States, who is now in Ketchikan, that Ketchikan has been chosen as the site for the Fishermen’s Home to be built by the organization. The institution will cost approximately $30,000, it is estimated and will be intended to give the comforts of home to many fishermen who come there regularly, periodically, or occasionally, and who now do not enjoy them. The organization which Mr. Brokke represents is affiliated with the Lutheran Church. The matter of building...
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