illiamna BACK
ON- "M f AT D i;EJ.
, vThe'4 town \ crfj% 111 i -
anna got its first
taste of fresh meat
in 1947 only .last
week, when a Ray Pet
ersen plane landed
there with meat and
* supplies for the vil
lage •
The plane brought,
400 pounds* of meat
and over two tons of
other supplies. The
field at illiamna has
been closed for a
‘month, and. the vil
lage hcris been almost
totally isolated by
the had weather of
recent weeks.
garland stopped (cont)
on Thursday. No word
as to the outcome has
been received here*
In the meantime, per
ishable cargo, which
was delivered to the
dock.'for transport in
the Garland, cannot
be loaded, nor can it
agaih be removed from
the dock because the
pickets refuse that
permission.
The power barge
Home r, which wa s
scheduled. .. td' .have
left ; i Seattle
several d'ays ago, al
so is delaying in
that city, rending a
decision in the Gar
land hearing.
Nows The Time
To Guess Ao'ahn
One of the first
sure signs of spring,
appeared in Seldpvia
this week, as well as
in all of Alaska,
when ice pool tickets
for 1947 reached the
fingers of their(
first eager purcha
sers •
Delivery of the
tickets from Nenana,
the headcuarters of
the annual guessing
classic, was delayed
in many instances be
cause of transporta
tion tie - ups along
the railroad.
Guessers have only
until midnight of Ap
ril 4 to mark theTr
tickets.
Those who have
been predicting this
year’s date say that
MRS MULLER
VISITS HERE
Mrs. Karl Muller
and children of Port
lock are visiting in
Seldovia at present.
They plan to spend
several weeks here
during Mr. Muller*s
absence on a busi
ness trip Outside.
the unusual cold of
the past winter
points to an early
break-up of the ice
on the Tanana this
year. It never fails
old-timers say.
First started
back in 1917, the an
nual pool has grown
from the original one
of $600 to the $108,
000 shared last year
on four tickets owned
by 15 guessers.
i/VvO dish Gay Flattering|
And They're Gleason Originals <
By Grace Miller |
Thats Those New Spring Hats At \
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