FIVE YEARS
AGO TODAY
Mrs, Fannie Wirtanen
is helping out in the
Co-op Office during the
auditing of the hooks.
Mrs. V/irtanen is a form
er employee of the Co
op .
Rex Monaghan has been
appointed to the Board
of Directors to replace
Max Sherrod who resign
ed recently. Mr. Mon
aghan will remain on
the board until the An
nual meeting at which
time this place on the
board will be open for
election. Although
there was only a short
period of Mr. Sherrod's
term left, it is manda
tory that someone be
put in the vacancy un
til the next election.
Col. C.F.Ohlson, form
er general manager of
the Alaska Railroad,
visited the Co-op and
v/as a guest at the last
meeting of the MVFCA
r
Board of Directors.Col.
Ohlson reported on his
trip to Europe and es
pecially on his find
ings in Sweden on ag
ricultural developments
and adaptations of
plants to northern cli
mates .
The absence of heat
on Tuesday in some of
the Co-op buildings was
due to boiler difficult
ies in the lower House.
We understand some re
pairs were necessary.
Fortunately this hap
pened during mild wea
ther.
The Co-op Office Em
ployees and Corpora
tion Employees enjoyed
a brief Christmas Farty
in the Co-op Office
late afternoon, on Dec
ember 2[(.th. Gifts were
exchanged and a light
lunch of Ice Cream and ;
cookies was served.Don
Irwin and Kate Ha rtoy
from the Corporation !
Office were invited.
We learned recently
that C.C.Brix is now in
San Francisco after
having visited in Omaha
Nebraska.
Ted Michalson arrived
safely at his home in
Salem, Oregon.
Joe Cochran is now in
Washington near Seattle
after visiting as far
east as Indiana#
The Bacons of Seward
visited with Mrs. Ba
con's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Noil Miller, dur
ing the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. lex Ehr
hart and new son spent
Christmas with Mr* and
Mrs. Carl Rasmussen.
Miss Jean '/all re
signed from the Palmer
School faculty and has
left for her home in
the States. Miss Wall
was one of the Fifth
Grade teachers.
Fctcr Sandvik, who has
been in the States
since last summer, is
back in Alaska again.
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ELECTRIC ROT WATER HEATERS
GAS HOT WATER HEATERS
ELECTRIC DRILLS
ELECTRIC SAWS
ELECTRIC IEONERS
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OIL HOT WATER HEATERS
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