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is being made among more than 700
members in independent business
and the professions in Alaska.
RAIL CONNECTION
ANCHORAGE—A rail connection
between Southcentral Alaska and
the South 49 was accomplished with
the arrival of 15 out-of-state freight
cars to the Alaska Railroad yards in
Anchorage last Friday.
The cars were the first to come by
way of a sea train barge from Prince
Rupert, B.C.. to the Port of Whittier.
Alaska Railroad officials said the
barge will dock at Whittier every
12 days.
PALMER BUDGET
PALMER—The Palmer Board of
Education at their May meeting,
set the 1962 mill levy at 14 mills—
the same rate levied the past two
years.
NOME WEDDING
NOME — Sheila O’Brien became
the bride of William Erwin recently
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with
Father Lawrence Nevue performing
the double-ring ceremony.
SEATTLE—Earl L. March, 78, vet
eral Alaskan Railway Mail Service
member, died recently in a Seattle
hospital.
JUNEAU—In less than five years
Alaska rose to rank 19th among the
31 oil-producing states in 1961.
NEW MANAGER
SEWARD—Seward has a new city
manager. James W. Harrison, from
Austin, Texas.
PIONEER DIES
SEATTLE—Mrs. Olvira Evans, 94,
who came to Alaska in 1894, died
April 19 in a Seattle nursing home.
She and her U.S. marshal husband
were residents of Nome, Teller and
Seward.
WOMEN SPONSORS
SEWARD—For the first time in
the history of Seward, the Fourth
of July celebration is being pro
moted by the women of Seward.
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BACK TO DAWSON
DAWSON — Glen Franklin and
Harold Schmidt, well known former
Fairbanksans, are back in the Daw
son country with crews resuming
mining operations.
RATE DOWN
JUNEAU—Alaska’s insured unem
ployment rate for the week ended
May 5 was 15.8 down from the pre
vious week and 17.8 below the
same week last year.
PATTERSON DIES
SEATTLE—David L. Patterson, 87,
oldtime Alaskan, died last week in
Seattle. Survivors include his
widow. Minnie, two daughters, two
grandchildren and one great grand
child.
BACK FROM EUROPE
DAWSON—Rev. C. DeChampiq
nuelles, O.I.M., chaplain at St.
Mary’s Hospital at Dawson, has re
turned from a trip to Europe.
AIRFIELD WORK
JUNEAU—The State has complet
ed the first stage of an airfield at
the Village of Perryville. 150 miles
northeast of Cold Bay on the Alas
ka Peninsula. A second stage of es
tablishing a sod or turf surface on
the strip is necessary. The present
loose sand is not satisfactory for
aircraft traffic.
HEAD PARADE
INDIANAPOLIS — The Alaska
American Legion, this year’s win
ner of the O. L. Bodenhamer Tro
phy, has been designated to lead
the Legion’s national convention
parade Monday, Oct. 8. in Las Ve
gas, Nev. By posting a total mem- i
bership of 2,832 by the May 1 dead
line, Alaska with 103.88 per cent of
its previous four years’ average i
enrollment of 2,630. has been award
ed the “pole position” for the big
parade.
BIG JOB
ANCHORAGE—A notice has been j
issued stating that an airfield light
ing system would be constructed at
Shemya Air Force Station, Alaska.
The proposed work will be ac
complished under a contract super
vised by the U.S. Army Engineer
District. Alaska. Construction costs
have been estimated as approxi
mately $2,500,000.
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