THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS...
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long-time Fairbanks resident, left
by Pan-Am }et on Friday morning
for the Seattle World's Fair where
he will check on the possibility of
an exhibit for a Fairbanks Com
munity Hospital Association, ac
cording to information received
from Mrs. Don May.
MAKES HONOR ROLL
A Seattle University student from
Fairbanks has qualified for Seattle
University’s winter quarter honor
roll. He is Gile R. Downes, II. son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Downes, 6294
1st.
A total of 253 students qualifier
for the honor roll with the neces
sary 3.5 <B plus) grade-point. Fif
ty-three received top honors with
4.0 grade averages.
GILLAM RESIGNS
City Engineer Harold Gillam last
week announced his resignation, ef
fective June 1. Gillam began work
ing for the City Engineering Office
in 1956 and became City Engineei
in 1959.
He said he plans to devote his
full time to the Alaska Plastic
Company, of which he is vice-presi
dent. The company makes a form
of expanded polystyrene insulation
SOCIAL SECURITY REI*
A Social Security Representative
is back in town. Ray Williams, Fielc
Representative is in Farbank;
through Friday. May 11. He will bt
at Room 2 in the Post Office Build
ing from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone
interested is urged to call on Wil
liams if they wish to file a social
gecurit; claim or have a question
about social security.
TRIPPS OUTSIDE
Lyle Tripp, who recently resigned
as manager of Concrete Conduit,
l.eft for Seattle last week to meet
his wife and two children.
The Tripps attended the wedding
of Mrs. Tripp’s sister on Saturday.
They plan to vacation in the States
for some time before returning |
north with Mrs. Tripp's mother,
Mrs. Be ty Harrop, who will assume
the position of Secretary for the ;
a
Alumni Association at the Universi
ty of Alaska.
TEACHER DIES
Officials at Ft. Greely last week
reported the death of Barbara
Knight, a 28-year-old on-base school
system teacher.
According to authorities, she ap
parently died of a heart attack be
ween 8:05 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. on
Friday, May 4. She is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Anna Knight, of
Billings, Montana.
WAINWRIGHT FIRE
A fire of undetermined origin re
sulted in approximately 125 thou
sand dollars damage at Ft. Wain
vright early Sunday evening.
Ft. Wainwright and Fairbanks
firefighters vainly attempted to nan
the flames which destroyed a World
War II type building housing sev
eral vehicles.
NERLAND TO ANCHORAGE
S. G. “Jerry” Nerland last week
announced his resignation from the
Fairbanks Independent School Dis
trict Board, effective May 18. Ner
land, a five-year veteran of tht
board, said he and his family would
be moving to Anchorage at the end
of the present school term.
Nerland w ill manage the Anchor
age branch of Nerland’s Home Fur
nishings, Inc. The firm recently
acquired the Anchorage branch
which was formerly Eckmann'j
Home Furnishings.
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continues thru May 10th
TWO
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Pocket Radios with
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