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MARCH 16,1945
No. 11
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fTlfinfiGER :
The new Ass latent Manager of the
M.V.F.C.A, crrived this week from
Seattle. Mr. an*-3 Mrs. Carlton »».
Kaiser and daughter Marcfea are
staying at the drrmitory until a
house can be obtained for them.
Mr. Kaiser is from the Corn
Statue cf Iowa. He will find many
more here in the Valley from that
State, he lived at Oelwein for a
number of years- and was -Circulation
manager of th£ Cedar Kapids Gazette
for several years.
Mr. Kaiser says that' he has been
interested in the Valley ever since
19155. However, this is not Mr.
Kaiser's firgt glimpse of Alaska,
Ke'spent e year in Fairbanks and
had just returned to the States
when Matt Johansen contacted him
in reference to this new position.
While in Alaska before, he visited,
the Valley.
Before* coming to the' Valley Mr.
K- iser was interviewed by T^n larks
Virgil Eckert and Matt Johansen.
3OB KLEM 7*ITFDRAWS FROM CO-OP
Mr. Robert Klem presentee* his
request for a reler.se from the
Co-cp*on February 3,1945. ft the
next ’Boar'"’ mooting his request was
referred to v. Committee of Board
Members who contacted Mr, Klem.
At a meeting on March 3, the Board
of I irectors accepted wi tb regret
the request f r withdrawal from the
Association.
ST. PATRICK’S PAY OBSERVED'AT SCBOO
ThG Figb School Assembly held a
St. Patrick’s Day program this
afternoon in the Gymnasium, while
the Grades were celebrating the
event in their room with parties.
In some rooms children were asked
to wear something, green.
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UUEODinG BELLS
Staff Sgt. Hoy N. Ccle an’ : r. ry.
Martha deBfesV were united in mar
riage at wedding 'n St*
Michael fs^^»‘*c Churc f Talner
with the R^^1 Father Snead officia
ting. The bride and grooih were at
tendee'’ by Miss Mary Stevens and
Captain Abbott. The double ring
cepemr-ny took place Sunday after
noon at 2 . .K, '
• Staff Sgt* Roy N, Cole is from
Terre Haute' Indiana. His p osition
now is with the Veterinary .Corps.
Miss .Mary Martha detest ca'mo to
Alaska as .second gra’e teacher last
year. She has the third grade t is
year.. Her"home is in Tucs n,Arizona.
She expects to c 'ntinue teaching.
..Miss detest had tw r'r s leave
of absence from her solo 1 duties
for a honeymoon. '
C.A.A., ENGINEER IN PALMER
Fellowir\g Inst weeks n- oting '
with Marshall. Hoppins on t) o Air
port project,' Engineer Henkel of
the C.A.A.-spent Tuesday in iaimer
examining sites which have been
suggested.
Mr. Henkel pointed out that the
distances anr1 local condit* ns must
cause ’a greater per capita, use of
planes than in most otheh parts cf■
the world.
A .report on the result f Mr,
Henkel's finding will be f rth
coming in ‘the near future.
Lr« James C. Ryan re-appointed.
We learn that Dr. James C. Kyar has
been appointed'to another f>>ur
year term as Commissioner of Ed
ucation in Alaska,
L
Viljijalmur Stefans son, Arctic
explorer, is at Lad*d Field to direct
the writing of a book bn tr o achieve
ments of the Army. Air .Fore'S in '1.
Alaska. The book will tell of the
creating of. the AT.C route f rrying
Lend-Lease planes to Russii and will
contain a section on Ladd ri-el'’„r '
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