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£KIRI£T_ SMITH
Hi, here I aid back again, with the old
i hunt and peck system going, for Copper cur
! rent. Tour reporter has been busy, as has
| everbody in our community,
| -''The C,J, Smiths drove to Valdez, June
| 5th,, and found it to be a remarkably seen
i ic drive, incidentally it was their 10th,
! wedding anniversary,
' Speaking of VaJLdez, the Bill Gredia
| gans,* made a quick trip down that way last
> week. Bill has been busy otherwise too, as
i he has gone to work for CVEA,
’ Shirley Smith drove to Anchorage June
| 8th, Shb met her mother at International
| Airport, Mrs, Helen Evans, of Wichita, Kan
| sas who will;bc spending the snimcr work-'
ing at Oakcna Lodge, Welcome to Gakona
Helen,
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; * The Sundts seem ter haw been taking
I turns mailing that rough, hair-raising trip
| into Anchorage the past week or two, as
i'Roy drove into town Sunday the 9th. of Juno
j and Arne and Nanacy with little Shelley fo
; 11owed the next day. Arne had much busi. ness
i to tend to before getting ready leave for
j his mine in Yukon Territory, Canada.
Clyde Minnick and son Danny from Seat
! tie are visiting with the McMahans. Clyde
is Daphne!s brother-in-law. Ke is busy now
helping Daphne get her new "Bubble Room"
JUST OPEN E,Di
a shipment of ladies and girls swim
suits and mens and boys swim trunks
i and Zorries
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i HEADQUARTERS FOR
Fishing tackle, camping equipment and
| rain. wear.
| JUST RECEIVED
a fine line of women1s casual slip on
and tie shoes, all new summer 'colors.
ALSO
JETS by RED BALL for the little ones.
Beautiful new slacks-for women, fine imports
from Canada in slim line, and of course,
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LEE’S WESTERN JEANS IN NEW SUMMER COLORS.
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going. Very soon however ho will be going j
fishing with Cleo, , _ ;
The Leberts have decided to stay in
our area for the summer, and we are very
happy to have them,
Betty Lapp! drove" to Eagle- with some 3
friends from Northway, While up there she
made purchases for her new curio dhcp ,
which should be open very soon. Eagle is
near the Yukon River in the northern part
of Alaska,
After four days, a howling dog was lo
cated in the dump, below the Barnard-Home
stead, The animal had trapped itself, as
the chain it was wearing had caught around
some trash, and the dog could not get away.
When found, the animal was very near starv-j
ation. The Barnards tell me that the dog
| has been claimed,
Ken Hughes will soon be cutting logs
j for his new house, as he has got his saw- ‘
I mill moved to.the homestead now, at mile
128 on the Richards on Highway',
Pauline* Snell,' who is staying with Hughes
for the summer, celebrated her''birthday ~
I Wednesday, We want to., wish her a Happy
Birthday,
Friday, the llith, of June p>roved to be
j a big day for everyone at Gakona Lqdge, as
1 the big lumber haul started that day, and
| ' four trucks were*put into business to haul
| it to the lodge. By the end of another week
j both car-loads will have been trucked to
| the lodge, and their will be fb ur ’ ekriaust- ;
ed. men, sleeping the clock around,
Nancy Sundt with driver Dick Hobson,
; drove to Dawson; City, Yukon Territory- Sun
| day, vhile Arne, Lynne, and Shelley flew
! with Cleo McMahan, We are-hoping to hear. --
from them soon, so we will know that they
arrived safely,
THE LAPPI1S ARE EXPECTING!..j
| two horses very soon, and the grapevine has i
■ it, that both mares are expecting-* Wo- can
j hardly wait to see them
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WITH REGRET
Henra Sundt reports with regret that
word has recently been received from Mrs.
"Alma" Port that her husband pari, 61, pass- j
ed away suddenly from- a heart attack, on |
Memorial“Day May.30th. The Ports formerly
| were managers of Ke-n-0 ,;Harra'l«y Sata Claus.. ;
. Lodge and Bus Service, They were well known j
: in this community. They left Alaska in 1931 j
| after residing at Anch or age,; Gulkana, and..j
; Gakona for several years, Mr. Port was a
; Knights Templar, Columbus Comaendary, Fun- j
| eral services were conducted by this order, j
: and interment was at Union Cemetery Co limn- I
bus, Ohio. Mrs. Port red. des at 3238 Maize j
! Road, |