Kttcua If own. VniuebULf,
Dr. Antonia Slock Ratliff, late
of Europe, is five foot two, has
eyes of blue, and long, natural
blonde hair. You’d never suspect
that this vivacious young lady
(hardly 28)
speaks six lan
guages, has a
Ph.D. and went
through the
toughest war
the world has
ever seen.
Antonia was
born in Destel
bergen, East
Flanders, Bel
gium. At the
age of five ,she
entered a strict French convent,
and, by the time she was 16 she
could speak, read and write Eng
lish, French, Germand, Flemish,
Italian and Dutch. She was also
proficient in Greek and Latin.
At 16, she entered a Niederland
ish state preparatory school,
where she studied for four years.
She was in her sophomore year
at the University of Ghent when
Hitler overran Belgium.
Thousands of Belgians—includ
ing Antonia Stock—were shipped
off to the industrial areas of Hit
ler’s empire as laborers. Antonia
was more fortunate than most of
her countrymen. When her cap
tors learned of her linguistic abil
ity, she was made an interpreter
for Western European laborers in
a Junkers aircraft factory.
“The compound in which I lived:
and worked witn tnousands ot |
other captured people was seven
kilometers square,” Antonia re
called. “Even though my work
as interpreter brought me in con
tact with many hundreds of per
sons, I was never allowed near
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No. 66
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
KA, THIRD DIVISION, WA
SILLA PRECINCT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ALBERT G. DODSON, De
ceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the undersigned, EMMA W.
DODSON, was on the 2nd dav of
October, 1950, by an order of the
above-entitled Court, appointed
administratrix of the Estate of Al
bert G. Dodson, Deceased, and
that she thereupon is qualified as
such Administratrix in the man
ner required by law; and all cred
itors of, and all persons having
claims against said decedent, are
hereby required to present their
claims, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months from
the date hereof, to the Attorney
for the Administratrix, J. L. Mc
CARREY, JR., at his law office
at 429 Fourth Avenue, Anchorage,
Alaska.
•'-Dated at Wasilla, Alaska, this
16th day of October, 1950.
EMMA W. DODSON,
Administratrix of the Estate
of Albert G. Dodson, Deceased.
Publish Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 1950.
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i any aircraft.”
In 1943 the Germans, as part of
a great propaganda campaign to
impress the captured people of
Europe, permitted a selected
group of these people to attend
college. The young interpreter,
j Antonia Slock, was-chosen as a
I Belgian student to continue her
: studies at Hiedelberg University.
Antonia attended this famous
University until March 14, 1945.
when the American doughboys
. took over Hiedelberg and the
Swastika was a thing of the past.
She felt there were more im
portant things to do in Germanv
at this time than to attend school.
As most foreign students at Heid
elberg had been connected in some
manner with the “Underground,”
they were the first persons to be
screened by the Americans. Two
weeks after the arrival of the
U. S. Army, Antonia Slock was
an official court interpreter for
the Army of Occupation.
When Heidelberg University
opened again in the fall of 1945.
Antonia was admitted as a non
German foreign student under
American sponsorship. She had
received her Baccalaureat degree
in 1944, and now went on for her
Ph.D., which she achieved in
June, 1947.
With these two degrees tucked
safely under her arm, Antonia
Slock acquired another certifi
cate. She was married in July.
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1947, in Manheim, Germany, to a ,
handsome American Army legal
officer, Captain Claude F. Ratliff.
They came to the United States
the following month.
The young couple toured the
United States for three months
and in November, 1947, arrived
in Fairbanks, where Claude Rat
liff took over the job as station
manager of KFRB.
Antonia had too much energy j
to be a complacent housewife. She |
visited the University of Alaska
and talked with the late Dr. Wil
liam E. Duckering, Dean of the
Faculty. She *was engaged to
teach French and German, and I
this fall she'starts her third year
as a member of the University of|
Alaska faculty.
-Many wonderful things have I
happened to me in my lifetime,”
Dr. Ratliff said with her typical
enthusiasm. “But I think the
greatest thrill was in May of this
year, when I became an Ameri
can citizen—right here in Fair
banks. ‘ i
"For years I was a displaced !
person. But now, nobody can j
push me around,” Dr. Ratliff said !
with conviction.
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For Bob Petersons on
Return From Outside
After an absence of almost six
weeks on a trip to the states, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Peterson were wel
comed back to Palmer by friends
at a home-coming party and buf
fet supper held for them Monday
night.
Mr. Peterson, commander of
Palmer American Legion Post No.
15, attended the national Legion
convention at Los Angeles, Calif.,
in progress from November 8
through 11. He left here the lat
ter part of September to drive to
the states over the Alaska high- T
way.
Mrs. Peterson flew to the states
the first of October to join him
at Spokane, Wash., and to accom
pany him on to the convention.
While Outside they also visited
friends and relatives at Spokane
and Anaheim, Calif.
They arrived here last Sunday
about 6:30 p.m., after setting out ’
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