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Dillingham* a sympathy is extended to *
tho husband, mother . fothGr, brother *
and sister of Mrs, 7;,yle Gehlipert, *
formerly of Dillin,; v.m, who died Iasi?*'
nicnah in Anchorage.. Alaska of a sudden
attack of Polio* t* *
Th* death was doubly tragic, as Gayle
was to have had a baby this month* *
The grieving family must know that *
friends here join them in their be- *
roavement* *
EARLY FORTH VG FT PE DESTROYS KCTE
Lighting the Wood River horizon with
trillier/t orange pnd forboding clouds of
black smoke, the fire which destroyed the
home of lirs. Tom Yako, second watchman’s
family at hood River, on the morning of
Nr-, 4, was announced to residents of
Windmill Hill and Dillingham*
Apparently starting from an overheated
heater that had been started for the first
time this winter tho evening before, the
smell of smoke aroused son, Tom, who awoke
his mother and sister, and, with thsm
fl(*d to safety. Host of their grubstak?
and belongings were saved but the building
belonging to the cannery, was destroyed.
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Answering a pier from Got, B. Frank
Hrintsleman, President Eisenhower de
signated t-wo Alaska regions (South
eastern and northwestern or Bristol Bay
Area) as maior disaster areas on Oct, 30
and dispatched Civil Defense Agent Ernest
All to Alaska t$ make a survey prior to
allocating of the Presidentrs emergency
fund in meeting this problem of another
bad fishing season.
No specific fund was earmarked for this
relief but the food plan is being concen
trated in the Bristol Bay area, because
nubli c works activity is not feasiblo
here during the winter.
The main food staples to be distri
buted will be butter, cheese, powdered
milk, honey, canned meats end cottonseed
oil, all of which will be available in
any quantities needed but attempts will
be made to prevent abuses by recipients.
To stimulate self-industry, the J?‘hS
has promiseu to o^en p.h.Area streams to
commercial fishing for colly "Vaiden trout
in the hope that a small market can be
developed,
Mr, Davis from San Francisco and Mr,
Hall from Washington D.C., representatives
of the Red Cross, were here lTov, 10 in
▼ftgtigating the need for relief_ here
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