?AUL HILDEBRAND, Continued:
enthusiasm. on <& new venture ^fhich came to
an abrupt end during the winter when their
. still blew upt , '
It did not tabvPaul long to prove his"
ability on the fish-grounds and from 1935
. on he fished for thn Alaska Packers, tak -
- ing a prominent plaoo in residential poli
tics and being influential in Union affairs
He was sent to the statos as Union Repre
sentative several times and was elected
Delegate) at Alaska Packers'Cannery just
as sure as the oompany fished.
In 19-39 Paul started a restaurant which
he operated during the winters for several
years in Dillingham, About ten years later
he courted and wed a charming nurse who
worked at the Kanakanak Hospital, Miss
Edra Arndt from North Dakota, A few short
months of complete happiness followed be
fore the effects of the rigors of Alaskan
life and neglected health began to show on
the active, energetic Paul and he was con
fined to bed with advanced Tuberculosis,
Under the loving and professional care of
his wife, Edra, and specialized treatment
by doctors in Spokane, Washington, Paul
overcame the ravishes of this disease and
they returned home about a year ago w ell
and happy.
The Hildebrands bought out Chris bnn
ielsenTs Hardware Store shortly after they
oame back and were operating it at the
time of Paul’s recent hospitalization that
resulted in his death,
Juneral services were held at the Pl«^
ger Euneral Home in Seattle, on April 20
at n:30 P,M,
The service was beautifully simple with
the flower laden casket, consoling *.
sermon and the lovely voice of Miles
Brandon blending harmoniously the solem
nity ana sorrow of the ceremony.
A cremation will follow this service
and there will be another funeral cere
mony here when Edra returns®
Dillingham friends present at the fun
eral offering their condolence and under
standing to the bereaved widow were
Mrs# Alfred Opl&nd, Virginia Spears*
Mr# Nelfl Petersen, Hazel Clawson and her
son# Bob Gurfcler and Mr# and Mrs. Ren
strom#
It is believed that Mrs. Hildebrand
will continue operating the store here
and will be accompanied home by her
cousin#
NOT MJCH MONEY—OH, BUT HONEY
TffPT W gQt funs
The House Appropriations Committee cut
the budget request for the Office of
Territories by 43 % in reporting the 1#54
fiscal year appropriation bill for the
Interior Department this week to the House#
Truman^ Budget requested 1553,772,600
for various Alaska activities in the
Office of Territories; the program which
emerged from committee applied a 7f*23#06t,
500 cut to the Truman estimates, leaving
a total of vo0*712,100.
Our good Delegate Bob Bartlett has
taken up this "reduction and delayed for
further study" cudgel and has channeled
protests for delay in financing projects
previously studied and recommended ar
urgent expenditures by the Department of
Defense#
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