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Muriel Spears of Dillingham* Als-sica• Sub
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~ “ ~ BE PRACTICAL, DREAMER
Three years ago Dillingham completely
bubbled over ds .the prospects of the tushk
coming here were being glamorized by a
succession of Visiting government officials^
Our:need,for thoir proposed government- f
financed power installations in this town
future growth and prosperity was oft timed
explained with; zealous exactitude# "Hope,
rode the ridge” and th* application for'a
loan was submitted#.
Yre waited Finally/ about* a year age
we found out that.our ‘Bubble had burst#
Our lea** was "exorbitant" Washington Said
and it wa s rejected# Nothing more w*S
forthcoming from the/REA. until it Rip Van
Winkle-ed into prominenea a few 'weeks ago
by the presence in town of ono of its
Loan Division representatives who told us
that another application.must be sent in
if we ever hope to get REA# He also said
that' even-if - this noxt loan is approved
Pd fiowor~can be expected by PTllingham Re»
TrTdVttJs-iwYtnirT"two yearsl
An epidemic of tVilnkTng had infected
the minds of a few business men in town
who had clung to obsolote power equipment
awaiting REA, and who had babied their,
engines along with fingers orossed# All
this time it was rattling to pieces, monej
was sunk in repairs and maintenance, and.
REA was going other placesl They oouldn11
wait two yearst
It was this desperation and the uncer
tainty of ovcntual government approval th<
spawned the nucleus from which grew the
Nushagak Power and Light Company of Dili**
ingham# This privatnly owned oompany lool
at the complete pioture# It saw the absol\
_CContlmmA .Pdg.Q.Jiva)
here you on the rodd Sunday night* Oct*
19th? Did you see those two young married
men burning up the rood* bumping into oars
and jeopardizing everyone? They ALMOST
got themselves in jail*** *
She brought in the dessert—they all
ROARED# she got exeitod# upset one of the
Sundaos in her hurry to got out#..
Where is "Pall"? I often see "Pride"
but I always thought he went before a
fall? Corn? Well# y-e-s but they sent
all the cobs to Texas with Bill Andrewsl
Some peoplo are mighty free with their
advice—and thoir pillsi
r 1*11 be leaving soon for the big. out*
side* If you can*t miss me when I*m gone
at least let mo think you might. Sr-r-»r
always did hato people*.imaybe that*e why
I live such a dog? s lifet
it - --
Better be running# or limping*..you
see I made a cake yestarda y and sprained
:rfHy back lifting it out of the oven.
,4-a Call me baok later*
_"OOZE"
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