Cal Aiken got off home at McCarthy after quite a stay here
wife, Vi remained a few days do to weather conditions we were about
ready to.send her home with Santa and sleigh, bu then flying
conditions improved Hope to see thorn both back-real soon .as we
enjoyed them so much* ...
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J J ‘A lokal, singly belle in Chitina/ heard our roaming pilot, Jack
Wilson, saying it would soon be wO'lf .hunting time. We understand
she made a bee line to look Jack up and asked him to bring her
one, but she sure changed her mind when she learned Ills wolves were
four legged, fur bearing animals. Jack goes up into northern
Alaska in lute winter to shoot wolvos from the cockpit. He is wuite
adept at shooting the sons and daughters of bitches in this way.
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One of the gals hore in 'Chitina has figured out the recipe for
a new dish she is going to servo this Christmas along with the ,
not so wise,boiled owl. Sho calls it New State Goulash.
n Ta^e four leading politicians, mix with our vast industries,stir
» mixture over slow heat. Now add two or three newspaper editors and
boil till about half baked, then beat in several squirts of Juvinile
problems, add a quart of Fish Trap Controversy,.then a good measure
of Lac:t of Funds and a ladelful of increased taxes. Dump the mess
into a tin Legislative Howl, keep it hot and stir well. Then let it
tsimmer several months until end of Legislative Session. Now spread
"gently over the State and it is ready to serve to the General
Public -till the next election.
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Someone told the Old Cynic a few days ago that there wa3
a rumor about that he was chasing some younger women. And all he
said was: ’'Gosh, I hope it's true*"
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Alex Gram who is one of the' few remaining tough, oldtime
trappers and prospectors returned to town a couple cf days ago to
get a bit of rest, some grub, a hair cut and to learn about the
recent election. V/hen he found out how Alaskans had voted he
decided to go right back into the woods where creatures are more
downright and the squirrels and magpies admit that they are nutty,
and do not pretend to be rationale He says that in spite of a
very cold Fall and winter so far the rivers are open and refuse
to freeze over. He wonders if this weather condition and the
recent campaigning are just a coincidence*
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The unrestrained and voluable way in which our many candidates
publicized and praised themselves in the recent campaign reminds
us of the middle aged man who entered the cable office in Cordova
and inquired if special rates were in effect for Christmas cables#
The clerK. told him he could send ten words for eighty five cents
with no charge for the address#
So the chap thought for a while and wrote a cable to his
girl friend in anchorage# The message was, "Tweet tweet tweet.
Tweet Tweet Tweet# Tweet Tweet Tweet• Dill."
The clerk gazed at it in polite astonishment, "Just 'Tweet
tweet tweet1 thr-je times ?" ho inquired.
Bill blushed uncomfortably. "That's all", he said,"She'll
understand•"
"Weil", said the clorK, "That’s only nine words. You could
add 'love' or something, for no extra charge."
"No", said Bill, "That would be too intimate".
",/hy not- add one more ' tweut'?" suggested the clerk.
"No" , said Bill, "That would sound silly."
Perhaps it is a good thing the campaign ended when iJ did. If
the office seekers had called each other liars, fools and crooks
a fev/ hundred more times it would have begun to sound silly#