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! Laura Mae Beltz Is i Cover Girl For The August Issue of ‘Holiday’The August issue of Holiday i magazine will be especially noteworthy to the people of northwestern Alaska because a Kotzebue girl graces the cover. She is the former Laura Mae Beltz, now Mrs. Neil Bergt.A 5000-word article, the magazine’s cover, and many colorful full-page pictures are devoted to presenting a sweeping picture of the Nation’s northernmost, westernmost. biggest and ruggedest state.Alaska is a “solidly, stubbornly, prideful American land. says the well-known historian James War-] tier Bellah. in the magazine.Says Bellah:“Newcomers have difficulty adjusting to the high costs of food, clothing and rent: but wages are high. too. and it isn't long before a balance is struck. Then life settles into a routine much like that in any small town Stateside . . .“The first winter can be a morale hazard if you make it one. ] Children go to school in darkness i and return in darkness. But again, in compensation, the sun is still shining in summer when you come out of the night picture show.“Alaskans work hard, on a seasonal schedule; they are imbued consciously or unconsciously with the challenge of their vast land. They marry young, raise large families and their children for the most part remain in Alaska.
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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Alaska, US
Fri, Jul 17, 1959
Page 6
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