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THE WRANGELL SENTINEL The Oldest Continuously Printed Newspaper In The Territory VOL. 47, NO. 30 WRANGELL, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS Indian Congress Will Meet in Bellingham Word from the National Congress of American Indians designates Bellingham, Wash., as the site for the 1950 NCAI convention with the Indian tribes in and near that city being hosts to the many delegates expected to arrive from all parts of the United States and Alaska. Convention dates have been set for August 28, 29 and 30. Among the many dignitaries expected at the convention is Justice N. B. Johnson, National Congress of American Indians president. Justice Johnson has led the NCAI through the primary years of the organization until now the membership has reached beyond the 100,000 mark. Justice Johnson is today a member of the supreme court of Oklahoma. Prior to his elevation to this position he was district judge of the 12th Judicial District for 16 years. Justice Johnson is a Cherokee Indian. He grew up in the heart of the Indian territory, working his way through Kendall College, now Tulsa University. He graduated from Cumberland University Law School in 1921, and worked for a time in the probate department of th [[the]] Osage Agency, leaving this job in 1922 to engage in private practice. He is a member of the American Legion, Elks, A. F. & A. M. and
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