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VOL. 9
PADrER. ALASKA
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ARRC GIVES LOTS
TO FIRE ASSOC.
The ARRC has made on outright gift of Lots
7 and 8 in Block 12 to the Matanuska Firo
Fighting Association for a Firo Hall and
Station. The so lots open out on to two
roads vjhich will be of great advantage in
getting out on the road in a hurry.
This last Monday evening George Burns,Act
ing Fire Chief at Fort Richardson, and
Lieut. Shith brought out two reels of film
which were shown at the Valley- Theatre.
Typos of fires and methods of control were
clearly'illustrated with pictures and
lecture. Many valuable facts concerning
combustible substances their ignit.ion
temperature etc., wore illustrated by
pictures.
After the pictures, the Fire Department
Volunteers took the new Fire Truck acquire
from the Surplus property Division and
held practice at the Palmer Depot.
Bernard Bouwens is'Fire Chief of the
Palmer Association.
TEDDING ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Aron Rcmpel announce tbo*
marriage of their daughter Anna to Mr,
Irvin M. Plitt on the thirtieth day of
June at four o’clock in the afternoon at
the United Protestant Church.
All friends arc invited.
PARRIES and KAISER LADE TRIP TO FAIRBANKS
Pr' E.E. Harriss, Manager of the LIVFCA.and
'A, Carlton Kaiser, Assistant manager of
*"ho MVFCA, motored to Ehirbnnks the first
'.1: the week and returned on Wednesday.They
.rent on business for tho MVFCA.
’HNER KILLED AT EVANS JONES COAL MINE
Hilton Ervin Thompson was instantly killed
this wo ok rhon he fell down a chute at the
Evans Jonos Coal mine. Mr. Thompson mas
43 years old and came here from Renton.Ho
has a rife and daughtor in the States.
FOURTH OF JULY AT
WA5ILLA LAKE
At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
held during a noon luncheon at the Palmer
Fountain Cafe on Wednesday of this week,
plans were completed for the Fourth of July
picnic to be held this year.
Rev. Alfsen, who is head of the committee
of throe,reported that a point of land
extending out into the Lake at the.Trent
Johnson place on Wasilla LakeJ'’~ The Home
makers* clubs will have charge of the serv
ing of'the food. It is planned to have
coffee, cold drinks, and icecream furnished.
More information on this will be printed
in next week's paper.
Four boats will bo rented by the Chamber
of Commerce for tho entire day and will be
in charge of someone of the group,
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The Chamber of Commerce is also renting
this point of land for the day so that the
picnic grounds will be to somo extent away
from other groups coming and going.
CHAMBER of COMMERCE TO HOLD MEETINGS AT
NOON LUNCHEONS.
It was also decided at the meeting on Wed
nesday that the Chamber would meet at noon
luncheons twice each month. The next meet
ing will bo at Horton* s Cafe on the first
Wednesday at 12 norm. This will bo on the
3rd of July,
GRIDE B FARMERS GOING GRADE A
Quito a number of the Grado B milk produ
cers ore making arrangements to convert
their barns into Grado A. The lock of
comont hr.s boon holding them back, but nor;
that some comont is coming through they
arc going ahead v;ith their plans.
INCORPORATION PAFERS HATE RETURNED FROM
JUNEAU
The Incorporation papers v:hich wore signed
and sent to Junodu a short TThi^e back arc
ircportod a.s back. Plans on'the net? Hospi
Ital arc moving right along. $375,00 has
peon subscribed to the Hospital project
► even before a campaign- has openud.