Dr* Earl Graves
Sec # 3J4.66 P.Xi. and R.
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FARMER, ALASKA
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Palmer, Alaska
May 25, 1951
No. 21
Paimfr Pi ans TwoDay Colony Day Cheb'IATicn
A big day in Palner is again be
ing planned this year in celebra
tion of the settlement in the Vall
ey in 1935# when the government
transported 200 families from Minn
esota, Wisconsin and Michigan to
the Matanuska Valley.
It is planned to make a- two day
event out of the occasion this year
by holding a big dance on Saturday
evening, May 26th under the sponsor
ship of the Northland Pioneer Gran
ge, at which time the May Queen
will be crowned, and many attract
ions on Sunday, May'27th, including
a Beef Earbecue under the super
vision of C. Rasmussen.
Following is the list of Queen
candidates from which one will be
chosen at the 11:00 intermission
rf the May Pole Danco on Saturday
evening: (
Jane Stephan June Fietela •
Norma Nolson Grace McGiboney
Lillian Pietela .Dorothy Hoffman
The dance is to be semi-fornal
and will start sharply at nine o'
clock, continuing until one o'clock
y/ith intermission at eleven* At
the intermission the soloctod Queen
will, be crowned, and the May Pole
Dance with Miss Nettie Smith in
charge of the seventh and eight
grade girls- taking part, will be
held. Also at. eleven o'clock the
diawings for tho door-prize and the
fiber-glass fishing rod will be
he Id.
PROGRAM
9:00 Colony Day Dance in School
Gymnasium
11:00 Dance intermission (Queen
- crowned)
12:00 Special'train arrives from
Anchorage
1:00 Official opening Alaska Ex
periment Station Laboratory
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30
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Speaker,
Bovs' Bicycle
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Girls’
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Foot
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Race
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13*30
14:00
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Dr. ‘T. Moore
Race (over 12)
u (12 & undor)
" (ovor 12)
" (12 & under)
(Boys over 12)
(Boys 12 & under)
" " (Girls over 12)
" " (Girls 12 & under)
Horse Race
5-legged Race (18 & under)
Sack Raeo; (l8 & under)
Base Ball Game (High School vs
Town Team)
Tug of War (Men)
Wheelbarrow Race
Pie Eating Contest (Matt Per
kins, M.S.)
Rolling Pin Throw ' (Women)
Free Barbecue & Baked Potatoes
Tradn Departs for Anchorage
B.B, Carnival on Fair Grounds
WAMW.ViON NEWS-IE I' El’.
By Mary Lee Council, Secretary to
E.L. Bartlett, Delegate i'n Cong
ress from Alaska.
COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES
Fears that further appropriation
bill3 would contain language seek
ing to eliminate the -2.5 percent
cost-of-living allowance in Alaska
and elsewhere to persons recruited
within the territories wore real
ized thi'S week \r/hen the Agricult
ure Department appropriation bill
reported to the House.
Similar language contained in the
Interior Department'appropriation
bill was stricken from the legisla
tion last week when the House ac
cepted Delegate Bartlett's amend
ment after approval by the members
of the Interior subcommittee.
! Debate on the language, vhich
| states that the additional compen
isation paid to federal employees
^utsidb-the continental United Sta
! tes for the Agriculture Department
; would".be allowed only to persons
; recruited within the States, ro
i continued on page I|.