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exhibitors to make the all out effort to
ut on a great show.
Included'in the prizes to be awarded at
1' e Fair, for agricultural and other ex
hibits, are soveral free airplane trips to
the States, a bus trip to Fairbanks and re
turn, and numerous other special worthwhile
awards.
There will bo fun galore on the Midway-’
(those who have not yet secured their con
cerns ion space should contact the nanago
’ ert as soon as possible) - hot dog'3, •
shooting gallery, hit the nigger baby,
the cane, wheels of fortune ’n every
• Mr-.
bbr entertainment,'there will bo dances,
baseball, softball, horse shoo pitching,
races of all kinds, rodeo, roping, riding,
-C'-’sc races, trained animal exhibitions,
'ey Scout Cairo aroo, musical programme,
and a mammoth ovening fireworks display,
tuc-of-war, rock drilling contest and s
trap shoot. t
i
-he Premium Book will soon be mailed to
all old time exhibitors, and to the new
comers in Alaska who will write for a cony •
Trice 25tf per copy. Address The Ilatanuska
Pair Association, Palmer, Alaska.
I.akc it a Date - - - Saturday, Sunday and ,
-abor Day. See you at the Pair!
C-07PP!l.Z2dr ACTIVITIES AFPSCTIPG
ALASKA
Paring the first seven months of 1947 num
erous decisions, and act ions involving fed
eral agencies roro of direct benefit to
AT oql-a
JLl. -.'.bivd.
Sters rorc taken for convict ion of 96 hous
ing units for veterans at Anchorage at an
.'-proximate cost of '>700,000. Uork had beer
halted duo to lack of funds necessitating
;• cut-back on the entire government pro gum 1
not only in. Alaska but throughout the Un
ited States. The Federal Tublic Housing
Authority dipped into emergency reserves
:c cid the Anchorage housing problem.
A start r;as made on a nom oarcel post zone
system in Alaska so that the present 8th
■ one rates mould not prevail throughout
- entire Territory.
T o Canddian government, after efforts made 1
t numerous Alask ns, tettitorial and fed
erel government officials mere successful,
i -d >-0 maintain its nortion of the FainG,
cutoff this summer. ' "
Da:son Creek, British Columbia, ras dosip.
iited as a Canadian customs port of entry
11 c.n- 'trans-shipmont of freight "in bond"
umeet from the ITnitcd States to Alaska
3 ddian railroad to Damson Creek for
rar.sicr to trucks at Damson Creek for
:1- 0 ovor the highway to Alaska.
Gar
insuincr
FIRE-flUTOmOBILE-LIFE
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MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
phlitier siGnjMPflny
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SHOUJ CORDS
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