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VALLEY .NEWS
VOL. 9
PAUSR, ALASKA
EECEiLBER 5, 1946
NO, 43
LOCAL WOMAN LOSES
LIFE IN FIRE : .
The Vc.13.cy rqs saddened this past week efid
T.Thcn'vord ranched here that Kirs. Alice N,
Ryan, vrifo of Harry Ryan, had lost her
life in the Civilian barracks fire at Fort
Richardson early last Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ryan left here Wednesday evening for
Fort Richardson rhcrc she planned to spend
Thanksgiving with hor sister-in-lav?, Rotta
3. anith. Early Thanksgiving morning she
and her sister-in-lav? and trd others rofo
trapped in the barracks firo. Mr. Ryan,
mho ras in the States on a'buying trip for
the Cold Storage of PaMor, ras contacted
at Great Falls, Montana, and returned here
as soon as possible.
Mrs, Alice Srenson came to the Valley
several years ago and at one time rorked
in the Co-op Fountain and Lunch. About
tv/o years ago she married Harry Ryan.
After her sister'Mts.'Storm left the Dorm
itory as manager, Mrs. Ryan ras put in her
place rherc she served as Dormitory Hos
tess until this spring in Mny, ]>iring tho
summer Mr. and’Mrs, Ryan lived in the Witt
house frhile Mr. and Mrs. Witt vrerc in the
states. Just recently they had moved in
to the former Shamrock Bakery quarters
T.’hich Mrs. Ryan had fixed up as an apnrt
ment.•
Mrs, Ryan has made many friends in tho
Valley and hor sudden death ras a great
shock.
CALMER LOSES FIRST GAASE WITH ANCHORAGE
Tno An c horn go High School teem Won the
first gome of the season from Palmer by a
scoro of 30 to 18. Tho Palmor teen did
not v;arm up utftil the second half making
9 points against Anchorage’s 6 during tho
third quarter. The lead gained by tho
opposing tonm during tho first half,how
ever, nr.s too great to be ovorcano. Wo
have seon our team play much bettor and
therefore nro not'giving up hope of lin
ing the next tine.
The Community Hall mas crowded to capaci
ty for this first gnmo of tho season. A
train bringing the Anchorage team to
’’aimer also carried ovor 250 visitors from
Anchorago including an oxccllont Yell Tocuq
The vhole toon of Palmor and many from tho
farms turned out for the gano Which r?as
enjoyed in spito of the fact that no lost.
Cont, on page 3
NIGHT WATCHMAN
HALTS BURGLAR
Last Saturday morning there was a lot of
cxcitment in tho town of Palmor due to tho
fact that a burglar was caught in the Trad
ing Post'at about 4:00 a.m. by the Night
Watchman, Ed Barrett.
The burglar was first discovered in tho
Trading Post,according to reports, and up.s
arrested or caught end taken to the Power
House while the Nightwatehrnnn went to nr-'
rouse Mr. Harriss end the Deputy Marshall.
During his confinement to tho Powor House
the burglar wds under the custody of tho
night fireman, Oscar Bcylund. Later as he
was being taken from the Power Houso, ho
brtke loso and disappeared. By that time
tho Doputy liar shall arrived to help in the
soarch. Aftor combing tho town, he was
discovered in the window of the Trading
Post on his way in for the second time.
Two panos of glass had been removed 'making
an opening of 10 inches by 26 inches. Ho
was holpod on through by Ed Barrett and
picked up on tho other side by tho sheriff.
Writer Huntley was then arroused and a
preliminary hearing was held at rhich the
follow was bound over to tho Grand Jury
for trial in tho nest District Court. He
was taken to Anchorage that morning by the
Deputy Marshall Bill Bouwons.
’According to later word received hero,
Clcatus Clino, the burglar plcadod guilty
before the District Judgo this week and
will not'hrvo to wait for the spring tonn
of Court,
PALMER WITTS OVER AIRWAYS TEAM.
It has just boon reported to tho Valley
Settler that tho Palmer High School team
won a gome with tho Petorson Airways team
this ovAng at tho Palmer 'Community Hall.
We do not know the scoro.
WALKER MINERAL HELD- SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Mr, LcRoy Welker, wfco was accidently shot
by his own gun and then froze to doath
recently, was hurried’in tho Palnor Como
tcry Sunday afternoon. Mineral scrvicos
wero in charge of tho American Legion of
Palnor. Mr. Walker -was a veteran of this
lest war and saw scrvico in tho Pacific
theatre. After his discharge ho and his
wife wore livi*1'’ at Crap Center.