COUPLE ARRIVE IN
PALMER OVER ALCAN
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Harris of Mansfield,
f'hio, arrived in Palmer via the Alcan -
'Jlonn Highway on Monday the 13th. They
loft Mansfield on February 22 in a GI
Truck to which was attached a completely
furnished house trailer. The road,they
-aid,was fine until they reached thS Tok
jutbff where they were delayed threfc weeks
by g].aciers over the road. Mrs. Harris
is the first woman to be granted a pass
to travel the Highway all the way through,
Mrs. Harris did not wish to make a trip
like it again,however.
They wore allowed to come all the way on
the Highway together because they had
provided themselves with three months food
supply end were well equipped'to take caro
of themselves along the route. The trailer
house was evon v/ired for'electricity from
a generator in the truck,
Mr. Harris plans to'settle somewhere near
•"aimer or Anchorage. Ho is a veteran of
this last war having been in a ray s~: ncc
Pearl Harbor.
TVEDDTNG ANNOUNCEMENT
’'r. and Mrs. Harry Duff announce the
wedding of their daughter 3>uno to Edward
(Bud..) Bouwens on Sunday May 19 at the
3t,’Michael’s Catholic Church at 10'o’clod
A.M, Mass. All friends arc invited.
MEM ME10GRAPH HERE ar.d in OPERATION
T'.is paper will be printed by the new
i!'. vo-^r'lph thot was ordered the first of
r-. t'ul ”7, It liar w-;iron a little time to
s-.i It up urd adjust all the new gadgets
-v, but It is finally in good working
!7r> and ready to go.
DON IHMIN ON TRIP TO £17 T J - on BUSINESS!
or. Irwin is in the States on business for
-he .-'.KRC. The office has net issued a
atrent ns to tho length of time hc'will
o. away. Ho flew to Seattle last week,
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CHEK SANDVIK-, SHOT
BROWNIE NEAR FARM
Chck Sandvik, rho is living on lirs.Doro ,hy
Bell's fam at the Butte, shot and kill' d
a brownie bac1' of the farm on a sand'be.'
of the river; The tracks of the bear,Me
Sandvik said, indicated that he had to
about a half nila from the house, The
estimated weight of the bear'was 400 o:.
500 at this tine of the year, but he weui.1
probably weigh around BOO in the fall.
The bear hide was on display in Palmer on
Wednesday in the' school yard and later in
the main street. The fur is in excblld^l
shape .and will make a beautiful rug.
LLOYD OLSEN LEFT EMPLOY OF CO-OP
Lloyd C. Olsen has joined the staff of Pan
Pacific Good Neighbor Tours,Inc. V7ith
Headquarters in Seattle. He will be the
Assistant in the Travel Bureau and at
times'will act as Host on the various
tours. It is possible he will return to
Alaska this' summer with one of the tours
the P.P.G.N. will send here in July or
August. As yet no successor has been
named to f411 the vacancy In the office
created by his resignation,
Mr. Olson will soend two days in Anchorag'.
and two days in Fairbanks on business for
the"PACtours" before arriving in Seattle'
-on Monday the 20th,
To all those he failed to see before ho
left, he wishes to say good-bye and
"Thanks" for the line cooperation and goo!
will of ever iwcio, He hopes to return to
the Valley x tar rot too far distant
future.
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Fre i c'nt i .x s
been rod.;
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Second Cl -
Third .’’.'-3 =!
Fourth Cla is
Fifth Class
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1 ron Seattle
s .'‘flirts:
;.nu.f rates
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2,42
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of May 1st.
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