Dona Horton Wed
h Evening Ceremony
On the evening of July 14
Miss Donna Marie Horton, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Horton of Palmer became the
rme of Burlin F. Combs, son of
ftf- ^nd Mr»- Findley Combs of
Millstone, Kentucky. The cere
mony was performed by U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy B. Sax
ton in her home, before a gath
ering of friends.
The bride chose a tailored suit
of pink linen with which She
u°re a white linen blouse and
a white hat and shoes. Her shoul
der cbrsage was fashioned of
pink roses. The bride’s attendant,
Miss Bridgie V/right, wore a
slate blue sheath dress with
matching coat and a silver head
band. Her corsage was similar to
the bride’s.
Waynard Moyer of Fort Rich
ardson, a friend of the bride
groom, was best man.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Horton wore a black tail
ored suit with pink accessories
and a pink rose corsage.
Following the ceremony a tier
ed wedding cake was served to
the guests by Mrs. George Kezak
and Mrs. Glen Burnett who pre
sided at the table. The guest
book was presided over by Dar
lene Brager.
The bridegroom is attached to
Service Company, AGD, station
at Fort Richardson.
The couple plan to make their
home in Palmer for the present
time.
FIRE GUARD OUT
FORESTER AND
ON NORTHERN FIRES
william Adams, BLM forester ]
and Bill Allderdice, fire guard,
both of the Palmer Fire Guard
station are in the Fairbanks area
from where they are assisting on
the various large forest fires
burning in the Nulato and Huse
lia areas. Although some rain
has ben reported in the areas,
the fires are still out of control.
Electric storms in the Glen
allen area have been watched,
with fire fighting personnel hav
ing flown over the area seeking
lightening strikes.
A small fire flared up on the
Haumschild property on Tuesday
of this week at Lazy Mountain,
and was brought under control
by Fire Guard Gene Horning
who is stationed at the Palmer
Fire Guard station.
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REWARDING IS THE
SPIRITUAL HARVEST
OF A NOBLE LIFE
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bolize the deeply inspiring
promise of a rewarding
eternal life.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
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ALASKA
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THURSDAY, JULY 19
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park. 6:15 p.m.
AM. LEGION AUXILIARY, Le
gion hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 20
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Hospital, 8 p.m.
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING
CLUB, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 21
CUB SCOUT OUTING
PUBLIC SPAGHETTI DINNER,
St. Michael’s
SUNDAY, JULY 22
CD ELERT EXERCISE, 6 a m.
through day
MONDAY, JULY 23
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
M.E.A. Board meeting, MEA
Building, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 24
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8
p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Mo
ose hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Co-Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 26
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
POLICE REQUEST
INCIDENT REPORTS
Territorial Police officers have
requested that all unusual in
cidents witnessed by area resi
dents be reported to their office,
located in city hall on Wasilla
Road.
“It is the policy of our depart
ment to make no names avail
able to the general public. Re
ports made to us will be held in
confidence”, an officer said this
week.
The request is the result of
happenings that have not been
reported that have eventually
led to events of more serious na
ture.
Week at Camp Gorsach
Local Scouts Enjoy
Eighteen members of Boy
Scout Troop 654, sponsored by
the local American Legion Post,
enjoyed a camping session at
Camp Gorsuch on Mirror Lake
from July 8 to July 14. "During
their week’s stay at the Boy
Scout camp the youths lived by
troop and patrol method, and
earned various Scout awards
and badges.
A number of men from the
Palmer area spent one night
each at the camp in the capacity
of acting scoutmasters. They
were Curtis Dearborn, Phil
Everett of Goat Creek, Ray
Lancaster, Emil Ganschow, Ed
Smith, and Hurlee Steinberg.
Transportation, equipment and
time were furnished by Bernard
Nieman, James Hurley, John
Weisenberger, L. P. Rorrison,
Dr. Foster Sims, Everett Peder
son, Robert Johns and Kay Pip
pel, as well as the local Civil
Defense organization and the
Fire Guard Station. The Co-Op
Creamery furnished ice cream
for the boys and the Palmer
Baking Company and Reese Ta
tro provided a delivery service.
Dick Anderson, Scoutmaster,
expressed personal thanks on be
half of himself and Assistant
Scoutmaster Marvin Slaughter
for the help and assistance given
to the boys during their camp
ing session. Neither Anderson or
Slaughter were able to attend
CAROL SPLETTSTOEZER
TO WED ON AUGUST 17
Mr. and Mrs. Roman E. Splett
stoezer of Palmer have announc
ed the engagement of their
daughter, Carol Jean, to Duane
F. Huntley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Huntley of Palmer. The
wedding date has been set for
August 17 at the Church of God.
Christian Science
Cancels Sunday Service,
To comply witn tfie Civil De
fense Administration request
that Palmerites keep their cars
off the roads this coming Sun
day, members of the Christian
Science Church will not hold
their regular service, it was an
nounced today.
the session.
Scouts attending the camp
from Troop 654 were Ernest
Steinberg, Russel Onkka, James
Anderson, Noel Kopperud, Leif
Kopperud, Duane Anderson,
Lynn Puddicomb, Joe Puddi
comb, Steve Merrick, Pholia Lie
bing, James Anderson, Larry
Dearborn, Barry Dearborn,
Claus Jade, Billy Pipple, Roger
Everett, Charles Lake, and Artie
Breautigan.
Special for Month
NEW YORK SALAD
ICE CREAM
CO-OP CREAMERY
Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
Whetstone Family Leaving for Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. George Whet
stone and daughters Barbara and
Ann will be leaving Palmer with
in a few days for a new home
in Columbus, Ohio where Whet
stone will be U. S. Geological
Survey regional chemist. He has
been affiliated with the USGS
Palmer office the past seven
years, in charge of water re
sources investigations, includ
ing sedimentation and chemical
qality studies of Alaskan rivers.
While living in the valley the
family has taken an active part
in the community. Whetstone
has served on the City Planning
Commission the past two years.
His new duties in Ohio will be
similar to those performed from
the Palmer USGS office but will
cover a considerably larger area
—the Ohio River basin, includ
ing areas in West Virginia, Ken
tucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illi
nois.
The Whetstones plan to make
their trip Outside over the Al
aska highway.
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