The Eino Wirtanen home
in North Palmer was the
scene of much gaiety on
Christmas Day. Guests
included Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cooper and family
of Anchorage, Mr. .and
Mrs. Jbhn Leppanen and
family of Sutton, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Brager
and family of Palmer,
and Bobby Meehan also of
Palmer. Mrs. Cooper and
Mr. Leppanen are sister
and brother of Mrs. Wir
tanen.
Mrs. Carl MieIke, who
has been a Co-op em
ployee in the Trading
Post for quite some time
has asked for' and re
ceived a leave of ab
sence for the month o.f
January.
MILESTONES IN THE MARCH
OF TIME continued from
page 2
member a very Happy New
Year, and to all of our
customers and friends
we extend the season's
greetings for a Happy,
Prosperous 1952.
C,R.Rasmussen
HOMEMAKERS' CALENDAR
FO . JANUARY, 1952
Chccchako meets at Mrs.
Treva Hardage,Jan. Ilj.•
Butte meets at Mrs. Eva
Plumlcy, Jan 10.
Palmasilla meets at Mrs.
Rob Piellcc, Jan.8.
12:30 moots at Mrs. 0.
Onkka, Jan. 9*
Glacier View meets at
Mrs. Pay Hoffman, Jan 15
Wasilla meets at Miss
Ruthc Custer, Jan. 3.
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Sourdough meets at Mrs.
Nan Curtis, Jan. 8.
Rivcrbond meets at Mrs.
L.P. Rorrison, Jan. 17.
The hospital fund this
week had reached a net
total of $8,721.98 ac
cording to fund drive
treasurer, Hugh Johnson.
GAME HEARINGS ANNOUNCED!
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Hearings will be held
in Palmer# on January
5th., at 753° p.m. in
the-Sportsmen’s room in
the Recreation Hall.
TO HEAD UNIT
at them or take them
home. Any questions re^
garding cancer may be
addressed to hor at Eox
F at the local post off
ice or anything address
ed to the local cancer
unit will reach her.
James Teters'of Palner
is confined to his home
this weok due to ill
ness. Mr. Teters is em
ployed by the Bureau.
Mr. and Mrs. E Bpyant
and Patricia LhWaltcrs
of Anchorage Were holi
day guests at the Wears
home in Palmer.
Margaret Conway, Net
tie Smith,- Betty Jo
Riddle and Curtice Faw
cett are spending part
of this week at Curr?/.
They left for Curry
on Wednesday of this
week, plan to do some
skiing and return on
Saturday's train.
TERRITORIAL CONTEST
be given cash prizes
and a trip to Washing
ton, D.C., to receive
the awards from Presi
dent Harry S. Truman,
during the spring months
aCaska national guard
TO START NEW YEAR WITH
CAMP
Approximately' two
hundred-fifty officers
and men of the First
and Second Scout Bat
talions are to herein
field training at Fort
Richardson. Training
is-to start January 13,
and to continue through
January twenty-seven,
1952.
■ This marks the start
of the Alaska National
Guard field training
program for the year
1952. Tho Alaska Nat
ional Guard has success
fully completed a ser
ies of field training
camps held this year
starting with field
training above the Arc
tic Circle by members
of the First Scout Bat
talion, ending Septem
ber 30th., followed by
the 207th Infantry Bat
talion (Sep) Camp which
ended October 27th. at
Fort Richardson, and
the 208th Infantry Bat
talion (Sep) Camp at
Mendenhall Glacier,
Juneau, which ended on
December 9th.
Miss Elsie Taylor be
came the bride of Dave
Philo on Saturday even
ing. Miss Taylor is a
teacher in the Wasilia
School and Mr. Philo is
employed at the Cream
ery in Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. D. West
brook have purchased
the Fabian Blom farm
near Wasilia and plan
to raise chickens.
HOMEMAKERS1 FEY/S
We have had two let
ters from our home dem
onstration agent, Mary
lou Lashbrook, in which
she stated that the I4.-H
representative, Joyce
Dinkel, was a very good
delegate. She entered
into all activities and
has made many friends.
She even appeared on
a television show,which
puts her way ahead of
most Alaskans who have
yet to sec television*
Miss Lashbrook did
not say when she planned
to return, but indicat
ed it would be in the
near future.
The 12:30 Homemakers1
Club entertained their
husbands at a Christmas
dinner party la3t Thurs
day evening at St.John's
Lutheran Church.
After an excellent
turkey dinner the even
ing was spent with gomes.