VOL. 10
Palmer, Alaska
May 22, 194?
No. 21
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co-op noics
MOVIES
Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Palmer
Community Hall there rill be free movies
on Dairy Plants, production and sanitation.
This is sponsored by the Department of
Health and the Public is invited,
Community Hall 8 p.m. Monday May 26.
CREAMERY
Hr. A.H. Haveman arrived on schedule this
rock and is very busy at his rork as mana
ger of the creamery.
Mr. Haveman says that he hopes to be able
to get the production of cottage cheese
under ray soon. The equipment once used
in the creamery for cottage cheese and
butter milk is in need of repair and it
rill take a little tine to get parts and
have these units in working order.
Mr. Haveman likes the Valley and is very
much interested in building and'improving
our present creamery facilities.
The net? addition to the Creamery is coding
along fine. TTe are competing with Seattle
Creameries in getting new stainless steel
parts as all creameries are under the
same requirements as we are. Consequently
there is a great'demand for these items at
the present time. •
PRODUCE DEPARTMENT
i.T. Stacy reports that it is possible to ■
obtain some crates for potatoes, celery
and vegetables from the Army at a saving
over rhat the farmer must pay for material
for these items. Mr. 5bacy has been bring
ing some back on his trips to Anchorage,
but farmers may also do'this rhen'they
. make trips to Anchorage. However, it will
be necessary for them to contact Ur.Staay
at the Produce Department and got author
* isation to get them.
WAREHOUSE
The "arohouse has a carload of Exterior
Celotex which is coming from Louisiana
where it is manufaOirfred. It should be
moving north soon. This Celotex is buff
colored and has a rather gravelly finish
to it that makes it "suitable for exterior
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UJEOOltlG BELLS RII1G
The wedding of Eileon Holemari and Jin
Hartley uag solemnized in St. John’s
Lutheran Church Sanday evening at 10:30'
p.m. with Rev. 'falter Zeile officiating,
77ith Mrs. Dorothy Anderson at the organ,
the bride was escorted to the altar by her
father, Mr. George Venne, She was dressed
in a gray traveling suit'with black and
white accessories. She carried a bouquet
of roses arid lilies. Her attendant, Mrs,
Jack Toast, was clad in Fusia with black
aecessories'and wore a carnation and rose
bud corsage.
The groom was attended by Mr. Dave Bryant.
The Bride’s and the Groom’-s mothers, Mrs.
George Venne and Ins. L.'T, Hartley had
rose bud and gardenia corsages.
Imediately after the ceremony the recep
tion was held in the Palmer Cafe. The
table was decorated with rose buds and
stocks. The bride and Groom traditionally
cut the first, piece of the beautiful'thr:e
tier wedding cake after which Mrs. L. '<?.
Stock served the following people: Mr.and
Mrs. Lauren Smith, I.&rcella Vasanoja,'Hr.
and Mrs. David Bryand, Mr. and 'Mrs. L.C.
Stock, Mr. and Mrs. Kmil Larfeh, Lee Hartley
Mr. and Mrs. Tarren Garrison, Mr. and Mrs.'
Don McKechnie, Mr. and'Mrs.' Merle Anderson,
Mr. and'Mrs! Leo Lucas,'Mr. and Mrs; Don
Ingalls, Mr. and'Mrs. L. T7. Hartley, Mr.'
and Mrs. A1 King, Mr. and'Mrs. Jack Toat,
Mr. and Mrs. George Yenne, Mr.'and Mrs!
Roy Brock, Mrs. Yarcia Sellers, Mrs. C©0.
Huntley, and Larry Stock.
PRICIER OlfiO OE CEI1TEI?
FOR RESEARCH WORK
A group of government scientists and agron
omists who conducted an investigation last
summer in the Territory for the Agricultur
al Research'Adninistration, Department of
Agriculture, have recommended the inaugur
ation of an ertensive agricultural re
search program in Alaska to begin in 1948.
The report prepared for the Senate and
House Appropriations committees, urges
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