POFl'Y DAY. fact:
Approximately 150,000 women have volunteer
ed to distribute American Legion Auxiliary
poppies in cities and towns throughout the
country on Popny Day, Saturday, Hay 29.
All rill serve as unraid volunteers.
Disabled veterans of both rars worked side
by side in veterans’ hospitals and conval
escent workshops throughout the country
during the r in ter and spring, making the
memorial poppies which the American Legion
Auxiliary rill distribute on Pop-y Dajr,
to be worn in honor of the rar dead.
Horc than 25,000,000 Americans rill rear
the American Legion Auxiliary’s memorial
poppy on Popry Day, Hay 29, as their in
dividual tribute to the dead of both ’.-orld
rars, Hrs. Horrison, Fopny Chairman of
Primer Unit I>To. 15 of the Auxiliary estim
ates.
IJoney earned by hospitalized veterans mak
ing memorial popnies to be worn in honor
of their fallen comrades goes largely to
help support their families at home. !’ore
than-')300,000 rill be earned by them this
year, according to American Legion Auxil
iary estimates.
The memorial poppy of The American Legion
and Auxiliary is a crepe paper replica of
the rild poppy rhich grer on the ’Torld
"far I fund II battlefields in France and
Belgium. All of these little rod flowers,
rhich will be rorn in honor of the rar deac
on Dowry Day, have been made by disabled
veterans.
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NO PAPER f RIO AY
The Valley Trontiorsnan was unable to g0 to
press this week, but hoped to resume the .
publication of the paper next reek, Thisf
of course, depends on whether some of the
difficulties nor confronting the raper can
be ironed out. It is too bad to let a news
paper die at the time when the Valley is
just beginning to develop, because there is
no doubt that in a for; years a paper of
this kind would be badly needed. This
doesn’t mean'that it isn’t of value at the
present tine, because Hiss Daniels has boon
doing a good piece of work,
FIRST GRANOCAUohJER
Hr, and Ih*s, Everett "ohn are the proud
parents of a baby daughter born April 27.
This is the first girl born Into the Yohn
family, and the second Into the Sandvlk’s
as Jean Ilao was the first. The Grand Par
ents are as proud as the parents.
BULLS ARRlVINu
Arlo Martin was sent to Seattle by the
Experiment Stations to bring the bulls for
the Dairy Improvement Association to the
valley. lib is trying to get then on Sat
urday’s boat. There aro 2 Red Dane and
2 Holsteins coning. Tro of the bulls arc
over two years and the others arc under
two years.
OP A'(13 CLEAT-tT? CATAIC3T IS START “'*G.
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THU IIATATUSJCA VALLEY FAHGRS' COO"ZRATr ‘G ASSOCIATION, PAIZ3R, ALAS’-A, rill
receive bids up to June 1, 1948 on
Three houses in the South addition. These hous s are
modem, on sever line, have electricity and rater, end
are in good condition. The lots ore 108 by 176 and • ould
make fine suburban hones rhere a good'sized garden plot is
available. Close to School, Churches, Shore, and near the
shopping centers of Palmer. Tould make a good hone, or
TTould be a good investment for renting.
Get the particulars at the. Co-op Office in "aimer, or •.’rite Box K, Palner,
3-ids "ill be accepted on these housos until Juno 1st, A certified
check or noneyorder of 10 per cent is to accompany all bids, and ri»il
be returned if bid is not accented. The Association reserves the
right to reject any or all bids,
IIATAHUSKA VALLEY PAPERS COCPTRATI'Tr ASSOCIATION
TALIZH, ALASI’A