Many Attend
Chorus and Band
Christmas Concert
The junior and senior bands
and choruses of the Palmer sch
ools enjoyed a capacity audience
at their annual Christmas con
cert presented December 20.
The program opened with four
pesentations by the junior high
school band, under the direction
of Lee Plumbley, band master in
the junior and high schools.
The second presentation was
by the junior high school chorus
under the direction of Mrs. Lois
Weldon. Their program consisted
of full chorus presentations as
well as numbers in which a quar
tet and solos were included.
Between the junior and senior
band and chorus presentations
the high school Schnicklefritzers"
Band presented a program of
German tunes.
The high school chorus open
ed their program with Fred War
ing’s arrangement of “Winter
Wonderland” and closed with a
cantata entitled “Glad Tidings
of Great Joy”.
The high school band present
ed six numbers, inluding Lvano
vici’s “Waves of the Danube”,
marches, and Schubert’s “Ave
Maria”. Their final presentation
was the “Raleigh March” which
accompanied the majorettes who
displayed their baton twirling ab
ilities.
The program closed with the
massed choruses and band play
ing and singing three Christmas
carols. The audience joined in
the singing and the chorus and
band presented “Alaska’s Flag”
as the final number on the eve
ning’s program.
Parents and friends were great
ly pleased with the presenta
tions, the first the groups have
presented in the newly renovat
ed gym.
NEW YEAR'S DAY
MASS PLANNED
Tuesday, January 1, will be a
holy day of obligation for all
Catholics.
An evening mass will be offer
ed at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church at 6 p.m., the Rev. James
P. Snead announced this week.
The holy day is the Feast of the
Circumcision (New Year’s Day).
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital this week include Ole
Johnson, Mrs. James Haisley, j
Mrs. Robert Rowland and infant
son. Mrs. Allen Davis of Chu
giak, and John Dunlap.
Hospitalized but now out were
Mrs. Bernard Swoboda and in
fant daughter, Mrs. Russell Lan
caster, Julia Larson, Mrs. John
Dickerson, Mrs. Kenneth Hum
phrey, Mrs. Arthur Brundage
and infant daughter, Shirley Ste- j
phan, Margaret Davis, 15 of Chu-,
giak, Carol Dee, 15. of Chugiak, !
William Fox, Mrs. Bertran Ru
tan, Phil Granath, 5 months old,
Harvey Myers of Sutton, Lynn
White of Sutton, Glenn Vore,
Jonesville, and Joseph Haik, Chu
giak.
Pinkhams Planning
Open House Sunday
Open house is being planned
| at the Faith Hill B'arm on Sunday
afternoon, December 30, from
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Pinkham.
The Pinkhams have extended
a cordial invitation to their val
ley friends to drop in for a visit
with them and the children.
WATCH AND $142 IS
ESTATE OF THE LATE
COLONEL OHLSON
A report, listing the total as
sets of the late Col. Otto F. Ohl
son, has been filed with the U. S.
Commissioner in Juneau. His as-i
sets included a gold watch esti
mated to be worth $50 and $142
in cash.
Col. Olilson died a few months
ago in a veteran's hospital near
Washington, D. C. and he had
kept himself alive the past few
years by pawning his posses
sions.
Col. Oh Ison will be remember
ed by the early colonists and set
tlers of the valley. He w'as man
ager of the Alaska Railroad dur
ing the period of the colonization
of the valley.
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HUNDREDS ATTEND
CHILDRENS’ PARTY
The Valley Theatre was just
alxmt as full as it ever could be
last Saturday afternoon when
the youngsters of the valley at
tended the Merchants’ annual
community Christmas party. A
full program of cartoons and com
ics was presented for the chil
dren—a visit from Santa Claus— j
and treats for each and every
one. Members of the Palmer
Moose lodge, Women of the Mo
ose, and Chamber of Commerce
assisted in the annual program.
City police handled and traffic
that was very heavy Saturday
afternoon, and especially heavy
at the end of the party.
SQUARE DANCING
TOMORROW NIGHT
Square dancers in the valley
are reminded that there will be
a regular square dancing session
tomorrow night. All persons in
terested are invited to attend the
dance which will be held at Car
penters’ hall starting at 8:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served and
a volunteer donation collected.
NEW BABIES
Brundage
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Brundage
of Palmer are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
second child, a son whom they
have named Richard Thomas.
Richard was born at Valley Pres
byterian Hospital December 20,
weighing seven pounds, six oun
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27
NORTHLAND GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7 p.m.
PROSPECTORS, Central School i
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
SQUARE DANCE GROUP, Car
penters’ hall, 8 p.m.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
KIWANIS CLUB, Grange hall,
12:05, p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EYE SUPPER. Un
ited Protestant Church
ELKS DANCE, Elks hall
GRANGE NEW YEAR’S DANCE,
Central school gym, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
NEW YEAR’S DAY 1957
EVENING MASS, St. Michael’s,
6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
M \RCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN
OPENS
SCHOOL RESUMES
MAT. VALLEY CHAMBER, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
(MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN,
Club room, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7 p.m.
PALMER P-TA EXECUTIVE
meeting
ces. Dr. Brundage is in the dairy
husbandry division with the Al
aska Agriculture Experiment
Station.
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DECEMBER 31. CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY
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Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenin&s 6 - 8 P.M.
PALMER, ALASKA
Elks Plan Dance
New Year's Eve
All Elks members and their
ladies are cordially invited to at
tend the New Year’s Eve dance
being held at the Palmer Elks
home on Monday evening, De
cember 31.
An Anchorage orchestra will
furnish the music for dancing
which will get under way at 10
p.m. Free noisemakers, hats, etc.
will be given to all attending.
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LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
The Alaska Neon Company of
Anchorage this week announced
that John F. Gore of Palmer is
now their representative in the
Valley area. The company stated
that by providing a Valley repre
sentative repair work on signs
will be completed much sooner
than in the past when it was nec
essary to send a repair man to
the area for the service.
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