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VALLEY NEWS
VOL. 10
Fatoor. Alaska
Fbbrur.ry 7,1947
No. S
KNIFE SLAYING SUSPECT BROUGHT TO
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SENATE BIEL NO. II COULD
CLOSE PALMER SCHOOL
Mrs. rr.ltor E. Huntloy of Primer received
the following talogram from her husband,
who is now in Juneau ir. the Houso of Rep
re sontativos:
Senate Bill Eleven could close Palmor and
Dillingham Schools unless wo incorporate
torn or school district. Need protest
from all organizations. Letter follows.
TTaltor S. Huntloy
A year ago whon the question of incorpor
ation of a town or school district cano
before the people of Palmer, it was found
upon investigation into the matter that
the amount of taxos whifcL would then bo
levied upon the town or school district
were so excessive as to mako the move
prohibitive. Thoro is not enough proper
ty in this district to support a school
of this size through taxation.
If any further vord giving moro details
of the pltfoscd bill is received bofdro
the -paper is completed, "wo shall find took
to print it. Otherwise, all organizations
and those interested might check with Mrs.
Huntley.
SARA DUNN MARRIED
ALASKAN ARTIST IN AN
ESKIMO VILLAGE
Frod Mnchetanz, veil knovn Alaskcn artist
author married Tennosooon Sara Dunn last
rock at the Unalaklott mission in a eoro
•many attended by the entire native village
The ceremony-vas performed by the Svodish
Lutheran missionary, ISnory Lindgran. Sula
Kootuk t.t.s Maid cf Honor and Lovell
Anagik served ns Best lion. The bride was
given r.x:r.y by Charles Traegor, uncle of
the groom and pioneer merchant in the Ter
ritory, having erme to Alaska in ’98 and
taken over the UnnlaklOOt Trading Post
more than 30 years ago. The mission was
decorated with vexed crepe paper'flovers
made by the vomcn of the village. A re
ception vns held at the Post immediately
after the ceremony.
Mr. Khchctrnz .has been vintcring in tho
Bering Sea villdge and gathering material
Cont-. on page 5 " • •
(Sorry—some nevs vas crovded out. 3d.)
PALMER FOR
PRELIMINARY HEARING
Just before noort on Thursday of this'wook
Wilbur E« Keith, 18 year old soldier, was
brought before Deputy Comisslonor Beatrice
Huntxcy on charges of a knife slaying near
Trent;s Resort at Wasilla Lake.
RebertKonneth Bloom, Yellow Cab Driver
from Anchorage, had driven Mr. Keith and
two others, Melvin M. Beckwith 24 years
of ago, and Kitty Sccondchiof, a native
girl, to the Resort which ib closed. The
two men, .Keith and Beckwith, had boon
quarreling and got out of tho Cab near the
Resort to'fight it out when Keith is re
ported to have drawn a knife and'stabbed
Beckwith in the throat and heart. Keith
then forced the Cab Driver to
drive, on with him and the'native girl
leaving tho dying nan by the road whore he
was discovered A fow minutes later by Mr.
' ffrenton Johnson, owner of the resort.
Mr. Bloom, fearing that he1 night be next,
deliberately drovo the cab into tho ditch
near the George Black homo and with tho '
oxcuso of getting help to rcmovo'the car,
he wont to enlist the aid of Mrs. Black.
Mrs. Black gave him-Cent on page 5
OTTO NElSON SUCCUMBS
FROM HEART ATTACK
On Sunday ovoning of this treek Otto Nelson
was returning from Gulkr.na, riding in a
CAA truck, whon the truck, stallod about
l-§ nilos north of Buffalo Mine rodd. They
worked on the truck a -few ninutos, ■ but
became cold and decided ,to start walking.
Mr. Nelson had to stop froquontly to get
his breath and just as they came to Buf
falo road he dropped dead from a heart
attack. He was known to have been'under a
physicians care for heart disease.
Mr* Nelson has lived in the Valley since
1935 dnd leaves to mourn his lose, his
widow, Verlie, and four children, Charolot,
Carolyn, LaVon and 7illlam.
Rmeral Services will be conducted from the
United Protestant Church in Palmer on
Monday February 10.
LA.ST MINUTE NETS; AZCTTD JOHNSON lost his
right thumb when his glove'was caught in
a saw mandrel last evening. He was brought
to Palmer for treatment and is being kept
in the Hospital for awhile.