AUGUST 11, 1P44
b/.rb. p;, f..lk namlf
MISS SPF.FARD
Miss Spenard of 1944, the tirl
judged the most beautiful at Lake
Spenrrd rter carnival was blonde
hair d Barbara Falk,
Barbara Falk eas chosen from a
fiel of eight Anchorage girls in
a contest climaxin^ a day of "ecre
at'on and activity for soldiers
and civilians.
The carnival, conducted bv the
And orpge Par«k Board, the Anchorage
Recreation Committee, and the U.S.
0., brought a crowd estimated at
T5C to the beach shores despite a
c 1 or iy, threatening d?,v on August
e. -
The beauty contestants paraded
up rri down the la ke cier to be
.1^ cd by carnival officials and
pc lar acclaim. Second and third
pi e winners were Thelma Craig
an. Judy Merrill. Miss Falk, the
winner will leav* shortly for
Fairbanks on a free trip on the
O'Hrrra bus lines, the award donat
ed by Ken O'Hsrrn.
VACATION ENJOYED ON RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY.
Mrs. Laurence Arndt and her
daughter, Mrs. Leslie Ray have }ust
returned from a weeks vacation
spent at Paxtons Lodge. They en
joyed the beautiful scenery, swim
ming and fishing there.
WIMJ^RS RET1 JEN FROM CFITNA
Mr, and Mrs, Harry Wimmer end
children and Mrs'. G la dyes McMahan
and children returned from Chitna
this w«ek. Harry and Lucille said 1
they certainly enjoyed their vaca- '
tion. The fishing was very ^ood
at Chitnn, they said. There were
many interesting places around
there to visit. The hotel the: e
is closed at the present time.
MRS. HAYES RETURNS
Mrs. Floy Hayes returned from
the States to Palmer this ireek.
Mrs. Hayes is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. J03 Dregsoth.
MOOSE INITIATION
The new Palmer Lod^e » /Ot
Loyal Order of Moose was o'- ^ir-j ally
installed August 7, By Governor
Robert Risley of the Anchor-?: e.
Lodge #1534.
The following were 3 r. •' Mate-1:
George McNeesc, Charles. Hods .ion,
William Grow, Jack Leek, Frank
Gagnon, Deloort Anderson, \fernor:
Jones, Robert Nichols, Loren
Smith, Oliver N. Smith, Otao Pet r*~
son, Rnv Belcher, Paul Str- nfcfi? ,
and Guy Hankins. At the close -
the meeting everyone went to Hoi
tons for coffee and sandwiches,
Sunday or August 20 there v. * ,L1
be a base ball game between the An
chorage Moose Lod^e and the Palmer
Moose Lod0e at Palmer. Everyone is
invited to come.
MILES FRANCE WOTJNLED IN A 'TICT'
The War Department notifies
Mr. and Mrs. Grant France fat. their
son, Miles France was wounded in
action. However thev co 'Id not ;* i
form them the nature of the v/ounr.
or his whereabouts.
Mrs. Miles France recent 1 r
heard—from h^r husband sine he
was injured and his condition has
improved.