VOL. 10
jEalrner. Alaskat
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VALLE a)
Ju}y *7 f 1947
No 29
CO-OP NOT$3.
'IE'TORY IMFROV1MENTS are to be male in the
rater intake by the repair of the original
chafe, of springs. The original spring is
no longer furnishing water. It was neces
sary to dig out and put in aoncrete lores.
The rork is being done by the ARRC for the
I .VJT.C.A, under the supervision of*7altei
C^jper. It is anticipated that thl# will
tomnorarlly relieve the critical wMcr
shortage,
IT. 0.1. EUT-fAT will arrive in Anchorage
fron Eh at con Co, Dairy Assn, in 7ashihgtc
to take charge of the Aafehorage Dairy,
He has been with the Assn^ for about 14
years and was in charge of"the pasteurizir
and bottle millf department. Ho is arrivir
with Mrs. 3eenan by aijr Thursday and will
be joined by children later.
Ai ADEopATS SUPPLY OF BOTHER has arrived
in Palmer to the delight of the nanagomont
c. d the Creamery department#
Mr Tilllam L. flinsell from Anchorage is
risking a survey and' rcconr.endations on hea
and power equipment. He •was formerly supe
intendent of Motor Power for the Alaska Ra
road and is now retired.
NATIVE SECTS <$:LF "TTE CARBINE
Knik irince^'60, nativa who lived at Mata*
nuska was found dead aa a result of gun
shot wounds in the chest Tuesday night.
An inquest W3S held and the verdict was
thet ho died of gun shot rounds of the che
self-inflicted. He was shot with-a 30-30
carbine.
The jury was composed of'Re:: Monaghan, Ber
nle Bowens, "Richard *~ade, Darrell Frank,
G. E. Krise, Georgo Korak, and Coroner,
C. E» Huntley,
E.o had previously made the statentn to sev
oral neople that he was going to kill him
self,
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"Education of the people and, through tha®
of the state is the first and greatest nee
in the prevention of tuberculosis," said
Dr. Edward L, Trudeau who established the
first sanatorium for tuberculosis at Sara
nac Lake in 1885.
bo to
PAN PACIFIC GOOD NEIGHBOR TOURISTS
VISIT VALLEY
Tha Pan Pacific Good Neighbor Tour directed
by Mr, Lloyd Olsen arrived in Palmer Tuesday
This is the second Annual Quality "See All
of Alaska" 60 day tour. The tourists left
Seattle June 18th and will return Aug. 16.
Thfy have visited many interesting points,
including Juneau, AnchoilAge, Seward, Chu
gajh Lodge, Kodiak, Nome%'Fairbanks, Fort
Yujcon, Circle Hot Springs^ McKinley Park,
and Palmer. From Palmer, they'expect to
nga to Uhitehorse by O’Hara bus. From there
tjjey will take a river boat to Dawson City
then to Marsh Lake Lodge, taking the Uhite
Pass and Yukon Railroad to Skagway. They
will then take a private yacht through the
iBside passage’stopping at Sitka, Peters
burg, Urangell, Ketchikan and Metlakatla.
Tlhile in Palmer, they attended the Chamber
ctf Commerce luncheon held in the Lutheran
0>hurch' basomeiit. They visited the Churches
arid Mr. Allyn, manager «f the Qo-op, es
corted them through the different units of
,-£ie Co-op, (continued on page 3 )
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?mm joins ”ar against tuberculosis
fcho community 5-ray surrey begins here on
August £ instoad of July 29 as previously
announced. Every resident of the Mata
nuska Vallay. will be given the opportunity
to safeguard his health and ,rkhcrw for sure"’
*by having the free chest X-ray.
.Mrs, Fostof Simms, Survey Chairman,'has
* named the following" Comr.ittee heads;
Canvassing - Mrs. Harold Thiirna
Notun‘/'OS’s - Mrs. ’''alter Mau
Publicity - Mrs. Zola Fineman
The survey will'include Palmer, Wasill a#
Matanuska, Knik, Jonosville, Eska, as far
as Knik River bridge on .Anchorage road»
Man .in outlying mines will be reached via
a radio appeal.
. For purposes of canvassing, the Valley has
been divided into the following districts:
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1. Wasilla ant surrounding area
Canvassing Captains, Mrs. Pete Nelson
and Martin Olson
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