HOLD-UP' AT ALPINE INN
Three masked bandits entered the Alpine
Inn, about 3,3 mi3.es up the Glenn Highway
from Palmer, ^bout 4 a.m. last Sunday
morning. Ten customers and the manager
were held up and relieved of about $800.
As they entered the Inn, they fired a shot
■•into the radio and ordered everyone to
■reach for thd ceiling. Another shot was
fired as they left which broke a bottle of
beer.
It was thought from the sound of the car
that it headed east on the Highway.
The manager, Mr. Nichols, was unable to
reach Palmer by phone or Anchorage, and he
had to drive to Palmer whore he aroused
Deputy Marshal William Bouwens.
Military Police made a check on cars re
turning from Palmer as the banditswero
dressed in soldier fatiguo clothes.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols took over the manage
ment of the Alpine early this month.
CHATCTOOD'S STORE IN WASILLA LEVELED BY
EIRE
The fire which was reported in Was ilia
last weak as the Sottlcr was going to
P?oss, completely dostroyed the Chatwood
Store with a loss of about $10,000. The '
store was insured except for about $5000.
worth of goods that had just arrived by
Air Freight that day.
Hr. and Mrs.. Chatwood arc in the States
buying supplies fbr tho store and the *
store.was in chargo of GoorgQ Chatwood,
brother of Mr. Chatwood. He was next door
eating when tho fire broio out. George
said that ho had boon in the store room
only an hour beforo tho fire broko out and
when he left to oat he had gono thorough
the kitchen and overything was apparently,
ill right.
Tnc Chntwoods elan to open another store
,;iie next wock. .
AMERICAN LEGION BENEFIT DANCE
Ihc- American Legion reports that thoy did
"-ot make as much money at this last.dance
r..i thoy did at the provious ono* but thoy
did"make somo.
Mrs. Roy Knapp won tho door prize of one
Turkey end Nick Mullon won tho turkey that
>■«,£ rcfflod off.
HIGH SCHOOL GIVES
CP-ERETTA
A lcrgc croud enjoyed the Operetta last
Tuesday evening "The 'Windmill's Of Holland"
which was so well presonted by the gloo
clubs of the Palmer High School. The High
School boys and girls gave a most cxcoli
lont performance and woro callod back again
and again on qncoro.
Some of the highlights of tho operetta
woro Mynheer Hertogcnbosh,with his.long
dutch pip.O;played by Don Irwin Jr, ( And
by tho way Don Irwin Sr. says that hds son
had coffee in that pipe bowl.) who provokod
laughter evory timo he appeared on the
stage. The saucy little dutch girl,Hilda,
ns played by Florence Cathor was another.
The other parts as Vrow Hertogenbosh play
od by Mary Ann Michalok; Wilhclmina, by
Floronoo Carlson; Hons and Franz, sweot
hcarts of the two dutch girls, as played
by George Hermon and Dick Rempol; end the
American Salesman, Diane Huntley; and
Katrina by Dean Hamann wore of a quieter
nature, but nono the less'well acted by
tho respoctive characters.
A chorU3 of ,-voiccs accompanied the players
during somo scones and adiod much to the
general effect of the whole performance.
Tho costuming for ports was particularly
wo11 done. Tho characters woro dutch wood
on shoos and tho traditional dutch clothes
in attractive colors.
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Tho stage was vory simply done, but vory
effective with its old dutch windmill on
tho right end‘tho quaint dutch cottago on
the left. A canal crossed the stage at tho
back.
Mrs. Tim Hennessy desorvos'much crodit for
the fine work she is doing with the Gloo
Glubs. This is the socond oppecranco this
year end both of thorn most commcndablo.
NEW SHOP OPENING'UP IN PALMER
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I. M. Sondvik and Chok Sandvik, brothors,
cro almost ready to open a now shdp in tho
northern part of Palmer. No name has boon
scloctod as yet. Mr. Slcming has also
joned tho group and has been making somo
Christmas toys. This last wook a number of
doll bods and little hofeby horsos woro
undor construction. This is a most timoly
addition to Palraor with Christmas approach
ing and no boats'running.
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