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VOL. 8
PALMER; ALASKA
FEBRUARY 16,1945
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NO. 7
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The home of Joe Dragseth was com*i
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday!
morning February 14. No one was at I
home at the ‘time as the children
were in school and Joe was on duty
in the'Power House. -'Ghet Liebing
turned' in the alarm, but it was too
late as the house was a blazing
inferno, inside. Nothing was saved.
Turner Bauer saw the fire,but it har
progressed too far then to do any
thing. .There was no insurance cov
erage on the personal property,but
the house was covered by insurance.
JIM HANSEN LOST EVERYTHING IN' FIRE
On Tues^a y Jim Hansen's cabin
which was located near Duff's was
consumed by flames. Mr. Hansen was
asleep in the cabin, but was awaken
ed. by the smell of smoke. He tried
to extinguish the flames,but they
had gained too much headway. He was
able to save his money, but lost,
everything else including valuable
papers. Mr. Hansen is an Uncle of
Mrs. Carla Duff,
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FIRS AT DORMITORY PUT OUT TUESDAY.
There wps a small fire at the Dorm
itory or Lodge «Tuesdayy morning
which was quickly extinguished when
the' fire truck arrived.
Three fires in one week certainly
bring heme to us again the need of
telephones, The two country Jiom.es
were completly destroyed as so 'often1
happens because there is such a slim
chance of saving them. When you Con
sider t he time it takes to drive to
town in order'to report a fire and
the chaneesc<getting there over icy
roads, is it any wonder that so few
cohntry homes can be saved?
St. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Until the new pastor arrives, the
Rev. G.E, Nitz will conduct services
every Sunday at 3 P.M.,except the
Third Sunday of.the month. Sunday
School will be after church. •
THE LADIES AID will.meet March 1
at the home of Mrsf>Wirtanen 11 A.Mf
TUNE IN ON THE LUTHERAM HOUR
every Sunday 12:30 p.m. over KFQD,
GALA CONCERT' P.tA
The February meeting of the PTA
will take the form of a ban'* con
cert. The 10 piece banc’ has been
rehearsing- for a couple'of %iont' s
and would like to s>howits wares to
the folks of the Valley. The per
sonnel of the orchestra is as
follows: Trumpets; Harry dimmer,
Allen Linn, Peter. Sandvi Don
Payne; Saxophones.: .L'-nnl. Irwin,Rob
Cottinghnm, Trombones: George Sav
shenko, Victor aIfsen, Drums: Mrs.
C. Snndvik, Piano: Mrs. V. A If sen,
all under the able directi-a of
Charles Schaefer, *
The concert will consist cf five
Numbers by the* following people:
The Savshenko family, trum; et solo
by Don Payne,-, four-handed , 1 ano
numbers by Miss Virginia C< rle and
Mrs. .Alfseri,' and solo numbers by
Miss Stevens of the High School
Music department,
, The admission.to the concert will
be 50 cents, the proceeds going tea
the P.T.A. Recreational Fund and to
purchase some new music f<r the or
chestra. The luncheon committe of
PTA will swing into action after the
concert and serve Cherry pie and
coffee,
.So don’t miss the musical treat
of the year.' Tuesday, evening, f b
ruary 20th, at 8:00 o-1 clock in the
Community Hall,
WILL LADIES PLEASE BRING CHERRY
FIE? ' LUNCH COMMITTEE.
PEERESSES OF SERVICE MEN WANTED BY
THE BANANA BELT BREE7.ES
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A letter has been rfebeivod from
Angus .McKechnie suggesting that the
"Banana Belt Breezes" print a page
in their school paper with the ad
dresses of alT. Palmer service men,
for the use of everyone-in nr com
munity, It would'be. appreciated if
nil families of service men would
-ive the Breezes staff the addresses
of their service men, We would like
to try and print changes of Service
nen'p addresses as they art made,
3ASKET BALL GAME IN GYMNASITTM THIS
3/ T UR DAY FEBRUARY 17, WITH ANCHORAGE.
CHI S' IS THE THIRD AND THE DECIDING
>AME BETWEEN THESE COURT RIVALS.
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