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PALMAR, ALASKA' - . FEBRUARY 25, 1944
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JAN£LL Mli.UK WEDS
Mr. & Mrs. Noil Miller announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Janell to Sgt. F. L., Nickel at Louis
ville, Kentucky, on Feb. 4, 1944.
This is an outcome of a romance
that started when the happy couple
became acquainted, while Janell wa:
'attending High School in Palmer am
Sgt. Nickel was stationed at Fort
Richardson. Both are well known ii
tie Matanuska Valley, and have man;
friends hers.
Janell's father has been connects?
with the Palmer High School for
several years. She was popular witt
the High School set and the. young
people of the United Protestant
Church in Palmer, which she attend
ed and took an active part in its
activities*
Janell has two sisters, the eldei
being JR rdie, who with her husband
is engaged in C.A.A. work in Alaslu
and Friscilla, who is r sfudent
nurse in Minneapolis, Minn.
Walter Pippel a former resident
of the Matanuska Valley and an
Anchorage resident at present, got
into the news this week, when he
ask for an injunction from the Dis
trict Court to prevent the Clerkcf
the Court from placing the names of
Ed, Coffey, Anchorage, Clyde Spear;
Dillingham, and Don Carlos.Brownel
Seward, on the ballot for the nom
ination for Territorial Senate on
the Democratic ticket in the comin,
primary. If the injunction is gran'
ed it will ortJy- leave one candidate
for the two year term and one for
the four year term on the Democrat!
ticket, There is two four-year term
places open. Pippel charges that
hi e methods of filing were imprope:
accord*ng to the Alaska Law. The
Depubl * cans have men for the three
place.s on file. ’*
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Co-op members are requested to
turn their tickets on purchases in
to the Co-op office before March 15*
Tickets on purchases made between
December 1, 1942 and November 50,
1943 are wanted.
On March. 1st members who hold pur
chase savings agrcemertts or non
voting members will have new numbers
which will be larger by 400 tho -i
now. As an example: old number 300
held by Dr. C.E. Albrecht will then
be 700 and others increased by the
' same number.
j POSTAL EXAM' OPEN
Uncle Sam is receiving applications
for n Postmaster at Palmer, the salary
,is ;?1800 per year., and p300 has been
granted as a temporary increase mak
ing the total salary >?2,100 per ye-r
hr .$175 per month. Applicants mus ;
provide’ proof of citizenship, have
•a medical certificate of physical
fitness, and must have actually re
sided. within the delivery of the
local post office for the prece :ding
year. The postal regulations state
that the postmaster shall devote at
least 8 hours during the busin ss
•hours to the job.
Education will rate 50 points and
business qualifications, experience,
i,and suitability the other 50 p T.nts
.pf the rating.
Blanks are available at the local
post office. The examination will
'dose on March 29, 1944. According
teo Postal Laws the Postmaster Gener
al has the authority to appoint act
ing postmasters for a period cl six
:months.__
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE LEAV-.S
Miss Rose Guralnlck, former health
nurse at Palmer, flew outside re
cently. Miss Guralnick is return
ing to her h ■'me in New York.