C&&? & jVIATAM USkA VALLEY MEWS
VOL. 7
PALMER, ALASKA
JULY 28, 1944
NO. 29
CO-OF COBBLER SHOP TO OPEN .
The Co-op Cobbler shop will v.*r
open In the very near future, ac*
cording to Clay Johnson. He has or
dered supplies and equipment and ns
soon as they arrive the shop will
be open evenings. The shop Is lo
cated in the same building-as the
Cabinet Shop. Watch the Volley Set
tlor for the opening date.
NTSWS OF THF GRAHAMS
S/Sgt. end Mrs. Dole Graham
end daughter Lilr Ann have returned
to Frost Pro^f, Florida ofter spend
in^ a fifteen day furlough with Sgt,
Gr hem's parents, Mr. end Mrs. War
r°r Graham <^f Chapman, Kansas. Mrs.
Graham is the' former Dorothy NewvilLe
of "aimer. Both Dole and Dorothy
ar anxious to come back to Alaska.
HAROLD MOOR'D LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA.
Harold Monro received the sad
news that his father, William H.
Moor?, of Santa Ana, California pass
ed rwcy July 24.
Mr. Moore left July 27 by plane
for Califrnio.
NOTICE
No church services at St. John
Lutheran church July 30. Ladies
Aid will be held at the Monroes on
AugcsfcvS.
United Protestant church will
holt Young Peoples Meeting at 7:00 ,
p. m. every Sunday. There will
also be evening services at 8:00 p.
m. every Sunday.
ANDERSONS ARE PARENTS OF A SON.
Mr. end Mrs. Merle L. ,Anderson
ere the parents cf rn eight pound
and 13 ounce baby boy on July 26.The
new son has been named James Ross.
NURSES ENJOY VACATION
•n ' Emily Williams and Florence
Foster, nurses at the Palmer hospi
tal, arrived in Palmer on Thursday
of July 20, after a three week va
cation. They spent one day in
Fairbanks, then left Nenr'na on
the steamer "Alice* for a trip
down the Yukon. They enjoyed the
many stops mode et native villages.
From Marshall to St. Michael t e
trip was made on the N. C. Co.’s
"Mildred!* After three days at St.
Michael they continued on to Nome
on the "Meteor." They returned
by plane to Anchorage.
* STARKS HAVE A SON
Lt. and Mrs. Leroy Starks
announce the birth of a 3<m, Mrs.
Storks is the former Francis L< :q
and is living in Okclehoma. L4‘.
Storks is with the Armed Force?
n'ver seas.
MRS. LEPAK RETURNS.
Mrs. Tom Lepok and daught •
Gloria returned to Palmer Tuesday.
They have spent two months vis't
lng friends and relatives near
Detroit, Michigan. Gloria soys sh <
is glad to be back that Alaska, is
home to her.
FRED JOHNSON, FORMER COLONIST
VISITS THE VALLEY
Fred Johnson who former l:v
held the colonist tract that i.a
now ocuppied by Cecil Kurtz, was
a Palmer visitor this week.
Mr. Johnson has been employ
ed fctxe past three years in the
Interior. He was on a three day
vacation trip and drove over the
highway. He visited in Anchorage
with the Enior Husby family.