St. John’s Church to
Observe Mission Day
St. John's Lutheran Church in
Palmer will observe a special
mission day Sunday, August 12.
Chaplain Norman Falkers of
Elmendorf Air Force Base will
be guest speaker for the occa
sion.
Although the Lutheran church
in Palmer is a mission congrega
tion, it will join the 5,000 church
es of the Missouri Synod in its
world-wide mission program. The
congregation will have a pot-luck
fellowship dinner during the
noon hour. Student Wilbur
Brackman of Concordia Semin
ary, St. Louise, Mo., has been
invited to speak at 2 p.m. Every
one is cordially invited to at
tend.
HARBOR AND FLOOD
CONTROL PROJECTS
NUMBER SEVEN
A $7,000,000 program of harbor
and flood control improvements
for Alaska will get under way
this fiscal year with seven civil
works projects scheduled to be
placed under contract by the
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
the office of the Alaska Dis
trict at Anchorage announced.
The projects, to be advertised
for bids between September 1956
and March 1957, include small
boat harbors at Ketchikan, Ko
diak, Valdez, Craig and Pelican;
channel dredging at Elfin Cove;
and flood control improvements
for Gold Creek at Juneau.
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FATHER PEYTON
TO VISIT ALASKA
IN PRAYER CRUSADE
A four-week crusade to en
courage family prayer is under
way in all Catholic churches
throughout the diocese of Jun
eau. Father Patrick Peyton,
C.S.C. of the Family Theater
and Family Prayer Crusade, will
speak at a public rally to be held
in Anchorage August 26.
In 1949 Father Peyton first be
gan his Crusade of Family
Prayer in Alaska and then, as
now, stressed the theme “The
Family That Prays Together . . .
Stays Together”. For Catholics
he urges the- daily recitation of
the Rosary. For non-Catholics he
urges the saying of prayers of
their choice, each day, as a fam
ily unit.
He points out world unity,
conversion of Russia, solution of
juvenile problems, national
peace depend on the spiritual
strength of the family. Since his
previous Alaska tour Father Pey
ton has conducted family prayer
rallies throughout the world. A
number of radio and television j
programs have been planned for j
the coming weeks, including j
some of the radio and television |
broadcasts of the Family 'rhea- j
tre movies and Family Rosary
programs, with stars such as Lor
etta Young, Bing Crosby, Irene j
Dunne, Don Ameche and others.
In preparation for Father Pey
ton’s appearance in Anchorage
later this month, St. Michael’s i
Catholic Church in Palmer be- j
gan a four-week intensive cam- j
paign to encourage families to
start, or renew their family pray
er. Public information and pro
grams will be given to stress this
plan.
The entire Crusade here and
in other parts of Southwest and
Southeast Alaska has as its pur
pose the restoration of daily
family prayer, and will be con
cluded the week of August 26
with the public rally in Anchor
age, at which Father Peyton will
speak.
ALTAR SOCIETY TO
MEET MONDAY EVENING
Members of the Altar Society
of St. Michael’s Catholic Church
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Merl Puddicombe at 8 p.m, Mon
day evening, August 13.
Sponsors ami Club
Members Preparing
For Alaska 4-H Fair
William H. McKinley and Rob
ert Perkins of the Anchorage
Kiwanis Club are co-chairmen of
the All-Alaska 4-H Fair to be
held August 17-19 in Anchorage.
The civic club members are
cooperating with the University
of Alaska Agricultural Extension
Service to sponsor the territorial
event for 4-H youngsters, Mrs.
Carol Winey, Anchorage exten
sion agent, said.
Other Kiwanis committee
chairman are: George Shannon,
publicity; N. Newman, awards
and judging; Louis Scott, booths
and exhibits; Charles Ruthford,
program; Rod Johnson, finance
Bill Waldron, transportation;
Merrill Chitty, building and
grounds; Jack Werner, public
address system; Chet Dryer, con
cessions, and Hank Zinns, clean
up.
The second 4-H fair will be
held in the Anchorage Junior
High School. Four-H members
from Kasigluk to Ketchikan are
to send exhibits of their projects.
In addition members will com
pete in demonstration contests
and a style revue. Kiwanis mem
bers, 4-H leaders and 4-H'ers are
planning a country store and a
dance open to the public August
18.
NEW BABIES
Haumschild
Carl Thomas Haumschild was
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital on August 1 and
weighed six pounds, eight ounces
at birth. Carl is the third child
of the late Franklin C. Haums
child and Mrs. Haumschild. The
family makes their home in the
Wolverine Lake area at Lazy
Mountain.
Long
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Long of
Palmer are parents of fheir
third child, a daughter, whom
they have named Meredith Jo.
She was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital August 2 and
weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces
at birth. Mrs. Long is employ
at birth. Mr. Long is employed
by the Evan-Jones Coal Co.
Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Brown
of Palmer are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of a son,
David Earl. He was born at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital Aug
ust 7 and weighed seven pounds,
14 ounces and is their second
child. Mr. Brown operates the
Valley Airways.
Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher of
Sutton are parents of their sec
ond child, a son, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
August 8. He weighed nine
pounds, 14 ounces at birth. Mr.
Fisher is employed by the Minor
Rupp Coal Company.
Patrolman Carl Schlicktag of
the Territorial Police is on an
nual leave. Patrolman Sehlick
tig is assigned to the Palmer of
fice.
NURSES' GROUP PLAN
SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of District
No. 6 Alaska Nurses Association?
will be held Friday, August 10
at the Health Center at 8 p.m.,
Bernice Pettit, president, an
! lounced this week. Territorial
; convention reports will be pre
sented to the group and fair
booth planning will get under
way. All nurses are invited to
attend.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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