Maries Marsh New P-TA President
Charles Marsh was named
president of the Palmer P-TA on
Tuesday evening during the
regular meeting. Mrs. Eloise
Smith was named vice-president;
Mrs. Mary Ann Herman, secre
tary and Mildred Sidell, treasur
er. The new board will meet with
this past year’s board at the
home of Mrs. Doris McKinley on
March 5 at 8 p.m.
Professor Charles Kiem of the
University of Alaska spoke on
-the founding and growth of the
University and the Matanuska
Valley in Alaska history—how it
started as one man’s idea—grew,
was criticized as a folly destined
to fail, but has succeeded be
cause of the determination and
faith and spirit of Alaskans. Pro
fessor Kiem teaches journalism
at the university as well as work
ing in public information at the
university.
Mrs. Barbara Smart and Keith
Smith reported on proposed test
ing of reading levels in Palmer
schools. Mrs. Paul Martin report
ed on the outstanding activities
of the local public health nurse
and renewed in the Matanuska
Valley Health Council.
Superintendent of Schools Wil
liam Zahradnicek announced re
flector tape is being distributed
to children in the primary grades
who walk to school.
Members of the local Cub
Scout, and Boy Scout troops will
present the March P-TA meeting.
LOCAL GARDEN CLUB
TO MEET ON FEB. 24
Mrs. Bess Johns will be hos
tess for the February 24 meeting
of the Palmer Garden Club. The
meeting will begin at 8 p.m. and
roll call will be answered with
“My Favorite Garden Tool”. All
members, former members, and
guests will be welcome.
During the evening the flow
er of the year will be chosen and
members will be asked to decide
on their project for the year.
New flower catalogs and books
will be discusesd.
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Patients at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital this week include David
Verral, 9; Clifford Harshman of
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Bairn of Sutton.
Dairymen have been requested
by James W. Wilson, commis
sioner of agriculture, to check the
dates on the last TB and Bangs
tests made on their stock.
If they are a year old, contact
the veterinarian or let the De
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PLANNED AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Miss Louise Yarbrough, execu
tive secretary of the Woman’s
Misisonary Union of the Alaska
Baptist Convention will present
a book study, “Look, Look, the
Cities”, at the First Baptist
Church on Friday, February 21.
The program will begin at 10 a.m.
and pot luck lunch will be served
at noon. In addition, colored films
will be shown during the day.
All interested persons are in
vited^to attend.
PIANO STUDENTS
PRESENT RECITAL
Six winter-term students of
Don W. Waind, participated in a
private piano recital held Febru
ary 15 in the Church of God in
Palmer. Those participating were:
Kerry Mick, Bonnie Bush, Mrs.
K. A. Smith, Mrs. Clora Skinner,
Lennie Haas and Carol Covich.
Waind plans to hold another
recital sometime in April, which
will probably include his nine
new spring-term students.
End Men Step Up
Rehearsals for
Minstrel Show
Minstrel Show end men prac
tice is being stepped up to two
nights a week, Wednesday and
Thursday. There are still open
ings in the bass section of the
chorus and an open invitation has
been made to all bass singers in
the area to volunteer for this
part of the show.
Costumes for the show this
year are expected to be very out
standing. New, and different,
material have been ordered and
the seamstresses will be busy as
soon as they arrive.
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PALMER ELKS ANNUAL
PURPLE BUBBLE BALL
TO BE HELD SATURDAY
The Palmer Elks lodge will
stage one of their leading events
of the year on Saturday evening,
February 22 when they hold their
annual (Purple Bubble Ball. All
Elks, their ladies and invited
guests will be invited to dance
to the tunes of an Anchorage or
chestra from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at
the Elks home.
* It is hoped that charitable
funds put out on the Thanksgiv
mg and Christmas projects, will
be recovered at the Ball.
During the evening there will
be the Exalted 'Ruler’S waltz fol
lowing which Exalted Ruler Har
old Dunn will introduce the offi
cers and their ladies.
Following the theme of the
ball, decorations will consist prin
cipally of purple balloons.
Formal dress will be optionaL
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