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VOL. 13
Palmer,Alaska
April 28,1950 »
No. If
co-op noiES
N(W MILK PRICC
Sumner nllk price will take effect on May
1, Janes 'tf. .Yllson, General Manager, arid
today. Mr. “llscn stated that as has been
the custom, the price of milk to consumers
In the Anchorage area will be reduced bi
per quart for the summer months. The Co
op Board at its last meeting set thie pay
ins price for milk at $9.00 per cwt. for
4# milk with a .10 per point differential.
The Co-op Is at present receiving about
7500 lbs. of nllk dally which Is slightly
larger than receipts a year ago. This
shews that the average production per
shipper Is considerably higher.
CROP ESTIMATES OUT
Letters have been sent tc produce growers
asking for crop estimates and announcing
a meeting of growers '^n May 2, (next Tues
day night) at 8:00 p.n. in the Co-op Club
room.
This meeting will afford the growers an
opportunity to offer suggestions and crit
icisms of produce operation and to discuss
the produce bids to be submitted seen.
0.1. INSURANCE CHECKS
DUE HERE SATURDAY
0.I. Insurance refund checks are expected
to arrive in Palmer on Saturday according
the postal officials at Palmer, although
the post Office usually closes at noon
on Saturdays, plans are to remain open
to distribute checks on Saturday. Every
effort will be made tc get all checks out,
postal clerks affirmed today. However,
they will not keep the Pest Office open
beyond reasonable working hours.
GAGNON IN HOSPITAL
Frank Gagnon, employee of the K.V.F.C.A.
Power House, is In the Hospital this week
for treatment of an Infected eye caused by
an lnury. His attending physician, Doctor
Bailey,reports that he is dclng well. Mr.
Gagn:n was hospitalized last Sunday after*
nccn.
LOLNL CflllOIOfiTES LEU
111 PMLlTlER PRE CHILI
Valley candidates carried the votes In the
Palner precinct at the Primary election
held on Tuesday of this week. K.D. Snod
grass (R) topped the list with n vote of
148 for the House of Representatives. Jack
Maze was only one step behind with a vote
of 147. Betty Hears was third with a vote
of 112. On down the list the Palner vote
was as follows:
Stanley J. McCutcheon (B) 94
William A. Egan (B) 71
'Wendell P. Kay (D) 70
Lee L McKinley (R) 62
Ed Baldwin (P) 62
Among the eight highest in the Valley
count there were only 2 Republicans, Mr.
Snodgrass and Dr. McKinley.
In the race for seats in the Senate, the
.Valley again supported one of its own
from the neighborhood of IVaslllr.. Gerrit
(Helnle) Snider (R) pulled a vote of 149.
Victor Rivers (D) was second with a vote
of 107, Gunnnrd Sngebreth (R) received 99,
and z.J.Loussac (D) 72.
For Commissioner of Labor the Valley Sup
ported Ross S. Kimball (D) with 80 votes,
Henry A. Benson (R) with 70 votes, and
Alfred A. Owen pulled 51 votes .
Henry Roden (D), only candidate for Trees-*
urer of Alaska, received 184 votes.
Votes cast for Delegate to Congress gave
B.L.3artlett (D) 193 votes, and >.lmer J.
Peterson (R) 36 votes.
Only 245 votes were cast in the Palmer Pre
cinct which is about half the number that
should have been cast.
Judges of Election were: BUI Head, Mrs.
William Bouwens and Mrs. Carol Stephan.
C. OF C. GETS'" HOUSI!1 G RIO
The Chataber of Commerce of Palmer made ap
plication for the construction of new
houses in Palmer. This request has been
granted according to word, received here.
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