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VOL.8 PALIiER, ;.L'*3KL
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MAY 18,1945
N£WS
NO. 20
Lieutenant Dale Sandvik, v/li is
home on r. furlough, hd'.s:.73 .missions
''ver Er.or.iy Territory rather than
54. ..t the time he bailed ut on
one ::f these missi ms, he v/as 80
miles bellied the lines. For the
first three days ho traveled only
at n5 lit and had only ’..'ator to
drinl:--n. food. On the last day
'Ut he trav-ltd day and night, but
* v;as very f >rtui'.ate in getting
tbr :.v -h.
F.E, I.cIMTYTiE V/'ILL TAIIE
AI'CHORACrE" DAIRY.
OVER THE
f\S
V/ord has been received-here that
F.H. Lclntyre who formerly operated
the Palmer Co-Op Crear.iory, will'
arrive this next week to operate
the Anchorage Dairy,
Roy Brock and family will be
moving to Palmer to help in the
Palmer Fountain Cafe, Roy Brock
is in partnership with L.C, Stock,
but has stayed on at the Anchorage
Dairy until the services of some
one else for that position could be
obtained.
BOND SALE URSD
In spite of the close of the
European 7cr there is fetill urgent
need for money to finish our job in
the Pacific, There is likely to
be a tendency to let down because
part of the conflict is over.
However, more than 'ever citizens
arc warned that v/o have a big task
ahead ot us in the Pacific, There
for we must put forth our greatest
effort in this 7th 'tr Loan, The
quota for Palmer is £15,1D00. This
is a bad time of the year for
farmers to invost in Bonds—but
every bit counts.
REGULAR GRANGE MEETING TILL BE
HELD IN THE GRANGE HALL NEXT '..'EEK
ON THURSDAY THE 24th. MEMBERS ARE
URGED TO COIXS. THE- USUAL LUNCH
’TILL BE SERVED,
arks the *
e isconsin
May 23rd, of next woc& m
for th
Licmbors of the Mr.t '.uuoica Vr.lloy
'foot § 15 arc preparing a:A looking
forward to oho Memorial Day Services
or. Liny 30th. Proper'-tione or:, being
mr.de to honor Comrades v/h are
buried in the f aimer Cemetery,Throe
C.aroaccs ere buried there who './ore
members of Post // 15.
.jid by oh; way, does . /one
know wher'e the lost Bonner is? Our
standards h been loaned to var
ious erg-nizr.tie-iis because no
ethers were available her.. The
0 .' hi
ost Banner v;as rcmov-d from the
tvff at s -.me tin- to provide: ex
staff f r another flag and jpnrcnt
ly it lies boon mislaid, Ti ‘ rest
Ster.do.rd is nc.de of blue cloth and
has the -mericon Legion . nblom
stamped on it v:ith the ? .st number
and palmer, *LLaska. If anj . nr. knows
where it is, will they pi.'.so
notify Seth C ok, wh; is 3:. charge
of th- memorial Day prop- ati .ns.
It will be molded for th 1 day,
Lcgiouaircs are requested to
assemble at the Cera-tery next Led
nesdny evening at 8 o’clock to
receive inf. motion about tuo pro
{■.ram.
ADALBERT RING (Bubs) was 'un a
mission bombing the airfields on
Formosa, but never returned to his
carrier. He was rep:rtcd Hissing in
Acti.-u last January and r. thing
other than that he was on the re
turn trip when last seen. Bubs
was a gunner on a Holldivcr.
It would be greatly appreciated
by the Editor and the public if
someone on the committee for the
TENTH ANNIVERSARY CSLSBR. !nLuN of
the Matanuska’ Colony woul l kindly
give us some information e to what
the plans arc. It is rather em
barrasing to hoar about it over the
Radio and have no local information
about it. WE SHALL ZZP2CT S(SEETHING
for nz::t v/eei:.