WASfULA NEWS
The Wasilla street lights will
be on again this week through
the cooperation and donations of
the business houses and organi
zatxons: Wasilla Roadhouse, Tee
land s Shopping Center, Wasilla
Bar, Matanuska Electric Associa
tkxn, Inc., Wasilla Grange No. 2,
Wasilla P-TA, V. F. W. Poet 9365
and Auxiliary, Wasilla Chapel,
Homemakers Club and The
Friendly Circle. Local V.F.W.
members will be responsible for
the operation of the time switch.
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Funeral services were held at
wie Wasilla Church of Christ for
Henry DeJohn on Sunday. The
Rev. Wenter Harvey officiated.
Burial was in the Wasilla Ceme
tery.
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Richard Zima, nephew of Mrs.
Ted Knutsen has finished his
boot training in the U. S. Marine
Corps in San X>iego and will visit
his family in Chicago. From there
on mud m
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Floyd and Frank Smith, along
with T^d Knutsen, took off Tues
day for the Paxson country to
look for a caribou.
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Robert E. Cook will be in
charge of the Wasilla Depot while
Tom Wyse is on a 30-day leave.
Dook out Fords and Packards.
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See you at the Wasilla school
8 p.m. Friday, September 27 for
the musical variety show pro
gram. Adults, $1.00, children 50
cents.
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Annetta Sawby of Palmer in
itiated into the VFW Auxiliary to
Post 9365 at a special ceremony
conducted by Pat Hjellen, Carol
Lambert, Jean Polis, Margaret
Garcia, Charmaine and Florence
Sawby. Annetta is leaving for the
University of Washington.
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Christian Education Sunday is
to be observed at the Presbyteri
an Church on Sunday, September
29. The Sunday School teachers
for the new church school year
will be recognized. There will
also be a service of dedication for
these teachers who are: Patricia
Green, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roth,
Mrs. Manvil Olson and Victor
Urban. Mrs. Peter Nelson is the
Sunday School superintendent.
Rev. Urban’s sermon topic will
be “Jesus and Children”.
SPA CANCELLS
SEPT. 30 FAMILY NIGHT
The family night scheduled at
the SPA next Monday evening
has been cancelled it was an
nounced this week. The cancella
tion was necessary because of a
lack of response on September 23
when only one couple attended
from Palmer for the special fam
ily night program.
Another course of swimming
lessons is being formed at the
SPA. Persons interested should
contact the SPA in Anchorage.
CotHeGershmal
Nuptials Held
In Wasilta
In a candlelight ceremony per
formed Saturday, September 21
at Wasilla Presbyterian Church,
Miss M. June Gershmal daughter
of Harold Gershmal of Wasilla
and Mrs. Vic Cottini of Little
Susitna, became the bride of
Gerald Cottle of Wasilla, son of
Mrs. Vincent Smith.
The Rev. Victor Urban per
formed the double ring cere
mony. Ray Holtz, organist, played
the wedding music and accom
panied Mrs. Frank Roth who sang
“Because” and “Oh Perfect
Love”. The church altar was
decorated with baskets of white
gladioli, mums and asters. Tall
white tapers were held in cande
la bras.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father wore a chapel
length gown of white chanrtilly
lace, fitted to below the hipline
and flaring out in a bouffant
skirt. Long tapered sleeves end
ed over the wrists and the neck
line was mandarin style The
bodice was closed at the back
with tiny buttons from the
neckline to below her waist- She
wore a string of pearls, a gift
from the bridegrobm. Her finger
tip veil was held in place by a
small matching headpiece and
she carried her Rainbow Bible
with a small bouquet of white
carnations.
Mrs. Marlene Cottle, sister-in
law of the bridegroom, was mat
ron of honor. Mrs. Peg SmitU
and Jean Ann Wilson were
bridesmaids. Their gowns were of
mint green nylon chiffon over
taffeta ,styled in waltz length.
They wore Juliette caps and car
ried white carnations on muffs.
Carol Gershmal, sister of the
bride, and Elizabeth Rickteroff
were candle bearers. The white
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2. KEEPING YOUR BARNYARD CLEAN
3. DIGGING TRENCH SILOS AND BASEMENTS
4. FIELD WORK-—PULLS FOUR 16" PLOW BOTTOMS
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ANCHORAGE
Public Invited
To Variety Show
In Wasilla
A fall variety show will be held
in the Wasilla high school gym
tomorrow evening starting at 8
p.m. The program is being spon
S<ret? ky -the music department
of the school and will feature
many acts including presenta
tions by Whitey’s Western
Swmgsters, The Palmer Schnick
lefntzers (a hilarious type of
German Band) and the first ap
pearance of the new Conn elec
tric organ in Alaska.
Admission will be $1.00 for
adults, 50 cents for children with
all proceeds to go to the music
department.
HEALTH NURSE
TO SPEAK AT
NURSES' MEETING
Alaska Nurses Association Dis
trict 6 will meet tomorrow night
in the health center located in
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.m.
and all nurses in the valley area
are invited to attend. Miss Mary
Rowley, public health nurse, will
speak on her work with the Na
tives on St. Lawrence Island.
She will show pictures and dis
play a collection of Native crafts.
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tapers were ribbon-wrapped,
with small white carnation cor
sages pinned to the handles
which were Later worn by the
candlelighters.
Little Miss Mary Ann Thomas
was flower girl. Her dress had
a pastel green bodice with a full
white skirt, embossed with green
flowers. She carried a basket of
white carnations.
Rodney Cottle, brother of the
bridegroom, served as best man.
Ushers were Allan and Bob Ger
shmal brothers of the bride.
Mrs. Cottini chose a grey suit
for her daughter’s wedding and
wore a corsage of white carna
tions.
Mrs. Smith wore a floor length
gown of pink net over taffeta
and a corsage of white carna
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Blacken
uncle and aunt of the bride, came
from Seattle for the wedding.
Following the ceremony a re-:
ception was held at the Wasilla
Community Hall which was dec
orated to resemble a fall garden.
Decorations were done by How
ard McCallister and tuberous be
gonias were furnished by Mrs.
Rose Johnson. Miss Sally Carson
was in charge of the guest book,
and Clyda Thomas and Carol
Gershmal served at the punch
table. The bride’s three attend
ants helped at the gift table.
Heading the gift table was a
beautiful sun flower, furnished
by Mrs. Ilah Senski. The four
tiered wedding cake was baked
and beautifully decorated by Mrs.
Martin Olson. Mothers of the
bride and bridegroom presided
at the cake table.
The bride received her school
ing in Wasilla, graduating from
the Wasilla high school this past
May. She is employed in the
creamery department of the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Cooper
ating Association.
The bridegroom attended
schools in Pennsylvania and
Wasilla before serving three
years in the U. S. Marine Corps.
He received his discharge in Feb
ruary of this year and is now
employed at the Evan-Jones Coal
Mine.
Following a short honeymoon
the couple will be at home at
the Vincent Smith residence on
Hay Field Road, Wasilla.
CITY OF PALMER DELINQUENT TAX ROLL FOR 1954, 1955, 1956
NOTICE OF SALE
Public notice is hereby given that on September 6, 1957, pursuant to proceedings in accordance with the laws of Alaska, the District
Court for the third Division signed an order authorizing the sale of properties listed below to satisfy delinquent taxes, penalty, interest,
costs due the City of Palmer. Said sale will be held in the basement of the City Hall, Palmer, Alaska, on October 22, 195T,
commencing at 10 A.M.
Public notice is further given that the parcels to be sold are described below and the name of the owner, or reputed owner is
stated, if the name is unknown, it is so stated, and the amount of taxes due together with penalty, interest, and costs is set forth
Mow.
Public notice is further given that all property described below will be sold at public auction for cash only to the highest bidder,
mm a Certificate of Sale issued to each purchaser. If the highest bid is insufficint to discharge the lien of the City, the tax Collector
will bid in the property in the name of the City. Properties sold may be redeemed within two years in the manner required by law.
Name Description
Sherrod Sub.
&rs. Charles Olson-- lot 11; blk. 3
Wayne McNamara -
Carl Wichman — Jt———
Sherrod Riverside Sub.
lot 21; blk. 2
T. A. Smith Sub.
lot 8, blk. 1 -
Carl Wickman .
Ralph and Alioe Horton
lot 9; blk. 1
M. D. Snodgrass Sub.
Start at sec cor btwn 32/33 4/5, thence E614\
S38' to pt begin: thence S13°05' W 90', W13°05'
N 127.79'; N58.72' E144.64' to pt begin in lot 4;
blk. 1 -----
Dated this 12th day of September 19W
jsTwiLLIAM WAKELAND
Tax Collector
City of Palmer
Year Tax Penalty Int. Cost
1956
1955
1954
1956
8.00
5.00
5.00
4.80
1.29
.75
.75
.72
.96
1.20
1.65
.58
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
Total
48.46
45.25
45.70
44.40
1956
1955
1954
1956
1955
1954
48.40
29.00
29.00
14.49
9.00
9.00
6.96
4.35
4.35
2.16
1.80
1.80
5.56
6.96
9.57
1.72
2.16
2-97
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
97.22 i
78.91
81.22
56.58
51.26
52.07
1956
1955
1954
96.00
60.00
60.00
14.40
9.00
9.00
11.52
14.40
19.80
38.30
38.30
38.30
160.22
121.70
127.10
by /S/ L. C. STOCK, City Clerk
CITY OF PALJSIR
CAP ASSEMBLY
SET FOR PHS
An assembly will be held at
11:15 a.m. at the Palmer high
school on Wednesday, October 2
which has been designated as a
CAP Assembly. Colonel Harry
Stiver and Colonel Petee Stiver
of the Alaska Wing Command,
CAP will appear at the assem
bly and show films on the CAP
program.
The purpose of the meeting is
to explain the CAP Cadet pro
gram and to determine the am
ount of interest in the formation
of a CAP Cadet squadron in the
Palmer area.
Also attending the meeting will
be Mrs. Martin Betts, former
Palmer teacher, who this summer
attended the Miami University at
Oxford, Ohio where she attend
ed the aviation education work
shop and CAP aviation workshop.
WALDINE LUNDBERG
TO WED ON SATURDAY
The wedding of Waldine F.
Lundberg, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Lundberg of Pal
mer and AFC Lewis E.' Bohrer
will be performed in the United
Protestant Church on Saturday,
September 28 art 8 p.m. All
friends are invited to attend the
ceremony and the reception
which will follow at Moose Hall.
Auxiliary Installs
Officers for New Year
In a joint session of the Ma
tanuska Valley Post No. 15, and
the Auxiliary, last Thursday eve
ning at Legion hall, the Auxili
ary installed officers, with Irma
Liebing as new president.
In the absence of the install
ing officers Edith Davis of Anch
orage, Nola Campbell, and Ann
Demming, past unit president,
conducted the installing cere
mony,'assisted by Florence Dun
lap as sergeant at arms.
The two Legion groups will
offer a piano as a prize, with pro
ceeds from the event to be turn
ed over to the Hospital Auxiliary
for the new table.
Commander Fred Everett an
nounced the coming of Joseph
H. Chillington, national field
representative, to Alaska. He will
be present at a special meeting
of the Legion in Palmer October
21. Joseph Briones, service offi
cer for the Department of Alas
ka will accompany him.
Chillington is making a tour of
American Legion posts in Alaska,
making a study of veterans’ pro
blems. All veterans should make
an effort to see him regarding
problems, and every Legionnaire
is urged to attend the meeting.
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• Valley Resident 7 years
0 Experienced in supervision of children ....
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0 Father of 7 children
0 Businessman — Farmer
ELECTION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1957
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