Members of the board of
directors of the Matanuska
Valley Fair Association have
agreed to relinquish some
land to the Alaska Railroad,
according to a statement
from Jan Koslosky, board
treasurer. The land will be
released contingent upon the
railroad’s construction of a
new strip of track, he said.
Discussion still is contin
uing on the matter, Mr. Kos
losky stated. Details must be
agreed upon in a further
meeting between Railroad
officials and members of the
fair board.
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HOLIDAY
SEASON IS
NEARING . . .
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Appointment Early for
Your Holiday
PERMANENT
or
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Beauty Shop
Room 1
Ward Bldg.
A YEAR AGO
THIS WEEK...
Court decisions and escaped
murderers were usurping the
space in Frontiersman front
page columns a yeav ago this
week. On November 26. it was an
nounced that the 22 milk produ
cers from the Valley who were
suing the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Co-Operating Associa
tion, had won their case. They
were awarded $28,700.60.
At the same time, Wilbur Keith
who had been convicted of mur
der for the knifing of Melvin
Beckwith at Trent’s Resort, was
the object of an intensified
search which ended near Alpine
Inn. The 19-year-old Keith had
escaped from Federal jail in An
chorage early Friday morning.
He stole a car and enjoyed a
brief four and a half hours of
freedom before his capture by
Highway Patrolman Wesley Gil
man and Anchorage police offi
cer Andy Anderson.
The court squad of Palmer
High School had just lost its first
game to Anchorage High School.
They were defeated by a 44-21
count.
The Alaska Railroad sent two
experts to the Valley to confer
with local merchants, in order to
untangle the kinks attendant to
filing freight claims.
The Ward Building, Palmer’s
newest apartment and business
structure, opened for business a
year ago this week. The new wing
of Bert’s Drug Store, containing
a fountain and expanded store
quarters, also began doing busi
ness a year ago this week.
Twenty-four Valley folk were
receiving certificates as gradu
ates of the mining school given
here by H. G. Wilcox of Fair
banks.
One Palmer resident, Richard
Jones, was reported aboard an
Alaska Airlines plane which
overshot the landing strip at Se
attle. The plane collided with an
automobile and burned, result
ing in the death of ninr of its
passengers and crew of 28.
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Take Your Cleaning
To
BROWN'S SHOP
It Will Get the Best Possible Care There.
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
"The Live Jewelers"
ALASKA RAILROAD WATCH INSPECTORS
Across from City Hall
Anchorage
TOCH iTdREN'S HOMES
BGC vaccine, the anti-tuber
culosis serum, has been adminis
tered to all children residing in
the Valley’s children’s homes, it
was announced this week. Dr.
Elaine Schwinge and nurse Au
relia Wackter completed the
work recently.
The health team is now en
gaged in administering the ser
um to residents along the Glenn
Highway. They have progressed
as far as Chickaloon at this time.
It was explained that BCG is
first being given in areas where
there is a high incidence of tu
berculosis. City residents and
those living in areas which are
comparatively free of the di
sease will be given the opportun
ity to receive the vaccine at a
later date.
KIBBES ENTERTAIN
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Kibbe recent
ly entertained friends and neigh
bors at a “harvest party” given
in the old Fairview schoolhouse,
located on the Kibbe property.
Nearly 30 guests enjoyed an aft
ernoon of games and a potluck
supper in the evening.
Mr. Kibbe recently left the
Galley for his winter trapline at
Talkeetna.
Marcella Vasanoja and Bob
Hartley began married life with
a Thanksgiving wedding, just a
year ago this week.
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For Supervisors
Ballots for the election of a
board of supervisors for the soil
conservation sub-district at Wa
silla were in the mail this week.
Ballots were sent to farmers re
siding within the limits of the
proposed area. Other ballots are
available at Teeland’s store in
Wasilla. The election will con
tinue through Friday, Dec. 3.
Ballots may be turned in at
Teeland’s Store after being filled
out, or they may be mailed di
rectly to the Palmer office of the
Soil Conservation Service. Ten
names are listed on the complet
ed ballot, and write-in space is
available, so that other candi
dates may be named. A board of
five is to be selected.
Nominees on the Wasilla bal
lot include:
Harold Dinkel, William Grow,
Henry Hanson, Ty Wilson, John
Hornung. Kenneth Hurd, Martin
Olson, Carl Paulson, Gerrit Sni
der and R. L. Teague.
A. H. S. Game Is Tonight
Last Friday’s scheduled inter
school basketball game with An
chorage, the first of the current
season for Palmer High School,
was postponed until tonight,
coach James Gray announced
last week. Presentation of the
senior play in Anchorage occa
sioned the postponement.
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SAFETY IS A HABIT . .
WITH MT. McKINLEY
Mt. McKinley Airways assumes a high re
sponsibility for passengers and cargo carried
in its planes. So much so that Mt. McKinley
Airways provides the same standard of main
tenance required by CAA for scheduled Air
line operation.
AIRFREIGHT SERVICE
To and From Seattle and Any Point in the Territory
Mt. McKinley Airways
251 E St., Anchorage Phone Main 746
Agent at Dow Freight Lines, Palmer Phone 8