Riyerbend Club
Enjoys Party,
Plans Another
Members of the Riverbend
Homemakers club met at the
home of Mrs. B. J. Lossing last
Tuesday for their annual Christ
mas party. The group enjoyed
a potluck lunch, which supple
mented the chicken-noodle cas
serole prepared by their hostess.
Mrs. Jim Berry and Barbie
Faurie conducted a short busi
ness meeting prior to the Christ
mas party. These members re
sponded to roll call:
Mrs. Earl Hecker, Mrs. Ber
ry. Mrs. Archie Moffitt, Mrs.
Arvid Johnson, Mrs. Fred Gay
lord. Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Harold
Stephan, Mrs. Alvin Collier,
Mrs. Oscar Kerlulla, Mrs.
Betty Mears, Mrs. Dave Bry
ant, Mrs. Wallie Moffitt, Mrs.
Faurie and Mrs. Lossing.
The hostess schedule for the
coming year was announced. A
conimittee of Mrs. Kertulla,
Mrs. Archie Moffitt and Mrs.
Wallace Moffitt was appointed
to plan a party for the enter
tainment of club husbands. ,
The Riverbend club is en
gaged on a sewing project for
the Valley hospital, supervised
by Mrs. Ware. Mrs. William
Lentz turned in three completed
garments at the meeting. The
club’s next project is pillow
slips.
For the program portion of
the afternoon members listened
to poems and discussed Amer
ica’s Christmas season in con
trast to the holiday in other
countries this year.
The afternoon concluded with
an exchange of Christmas gift |
and" carol singing. 1
BABY BURNED
Jo Stephan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Stephan, is re
ported recovering today from
burns about the head. The little
girl suffered painful burns a
few days ago, when playing near
the kitchen stove.
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BREAKS ANKLE
Mrs. Ferber Bailey suffered a
fractured ankle last Monday
evening. Mrs. Bailey, stepping
from the back porch to the
ground at her home, stepped in
a hollow and turned her ankle.
She was treated by Dr. R. E.
Garret but was not hospitalized.
However the injured ankle will
be in a cast for several weeks.
Back To Work
Mrs. O. W. Peterson, who
has been absent from her duties
at the switchboard of the Valley
Telephone Exchange for several
weeks because of illness, was
back on the job Wednesday. Mrs
Peteison unuerweni surgical
treatment at the Valley hospital
She says she is feeling much
better again.
ONE MORE DAY
Students and teachers of Palm
er school this week received wel
come news that the Christmas
holiday has been lengthened by
a day. School closes with the
conclusion of Tuesday’s Christ
mas program and classes do not
meet again until Dec. 29.
The school pr ogram has been
advanced to Dec. 23 to allow the
extra day’s vacation.
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Anchorage
Returns To Seward
Lawrence Arndt, father of
Mrs. Les Ray of Palmer, returned
to Seward last Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. Arndt, who operates
a Seward sawmill, had been in
the Valley for the past 10 days
to secure medical attention for
a back injury. His health was
much improved when he left for
Seward Wednesday.
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Skaters Eat, Too
WASILLA — Twenty-two lo
cal couples were guests at a
skating party at Paradise lake
last weekend, at the invitation
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Betts.
After an afternoon’s exercise on
the ice, the skaters gathered
about a huge bonfire to enjoy
a picnic lunch of hot dogs, cof
fee and salad.
Your
Matanuska Valley Bank
Announces
2 Percent Interest Will Be Paid On
Savings Accounts, Commencing Jan. 1
BANKING HOURS
Weekdays 10 a. m. to 12 1 p. m. to 3
Saturdays 10 a. m. to 12
Friday evenings 6 to 8
Airfreight Rates Cut Again!
Seattle - Anchorage
From Alaska Airlines Terminal at Boeing Field In Seattle
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Effective November 15, 1947
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10 to 1,000 lbs. — .20
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