Fireworks Display
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A gigantic fireworks display is
: set for Sunday night, September
5. at the Matanuska Valley Fair.
Beginning at 8 p.m., fairgoers
will have an opportunity to see
one cf the most spectacular dis
plays of fireworks ever shown in
. Alaska.
Members of the Palmer Moose
lodge have volunteered their ser
vices and will handle the display.
Included will be brilliant sets of
multi-colored aerial pieces, spiral
star bursts, bombs from Mars, 22
LdSUCa, gJUl'
tos, Niagara Falls and many more.
In addition there is to be a full
.hour of aerial flashes and detona
tions. Framework for the ground
display pieces will be set up prior
to the event and it is timed to
give a continued showing of fire
works.
Gene Kirsch, fair manager, re
minded those planning to attend,
that unusual and interesting pic
tures may be taken of aerial and
ground pieces with proper cam
era exposures. There will be no
charge made for grandstand seats
for the display.
In. addition to the night display,
there will be detonation of day
bombs throughout the three day
fair.
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Mine Rescue—
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built coaches that were authoriz
ed by an act of Congress in 1915
.or the purpose of having mobile
; fire fighting equipment available
throughout the principal coal
mining regions in the United
| States.
This particular car which is to
be shown was built in 1918 and
| is the last one in service, others
in the States having been replac
ed by motor truck units.
During the summer months the
car is used to conduct training
and educational courses in first
^ 4
Healy Rivei- mines, at Fairbansk,
and has been used for training
by students at the University of
Alaska, military personnel and 1
other groups in mining or other j
type hazardous industries.
The unit can be used at mines, 1
quarries, or placer mines in any }
area that is reached by the rail
road.
During the winter the rescue
car is kept on a stand-by status. [
This year it will be located at
the Suntranan mine where it will
be hooked up to a steam line,
always available in any emer
gency. It was kept in Anchorage
this past winter in the railroad
yards.
There will be no charge to [
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BROOK’S EQUIPMENT
PALMER
|: Palmer Children
; Purchase CAR! Plows
;Four plows will go to India
and one to Korea as a result
; of a contribution made to
CARE by youngsters who at
!; tended the Daily Vacation
! Bible School in Palmer.
; The youngsters donated $63.
| -41. the largest single contribu
tion received in the six months
; to Anchorage Railway Express
; Office has handled CARE or
; ders, according to Bob Hayes,
; manager of the office. The
j students had asked that the
money be used to buy plows
;! for India and that money left
over could be used at Hayes’
;! discretion.
; Four plows were ordered for
; India at $14 each. Funds from
;j a general collection jar to aid
Koreans was added to the bal
i; ance and a $10 plow was or
; dered for Koreans, Hayes, said.
t,ho<;p Hp^irinpr tn cm thrmicrVt thp
car and the public is urged by
Mr. Kirsch to inspect the rescue
unit while it is in Palmer.
FIREWORKS AT THE VAL
LEY FAIR. The largest display of
fireworks ever shown in Alaska.
See the Castles, the Grottos, the
Niagara Falls! Bombardment
from Mars!
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ANCHORAGE GARDEN CLUB
will display its “Alaska Wonder
land at the Fair, as well as num
erous other floral arrangements.
The “Alaska Wonderland’’ display
won national acclaim at the West
Coast floral convention. It re
cently was displayed at the An
chorage Flower Show, held in the
middle of August.
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Garden Club—
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Mrs. Melbv and Mrs. Glen Woods.
Members of the judging com
mittee who will act as clerks are
• Norma Benson, Betty Mofntt,
I Leann Dodds, and Margaret Har
rison. Members of the Anchorage
Garden Ciub are expected to act
as official judges or the exhibit
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