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RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Bob Hope says he became in
terested in girls when he found
'out they were not boys.’
Miss Merrilyn Olson, child wel
fare agent for the Matanuska
Valley and Anchorage areas, vis
ited around Wasilla last Thurs
day.
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Consensus seems to be that the
’“cut off road” should have signs
at each end of it to indicate a de
tour to through traffic. It’s true
that some have been able to bull
doze their cars through the glaci
er made by flood waters over the
bridge at MacDonald’s—but Mr.
Mac Donald has been getting up
at two and three a.m. in the
minus twenty weather to pull
those out that didn’t make it. He’s
„ been traveling via the “low road.”
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The biggest animal that ever
lived—is living right now—the
blue whale. Blue whales measur
ing well over 100 feet in length
have been taken. Whalers esti
mate the weight at one ton per
running foot.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Oats of
Waco, Texas were visitors over
the weekend with their daugh
ter Eve Jenkins.
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There are only two places
where socialism works—one is
a beehive and the other is an
anthill.
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For a continuous chuckle and
and many a hearty laugh—be at
the Community Hall at 8:00 P.M.
on either the 5th or 6th of March
<running both nights). The Was
illa High School students will
present two one-act plays, “Let
the Wedding Bells Ring” and
“Shock of His Life.” Seventy five
cents for adults, fifty cents for
Junior and High School students,
25c for first six graders and all
pre-school free. The funds realiz
ed %ill become part of the Stu
dent Council Fund. Too, there
will be between plays entertain
ment.
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T ou’d have to work twenty
eight hours in the United States
tn order to buy a new suit of
clothes. In Russia, you’d have
to work three hundred and
twenty three.
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Ted & Laura Mommsen were
hosts at a wedding and reception
—Jack T. Hopkins and Dorothy
L. Hock decided to join social
security numbers. Witness’s were
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bretz. All
except the Mommsens are from
Anchorage.
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A woman on trial for murder
ing her husband was acquitted
because of the effort of one little
old lady on the jury. After the
trial the latter explained her at
titude: “I guess I just felt sorry
for her. After all, she was a
widow.”
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Scout Troop Committee meet
ing was held on the 24th. Explor
er adviser Bergman, Scoutmaster
Sorenson and Cubmaster Dryden
made reports of activities to di
rectors Teeland. Coglin and
Combs. Tentative date has been
set for a Court of Honor on March
twelfth.
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Bride: I baked two different
kinds of biscuits for you today
dear. Take your pick.
Hubby: Never mind the pick.
I’ll just break them open with a
hammer.
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The next time you read or hear
about a Cub Pack Meeting to be
held, forget making dinner, for
get the dirty dishes—come a run
ning and take “Pot Luck”—bring
the family. The last meeting was
held a week ago at the Wasilla
School. Spaghetti was served.
Three yellow three blue-candle
cakes, to denote the three pro
grams Cub. Boy and Explorer
Scouts was carried into the gath
ering with ceremony. North West
Airlines loaned a film on travel
in the Orient for the free movie.
Willard Betts and David Henry
were advanced to Boy Scout stat
us. Cub Scouts Wylie Betts,
Terry Roth, Pete Hjellen, Larry
Teeland, Ramie Redington, Billy
Combs, Freddy Barnes and Floyd
Morrison were issued awards of
achievement. Todd Purcell of the
Scout Council in Anchorage ,was
on hand to instruct in parental
participation in the Scout move
ment.
The day of the Irish—March
17th—at the Palmer High School
—at 7:30 P. M.—all are invited to
a briefing. Palmer, Wasilla,
Eklutna and maybe Chugiak will
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The trouble with politicians is
they’re always letting off esteem.
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Fancy flavors of candy-filled
glass telephones were given to
the guests of Sue Henry on her
ninth birthday anniversary on
Washington’s birthday. Games
were played, ice cream, cake and
candy were taken care of by
Cheryl Woody, Jane Nunley,
Linda Bergman, Ida Hjellen, Jan
et Matheison, Elizabeth Richter
off, Ruth Ann Byers, Ediane Ol
j-son, Judy Betts, Helen Carter and
Carol Gershmel.
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Ronald Colman says: "A man
usually falls in love with the
woman who asks the kind of
questions he is able to answer.”
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Even though Palmer lost one of
their key men to a sprained an
kle (Bert Varrel) in an earlier
game, they were able to come out
on top of a 29 to 27 score over An
chorage in the fourth game of
the day. They were well matched.
It was touch and go all the way
—at no time was either team
ahead by more than four points.
Pat Carter and I had taken Wally
Teeland, Jack Devlin, Don Carter,
Gary and Gil Hjellen, Larry Ul
rich, Jim Miller, Elmer & Wayne
MacDonald, Dan Flechenstein,
“Sonny” Vikaryous and Bob
Pennington of the Wasilla Jr. Hi
school into Anchorage for a “cas
aba” tourney. In the first game,
Elmendorf dropped to Anchorage
eight to nineteen. Second Game
Palmer tipped over Wasilla 20 to
24. Again Wasilla came out on the
short end in the third game, El
mendorf 26 to our 18.
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A high school teacher received
this note from a parent: “Please
excuse my son from his Spanish
class. His throat is so sore he can
hardly speak English.”
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, Going into Wasilla about eleven
o’clock one night, we saw a calf
moose lying injured on the road
by the bridge at Green Acres. We
skirted it and reported to Pat
Carter. When a moose is hit—I
don’t blame people for not stop
ping to look. Another one may
still be in the woods—injured
moose have gotten up and done
a lot of damage—besides, most
people don’t carry a heavy cali
ber gun in their car. But still, it
seems that the accident could be
reported to either the highway
patrol at Palmer or Carter at
Wasilla.
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FOR NEWLY MARRIEDS. A
team of horses seldom goes head
and head; one is always out
front pulling just a little bit hard
er.
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Our baby jackpot is still paying
off. The Lawrence Summers, who
homesteaded on Mary’s Lake out
the Pittman road, welcomed their
new arrival with cigars which
announced, “It’s a boy”, Lawren
ce Raymond, eight- pounds twelve
ounces at 6:32 p.m. on Febru
ary 3rd at Providence Hospital in
Anchorage.
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The doctor took the ailing
man’s wife into the next room,
patted her kindly on the shoulder
and said, “Mrs. Royce, I don’t
like the looks of your husband.”
“Neither do I, doctor,” she re
plied, “but he’s good to the chil
dren.”
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WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MARCH''4~'~
WASILLA CIVIL DEFENSE,
Community Hall
MONDAY. MARCH 8
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m
VFW AUXILIARY, Wasilla
Roadhouse, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY; MARCH 12
WASILLA P-TA, Wasilla School,
8 p.m.
PALMER GIRL IS
POLiO VICTIM
The three-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gary LaRose of
Palmer is hospitalized in Provid
ence Hospital in Anchorage fol
lowing the diagnosis yesterday of
poliomyelitis. She is under the
care of Dr. Robert Wilkins. Dr.
Arthur J. Colbejrg of Palmer ad
ministered gamma globulin to the
La Rose’s other two children
Wednesday evening.
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