FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
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The Alaska Railroad
Offers Valley Residents a complete passenger and
freight service—daily except Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Lian Palmer .3:30 p.m.
Arrives Anchorage .5:30 p.m.
Leave Anchorage . 9:30 a.m.
Arrives Palmer .11:30 a.m.
RAILBUS SERVICE
Can be stopped at any point along the route
Leave Palmer .8:30 a.m.
Return from Anchorage at .4:30 p.m.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Fare—$2.55 one way; $3.40 round trip
FOR INFORMATION
Call Palmer Depot — or Anchorage, AHCO 11
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The
Frontier Cafe
welcomes your patronage
DICK AND AGNES BROOKS, Proprietors
We’re now serving ice cream, too.
Also packed in bulk to take out.
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
“The Live Jewelers”
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ALASKA RAILROAD WATCH INSPECTORS
Across from City Hall Anchorage
NOTICE
Concession space is now being allotted for the
eighth annual Matanuska Valley Fair on
Sept. 4, 5, and 6 of this year.
For space see the manager at the fair grounds,
or address Marshall Selover, Box 234, Palmer
For All Your Refreshment Needs
in Palmer
VISIT
FRONTIER BAR
FRONTIER LIQUOR STORE
Both are open 24 hours daily,
seven days each week
Auxiliary Head Lunches
With Palmer Chapter
Commendation for the service
program of the American Legion
Auxiliary chapters of Anchorage
and the Matanuska Valley was
the special message for the two
units voiced by Mrs. Lee Hutton,
national Auxiliary president,
when she visited here recently.
Mrs. Hutton and her husband
were guests of honor at a lunch
eon given by the Valley chapter
on July 23.
Mrs. Hutton, who visited Auxi
liary chapters in Ketchikan and
Juneau, in addition to Anchorage
and Palmer, emphasized the
child welfare program of the
Auxiliary as its most important
function. She said the Auxiliary
and the Legion helped more than
400,000 children last year.
The child welfare program has
been established to help care for
the needs of children which can
not be met locally or through tne
department. Perry McLain of
Anchorage has been named to
head this branch of the Legion
Marie Bowen Wed
To Harry Snider
Before an alter decorated with
Alaskan wiidflowers, ferns and
white candalabra, Marie Bowen
became the bride of Harry Sni
der on July 24. The service was
held in the United Protestant
Church with Rev. Fred Telecky
officiating.
The bride’s only attendant was
Miss Gloria Lepak. Miss Lepak
wore a green tailored suit with
white corsage and white flowers
in her n&ir. The bridal costume
selected by Miss Bowen was a
powder blue suit. With it she
wore pink accessories and a pink
rose corsage.
Edward Carmen of Anchorage
was best man for Mr. Snider.
Larry Stock and Harvey Cooper
seated the wedding guests.
The bride was given in mar
riage by Tom Lepak. She has
lived in the Lepak home during
her stay in the Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Snider plan to
make their home in Anchorage.
The groom is stationed at Fort
Richardson.
Laura France
Is Betrothed
Mr. and Mrs. Grant France of
Palmer this week announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Laura Blanche, to Arther Sten
berg, also of Palmer. No im
mediate plans for the wedding
have been announced. Miss
France is at present employed
in the Extension Office, where
she is filling In while Mrs.
Bernice Johnson is on vacation.
Mr. Stenberg is a local carpenter.
Matanuska Electric
Association, Inc.
For Power Distribution
M. D. Snodgrass
REAL ESTATE
Dairy and Vegetable farms
City Lots Acreage
Wertanen’g Tanker
Service
METERED DELIVERY
Gasoline, Diesel and Stove Oil
] Ph. 6-23Y-ll Eino Wertanen
MAC’S PLUMBING AND HEATING SHOP
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(Basement of Ward Building)
For Plumbing Supplies and Repairs
and Auxiliary program for the
Alaskan department. Applica
tions for aid are made through
Mr. McLain.
I Mrs. Hutton commented on the
growth of the Legion Auxiliary,
which she said organized 880
new units this year. She touch
ed briefly on the five points of
! Americanism, national security,
, child welfare, rehabilitation and
| community service, which make
up the program of the organiza
j tion.
More than a million dollars
was spent in the past year to
assist in the rehabilitation of
disabled veterans.
Mrs. Hutton recommended
j that the Alaska Department of
the Legion and Auxiliary elect a
representative to the national
executive committee in order to
1 get assistance in Alaskan legisla
tive problems. She also urged
the need for immediate statehood
for the territory.
Bible School Dates
Are Announced
Dates for the Bible School
planned by St. John’s Lutheran
Church have been fixed for Aug.
23 to 27 inclusive, pastor W. L.
1 Zeile announced this week.
' Classes are to begin at 9 o’clock
each morning and will be dismis
] sed at noon.
All children between the ages
S of 4 and 14 years are invited to
j attend.
Further announcement of the
| Bible School staff and plans for
j the week’s work will be made
j within the next few days, Rev
erend Zeile said.
Matanuska Fair
To Be Plugged
On Radio Prograir
The Matanuska Valley fa
took to the air today in the fir
of a thrice-weekly n o o n d a
broadcast. The time will be use
to publicize plans for the comin
i fair and to announce the speck
1 events which are to be include
in this year’s program.
The fair broadcast may b
heard at noon each Tuesda;
Thursday and Saturday, f a i
board president Parker Legte
stated. This time has been alio
ted to the Extension Service for
farm service broadcast.
Meanwhile, with fair datt
little more than a month awa;
plans for this year’s show ar
j rapidly shaping up, accordin
j to manager Marshal Selovei
j The recent printer’s walkout i
! the plant of the Anchorage Time
has delayed publication of th
finished premium book by on
week, but it is expected to b
finished by the first of ne>
week.
Work on fair buildings we
scheduled to begin this weel
Oscar Kindgren will be i
charge of the construction c
the Pacific huts to be erected o
fair grounds, and will supervfs
the readying of present building
for September displays.
Exhibits from all parts of th
Railbelt are anticipated by th
fair’s management. The Alask
Railroad has agreed to move an
exhibit to and from the fai
without charge. Here in the Va
ley, transportation for exhibil
also will be provided by true!
so that no farmer need worr
about the means of transportin
his displays to the fair.
Collee insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
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