THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a’
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio __ Owner-Manager
Editor ___—__Virginia Gallant
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Amor g pre-holiday plans be
ing made in the Valley is a dance
to be held by the Northland Pion
eer Grange on New Years Eve.
Grange members said further in
formation will be released as soon
as plans are completed.
The executive meeting of the
Palmer P-TA will be held at the
home of Wanda Wilson on Tues.,
December 7, at 8 p.m.
Miss Kathryn Kranick is the
new secretary in the Central
School office.
The regular meeting of the Ma
tanuska Valley Nurses’ Associa
tion will be held on Friday, No
vember 26 at the Health Center
at 8 p.m. Mrs. Ina Norbo will
present the subject of anethesias
and Dr. John Burnett plans a
demonstration of Civil Defense
recommended proceedures in the
emergency use of blood.
Teachers and students in the
Pa’mer Schools will have a four
day vacation this week in obser
vance of Thanksgiving. School
will close Wednesday evening
and resume the following Mon
day.
Marilyn Olson, former Depart
ment of Welfare worker, and fre
quent Valley visitor, writes from
Oslo, Norway where she is va
cationing. She reported the Nor
way scenery reminds her very
much of Alaska. She also plans
a visit with relatives in Sweden.
Brian Jones, four and one half
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Jones, returned to his
home last week from the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital where he
has been a patient the past sev
eral weeks, recovering from
burns received when he fell in a
burning stump row.
Eileen Utick Marshal was a
Palmer visitor last week. Mrs.
Marshal is with the Department
of Welfare.
A beautiful wildflower picture,
made by Rose Johnson of Wasilla,
is on display at Bettys. The pic
ture will be awarded by mem
bers of the Tri Square club on
December 18. Members may pick
up tickets for resale at the store,
and those wishing to purchase a
ticket may do so at the store or
from a Tri Square member. The
members selling the most tick
ets will receive a set of wild
flower pictures as a prize.
Patients, and their visitors, at
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital
are now enjoying television each
evening. The antenna, made pos
sible by donations from various
Plymouth’s New 1955
Mstfels Now on Display
Plymouth’s completely new
1955 models are now on display
in three Anchorage dealer show
rooms. They may be seen at An
chorage Motors, Fourth and East
H; Hoyt Motor Co., 402 Fifth, and
the Alaska Automobile Co., Fifth
and A.
The public is invited to inspect
the entirely-new 1955 Plymouths
at any of the Anchorage dealer
showrooms. The ’55 Plymouths
are new in styling and engineer
ing -have lower, longer and wid
er measurements than previous
models and are the most power
ful cars Plymouth ever built.
The 1955 engines are a 117
horsepower Power Flow six, a
157-horsepower V-3 and a 167
horsepower FyFire V-8, the lat
ter engine a1 so is available with
a four-barrel carburetor and
special manifold which increases
its horsepower to 177.
Among distinctive features of
Plymouth's new styling are a low
silhouette, slimness and sleek
ness of body lines, deeply reces
sed head lights and tail lights,
and an overall appearance of
forward motion. The .new Full
View wrap-around windshield,
with swept back corner posts, at
top and bottom, has 16 percent
more glass area. It is contoured
to eliminate distortion and give
the driver maximum vision at
eye level.
POWER FAILURE
INTERUPTS SHOWING
OF ''ROBIN HOOD"
The Palmer P-TA showing of
Walt Disney’s “Robin Hood”
was well attended last .right by
adults and high school students.
Two matinees were shown for
students in grades one through
six and the Junior high school
classes. Proceeds from the show
will go toward the associations’
many projects.
P-TA officials today apologized
for the inability to complete the
showing. A power failure within
ten minutes of the film’s con
clusion left Marion in the dun
geon. However Hood did rescue
her and got her for his bride.
organizations and individuals in
town, was installed a couple of
weeks ago and has made it pos
sible to use the TV set given to
the hospital last spring. Among
donors to the antenna fund not
previously mentioned was Doro
thy Saxton.
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• New Full-View Windshield, swept-back, really lets you see
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Don't miss the Thanksgiving Day football classic:
Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers. See your Radio-TV listings.
ON DISPLAY IN ANCHORAGE AT
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5th & A St.
Anchorage Motors
4th & East H St.
Hoyt Motors
5th & E St.
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"FLAG OVER THE NORTH''
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BASED on exhaustive research into the earliest records
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