Eugene Marsh
Drowns While Swimming
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The position of the body,
sprawled in the ditch, indicated
that the woman had been slain
elsewhere and brought to the
spot where she was found. Evi
dence showed that she probably
had been thrown from a passing
automobile.
It is believed that the dead
woman had been lying at tl^e
side of the secluded lane for the
past 15 days. She was last seen
alive at about noon on Sept. 4.
At that time, she walked into a
local bar, had one drink with
two local acquaintances, and
walked out of the door to vanish.
Her daughter and son-in-law
reported her missing to Anchor
age police. Local law authorities
had been watching for her, but
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were able to do little because of
the meager description given.
BULLETIN
A coroner’s jury found late
Monday evening that Mrs. To
loff had been bludgeoned to
death with a blunt instrument.
Dr. R. E. Garrett testified that
there were four bruises on the
woman’s skull. Only one, which
crushed the left side of her head,
was severe enough to cause
death.
Mrs. Toloff, 48 years old, is sur
vived by her husband Pete of
Anchorage and by her nine chil
dren. Her youngest child is re
ported to be about eight years
of age.
Investigation of the crime is
being conducted under the direc
tion of marshal Paul Herring of
Anchorage, deputy marshall Bill
Bouwens of Palmer, highway
patrolman Stanley Laird of Pal
mer, and Jack Jenkins of An
chorage, special investigator for
the Alaska Native Service.
The men spent Tuesday beat
ing through the wooded area
where the body was found on the
Springer farm, in an effort to
locate a brown coat Mrs. Toloff
was reported to be wearing when
last seen. Other clothing was
found on or near the body, but
at press-time the coat still was
missing.
When found, Mrs. Toloff was
wearing a light blue gabardine
jacket, coral blouse and white
t-shirt. Her navy blue rayon
slacks had been tossed on the
ground near the body. She wore
a black glove on her right hand,
but her left hand was bare and
was unadorned except for a plain
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silver wedding band. Her blouse
was fastened with a rhinestone
pin shaped like a four-leafed
clover.
Community
Calendar
Thursday
NORTHLAND Pioneer Grange at
Grange Hall at 8 p. m.
WASILLA Homemakers at Mrs.
Ola Grafton’s.
Friday
WASILLA veterans’ farm class
at Community Hall at 8 p. m.
JUNIOR Homemakers at Mrs.
Jean Pruitt’s.
CHUGIAK Community Club at
Chugiak Coffee Shop at 8 p.m.
Saturday
FAIR ASSOCIATION-SPONSOR
ed dance at Palmer Gym at
9:30 p. m.
AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary
food sale at Koslosky’s.
Monday
KIWANIS CLUB at former libra
ry at noon.
VETERANS’ farm class in for
mer library at 8 p. m.
Tuesday
MOOSE at Moose Hut at 8 p. m.
WOMEN of the Moose at Moose
Hut at 8 p. m.
COMMUNITY Chest in Luther
an Church basement at 8 p. m.
IMMUNIZATION Clinic at the
Health Center.
Wednesday
CARPENTER’S Union in Car
penters Hall at 8 p. m.
3-BEDROOM FARMHOUSE FOR
RENT—See M. D. Snodgrass
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PALMER GYMNASIUM
9 P, M. — Saturday Evening
Schaefer's Orchestra
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