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Hay 21, 1936
No. 40
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Palmer, Alaska
Y7IND ATTD DUST FAIL TO
DAMPED COLONY DAY SPIRIT
IA spite of wind and dust clouds
the Valley turned out in force last
Saturda3r to nrooerl}'' celebrate the
first ’’Colony DLy,” an institution
that is planned to make an annual . :
affair.
Shortly after 11 o’clock the
sneakers took their places on the
stage of the Community Fo.ll- After
short talks by Col. OLlson, Don Ii -
win, Ross'Sheely, Governor Troy and
Dr. Ernest Gruening an al fresco
luncheon waS served in the cark area
before the Trading Post.
Following lunch were the snorts,
ranging from a tug-of-war to a horse
race. The omen’folks tried their
hands at rolling nin throwing, nail
driving and husband calling. while
the men folks ran hundred yard races
and nitched horse shoes.
It was really the childrens’ day.
Little girls tried running with eggs
in snoohs and snrinting 50 jwards,
while their brothers rode bicycles
and tried to climb the greased nole.
The greased nig chase wras a com
plete fizzle. Piggy didn’t know
what it was all about, so he .lust
sat down. About forty kids piled
on him and he just had time to let
out one squeal.
The pie eating contest was a huge
success, resulting in ten dirty
faces (they were blueberry pies) and
ten belly-aches.
TiJ.e snorts wound up at 4:30 and
at 6 o’clock coffee and cake, was
served at the mess hall. At S:JC ■
the dance, given by the ARRC staff,
started and everyone had a high-old
time till midnight, dancing, to the
music of Pe^gy Pimnerton and her
Maimer Pioneers.
All in all, it was a
day.
nretty full
Dr. Ernest H. Gruening, who was
nresent when the idea of this colo
nization nroject was first broached
by President Roosevelt, showed a
keen interest in everything while
here. Fy arranging for a ’olane to
take him to Fairbanks from YTasilla
additional time was at his disposal
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and he visited a number of the
farm tracts.
TTo was oarticularly interested
in our hosoital as he is a gradu
ate doctor of the harvard Medical
School himself. TJo talked with
all the ostients and discussed the
ailments of each with Hiss lowers
who actec as his guide.
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7TLD -SUNDAY IDRNING
Baccalaureate Services vrere
held at the Community TV.ll at 11
o’clock Sunday morning.
The urogram consisted of music
hv the orchestra, songs by the
choir and the audience, and'a biblc
reading by Rev. Sxnest Crabb, wrho
also nronounced the -Benediction.
The sermon, which included an
interesting account of the origin
of the bacealaureate ceremony, was
iven by Rc^v. Father Su.lznan.
CO'TIENCEJ^rT EXERCISES UELD
rTSRE OX F3DFS3DAY EVENING
First Corjinencement Exercises of
the Palmer Public School was held
at the Community T"all Hudnesday
evening, Fay 20th.
T.'.-e Invocation and Benediction
were both given by R^v. Erieling,
and the address of the evening by
Dr. T". I. Lechner. Music was fur
nished by the orchestra, with a
violin solo by rTilburn Lossing and
a riano solo by Frs. Henry Garri
son. There was a vocal solo by
Leonard Ca.:p and a duet by Margaret
Pimperton and Virginia Berg. The
valedictorjr was delivered by Earl
Bairy, sole nen.ber of the senior
class, and nresentation of awards
was made by Anthony E. Karnes,
Territorial Supervisor of Schools.
Eighth grade mails included :
Melvin Parry, Will Dreghorn, Miles
France, Patricia TTemmer, Virginia
Trunt, Lorraine McKechnie , Charles
Moore, Dale Korrison, Lean Sandvik,
Dorothy Acne Smely, Fes ley Sieber.
Lucille Tailor and Jcun Vasanoja.
Ig was a bamy bunch of child
ren who attendsd the erercises wit'
a three months* vacation ahead.