Wasilla News
by Peggy Beits
Mrs. Clara Slumburger visite
with friends in Anchorage ove
the week-end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson an
family were week-end visitors i
the area from Seward. Jim Nel
son, was formerly station ager
in Wasilla and is now employe
by the railroad in Seward.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thur Bett
spent Saturday and Sunday a
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bry
ant of Anchorage. They were ac
companied by their three daugh
ters.
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Earl Zimdahl and Peter Drall
who have spent the past montl
with the Martin Olson family o
Wasilla, returned to their dutie
at the their Base in Anchorage.
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Mrs. Margaret McClendon i
attending the Short Course a
College, Alaska as a delegate
from the Wasilla Homemaker
club.
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Mrs. Wilma Wilson, with son:
Vaughn and Dick, made a trip t<
Homer last week-end. They wen
acompanied by Marilyn Dragsetl
and Jerry Cottle.
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Mr. and Mrs. William DeHart
Anchorage, spent last week-enc
with Mr. and Mrs. Courtnej
Fleming, Big Lake.
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Mr. and Mrs. Pat Carter spent
last Tuesday in Anchorage.
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Frank Sorenson led a camping
party of Scout leaders on a lead
ers’ camping expedition in the
Eklutna Flats, Friday and Satur
day.
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Commander Ray Bergman of
VFW Post 9365, said yesterday
that Alaska’s Favorite Game,
which was sponsored by the Post
Saturday evening was well at
tended. All VFW and Auxiliary
members worked on the affair
but Mrs. Jean Dryden, especial
ly, did much in preparing for the
game night. Refreshments were
served later in the evening by
the women of the auxiliary. Re
See the colored film "Contrary
Winds", School Gym, 7:30 P.M.
, tonight
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DON’T RUB
THAT SPOT
The trial and error method
of removing spots and
stains from your garments
often times results in
trouble. Don't risk the
chance of ruining sensitive
fabrics.
We have the equipment
and "knowhow." bring
them to us.
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Trucks, Cars Lettered
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Store Fronts and Tube
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d ceipts from the party will go to
r ward making up last year's deficit
in the Public Health Nurse Fund,
Mr. Bergman said.
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WASILLA RESIDENTS
PREPARING LIBRARY
An amazing amount of work
was accomplished at the work
day held Friday at Wasilla Li
brary, according to Mrs. Martin
Olson, librarian. Helping with
the work, which resulted in 250
books being entered in the ac
cession book and prepared for
the shelves were: Mesdames C.
E. Henry, Ernest Peck, John Mc
Donald and Kenneth Hurd. Also
the Misses Joyce Dinkel, Rose
Peck, Ruth Custer and Rose
Church.
This week Ernest Peck has
been doing some volunteer re
pair work on the library build
ing, painting doors and varnish
ing shelves.
There s a great deal of filing
and other work yet to be done,
Mrs. Olson said. More work of
this type will be done in the
library Thursday morning. Help
is needed. Anyone who can spare
an hour of time toward making
the library a “going concern’’
this winter should contact Mrs.
Olson in person or by mail. Li
brarians are, also, urgently need
! ed.
NO TEEN-AGE PARTY
There will be no teen-age party
at Moose Hall this Friday evening
because the hall will be in use,
it has been announced. Next
| party date will be announced.
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Wasilia Weather
Beats That of 1934
By Peggy Betts
Judging from our weather this
year we are behind the schedule
set in 1934.
On October 13, 1934, Wasilia
correspondent Heinie Snider
wrote in the Anchorage Daily
Times: “The last fall of snow has
not closed the pass. Cadwallader
and Swanson are still hauling
supplies for the Lucky Shot and
other mining properties.”
In the same column Heinie
wrote concerning a local couple
who were pioneers in the area
over 60 years ago. Mr. and Mrs.
O. G. Herning were well known
by older Wasilia residents. Mr.
Herning is now dead and his wife
is living in the States. This is
what appears in the 1934 paper:
“October 11, forty years ago,
O. G. Herning, local merchant,
better known as “Pa” Herning,
took unto himself a wife, the
present “Ma" Herning. The old
timers hpve lived that many
years in Alaska, the first in Knik
and later in Wasilia. The Hern
ing’s road leading from Knik to
Grubstake Gulch where Mr.
Herning has a placer mine is only
part of the work of those real
pioneers. Their any friends are
wishing them at least 35 years
more of happy life in the hope
that we all may attend their dia
mond jubilee.”
j Costumes to Highlight
Halloween Dance
Valley dancers started going
through the family rag bags, rum
maging through discarded cloth
ing and started plans for cos
tumes for the Wasilla Communi
ty club Halloween dance to be
! held in that town on Saturday
night, October 31.
Although committee members
are encouraging everyone to
come in costume, they said this
week that those who do not have
costumes, nor the time to create
one, could either come masked
or purchase one at the door.
Everyone will be masked, they
said.
Prizes for the funniest, most
original, prettiest, etc. will be
given during the evening. Re
freshments will be served at the
hall by members of the Commun
ity Club.
SPECIAL MEETING FOR
ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH
There will be a special meet
ing for all members of St. Mich
ael’s Catholic Church on Monday
evening October 26 at 8 p.m.
Plans for the church calendar
will be made.
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• New shipment of cactus
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