VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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(LETTERS TO THE-!
EDITOR
Beceived from John Wiese,
mrtUry of Cordova Lodge No.
tSCC. Loyal Order of Moose this
week was a latter requesting
space for an advertisement in the
Frontiersman. Part of the letter
is reproduced below:
“The visitors Palmer had from
Cordova, along with the LOOM
basketball teams recently (and
the teams too, of course) came
back here more than spouting the
praises of Palmer’s hospitality. To
say they had a swell time is so
Jar understating their feeling that
it’s even a shame to use the
words
“They feel this way about the
organzations that entertained
them as well as toward the indi
viduals they encountered during
their visit. And there’s a firm de
termination that when LOOM
sponsors similar exchange visits
next fall and winter (a decision
that has already been made) Cor
dova is really going to try to put
it on for visiting Palmerites as
close to the level they were ac
corded as humanly possible. It’s
hard, if not impossible, to mea
sure up to Palmer’s hospitality,
but Cordovans are determined
that they’re going to try to get
as close as they know how.
“Meanwhile, we want this ad
to say “Thanks.”
COMMENCEMENT DATE
ADVANCED AT UNIVERSITY
The Board of Regents executive
committee recently voted, on rec
ommendation of faculty depart
ment heads, to advance the date .
of commencement at the Univer
sity of Alaska this year from May {
18 to May 11.
It was explained that this is
being done; in order to hold com
mencement before many students j'
have left the campus, to give
them the maximum opportunity
to participate.
CORDOVANS SEE
RARE PHENOMENON
Late evening strollers March 1,
in Cordova, witness an unusual
phenomenon when the full moon
was being trailed across the sky
by a “Moon Dog,” the first that
many folk had ever seen. It was
not known whether the strange
bright spot, caused by ice crystals
in the upper atmosphere, is prop
erly called a “Moon Dog” as in
the case of similar spots associat
ed with the sun. Mariners usual
ly consider that the appearance
of a sun Dog precedes a change in
the weather. Cordovans speculate
that .maybe the moon dog means
good weather.
DATES THAT CHENA ICE
MOVED PAST TWENTY YEARS
1932— April 28 . 2:39 p.m.
1933— May 5 8:59 a.m.
1934— April 27 . 6:55 p.m.
1935— May 14 . 5:01 p.m.
1936— April 27 . 11:24 a.m.
1937— May 11 .11:31 a.m.
1938— May 3 .10:37 a.m.
1939— April 27 .7:09 a.m.
1940— April 21 . 1:11 p.m.
1941— April 28 . 10:46 p.m.
1942— April 29 . 6:56 p.m.
1943— April 23 .8:18 p.m.
1944— April 30 . 3:39 p.m.
1945— May 16 .1:56 p.m.
1946— April 30 . 10:40 a.m.
1947— May 1 .11:05 a.m.
1948— May 10 .f... 9:54 a.m.
1949— May 10 .6:29 p.m.
1950— May 1 .2:49 p.m..!
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HI-WAY CAFE
Featuring
STEAKS, CHICKEN, PRAWNS
OPEN TWENTY FOUR HOURS
Lyia Rapley Wed
In Candlelight
Service March 7
In a beautiful candlelight cere
mony March 7, Miss Lyla Jean
Rapley niece of Mr. and Mrs.
John Serley of Exeland, Wiscon
sin became the bride of Norman
France, son of Mrs. Iva France
and the late Grant France of
Palmer.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Brian Cle
worth at eight o’clock in the
United Protestant Church. The
altar was decorated with large
baskets of yellow jonquils.
The .bride, who was given in
marriage by Dr. C. C. Bailey, was
gowned in a traditional white
wedding dress of lace and faffeta.
Her fingertip length-veil'was of
white net and she carried a
bride’s bouquet of white tulips
and carnations.
Attending the bride was Miss
Beatrice Girard as bridesmaid
and Miss Lillah Knott as maid of
honor, who wore ballerina length
gowns. Miss Girard’s gown was
of yellow net and taffeta with
which she carried a bouquet of
iris and jonquils, as did Miss
Knott, whose gown was of blue
net and taffeta.
Best man for the bridegroom
was Wayne MacNamara. Lloyd
Hanson was usher.
Traditional wedding music was
played on the organ by Mrs. Max
Sherrod who also accompanied
Art Stacey who sang “Because”
and “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Immediately following the
ceremony a recep*ion was held in
the church parlor where Mrs.
Helen Maze, supervisor of nurses
at Valley Hospital, poured. Mrs.
France is a nurse at the Valley
Hospital and plans to continue
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brewing. That’s why the crystal
pure water from Olympia’s
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so much to the distinguished
character of Olympia Beer.
Yes—it’s the water that makes
Olympia different and better.
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DATES OF NENANA ICE
BREAKUP OF
PREVIOUS YEARS
1919—May 3 . 2:33 p.m.
1920— May 3 ..
1921— May 11 .
1922— May 12
1923— May 9 ....
1924— May 11 .
1925— May 7 ....
1926— April 26
1927— May 13 .
1928— May 6 ....
1929— May 5 ..
1930— May 8 —
1931— May 10
1932— May 1 ...
1933— May 8
1934— April 30
1935— May 15
1936— April 30
1937— May 12
1938— May 6
1939— April 29
1940— April 20
1941— May 3 ...
1942— April 30
1943— April 28
1944— May 4 ..
1945— May 16
1946— May 5 ...
1947— May 3 ....
1948— May 13
1949— May 14
1950— May 6 ....
1951— April 30
.2:33 a.m.
.6:42 a.m.
... 1:20 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
.3:10 p.m.
... 6:32 p.m.
.4:03 p.m.
.5:42 a.m.
... 4:25 p.m.
.3:41p.m.
... 7:03 p.m.
.... 9:23 a.m.
...10:15 a.m.
... 7:30 p.m.
... 2:07 p.m.
... 1:32 p.m.
...12:58 p.m.
... 8:04 p.m.
... 8:14 p.m.
... 1:26 p.m.
... 3:27 p.m.
... 1:50 a.m.
... 1:28 p.m.
.7:22 p.m.
.... 2:08 p.m.
... 9:41 a.m.
... 4:40 p.m.
... 5:53 p.m.
.. 11:13 a.m.
12:39 p.m.
4:14 p.m.
... 5:54 p.m.
her duties there Mrs. Doris An
derson presided over the guest
book.
Following the reception the
couple left for a short wedding
trip. They will make their home
in Palmer where the bridegroom
is employed by the Withey
Plumbing Company.
PINOCHLE GAME PLANNED
Northland Pioneer Grange No
1 have scheduled an evening of
pinochle games in the Grange
Hall. The pubic is invited to at
tend. Various prizes have been
arranged for high and low scores.
Penalty for Fraudulent Attempt
To Obtain Umemployment
Insurance Benefits
Information was filed in Dis
trict Court in Anchorage before
Judge Folta for the Employment
Security Commission, by U. S.
against Lonnie D. Canada who
District Attorney Buckalew
lives at Anchorage. Canada was
charged with 37 counts of making
false stafements to obtain bene
fits. When information was un
covered, a warrant was issued for
[ his arrest and bail was set at $3,
000. On March 12 he pleaded
guilty to 36 of the 37 counts, was
sentenced to serve 270 days on
the first nine counts (30 days is
the maximum on each count); the
810 days for the balance of the
counts were suspended, but a fine
of $50 on each count, for a maxi
mum of $1,800, was also included
in the sentence assigned by Judge
Folta.
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THANKS
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In behalf of the Cordova basketball team
•'* ’ *
and font who visited Palmer recently, we
wish to express cur “THANKS” to the
individuals and organizations of Palmer
for their hospitality and for contributing
to a “Swell Time.”
CORDOVA LODGE NO. 1266
Loyal Order of Moose
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