Houston News
By Kelly Palmquisi
An investigation was made to
determine the cause of the fire
which completely destroyed
the A1 Nelson cabin in the
Houston area on Sept. 1. Mr.
Nelson, employed at the Ma
tanuska Maid creamery, and
family were making plans to
move back on their homestead.
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The John Linneburs were
hosts to a 4-H meeting on Mon
day, Sept. 10, at about 4:30
p.m. The ribbons won at the
fair were passed out to the
owners and the members were
reminded that they must have
their records at the Extension
office by Sept. 15.
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The Willow School District
election to fill Advisory School
Board vacancies was held on
Sept. 4. Mrs. Evelyn Brazier
was elected chairman of the
board and Mrs. Dan Geordano
secretary. Mr. John Linnebur is
the holdover member of the
board.
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The Willow school enrolled
86 pupils this year as compar
ed to 79 in 1961.
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Mrs. Jasper Heath, while
hanging a washing on the line,
fell and broke two bones in
one ankle last Saturday. By
use of a GI telephone system.
Mrs. Heath was able to call the
Houston Market for help, which
was provided by the Jerry
Mercer family, newcomers to
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living cloSe to the market. The
Mercers provided transporta
; tion to Palmer for the neces
i sary medical attention, and saw
to it that the Heath family did
not suffer while Mrs. Heath
was incapacitated. Mr. Heath
was on a “bush" job at Nome.
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The Marvin “Tex” Wilker
son family, who sold out and
moved to Texas last July, are
back in Alaska. Rumor has it
that “Tex” bought a house in
Anchorage. The neighborhood
here extends a “welcome
back.”
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Mrs. Rex Gjertsen was taken
to the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital last Saturday because of
a sudden illness.
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The Tom Rutters, daughter,
son-in-law, and grandchild of
Jim and Kitty Duley, are build
ing a cabin on the Duley home
stead with intent to live there
this winter.
Big Lake School opened with
17 pupils and Mrs. Henry Han
sen as teacher.
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The big rainfall in the Wil
low area at Fair time caused
several bridge washouts on the
new road. Miller Brothers had
a narrow scrape with one of
their concrete trucks. Just as
the front wheels of the truck
ran onto the bridge, the dirt ap
proach washed out, leaving the
truck hanging with the rear
wheels in the mud and water.
Although the concrete set, caus
ing loss of the tank, the weight
of the truck on the bridge sav
ed tne span from being washed
out of place. The driver saved
himself by jumping out, at the
cost of some facial bruises.
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Dick and Judy Carl have re
turned home from their sum
mer jobs, in order to enter
Wasilla High.
Bad luck often gets the
blame for a man’s poor man
agement.
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Valley Bowling League
standings for the week of Sept.
6 were announced this week as
follows:
MTA, 2813, four wins, none
lost (by forfeit); Moose, 2768,
four wins, none lost; Evan
Jones Coal Co. 2684, three wins,
one lost; Creamery, 2583, one
win, three lost; Palmer Bar,
2652, no wins, four lost; Was
illa Lockers, no wins, four lost
(by forfeit).
Jim Deming of the Moose
team bowled high series with
a score of 580. Gary LaRose
bowled high game with 221.
The MTA team bowled high
series with a total score of 2813,
and the Evan Jones team bowl
ed high game with a total of
996.
Paying alimony proves that
two can live more cheaply as
one.
District Official of Lutheran Church
To Speak at St. John Sunday Morning
The Rev. E. W. Hinrichs, ex
ecutive secretary of the north
west district of the Lutheran
Church, Missouri Synod, will
serve as guest pastor at St.
John Lutheran Church Sunday
morning Sept. 16. The theme
of his message will be, “Be
Ready to Give a Reason of the
Hope within You.”
The Rev. Hinricns and the
Rev. Carl Bensene, president of
the district, made the trip to
Alaska to visit each of the Lu
theran parishes in Alaska. They
will also participate in a con
ference of laymen from Anch
orage, Palmer, and Chugiak. at
Anchorage Lutheran Church
on Sunday afternoon and eve
ning. The purpose of this meet
ing is to discuss mutual prob
lems of church work in Alaska,
and also to receive a firsthand
report of the Synodical Con
vention of the Lutheran
Church, Missouri Synod, held
in Cleveland, June 20 - 30.
The Rev. Holland H. Fritz,
Pastor of St. John Lutheran
Church, in Palmer, will accom
pany the visitors to Fairbanks,
where they will attend the Al
askan Pastoral Conference of
the Lutheran Church on Tues
day and Wednesday, Sept. 18
and 19.
ST. MICHAEL'S WINTER
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
The fall and winter schedule
for St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Palmer was an
nounced this week by the Rev.
Father James P. Snead, pastor!
Starting Sunday, Sept. 16,
masses will be held at 10:30
a.m. and 11:30 a m.
People engaged in the pur
suit of happiness have no time
to spend trying to get even.
PARKING APRON BIDS
Bids will be opened Septem
ber 27 for the construction of a
parking apron at the Anchor
age International Airport,
Richard A. Downing, Commis
sioner of the Alaska Depart
ment of Public Works, said to
day.
Downing said the work will
include grading, drainage, pav
ing, marking, lighting and seed
ing of an apron east of the ex- |
isting apron.
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Thursday, September 13, 1962
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