Fair To Have
Baby Contest
A family affair — that’s what
this week-end’s ninth annual
Matanuska Valley Fair is going
to be. Latest event to be added,
for the latest additions to Valley
families, is a Better Baby Con
test, to be held at 2 o’clock on
the afternoon of the opening
day. The contest will be staged
in Building No. 12, the hut clos
est to the entrance.
Planned under the direction of
Mrs. Dorothy Sands, the contest
is open to all babies under one
year of age. The contest winner
will be judged on the basis of
health only. Dr. Howard Cates
and Marjorie Myren, public
health nurse, will conduct the
contest.
Mrs. Sands said she would re
ceive entries in the Better Baby
Contest until late Friday eve
ning. At press-time on Monday
evening, there were already a
dozen entrants. One Anchorage
mother travelled to Palmer last
week-end, to add her baby’s
name to the list.
There are three prizes offered
by the Fair Association. First
prize is a snow suit; a silver cup
will go to the runner-up; the
third healthiest baby in the con
test will receive a set of matched
sweaters. The first and third
prizes are now on display in the
window of Variety Vogues, while
the silver cup may be seen in the
window of Palmer Photo Art.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING — REMEMBER?
Plane Crack-up At Local
Port Injures Two
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seat an dthen thrown through
the ship’s door.
The plane, badly smashed, did
not burn. Several witnesses on
the runway ran to the aid of the
injured men and they were
rushed immediately to Valley
Hospital. Both Gibbons and Star
sky were still alive late Monday,
but the condition of both was
still critical.
The wrecked plane was one of
two which were observed stunt
ing over Palmer last Sunday
afternoon. It is alleged that the
pilot and his passenger had been
drinking prior to the crack-up.
Sunday’s accident is the first
serious smash-up for the Pal
mer port.
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE
MODEL C ’46 Allis Chalmers
tractor with plow, cultivator,
hiller attachments; used. Co
op Garage.
’41 K-2 pickup. Co-op Garage.
’40 INTERNATIONAL D-2 pick
up. Co-Op Garage.
MUSKRAT coat, size 12-14; al
most new; $150. See at Variety
Vogues.
’49 KV-2 stake truck, new. Co-op
Garage.__
HELP WANTED
PART-time clerk, exp., for Pal
mer Health Center. Apply at
Center bet. 9-10 a.m. weekdays.
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HUNTERS TO SEE FAIR
With the opening of moose
hunting season on Sept. 1, it is
expected that many hunters will
be in the Palmer area during the
three-day Labor Day week-end.
Many of the hunters will return
to Palmer early enough to visit
the Fair before returning to
their homes with their big game.
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THING—REMEMBER?
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