TT~E YkTAYUSYA VALLEY PIONEER
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Palmer, Alaska
Jack Allman, Editor and "Publisher
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^ALMER HEEDS AH AIR FIELD
Fy that heading we don’t mean an
Army Air Base, we mean lust an or
dinary little commercial field.
Alaskans fly more miles nor cap
ita than oeoole of any other dis
trict in the world. Aviation, now
that it is well established, is as
.important to Alaska, as good roads
arc to the iconic in the States. An
air field is a necessity to any
town in Alaska, yet we have not one
olace where shins can land excent
in the rlanted field Hr. Shonbeck,
and that will soon be out,
V/bon the Anchorage Ball Team
flew uo here to olay ^alner Hr.
Shonbeck graciously turned the field
over to the flyers, but it certainly
asking too much to exoect to use it
any longer. His cron is uo and not
only will continued landings ruin *
what has been olanted, but it is be
coming dangerous to land because of
the height of the hay.
Certainly, there must be an area
■..round here which could be made
into a field without too excessive
cost. Some old settler may find
that his oasture will earn more as
a flying field than it brings him
as a grazing olace for his cows.
FAIR (continued)
awards which will be made for nro
duco, handicraft and stock, keen
this list as you will want to re
fer to it often between now and the
onening of the fair on Sentember 4.
To make this fair a success it
will t.ke the co-operation of every
valley resident, start now and
groom your stock or ooultry for ex
hibition. Save your choice vege
tables, Bring in the best you have
and maybe you’ll win a orize.
And to heln the fair raise the
necessary funds buy a chance on
that fine Dodge Sedan. One ticket
will win it. Thanks to "Red” Glo
ver, who knocked his commission off,
it will not be necessary to sell as
many tickets as had first been plan
ned. Buy one now...let’s get it raf
fled off and let the lucky winner
enjoy it during the summer. Tickets
for sale at all business houses and
from members of the fair associatior
committees.
HOSPITAL NOTES
A 7 pound end 11 ounce baby boy {
was born to Nrs. Paul Parlette on
Sunday the 19th, c.nd a baby girl
weighing 9-J- rounds to ?rrs. E. 7/.
Pairy on Thursday the 23rd. Both
mothers and infants are doing splen
didly according to Dr. Albrecht.
Darlene Figgenbotham, whose leg
was badly burned, has been returned
to the hoso ital for further treat
ment .
Tune Ping, a private patient,
has been admitted for surgical
treatment.
Bernard Jensen, •"illiam Ely,
Virginia LaPose and.Donald LaRose
all had their tonsils removed.
mete Fannratty, who stoked the
fire at the hot water heating plant
suffered a slight stroke on Wednes
day and was admitted to the hospit
al where his condition remains
about the same.
George Childs fot tangled up
with some logs and a cable while
working on one of the clearing
crews and broke three toes in one
foot.
Darlene Jensen has been admitted
for medical treatment.
Jack Homer, who worked here all
winter as a steel man, seems to be
experiencing a lucky year. •Fe won
*736 on the 'Tenant Ice Pool, and
now he has received word that the
Alaska Juneau Nines has been^or
dered to pay him back wages in the
amount of 13170.00, Irish ^errin,
painter with the ARRC, will receive
a like amount.
Thirty“two horses and 200 more
chickens arrived by the Thursday
train.
The ^IONEEP, will soon make its
aooearance as a oress nrinted na
ner. Equipment is now on its way
in and a 22x30 log building to
house the shoe is being erected
next door to Jones’ Beauty ^arlor.
Colonel O.F.Ohlson is offering
a cash arize of J25.00 for the
largest cabbage exhibited at the•
fair this fall. Bet them going,
folks. It will have to be a big
one, you know. Last year we had
35 oound cabbages here,
B'e understand, too, that the
Colonel has made a cash offer for
i every ear of corn grown here. It
looks now as though he might eat
l some high oriced corn this fall as
many stands have been nlanted.