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"MATANUSKA MAIL"
PRCDUCST
Vol. I
Falser, Aiaola,-March 12, 1936
No ♦ 3r
VALIiSP KAFFS TTSR^EIF TCNOV?T
AT FIR-? ICE CA"TTVSL VISIT
^almer, the newest town in Alas
ka, had the honor of furnishing the
the Territory with its f.irst Kiss
Alaska when our own Virginia hero
was crowned to that title' at the
annual Fairbanks Ice Carnival last
Thursday evening at the inland city.
Seven judges who saw the four
contestants oarace in evening gowns,
bathing suits and ski outfits gave
the honor to Virginia in a. vote of
4 to 3 over I.Mss Fairbanks, the at
tractive -■'igrid '"ecoala, daughter of
Leonhai d ~eooala , the f a nous dog
race driver.
After winning the title of ^.v>en
of the Ice Carnival Kiss Earv was
uresented with a necklace of "nuggets
and told that the town was hers.
At the termination of the Ice
Ornival parade, the coronation of
Ivl-ss Alaska was held on the ioo of
0:,ena Slough, before the town, .May
or Collins made a speech ®uclcgizing
the event. Toothy Twitch ell, lead
ing a greue of natives in Eskimo
garb, raid homage to the new queen
in native style, greeting her on be
half of the natives of Alaska.
T■ je A- chorage-Fulmer Hockey team
beat the Fairbanks puckstors in a
closely played game, winning on a
of 4-2. F&lmer's G.r Anderson
shot the puck HO feet to make the
longest goal ever male on-a Fairban
ks court. Fans;/ Karlovich, Faimerian
Goalie, was up to his usual brillia
nt stuff. Tie game was a hot contest
notwithstanding a temperature of 11
above zero.
'A wrestling match between Bill
Lyons of'Palmer and "Alaska Pate,f
Anderson, conceded by all onlookers
'to be a plenty tough one, was won
by Anderson. Bii_ gave ’’Alaska B^te"
a run for his money and* avows that
the next match will be a clean-up
in his favor.■
All in all, ^almer made history
for Palmer during the three day
visit. Fairbanks threw her doors
onen and entertained the delegation
from here in true northland style.
• Per invitation to visit next year
carries with it a promise for a big
ger and better Ice Carnival.
KLING, KOTUISSIONEP Sc TO3IP
KLimy EASE KONTDLUSIVELY
Ernie Kling of the Kling Kab
Kompany has been united in matri
mony with Miss Mildred Ferguson,
Palmer schoolteacher. Commissioner
Funtley officiated at the nuptials.
Everyone joins in wishing the
new couple all the good fortune in
the world.
The genial Ernie, being a cab
driver, can teach Mildred lots of
things of interest to schoolteach
ers; she will no doubt reciprocate
by teaching Ernie hcwr to compute
fares*
VICTIM 1? SAWMILL ACCIDENT
LAID TO REST AT PALMER
Robert Canning, unfortunate vic
tim of the sawmill mishap at CWp
Tenwas laid to rest at 11:00AM
on this dare. A Requiem Mass was
held, Rev* Er. Merrill Sulzn.an
officiating.
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RE CP EM IMG OF CO H UNITY PALL
Now that the Community Hall is
finished completelyf the first use
for its polished floor will he to
greet the feet of celebrants at the
Firemen’s Ball on lieroh 14th.
A public address system compris
ing microphone, amplifiers and loud
sneaker has been installed. T-e
floor is marked off for use as a
Basket Pal1 Cuurt.
T .is capacious hall is truly a
credit to its builders. It is very
outstanding asset to the community.
It will find much use as an am
usement center, being equiooed with
sound motion picture projection
aoraratus as well as all the other
necessary adjuncts to communal re
creation,
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FI1ST BASEBALL CASUALITY
T 'G approach of the 1936 base
ball season made itself felt rec
ently, Alaska Rwibread’s Count
Pasco almost ruint his arm while
practicing with a catcher’s mitt,
and threatened to sue the PIONEER
because of the resultant stiffness,