Snowfall in Valley
Varies la Areas
A| 5 p.m. cm March 16 snow
fall at the Palmer Airport had
feached a total of 90.1 inches,
recording to A1 Dickpw, weather
observer in that area of the Ma
tanuska Valley. Max Sherrod,
Weather observer in the northern
§>art of the valley reported 81.5
this year, with 22 inches coming
down in February alone. Sher
fod’s records disclose that in, the
IMS-49 snowfall a total of 92 in
ches was recorded. He has been
keeping weather reports for the
past 14 years.
Last night Anchorage’s snow
fall for this year had. broken the
Standing record of 111.4 inches
With a total of 112.6 to date in
tlkie 1954-55 season..
Long-time valley residents be
lieve that snowfall in the valley
this winter is greater than ever
before. However, if this is so, it
la in a different section of the
valley than where the Sherrod
feeords are made. This could be
possible, it was pointed out, be
cause the snowfall does vary i*n»
the various sections of the valley.
MeniMuMliM and Motor
Skew Shaping Up For
Two-Day Palmer Event
Merchants throughout the val
ley are showing a keen interest
In what is to be the valley’s first
merchant’s exhibition and motor
yfcow on April 2 and 3 in the ex
position building at -the fair
grounds. This announcement was
made this week by Whitey Pul
len. chairman of the two-day^
event.
In addition to a wide range of
merchandise display there will be
the latest model home appliances,
1955 cars, trucks, and farm equip
ment on exhibition. To add to the
attractions there will be food con
cessions, operated by local organ
izations and a big live-talent
show, scheduled to last two hours.
There will be specialty numbers,
vocals, instrumentals and quartet
singing.
"The beauty of the show is that
TYPHOID CLINIC
BEGINS MONDAY
All valley residents are remind
ed of the annual typhoid clinic
which will begin in Palmer on
Monday, March 21 at the Health
Center. The clinic will be held for
all adults and for pre-school chil
dren, one year of age or older
from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. and from
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Both booster and full series
immunizations will be offered at
the clinic. Those taking the full
series will be asked to return on
March 28 and April 4 for final
.immunizations. Boosters may be
obtained on any of the three
dates.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
PLAN SPECIAL
OBSERVANCE MARCH 20
lvioosenari oauy viuage u<xy
will be observed for the first
time at the Palmer Moose Hall on
Sunday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. by
members of the Women of the
Moose.
According to the announce
ment there will be a speaker who
will talk on The Baby Village,
following which refreshments
will be served.
■ Members of the Cordova and
Anchorage Units will be guests
at the meeting. All members of
the Loyal Order of Moose and the
general public are cordially in
vited to attend.
everything but the “eats” will be j;
free”, Pullen pointed out. There \\
will be no admission charge to !;
either the exhibition or talent j;
show. ;!
Merchants who are unable to \
display are invited to advertise \
their merchandise in a folder ;
which will be distributed thro- ;
ughout the Anchorage and sur- ;
rounding areas and given to each |
person attending the exhibition, j
Hours for the exhibition and 5
motor show have been announced 5
as 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, j
April 2 and from 12 noon to 9 <
p.m. on Sunday, April 3. -J
FERTILIZER SHIPMENTS
COMING INTO VALLEY
Six carloads of fertilizer
were received by the M.V.F.
C.A. Warehouse this week, ac
cording to Virgil Eckert, ware
house manager. This is the
first of the record shipment
coming into the warehouse this
spring. An additional 10 cars
are expected sometime next
week, he said.
SPRING STYLE SHOW
PLANNED BY SORORITY
Members of Theta Chapter Beta
Sigma Phi have begun work on
their third annual style show to
be presented at Certral School
gymnasium on April 22. Chair
man of the spring show will be
Norma Richie.
The show will include the pres
entation of the latest in milady’s
wear for both spring and sum
Dr. P. Gordon—
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turist, Territorial Legislature and
Realtor, M. D. Snodgress was an
especially honored guest of the
Club in observance of his 79th
birthday. Mr. Snodgrass is a char
ter member of the local Kiwanis
Club.
Local Kiwanians went on rec
ord as favoring the Drivers’
1 Training Program proposed in the
local high school.
; Ray Bula was appointed to the
stage committee for the forth
coming Minstrel show.
A former Palmerite, the Rev.
B. J. Bingle, now the railbelt
minister and Mr. Dana Newman
of Homer were also guests at the
Monday meeting.
mer. The majority of the clothes
ar.d accessories to be shown will
come from the local shops and
stores.
MARY LACHER AND I
KYLE TURNER WED
ON MARCH 10
In a candlelight ceremony per
formed before members of her
immediate family Mary Lacher of
Palmer became the bride of Kyle
Turner, also of Palmer, on Thurs
day evening, March 10. The doub
le-ring ceremony was performed
by U. S. Commissioner, Dorothy
B. Saxton at her home. Mrs.
Robert Lacher, daughter-in-law
of the bride and Keith Lacher,
son of the bride, were attendants.
For her wedding Mrs. Turner
chose an attractive pink suit with
which she wore blue accessories.
Her shoulder corsage was fash
ioned of a single large orchid.
Following a trip up the high-:,
t way the Turners will make their
home in Palmer.
:ORD THUNDERBIRD
ARRIVES IN PALMER
Lee Hartley and L. W. Hartley
of Hartley Motors, Inc. returned
to Palmer this week bringing
with them the first Ford Thund
erbird car in this section of Al
aska. The eye-catching car is now
on display at the garage.
This was L. W. Hartley’s 25th
trip over the Alaska highway.
The Hartleys returned from
Bellingham over the Hart and
Alaska highways in six days and
reported the roads in good con
dition. Lee reported new motels
are under construction along the
highways and that by next year
there will be several new, good,
stops.
In addition to the Thunderbird,
which was brought back atop a
new F600 Ford truck, they also
brought back a new Ford ranch
wagon.
FORD THUNDERBIRD—the thrilling new
personal car that set the style for Ford’s
*55 lines;
From the Thunderbird look
...comes Ford's new styling
Zkmderbird low on Display at
Hartley Motors, Ine.
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Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday
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