Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Mac
Kentie of Seldovia were in
Palmer this week for a vis
it with Dr. and Mrs. LoRoy
Flora.
Mrs. Roper Halsted of
the Trading Post staff.was
a two-day visitor in Anchor
age this week. Mr. Hoi
sted is there for a short
stay.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Dor
sey and their children and.
Mrs. Jack Tyler of Anchor
age are vacationing at the
Max Sherrod, cnbin.
Buddy Yohn returned from
Anchorage to work at the
Trading Post for two days
while Mrs. Halstec was ab
sent.
Theodore Hanson, son of j
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Han
son, was graduated in June
from the University of Min
nesota at Minneapolis with
magna cum laude honors and
was elected to Phi Beta Kap
pe key fraternity for schol
arly attainment. Also, he
was selected by the Minneso
ta Chamber of Commerce for
its Court of Honor.
This son of Dr. and Mrs.
Hanson visits'-* Palmer during
the summer of 1940. He now
plans to study medicine but
is at present doing post
graduate work in the study
of fats in their relation
to war.
'Horn' was received this
week from one of our boys,
Dick Heister. He is with
the 59th Hedies at Pomona,
Cal. He still loves the
north and is anxious to re
turn to "God's Country." He
sends greetings to all of
his friend.s in Palmer.
Peanuts are a valuable
source of glycerine for ex
plosives and the Government
has asked planters to in
crease their acreage 255 pei
cent. At a recent meeting
of the American Association
for the Advancement of Sci
ence, the convention was
told that peanuts will show
the largest increase of any
farm crop producing oil. So
rt ot much more peanut butter I
and other peanut products. .
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DAKOTA
7ITH ANN RUTHERFORD, ROBERT SLACK, RICHaRD
DIX, FFUDGES FARMER, HUGH HERBERT, ANDY
DEVINE AND LON CHANEY, JR.
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(Our Carrier Forgot To Bring The Films From
Anchorage Last Night So Y/e Cannot Name
Next 7/eek's Picture Or Stars
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Japan, in order to estab
lish occupation forces in
the western Aleutians has
lost five ships; including
three destroyers, one cruis
er, one transport and nine
of her fleet including an
aircraft carrier were dam
aged, v/hen our submarines
attacked the Japs at Kiska
on July 4.
Following are the rates
established for War Damage
Insurance:
Growing crops . 50 on $100
Farm buildings, dv/eilings,
rural and urban, including
contents . 100 on $100.
Churches, hospitals, public
buildings Fire Res. Ord'n'
Construe. Con.
100 150
Apartments,
Warehouses 150 200
• Fire Res.
Const rue.
Orel.
Con.
Mfg.plc.nts,
'.*harves,
Bridges 20#
30#
No coinsurance will be
required on farm buildings
and dwellings, but on ell
other property, a 50$ coin
surance clause will be re
quired, with fixed credits
from the established rates
for coinsurance abovw 50$.
"It will be necessary for
everyone who wants protec
tion against enemy attacks
to make his application as
soon as the necessary blanks
are available. The poli
cies will be issued for r.
12 mdnth period to cover
physical loss of real and
personal property, which may
result from etoemy attack.