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Mrs. Clara King, of Clara’s
Variety, is spending a few weeks
in the States. She plans to attend
the markets while in Seattle and
will visit with the Clyde King,
Sr.’s in Santa Barabara, Calif.’
before returning to Palmer. The
Clyde Kings are expected back
in California in time for Mrs.
King’s visit. They have been
spending the past month in
Mexico.
Mrs. Elsie Wells is back in Pal
mer at the home of her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Thompson, after visiting
the past year and one half in Cali
fornia.
Word was received this week
from Russ and Rusty Dow who
are on a motor trip to the States.
They had arrived in Sarasota,
Florida and sent their regards to
their many valley friends.
Anchorage skiers visiting in the
valley this past weekend includ
ed Mr. and Mrs. Ken Shubert,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wineck, Mari
lyn Macek, Bill Ashland and a
carload of junior skiers.
All members and officers, of the
Matanuska Airmens .Association
and other interested persons have
been invited to attend a pie so
cial to be held at the Sea Air
motive Hanger at Lake Hood on
February 11. The social is being
sponsored by the Anchorage Air
mens Association to raise funds
to send a delegate to the aeronau
tical meeting to be held in Juneau
on February 22. All women at
tending are asked to take a pie.
The pie should be wrapped, with
th^ woman’s name inside,
Mrs. Thelma Cope of Palmer
was awarded the antique wild
flower picture by the Tri-Square
Club. Muriel Hanks, Rainbow
Girl, won a set of shadow-box
wildflower pictures for selling the
greatest amount of tickets.
Mrs. Marty Sherman of the
Butte has been named on Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association
representative in the valley area.
Mrs. Sherman has 1955 member
ship cards available for all inter
ested persons. Annual dues in the
association, are $1.00. The public
is invited to contact Mrs. Sher
man for membership.
Mrs. Pia Cottinf is working at
Togs ’n Seams, replacing Mary
Ann Weidner who plans to leave
soon for the States.
Jerry Hemmer, former Palmer
ite, has joined the U. S. Air Force,
according to word received this
week. Jerry would like to hear
from some of his former class
mates and sends along his ad
dress: B-A Jerald J. Hemmer,
AF19510037, 3278 BMTF, Flight
56, Parks Air Force Base, Cali
fornia. He went into service
shortly after the new year.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson
of Palmer are on a Stateside trip.
A display on Scouting will be
set up in the Matanuska Electric
Association building in observ
ance of Boy Scout Week. Addi
tional displays in' store windows
are being planned by Cub Scouts
of Wasilla and Palmer.
A very attractive picture is now
hanging in the business office at
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
The picture, an arrangement of
azelea, was the gift of the Frank
lin C. Hollister Company of Chi
cago, from who the hospital pur
chases birth certificates. Philip
Edleman of Palmer donated an
attractive light birch frame which
he made for the picture.
PUBLIC INVITED TO
HEAR FRANK PAULS
BLOOD TYPING TREATISE
The public is cordially invited
to hear Frank Pauls, of the Ter
ritorial Department of Health,
Division of Laboratories, who
will give his talk on Blood Tvp
irg which he presented at the
Paris Conference last fall. Mrs.
Pauls has consented to share the
program by showing pictures
taken while attending the con
ference, and tell about some of
the trip’s highlights.
Pauls has travelled over the
ehtire territory and has carried
on general blood typing programs
among the many Native groups
of people. He draws a very hi
teresting comnection between
blood types and the anthropolog}
of certain tribes.
All interested persons are invit
ed to be guests of the Matanuska
Valley Nurses Association who
are sponsoring the meeting in the
United Protestant Church. ^
ment Friday evening, February
11 at 8 p.m. There will be no ad
mission charge and refreshmen
and a short social period will fol
low the announfced program.
FRONTIERSMAN *
ALWATS BRING RESULTS
Gsrdova Teams Fly
Here Friday for
Double-Header Games
Arriving in Palmer on Friday of
this week will be between 30 and
40 Cordova residents who are
coming to the valley €or a four
game session of basketball with
members of the Elks mens’ and
womens’ basketball teams. The
planes will arrive sometime dur
ing the day and a program is be
ing rounded out for their enter
tainment throughout their stay.
On both Friday and Saturday
evenings double-header games
will be played in the Palmer
School gymnasium, with the wo
mens’ games scheduled to open
the session at 8 p.m. Following
the games “Matanuska feeds” will
be put on at Elks hall for all
visitors and members of the local
teams. The committee announc
ed this week there will also be
dancing and entertainment pre
sented for the visitors. On Satur
day evening music will be fur
nished by the same Anchorage
orchestra that played for the
March of Dimes dance held at the
Elks hall this past Saturday.
Tickets for the games may be
obtained from team members and
at various spots in the city as well
as at the door.
Word ’s out that the Cordovans
are coming up to Palmer with a
win in their eyes and Palmer is
getting set for them. Practice
sessions are going ahead and
team members say both night’s
games look like they will be good
ones.
PALMER-SEWARD
SPLIT GAMES
The Palmer Moose and Seward
Seahawks split the games played
here last Friday and Saturday,
with the Moose snapping back on
Saturday from a two-point defeat
suffered on> Friday night.
Only three Palmer players ac
counted for the 41 points gather
ed in the Friday night game. Of
those forward Jack Worledge ac
counted for 27 points; center Ray
Winegarner 12; and guard Paul
Campbell, 2. Seward’s total of 43
points took the game.
On Saturday night the Moose
were slow in starting but by the
end of the third period were
leading 24-21, ending the game
eight points ahead of their op
ponents, 37-29. Winegarner paced
his team with 12 points, followed
by Worledge who accounted for
10. Campbell, Sandvik an# Ben
;ii accounted for 5 points apiece.
Palmer remains in the cellar
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Band Program Benefits
By $1,025 Donations
A total of $1,025.33 has been
collected and donated to the
Palmer Band program to date,
according to an announcement
made by William T. Zahrad
nicek, superintendent of
schools.
In addition to the many,
many individuals who pur
chased Band Booster buttons,
the Rockettes, Elk’s womens’
basketball team) donated $50;
the Golddusters Homemakers’
club donated $50; Lee Spra
gue, $100; Ed Christensen, $50
Beta Sigma Phi, $25; Palmer
B. P. O. Elks, $50; William P.
Benyish, $2.50; Harold Thuma,
$2.50; Band Booster club, $250;
and Palmer Kiwanis, $445.38.
The money will all go to
ward the purchase of needed
instruments, music, and uni
forms.
NEW BAMS
Parcell
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parcell of
Everett, Washington, are receiv
ing congratulations on the birth
of their third son. The young man
was born in Everett on January
.24 and weighed seven' pounds,
four ounces at birth. The Parcell
family formerly made their home
in the Valley. Mrs. Parcell is the
former Jeannette Hemmer.
Westfall
Mr. and Mrs. William S. West
fall of Wasilla are parents of their
fifth child, a daughter, Mary
Katherine, who was born* at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital on Jan
uary 30. She weighed nine pounds, ;
13 ounces at birth.
Maleski
Suzette Marie Maleski, fifth
child for Mr. and Mrs. Chester R.
Maleski of Healy Fork, was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
on February 1, She weighed eight
pounds, 12 ouncse at birth. Mr.
Maleski is employed as a truck
driver by the Alaska Railroad.
Beils
Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Betts i
of Wasilla are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
second child and first son. He has j
been named Michael Kevin* and
weighed seven pounds, five
ounces when born on February 2
at Valley Presbyterian' Hospital.
Mr. Betts is employed by Tee
land’s Shopping Center in Wasilla.
position' in the Railbelt Confer
ence with 2 wins and 5 losses.
Anchorage is leading with 5 wins,
2 losses and Fairbanks and Sew
ard taking second and third place
respectively.
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