J4ASS TO BE OFFERED
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w:v?r%** FridaY of *he mo^ mass
wiJi be offered by ibe Rev. Jam
r-5 Snead at St. Michael's
v-Jdholic Church on October 7,
ai 7:30, it was announced this
week.
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ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
j NEW BABIES
Burnham
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burnham
are parents of their sixth child,
a daughter who was born to
them at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital on September 22. She
weighed eight pounds, six ounces
at birth and has been named
Yvonne. The Burnhams operate
a dairy farm in the Butte area.
Grover
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Grover
are parents of their fifth child
and daughter. The new Miss Gro
ver was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital September 22 and
has been named Sheila. She
weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces
at birth. The Grovers operate a
dairy farm just south of town.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Clifton W- Grover of
Palmer.
Winierfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Win
terfeid of Spenard are parents of
their third child and second son,
Thomas Anthony who was bom
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
September 24, weighing seven
pounds, 14 ounces.
Somerville
Mr. and Mrs. John Somerville
of Palmer are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
first child, a son, Michael John,
who was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital September 23. He
weighed five pounds, 12 ounces
at birth. Mr. Somerville is em
ployed at the Palmer Bar. Mrs.
Somerville is the former Wanda
Lindsey and is employed at the
Soil Conservation Service office.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertran Curry,
Jr. of Palmer are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of their
first child, a son, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
October 4. He weighed seven
pounds nine ounces and has been
named Bertran Rozell Curry, III.
Paternal grand parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Bertran Curry, Sr. of
Palmer.
Pruitt
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Pruitt of
Palmer are parents of their fifth
child, a daughter who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
October 4. The tiny miss weighed
but three pounds, three ounces
at birth. Maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. William Ising
of Palmer.
Church
Mr. and Mrs. William Church
of Star Route are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of their
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P-TA MEMBERSHIP
CONTEST TO CLOSE
AT OCT. 18 MEETING
The Palmer P-TA membership
contes is very close at present,
according to a committee an
nouncement made this week. The
contest is being staged between
pupils of the school home-rooms.
Mrs. Jelinek’s room is leading by
four per cent with an enrollment
of 96.4 percent. If both parents
of each student joined the result
would be 200%, it was pointed
out.)
Following closely it Mrs. Moy
er’s class with 96 percent; Mrs.
Gazaway’s and Mrs. Smoot’s
each have 88 per cent; Miss Hun
ter’s and Mrs. Beechik’s classes
each have 86 per cent. The next
four classes in order of percent
membership are Miss Steel’s, 79
percent; Miss James, 79 per cent;
Mrs. Isely’s 77 per cent; and Mrs.
Boyd’s, 76 per cent.
Prize for first place is $10. The
contest will close at the October
18 P-TA meeting. A few mem
berships increase the percentage
considerably, the committee
members stated. Anyone who
does not have a membership
blank who wishes to join the
local P-TA, may send 50 cents
(or one dollar for both parents),
plus name, address, and name of
each child and their respective
teachers, to one of the above
named teachers or to Mrs. C. H.
Dearborn, c/o Matanuska Experi
ment Station, Palmer.
first child, a son, who was bom
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
October 5. He weighed eight -
pounds, 14 ounces at birth. Mrs.
Church is the former Ruby Hol
stein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Holstein. Paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. John
Church of Wasilla.
HOUSING OFFICIALS
WILL SPEAK AT
CITIES’ CONVENTION
Tap officials of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency are
scheduled to participate in this
year's convention of the League
of Alaska Cities.
M. Justin Herman of San Fran
cisco, regional administrator of
the HHFA, will lead a discussion
session on “Cities” Use of Fed
eral Programs”. The other par
ticipant is the regional director
of Urban Renewal, Richard Ives,
also of San Francisco. Both
speakers will take part in the
convention meetings to be held
here in Palmer on November 1.
The convention lasts from Octo
ber 31 through November 2.
Subjects to be covered by Her
man include public facility loans,
urban planning assistance, ad
vance public works planning
funds, and other programs of
benefit to Alaskan municipalities.
Slum clearance and urban renew
al will be the topics covered by
Ives.
Preceding his appearance at
the convention, Ives will make a
tour of the major Alaskan cities.
A similar trip was undertaken by
Herman last June.
It was previously announced
that Governor B. Frank Heintzle
man and Delegate E. L. Bartlett
will be main speakers at the cit
ies’ convention.
Carpenters. Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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has dropped a $70,000 bond issue
from its May ballot, thanks to an
elderly spinster who loved books.
Miss Oallie Chambers, who died
recently at 70, left her entire es
tate to the library’s board of di
rectors. Probate attorneys esti
mate ,it at between $250,000 and
$300,000.
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