Two Coal Gars Derailed July 19
Two loaded coal cars of the
Alaska Railroad were derailed in
the Palmer Depot yards on July
19. Train No. 21, returning from
-Jonesville with 16 cars of coal
derailed in the north end of the
yard. No one was injured in the
Accident.
The derailment was apparent
ly caused from one car splitting
the switch on the independent
track leading off the main line
to the Co-Op spur, Clarence
Krause, station agent said today.
There was no apparent damage
to the cars and no coal was lost,
he said. Wrecker crews were in
Palmer the following day with a
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Terr. Welfare Agent
To Visit Area Tuesday
Mrs. Eileen Marshal, Terri
torial Department of Welfare
district representative, will he
in Palmer on Tuesday, July
26. Persons desiring appoint
ments with Mrs. Marshal on
that date are requested to con
tact U. S. Commissioner Doro
thy B. Saxton at her office
in the Theatre building.
locomotive hook and rerailed the
cars. About 150 feet of track was
destroyed in the mishap. Work
crews expect to have the track
back in usable condition right
away, Krause added.
Six Girls—
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class of 1955. She was active in
Girls’ Athletic Association, Glee
club and chorus, band, majoret
tes, the Pep club, and is a mem
ber of the Palmer Assembly Or
der of Rainbow for Girls and the
Teen-Age Round Up organiza
tion.
Dona is the only contestant to
date who wears her hair in a long
style. She has dark brown, waivy
hair, green-brown eyes, is five
feet, seven inches tall and
weighs 137 pounds. Her hobbies
are swimming and dancing. She
is working this summer in the
office of the U. S. Geological
Survey and plans to enter the
! University of Alaska during the
second semester period.
Norma N. Nelson
Norma N. Nelson, who is being
i sponsored by Palmer Studio, is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W.
Nelson of Palmer who have lived
in Alaska since May of 1935. She
is a graduate of Palmer High
School and attends Washington
State College. Norma was born
September 13, 1934 and is five
feet, three and three quarter in
ches tall; weighs 125 pounds, has
brown eyes and hair. She is em
ployed at Headquarters AAC on
the Base. Photography and sew
ing are her two favorite hobbies.
Girls between the ages of 15
and 26 years may still enter the
contest by registering at the of
fice of Dorothy B. Saxton in the
Theatre building. Requirements
for eligibility are that she must
be a resident of the territory for
at least six months prior to reg
istering and must sell at least
250 tickets before August 8 to
qualify for final judging in the
contest.
Girls announced last week as^
Dedicate—
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two exhibits, one of which will
be their Mine Safety exhibit.
During the 1954 Fair over 2,000
persons visited this phase of the
Department's exhibit, in spite of
the fact it was not possible to
locate in on the grounds. The
Homemakers' Council will exhib
it; the Department of Social Se
curity and Territorial Depart
ment of Labor have indicated
their interest in having display
space.
Among newcomers to the edu
cational display section will be
the Territorial Police who for the j
first time plan an exhibit at the
1955 Valley Fair. Alaska Native
Arts and Crafts who have ex
hibited at past Fairs expect to
be on hand with a varied dis
play of ivory, fur and other Al
aska Native crafts. Military units
will have interesting displays of
varied types and many addition
al exhibitors are expected to reg
ister within the next few weeks.
New Entrance
Among plans for improving the
fairgrounds is the construction
of a combination office and en
trance gate. It will be construct
ed of cement blocks, set on a
poured cement slab and will per
mit entrance to the grounds from
both sides of the building. Nejy
steel fencing will be erected
along the front, fitted into the
building with gates for vehicle
entrance as necessary and to pro
vide immediate emergency ex
its.
Members of the fair board are
contacting Military officials in an
attempt to arrange for entertain
ment rides during the Fair. They
hope to be able to have a merry
go-round and similar type enter
tainment for the fair.
Drivers'—
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self for re-examination. Another
new stipulation provides that
anyone with a judgement against
them will not be eligible for a
driver’s license. Any driver wth
a suspended license must swear
an oatn before a Notary Public
that he has not driven a vehicle
during the suspended period and
then submit himself for re-exam
ination.
The new birthday license
schedule was set up to avoid the
end-of-the-year rush experienced
in the past when the old style
licenses expired.
registered in the contest are Son
ja Stadem and Carla Driggars.
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