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President Roosevelt was endorsed
and delegates to the National
convention accordingly Instruct
ed to vote for his nomination.
Palmer was highly nono^ef’ when
Nrs .Bertha Porrine was elected
as National Committee Woman from
Alaska as this is the highest
onor a woman can receive in'
he territory from her party,
scar Olson, present Territorial
reasuror was elected as National
omnitteaman.
complete confidence in ?"rs.
errine i’ill be of untold value
o this community and she will
e in a position to bo of much
so to all of us. Che is to be
oartily congratulated on an honor
bat Pairbanks nd Juneau fought
ard and desperately for.
Assurance was received from the
office of the Governor that effort
is hains directed to secure more
road systems in the Interior and
among them is the Palmor-Richard
son Highv/nyycut off.
There is much more to be said of
the benefits this valley -ill
reciive through their representa
tion at the convention, but it
i3 asking too much to have oven
this much printed, so I will say
no mere but will bo glad to fur
nish any further information if
it is possible for me to do so.
Respectfully yours,
' Harry R. DeLand
NOTICE
DISTRICT 6-~ Will moot at the
hone of Glenn Broostrom on the
evening of February 7 .
There will probably be election
of new officers. Every body
is urged to attend this meeting
FACTS THAT HURT
Do know^ that the Palmer High
School Ct.r3kGtbcll'"toam is not In
vited to the Fur Rendezvous?
Do you realize that the Boys and
Girls of this valley look forward
from year to year to tho fur ren
dezvous. Thoy work and plan for
this and now 18 days before it
begins they are turned down?
Do you know why we were not ac
cepted; It was because of a poor
showing on the court. Eklutna
was invited. Tho girls lost one
gene by 4 points and tho other was
forfietod to tho Palmor girls.
The Palmer boys von two games
from Eklutna team. ’ asilla was
invited. The boys led most of
those games but were nosed out
during closing minutes by very
closo scores, and they still have
one game to play. Tho p~ir:cr glrl3
^lost the first game to ’ asilla
by a close score in r.silica gym
and von tho second by 1 point"
and lost tho 3rd. by"1 point.
Do you think P: lncr deserves a.
brn k?
Do you think v0 spend all our
in Palmer? Vail: down tho street
son.. Saturday or any other day
for that natter and"see how
many of us arc down there, ’.here
do wo buy or car.;, wholesale goods,
and the many other comoditics:
'hat papers and printing firms do
wo patronize?
Do you know that recently the
Choechako's took in 060.’ at one •
grr.ic egri net the p-lftor ell Start
the gym looked' empty. Was
empty lest year? No, at times
there v/r.o not standing room.
Compering crowds it looked like
-'600 gates is st year. No monov
should bo lost r.t thr.t figure
with good supervision. hot ex
pense money the terms get will •
be put tight back into‘the city,
and they will bring lots more
'"ith them, :1avc you stopned to
think that if basketball is to be
a success in -.-la-ska it must be
divided into class A schools and
class B schools. Class A schools;
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