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Sisco
Mr. and Mrs. Billy L. Sisco of
Palmer are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of their first
child, a daughter, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
on July 19. She weighed seven
pounds, 14 ounces at birth and
has been named Sherri Louise.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Hoffman of Pal
mer. Mr. Sisco is a dairy farmer.
Gatz
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gatz
are parents of their second child,
a boy, who was bom at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital on July 20.
He has been named William Ber
thel and weighed seven pounds,
nine ounces at birth. Mr. Gatz is
a laboratory technician at the
Experiment Farm.
Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelley of
Wasdlla are parents of their
fourth child. A daughter, Connie
Sue was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital on July 21,
weighing seven pounds, eight
ounces at birth. Mr. Kelley is em
• ployed at Valley Cleaners in Pal
mer.
Adams
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ad
ams of Palmer are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of their
third child, and first son. Robert
Lloyd Adams was born at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital on July
23 and weighed seven pounds, 13
Ounces. Mr. Adams is a forester
with the Bureau of Land Man
agement, stationed in Palmer.
Loyer
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Loyer
of Palmer are parents of the
second child, a daughter, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital on July 24. The tiny
miss weighed three pounds, 12
ounces at birth and has been
named Carol Sue. Mr. Loyer is
a carpenter. Paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Loyer of Palmer.
Weeks
Their third child, a daughter,
was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Max
Weeks of Sutton on July 27 at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
Miss Weeks weighed seven
pounds, nine ounces at birth and
is the couple’s second daughter.
Her name has not yet been chos
en. Mr. Weeks is employed by
Minor-Roop as a shovel operator.
O'Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O’Brien of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of their sec
ond child, a daughter, who was
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital July 27. She weighed seven
pounds, four ounces at birth and
has been named Vel Leen.
Katkus
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Katkus
are parents of their fourth child,
a son, who has been named
Thomas Henry. Thomas was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
on July 28, weighing seven
pounds, nine ounces at birth. The
Katkus’ make their home at PMt
man.‘
Hardage
Mr. and Mrs. Rex O. Hardage
of Palmer are parents of their
second child and son. Gary Rex
ford Hardage was born at Val
OBITUARY
Arthur J. Mayer
Funeral services for Albert J.
Mayer, 63, husband of Elsie
Lowe Mayer of Palmer, were
conducted July 26 in the Ketchi
kan Mortuary Chapel under the
auspices of the American Legion
Post of Ketchikan. Horner Crow
ther, department chaplain, offi
ciated.
Pall bearers were Drency Dud
ley, Romeo Alin, Waldo Scott,
Walter Bolling, Gus Murphy
and Duane Force. Following a
firing squad and taps salute ,the
American flag used in the ser
vice, was folded and presented to
Mrs. Mayer.
Mayer, a pioneer Alaskan, suc
cumbed on July 22 in the Ketchi
kan hospital, from injuries re
ceived in a fall on July 21 at
Herring Cove where he and his
partner Ben Fenner operated a
saw mill.
In addition to his wife, who
makes her home in Palmer, he is
survived by two sisters, Mrs.
George Lowman of Sherwood,
Ore. and Mrs. Lester Amell, of
Kooskia, Idaho, a brother Arthur
Mayer of Anchorage, and several
neices and nephews.
ley Presbyterian Hospital August
1 and weighed four pounds, five
ounces at birth. Mr. Hardage is
employed at the Evan-Jones Coal
Mine. Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hardage of
Palmer.
Ubert
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ubert are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their first son and second
child. He was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital August 2,
weighing seven pounds, 14 oun
ces at birth, and has been named
Martin Erwin. Mr. Ubert is em
ployed at the Evan-Jones Coal
Mine.
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• Wandering through the animal
infected jungles of Africa
• Hitching a ride across the ocean on
a tramp steamer
• Enrolling in a university with no
previous schooling
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS
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Troop 71
Members of Girl Scout Tioop
71 were recent guests at the
home of Barbara Johnson. Be
cause of ill health Barbara has
not been able to attend our iegu
ar meetings. We had a special
Fly-Up ceremony and she re
ceived her wings and Girl Scout
pin. Barbara’s mother served re
freshments and we all enjoyed
the meeting.
Barbara is leaving soon for the
States with her family and we
shall all mass her.
Since Girl Scout Day Camp
wrhich several girls from our
Troop attended, we have had
two outings. July 16 we w-’ent to
Tooth Acres with Mrs. Steelman
our leader, and cooked bacon
and eggs on our Buddy Burners
and took a hike to the Matanus
ka River. We wrere presented
with our World pins that day.
July 23 we had a weiner roast
at the home of assistant leader
Mrs. Chance. Our troop is divid
ed into two patrols. Dorothy
Campbell is leader of patrol one
and Janie Hanks of patrol two.
Yukon Piesbytery
To Meet at Wasilla
The First Presbyterian Church
of Wasilla will be host to the
meeting of the Yukon Presbytery
scheduled for Augsut 9. The Rev.
Brian Cleworth, moderator of the
Presbytery, made this announce
ment this week.
Ministers and laypeople from
Anchorage, Palmer, Tok, Big
Delta, College and Fairbanks will
be in attendance at the one day
meeting. Among items of busi
ness will be the examination
and licensure of Mr. Victor Ur
ban, student pastor at the Wasil
la church. Licensure is one of the
steps in the ordination to the
ministry of the Presbyterian
Church.
We are working on second class
badges.
Dorothy Campbell, scribe
Arvo Kellio, horticulturist at
the Fairbanks Experiment Sta
tion ,is spending several days
in the Valley in conference with
staff members of the local Sta
tion.
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ITINERARY
Announce Engagement
Of Geraldine Kindgren
Mr. and Mrs. William Ising of
Palmer this week announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Geraldine Francis Kindgren.
Miss Kindgren will become the
bride of Peter S. Lampard, son
of Mrs. Frank S. Lampard of
Zelienople, Pa. on September 4.
The couple have been attending
the University of Alaska. The
bride-to-be is employed in the
office of the U. S. Geological
Survey and the prospective
bridegroom is employed in the
grocery department at Koslos
ky’s Department store.
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