W33KLY WTATHOR R3P0RT - September 12 to September 18
MATANUSKA VALL2Y
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Palmer
!rax Sherrod
Butte
Newville
Matanuska
Berean_
Palmer Alaska
Vivien Heier
Palmer
Mrs. Lee Marshall
I!atanuska
Amy Irwin
Date
12
15
li.
15
12
18
12
Max.
Temp,
59
58
Min.
Temp.
25
26
60
60
15
26
Total
Precip
80
.52
.48
.95
.69
.66
•find
Direc.
Var.
Calm
S.7
Days
Clear
Days
Partly
Cloudy
Days
Cl'dy
Hiss Laura B. Karney, 7 North 9th Ave.,
Mount Vernon, v, Y.,renewing her subscrip
tion to the Valley Settler, saysi "I enjoy
reading about ray friends in the Valley."
Hiss Harney, who is a school teacher,
came to Palmer in 1936 to spend a few days
and found the Valley and its people so in
teresting and friendly that she spent the
entire summer, a guest at Palmer Lodge.
Arm bands have arrived for the Palmer
unit of the Alaska Territorial Guard.They
are very attractive. They are the blue
of the Alaska flag with the "Big Dipper"
etched with the gold stars and the letters
A. T. G. set on in triangle form.
Historic old Fishhook Inn burned to the
ground last Friday night. For the last
two years it has been owned and operated
by Charles L. Cadwallader of Vasilla who
estimates his financial loss from the fire
at *8,GOO. There is no insurance. .kfter
buying it, Hr. Cadwallader completely re
modeled the Inn.
Because of the bridges washed out on
the new Gl^nn highway,by the raging flood
waters of several mountain streams, some
of Palmer's very helpful helo is marooned
in the Chickuloon district, where they had
gone to 6pend tho weekend hunting mountain
goats. They aro» Ralph Goodrich, Harold
Stephan, ’.falter Cooper and Tom LePak.
There are said to be something like 350
plants that contain rubber, but none in
the popular 6150X16 size. - Grit
Radio Announcer - The three minutes si
lence on your radio, ladies and gentlemen,
was not due to a technical breakdown, but
was sent to you by courtesy of noiseless
typewriters.
at palmer churches
Sunday September 27,1942
UNITED PROTESTANT CHURCH
Rev. 0. W. Randall, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 a.m,.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
*#•*
Valley Chapel
Rev. and Mrs. Herman E. Beyer, Pastors
'Worship and Church School
Preaching Service
Midweek Service (Wed4 Eve)
**-*
St. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Woodrow Kurth, Pastor
10:00 a.m..
3:00 p.ra*
8:00 p.m.
Sunday School
Morning Worship
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ST. i.JCHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. father James Snead, Pastor
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Mass at 10:00 a.m.
Choir practice every Vednesday evening
at the church at 7:00 o'c
**#■****■»•**'*
Thirty-one teachers and parents attend
ed the "welcome home" social event given
by the Parent-Teacher Association at the
schoolhouse Tuesday evening. There was
an interesting program in charge of Mrs.
Harold L. Thuraa. Harry Wimmer led com
munity singing accompanied by Mrs. Max
Sherrod on the piano. Following the pro
gram, coffee and cake were served from an
attractively decorated table with lovely
garden flowers in the center. Mrs. H.C.
Hanson and Mrs. 0. 77. Handall presided at
the coffee urns.