Fire destroyed the three
room house occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Wilraot Sherwood,
in West Palner last Satur
day evening between 7 and
7*30 o'clock. House and
contents were cenpletely
burned. The house belong
ed to Mrs. Irvin Metcalfe
of Seward and by coinci
dence, Ur. and Mrs. Met
calfe had arrived in Pal
mer for a visit a short
while before the fire oc
curred. The loss cf the
house was covered by insur
ance.
The Sherwoods lost their
personal and hone-furnish
ing effects and a valuable
collection of keepsakes#
not covered by insurance.
Dr. and Mrs. Leroy W.
Flora went to Fairbanks by
plane and spent a week or
more.
Captain Miles Werner of
the Air Corps left for 31
nendor? Fieid Tuesday eve
ning after spending a vaca
tion period in the Matanus
ka Valley,. During his va
cation in the Valley he es
pecially enjoyed a visit
with Mr, and Mrs. Adam Wer
ner at their farm. Tho
they are not related both
Werner families cane to the
States from Bavaria. Capt.
Miles Werner being a "news
paper man" got valuable
data on the history of the
Matanuska Valley from the
Adam Werners.
A. B. Lane has arrived
from Fairbanks to act as
chief accountant for the
Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association,
Before coming to Palmer he
was in charge of the per
sonnel office and did'the
buying for Ladd Field.
LOST - 1 black mare and
1 grey gelding, each weigh
ing about 1600 pounds. If
seen, please notify Don
Parks or the Co-op General
Office.
Miss J. Hazel Zimmerman
is recovering from a two
weeks illness.
TONIGHT
A THRILLING JUNGLE STORY STARRING
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER - MAUREEN O'SULLAVAN -
JOHN SHEFFIELD - REGINALD OWEN IN
o a
Tm IAN'S
Secret
NEXT WEEK - SPENCER TRACY IN
"DR . J E K Y L L AND MR. HYDE"
WITH A GREAT SUPPORTING CAST INCLUDING
LANA TURNER, INGRID BERGMAN . THRILLING i
The Student Council of
the Palmer Associated Studen ;
Body met yesterday at 11 a.m
and voted to divide any pro
ceeds from the scrap metal
drive between the Hed Cross
and their locker fund. Hie
latter is used to replace
lockers which have been
damaged.
Last weekend's caribou
hunters at Lila Lake, secur
ed seven caribou. They were
in the mountains from Friday
night until L!onday. The hun ■
ters traveled de luxe to Li
la Lake from tho point where
they left their cars, by
sled and horse. The cari
bou traveled de luxe on the
return trip. In the par
ty were L. C. Stock, Vir
gil lickert, Ralph Goodrich,
and Harold Stephan. Mr.
Stephan having secured a
caribou on another occas
sion, could take only one
on this trip.
Dr. David Hoehn return
ed last evening from a brief
visit in Fairbanks.
Honoring Mrs. Long's
birthday, Johnny Long and
"Scotty" Dreghorn entertain
ed Mrs. Long, Mrs. McCoy,
and Frank Kelley of the OPA
at dinner at the lunchroom
Wednesday evening. Caribou
steaks, French fries, and a
birthday cake were served.