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The Frontiersman
Over 700 Persons
Are Blood-Typed
h Valley Program
A total of 536 Palmer residents
were blood-typed in the Kiwanis
sponsored program held in the
city last Friday, according to Cy
Fahnestock, program chairman.
An additional 140 persons were
done in Wasilla, with more to
be done on a second trip to that
area. This will bring the total
well over 700 persons blood-typ
ed during the program.
Identification cards will be
sent to Anchorage by the end of
next week, Fahnestock said. Any
one who did not order a dog tag
who now wishes to obtain one,
is requested to contact him prior
to next week. Tags may be ob
tained for the price of 11 cents
each.
The program was supervised
by Frank Pauls of the Alaska De
partment of Health yho was as
sisted by the following members
of the Matanuska Valley Nurses
Association Mrs. Alex Carlson,
Mrs. Max Sherrod, Marion Mac
Intyre, Florence Sandel, Clara
Kopperud, Helen Maze, Jessie
DeVries, Margaret Swazy, Ina
Norbel and Ami® Sloppy.
Beta Sigma Phi members as
sisting with registrations were:
Sally Harrison, Barbara Bran
ton, Eileen Branton, Mildred !
Buzby, Clara Buz by, Joyce Metz,
Marge Bouwens, Gladys Jones,
Marne Hanks, Bernice Kuoppola, 1
Betty Adams and Hazel Harris.
Delores Pommier and Lucille
Wimmer also volunteered time
for registration work.
Assisting Fahnestock were
committee members Jack Flint
and Bill Kelleigh.
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Thursday, May 12. 1955
LOCAL COUPLE
WED IN PRETTY
EVENING CEREMONY
In a candlelight ceremony
performed at Moose Hall on May
6 at 8:00 p.m. Clare Edmunson
of Palmer became the bride of E.
Paul Stringfield, also of Palmer.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by U. S. Commission
er Dorothy B. Saxton in the
beautifully decorated hall. Spring
flowers and blue and white
streamers were used in the decor
ations.
Mrs. Eva Plumley, pianist,
played traditional wedding music
during the ceremony.
Mrs. Stringfield chose a nylon
jersey dress of aqua blue. It was
styled with a shirred and fitted
bodice with cowl neck and small
puffed sleeves, and a skirt over
net. Her accessories were white
and gold. Her shoulder corsage
was a single large orchid.
Mrs. Marlys Cornelius was her
only attendant and she wore a
two-piece navy dress suit with
white accessories and a shoulder
corsage of white carnations.
The bridegroom’s best man was
Frank Cornelius.
Following the ceremony nearly
200 guests gathered at the recep
tion held in the couple’s honor.
A buffet was served by friends
of the couple with Mrs. Jean
Kyger serving the cake, Mrs.
Fannie Wertinen presided at the
punch bowl, and Mrs. Loretta
Sisley poured coffee. Frank Cor
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TO BE SHOWN LOCALLY
A 50-minute color film, “The
Missing Christians” will have two
showings in the valley next week,
it was announced.
The first showing will be held
at the Wasilla Chapel in that
town on Friday evening, May 13
_ at 8 p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
The film will be shown the
following night, Saturday, May
14, at the Youth for Christ meet
ing. The film was shown in the
valley some three or four years
ago. Popular demand has requir
ed the entire refilming of the
successful drama with the latest
equipment, thus giving it gorge
ous color and clear crisp sound.
Admission to either showing
will be free.
nelius, Tom Moffitt and Bill,
Roark furnished music for danc
ing which followed the buffet.
Mrs. Stringfield came to Alas
ka in 1945 from Washington and
to Palmer in 1949. The bride
groom who is employed by the
Matanuska Electric Association
came to Alaska in 1931 from
Montana and has lived in the
valley since that time.
Following a short wedding trip,
for which Mrs. Stringfield chose
a grey faille suit with white ac
cessories, the couple are now at
home in North Palmer.
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The movie will be “Seminole” in techni
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Anthony Qjsinn.
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EVEN-TEMP OIL HEATERS
ASBESTOS SHAKES assorted colors
MANY OTHER ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST
WONDERFUL BUY ON COOLERATOR FREEZERS
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MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS CO-OPERATING ASSOCI ATION
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
THURSDAY. MAY 12
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN-*
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MAT. AIRMENS’ ASSOC., Co
Op club room, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 13
MAT. VALLEY FAIR ASS’N.,
Co-Op club room, 8 p.m*
PALMER SCHOOL BAND CON
CERT, Central School gym, 8
p.m.
SATURDAY. MAY 14
RAINBOW GIRLS, Carpenters’
Hall, 2 p.m.
SUNDAY. MAY 15
BACCALAUREATE
BACCALAUREATE, Wasilla, 8
p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 16
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Cobb’s ban
quet room, 8 p.m.
PALMER LIBRARY BOARD,
Palmer Library, 7 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church basement, 7 p.m.
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY
TUESDAY MAY 17
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church
basement, 7 p.m.
JR. HIGH PARTY, Moose Hall,
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
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EASTERN STAR, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 1-4 p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
COMMENCEMENT WASILLA
SCHOOL, 8 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH COMMENCE
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THURSDAY, MAY 19
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
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Parents Plan Party
For ir. High Graduates
Parents of the graduating
Junior High School class are
planning a party for the graduat
es on Tuesday evening, May IT
at 8 p.m. in Moose Hall.
Entertainment for the evening
will include dancing, games, and
refreshments of cookies and
punch. In addition to several
parents who will be in attend
ance, teachers Lois Metzger and
Norman Rousey also will attend.
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