Miss Helen Johnson, who
is leaving soon for the
States, will visit for a few
days at her home at Clarka
ton, Wash., on her way east
to attend the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
She will do graduate work in
public health and will re
turn to Juneau in February
as Senior nurse.
Miss Johnson has done ex
cellent work as Public Healt
nurse for the Matanuska Val
ley and the community sin
cerely regrets losing her
and her services.
Mrs. W. C. Mau and her
small daughter, Dorothy,have
gone to Minneapolis for a
stay of indefinite length.
Major Kermit Roosevelt
visited Palmer Sunday. He
ms guest of Postmaster Harr
3. DeLand.
Miss Isc.bel Fish of Fair
banks v/ho has spent the sum
ra-3r helping out at Matanuska
Valley hospital, will leave
tomorrow to resume her offici
at the University of Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie R.
Moffitt announce the engage
ment of their daughter,Betty!
Jane to Mr. John Henry Durand
of Anchorage. The wedding
will be celebrated late this
month.
Mrs. Donald Parks is tak
ing her little son, Dean,who
was so badly burned in an
accident this spring, to the
Childrens Orthopedic hospi
tal in Seattle. They went
to Anchorage where Dean will
be at Providence hospital
until arrangements for their
journey are completed. Mrs.
Parks will bo with her sis
ter, Mrs. Claire Silliman,at
Kirkland - six miles out of
Seattle, while Dean is at
the hospitali
Ur. and Mrs. Vernon More
man and two sons, Dale and
Vernon, Jr., left today for
Caldwell, Ida.
Dr. Lorin T. Oldroyd of
College, will be in Palmer
until next Tuesday. He is
accompanied by Dr. Peter
Hogg of College, Ui-ss. ,hone
of State College of Liississip
pi where Dr. Hogg was plant
breeder at the Experiment
Station. He will do the son
research at College, Alaska.
To date $124.50 has been
donated tov/ard buying a car
for a Public Health nurse.The
families thruout the Valley
will be contacted for dona
tions next week.
Lawrence Dreghom, manager
at the Trading Post, is in
Anchorage for a few days on
business.
A sawmill with which to
saw silo material, crates,lun ■
ber, is an assured project,
according to Mr. Stock's re
port at the annual meeting.
"Looking into the future,"
said Mr. Stock, Jit should be
not only a revenue producer
for the Association but also
create a pay-roll for those
who will need work when the
war ends. "
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