Burning Rubbish
Causes Brass Fire
Volunteer fire fighters were
called out on their first city
limits fire for many months last
* Saturday when a rubbish fire at
Norman Housey’s residence set
grass afire in the Smith sub
division.
Fire Chief Ray Lancaster this
week urged all residents to burn
with extreme caution. Even
burning rubbish in an incinera
tor can be dangerous if it is al
ready three-quarters full of tin
cans. Clean up around the rub
bish can before burning, and em
pty the can often, he urged.
“With these high winds, a serious
fire could result from a small
rubbish burn”, he added.
Te Make Cattle Range
Plans at June I Meet
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Breeders Association are
reminded of a meeting of the
Range Committee which will be
held Wednesday evening, June 1
at 8 p.m. in the office of W. J.
Srweefman in the Experiment
Station building in Palmer.
All stockmen interested in us
ing the Little Susitna cattle range
should attend ,it was announced.
It will be necessary to bring ear
tag numbers of animals to be
sent to the range. Health certifi
cates will be checked, quotas as
signed and fees collected at the
meeting.
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Clover Club
The 4-H Clover Club held their
first meeting at our leader’s
home, Mrs. Laura Mommsen,
with eight members present.
We elected the following offi
cers: Linda Bergman, president;
Helen Carter, secretary-treasur
er; Joan Nunley, vice-president,
Ediana Olson, song and cheer
leader; Katie Sittinger, game
leader, and Joyce Pitka, reporter.
A short meeting was held. We
played games and had refresh
ments. The next meeting at Mrs.
Momsen’s home will be on May
13.
Joyce Pitka, reporter.
Central Sewing Circle Club
Our 4-H club met at the Exten
sion office May 24. We elected
our officers as follows: Dorothy
Loyer, president; Rita Loyer,
vice-president; Karen Cottrell,
secretary; Erika Kalweis, trea
surer, and Janice Loyer, report
er. Dues paid, ten cents. Our
program was planned for the
summer season. Four-H leaders
are Leann Dodds and Norma
Benson. 1
Janice Loyer, reporter
Clover Club
The 4-H Clover Club meeting ]
was called to order by our presi
dent Linda Bergman. Our lead
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VALLEY’S FIRST NEWSPAPER
PLANT LOCATED IN TENT
The Matanuska Valley's first newspaper was printed in a
tent, as above pictured. Jack Allman, who died in 1953, was
editor and publisher of the first colony newspaper. The
Matanuska Valley Pioneer
With a broken down press and a font of type so shot by
time that it contained no letter "E" Jack got out the valley
news for the newcomers to the valley. Probably one of the
most interesting of the contents which will be revealed
when a leaden box buried under the flagpole in front of
Central School in Palmer is dug up in years hence will be
the complete file of Jack Allmon's newspapers.
er, Mrs. Mommsen, gave a dem- I
onstration on how to make muf- |
tins. We decided to have a pic- j
nic on May 27, our next meet- |
ing will be May 19 at Mrs. |
Mommsen’s.
We now have /line members in |
our club. Peter Hjellen, Julia |
Settinger and Larry Tunahun
joined this time. It was our sec- j
ond meeting. Games were play- j
ed and refreshments served.
Joyce Pitka, reporter
Scd Busters
On May 20 the Sod Busters
4-H gardening club met at the
Dick Washburn home and had a
discussion on plans of our gar
dens. Mike Berry had a drawing
of the garden he is making. All
the boys and girls in the club
are expected to make a garden
all bv themselves. They are to
have four or more vegetables in
their gardens.
Kathy Stephan, reporter
Friends invited.. ...
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kneff of
Star Route, Palmer, have an
nounced the coming marriage of
their daughter, Martha Jane.
Miss Kneff will become the bride
of Riley W. Curtis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Curtis of Pal
mer on Saturday, June 4 at 2:30
p.m. The ceremony will be per
Palmsr Girl Passes
llsrit System Exams
Barbara Kindgren, Palmer |
High School graduate, was listed
among outstanding persons par
ticipating in the Alaska Merit
System examinations. She was;
hsted on the stenographic exam
ination list.
Fourteen Alaska high schools
participated in the Alaska Merit
System examinations in April,
with 80 taking the Junior Clerk
Stenographer examinations and j
95 taking the Junior Clerk Typ- ]
ist examinations. Persons earn- j
ing passing grades in these ex- j
aminations are placed on regis- j
ters in the order of their grade,
and are eligible for appointment j
to positions in the agencies under ;
the AMS.
formed by the Rev. Wesley Lan- !
caster in the Church of God on j
Matanuska Street.
All friends of both families are ’
invited to attend the ceremony j
and the reception which will be
held in the manse following the
ceremony.
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Friday - Saturday - Tuesday
MAY 27, 28, 31
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Ripe Olives 2i f 2for 53c
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Peas 303 2,„,41CcJ4
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Raspberries mo. 303 39c
Tang ^ 61c
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Franks n,. 54c
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Pork Sausage «, 64c
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Picnic Hams $3,29
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Margarine 3^ 79c
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Cauliflower per Pkg. 26c
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