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f-alnsr.- Alaska. March 10, 1458
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C-RAGE” BAILEY OF A ICIIORAGF. 3Z5CC1: S3
"MI3C AIAiXA" AT ICE CAPITAL
"Miss Matanuska Haid•* Outf.tted For
Trip to Northern City!s Competition
Dorothy Vasanoja as "Hiss Llatsrmska Laid”
left Wednesday morning for Fairbanks to
compete for the title of ’'Miss Alaska’’.
Mrs. Ross Sheely was actin' as her ch.np
eron and Earl Bell, as her manager at the
Ice Carnival.
FLASH! Rdport this evening states
that Miss Grace Bailey of Anchor
age was chosen. ''Miss Alesha'* at
the Coronation Beil tor-Lpht in
Fairbanks, With, the title goes
the honor of ruling over the Ice
Carnival and a trip to Hollywood
with all e^rpenses paid.
Miss Vasanoja is a brunette with very
vivid coloring.. She is IV years old and
a Senior at the Palmer High School, She
is 64 inches tall and weighs 111 pounds.
On Monday she went to secure her wardrobe
for tne trip. The connittee to select
the clothes, as originally pi>41 nod, was
disbanded. Mrs. Leo Jacobs hurt her knee
and ankle while tabogannjng Sunday and
Miss Myrtle Klovstad was arable tc make
arrangements to leave school where sue is
a teacher. ^ new com.ittee was formed
hurriedly. Mrs. Verna Easthaia continued
as chairman and was assisted by Mrs,
Lawrence Vosanoja, the Queen's nether, and
Mrs. heoige Slovak. who was reopensible for
the Queen's appearance the night of the
Coronation Bali.
MUch of tile wardrobe was purchased in An
chorage through the Trading Post and the
balance in litter, a description of the
clothes purcaascd will be found or. Page V.
A sum of 3156c00 was set aside for the
wardrobe, and 3T,a 00 was old owed for the
Queen for spending money while in Fair
banks. In addition sl.e had 310-00 which
was presented to her by J.V.Kirscii, the
winner of the 3100 cash poke.
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COUNCIL TO GIVE PUBLIC LIHbTcY
$229.00, SCON OPEN EUUUY EVENINGS
School, Legion Auxiiiiary, Civic Council
Otaor Local Organizations Promoting
a direct result of the contest to seloct
a "Hiss * Inton uska Mr id'* and the raffle, the
palmer Public library will be $2KQcOO riche.
Toe Civic Council,, which sponsored the con
test. vdl'i turn t;.is amount over to the Li
bnuy for new books.
This is the largest single donation to date
or.d nearly as rracn as tho total amount
raised 'ey school children since the organi
zation of the library, wnich h_s .mounted
to $B6U92.
.ft the some tine, the Civic Council announ
cer? tnnt just an soon : s a partitition can
be undo to close off the rest of the school,
the Library will be cron to the public on
Friday evenings from 7:00 to 8:C0. Further,
the Library Comittee caiposed of I.Irs. 3.J.
Fingio of the Lotion Luxiliiary, Hr. Harold
fhuija. superintendent of the Painer School,
and Mr Robert tlcCully. Councilman, want to
hear from cay one who vxruld be willing to
trite charge of the library on Saturdays for
a period of one or two months. Xk3 soon as
arrangements can be made, the Library will
be kept open on Saturdays.
Private donations are coming in slowly.
However, several organizations have expres
sed a desire ;o help m a campaign to en
large the library. The Co-op Board has sug
gsstod that there be a separate shelf for
cooperative literature .and they already havt
son? boohs to donate.
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HOSPITAL FOUR-POINT PROGRAM BEING
HT3HED; H Si'/ C (TJiTG CLUEN ;iL CHOSEN
At all but two of the recent nee tings in
the local districts, to elect a Councilman
for the cooing year Dr. ..lbrecht and Mr.
Jacobs have been present tc discuss the
four-point plan for the continuation of the
Mutanuskn Hospital with the people. Speciaj
nectings were held in the other two dis
tricts to allow residents to hear Dr..A
brecht and Mr, Jacobs.. In every district
so far a similar resolution has been passed
that the districts would do everything in
(Cont. Pago 3)