LABOR DAY IS A IE GAL HOLIDAY—ALL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE CLOSED
Vol, 2
J-ofotcmbor 19
Pil iu3ra Alrmka,
.1939
No, 39
MATAKITSKA RIVER BELIEVED
C rn'ERIC. COURSE
Residents of Eatanu^hab°day brand
ed the a tat n.ient made by Ike Toy la?
Alaska Road Commission Engineer,
as false vand in. the .same breath
predicted a na,jor cat as trophy if
s one thing wa?.n t done in the near
future to prevent the -*atanuska
river from changing its course.
MraTaylor said he spent one day
in Llatamiska looking over the
situation and reported that he saw
no new cut forw.in and that there
was little possibility of a ser
ious change in the river's course.
The river is not abnormally high
at the present tine according to
residents of the valley who have
lived in that area for a score of
years. At the Matanuska river
railroad bridge two miles fron tho
town, very little water is going
through, which proves to tho
people that a new channel is in
the making, Six men moat of whom
are disinterested persons braved
the flooded flats, and reported
that in many places the current
was so swift that it was almost
impossible to cross. In two
different places a boat had to be
used to cross new channels being
cut by the racing waters c They
reported that those new channels
were as deep as four feet., and in
one case was cut to rock 1 otton.
Mr.Frank the Postmaster, and owner
of the General store in Matanuska
stated that the cost of moving his
establishment to higher ground
was little compared to the amount
of 1 usipess he has already lost,
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FOURTH AlINUnL MATANUSKA
VALLEY PAIR
CELEBRATED SEPT. 2,3,4
The fourth Matanuska valley fair
will open officially Saturday
morning at 10: a.m. This is
expected to be the largest Agri
cultural show over to bo hold
in the Territory of Alaska,
Invitations h^vc been extended
to all towns along the rail bolt
to attend the harvest festival
and bring exhibits to enter for
competition of prizes and blue
ribbon awards,
A program has been arranged for
each day of the fair which will
include footraces, bicycle races,
and horse; races, ball games with
Eklutnn, Anchorage and Seward,
There will be a good picture
show each ovening and a dance
Saturday and Monday ovening.
. All sport fans who have Aeon
writing to see the -Joe Louis and
Tony Galento fight picture will
have their opportunity Monday
night.the 1 airier Theatre.
Also onSunday evening after the
main picture show there will he
a short intermission at which
time anyone who wishes nay enter
free of charge to see a special
feature offered through the cur
tesy of the Matanuska Valley
Civic Association. In fact there
will he two notion pictures shown
froe. "The River" has been recom
mended as one of the most'inter
esting pictures of the year.
These two pictures added to the
.regular motion picture show offer
a double attraction for Sunday
evening.