Wrestling Match May Be Added to
Fight Fan Fare at Local Elks' Smoker
Fight fans in the Valley will
have a novel opportunity to see
some first rate boxing and just
possibly a real live wrestling
match at a “Smoker” planned by
the local Elks Lodge for Satur
day, June 14, at the Palmer
School gymnasium.
Eight Army vs. Air Force bouts
are scheduled as well as a grudge
match between two local twins,
Robert and Ronald Larson. But
most novel of all—if plans now
in process materialize—will be a
wrestling match between Ray
Splettsdozer, the West Coast
champion, and ‘‘The Mad Rus
sian,” an employee on the Eklu
tna Project well known in the
Valley. Two out of three falls
will determine the decision for
this match. It is believed by
Johnny Reed, long-time resident
of the Valley who is in charge of
the Smoker arrangements, that
this will be the first wrestling
match ever staged in this area.
“It will be a wonderful chance
for the youngsters of the Valley
who have never seen a wrestling
match,” Reed said. “We’ve almost
certain that this match will take
place, but we’ll announce it for
sure next week.”
Participants in the eight bouts
of Army vs. Air Force are all
winners picked in recent Terri
tory-wide elimination contests
held at Alaskan military bases
during recent months. They were
picked to represent the Alaskan
Command in future service com
petitions in the States. This will
be the first boxing attraction held
in Palmer for the past three or
four years.
At the time of the last boxing
match held in the Valley, the
audience saw the Larson broth
ers, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Larson, put on a won
derful show. They were
youngsters then, and now the
evenly matched twins are “grown
up”—all of 12 years old. With ex
perience gained in the interven
ing years, it is expected that their
show next week will greatly sur
pass their first
Winding up the Smoker will be
an exciting free-for-alL Eight
blind-folded boys in the ring
with boxing gloves. Anyone
knocked down is out; only the
winner remains standing.
If it materializes, the wrestling
match will be added as a special
feature of the Smoker at no extra
Carpenter!, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednecdar
Each Month
VALLEY
PALMER,AlASKA
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
JUNE 4—5
Shows: 7:15 and 940 pan.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
JUNE 6—7
Shows: 7:15 and 9'-00 pjn.
Sal. Mai: 2:00 p.m.
SUNDAY & MONDAY
JUNE 8—9
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 pjn.
Sun. Mai: 2:00 pan.
;harge. Tickets for this fight clas
sic will go on sale Friday at the
srarious business establishments
ibout town.
4 College Students
In Valley to Help
With Church Projects
A Work Caravan of four young
college students from Whitworth
College, Spokane, Washington, ar
rived at the Valley this week to
help with church projects during
their three-week stay.
Sponsored by the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions, the
two girls and two boys have been
assigned to the Anchorage area
of the Yukon Presbytery to as
sist with youth and camp pro
grams and work projects plan
ned by churches in the area. The
work team is composed of Helen
Greiner, Genece Oshanyk, Doug
las Black, and Douglas Gates.
They may be seen busy at work
sanding the exterior logs of the
United Protestant Church—one
of the most difficult and tiresome
jobs of the current church im
provement program. They have
also been assisting with the
Union Vacation Bible School this
week. Next week they will start
helping at King’s Lake Camp.
The young people introduced
themselves at the United Protes
tant Church morning services last
Sunday, and parishioners were
very favorably impressed with
their enthusiasm and friendliness.
Eagerly the church members
signed them up for meals at their
various homes during their stay
in the Valley, where they will
live at the Manse.
FRIENDSHIP QUILT
BEING AUCTIONED BY
SUTTON CHURCH
The highest bid received by the
Dorcas Club of the Sutton Com
munity Church on a friendship
quilt made by the group is $45.
made by Evelyn Heinrich. The
club is still receiving bids. Any
one interested in bidding on this
quilt may contact Mrs. Wilda
Harris of Eska from now until
the end of June when it will be
awarded to the highest bidder.
The club reported a very suc
cessful bake and fancy work sale,
grossing $123.20. Members ex
r
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY. Carpenters’ Hall 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. JUNE 6
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall, 8 p.m.
AAAS, Cook Inlet Chapter
NURSES’ ASSOCIATION, Health
Center, 8 p.m.
, SUNDAY. JUNE 8
GREAT BOOKS GROUP, Chas.
Wilson home. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 9
KIWANIS CLUB. Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EVENING CRAFT CLUB
TUESDAY. JUNE 10
MOOSE AND WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS. United Protestant
Church. 7 p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center 2-4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall 8 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
op club room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER B.P.O. ELKS, Elks’
Quarters, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. JUNE 12
; PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
j Hall 8 p.m.
WELL-BABY AND
IMMUNIZATION
CLINICS RESUMED
Public Health Nurse Marjorie
Myren returned to the Valley
last week after three weeks of
conferences and classes.
She attended the Public Health
Conference in Juneau and the
Cardiovascular Institute in Seat
tle.
Well-baby and immunization
clinics will begin again at the
Health Center on Tuesday, June'
10. and will continue every sec
ond, third, and fourth Tuesday of
each month.
These clinics are open to all
pre-school children in the Valley.
Infant immunizations are given
at the same time.
pressed their appreciation to
Grasser’s Hardware for the
space loaned them during the
sale. Many .lovely fancy work
pieces are still offered for sale
by the club. They may- be pur
chased through Mrs. Edith Comp
ton or any member of the club.
Insure today, see Ray.
Better still, SEE BILL!!
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ANCHORAGE MASONS
VISIT LOCAL LODGE
About forty visitors from An
chorage paid a visit to the local
Matanuska Lodge Number 293,
F and AM, at Carpenters Hall
Tuesday night.
Among the visitors were the
Master and officers of Anchorage
Lodge Number 221 and the Mas
ter and officers of Mt. Susitna
Lodge (u.d.) also of Anchorage.
Sixteen different states were rep
resented among those present.
Purpose of the friendly visit
was to present the local lodge
with officers’ jewels and aprons.
Worshipful Master Noren Ander
son of Anchorage made the pre
sentation speech. The Matanuska
Lodge was instituted less than
one year ago with help of the
Lodge in Anchorage.
New Member of
Territorial VA
Commission Appointed
The Governors Office today an
nounced the appointment of Gor
don Donald Hurlbert of Nome to
represent the Second Division on
the Territorial Veterans Affairs
Commission.
Hurlbert, thirty-eight years old,
was formerly engaged as a public
accountant in Nome, and at pres
ent is administrative assistant for
the Alaska National Guard in that
community. He succeeds Pearse
Walsh. Hurlbert attended South
eastern University at Washington,
D.C. and Edison Technical School
at Seattle. He served with the
District of Columbia National
Guard prior to World War II. Hc
has been employed as superin
tendent and accountant by rural
electrification projects and had
held various commercial indus
trial, and governmental assign
ment before coming to Alaska.
Hurlbert is attending the com
mission meeting now in session in
Juneau.
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ELKS INITIATE
SIX NEW MEMBERS
Six candidates were initiated
into Palmer Lodge No. 1842,
BPOE at the regular meeting
held Wednesday night, May 28.
Officers of the Lodge initiated
Ralph B. Farnsworth, Wilson R.
Woods, Miles D. France, Leonard
C. Lamp, Louis A. Burcher, and
Roy G. Frobair.
"SINGSPIRATION" AT
WASILLA COMMUNITY HALL
The regular “Singspiration”
will be held this month at Wasil
la Community Hall Friday eve
ning, June 13, at eight o’clock.
Congregations from all Palmer
churches are invited to attend.
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