Community
Calendar
TODAY
WASILLA vets on-farm training
0 class at Community' Hall at 8
p.m.
PRE-NATAL class at former li
brary, 3 p.m.
FIELD day at Matanuska Station
at 10 a.m.
SATURDAY
LIBRARY benefit auction in Pal
mer Gym at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
ST. MICHAEL’S church picnic at
„ Peck’s farm on Wasilla Lake at
1 p.m.
MONDAY
CIVILIAN defense meeting in
Palmer School at 8 p.m.
DRAMA club at Palmer School
at 8:15 p.m.
CHEECHAKO Homemakers at
Mrs. Ella Crosby’s. ,
KIWANIS Club luncheon at for
mer library at noon.
FAIR board at administration
building at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
WELL Baby Conference at Health
Center at 2 p.m.
GLACIERVIEW Homemakers at
Mrs. Ruth Estelle’s. .
’'PALMASILLA Homemakers at ,
Mrs. Fred Larson’s.
MVFCA annual meeting in Gym ]
at 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
CHAMBER of Commerce lunch- ■
eon at former library at noon.
LUTHERAN movie at St. John’s
Church at 8 p.m.
PALMER-Wasilla junior baseball ’
on Palmer diamond at 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
VALLEY Health Council in for
mer library at 7 p.m.
789ers party in Gym at 7:30 p.m.
RJVERBEND Homemakers at
Mrs. Laura Barry’s.
AMERICAN Legion at Legion
Hall at 8 p.m.
LEGION Auxiliary at Legion Hall
at 8 p.m. '
FRIDAY
PRE-NATAL class at former li
brary at 3 p.m. _
Coming Events
Sept. 1—Matanuska Valley Fair -
opens. 4
Moose and caribou seasons open
Sept. 2—Matanuska Valley Fair.
Sept. 3—Matanuska Valley Fair.
Sept. 4—Matanuska Valley Fair.
Oct. 14—Matanuska Valley Sports
men’s annual game dinner.
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VALLEY
THEATRE
FRI.-SAT., AUG. 11-12
Nights 7:15-9:00. Sat. Mat. 2:00
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SUN.-MON.. AUG. 13-14
Nights 7:15-9:00, Sun, Mat. 2:00
WED.-THURS., AUG. 16-17
Nights 7:15 and 9:00
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Hospital Employes
Honor Bride-to-Bo
Miss Phyllis Erickson, nu.se a
the Valley Hospital, was honoi
guest at a bridal shower giver
by her fellow employes on Thurs
day, Aug. 3. Miss Erickson is tc
be married to Merritt Long to
morrow evening.
Co - workers gave the bride
elect a lovely lace tablecloth, and
then showered her with a mis
cellany of other gifts. The show
er was given in the basement
dining room at the Valley Hos
pital. Mrs. Herbert Kopperud
baked the cakes which were
served with strawberries and
cream for the evening’s refresh
ments.
Guests present at the shower
ncluded:
Mrs. Vernon Cates, Mrs. Ruth
Hallison, Miss Martha Collier,
Vfrs. Carmen Johnson, Mrs. John
iVeaver, Mrs. Herbert Kopperud,
Vliss Betty Anwiler, Miss Mar
orie Myren, Miss Joyce Craig,
Mrs. Jack Hermon, Mrs. Dorothy
\ndes, Mrs. Dorothy Steele, Mrs.
Sdith Martin and Miss Erickson.
Also participating in the show
;r, although not present for the
>ccasion were:
Mrs. Helen Maze, Mrs. Ann
Jolbrook, Mrs. Sylvia Butler and
Urs. June Liebing.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
| VALLEY NURSE WILL
! WED TOMORROW
Miss Phyllis Erickson, a nurse
at the Valley Hospital, will be
married to Merritt Long in an
informal ceremony at the Merle
Anderson home tomorrow eve
ning. The wedding will take place
at 7:30 p.m. before only intimate
friends and close relatives of the
young couple.
Miss Erickson will be attended
by Miss Betty Anwiler. Erwin
Long will act as best man for his
brother.
Following the home wedding,
there will be a public reception
at the Matanuska Valley Lodge,
between the hours of eight and
10 p.m. tomorrow. All friends of
the couple are invited to attend.
The newlyweds plan to make
their home in the Valley. Mr.
Long is employed here by the
Alaska Road Commission.
Daniels Family Visits
From California
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Daniels and
daughter, Elva, arrived in the
Valley this week for a visit with
their older daughter and sister,
Viola. The elder Daniels will be
here for only 10 days before they
return to their Chico, Calif., home.
Miss Daniels, who came from
San Francisco, will make Palmer
her home. She will be employed
in the office of the Valley Fron
tiersman. *
Announcing a New Manager
ALINE WOODS
at
CHARLIE'S BAR-B-Q
Featuring a Barbecue Every Weekend
Eat at the Restaurant Where You Can See
Your Food Being Prepared and Cooked
Open from 5:30 A.M. to Midnight Every Day
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It's-Getting
• Harder and Harder and Harder
To Get You the Plumbing Fixtures You Want.
If you're going io need something in the plumbing line
| soon, let us know at once, so we can order it for you
; MACS PLUMBING & HEATING
(Located in the Basement of the Ward Bldg.)
Yes, it's that time of year again. And lucky
is the housewife who has an electrical kitchen
and all of the modern, electrically-operated ap
pliances to make the annual chore as easy as
possible.
Electricity makes a housewife's job easier,
pleasanter and gives more efficient results.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-Op—Palmer, Alaska
“Serving the Valley Since 1942”
ARR's Rail Re-Laying
Project Nearly Finished
Only 12 miles of a summer’s
118-mile rail re-laying project of
The Alaska Railroad remained to
be completed at the end of July,
the latest edition of the Railbelt
Reporter, ARR newspaper, states.
' Already 115-pound steel rails
! connect Caswell and Curry and
Clear and Fairbanks.
Emphasis of the Railroad’s $75,
000,000 rehabilitation program
has been on rail re-laying this
summer. Some bank widening
work has been done, but it will
take two years to complete this
phase of the work.
Bridges are being painted and
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Teeners Will Square Dance
On Tuesday Evening
Teen-agers will square dance
again at the Palmer Gymnasium
next Tuesday evening between
7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Mrs. Violet
Sherman reminded today. These
square dance parties are sched
uled weekly on Tuesday evening
at 7:30, she said.
temporary repairs are being con
ducted at the Loop, under this
year’s work budget.
Piling is being driven at An
chorage, in the beginning stages
af the work of erecting an 11,000
kilowatt steam generating plant
in the ARR yards. This plant will
furnish interim power until con
struction at Eklutna is complete.
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Buy a Local Product and Support
Your Valley
Be Sure to See the Dairy Exhibit
at the Coming Valley Fair
(This Ad Sponsored
By Members of the Valley Dairymen's Assn.)
YOU
CAN'T
Hide the Cash in Your Home
FROM FIRE
Keep it where it's safe from loss
of any kind ... in our bank
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
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