VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH THURSDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc. _
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 18 <9.__
A1 J. DeJulio
Publisher, Manager
Editor
Associate Editor
Lucille Kennedy Mick
.Virginia Gallant
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Notebook ;i I
Violet Werner, recent Palmer I
High graduate is now employed
at the Maianuska Valley Bank.
Dr. Donald Coe and Roscoe j
Taylor of the Experiment Station (
left for the Fairbanks Station ^
Monday to help with experimen
tal planting there. Dr. Allan Mick, ^
H. J. Hodgson, and Doyle Ross <
left the following day for the j
Kenai Peninsula to make similar 1
plantings on plots near Homer, i ,
With Dr. Curtis Dearborn and ]
Ivan Branton on a tour of milit- ;
ary duty, Hugh Johnson still on ,
vacation, and Director Irwin in j
the States attending young Don's ]
graduation, only a skeleton staff (
was left at the local headquarters
this week.
Father James Snead arrived
home last week end after a six
week trip in the States. He was
very glad to get back away
from the Outside “rushing."
Dr. Joe Kubota of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture BPI- 1
SAE arrived in Palmer this week ]
on loan to the military geology
perma-frost section of the U. S.
Geological Survey. Although he
will be attached to the local head
quarters, he will be working
primarily in the Copper River
area.
The Palmer Library has a
new paint job. It sports a pic
turesque barn red with white
Bob and Kay Pippel returned
to Palmer last week with a new
car after a six-week visit Out
side. While in Chicago they met
Helen Arndt Ray and her new
husband, Jack Rodriquez, who is
an engineering student at the
university there. On her return
home Kay had a letter from Jay
Prescott, former Palmer School
superintendent, now in Jackson,
Michigan. He said to tell every
one “hello.’’
Home from Park College in
Missouri are Edison Thuma and
Bill Wade. David Vigdabl is also
home from the Missouri College
of Mines.
Sheila Hagen arrived home
this week from Annie Wright
Seminary in Tacoma, Washing
ton. Visiting her for the summer
is a cousin, Alice Norman of
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Cloisine Driggers saw her
brother. E. J. Crabtree of Sunny-:
side. Washington, for the first
time in 13 years when he arrived
in Palmer this week-end for
visit. After a few days he liked j
the Valley so well he is thinking
rather seriously about staying.
He's taken a job at the Co-Op
creamery.
Leaving Sunday, June 8 for a
Stateside trip are Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Eckert and sons.
They will fly to Seattle and pick j
up a car there. In Spokane thev
MOOSE CLUB TO HOLD
BENEFIT DANCE
Following the success of the
dance held by the Palmer Moose
Lodge two weeks ago, the an
nouncement was made this week
that another dance will be held
Saturday night, June 7 at Moose
Hall. Proceeds will go toward the
building fund. The public is in
vited.
j SPECIAL FLOWERS
FOR WEDDINGS
! CORSAGES—
BRIDE’S BOUQUETS
BOUTONNIERES
COLONIAL NOSEGAYS
Matanuska Valley
Gardens
Maud Hosier
.ocai Man Injured
In Runaway Plane
Occident
David Kepler. 25-year-old pilot
rom Matanuska. was seriously
niured in a runaway plane ac
■ident last Thursday evening at
he Palmer Airport.
Kepler apparently had left the
hrottle open to his Aeronca
Champion plane when he started
t by turning the propellor. With
he plane suddenly starting to
nove forward, the pilot tried to
lold it by the wring. He lost his
p-ip and was thrown to the
ground when he was struck by
he propellor. The prop mangled
lis uplifted arm and lacerated
>ne leg from the hip down.
The injured man was rushed
;o Valley Hospital, where one
irm had to be amputated below
he elbow. Dr. C. C. Bailey, the
ittending physician, said yester
lay that Kepler’s condition is
satisfactory. He was to be sent
oday to a Veteran’s hospital on
he post for the remainder of his
lospital convalescence.
vill visit their daughter, Mrs.
Robert Rowland and attend hex
>fficial graduation from the
School of Medical Technology
:here (actually, she two more
nonths of work remaining) From
Spokane, the Eckerts will visit
relatives all tha way to Chicago
rhey will be gone six weeks.
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FIRST JUNE BRIDE OF 1952 WED IN
IMPRESSIVE DOUBLE RING CEREMONY
In an impressive aounie ring
ceremony, Miss Betty Kreutz,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. R. H.
Kreutz of Giltner, Nebraska, and
George S. Crowther. son of Mr.
Photo by Palmer Studio
j and Mrs. George H. Crowther of
! Eugene, Oregon, repeated their
! nuptial vows before a large group
| of their friends assembled at the
| United Protestant Church Sunday
j evening, June 1, at eight o’clock,
j The simple yet meaningful words
of the marriage ritual were read
i by Rev. Harry Gayley.
“Oh Perfect Love,” a vocal
I solo, was sung by Duane Huntley
| just before the ceremony. Then
; Mrs. Max Sherrod, who was ac
companying at the church organ,
signaled the approach of the brid
al party with the familiar strains
of the Lohengrin Wedding March.
Preceding the bride toward the
altar was her matron of honor,
Mrs. Jasper Skok, herself a bride
of only eight days. The bride
i followed on the arm of Harlow
i J. Hodson, who took the place of
j her father. Attending the groom
I was his best man, Dr. Donald C.
; Coe. The altar was decorated with
The Clayton Esslingers leave
1 by stratocruiser June 11 for trip
Outside that will be concentrated
on visits in Ohio. After picking
up a new car in Flint, Michigan,
they will motor back over the
highway. They plan to be in Pai
i mer by July 15.
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baskets of pink gladiolus and
i flanked by two tall candelebra
with white tapers that lighted the
j ceremony. Near the close of the
| solemn ritual, Mr. Huntley sang
“The Lord’s Prayer.”
The bride wore a street-length
| wedding gown of white embroid
ered organdy with bouffant skirt
; and a bodice set off by tiny self
covered buttons from the waist
to the peter pan collar at the
| throat. Her face was framed by
a miniature \Vhite poke bonnet
to which her sheer, finger-tip
veil was attached. A colonial bou
quet of white gladiolus and dais
ies was carried in her hands. The
matron of .honor wore an almost
identical dress of coral embroider
ed organdy and carried a coloni
al bouquet of coral gladiolus and
daisies. Both dresses had been
made by the bride’s mother in
Nebraska. Although Miss Kreutz’
parents could not be present,
they telephoned just before the
ceremony to wish her joy on her
j wedding day.
The reception was held at the
Matanuska Lodge. Mrs. Russell
Felzien. the hostess in charge, was
assisted by Mrs. Earl Smith. Miss
Edna Wehking, and Mrs. Joseph
Puhl. After the newly wedded
couple had cut the first piece
from the wedding cake. Miss Vir
ginia Carle served the guests.
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Works of Art—Ceramics
Crystal—Lamps—Fine China
Costume Jewelry—Linens—
Baby Gifts and Gift Ware.
Fine China Dinnerware from
famous producers in Bavaria:
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An interesting shop in which
to browse.
Next to Hyland Hotel
i
Mrs. Harlow J. Hodson and Mrs.
Donald C. Coe poured coffee and
tea for the grown-ups and punch
for the bride’s special guests—her
first grade pupils. Mrs. Paul Mar
tin presided over the guest book.
Arranging the many lovely gifts
at the gift table were Miss
Edith Eggleston and Miss Nancy
Johnson.
All the ladies assisting at the
reception were presented with
gardenia corsages by the bride.
White carnation boutonnieres
were wore by the men of the
wedding party, including the two
ushers, Harold Stephan and Tom
Murton. A dinner for the bridal :
party was given by Mr. and Mrs.
Hodgson Saturday evening at \
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their home.
After a short wedding trip in
the Kenai Peninsula, Mr. and
Mrs. George Crowther will return
to Palmer. In August they will
move to their new farm home
south of Palmer. Mr. Crowther
is Territorial agricultural inspec- ^
tor. and the new Mrs. Crowther
will begin her third year as first
grade teacher in the Palmer
School when it opens again next
fall.
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