Leeann Wade Weds Donald Dodds
At Sunday Afternoon Church Wedding
In a candlelight ceremony al
the United Protestant Church last
Sunday afternoon, Miss Leeann
Wade became the bride of Don
ald Dodds, formerly of Sacra
mento, Calif. Rev. Victor Alfsen
officiated at the double-ring serv
ice.
The radiantly lovely bride wore
a white satin wedding gown in
INCORPORATION—
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of those who wish to make a city
of Palmer.
Carl Rasmussen appeared as
witness for the Co-Op case. Asked
for the reason for the Co-Op’s
stand, Mr. Rasmussen replied that
there was “too little interest on
the east side of the tracks, and
anyway there isn’t anything a
city can do for us that we are not
already doing for ourselves.” Ro
land Snodgrass presented the
same reasons in asking that the
Snodgrass property be exclud
ed from the incorporated area..
Witnesses who went to Anchor
age to testify for incorporation
included:
Everett Yohn, Jack Maze, Betty
Mears, Rev. Victor Alfsen and
Viola Daniels. Due to lack of
time, only two witnesses reached
the stand—Mr. Maze and Miss
Daniels.
John Hellenthal was attorney
for the petitioners.
GARAGE FIRE—
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front and back entrances of the
garage that fire trucks were
hampered in their effort to run
hose to nearby hydrants. It took
20 minutes from the time the
alarm was sounded to get hoses
in operation at the fire.
The heavy smoke at first made
ft impossible to try to save tires,
supplies and records of the ga
rage. Mrs. King first made a de
termined effort to bring material
out of the office of the burning
building and several onlookers
quickly sprang to her assistance.
Although firemen feared ex
tensive damage from explosions
of stored motor oil and grease,
there was only one minor explo
sion during yesterday’s fire.
Members of the Valley Volun
teer Fire Association worked for
two hours, hosing the smoking
walls and roof with water, before
they were sure their battle was
won.
MOOSE MEET—
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Campbell, Sr.
Fairbanks Lodge No. 1302 —
Carl Asplund.
Cordova Lodge No. 1266—Carl
Stettler.
Carl A. Weis, official repre
sentative from the Supreme
Lodge, was delayed in his arrival
here, and was not at Palmer for
yeserday’s opening session of the
convention. He arrived later in
the afternoon, being met in An
chorage by Mr. Moore of Palmer,
Mr. Stettler of Cordova and Mr.
Durgin of Ketchikan.
LEEANN WADE
the new ankle-length. The dress,
which she made herself, was
styled with tiny cape sleeves, a
rolled collar, fitted bodice closed
with tiny buttons and a softly
full skirt. She carried white
gladioli. Her veil was fingertip
length and fell from a tiny cap of
crocheted lace.
Matron of honor for Miss Wade
was Mrs. Thelma Osborne, who
was gowned in bronze metalisse.
Mrs. Osborne also carried gladioli.
Mrs. Richard Benson, the for
mer Uorma Jean Loyer and a
classmate of the bride, was brides
maid. Mrs. Benson wore an ice
blue satin gown, fashioned on
the same pattern as the bride’s
weding dress. Her bouquet was
pink gladioli.
Best man for Mr. Dodds was
Bert Stewart. Billy Wade and
Edison Thuma were ushers.
The four o’clock ceremony was
followed by a reception in the
church parlors. Many friends
from the Valley and from Anchor
age gathered there to greet the
young couple.
Mrs. Dana Nieman and Mrs.
Dorothy Steele officiated at the
guest table. Mrs. W. C. Mau and
Mrs. Howard Estelle served the
wedding cake which was baked
by the bride’s mother, Mrs. Jack
Cope, and decorated by Mrs. Ken
neth Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodds will make
their home in the Valley, where
the bridegroom is the farming
partner of Jack Cope, father of
the bride.
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S.S. Baranof, Oct. 12
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Juneau Ketchikan
Seattle
S.S. Alaska, Oct. 6
Valdez Wrangell
Cordova Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
S.S. Denali, Oct. 19
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Juneau Ketchikan
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EKLUTNA BID AWARD—
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building must be on street level,
with at least 15 feet between the
outside windows and the nearest
obstruction. There are also de
tailed requirements concerning
light, plumbing and electrical fix
tures.
The office quarters must be
ready by Nov. 1 or shortly there
after, Mr. Morgan said.
Meanwhile, temporary offices
have been opened by the Recla
mation staff in the basement of
the Matanuska Hotel. Victor
Bicknell, formerly of Tracy, Calif.,
temporarily heads that office. Mr.
Bicknell is now recruiting per
sonnel for survey gangs, chain
men and laborers. He anticipates
that a big demand for workmen
will continue for several months.
On the first of next month,
Byi n Felker, v, ho will be project
engineer, is expected to arrive
from Thermopolis, Wyo. Mr. Fel
ker brings with him key person
nel from Wyoming’s Boysen proj
ect, which the Reclamation Serv
ice has just concluded.
Mr. Morgan estimates that by
Nov. 1, when the office quarters
will be ready, the entire prelim
inar ystaff of 25 employes will be
in Palmer. Housing for these 25
men still is inadequate.
In addition to the office men
now en route to the Territory,
drilling crews and equipment al
ready are on their way north by
way of the Alaska Highway. Two
drilling operations, one at the
dam site and the other at the tun
nel area, will begin soon after
heir arrival on Oct. 15. Drilling is
expected to continue all winter,
INCORPORATION MEETS FIRST TEST
IN DISTRICT COURT HEARING TODAY
ine long-awauea nearing on
the incorporation of the city of
Palmer was held in Third Dis
trict Court at Anchorage, at two
oc’lock this afternoon—too late
for reporting in today’s issue of
the Valley Frontiersman.
John Hellenthal, attorney for
the group which favors the plan
of making a city of -Palmer, met
with a local committee here last
night to plan for the hearing. A
number of Palmer residents were
expected to be in Anchorage this
afternoon to testify for or against
the plan.
Those favoring the incorpora
tion move have filed a petition
carrying 113 names. Those op
posed to the plan filed two peti
tions, one circulated about six
months ago, and the other cir
culated here in the past 10 days.
The first petition carries 155 sig
Mr. Morgan said.
The drilling crew personnel is
made up of geologists, who wall
be testing the types of strata and
rock formation in the tunnel area.
The geologists will be quartered
in a 10-room house located at
Lake Eklutna. Bids for the re
habilitation of this house, owned
by the city of Anchorage, now are
being considered.
By Monday, other bids will be
advertised for the construction of
a geology laboratory and a geol
ogy workshop, Mr. Morgan said.
Specifications for construction
natures and the second 47.
Attorney Herman Ross of An
chorage is acting as legal adviser
for opponents of incorporation.
At today’s hearing Judge An
thony Dimond will decide wheth
er the matter of incorporation
shall be brought before the peo
ple of Palmer in a special elec
tion. If that is his decision, he
will fix the time and place of the
election. At that election, the peo
ple of Palmer also will select the
councilmen who will serve the
new city.
Since today’s Valley Frontier^
man could not carry the hearing
results, an extra will be published
tomorrow morning. Its appear
ance on the newsstands may be
delayed somewhat beyond the
regular time, but that paper
should be on sale no later than
noon tomorrow.
of the camp site at Mile 34 on the
Palmer Highway are expected to
be ready on or before Jan. 15 of
next year. Construction there will
include the erection of 12 homes
and a camp office. The first con
tractors’ crews are due to arrive
next April 15, or thereabouts.
, Present preliminary construc
tion plans and surveys are ex
pected to use the initial $1,100,000
appropriation by next July 1. In
the 1952 appropriation, the Rec
lamation Service is hoping to get
another $5,000,000 with which to
complete the project.
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