Bobbie Jo Hemmer Becomes Bride
of Philip McRae at St. Michael's
's~ ' In spite of savage winds and
drifting snow that clogged all
roads of the Valley and Palmer,
Roberta JoAnne ‘'Bobbie Jo"
Hemmer and Philip Laurence Mc
Rae were married Friday even
ing January 18, in St. Michael's
Catholic Church. About 30 of the
200 guests invited witnessed the
lovely ceremony performed by
the Reverend James P. Snead.
The bride is the daughter:, of
pioneer Colonists, Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Hemmer. Mr. Hemmer
walked in from the family farm
a mile west of Palmer, bringing
his daughter’s wedding dress, in
order to be present at the cere
mony. Mr. McRae is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bell of
Palmer.
To the strains of the wedding
processional, played by Mrs. C. A.
Brewer, the bride approached I
the altar on the arm of her fath
er. They were preceded by Mrs.
John Weisenberger, the bride’s
sister who was matron of honor.
The bridegroom was attended by
Stanley Lowe.
Robert Pippel sang Gounod’s
Ave Maria as the young couple
and their attendants faced Fath
* er Snead at the altar.
The bride chose a coffee-brown
silk, street-length dress with
white assessories. She wore a
corsage of white gardenias. The
matron of honor was dressed in
an aqua silk suit with assessories.
Her corsage was of pink roses.
Out of town guests who atten
ded the wedding included Mr.
and Mrs. James Wilson and Cap
' tain and Mrs. Beeman of An
chorage and the bride’s sister
Theresa and her husband, Mi*, and
Mrs. Dalen R. McMichael of
Spokan, Washington. The Mc
Michaels arrived in Palmer
Thursday night after having
followed Jack Hemmer who was
driving a new Co-Op truck, over
* the Alaskan Highway. The An
chorage guests were unable to
get out of Palmer after the wed
ding. Leaving their car in Pal
mer, they took the Saturday eve
ning train back to Anchorage.
The reception which v.*as |
scheduled to take place at Moose I
Hall following the wedding cere- j
mony was postponed until a more
propitious time.
The new Mrs. McRae came to
Alaska with her parents in 1935.
She graduated from Palmer High
School in 1950 and has since been
employed at the Co-Op creamery.
Mr. McRae came to the Valley in
1950 following three years service
with the Army Air Force. He is
employed as an apprentice line
man by the Matanuska Electric
Association. The young couple
is at home in their new AHA
house number 69 in Palmer.
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MARY LOU LASHBROOK
WED IN CHAPEL RITES
AT OLYMPIA, WASH.
Miss Marylou Lashbrook, home
demonstration agent for the Ma
tanuska Valley, was married yes
terday morning, January 23, to
Larry Rideoujt in the Chapel of
the United Churches. Olympia,
Washington. Reverend Jackson
Webster officiated at the cere
mony.
It was at Rev. Webster’s church
in Wrangell, Alaska, that the
couple was introduced some years
ago by the minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Camp
bell of Seattle, former Wrangell
residents, and Mrs. Webster were
the only attendants at the wed
ding.
Mr. and Mrs. Rideout plan to
return to Palmer shortly.
Mr. Rideout, an electrician em
ployed by the Alaska Road Com
mission, works in Glenallen and
Valdez.
“I’ve had a nice vacation’’,
wrote the Valley’s home demon
stration agent in a short note to
the Frontiersman, “but I’m aw
fully anxious to get back to Pal
mer.’’
TERRITORY ALLOWANCE
MUST BE REPORTED
Taxpayers in Alaska in the
employ of the United States Gov
ernment are reminded that the 25
per cent differential or territorial
cost-of-living allowance is tax
able income, it was announced
today by Internal Revenue Col
lector Clark Squire.
The allowance must be report
ed on their income tax returns
as part of their salary. The gov
ernment agencies paying the dif
ferential to Alaska employees
must apply the withholding tax
to the gross amount of their em
ployees’ ordinary salaries plus the
differential.
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University Offers
Course in Muting
To Valley Residents
Through Eugene Erickson, in
structor, the University of Alaska
will offer a Short Course in Min
ing to all interested persons in
the Matanuska Valley, it was
made known this week.
Scheduled to start the evening
of February 4. the course will run
four weeks, with 20 class nights.
The meeting place will be an
nounced in next week’s issue of
the Valley Frontiersman.
Mr. Erickson announced that
approximately half the meetings
are designated for lectures, pic
tures and slides pertaining to
basic mining prospecting and
mining methods, with the remain
ing half to be devoted to labra
tory identification of rocks anl
minerals.
There are no educational pre
requisites necessary, nor will
there be any fees. Pre-school re
gistration will be conducted at
the local Extension Office next
week with everyone interested
invited to avail themselves of
this course. It is the same course
offered to the Valley by the Uni
versity two years ago when 80
prospective prospectors turned
out at the first meeting.
Those who complete the course
will receive a certificate from the
University, Mr. Erickson added.
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4ih Wednesday
Each Month
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GOV. GRUENING ASKS
ALASKANS' SUPPORT
IN MARCH OF DIMES
In a proclamation dated Jan
uary 4. 1952. Governor Ernest
Gruening called upon all citizens
of Alaska to join in assuring the
success of the 1952 March of
Dimes fight against polio during
the month of January.
He pointed out that 1951 was
the fourth successive year in
which this cruel disease wrought
havoc among the citizens of the
United States, that in 1950 the di
sease reached an all-time high in
Alaska with 88 cases of which
seven were fatal.
The sum of $79,000,000 was
spent for patient care alone in the
past four years as compared with
$41,000,000 expended for the same
purpose in the entire preceding
decade. ‘"The National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis, now
planning the 1952 March of Dimes
Local Moose Lodge
Opens Club Room
The Palmer Moose Lodge Club
Room opened last Tuesday at 4
p. m. and will continue to open
at that hour daily for the pleasure
of all Moose lodge members and
their guests, according to Jack
Leek. Junior Governor..
Eino Wirtenan is steward in
charge of the club and will serve
the finest of mixed drinks to
Club patrons.
Remodeling is being done by
local contractors, Sandvik and
Roark.
A nev. tile floor will soon be
laid completing the remodeling.
requires the utmost public sup
port if its great work is to con
tinue”, Governor Gruening said.
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EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
DON'T
ever forget..
That your best and most dependable se
curity is that which you make yourself . . . .
through thrift.
Right now, today ... is the time to look out
for your future by saving for it in our bank.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
Serving With Pacific Fleet
Richard W. Caulkins, seaman
apprentice. USN. formerly of Pal
mer recently left the United
States aboard the submarine USS
Blackfin for duty with the Pacific
Fleet, according to word received
from the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station in Illinois.
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B & G. ELECTRIC
Tel. 55 Box 641
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Shop in Shamrock Basement
VALLEY
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PALMER, ALASKA
Friday & Saturday
January 25 and 26
Shows 7:15 and 9 p. m.
Saturday Mat. at 2:00 p. m.
Sunday & Monday
January 27 and 28
Shows 7:15 and 9 p. m.
Sunday Matinee at 2:00 p. m.
Wednes. & Thurs.
January 30 and 31
Shows 7-15 and 9:00 p. m,
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