Helen Mae Stenvall and Larry Stock
Repeat Vows in Candlelight Ceremony
Nearly every seat in the sanc
tuary of the United Protestant
Church was occupied by their
friends and families when Miss
Helen Mae Stenvall and Larry C.
Stock repeated their marriage
vows after Rev. Harry Gayley in
a double ring ceremony last Sat
urday evening, June 7, shortly
after eight o’clock. Tall white
tapers in two cathedral candela
bra furnished light for the nup
tial rites; baskets of pink gladioli
decorated the altar.
Miss Stenvall. daughter oi
John Stenvall of Naknek. Alaska,
made her home with Mr. and
Mrs. Max Sherrod while she at
tended school in Palmer. Mr.
Sherrod, well known Valley far
mer and business man, accom
panied the bride down the middle
aisle of the church and gave her
to the groom in marriage. Mrs
Sherrod was at the church organ
where, before the ceremony, she
accompanied Art Stacey as he
sang two well-beloved selections,
“Because” and “Oh, Promise Me.’
The latter song’s “first sweat
violets” were in evidence on the
organ and were repeated later on
the reception table. As Mrs. Sher
rod brought forth the majestic
tones of the Lohengrin Wedding
March, the Sherrod’s daughter,
Mrs. Wendell Lewis, as matron ot
honor, was the second person to
advance down the aisle toward
the altar. She was preceded by
the bridesmaid, Miss Kathleen
Patten.
Seated in the first row at the
left of the altar were the groom’s
parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stock,
prominent residents of the Val
ley. Mrs. Clair Patten, acting as
mother of the bride, sat in the
first row at the right of the altar.
Attendants of both the bride
and bridegroom were their class
mates of the Palmer High School
Class of 1950. Miles Hyland was
best man, and Harvey Cooper and
Richard Branton were ushers.
The bride chose a traditional
white satirt wedding gown with
long sleeves, fitted bodice and
bouffant skirt. She wore three
strands of pearls at her throat.
A beautiful fingertip veil was
“borrowed” from her matron of
honor. She carried a wedding
bouquet fashioned of a single
white orchid surounded by white
carnations.
Mrs. Lewis was dressed in a
street-length gown of pink satin
with white lace cape; Miss Patten
wore a white lace cape over a
blue satin gown. Both carried
nosegay bouquets of pink gladioli.
The men in the wedding party all
wore white carnation boutonnier
es.
Carnation corsages were worn
by the ladies who assisted at the
reception given by Mr. and Mrs.
Stock and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod
immediately after the wedding
ceremony in the church parlors.
A three- tiered wedding cake ar
tistically decorated with calypso
orchids and white pyrola was
served by Mrs. Neil Miller; it had
been made by Mrs. William Hos
kins. Mrs. Patten poured both
coffee for the adults and punch
for the youngsters. Mrs. Orin Tess
presided over the guest book.
The bride will be a junior at
the University of Alaska when
she returns there next fall to con
tinue her studies. The groom, who
is associated with his parents in
the Palmer Fountain and Cafe,
will go into the Army next fall.
A short honeymoon at Sheep
Mountain will be followed later
by a trip to the States, where the
young couple plan to visit rela
tives and friends of their families.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES SPECIAL
MEETING
The Matanuska Valley Minis
terial Association announces a
special meeting to be held Thurs
day, June 19, 8 p.m. at the Church
of God, George Geiwitz pastor.
Rev. Burton T. Root and Rev.
George Delmarter from the Pacif
ic Northwest Youth for Christ
will be in Alaska for- special
.meetings in Anchorage and will
Mrs. Larry C. Stock
Photo by Palmer Studio
Sportsmen Asked to Start
Taking Fish to Locker
For Annual Fish Fry
| The annual Fish Fry, sponsored
j by the Matanuska Valley Sports
| men club for it’s members and
families will be held July 20 at
Barry’s Lake, it was announced
this week by Leo Lucas, chair
man.
Lucas urges members to get
their fish into the locker as soon
as possible. All fish should be
cleaned and ready to cook when
wrapped. This year all packages
should be marked—Locker No.
299.
Entertainment plans and the
hour of the fry will be announced
in a later issue of The Frontiers
man.
be in Palmer for one evening
only.
The Ministerial Association
urges everyone who can to take
advantage of this opportunity to
hear this splendid team of Youth
for Christ leaders.
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West Coast Ship
Strike Threatens
Local Supplies
Local merchants are warily
watching the strike of the AFL
Sailors Union of the Pacific,
called May 26, as the result of a
walkout that began May 23, idl
ing ships along the Pacific Coast.
The strike was called when
the union and the Pacific Mari-,
time Association could not reach
agreement in contract negotia
tions.
Harry Lundeberg, chief of the
sailor’s union warned last week
that his men are prepared to stay
on strike indefinitely. Alaska is
I heavily dependent upon this
| mode of travel for all type ship
[ ments.
Paul St. Sure, president of
j Pacific Maritime Association re
j leased this statement yesterday
in reply to Gov. Ernest Gruen
; ing’s inquiry of June 3 concerning
j the sailor’s strike,
j “While it is true the Sailors
Union of the Pacific opened it’s
agreement with PMA on Febru
ary 27, the notice of re-opening
came less than four months after
SUP had received*wage increases
amounting to more than 25%.
Despite the fact that notice of re
opening was received as of Febru
ary 27, SUP submitted no pro
posal for amendment until April
15, two days before the expiration
of the 60 day notice.
“The union proposals were not
| oresented to PMA until after
j PMA notified the U. S. Consilia
I tion Service that no attempt had
| ien made by SUP to negotiate.
| Following receival of the pro
position, three negotiating meet
ing were held during the course
of which the SUP informed PMA
that it’s contract had expired.
"PMA has never declined to
contract negotiations nor to meet
with SUP but has insisted SUP
enter into a firm contract for a
reasonable period of time in order
to give assurance to the Maritime
industry and the customers it
serves, including the people of
Alaska, that ships will sail on
schedule and that normal com
munications can be kept. SUP
has declined to discuss any con
tract which will not provide for
a 60 day re-opening clause as
well as a provision which per
mits SUP to cancel it's contract
on 15 day notice.
“Proposals to submit the wage
dispute to the wage stabilizations
board could not have the effect
Health Council to
Discuss Fluoridation
Next Week Thursday
Fluoridation of the public
water supply will be the topic of
discussion at the Health Council
meeting in the Co-Op Club Room
next week Thursday evening at
7 p.m.
New information on the subject
has recently been received and
will be reviewed "by Council
members. It is understood that
there are persons opposed to any
such fluoridation in the Valley
and that these people have been
flooding the local mails with their
adverse propaganda. In order
that both sides of th^ fluoridation
question can be aired concurrent
ly. President Thomas Moyer in
vites any person having such ad
verse opinions to come to the
Health Council meeting and give
voice to them.
Moyer also stated that the new
committees for the year will be
announced at the meeting next
week.
SUCCESSFUL POPPY DRIVE
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE
One thousand poppies were
sold in Palmer during the recent
Poppy Day drive sponsored by
the Palmer American Legion
Auxiliary, according to Mrs. Ann
Demming. chairman.
The following Palmer Girl
Scouts assisted the Auxiliary dur
ing their drive: Joan Hurley,
Cheryl Sands, Donna Horton,
Roberta Sharp, Glennie Combs,
Elizabeth Shook, Evelyn Cook,
Muriel Hanks, Mary Lou Seitz,
Patricia Schaefer and Ida Hos
kins.
Mrs. Demming extended her
thanks and those of the Auxiliary
to these girls and others who
helped make the drive a success.
of correcting the situation with
regard to open end contracting
which have made it impossible
for the industry to continue nor
mal occupation. The need for
stability and firm contract for
reasonable period of time is the
real issue in the current dispute.”
This covers the position of the
Alaska Steamship Company ac
cording to Admiral Zeusler, exe
cutive assistant to the president
of the Alaska Line.
12 Baptist Missionaries
Arrive in Palmer for
Special Summer Work
The Baptist Home Mission
Board recently sent Rev. Jim
Hooten of Denton, Texas to Pal
mer to assist in the local First
Baptist Church this summer. He
is a former all-state football star
and will make his primary work
with the young people of the
church, the Royal Ambassadors i
md the Girls Auxiliary. Rev.
Hooten is a student at North
rexas State College.
J. W. Cohom, of Crowley,
Louisiana also arrived recently
and plans to aid in the Baptist
Church missionary work under
the direction of Rev. Avery V.
Richey, pastor of the First Baptist
Church.
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