$1,446.25 In Fair Premium Checks Ready for Mailing
OUT OF 261 EXHIBITORS, 227 ARE
PRIZE WINNERS IN 1952 VALLEY FAIR
Checks totalling $1,446.25 will®
be mailed this week to 227 pre- |
mium winners of the 1952 Mat
anuska Valley Fair. The checks |
were all made out this morning; j'
only the envelopes remained to j
be addressed.
Out of 261 Fair exhibitors this
year 227 were prize winners: and j
the greater share of these were j
multiple prize winners. Individ
ual premium awards added up to
a tidy sum for many of them
They added up to more than $50
for four of them. Highest winner
with S125 was Earl Comfc= but
he’ll owe at least $50 of this to
his wife. Mary, for her share of
their first -prize individual farm
display awrard. Second prize for j
individual farm display helped to
boost Mrs. Harold Dinkel’s check
to $79.50: and Mrs. Robert A.
Lincoln’s third prize in the same
contest was mainly responsible
for her $53.50. Mrs. Glenn Wood
took prizes by the dozen and net
ted $70.25. Other high winners
were Max Sherrod, with $31.50;
Mrs. W. P. Odum of Anchorage,
with $3250; Mrs- Martin Olson,
with $20; and Mrs. Dan Fleming,
with $26.50.
Premium prize awards were re
ceived too late to classify in al
phabetical order, so they are list
ed below in the order of the in
dividual exhibitors numbers:
Patterson. Diana of Homer- first
—water color.
Newville, Mrs. Lila: first—pars
ley, canned beef, ginger bread and
white bread; second—table run
ner, place mats, rose hip .ielly,
baking grand prize, fruit bread,
and drop cookies1 third—black
currant jelly, apple sauce cake,
sheet cookies, baking powder bis
cuits, and beets.
McDonald, Lewis John: first— j
white leghorn hen, New Hamp
shire hen, leghorn pullet, Holstein j
steer calf, and cross-bred Dane j
guernsey; second prize for cocker- i
el, white leghorn hen, Best of j
Show in calf exhibit, and white j
leghorn eggs; third—pen of birds
and largest hen egg.
McDonald. Elmer: first—largest j
kohlrabi, potatoes, carrots, black !
currant jelly, low-bush cranberry
jelly, and Holstein heifer; second
—scarlet runner beans, cranber- j
ries, jelly assortment, beet greens,1
and endive; third prize for carna
tion poppies, largest kohlrabi,
plum jelly, raspberry jelly, stock
carrots, and kale.
McDonald, Wayne: first—scar
let runner bean, parsnips, leghorn
hen, largest beets, largest onion,
parsnips, endive; second prize
carnation poppy, French mari
gold. kale, leghorn pullet, dry
onion, stock beets, dry onions;
third prize for beets.
McDonald, Mrs. John: first—
cranberries, largest egg, carnation
poppies, marigold, Shirley pop
pies, beet greens, and stock beets;
second—pillow cases, dish towel,
apple jelly, raspberry jelly, cu
cumber pickles, canned caribou &
stock carrots; third—scarlet run
ner bean, summer mums, alyp
sum, snapdragons, jelly assort
ment, and peas.
Graham, Lila Ann: first—pot
holder and crochet work in under
10 class.
Sullivan, May: third—bed
spread.
Cox, Mrs. Lucy: first—applique
quilt, second —pieced quilt.
Shafer, Mrs. Lee: first—small
flower arrangement, arrange
ment of three or more flowers,
jelly, and cream fudge; second—
summer chrysanthemums.
Cheechako Club: first—mer
chandise award.
Ostland, Don: first—a pastel in
Art Div.
Wendt, Roger: first—largest
broccoli, second for sheaf of oat.-.
Bernath, Sharon: second—4-H
skirt: third—blouse and head
scarf. , ...
Rideout, Mrs. Marylou: first
philodendron.
Gallant, Henry: first—poster
painting.
Snyder, Mrs. Heine: first
brown hen eggs, largest hen egg,
canned beet greens and canned
salmon; second—water pack, larg
t nen egg. ana cannea moose.
Henry, Mrs. Francis: first—cot
;on scarf, cotton blouse, chocolate
aver cake, and mincemeat: sec
jnd for cotton apron; third for
nick embrodered bag.
Henry, Ruth: first—cupcakes in
1-H class.
Parks. Mrs. Justine: first—cut
vork tablecloth.
Snodgrass. Mrs. M. D.: first—
arrangement of glads and one
dnd of flower; second for ar
rangement of three kinds of flow
ers; third for nasturtiums.
Riverbend Club: first prize for
riomemakers’ booth.
Happy Hooligan Club; first
prize for 4-H booth.
Blunck, Mrs. Aksel: first prize
for bedspread, tablecloth, lazy
daisy embroidery: 2nd fofr chair
set and cross stitch pillowcases;
third for embroidered pillow cases
Blunck, Mrs. Alma: first—be
gonia: second—glass etching.
McKechnie, Mrs. Diana: first—
sweet wililams, calendula, pansy,
six kinds of jelly, strawberry jam.
and ice-box cookies; second prize
for bachelor buttons, double pet
unia, jelly, and assortment of
jams; third—asters and currant
jelly.
Butte Homemakers Club:
fourth merchandise award.
Sandvik, Mrs. Lula: first—cur
rant jelly, baking powder biscuits,
fruit pie, coffee cake, cinnamon
rolls: second for mince pie.
Linnebur, John: first prize for
Guernsey heifer.
Verrall, Gary: first prize for
garden plate, second for one kind
of flower arrangement.
Dinkel, Mrs. Harold: first prize
for canned moose, chicken, bear,
and caribou; second prize for in
dividual farm display, canned
beef and linaria; third prize for
African daisy and sweet peas.
Dinkel, Gene: second prize for
G. B. pullet, pen G brood, and
white potatoes; third for G. B.
cockerel.
Dinkel, Audrey: first prize for
gingerbread; second for batter
cake and nut bread, both 4-H
Dinkel, Joyce: first prize for
canned blueberries and red cur
rants, blueberries, waterpak rhu
barb, rhubarb sauce, canned
rhubarb, carrots, broccoli, beet
greens, lambsquarter, peas, and
cauliflower peas and carrots,
canned and white currants, third
for carrots.
Fairview Dough Slingers: first
prize for 4-H booth.
Holstein, Ruby: first prize on
batter cake, second on ginger
bread and 4-H demonstration—all
4-H.
Verrall, Kristie: second prize
for plate garden.
O’Neill, Jean: first prize for
gypsophelia and gladiola; second
prize for gladiola basket, third
for gladiola spike.
Summers, Frances: first prize
for tooled wallet and belt.
Mick, Colin: first prize for clay
fired ceramics.
Mick. Shannon: first prize
sugar cookies in moppet class.
McCartney, Sharon: first prize
for white doe, second for barrel
cactus.
Wilson, Betty Jo: first prize for
nut bread, rolled cookies, head
scarf, and blouse: second for
skirt—all in 4-H class.
Estelle, Mrs. Ruth: first prize
flower arrangement: third for
for Sitka rose: second prize for
sour cream butter and small
flower arrangement; third for
cross-stitch plaque.
Estelle, Bob: first prize for Hol
stein bull calf, potatoes, bunch
onion, and largest cabbage; sec
ond prize for N. H. red; third for
carrots—all in 4-H class.
Estelle, Dick: first prize for doe
and litter, buck, and Avershire
calf.
Estelle. Beth: 2nd pot holders;
3rd calendula.
Carter, Don: 2nd Shirley poppy.
Busy Bee Club: 2nd 4-H Club
booth.
Reid, Emagene: 1st drop and
ice box cookies: 2nd rolled and
filled cookies, sponge cake and
gingerbread.
Schaefer, Betty: 2nd head
in catch.
scarf; 3rd skirt and blouse—all
in 4-H class.
Schaefer, Paty: 1st baking pow
der biscuits; 2nd muffins; 3rd
cornbread—all in 4-H class.
Kneff. Jane; 2nd pajamas and
wash dress in 4-H class.
Wendt, Betty Jo: 1st wash
dress, second for pajamas in 4-H
Clover Club: 2nd 4-H Club
booth.
Smith, Ethel: 2nd school dress
and skirt in 4-H class.
Nelson. Allayne: 1st pajamas;
2nd wash dress, 3rd 4-H demon
stration.
Hilburn, Carol: 1st for night
gown and wash dress in 4-H class.
Hilburn, Jimmy: 1st G brood
cockerel.
Sawby, Anetta; 1st 4-H demon
stration: 2nd skirt and school
dress.
Sawby, Charmaine: 3rd prize
for school dress and skirt in 4-H
class.
Klayum, Kathleen: third prize
for head scarf, skirt, and blouse
in 4-H class.
Overstreet, Peggy: 3rd skirt
and school dres sin 4-H class.
Boulter, Don: 1st lynx rug;
2nd potatoes and carrots.
Heaven, Mrs. Foster (Anchor -
| age) first prize for woven scarf
and baby afghan; 2nd woven rug.
Lindsey, Jeanetta 1st slacks;
2nd dress, third blouse.
I Sandvik, Neola: first prize for
cotton slack suit, complete en
semble, wool skirt; 2nd party
dress.
Moffitt, Sarah: 1st pastel in art
department, 3rd wax begonia.
Cook, Evelyn: 1st cornbread.
Heaven, Leroy (Anchorage): 1st
rug.
Sharp, Larry. 1st white turnip
and carrots; 3rd garden display.
Sharp, George: 1st rutabagas
and carrots; 3rd parsnips and gar
den display.
Lincoln, Mrs. R. A.: 1st tomless
| goose and gander; 3rd individual
farm display.
Inman. Judy: 1st sponge cake
in 4-H class.
Jennings, Ann: 3rd batter cake
in 4-H class.
Westgate, Leanne: 3rd ginger
bread in 4-H class.
Suess, Eugenie: 2nd buttercake
in 4-H class.
Burke, Romney: 1st nubread
and gingerbread in 4-H class and
for oil painting.
Sharp, Roberta: 1st skirt: 2nd
for R. I. pullet, head scarf, and
blouse—all in 4-H class.
Moffitt, Polly Ann: 2nd leghorn
cockerel and corn bread in 4-H
class.
Moffitt. Susan: 3rd leghorn pul
let in 4-H class.
Moffitt, Douglas: 1st leghorn
cockerel in 4-H class.
Marple, Susan: 1st horse.
Sourdough Club: 2nd Home
makers Club booth.
Beylund, Mrs. Irene: 1st barrel
cactus, Christmas cactus, apron,
blueberry jam; 2nd miniature
bouquet, cactus, cactus collection,
, apron, Alsike clover, potatoes;
3rd tuberous begonia and cab
bage.
Beylund, Adelard: 1st lettuce,
cabbage, New Zeeland doe1 2nd
beets, garden display, and car
rots.
Ohnstad, Joseph: 3rd bunch
onions and beets.
Schroeder, Margaret: 1st color
ed placque, placque, and pin tray;
2nd prize plastic candy box and
ash tray; 3rd copper bracelet.
Schroeder. Leah Rae: 1st pen
and ink drawing and a water
color; 2nd pastel.
Schroeder, Iola Gay: 1st novel
ty in art division.
Wasilla Homemakers: 1st for
Homemakers Club booth.
Olson, Mrs. Martin, Wasilla:
first in raspberry jam, blueberry
jelly, cloud berry jam and jelly,
cauliflower, carrot relish, chard
and canned goods assortment.
Second in rhubarb sauce, low
bush cranberry jelly, blueberry
jam, black berry jelly, broccoli,
carrots and carrots and peas.
Knutson, Gus, Wasilla: 1st
wood carving.
Westbrook, Agnes: 1st in chu
ney, 2nd in beet relish.
- Sherrod, Dorothy: 1st in snap
dragons, 2nd in asters and 3rd
Sherrod, Max: 1st in squash,
potatoes, potatoes Kennebeck,
turnip, beet, squash, green beans,
carrots bunched, table beet,
onions-green: 2nd parsey and 3rd
raspberries.
Ueeck. Mrs. E. L.: 1st in ivy
and Jerusalem cherry.
Reed, Sally: 2nd saddle horse,
wax begonia and 3rd in gerani
um.
Sandvik. Agnes: 1st sweet peas,
two variety, nasturtiums, bache
lor buttons, alyssum, wild mutton
and cauliflower. 2nd in geranium
African violet, coleus, tetia snaps,
nemesia, nemophilia, gypeophelia,
celery and carrots. 3rd pansieg.
cosmos, beet begonia, canning,
radishes and green onions.
Sandvik. Mark: 1st in broccoli,
largest turnip, turnip and chard.
2nd in lettuce, cabbage. 3rd car
rots, celery and 4-H garden*
Sandvik. Elden: 1st in wood
sculpture and lettuce. 2nd in cab
bage and broccoli. 3rd, chard and
celery.
Yohn, Roddy: 1st in celery, 2nd
Kohlrobi, cabbage and swiss
chard. 3rd broccoli.
Gallagher, Jerry: 1st carrots
and 2nd cabbage.
Gallagher, Mike: 2nd radish &
cabbage, 3rd peas and turnip.
Next 23 Winners from Lazy
Mountain Children's Home
Joe, Eliabeth: 2nd fancy rolls,
3rd yeast bread.
Nicholai, Nickie: 1st fancy rolls
and fancy bread.
Olen, Marjie: 2nd yeast roll and
3rd yeast bread.
Pearson, George: 2nd fancy roll
and 3rd fancy bread.
Ring, Ella: 2nd yeast roll 3rd
fancy roll.
Evan. Ernest: 3rd in butter
cake and gingerbread.
Ferriera, Catherine: 2nd drop
cookies and 3rd batter cake.
Aganatti, Peter: 2nd oatmeal
drop cookies and spice drop cook
ies.
Larsen. Julia: 1st rolled cookies
and 2nd batter cake.
Marie, Tommy: 2nd batter cake
3rd rolled cookies.
Nicoli, Alice: 2nd rolled cookies
Nicoli. Doris: 2nd rolled cookies
Patterson. June: 1st rolled cook
ies, 3rd batter cake.
Pearson, John: 3rd drop cookies
Pearson, Tooshie: 3rd oatmeal
drop cookies and plain drop cook
ies.
Thomas, Charles: 3rd oatmeal
drop cookies and batter cake.
Shaginoff, Jimmy: 3rd ginger
bread.
Wilson, Jesse. 2nd batter cake
and rolled cookies.
Schoming, Sharon: 3rd awards
in fancy rolls, fancy bread and
4-H demonstration.
Schoming, Haran: 3rd ice-box
and batter cake.
Kalmakoff. Sophie: 3rd batter
cake and rolled cookies.
Lindeke, Margaret: 1st cross
stitch scarf and baby dress. 2nd
knitted romper.
Jim, Jessie: 3rd cinnamon rolls.
* * *
Hjellen, Gerrit, Wasilla: 1st art
(pencil)
Trowbridge, Larry: 1st garden,
garden display, beets and bunch
ed onions. 2nd carrots and cab
bage, 3rd potatoes.
Vegetable Growers Club: 2nd
4-H club booth
Trowbridge. Craig: 1st carrots,
garden display and largest turnip.
3rd parsley and cabbage.
Senske, Mrs. Ilah Wasilla: 1st
assorted jams, raspberries and
peas. 2nd potatoes, currants, cran
berries, gooseberries and toma
toes. 3rd bunched carrots and cab
bage.
Senske. William: 1st currants,
cranberries, gooseberries, cabbage
and tomatoes. 2nd cerial lay and
3rd potatoes, kennebeck and
strawberries.
Hoffman. LeAnn: 3rd blouse &
skirt and pajamas in 4-H class
Brager, Darlyne: 3rd dress.
White. Ted: 1st Jersey heifer
and novelty grape vine.
Gugler, P. A. (Anchorage): 1st
cactus, dahlia, Oriental Influx
in arrangement, corn bread, lem
on cream pie and mince pie. 2nd
: banana bread, needlework easel,
‘baby dress, baking powder by;
:uits, sponge cake and ginger s
bread.
Wilkes, Ann (Wasilla): 1st bat- s
ter cake, and two drop cookie s
sets. 2nd nutbread and ice box
cookies. 3rd sponge cake, filled c
cookies and rolled cookies.
Wilkes, Ed, (Wasilla): 3rd white <
potatoes.
Wilkes, Mark (Wasilla): 1st:;
Leghorn pullet, cockerel and pen ; |
of young leghorn.
Combs, Mary, (Wasilla): 2nd in j <
currant jelly and cabbage round, j
Combs, Earl (Wasilla): 1st blue'
grass, Timothy hay, Siberian al
falfa, brome grass, barley Kalah-1
din potatoes and individual farm
display. Second prizes in red fes- ;
cue, oat and pea hay, Kennebeck
potatoes, Artie Seed potatoes,
broccoli and tomatoes.
Combs, Billy (Wasilla): 1st let
tuce, cerial hay, celery and round
cabbage. 2nd cabbage 3rd potatoes
McKinley, Judy: 2nd ginger
bread and crocheted belt. 3rd j
lapel pins.
Boyd, Mrs. Sam: 1st knitted
socks, carrot marmalade and
2nd bedspread and canning.
Boyd, Robert: 1st pen of young
Rhode Island Reds.
Boyd, William: 1st pair of geese
and holstien-guernsey.
Hulbert, Frances: 1st wool
skirt, two-piece formal, child’s
coat and hat, child’s slip, child’s:
remodeled coat and child’s re
; modeled snow suit. 2nd child’s
dress.
Frey, Mary: 1st fruit bread and
raisin bread and 3rd prizes in
dining room arrangement and
mall flower arrangement.
McKechnie, Mrs. Peggy: 1st
tocks and linaria and 2nd alys
um.
Burnham, Rosalie: 3rd rolled
ookies.
Hoffman, Dorothy: 1st complete
insemble and coat.
Perozzo, Mrs. Henry, (Anchor
ige): First prizes in beefsteak be
»onia, Rex begonia and Baby
rears. 2nd Fushia and Caladium
!rd angel wing begonia and cac
;us.
Perrozzo, Henry (Anchorage):
1st Nemesia and African daisy.
Reid, Grace: 1st spiral socks,
;extile painting and table linen.
>nd wool dress and child’s coat.
Rorrison, Mrs- Vera: 1st lunch
eon set and apple sauce cake. 2nd
nutter horns and 3rd white bread.
Thuma, Mrs. Viola: 1st Youth
md Old Age and African violet;
>nd baby tears, Christmas cactus,
:udge and sheet cookies. 3rd En
glish ivy and ice box cookies.
Moffitt. Sara Mae: 1st baking
oowder biscuits and muffins.
Henry, Paul: 1st drop cookies.
Woods. Mrs. Glenn: 1st graham
oread, spice cake, sheet cookies,
*rand prize in baking, beet pickle,
currant and raspberry jelly, can
ning, red raspberry, blouse, best
of show, ice cream, fruit, choco
late and vanilla ice cream, cot
tage cheese, unsalted butter, sour
cream butter and sweet cream
butter. Flour sack pajamas, sugar
sack apron, apron, arrangement
of berries, minature bouquet, din
ing room arrangement, living
Continued on page 8
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