Anchorage Club Plans
Speed Boat Races At
Lake Wasdla Sunday
The Anchorage Outboard Clul
wilt again rtagr thctr *pred boa
race* <m thf.watm of Uke W*
Mila. July 22. at 1 pm
Residents in and around th<
area are in for one of the mos
thrilling afternoons of the season
according to Jean Henning, pub
licity director of the club. Lou*
^peak(*rs will be on full blast '<
give information on the drivers
their boat numbers and ran
classes, allowing spectators to fol
low more closely the events o
the day.
Pick Pickens, who drove honu
first in the unlimited class or
Lake Spenard July 4, Glenr
Brewster, high point man anc
winner of the American Legior
trophy, and Joe Maley, winnei
of the Pacific Marine trophy, alst
won on Lake Spenard July 4
are only three of the veterar
drivers who will go out with ali
the power and drive their motors
will afford, to make the day i
more thrilling one to remember
Other veteran drivers to afford
keen competition in the meet are
Merle Young. Joe Klouda, Dor
Stubbort, Cliff Hohn, Earl Gray,
Bud Tout, Bill Falknew, Lawr
ence Kines, Tom Orcott, Lee Mor
ris, Ernie Woodburn, Jack Harris,
Bill Oswald and many others toe
numerous to mention.
“Mac” MacMullen, popular and
active member of the club, will
“sit it out” in the big middle of
ali the speed and turmoil, just in
case any of the drivers reluctant
ly decide to take a "dip” during
the races. Assisting him will be
Bob Wells, Bob Theil and Clint
Cornelius.
Mrs. Pickens and Mrs. Stubbort
will be two busy gals, what with
keeping score and, at the same
time, cheering their respective
husbands on to victory. Bill My
ers is the official racing chairman
and Jean Henning on publicity.
Commodore Stuart of the An
chorage Outboard Club is to be
complimented on the fine work
he is doing this season in running
the races so smoothly. The July
Fgurth races, which were run
under his supervision, were the
finest races ever held by the club.
Mr. Stuart will be on hand the
22nd jpf July so we can all depend
on things going well.
All members of the club ex
press appreciation for Palmer’s
response to their regattas in the
past, and look forward to seeing
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VALLEY VISITORS WILL ALWAYS FIND A HEARTY WELCOME
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WASILLA
PERSONALS
, Charts Cadwalladcr is back in
[ Wa&illa after several month's visit
. | in the states He drove back over
the Alaskan Highway.
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t Mrs. Emma Dodson is leaving
this Friday for Seattle, then will
. continue on to the eastern stat?s
I where she will visit with relatives.
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Mrs Charles Isaacs recently /-e*
. turned to Wasilla from Seattle
J where she spent some time with
f ’ her husband who is receiving
medical attention.
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Mrs. Gilbert Bell left this week
fly out to her home town Lc
Mars. Iowa, and visit with her
i father. She plans to be gone an
■! indefinite length of time.
Some of the new' arrivals added
to Wasilla this week were: a girl,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Lemon, and a boy, born to Mr.
i and Mrs. John Travis. The babies
were both born in the Valley Hos
pital.
ARMY COLONELS VISIT
Nineteen Army colonels, repre
senting various Army headquar
ters throughout the United States,
arrived in Anchorage July 15 for
an Army summer Arctic orienta
tion tour of Alaska. They were
welcomed by Lt. Gen. W. E. Kep
ner, commander-in-chief of the
Alaskan Command.
The group will visit posts and
bases of the Army, Navy and Air
Force in the Territory, complet
ing their visit on July 27.
A winter and summer tour ofj
this kind is made each year, to
familiarize senior army officers!
with problems of planning and j
supply in Arctic operations.
local residents on the 22nd of J
NEW YORK BEAUTICIAN
VISITS IN VALLEY
Miv Blanche Hama, co»>mo)n
gist from the Richard Hudnut
Beauty Salon in New York ■*
completing a week's stay in Pal
mer Sponsored by Bert's Drug
Store. Miss Hams has shov.n and
demonstrated the full Hudnut
cosmetic line.
(This is Mis* Harris' first trip *o
the Territory, in fact, it is be
lieved that she is the first repre
sentative of any large cosmetic
concern to be sent to the Terri
tory. in this line of work.
Intended as an experimental
project, it now appears that Alas
ka will be included on the coun
try-wide tours conducted yearly
by her company.
School books give fine geo
graphical facts, but one really
has to see the country to appre
• ciate its beauty and amazing de
J velopment. Each city I have vis
ited in the Territory has soine
| thing different to offer. Everyone
1 seems so very friendly and help
| ful," Miss Harris said.
Previous to her visit in Palmer.
| Miss Harris spent one week at
Fairbanks and Kodiak, two weeks
at Anchorage and will spend one
1 week at Juneau, Sitka and Ketch
| ikan before returning to the
states. A trip to Nome was can
celled by lack of transportation. I
“Perhaps another year 1 can
make it,” she said.
Fishing Flights
LAKE LOUISE
Boats & Motors Available
Round Trip from
Snowshoe Lake
$23.00, tax inci.
Pennington-Mile 147
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OF ALL KINDS
Sho-Cards-Truck Lettering
PALMER SIGN CO.
Box 1833—Basement Palmer Drug
School Registration
Dates Set tor First
Graders, Newcomers
Superintendent William T Zah
j radmeek announced today that
the week August 6 through tlve
10th has been set aside for the
registration of all beginning first ,
grader* and new student* n i
grade* two through eight entei- j
j ing Palmer School this fall
New high school student* will
be registered at a later date, he
said.
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NCW CHURCH AT WASILLA
Sunday. July 22. a new church
will he started bv the Assembly
of G<»d at the Wastila community
hall. Rev. Paul Riley will tie
par tor.
Sunday school classes will start
at 10 o'clock morning worship
at 11 and an evening service ;it
K o'clock.
Rev Riley has extended an in
vitation to everyone interested
GOODRICH MACHINE WORKS
Welding and Machine Work
Located in the ARRC Shop Bldg,
behind Fair Grounds
Phone 20Y1 Palmer
NOW IN STOCK
CHROME Towel Bars, Soap Dishes, Tissue
Holders, Medicine Chests
—Also
recessed SOAP AND TISSUE HOLDERS
MAC’S PLUMBING & HEATING
Located in basement of Ward building
AIRPORT MACHINERY CO., Inc.
Box 539. Anchor ago—Dial 43401
R. G. LeTourneau—Jeeps—White Trucks
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