The frontiersman., 1952-07-17
Reporters
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rreu ana Sara MachetanZ, re- turning last week from a photo graphic jaunt at Mckinley Park reported only few hours of sun- shine and clear weather out ot two weeks of cloudiness and utter illustration.
 The Valley lost its top inn pressario and stage production genius when Joe Hudock left Palmer last week. After visit ing his family in California, he plans 10 go on 10 Maryland, where he has a teaching job waiting for him.
 The Neal Wrights got off to an unSpectacular start on their an- nual vocation Monday, they had a full three hour to make their plane. No holding planes, no SC mph speeds, no excitement; just 8 routine departure.
 New office opened in the Sew erns Building last week is for the Bureau of Mines coal in- vestigations in the Matanuska coal fields. Robert May is in charge of local operations. Experiment Station men Will liam Sweetman, Hugh Johnson and Allan Mick headed for Fair banks Monday via the highway Sweetman and Johnson will work on research projects and Mick will be working on a con- tract with the Veterans Adminis- tration for the on-farm training program.
 Helen Critics left yesterday on a four week vacation. She will join the rest of her family in Columbus. Ohio, and return to Palmer with them on August l3. During her absence Helen Mae Stenvahl Stock will fake her place as secretary 10 the Coop manager. On their re- turn to Palmer. the Critics family will be at home on Air port Way just west of the United Protestant Church.
 The Clayton Esslingers, who returned from Ohio Monday night, reported torrid tempera- lures for Columbus-109 degrees they said-hottest in the country Of course, there was slight in terim of travel over the Alaska Highway after they escaped from Ohio, by this week, the tempera- ture might have dropped to 100
 Week-ending at Valley Hos pital were Mrs. Izetta Cans chow and Mrs. Edith Benson, mother of Maud Hosler. Mrs. Benson fell Sunday and injured her ankle and Mrs. Ganschow was ordered hospitalized when pleurisY threatened. Both were released early this week.
 Visiting Mrs. James B. GuIick is her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Carns of Pilot Rock, Oregon.
 Lynn Auten, formerly of Minneapolis, Minnesota is the new bookkeeper ali Valley Hos pital. Miss Auten and AdeIine Drunken. new clerk in the clothing department ali Kos loskY's recently arrived in the Valley 10 visit inc former Bar bara, Ruunball. Both girls found the country 10 their liking and are making plans 10 stay. Mss Brunken's home is in Lincoln. Nebr raska.
 Quite number of Valley people went to Anchorage last week for the excellent produc- tion of South Pacific" put on by the Anchorage Little Theater and members of the Alaskan Military Command. Observed were Dr and Mrs. Foster Sims, the H. J Hodgsons, MT. and Mrs. Byror Felkner, Mrs. Minnie Clark, Ray Lancaster, the Lester MearE family, MT. and Mrs. William Sweetman, the John Weisenber@ Roscoe Taylor, Alice McCann. anc Mrs. Margaret Cope and daugh ter. A former Palmer girl Dorothy Mau, was one of the nurses in the cast.
 w. H. Redder of Duchess County, New York. dropped in on his daughter. Mrs. Richard Washburn, for a five-daY visit last week. He drove up over the highway.