The frontiersman., 1956-06-21
Reporters No1Aook

old grandson Of MT. and Mrs. Loren McKechr1ie is visiting his grandparents and other relatives in the Valley area during his summer vacation Douglas makes his home with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Harry McKechnie of FL Cerrito, Calif, This is his first visit to Alaska.
 MT. K. E. All1norl, father of Len All1non, is making his first visit to Alaska and is staying at tl1e home of his son and daugh- ter-in-law. The elder MT. Allrnon makes his home in Amarillo. Texas, where he and his wife re cea1tly celebrated their 51st we'd ding anniversary.
 Jack Dunlap, patient in the 5005th Airforce Hospital at FL nsendorf, is reported making good progress.
 Police Chief and Mrs. Wanye Miize and two children of Arroyo Grande, Calif., are visiting Mrs. Mize's mother, Mrs. Ida Foley of Ida Lake and her sister Mrs. La Wonne Johnson of Palmer. The family drove up over the Alaska highway and plan to vacation here about two weeks The Mixes formerly lived in Anchor age where Chief Mize was member of the Anchorage Po- lice Department.
 MT. and Mrs. George Hedla of Spenard are spending a week in the Valley area and are visiting with Louise Kellogg at Spring Greek Farm. Hedla, CPA with the Anchorage firm of Kincaid and Hedla, is doing auditing work in the Palmer area during their visit. Mrs. Hedla Is the former Lenore Amerunan
 Mrs. Marylou Rideout is spend ing few days in the Detroit area where she joined her husband Larry who was Outside for medi- cal treatment.
 Stewart Durrant, Coop gener- al manager and Jack Flint, creamery manager, are spending a few days in Fairbanks this week on association business. They were accompanied by Steve Drrant.
 Visiting Palmer this week were Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth Petznick of Creston, la, who are on a mo- tor trip through Alaska. The Fetznicks own and operate a school and office supply business and commercial printing depart Tnent in Creston They plan to be m Fairbanks to see the midnight sun tonight.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Camp bell and daughters Charlotte and Jo Ann, returned to Palmer on Saturday following a months motor trip to the States where they visited in Utah, Idaho and Montana They reported 10 days of rain in the Grand Prairie section left the road sea of mud
 John Weisenberger returned to Palmer on Friday from North Dakota where he and his family are visiting. He plans to return fhere within a short time where he will affiliate with a contract irag firm. The Weisenbergers ex- pect to be absent from the val 1ey for several months.
 All Beta Sigma Phi members and their husbands are urged to turn out for a work party at the fairgrounds Friday evening, when the sorority booth will be repaired and readied for the 1856 Fair. Don't forget to take along the hammers.
 Mr. Arthur French will con- duct regular church services at the United Protestant Church hf1is summer. The first of Sept ernber the Rev. Burtram H. Ru- tan of Skagway will assume pas tor duties at the church At the present time he is taking a course in hospital chaplainlng at the Emanuel Hospital in Ore gor.
 The Al Briggs family have ar rived in Palmer, coming here from South Dakota. Mir. Briggs will be affiliated with the Pal rner office, Soil Conservation Service
 Palmer Independent School District is calling for bids on tun- nehng and installing new stok- CT in Central School and for the construction of an addition and the repair of the present school gym. Information may be obtaln- ed from the office of scnool su- perintendent, William I. Zah-