The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1957-03-14
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| lowing a trip of several weeks
during which they visited H
Washington, California and Ne-
vada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fancner
returned to the valley last Thurs
day following winter vacation
spent visiting and travelling III
number of States from Washing
ton to Florida. While visiting the
various states they visited q num-
Der Of outstanding points OF IN
terest, including Disneyland ana
| the Calsbad Caverns. In Florloa
they visited some of Fanchers
relatives whom he had not seen
for about 80 years.
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Republican Womans CLUB
will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Lee Mckinley at the Butte On
| Monday, March 10. The meeting
will begin at 100 and all inter-
ested women are invited to at
tend. A program is planned.
| Dolores Pommier, Valley Hos
pital bookkeeper lis back at work
part time, following an illness
Mrs. Arvin White and infant
daughter Virginia, of Seattle, are
visiting at the home of her bro
! Their and sister n-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Skok. This is Mrs.
Whites first visit to Palmer and
she plans to stay for few weeks.
Skok, injured in an accident At
the mine in late January, is re-
cuperating at the Valley Presby-
erian Hospital.
The recreation room at the
| Church of God was the scene OF
an entertaining pot-luck dinner
this past Sunday afternoon. The
entire congregation joined in CIV
ing Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Lam
caster a surprise anniversary DIM
ner. The couple celebrated their
10th year of marriage Following
dinner there was an hour of spon-
taneous music, readings and skits,
including a duet by the Lancas-
terS.
| Last Saturday, March 9, mark
ed the 18th anniversary of the
start of work on what is now
called the Alaska Highway. Since
the end of WWII when the high
way was opened to civilian travel
| thousands of tourists, .sportsmen
and prospective settlers have
travelled the highway virtually
the year-rOund.
James Hurley, AFRO manager
will be on jury duty for the next
two weeks. During this period he
will be in his office only on Fri
| day evenings, 8-10 pm. and or
Saturdays from 10 am. pm
Regular office hours will be fol.
lowed during the week, with Mrs
Dorothy Woods in charge.
/ Theta Chapter, BSP members
will meet on March 18 at the
home of Marge Bouwens, with
Marion Duff as hostess. Xi Eta
Chapter MEMBERS will meet al
the home of Vivian Shaver. Elec-
ton of officers will be held.
One case of pneumonia was
reported in the Palmer area dur
ing the week ending March 8,
according to the Alaska Depart
ment of Health.
Members of the Wasilla High
School basketball team brought
home high honors from the an
nual Western Alaska Basketball
Tournament held in Fairbanks
two weeks ago. Larry Ulrich and
Wally iceland were named to
the Class B all-star team and the
entire team was awarded the
coveted craftsmanship trophy in
the same class.
The Palmer Community ambu-
lance was called out early Friday
morning to transport four men
injured in an accident at the
south end Of Knik River bridge.
The men were later transferred
to the 5005th Airforce Hospital by
military ambulance.
Who takes the x-rays when the
X-ray technician breaks her leg?
Dorothy Batterton, technician at
the Valley Hospital found herself
in just that position this past
weekend when she suffered a
broken leg in an accident while
on a sleigh ride. In attendance at
the hospital was DR.. G. c. Bailey,
himself on crutches as the result
of recent fall, and hospital per-
sonnet all who helped get the
necessary pictures OF. Miss Bat
terton's leg bones. She is now re-
cuperating from the accident)
at the hospital.
Mrs. Larry Carson, Bill Cook
and Don Cook, sister and broth
ers, recently attended the golden