Peek at the Past: As it appeared in the Feb. 13, 1964 Frontiersman:

State proposes contract police work with city

Capt. Ernest Mayfield, head of the Southwestern district of the Alaska state department of police, presented a proposition to the Palmer city council under which the city of Palmer would contract from the state department of police for police work in the city of Palmer.

Mayfield's proposed contract would provide for a minimum of 100 hours a week of patrol service in the city of Palmer. Mayfield said there are now three troopers in the area, one living in Palmer, one in Wasilla, and one at the Butte. Two troopers would be added, both of whom would live in Palmer and be on call 24 hours a day.

The cost of this service to Palmer would be $27,715 per year, Mayfield said. The present $125 a month charge for emergency night calls would be absorbed in this figure, he added. The 1963 Palmer police department budget amounted to $35,335.

Sutton named 1964 manager

Lowell "Curly" Sutton has been named 1964 manager of the Alaska State Fair Inc. Sutton, who was 1963 manager of the annual fair, lives on Springer Road and operates two businesses, Curly's TV and Palmer Skateland.

Susan Moffitt seeks Miss Alaska title

Susan Moffitt, Miss Alaska State Fair of 1963, is a busy young woman these days as she makes last-minute plans for her entry into the Miss Alaska Pageant on Feb. 22.

Susan will repeat the roller-skating act which she presented in the local pageant.

Also in the same edition:

Center cut pork chops sold for .79 a pound at B&B Supermarket

"Tonight's the Night," starring Yvonne De Carlo and Barry Fitzgerald, was playing at the Center Theater in Palmer.

Hartley Motors Inc. of Palmer was advertising the "Car of the Year," the 1964 Ford Special Custom.

A giant size box of Tide was sold for .75 at Koslosky's Department Store in Palmer.

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