Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-09
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daughter, Miss Helen, v. A. Petersen
and Evelyn Petersen were callers In
Minneapolis Sunday.
Henry A. Jensen spent Saturday ana
Sunday in Minneapolis visiting with
Mrs. Jensen who had come to the city
the same time from Des Moines, Iowa.
Lars P. Jensen. northeast OF town,
has rented the Carl Frahs farm In
the south part of the village and
with his family plans to move onto
same in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Byron Olsen left
Tuesday afternoon for Minneapolis
for a days visit there, after which
they will proceed to Tyler for 10
days visit with relatives and friends.
A. P. Rotert, deputy examiner at
the bank. was in the Twin Cities
over Sunday. He did not get back
here until yesterday on account OF
being sent to another bank the first
part of the week.
Friends and neighbors had fare
we'll party for Andrew Outzen and
family Tuesday evening at the home
Outzen and family are moving to the
new Danish colony near Hurley, Miss.
Hedge B. Kilstofte of Winona, was
here from Saturday till Monday visit
ing relatives and also had moving
van come here to move their house,
hold goods to Winona as they intend
to make that city their permanent
home.
Peter Simonsgaard and son, Henry.
went to Minneapolis last Thursday;
the latter for an examination at Uni
versity hospital. They returned home
the same day accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Jensen and son, Billy. who
came along for a visit with relatives
and friends. They all went to Min
neapolis again Tuesday morning when
Henry was scheduled to enter the
hospital. A telephone message Tues
day evening stated that Henry was to
undergo his appendix operation We'd
nesday afternoon.
LATER: Word from Minneapolis
Wednesday evening stated that Henry
would not be operated upon before
Saturday or Monday.
The Young Peoples Society is busy
sponsoring a play, "Livets Lykke."
This play was entered into a play
,wright contest and won first award.
The Rev. Enok Mortensen. of Chicago,
ILL.,, who is known to the Askov peo-
pie through his lectures here. his
short stories and through his activ-
tiles within the Danish Synod, is the
author. The play will be staged two
evenings, Thursday and Friday, March
Is and H. Thursday nights per-
Torrance will be mainly for children
and old people while Friday night
will be for the younger set. Follow
ing the play friends of the Old Peo-
plee' home in Des Moines, Iowa, will
sell lunch, the proceeds from which
will go to the home to help defray
expenses there. Following lunch
there will be dancing-old time dane
ing Thursday evening and the TUNE
Twisters" will play Friday evening.
Those in charge of the entertain
ment sponsored by the local Red Cross
unit at the D. B. S. hall Friday eve
ming were literally rewarded for their
efforts in that the evening was a sue
cess from start to finish from the
social as we'll as financial viewpoint.
While the audience of approximately
300 people were getting settled in
their seats, Mrs. A. Henriksen's string
orchestra played several selections.
ha of he
ning-the presentation by local talent
of the two act play, "A Little Bit of
Ireland" To say the least about it,
it can be summed up in nut SHELF
and stated that cit went over big"
The three leading parts were handled
in a pleasing manner by Miss Vivian
MacAdams. Anders P. Jensen and Carl
Dixen. and they were ably supported
by the following: the Misses Dagmar
Bobjerg, Jean Tyre, Regina Petersen,
Elsie Thomson, Phyllis Petersen,
Elizabeth Nielsen, Alice Feldtmose,
Ruth Hansen, Mrs. L. Byron Olsen,
Werner johnson, Kaj Simonsgaard,
Carl JOhansen, Marvin Peterson. Hans
Petersen and L. Byron Olsen; and
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the piano throughout the play. The
operetta was directed by Mrs. Alfred
L. Nielsen and Mrs. Svend Petersen;
the latter also rendered two vocal solos
between the acts, and Mrs. Henrik
sens orchestra terminated the enter
tainmeDt part of the evening with
some more numbers. The Misses
Sigrid Petersen and Sigrid Jensen
we're in the candy booth and sold
everything out. In the dining room
Mrs. Martin johnson and Mrs. MAIDS
Nielsen were the chief officials. They
and their helpers had started several
hours earlier to bake "Ebelskiver.
This department also enjoyed a COM
plete sell-out, being obliged in the
midst of the rush to reduce the por-
lions from four to three. The eve
ming terminated with dancing tc
which Carl Strandvold, Erling Mel.
sen and Marvin Peterson furnished
the music. With the low price of II
cents for admission, cents for lunch
and 10 cents for dance it hardly seems
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