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The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Election Not Yet Held
AS this is written Franklin D. F

AS this is written Franklin D. Roose-
velt has not yet been elected president.
Strange to say the November election did not
result in giving Mr.. Roosevelt that office. The
voters only chose electors, who meet on De-
cember ID to elect president. The whole
business is foolish. Originally the electors
were simply chosen as such, and might select
almost anyone as president. But finally the
electors were pledged to support certain
candidate, and today the whole electoral
college system is nothing but a form. It
should be disposed with. In fact, we believe
that the nation should even go so far as to
choose their president by popular vote. It is
possible, you know, for candidate who has
the largest popular vote to have the lowest
electoral vote, and thus the will of the people
would be thwarted. Why doesn't congress
get busy and do away with the electoral col
lege ?-Windom Citizen.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
HOPKINS SAYS
NEEDY FARMER
WILL GET AID

Assurance that every drouth-
stricken farmer in need of relief
this winter will get it was given
Wednesday by Harry L. Hopkins,
federal works progress admins
traitor at Washington.
Hopkins said that because H.
600 Minnesota farmers are being
removed from WPA rolls along
with $4,000 others throughout
the country does not mean they
will go hungry or cold this winter.
mo one in the country deServ-
ing of relief need fear that the
government will refuse his case" ,"
said Hopkins. 81 am not worried
particularly over lack of funds
but obviously we are getting
down to where we are scraping
the bottom of the bucket"
Hopkins had called the press
conference to "dispel confusion"
over the future course of WPA.
There seems to be an impress
sion that any downward adjust
ment in WPA is the beginning of
demobilization," he said. ''This is
not SO. We are merely cutting
the whita-collar ron-relief works,
Hopkins assurance that far
mers, though dropped from WPA,
would be given the full measure
of relief to which they are entitled
by the resettlement administra-
ton, was taken as an answer to
the attack of Minnesota farmers
removed from WPA jobs.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
THE GAZETTES EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE !.
Headlines and News

tCHE DEClSlON or certain large papers
including the self-styled "Northwest's
= Greatest Newspaper" to discontinue
"scare" heads in more sedate home editions
unless the days news is of unusual import
ance will no doubt be the subject of consid-
cradle discussion among members of the
fourth estate and raises the interesting
question of headlines wherever newspapers
are read which is about everywhere.
Like human beings, governments, styles
in clothes, cars and about everything else,
newspapers undergo constant change. Our
SO year ago files indicate the headwriting
art was unknown around this shop in those
days but when 25 years ago had rolled
around, editors were struggling with the
crossword d-puzzle-like task of finding COM
bination of words which tell the concise
story, yet fit mechanically into the space al
lotted. In those days one column heads were
the seldom altered rule but each had three
or more blanks" below, each painstakingly
written to reveal more of the story without
repeating the message of the lines above.
Only in more recent years have two,
three and now eight column headlines been
generally used in the weekly editors efforts
to make the front page more attractive and
to properly advertise the news which his
reporters have uncovered and written for
public consumption. With the wider head
lines, banks have been sloughed off as a
waste of the writer and readers time until
only one is used on even the biggest Gazette
stories and many headlines appear without
any.
Headlines were the result of efforts to
increase newsstand sales of papers and
therefore reached the big papers long before
weekly editors, who seldom have newsstand
circulation to worry about, adopted them. A
few years ago it was considered quite daring
for the publishers of such paper to 'sell"
big stories with streamers, banners, lines or
page-wide headlines under any other name.
But where the average weekly newspap-
er publisher tempered his headline writing
to suit the story involved and avoided howl
ing "wolf WOLF when the story merited a
cub headline, the daily papers saw fit to sell
their papers on even the dullest news days
with banners about anything and every
thing.
In the trend today toward quieter head
lines Except when some extraordinary news
really justifies its use" the daily publishers
are taking the cue from the weekly publish
| erS.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Children Thank Santa for
Last Years Gifts, Remind
Him of This Years Wants
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 8, 1896

neOWOOU 4 dllS, MlIuleSOtd
December 9, 1886
Dear Santa Claus,
I am nine years old and in the
fourth grade.
I would like you to bring me a
rubber doll, a story book, a sleigh,
and some nuts and candy for
Christmas. Please bring my bro
theirs and sisters something. Don't
forget the boys and girls who are
less fortunate then / am.
Thank you,
Your friend,
Gloria Egle
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 9, 1886
I am eight years old and in the
third grade.
Please bring me a pair of skis,
a checker board, and a paint box.
I will have some thing for you
to eat on the kitchen table.
Thank You.
Your little friend,
Dennis Urke
Wabasso, Minnesota
December IL, 1886
Dear Santa,
/ am in the fourth grade at
! school. I was nine years old De-
cember 2.
I see by the paper that you
have been busy as usual making
toys and now you are trying to be
in all the towns so the boys and
girls can see you. I do hope come
to Wabasso. In case I don't see
you, I would like a duck shooting
game.
I live four miles west of Wabas-
so. We have just put up a 20 #.
mill for electric lights so you can
tell ur place. Please remember
the crippled and sick children this
Christmas, Santa.
Your best friend,
Leonard Hoffman,
vesta, Minnesota
December 8, 1886
Dear Santa,
Please bring me some clothes
for my doll. It is Is inches tall.
Also a pencil box with a drawer
in it. and some nuts and candy.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
From friend,
Laura Schroeder
Wabasso, Minnesota
| December IL, 1886
Dear Santa,
I am a little boy seven years
old. I am in the second grade in
school district 76 west of Wabas-
so.
/ would like little gas station
and a new pair of shoes for
Christmas.
We are not going to have a
Christmas program in school this
! year, but we have a pretty Christ
mas tree and lots of decorations.
You can come to our program in
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Backward
Chances
so YEARS AGO


Chuck Everett was Santa Claus
at Peck's.- Joe Tyson's family
moved to their new home Jack
McGetrick was the lucky man at
Mason and McMillan's drawing
Sheriff Meade set up housekeep-
ing in the Lichtwarck house
The new Presbyterian church at
Delhi was ready for occupancy
Jay Ferris decided to 60 into the
wood business permanently j.
B. Mason took over the Fred
Hotchkiss blacksmith shop.-MrS.
Fleischer of North Redwood died.
- The following were elected Of
ficers of the Redwood county
Sunday school association: 0. B.
Turrell, E. A. Chapman and Rev.
G.. R. Geer.-The toboggan club
was building a slide on the hill on
the Joe Tyson place with the
chute ending on the Mill pond
o. T. Van Dolah and F. L. Whit
man went to Rochester to enter
business college Mrs. G. E. Nc
Kay and two children were ex-
pected from Syracuse, New York.
= E. B. Hale was appointed de-
putty clerk of court.
.
rs YEARS AGO
A debate on education took
place at the Farmers club meeting
with Thomas Whittet, Mrs. G. G.
Little, Thomas Mckay and Mrs.
c. r. Lamb as one team and the
other Including A. D. Smith,
Mrs. Charles Winn, A. p. Hender-
son and Mrs. j. Frank Jones'
The fair association planned to
buy the John Riheldaffer land
Just north of town and adjacent
to Ramsey park The Gazette
was urging the organization Of q
| Boy Scout troop Mrs. H. N
Bell was honored at Kensington
party given by Mrs. John H. Bow
ers in Minneapolis J. c. Jack
son, Peter Welter and Louis
Steinhouse returned from trip
to Sutherlin, Oregon The Bar
! nes-Smith land company put out
a "real nifty" hand painted calen-
dar which would be a distinct
ornament to any home."- Jack
Donavan bought the William
Rosendahl blacksmith shop T.
G. Barber of Vesta died. Mrs
Anne Woods, mother of the frs,
priest here and of Mrs. James
Cuff, died.
10 YEARS AGO
A Sanders farmhouse occupied
by r. L. Clampitt completely
burned The Gaylord Legion
naires defeated the National
guardsmen 20 to IT, Redwood
Falls High school beat Sleepy Eye
18 to IT, Henry Meyer died al
Wabasso.- Mr.. and Mrs. w. p
Francois were remodeling the
Redwood hotel A marriage Ii
cense was issued to Gunder Holt
and Alice Boklep.- H. M. Aune
and A. j. White filed for mayor.
S YEARS AGO
! Malcolm w. Dennistoun died
The Harlem Globe Trotters beat
the Provident Life team 10 to II
- The high school cagers defeat
ed Sleepy Eye % to Is with Jack
Lauterbach high point man.
City indebtedness was cut over
81 900 during the year Florence
Pothoff of Morgan died of injur-
les received in an automobile ac.
cident.- H. D. Thorp filed fol-
mayor and Mrs. James A. Baikie
and John Brueske for first warc
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

Jean Drogosch, well known
friend of all animals is no friend
of L. E. Backer. The Girl Scout
found a mouse, shivering in the
cold on Second street the other
day and put it into her pocket.
Casting about for a nice warm
place in which to leave the rodent
she found Backer's well-heated
store and therein released it.
IT.
Edward To See Doctor For Ear
Treatment" reads H. p. Sanders,
and remarks, ~ should think he
would after the Archbishop of
Canterbury got through with
him."
Picture of Jack Klaus painting
signs on the Physicians and Den
fists Service bureau windows, dis
cernable from Washington and
Second streets, eight sidewalks
and the windows of the Redwood
apartments and Granite block.
''What have you got the door
locked for?" asks Leon H. Brown
after pounding on said door for
several minutes.
sPm so busy I don't want to be
bothered, so I don't want anybody
to know where I'm working" says
Jack.
#
Talk about hot-headed. Ross
Brands hair even starts afire
when he argues with Ed Gustine.
#
Santa Claus isn't going to put
anything in Punk Pease's stocking
on account Punk threw the coal
shovel on the floor of the coal bin
just a few hours before his wife
had the bin filed, thereby bury
ing the shovel for several weeks
to come and putting Punk in the
dog house, from which he emer-
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

nut Grove came here to operate
the Fairway store There was a
small fire at the Oscar Warner
home Jack Beatty, S, grandson
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beatty ap-
peared in paper weight" box
ing match preliminary at Fort
Smelling Mrs. j. H. Wichman
was elected worthy matron Of the
Eastern Star Keene Ewart ac-
cepted a position as examiner for
the federal reserve bank Lee
Warmers car, stolen, was found
burned south of town.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Rejuvenated C. and C.
. HE REJUVENATED Commercial club,
now known as the Civic and Commerce

~ HE REJUVENATED Commercial club,
now known as the Civic and Commerce
association, took stock of it's 1886 ac-
complishments at a meeting last week and
found no little reason to be proud. Compared
with it's work in 1885 and several previous
years, it's successful ventures this year are
particularly outstanding.
Its officers have had obstacles to over
come beyond what majority of business
men realize. Membership drives have been
handicapped by the inactivity of the club in
civic matters in other years and by the con-
viction of many that the club is primarily a
card club and too great a percentage of the
receipts go to maintain place in which to
while away leisure time.
Five points of six point program laid
out last January have been completed and
several projects not foreseen at that time
have been adopted, the club becoming fact
or in putting them over. The batting average
therefore is very nearly 100 per cent.
No one contends that the association
has done what it will be able to do when
more of the progressive citizens of the city
get behind and really push but it has accom-
plished enough, surely, to satisfy skeptics of
its possibilities.
The homely Illustration of the old porce-
lain QOOTknOD SO OICcn uScO as nest egg
to fool biddy was the theme of one of the
best cartoons of the week, sketch by Tai
burt for Scripps- Howard papers. The nest
is Uncle Sans hat, stuffed with straw on
which doorknob rests, festooned with cob
webs. Oddly enough the doorknob shows
signs of Matching, double surprise since it
is labeled "war debts" Rest assured no war
debts settlements will hatch unless they are
incubated in the warm draft of some new
scheme to make the American public
Europe's goat.
The Minnesota Association for Crippled
Children is giving between 800 and 400 re-
conditioned radios to shut-in children whose
parents are unable to provide them this
Christmas. Persons knowing of such chill
dren may write the association at Minnea-
polls.
Edward VIII wasn't qualified to rule an
European nation. He had too much time.
for love on continent where hate is the pre-
vailing emotion of monarchs and dictators.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Praise Judge

Next week Judge l. M Olsen will retire
from the supreme court. He was elected to
the district bench in this district in 1906 and
gained wide reputation for judicial saga
city and integrity. Judge Olsen didn't say
much, but he did plenty of thinking and it
was all straight thinking. He had keen
perception and could distinguish between
the true and false with unerring accuracy.
He was match for the best lawyers in the
state and his decisions seldom were reversed.
He carried that same discerning judgment
to the supreme bench where he served with
distinction. Judge Olsen has been an honor
to the district and to the state and leaves
an unimpeachable record of public service.
Advance Press.
1t was shock to the writer few years
ago to learn that North Redwood was the
birthplace of the great mail order house and
chain store system known to America as
Sears and Sawbuck. We received another
jolt this week in reading that the equally
famous Ringing circus originated in Man
kato and gave its first performances there
and at ST. Clair, Minnesota Lake and Wells.
And in those days the east thought of Min
nesota as the Indians happy hunting
ground.
OuI1uS Tie CdLipdlSL IudJOT CTlClClSm
of the administration was its expenditures
for relief. The number one criticism today
is of reductions in relief expenditures. We
venture the guess that most of the critics
have now been on both sides of the relief
question.
Christmas is sure great for the news
papers, remarked friend on looking over
last weeks 16 page leach page eight col
umns, FL inches long) Gazette. Envy not
what little hay we NOW away these few short
December weeks. Come the january storms
and Wen be filling eight pages with some
of those election campaign propaganda mats
our frugal nature prompted us to save
President Hutchins of Chicago univer-
sity wants colleges to teach thinking That's
going to be hard on the politicians, if the
people ever acquire the habit -Minneota
Mascot.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

the spring. We have so much
snow around the school house
that you would just get stuck
again like you did last year and
the year before. Of course if you
want to come to our party in the
afternoon. Miss Hansen and we
boys will shove you out and give
you some of our party lunch.
Remember all of the poor boys
and girls also my brother and sis
ters.
Hoping to hear from you, I re-
main,
Sincerely,
Jerome Schunk
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 9, 1896
Dear Santa Claus,
am nine years old and in the
third grade.
Please bring me a desk and
dolly.
will set good things for you to.
eat on the table.
Thank you.
Your friend,
Elda Loock
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 8, 1896
Dear Santa,
am eight years old and in the
third grade. Please bring me a
football, punching bag and
cowboy suit. Since I have no
brothers and sisters, please re-
member the poor children.
Thank you.
Your friend,
Walter Morley
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 9, 1886
Dear Santa Claus,
am seven years old and in the
third grade. My teachers name
is Miss Siegfried. I would like
you to bring me a rubber doll,
set of paints, a doll buggy and
nuts and candy.
Thank you.
Your friend,
Ramona Egle
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 8, 1896
Dear Santa,
/ am seven years old and in the
second grade. Please bring me
pair of skis and stick for them.
I have two little sisters. Would
you please bring them something
too.
Thank you.
Your little friend,
Everett Paulsen
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December 8, 1896
I am eight years old and in the
second grade. Please bring me
doll buggy, table and chairs and
set Of dishes. Please bring the
other boys and girls something
too.
Your little friend,
Margaret Herring
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
December IL, 1886
Dear Santa Claus,
am thanking you for the
present from you last year. Would
you please bring me a bicycle,
boots socks, and some candy and
nuts. Don't forget the rest Of the
children. I 60 to District l03.
| GOOdbye Santa
| Your friend,
Alfred Thiel
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

President Hutchins of Chicago univer-
sity wants colleges to teach thinking. That's
going to be hard on the politicians, if the
people ever acquire the habit -Minneota
Mascot.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

Edward VIII wasn't qualified to rule an
European nation. He had too much time
for love on a continent where hate is the pre-
vailing emotion of monarchs and dictators
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
9Nary' S
Little foam
el

ges only to lay another horse
blanket on Chuck Burmeister's
new plumbing.
The Washington times., 1936-10-14
Prize Photos
Lobby Show

The Photographic best Of some
200 of Washington'S ace amateur
disciples of the lens will be on
display at Loew's Capitol Theater
starting Friday, october Is, under
sponsorship of the Master Photo
Finishers of the District Of Co
lumbia.
This will mark the eighth an
nual exhibit of the association and
includes colored master enlarge
ments. The engagements are
made and colored from the work
of the amateur photographers.
Prizes are to be offered in Is
classes, and winners in each class
will have their works sent to the
annual convention in Buffalo late
this month of the Master Photo
FiniSherS of America, where they
will vie for other prizes.
The exhibit will be on display in
the Capitol lobby for a full week
and is expected to drawn many of
the thousands of ardent camermen
here. Grant Leet and Dave Ed
monston, two of the districts best
known amateur photographers will
be among the judges. William H.
Eicher of Fleets Photo Service is
president of the local association
sponsoring the exhibit.
The Washington times., 1936-10-14
Civic Theoter
In'CIeopotro'

In choosing Bernard Shaw'S
bright comedy, Caesar and Gle
opatra," as its opening produc-
ton, the washington Civic The
alter had distinguished precedent.
The New York Theater Guild
chose this play of all plays as the
one to open its new Guild Thea
ter on April 10. 1925. Both the
theater and the play were hailed
by the critics, the theater as
new friend and the play as an
old, too long absent. The New
York Times said: Caesar and
Cleopatra" is such a play as may
come to us only once in four cen
turieS," and Haywood Broun,
then writing in the old New York
World, spoke of its scene after
scene of Spine-tingling excite
ment."
The washington Civic Theater
will present the play at the
Wardman Park Theater on Octo-
Der 81, %, % and "a.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-14
Howard Books
Armstrong

The one and only king Of the
trumpet, Louis Armstrong, and
his orchestra with Luis Russell at
the piano, will be the feature stage
attraction at the Howard Theater
beginning Friday.
Louie Armstrong, often termed
the tops of all musicians, will pre-.
sent one full hour of red-hot en-.
tertainment.
He will present his Comics
Inn revue, direct from New York,
which features Bobbie CASTOR,
torch singer, and Sonny Woods,
the golden-voiced tenor.
On the screen will be "The
Shakedown," the exposure of the
hush money racket, with Lew
Ayers and Joan Perry.
Midnight show Saturday with
reserved seats,
The Washington times., 1936-10-14
KELLEYGRAMS

Fred Lightner at the Earle
theater this week got a rush call
to bolster the comedy end of the
bill. He was in New York when
summoned, hoped into his car
and started rolling over the high
ways towards the Potomac .
At laurel he was picked up for
speeding. left $11 with the Justice
of the peace and missed the first
Saturday show while satisfying
the Law Little Virginia First
enberg who was in the last Fox
local revue was yesterday signed
for the Glorified Follies girl revue,
opening Friday at Youngstown,
Ohio Nell Kelly, who makes
two first downs with Phil Lamp
kin at the Capitol this week,
yesterday Signatured contract to
do her knockabout stuff for ten
weeks with Sally Rand the bubble
dancer, opening in Texas
Sally has never been permitted to
do her revealing speciality on the
local stages . Daughter OF Guy
Wonders, Warner Bros. division
manager, pretty and talented. has
been invited to do a vocal at one
Of Washingtons, class night clubs.
EDWARDS PROGRAM
They have posted up Noel
Coward's program for the weeks of
November and 16 in the National
lobby. Tonight at $3.50" is a Sc
ries of one-act plays with Gertrude
Lawrence supporting the actor
playwright. Here are Mr.. Coward's
notations on the groups of three
playlets which will open on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday nights.
First opening-"Hands Across
the Sea" very light, "The Aston
ishing Heart" (serious, this, in six
Scenes) and Red Peppers" Ger
tie and play two vaudeville hams
in this. We are dressed as sailors,
and our gags are the worst you
ever heard. They go Sogging out
to the audience like suit).
The second bill-"We Were
The Washington times., 1936-10-14
'ZiegfeId' For
Columbia

After a roadshow engagement
for two weeks and successful
engagement at Loew's Palace The
alter, 1.-THE Great ziegfeld" will
be shown at the Columbia start
ing Friday, october Is.
This production has a cast
headed by William Powell, Myrna
10y, Luise Rainier, Frank Morgan
and other stars of stage and screen.
AS a natural part of the plot
the picture introduces spectacular
musical interludes of the type
which Ziegfeld made famous on
Broadway. The singing and dane
ing is said to present the last word
in entertainment, every role be-
ing filled by the artist top in his
particular field.
The Great ziegfeld" is adapted
from an original screen play by
William Anthony Mcclure. The
production was produced by Hunt
Stromberg and was directed by
Robert z. Leonard.
The Washington times., 1936-10-14

ment with Subdued colors, and OBJ
tanned truly magnificent results
in outdoor photography.
Then came Dancing Pirate" to
prove that the new process could
deal satisfactorily with two-tone
blues and drab shades in the pre-
sentation of spectacle.
Ramona" advances a step fur"
Their. Many Of it's backgrounds
visualize the grandeur and impos-
ing beauty of the outdoor Mission
country. It's accompanying music
is also a distinct aid in the crea-
ton of appropriate moods.
Indeed, Ramona" could be
really called sensational had its
story formula and values kept
pace with the march of the color
scientists. AS it is the romance
Is just a trifle old-faShioned, al
though it's elemental heart appeal
may help it at the box office.
PAULINE FREDERICK HITS
Director Henry King manages,
for instance. to catch the alluring
features of Loretta Young in a
Madonna-like pose that makes a
striking finale for a good picture.
Screened at the Fox Exchange
yesterday, and coming to the Capt.
toll Theater on Friday, Ramona"
still has the experts guessing on
whether it will cause Hollywood
rush for more color.
Don Ameche and Kent Taylor
play the important male roles well
and the veteran, Pauline Freder-
lex, proved ideally suited to the
color technique, gives a striking
performance in a very important
character role.