The Redwood gazette., 1936-01-30
REA Meeting Held
In Morgan Hall


group of farmers attended meet
ing at the city hall which was in
charge of County Agent Nate Bo-
wee. Five were townships repre-
sented. The purpose of the meet
ing was to learn the convenience
of labor saving devices where
electricity is used on the farm. The
Central Cooperative Power as
sociation has been formed in Red
wood county and many facts were
brought out. An invitation was
made for those interested to sign
up as members of the organiza-
ton. George Green was chairman
of the meeting.
The Alfred Gundermann family
moved from the Blank farm to
rooms in the second floor of the
old hotel building.
The Morgan Basket Ball team
has won its last two games. Nor
gan beat Franklin in a score of
25 to 18. They played Belview on
the local floor Tuesday evening
and Morgan won by score of 33
to 8. The second team also won
from Belview second team.
Morris Jorgensen, who is taking
course in interior decorating at
the Dunwoody Institute at Mime
apolis, visited at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jor-
gensen, over the weekend.
Miss Ino Metzke accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.. Bloemke as far
as New Ulm, where she spent Sat
urday afternoon with her mother,
Mrs. Emelie Metzke at the Loret-
IA Hospital.
George Ragan residing few
miles west of town was taken to
the Union Hospital at New Ulm,
Saturday afternoon where he SUBJ
mitted to a major operation later
in the day. His condition is salts
factory.
At the morning services at the
st. Johns Lutheran church the
following were christened and
baptized: John Thomas Kettner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kettner;
Janice Marline Hier, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Orn Hier; and Lor-
raine Marie Zimmerman, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter thinner
man.
A group of neighbor ladies
spent Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Mary George. A
luncheon with coffee was served
and a pleasant afternoon was en-
joyed by the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Jensen
returned to their home at Denver,
Colorado, Saturday morning. Mr..
and Mrs H. C. Bloemke took them
to Mankato where they boarded a
train. The damage suit brought
by an auto accident was settled
out of court Mr.. and Mrs. Jen-
sen visited a week with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs K. NJ. Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Shank, Nels
Rams, Mrs E. H. Albrecht, w. R.
Werring and Ferd Fenske attend
ed the funeral of the late, J. A.
Mccarthy, AZ, at Morton Saturday
afternoon. He was employed with
the Wherland Electric Company
and when the lights were installed
in this city, he was the workman
who wired the houses here. He
died at the Hutchinson hospital,
where he was taken suffering with
severe gall bladder attack. The
funeral services were under the
direction of the Masonic Lodge at
Morton. Interment was made in
the Morton Cemetery.
The preliminary declamatory
contest was held at the High
school assembly Tuesday evening.
A nominal admission fee of five
cents was paid to defray the cost
Of purchasing new selections. The
following program was given: Or
atory: The Death Penalty, Reuben
Friedrich; Sacrifice That Failed,
Harry Knudson; Ropes, Melvin
klotz; The Builders of Destiny,
Norman Hansen; Acres of Dia-
monds, Lester Kamholtz; The
Big Parade, Meinhardt Kettner;
The Constitution, Clifford Thomp-
son; All Embracing Americanism,
Gordon Tauer; Unknown Soldier,
Wilfred Hansen; Prince of Peace,
Rudolph Noach.
Dramatic: White Lilacs, Fay
Jensen; Strongheart, Gertrude
kronfuss; The Going of the White
Swan, Lorraine Tauer; Crimson
Rambler, Evelyn Menk; Mickey's
Marker, Madelyn Potzler; Bless
ed Damosel, Verna Meyers; God
Remembers, Wildo Lingle; White
Hands of Telham, Marguerite
Grain.
Wednesday evening another di-
vision of the contest was given.
Humorous: Dedication of the
Courtville Gas Station, Elmer
Meierding; A Birthday Present
For Rastus, Lyle Story; My Sis
ter's Beau, Ellsworth Sandman;
Open Wider Please, ANITA Msy-
ers; Betty Entertains the Minis
ter, Alice Wagner; For the Love
0 Mike, Phyllis Grain; Jimmys
First Shave, Fay Lingle; Under
the Big Top, Alsace Madsen; The
Ladies Aid at the Local Theatre,
Elaine Haeny; Lena Practices for
the Theatre Stage, Marian Han
sen; Back at Four, Evelyn Mad
sen; Jimmy Jones Studies Geog-
Iaphy, Joyce Gilland.