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GIRLS WANTED - TO LEARN
Beauty Culturc-Opportunity awits
you in this highly paid profession
Positions secured. Special offer for
January class. Earn while learning.
Write today for free catalogue and
information. CONTENTAL coll
LEGE, High Point, N. C. 3-1ti
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Today in History

1777 Battle of Princeton, N. j.
one of tho important battles of tho
Revolution. Washington won over
British and enabled to establish win
ter quarters in safety.
1856 U50 years ago. United States
made its first treaty with the Chroc-
taw Indians. defining their lands and
promising peace and friendship.
1881 First American building and
loan association organized at Frank
ford, Pa.-40 members at home OF
Thomas Sidcbotham subscribed for
shares under name of The Oxford
Provident Building Association oil
Philadelphia County.
1911 Experimental postal savings
banks opened throughout country.
1918 Provost Marchal Generals re.
port that 9,5S6,363 men registered fol-
duty.
1881 500 farmers stormcd business
centre of England, Ark, demanding
food.
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With Italy preparing for possible war in the Mediter
ranean heavy concentration of italian warshps and
airplanes i'm Dodecanese islands, off the Turkish
coast, have been reliably reported in Rome At the
same time it is reported that between 10000 and $4,000
Italian naval officers and specialists being mob
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SPECIAL S n l. E PRICES ON
Ranges and Cook Stoves before in
vcntOry at "Thc Place of Values"
Now's your chance to save. Alex S.
Watkins. 2-2ti
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c4e.sI sos. al--al. FOR CHRIST
Gid0f{lIa Sod @0d
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SHOWERS OF BLESSING: will
make them. and the places around
about my hill a blessing; and VIII
cause the showers to come down In
his season; there shall be showers OF
blessing.-EZekiel 1925.
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FOR SALE-JUNIOR ELECTRIC
carpet sweeper. If Interested call
52S. 2-2ti
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In India the, popular term for the
police station and the police station
officer are ':""Thana,'' and. "Tanadar.'
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USED TIRES, ALL SIZES INCI.UD-
ing twenty and twenty one inch
OLary's Garage, North Henderson.
soft
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STE A M HEATED FURNISHED
bed room for rent. Address Room
care Daily Dispatch. 3-lti
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FOR SALE = 1885 PLYMOUTH
Sedan. Apply Bob Falkncr Kittrcll
St. N Henderson. 3-2ti
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BII A PRINTER

BE a PRINTER
Hundreds OF bright young men and
young women are graduating from
high schools La a few years some of
them will be leaders in great indus
trial projects. PRINTING Is among
Americas greatest industries. Pre-
pare yourself TO enter this great m
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months training i'm the SOUTHERN
SCHOOL OF PRINTING, Write Y.
V. CARROT, Director FOR catalug
giving complete information. Ad-
dress: I5l4-l6 South Street, Nash
vile. Tennessee
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FOR REMITTANCE TWO STORY
brick building located on Scaboard
Tracks, suitable for wholesale OF
! storage business. Apply to IL. II.
Morris, or 4. G.. IIorncr at Hcnder-
son Grocery Co. Wed-Fri-tf
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choice Western meats or Billiards.
flour. Complete stock of staple and
fancy groceries. m" System Store.
PhOne l17-J. 28-tf
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.'.:' 80 y.
The Irish Free states army budgc5
for the last fiscal year totalcd some
$7,OOO,OOO ~
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Lindberghs Move
Away From Hotel
To New Quarters

CONTINUED FROM Page One)
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TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Jan. 3, 1661-A woman appeared in
all English public theatre as an act
rcss for the first time cit is related in
Samuel Pepys' diary). Mrs. Colman,
the first professional English actress,
made her debut in The Seige of
Rhodes, musical play. Until her
time, all women's roles were played
by men. Shakespeare never saw a
woman in one of his plays.
125 years ago today-Richard Grid
Icy was born in Boston, Mass. He
had received Magdalen Island and A
pension for life from the British gov
ernmcnt in gratitude for his services
as a colonel of engineers, and was liv-
ing in case when the Revolution broke
out. He joined the Colonists, arrang-
cd the works on Breeds Hill the night
before the Battle of Bunker Hill
and though, IS, fought in the engage
mcnt until he was wounded.
His skill in planning the fortifica-
tions is credited with enabling the
Americans to win this historic battle.
Jan. 3, 1S14-Another hero of the
Revolution was sentenced to death
for treason because he surrendered to
the British. This was Brig. Gen. VIII
liam Hull, 81, who gave up Detroit
without a fight Gin the War of 1922.
President Monroe saved him from
the firing squad by cummuting the
sentence of the court martia( and ord
(cring him dishonorably discharged
from the army.
IS Years Ago Today-The first pos
tai savings banks in the country were
opened cxperimentally. This was the
SOth anniversary of the establish
ment of the first building and loan
association at frankfort, Pa. Today
over a billion dollars is on deposit in
the governments own chain Of banks.
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FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

Id M
20 Years Ago Today-Entire Ger
man divisions began appearing on the
western front equipped with steel hcl-
NETS, an innovation that was to be
adopted quickly by other armies and
to save tens of thousands of lives. The
helmet was one of the principal rea-
sons why the death ratio ii. C. to men
enCagcd) in the World War was one
of the lowest in any major conflict in
history.
This modern helmet was the inven-
ton of two men, DR.. August Bier and
Friedrich Schwerb, an engineer serv-
ing as a captain of artillery. On
day in August 1915. after severe
attack at St. Quentin, German field
hospitals were OVERLOOKING with the
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OLD VIRGINIA SUGAR CURED
baked ham. Homo made potato
salad and Sally Lund. Woman's Tx
change. Phone 747-J. slit
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NOW GET THE NEW PHILCO
battery radio for unwired homes
You. too, can have wonderful re-
ception. Sec II at Loughlin-G Good
wynn. 25-tf
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FOR RENT - FURNISHED BED
room. Mrs. p. Is. Smith, pa Winder
street Phone 562-W. 2-tr
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All keyed ads are strictly con
fidentia'. Please DO not call
the office for their identity.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Miss Bentivoglio
ToLecture Tonight

Miss Marie Bentivoglio, Phi. D., dis
tinguished woman geographer, Will
lecture on ITALY of Today" before
members of the Travellers Club OF the
Catholic University and their friends
tonight at Sis o'clock in the audi
torium of the Music Building on the
university campus.
DR.. Bentivoglio, who is noted for
being the first woman to receive the
degree of doctor of philosophy from
oxford University, Is professor of
geography at the University of sgd
ney, Australia. She is the author
of several monographs on scientific
subjects, and also a standard text
book of physical and practical ge-
ography which Is used in the Aus
tralian schools.
Coming to the United States by
way of India, AbysSinia, Tripoli and
Italy, Miss Bentivoglio Is in possess
sion of the latest information as to
the social and Intellectual condition
of Italy, which will form the ma
terial for her lecture. She will be
remembered by many for her inter-
esting talks before the National Geo.
graphic Society of this city.
DR.. j. De Siqueria Coutinho Of the
faculty of the Catholic University is
sponsor of the Travellers Club, under
whose auspices the lecture will be
given.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Writing Group of
A. A. L. w. to Meet

The creative writing group of the
Washington branch, American Asso-
citation of University Women, will meet
Friday at $3.50 o'clock in the lounge
of the club house. At this time Mr..
Lewis Lotion Moneyway will speak to
the group on the Technique of Ire
Short Story" Mr.. Moneyway has q
short-story studio here in the city and
is we'll known to many aspiring young
writer's Following Mr.. Moneywav's
talk, Mrs. o. r. Rand, chairman of
the group, and Miss Elizabeth Wilson
will entertain the members of the
group at tea.
Evening star., 1936-02-04

added TO the list Of active assistants
previously announced. Mrs. @. Louis
Weller Is chairman of the Committee
of Arrangements.
Opportunity will be given all to in
spect the splendidly equipped new op-
Grating room, as well as the hospital
itself, which may be visited.
Or. and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
DR.. and Mrs. Kotz, Dr. Walter Bloc
dorm Of the hospital staff and DR..
Earle B. Mckinley of the University
Evening star., 1936-02-04

in the event, which will open the
series of talks by Mr.. Weisz, on The
History of Art" to be given during
the late Winter season here. and
among the recent subscribers to the
course, and those who will attend the
lecture this week are Mrs. Earold
Hinton, Mrs. Frank B. Let's. MIR. and
Mrs. George Minnigerode, Mrs. James
L. Bates, Mrs. Walter B. Hutton, Mrs.
H. S. Macklan, Mrs. Macleod Maurice
and Mr. William Huntington.
Among those who will entertain
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Many to Attend
Art Lecture Series

Many well known persons in diplo-
matte, society and residential art cir
cles will attend the lecture tomorrow
night at $3.50 o'clock on "The Art of
Ancient Civilizations" to be given by
Eugen Weisz, in the auditorium of the
Washington Club, at 1910 Seventeenth
street, sponsored by the Yard School
of Fine Art.
Increasing interest is being shown
Evening star., 1936-02-04

parties for the event are Mrs. Minnie
L. Briggs and Miss Anne Totten, both
of whom will have supper parties for
their guests following the lecture and
the informal discussion on art. which
Mr.. Weisz will hold with his audience.
The ushers will include Miss Rene
Beard, Miss Anne Patton and Mr..
Harold Worthem. A limited number
of seats for the lecture may be had
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, for those
persons who have not already made
their reservations in advance.
Evening star., 1936-02-04

program with DR.. Kotz OF the hospital
staff, the donor Of the splendid trib-
ute to his late mother.
Tea will follow In the sun parlOr
of the hospital. with Mrs Gilbert
Grosvenor. president, and the officers
and members Of the women's board
of the George Washington University
Hospital receiving and assisting. All
of the women's board and
friends of the hospital and university
are cordially invited. The name of
Mrs. william z. Humphrey has been
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Presentation at
Hospital Tomorrow

A bronze tablet commemorating the
gift by DR.. Jacob Kotz of the Anna
Kotz memorial operating room at
George Washington University Hospi-
tai will be presented at I O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon, with a brief dedi-
catory exercise In the Medical School
at 1885 H street northwest. DR..
Abram Simon will conduct the brief
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Medical School will assist in receiving
the guests.
English Union
Tea Tomorrow

Mrs. Metcal. wife Of Senator Jesse
H. Metcalf. will be the guest Of honor
at tea tomorrow afternoon Of the
English Speaking Union in its club
rooms, at l107 Sixteenth street, from
4:30 to O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-02-04

pliment to Mrs. Wordell. Mr.. and
Mrs. John McCollum Of washington
were among the guests.
Mrs. Stanley A. McCaskey. ST., OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, is the guest OF her
son and daughter -in-law. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Stanley A. McCaskey. jr. OF
Aurora Hills, Va.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
EDUCATIONAL.

~ - A Secretary, Bookkeeper,
X y Comptometer Operator,
- H Junior Accountant, Dicta-
phone or Ediphone-typist
employee. Train to be USEFUL-Op-
portunities numerous at BOYD'S. New
Classes now forming. BOYD'S BUSI-
NESS University Est. Is yrs.). 1888
F st. Nat. 1888.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27

The Civic club enjoyed sleigh
riae party Monday evening out
to the Thomas Mattson farm.
Mrs. Aaron Hall Of Wood Lake
visited with her father, George
Lange, Monday.
June Peterson is now employ
ed at the Rainbow cafe. She took
the place of Mrs. Clarence Ander-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Sampson
were callers at Redwood Falls
monday afternoon.
Mrs. Sam Holt and family and
Bennie Hegdahl were Sunday
guests at the home Of Mr.. and
MRS. Herbert Johanneck at Red
wood Falls.
Miss HERNIA Stensrud of Echo
visited over the weekend at the
thomas Hagen home.
Mrs. o. G.. Harang and Mrs. H.
H. Johnson called at the L. T.
Braafiadt home Thursday after
noon.
The birthday club met with
Mrs. Thomas Hagen Saturday
evening to help her celebrate her
birthday. A gift of silver was
given the guest of honor and
lunch was served.
Miss Emma Flom went on a
case at the Christ Rust home
near Vesta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Flom OF
Delhi spent Saturday at the j. S.
Gunelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Olson and
family of Redwood Falls were
callers here Sunday.
Little Buddy Leonard is i'll with
pneumonia.
John Peterson accompanied by
Benjamin Simpson, A. w. Lyslc
and Rev. o. C. Harang- made a
business trip to Minneapolis and
st. Paul Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. o. C. Harang and Mrs
H. H. johnson called at the
Hans Sampson home Friday.
The Congregation Ladies GUILD
is entertaining at the Odeon Wed
nesday, March A.
Roy Swanson visited with his
parents at Worthington Friday
evening and Saturday.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
AUCTION DATES
AGAIN REVISED

The latest schedule of auction
dates, frequently changed because
of bad roads and weather, this
week was announced as follows:
Feb. %, Martin Prodoehl, North
Redwood.
Feb. 20, Franz Hagen, Belview.
Mar. 2 Wes Mckay, Delhi.
Mar. 3, Sherman Park, Redwood
Falls, hog sale.
Mar. A, Sandager & Montiel,
Belview.
Mar. 5, Otto Nantke, Renville.
Mar. 6, Elmo Woodford, Red
wood Falls.
Mar. Z, Joe Schons, Springfield.
Mar. 9, Andrew Hagert, Wabas-
so.
Mar. 10, D. R. McCorquodale,
Delhi.
Mar. IL, Nils Nilsson, Morgan.
Mar. IA, Sam Sampson, Bel
view.
Kenney and Smith, Redwood
Falls, postponed to later date.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27

Mrs. E. G. McCuskey returned
Friday from a three weeks visit
with relatives in Minneapolis.
Mrs. G. E. Tibesar was hostess
to her Sewing club Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Olga Arnhold spent q few
days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Robert 'Splett at Lamberton.
Innerspring mattresses from
1896 at Forster's. S5
Wallpaper as low as &c per
single roll-room lots as low as
99c-at Forster's. 80
Mrs. Arthur P. Falk substituted
several days for Miss Lucille
Sturtevant of the English depart
ment in the high school, who was
confined to her room with an in-
lection in her foot.
Nine friends were entertained
by Mrs. Robert Regnier at an in
formal party Thursday afternoon.
The guests were Mrs. j. G. Ma
hal, Mrs. Edgar Cole, Mrs. Mel
vim Riegel, Mrs. C.. H. Schultz,
Mrs. F. M. Swoboda, Mrs. Paul
Weis, Mrs. Louis Schultz, Mrs.
William Bluhm and Mrs. Eta
Ruder..
9x IL Linoleum rugs as low as
$4.95 at Forster's. 80
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
Belview Woman
| Guest Of Honor On
Eightieth Birthday

Belview-Friends and neighbors
celebrated Mrs. Britha Loken's
eightieth birthday at her home
Monday afternoon. A pretty pink
and green decorated birthday cake
formed the centerpiece on the tab
le. The guest received many beau
tiful gifts and q purse of silver,
A pot luck lunch was served. The
following were guests: Mrs. Chris
Anderson, Mrs. A. w. Lyslo, Mrs.
Bernard Sampson, Mrs. Kittle
johnson, Mrs. William Duncan,
Miss Clara Peterson, Miss Clara
Loken, Mrs. Clara johnson, Mrs,
Henry Fish, Mrs. Anna Hagen,
Mrs. r. E. Crying, Joyce and
Vivian Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs,
E. B. Fish and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Leonard and family,
Louis Leonard, Wallace Fish and
Lauritz Loken.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
Market Reports
Class A Tourney
,Contlnued frOia page one }


round last year, with Echo winn-
ing out and going to the finals.
Gaylord may be the team to up
set all the representations of the
Idopesters, Coach e. c. Hermann
having brought his cagers along
al a rapid pace curing the last
half of the season to win seven
Straight games after previously
W. inning only one out of four.
gaylord walked over Morton 80 to
- ana then hit three game los
ing streak ~ dropping verdicts -
alrfax, l3 20 II, GibDon 80 to ~
sna to Minneapolis Roosevelt, A.
80 ~. from tnen on Gaylord has
had clear sailing defeating Nor
Ton again 49 to 15, Arlington 1S
to l6 and 81 TO 26, Winthrop o5 10
lis, Fairfax 33 to 80, Lamberton
18 to Ia, with the high spot of its
conquests a Ii to 10 trimming
handed Gibbon.
Morgan holds the edge ovei
Franklin on the basis of two %
to II victories over the latter dur
ing the regular schedule, while
the Delhi Wabasso fray is toss
up, Delhi winning the one game
the teams played 13 to IL. Wealth
er caused the cancellation of the
second contest. Gibbon will De
favored over Belview.
Wabasso defeated Belview, 20
to 18 and Morgan, % to 20 for its
only two victories, while it lost to
Morgan in an early game, 33 20
18, Echo Al to 19 and 43 to 13 and
13 to IL. Beside winning from
Wabasso, Delhi, whose schedule
was affected by snowbound roads,
also triumphed over Franklin La
to IL and then lost to the same
team 8 to 6. Two games were
lost to Echo % to 13 and 26 to 22
and one to Belview IL to 8.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
Shoemaker Rites

,Continued from, Page One)
February %, which by coincidence
was the exact date upon which
her mother died IL years ago.
At her bedside, besides her son,
were two of her first pupils, Sar-
ah and Lydia Soltau, also pioneers
in this community, and now Mrs.
Sarah Sauntry and Mrs. Lydia
Hagberg, both of Duluth. Her re-
mains were accompanied from
Duluth by Edward Soltau, also
one of her former school pupils.
She is survived by two sons,
their wives and three grand chill
dren Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Shoemak-
er and son, Warren Of Duluth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern w. Shoemaker
and daughters, Mary Betty and
Marjorie Jeane of Willmar. Also
her brothers, Rufus Dreyer OF
North Redwood, Henry Dreyer OF
Racine and Mrs. Louise Henze OF
Redwood Falls, q sister.
Pail bearers are Edward and
Gustav Lueck, Herman Draeger
Louis and Ernest Lindeman and
Jay Franklin.
Among her many friends who
offered condolences was tribute
from Governor Floyd B. Olson
which reads as follows:
Francis and Vern Shoemaker,
Dear Friends:
/ grieve with you over the loss
of your mother, Regina Shoemak-
er. 1t was my good fortune to
meet her and talk with her on Q
number of occasions, and she i'm
pressed me not only because Of
her knowledge Of and interest In
current issues, but also because
of her essential motherliness.
not only had q deep affection
for her, but admired her because
of the sacrifices she made for hel
children, and for the causes In
which she was interested.
The state has lost . fine citizen
and you have lost the best friend
you will ever have. / am sure hel
life will be an inspiration to you
to carry on in behalf Of the things
for which she so valiantly fought
Sincerely yours,
Floyd B. Olson
/ t-.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
May Save Railroad

Continued fr0m page oneD
ting expenses the others were ex-
periencing increases.
The earnings of many were not
as favorable as in the preceding
year. Four of the prospective pur-
chasers-the North Western, the
Milwaukee, the Rock Island and
Great Western-are in receiver
ship, as we'll as the Wisconsin
Central of the 500 Line. This
leaves only the Great Northern,
Burlington and Illinois Central
moving under their own steam.
Opponents of the dismember-
ment look upon this condition as
being favorable to their side of
the case since the suggestion of
Jesse Jones chairman Of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
who first suggested a group of
stronger systems" take over the
M and st. L can hardly be sup
ported.
Few communities served by
the Minneapolis and st. Louis in
Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa
and Illinois have failed to lodge
their protests against the sale
plan. Because the plan contains
a proposal that more than 500
miles of trackage will be aband-
oned and the rest of the road
made branch lines of the purchas-
ers, the communities have been
active in opposition.
Reports from Washington indi-
cate that the largest number of
protests ever received on rail-
road Plan have flooded the ICC Of
fees, where nearly 100 petitions
for Intervention have been ap-
proved.
Communities, employees, ship
pers and others who would be af-
fected by the sale, have co-ordin-
ated their efforts in an M and st.
L executive defense committee,
which has it's headquarters in
MinneapoliS.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
LATEST REPORT
OF HAPPENINGS
in CHARLESTON
By Mrs. c. L. Rockwell

Charlestown-John Wog left
the first Of the week for Mime
apolis where he will seek medical
| aid for his foot which has failed
to heal.
Lowell Krueger and Leonard
Moody spent Tuesday evening at
the Gresie home.
Esther Becker of Middle Creek,
who assisted at the Carl Matzke
home five weeks, returned to her
nome last week.
H. L. Edgar and C. D. Ohleman
left Monday for Minneapolis
where they attended the Minnes0-
ia Farmers Elevator Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Heydlaaf
spent Sunday with MIR. and Mrs.
! r. E. Gleason. F4 II
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hurias,
Melba and Ted Kissner, Liala anu
nest, Clarance and Alice GresfS
Mary Ann Kinder, Harvey, Err
ard Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Rockwell
were Sunday evening guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reliance Code. =
i Mrs. F. E. Gleason returned 20
her home after weeks visit with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Sievers at .AtfsS
| tin. ~ - n u'e
! Marvin Gerth and Rinehart
Werner spent last Sunday with
Mrs. Ed Gerth at the Union hos
pital atsNew Ulm.
! Charles Gumto left Sunday for
the Twin Cities where he will visit
a few days with relatives.
Miss Charlotte Leopold was a
guest at the birthday party at the
Mrs. R. Schierenbeck home in
honor of Dorothy Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Werner and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Gerth.