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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
HAUPTMANN'S DEATH
FIXED FOR MARCH 81
Kidnaper Scheduled to Die
in Chair at 8 P. M.
BIZ United Press

BY CHtted Press
TRENTON, N. j., March 20.-The
execution of Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, convicted slayer of the Lind
bergh baby, has been set for 8 p. m.
March 81.
Only second reprieve from Gov.
Harold G.. Hoffman will save
Hauptmann. The Governor has said
he had mo intention" of granting
another stay unless there is
Startling new evidence" However,
his investigation of the kidnap-
murder has not been interrupted
since he saved Hauptmann from
the chair Jan. II.
The Governor is seeking an in
terview with DR.. John F. (Jafsie)
Condor at Condon's Bronx home.
If the interview is arranged, an off,
cial stenographer will be present.
Atty. Gen. David T. wilentz still
refused to disclose details of his
visit with Condor yesterday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
Relay Starter
Butler Students to Parade
Through Downtown
This Afternoon.
DUTLER eds and goods of the

DUTLER eds and co-eds of the
- myriad Greek kingdoms of
Collegiana drove decorated
automobiles in the annual In
door Relay Parade through down.
town streets this afternoon.
The queen of the relays, Miss
Virginia Reynolds, and her court
occupied a place of honor in
keeping with their beauty and
station. While others ride, faith
full members of the band walked
and tootled their horns.
Student formed on the World
War Memorial Plaza, passed
south on Psnnsylvania-st through
the business district, around Mon
ument Circle and north on Me-
ridian-St to the plaza.
The cars were decorated by
pledges, who were taken along
as a safety measure. They were
available to get out and push if
something goes wrong with the
engine.
q
TWO trophies for the best dec
grated cars are to be awarded
by Hermon Phillips, track coach
and relays sponsor. Prof. G. B.
Camp, DR.. Irwin T. Shultz and
Miss Florence I. Morrison. have
been named judges.
For fear of espionage, each fra
ternity and sorority has kept its
plans secret.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
MAJOR MART LOSSES
APPEAR IN RAIL ISSUES

American Telephone Weak; G. M.
Higher; U. S. Steel Lower.
By United Press
NEW YORK, March 20.-StockS
moved irregularly today, major
losses appearing in the railroad
division.
New York Central was off at 34%
and Union Pacific was off rs at
1925. Othe' roads showed frac-
tional declines. American Telephone
continued weak. General Motors
was fractionally higher. United
States Steel was fractionally lower.
Silver shares lost most of their early
advances.
United States government bonds
were strong, while Italian issues
strengthened as much as seven
points.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
Property Damage Reported
to Be in Excess of
$2OO,OOO,OOO.
100000 ARE HOMELESS
Third of Hartford Under
Water; Take Steps to
Prevent Typhoid.
Copyright, 1896, by United Press

Copyright, 1896, by United Press
A total flood death toll up
ward of ITS was indicated to-
day as the area of devasta-
ton in IA Eastern states was
increased by surging waters
that swept down the Connec-
'ticut and Ohio Rivers.
Shortly after noon the United
Press had tabulated 164 deaths.
Fate of scores on a flooded island
at Wheeling, w. Va, and others in
central Pennsylvania still was UNI
known.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
Roosevelt Reiterates Plea
for 100000 to Aid
Suffering.
CONGRESS ACTION URGED
All Federal Agencies Join
in Drive to Prevent
Spread of Disease.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 20.
President Roosevelt again
delayed the start of his vaca-
ton to marshal vast govern
ment forces preparing to feed
and house the needy and
combat the spread of disease
in stricken states. He will
stay in Washington for at
least another "a hours.
Every agency of the government
was co-ordinated in the drive to
send relief to flood areas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
INDIANA CASHIER.
R0BBER SLAIN
IN GUN BATTLE
70 State Police Cars Converge on Southwest
Part of Indiana Following Murder of
Bloomingdale Official.
No Loot Obtained Despite Fact Vault Opened
Automatically 10 Minutes Before
Shooting in Bank II
Times Special


BLOOMINGDALE Ind, March 20.-Seventy midland
State Police this afternoon searched southwest Indiana
for bandits who killed Wood Carter 3Oyearod Bank of
Boomngdae cashier when he opened the institution for
business this morning.
Other state police officers sought to identify the body
of of the bandits killed by Mr. Carter in the battle
that broke when he resisted the attempt of the gang
rob the bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
Ohio Is Abatinu

~ UHtcd Press
MARIETTA, O., March 20-The
rampant Ohio River, leaving behind
death and destruction, particularly
in the Pittsburgh and Wheeling dis
trictS, showed definite signs of abat-
ing as it rolled through miles of
inundated lowlands between Mari
eta and Huntington, w. Va, today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
INDIANA FARMERS TO
RECEIVE $7,812,OOO
AAA to Distribute Benefits Soon:
Officials Report.

By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 90
Benefits totalling $7,812,OOO will be
paid to Indiana farmers under ag-
rlcultural programs in effect prior
to Jan. 6, the Agricultural Ad-
Justment Administration announced
today.
The payments will be made from
special funds appropriated by Con-
gress. Farmers who applied for
contracts and prior to Jan. 6, 1886,
had made adjustments and COM
Piled with requirements regardless
OF whether contracts had been
signed. also will receive benefit pay
ments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
3 Houses Swept Away

DIV UHtEtU ETtSS
WHEELING, w. Va, March 90
Three big frame houses were swept
from their foundations on Wheeling
Island few minutes after noon
today.
1t was not known whether any
residents were trapped in them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
PETTINGILL HAUL BILL
Is DUE BEFORE HOUSE
Measure Would Affect Interstate
Commerce Act.

bW tHtFfH IFfNh
WASHINGTON, March 20. = The
Pettengill long -and-short haul bill,
the most important transportation
legislation of the session. was sched-
uled to come before the House today.
The bill seeks to abolish the long
and-short haul provisions of the In
terstate Commerce Act. Carriers
would be permitted to charge less
for a long haul than the total of
intermediate short hauls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
(Other pictures, Page 81

The Red Cross in Washington
had received requests to care fer
275,O00 persons, indicating at least
that many were homeless, in addi-
ton to those cared for by other
agencies.
Property damage was feared to
be in excess of $200,000,000.
Battle Against Disease
With worst flood zones under vir-
tual military rule, authorities strove
heroically to prevent outbreaks of
disease. Pittsburgh ordered deStruc-
ton of $50 carloads of tainted food.
Thousands in the Ohio Valley were
inoculated against typhoid
The rich city of Hartford, Conn,
and its suburbs were a third under
the muddy waters of the Connect
cut River. Thousands were driven
from their homes there. Many
others were cut off and screamed
from their flooded houses for food
Water was five feet deep in parts
of the business section. Telephone
and power services were crippled.
Much of the Connecticut Valley
from Vermont, through western
Massachusetts and Connecticut to
the sea was under water. Spring
= field, Mass, was inundated in part
Twenty thousand homeless huddled
in makeShift barracks. Power failed
River at All-Time High
The Merrimack River at Haver-
hill, Mass, was at an all-time high
Water was five to seven feet deep
in part of the city. Bridges were
torn out and factories flooded in
Maine.
The Ohio River flood, receding in
Wheeling. w. Va. where % were
known dead and scores missing
swept down on Marietta, o.; Park
ersburg, w. Va, and other towns. The
water swirled five feet deep in the
business section of Marietta.
The raging Susquehanna began tc
recede in Central Pennsylvania
leaving a trail of death and wreck
age in scores of cities and towns.
The crest of the Potomac River
flood passed Washington without
causing serious damage, but Presi-
dent Roosevelt postponed his Florida
vacation another "a hours in order
to correlate relief measures.
Canada Also Stricken
Canada came into the flood pic
ture with reports of at least ST ,000,-
900 property damage in Quebec
province due to floods on the st
Lawrence, Ottawa and lesser rivers
Traffic was paralyzed in many Sec
tions. Heavy rains inundated IS
mile area in southern New Bruins
wick.
Pittsburgh, city of 100000, was
left high and dry again by the re-
ceding Allegheny and Mononga-
hela Rivers, but its famous Colder
Triangle;;" the business and indus
trial district, was inches deep il
slime and filth.
The situation by sections:
OHIO RIVER VALLEY
The Marietta (O) business dis
tricS was under nine to II feet Of
water; hundreds had fled to the
hills. Surrounding Ohio and West
Virginia communities under water
farther up the valley, at Wheeling
w. Va, and its surrounding in
dustrial district, the river was re-
turning to its banks, but farther
down the valley, Huntington, w
Va, Cincinnati and other commu
(Turu IN Pare rhreel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
s Die IN BLAZING HOME
Two Small Children Among Victims
of Plantation Fire.
By Leitcd Press

By J6fted Press
JCNESBORO, Ark, March 90
Six parsons were burned to death
in plantation home fire near here
today.
The dead are Edgar Meek, 80, his
wife and two small children; his
father-in-law and brother -in-law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
OBTAIN S125,OOO LOAN
City Health Board Borrows Sum to
Meet Current Expenses.

The City Health Board today OBJ
tanned a 60-day temporary loan of
Sl25, 600 from the American National
Bank to meet current expenses in
anticipation of spring tax collec-
tons. The city is to pay three
fourths of per cent interest and
is to get a SIS premium.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
Three Killed in Blast

By United Press
TEXARKANA, Ark, March 20
Three men were burned to death to-
day when fire resulting from an ex-
plosion destroyed a combination
grocery bakery and apartment
building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
READ
DR.. Dafoe S
Own Story
OF the Dionne
QuintupIets

sx-part series, strikingly illustrated with
NEW pictures, by the only in the world
who KNOWS the story of the development and
training of the famous Dionne babies Exclusive
in this newspaper it will be followed by other
exclusive stories by DR.. Dafoe Don't miss this
series
Starting Monday
in The Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-20
16-0UNCE BABY DEAD
Tiny Infant Loses 24-Hour Battle
for Life.

by CWtIGG PFeSS
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, March 90
A 16-ounce baby girl, born prema-
turely on a busy street corner after
its mother was struck by a truck,
died last night after a 24-hour battle
for life.
The infant, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Womack, covered only a
bare two-thirds of a hot water bot
tie which formed its pallet in an in
cubator.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
Effective Burglar
Alarm Demonstrated,
But Without Burglar

How well new burglar alarm
device will guard a parked auto
mobile was demonstrated here
Thursday night to the discomfort
of an entirely innocent couple who
had only friendly intentions.
The car belongs to A. H. Oake,
advance man for circus, who
was sleeping at the Redwood Ho-
tel. The license plates were OBJ
tanned in Fremont, Dodge county,
Nebraska which is indicated by
the numbers upon them.
Passing by at IL p. m. the cou-
pie noticed the plates and since
Dodge county was previously their
home, they inquired at the hotel as
to the owner. Then they opened
the car door to see If there might
be some Identification mark. The
second the door opened, . sound
like q gun exploding came from
within. Mr.. Oake was aroused as
well as other guests at the hote
and it was quickly determined thai
no mischief was meant.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
lSee By The Gazette

Mrs. w. C. Bluhm visited her
sister in Minneapolis Sunday.
j. w. Lauterbach and son John
Jr. and F. B. Macs spent Friday
fishing at Lake Andrew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cog had as
Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs. Nah
lon Clausen of Slayton.
Mrs. Katherine Tenney is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Theiring and family in Minnea-
polls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oral Knudson who
have been living in the Philbrick
building moved Tuesday into an
apartment in the G. w. Ellison
home.
DIR. and Mrs. J. w. Inglis at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Adolph
Schmidt at Worthington last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Serkland
and children, Neale and Betty, ac-
companied by Maxine Hemming-
sen left Wednesday morning for a
weeks stay at Remer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Tyer left
Saturday for Chicago where they
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Foster ruth Barber). They will
return here this week to continue
their visit at the G. L. Crooks
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Gallea cele-
brated the fifteenth anniversary
of their marriage by entertaining
16 guests at picnic dinner Mon
day evening in Ramsey park. Mr..
and Mrs. Gallea received gift
from their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Burton of
Vallejo, California who have been
visiting relatives and friends in
Minnesota, Iowa and the southern
states are now guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Ellison. Mrs. Burton
was formerly Miss Carrie Honet-
schlager.
The Altar society of st. Cath
crimes church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon in the
church parlors when the hostesses
will be Mrs. w. F. Jackson, Mrs.
E. L. Gallea, Mrs. Ed Dunlevy Sr.,
Mrs. C. H. Schultz, Mrs. j. F. Pro-
kosch, Mrs. Phil Kammerer and
Mrs. B. P. Kelly.
E. o. Streeter accompanied
by his daughters, Miss jamie
Streeter and Mrs. H. V. Starr and
son Michael motored to Polk, Ne
braska for a weekend visit with
relatives. They returned Sunday
night accompanied by Mr.. Street
er's mother, Mrs. A. L. Streeter,
who will spend the summer with
relatives in Minnesota.
Mrs. Hubert Tyer (Nettie Bar
ber) of Burbank, California, was
honored last Thursday evening
when her sister, Mrs. G. L. Crooks
held an open house which was at
tended by rs old friends. Mrs.
Ira R. Rogers presided at the re-
freshment table and other assist
ants were Miss Vera Becker of
Minneapolis and Mrs. Frank Bald
win.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18

ing spent week at the C. E..
Royer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Truax
and family of Vesta were visitors
at the John Mum home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Reed and
daughters, Cecilia, Inez and Dor
othy and son Tom of Redwood
Falls were visitors at the Charles
Reed home Saturday evening.
Miss Cleo Haycock and Miss
Lorraine Helgemo of Tracy we,S
supper guests at the home of Mrs.
Lucy Redding Thursday.
Mrs. Mabel Blake and son Will
bert and daughter, Clarice, Pal
mer Hendrickson, Mrs. Martha
Solseth and son Melvin left Fri
day for Tiago, North Dakota
where they are visiting relatives.
Florence Penke is attending
summer school at st. Cloud.
Joseph Zwach and son Harry
attended the X. c. banquet at
Marshall Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Blake and daughter,
Clarice and son, Wilbert of Hend-
ricks, Palmer Hendrickson of Fort
Ransom, North Dakota and Mrs.
! Carl Solseth and sons, Keith and
Howard of Arlington, South Da-
kota were guests of Mrs. Martha
Solseth Thursday.
John Veit, Paul Rothmeyer and
Murray Welsh were fishing at
Brainerd Saturday, Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Filkens of
Tracy were visitors at the P. II.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18

James Inglis of the University
of Minnesota arrived Saturday to
spend the summer vacation at his
home here.
Ohio j. Hicks of New York City
came Saturday to visit at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. j. w. Ing
lis. He will leave this evening.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin and daugh-
ter Patricia motored to Hutchin-
son Monday to get Keith Baldwin
who spent two weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. George Ogren and fami-
ly.
Mrs. Clair Moore of Aitkin who
has been visiting relatives and
friends in Redwood Falls and vi
cinity for two weeks left for her
home Saturday. She has been a
guest at the Ed Corcoran home.
Miss Audrey Lidren who resign
ed her position as relief investi-
gator here left Saturday for st.
Paul. Miss Lidren intends to take
a six weeks course in social serv-
ice work at the University OF
Minnesota.
Miss Helen Haskell who visited
last week at the E. N. Tersteeg
home left Saturday for Minnea-
polls where she will visit for few
days before going to Eveleth
where she will have charge of a
Girl Scout camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kuntz and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Grams of Echo were visitors
at the DR.. E. HI. Johnson home
Friday evening.
Miss Bernice Kleaver and Miss
Audrey Cole, both students at the
University of Minnesota, are
spending their vacations at their
respective homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian M. Wilson
went to Minneapolis Saturday to
visit his sister, Mrs. Vernon Carn-
ahan. Accompanied by her and
her four children they went to
West Liberty, Iowa Sunday morn
ing to visit their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Wilson. They returned
here Monday morning.
Honoring her daughter, Mrs
Kenneth Moore of Trenton, New
Jersey, Mrs. D. l.. Crimmins en-
tertained a group of neighbors at
an informal tea Monday after
noon. Attending were Mrs. H. B.
Cole, Mrs. j. H. Klaus, Mrs. John
Lauterbach Sr., Mrs. 7. E. Finn.
Miss Mayme Lauterbatch and
Mrs. j. G. Mahal.
Mrs. GottIieb Kuenzli returned
Thursday from Dundas after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. D.
Taylor who had several men,
bers of her family as guests
While away, Mrs. Kuenzli attend
ed commencement exercises at
Carleton college when her niece
Mary Leslie Dyar of De Smet
South Dakota was graduated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Nelson and
son John Howard are spending the
week in northern Minnesota, and
are attending the Grand Com
mandery meeting at Brainerd
Wednesday and Thursday. Others
from here who expect to be
at the meeting are Mr.. and Mrs
]. L. Parsons, R. F. Whiting, G.
c. Little and Mayo Fischer.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
MilrOy
By Emma Johnson

Milroy-Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Hiatt and Mrs. Odden of Aldrich
visited the Leech families Thurs
day and Friday.
A. T. Morgan and Mrs. Gordon
Mangusen will entertain the Mil
roy Presbyterian Ladies Aid June
| "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Braafiadt and two
daughters of Belview were guests
at the Iver Heller home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hicks had
as their guests Sunday, DIR. and
Mrs. J. w. Inglis and family OF
Redwood Falls, Mrs. S. P. Hicks
of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Montgomery and family of Vesta
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Hicks and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hicks and family of Pipestone.
DR.. and Mrs. Turner of Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Nelson and
family of Mortified and Ohio
Hicks of New York City.
The regular meeting of the Lu-
ther league Of Our Savior's Lu-
theran church was held Sunday
evening. The hostesses were
Mrs. Mary Solseth, Mrs. E. K.
Dorum and Mrs. Thorvald Mich
elson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Washburn
and family and Clarence Kramer
of Redwood Falls and Earl Swartz
and family of Wabasso were
guests at the E. F. Welter home
Sunday.
The Milroy kittenball team was
defeated IL to 6 Sunday at Tee
peota when they played Meadows
Wild Cats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Anderson
of Redwood Falls were visitors at
the G. G. Mellgren home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Svenning
and family motored to Redwood
Falls Sunday, taking Mrs. Edward
Ginzel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Seeman had
as their guests Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Seeman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Adams and son and Lin
coin Adams, all of Switzerland,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Loovald
and son Halvor and daughters,
Thelma and Anna were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norvald Otsea at
st. James Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Solseth and sons,
Keith and Howard of Arlington,
South Dakota are guests at the
parental Jesse Lewis home.
Mrs. Herman Kremin and Mrs.
Charles Penke were visitors In
New Ulm Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Marks mo-
tored to Shakopee Friday, taking
their son, Rev. William Marks
there where he has been appointed
assistant priest in the st. Marks
Catholic church.
Mrs. Julia Murphy spent Mon
day in Minneapolis.
Grant, Alfred and Alvira Mum
of Seaforth were visitors at the
John Mum home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Regnier
and Mrs. Mary Hickey attended
the K. c.. banquet at Marshall
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Schmidt
and Mrs. Louis Trapinger and
two sons spent Saturday and Sum
day in Minneapolis.
Lyle Kramer spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the Herman
Drewlow home at Wanda.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. C. Fredrickson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sever Fredrick-
son of Hanska and Jane Johnson
were guests at the Julius Ahlness
home Sunday.
Elaine Blum returned to her
home at Lamberton Sunday hav-
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18

Mrs. Douglas Whyte had her
tonsils removed Tuesday at the
Redwood Falls hospital.
The Stitch and Chatter club
met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. M. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold KlingeI
and Mrs. George Stebbins spent
Sunday with relatives at Hancock
Dickie Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. o. Johnson had his ton
sils removed at the hospital Wed
neesday morning.
Mrs. L. o. Bunge entertained a
few friends Friday afternoon, the
event being the SEVENTEEN birth
day of her mother, Mrs. Fred
Ackmann. Those attending were
Mesdames Jane Morley, Lloyc
Sinclair, James Jackson, Rudolph
Peterson, Millie Moorhead, Mary
Dalton, Ernest Doble, B. P. Kelly
and Hugo Klobe Of Bird Islane
and Mary Reynolds of San Fran.
cisco.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
Local Mans Kin
Figure In Capture

Brother and nephew of Warren
Boys of Redwood Falls, Arthur
Boys and his son, John aided in
the capture of William Lammi
escaped lunatic from the St. Peter
asylum, June 9.
Living six miles west of St
Peter, the farmer gave Lammi q
hearty breakfast and stalled him
while John ran to a store nearby
and summoned hospital guards.
Lammi previously had terrified
the family of Mike Breshnan
farmer seven miles west of St
Peter, but left when the family
barricaded doors and fled to the
basement.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
REFLECTOR SIGNS
FOR CITY COMING

Reflector signs to be installed
on state highways leading into
Redwood Falls have been ordered
and will be put up as soon as they
arrive, Ted Ahrens, secretary of
the Redwood Falls Civic and Com
merce association, was informed
Friday in letter from F. O. Nell
son, district maintenance engin-
eer.
Louis Sommers, who has been
active in obtaining the signs,
stated that he understands there
are to be four, two on highway 19,
one on II and the fourth on SO.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
Hicks Family Reunion

A family reunion in honor OF
Otho j. Hicks of New York City
was held Sunday at the Tom Hicks
home at Gales. In attendance
were Mrs. S. P. Hicks of Minnea-
polls, Mrs. George Turner and
children of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Nelson and sons, Palmer,
Stephen and Harvey Jr. of North
field, Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Mont
gomery and daughter Margaret of
Vesta, the Tracy and William
Hicks families of Pipestone and
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Inglis and
sons, James, Steve and Billie.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
Passing Marks For
Eighth Grade Given

Vital to every youngster who
struggled with state board eighth
grade examination questions are
the "pass marks" announced this
week by C. D. Clipfell, county
superintendent of schools, who re-
ceived them Tuesday morning.
In eighth year English, 102 is
passing while a SO gets over the
general science barrier. In social
studies a 62 is passing, in general
mathematics n "gets by' while
all having Sc or better in seventh
year geography make the grade. "
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18

ner guests of Mrs. Lucy Redding.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schloetzer
and daughter Theo and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Penke and daughter
Esther spent Sunday at Green
lake.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
Kelly home Wednesday.

Helen Schmidt left Wednesday
for Wheaton, Illinois where she
is visiting her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kline and
son of Window were Sunday din