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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
ROSS GRIDLEY SAILS

Ross A. Gridley, State Engineer Inspector for the PWA, sailed on the Victoria this morning, enroute to Washington, D. c. Gridley will re- turn to Juneau in about a month, after attending to official business in the national capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
ARLEEN GODKIN IS FIVE TODAY;PARTY
 GIVEN AT SCHOOL

Arleen Godkin, daughter of MT and Mrs. Miles Godkin, is five years )ld today and in honor of the event she is giving party at school. Ice cream and cookies are being served this afternoon by the little Miss to her schoolmates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
M'NARY BILL IS APPROVED BY
 SENATE COM,
Recon mends Appropsia- ton to Pay Farmers on
 Outstanding Contracts

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. -- The Senate Agricultural Committee ap- proved the McNary bill authorizing an appropriation of $300,000,0 900 to pay the farmers on outstanding AAA contracts.
 The committee has also approved a $60,000,000 seed loan bill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16

school classes and the selection of suitable instructors.
 It was also announced that the work of securing small boat ship ping information for the Engineers Corps, undertaken by Frank A. Boyle on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, has been taken over by M. s. Whittier in the absence of MT. Boyle from Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
WYNN COMMISSIONER
 PRO TEMPORE HERE

Attorney Grover c. Winn has been appointed U. S. Commissioner pro tempore by District Judge George F. Alexander to fill the va cancy left by M E. Monagle, now enroute to attend the Divisional Democratic convention in Seward.
 Commissioner J. F. Mullen. who has been spending a vacation in San Francisco with his family, is expected to sail from Seattle for Juneau next Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
RETURNS TO KETCHIKAN

F. Ball. senior clerk for the Ket- chikan office of the Forest Service, returned to the First City on the Victoria after spending ten days ill the Juneau office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16

A light fall of snow started in Juneau at 330 this afternoon, add ing to the several inches already on the ground. Forecast called for continued snow and cloudy weather.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
MRS. HERMLE HOME

Mrs. John Hernle was discharged today from St Ann's hospital. Her baby boy will remain in the hospital for care a few days longer. ea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
MISS NORDNESS DUE

Miss Mary Nordness, secretary in the Commissioner of Education's of- flee. is due to arrive tomorrow after vacation spent in Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs Virginia Baxter, who recently juffered major operation in St Ann's hospital, was discharged yes terday in improved health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16

ENTERS ST. ANN'S Willie Peters entered St. Ann's hospital today for treatment for severe cold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16

In the tobacco buying season Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. buyers will be found at 75 mar kets where the Bright type of tobacco is sold, and 46 markets where Burley and other types of tobacco are sold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16

Q ls'6. LIccHrr & MYERS Tosaoco Co.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-16
SHOP IN JUNEAU!

All these tobacco men are trained in the tobacco business, and are schooledin the Liggett& Myers tradition that only mild, ripe tobacco is good enough for Chesterfield Cigarettes.
 LIGGETT & MYERS ToBAcco Go
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
CARDS DROP HOT
GAME TO TIGERS
RIVALS REVENGE GRID
DEFEAT IN 1917
HOOP WIN

The first setback suffered by a
Redwood Falls High athletic team
this school year, the Cardinals
dropped a 19 to II decision to the
Tigers at Marshall Thursday
night.
A battle from the first, the
thrills came faster as the game
approached the end with each
basket seeming to spell victory
for the fortunate team. The scores
by periods indicate the evenness
of the struggle, Redwood holding
a to 8 edge at the first break,
Marshall leading 10 to 8 at half
time and Redwood ahead IA to IL
going into the final period.
Although his boys were the los
ers, Coach Earle Obermeyer had
more praise for them than they
received, aside from banquets, in
victory.
(Continued on Page Sikh
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
OLD RIVALS ON
GRID SCHEDULE
LITTLE TEN SURVIVES
MEETING, INSURANCE
DISCUSSED

Redwood Falls will probably
play its natural rivals, Sleepy
Eye and New Ulm in football in
1887, according to Superintendent
Reede Gray who attended meet
ing of Little Ten officials in New
Ulm last Wednesday evening.
The group began stating games
for next year but will not COM
plete schedules until a meeting
February 2.
Marshall and Tracy who re-
Gently expressed their wish to
withdraw from the league and
have already joined the southwest
athletic conference will probably
remain in the Little Ten. Rules are
that the teams must play four
games in each organization.
Officials are considering Min
nesota State High School league
plan of insurance against injuries
Of youths playing football and
basketball.
In order to establish such a plan
in Minnesota the board of control
would have to be given the au-
thority to levy assessments on the
schools of the state to provide
funds. This authority can be given
only by a vote of the representa-
tive assembly which is composed
of representatives of the 80 dis
tricts IN the state.
Such an insurance plan would
insure approximately $4,000 ath-
letes yearly in the 476 high schools
belonging to the state high school
league. Each school would be ex-
pected to pay annual dues to the
state high school insurance fund.
The amount of dues for each
school would depend upon the en-
rollment and classification. Each
athlete insured would also be re-
quired to pay a fee to the school
fund of possibly SO cents for in
surance coverage in football and
basketball or half that amount for
coverage in one sport.
1T would be a fine thing, SUI
perintendent Gray said, ssThe diff
ficulty is to find some way to fin
ance the project as high school
athletics in general are not very
profitable. Insurance of the type
has always been available to the
individual player but most boys
have found it too expensive"
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
PLAN PROGRAMS

Programs by Sunday school
children will be given at st.
Johns Lutheran and the Presby-
terian, Methodist and Nazarene
churches this evening and MEM
bers of the Church of Christ will
sing carols and have Christmas
party. All churches will unite in
the singing Of carols at the court
house square at 9:15 p. m.
Beginning at IL p. m. candle
light service will be held at the
Episcopal Church of the Holy
Communion. The choir will be as
sisted by singers from the Bishop
Whipple mission and the Morton
congregation will attend.
Christmas carols will be sung
before the 6 a. m. service at st.
Catherine Catholic church Christ
mas morning and the high mass
will be accompanied by cello and
violin. The young peoples choir
will sing at the a. m. low mass
and the smaller children will sing
at similar service at $3.50.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
Postoffice Handles Record
Volume of Christmas Mail

Prosperity is "just surrounding"
the postoffice corner this year, ac-
cording to postmaster Joseph R.
Keefe and postal clerks who re-
port Mondays volume the largest
ever recorded here.
A total of 1928 cards and let
ters were registered by the cam
ceiling machine the first day this
week, a 80 per cent increase over
the $3.50 which marked the larg-
est day last year. The biggest
volume recorded in the last six
years was December %, 1890
when 11,184 pieces of first class
mail went out.
Seventy-five sacks full of pack
ages, apparently an all time re-
cord, were loaded onto the mail
bus Monday night by postal clerks
who have been working feverish-
ly for the past ten days, keeping
office hours from 5 a. m. until
10: 80 p. m. usually.
From December IL until Tues
day night 46,317 pieces Of mail
had gone out from the local office.
The 1885 record for the same per-
iod, high since 1880, was 20 per
cent below this years with 3d.
593 pieces.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
QUICK FOOTWORK
SAVES MUSICIAN

Mayo Fischer escaped serious
injury or possible death in a freak
accident last week, by quick foot
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer went into
the back room of the Music store
Tuesday night and Mr.. Fischer
turned on the big revolving fan,
hanging from the ceiling, full
speed to air the place out. As he
reached again to pull the string
for a second speed, he saw the
fan, still revolving swiftly and the
large light globe to which it is
connected, coming loose from the
ceiling. He stepped back quickly
as the place was plunged into
darkness but one blade struck him
across the shoulder, bruising him
severely and a large silver of an
other blade was forced into his
hand. Mrs. Fischer was standing
behind a partition and was not
hurt.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
OLD GREY MARE
THEME OF HIGH
ALUMNI PARTY

''The Old Grey Mare" will be
the theme of the Redwood Falls
High school alumni banquet this
year, it was announced as the pro-
gram committee arranged enter
tainment on the theory that most
alumnus "ain't what they used to
be-"
A horse Will dance and portray
dramatic scenes throughout the
evening before the dance for
which music will be furnished by
Grace BolleS and her orchestra.
Robert Parsons will be toast
master and will call upon MEM
bers of former classes for i'm
promptu music and other enter
tainment.
Reservations are already pour
ing in for the banquet and dance,
to be held in the Lincoln school
Monday, beginning at $3.50 p. m.
Persons wishing to 60 are asked
to call either Mrs. Frank Baldwin
or Ira R. Rogers before Friday
evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
ELECTION JUDGES
But NO CONTESTS
KNUDSON, PATTON, BUDIK
FORBES, STANTON
UNOPPOSED

Judges and clerks for what pro-
misses to be the quietest city cleo
ton in years were announced this
week by the city council.
Mrs. Carrie Smithers, Helmuth
Hagen Jr. and Harry Wilcox will
be first ward judges and Miss Luz
verne Murset and Mrs. H. w.
Ward, clerks. In the second ward
Mrs. w. F. Jackson, c. v. Everett
and j. Albert Johnson will act as
judges and clerks will be Mrs. J.
NJ. Corbett and Mrs. j. E. Greene.
There will be no contests this
year, j. F. Knudson having filed
for mayor, an office which DR.. c.
L. Lynn has held for two years.
Dr. j. c. Budik has filed to fill
Mr.. Knudson's place as first ward
councilman and George A. Patton
is running for reelection as sec
ond ward alderman. Other Off
cials who seek office again are F.
B. Forbes, recorder, and F. w.
Stanton, treasurer.
Polling places, Drogosch's Heat
ing and Plumbing shop for the
first ward and the city hall for
the second, will open at $50 a. m.
and close at 8 p. m.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
PWA Assignment
Procedure Given

The following information on
the procedure to be used for as
signment of workers to PWA
projects comes from the National
Unemployment office, which is
managed by John w. Lauterbach.
All workers assigned to PWA
projects will be referred by the
National Unemployment Service.
Preference in referral will be Civ
en- to certified persons. No distri-
tinction will be made between
those working on WPA, or nom
contract federal projects or await
ing reassignment, or original as
signment. Certified workers in
clude all employable members Of
a family certified on Form 600 by
the county relief agency. When
certified workers are not avail
able, preference to non-certifed
persons will be given in the fol-
lowing order:
CD To bona fide residents Of
the political subdivision which is
financing, in part the construction
of the project; and
(2) To bona fide residents Of
the county in which the project is
located, to the extent that labor
technically qualified to perform
the work is available in such poll
cal subdivisions and county.
When organized labor (Union), !,
skilled or unskilled, is desired by
any PWA contractor employed to
handle all or any part of a project,
the contractor shall requisition
such workers as may be required
from the representative of each
recognized union concerned.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
BOARD MEMBERS
DELIVER BONDS

Perfect subjects for the art of
hold-up men, Reede Gray, super
intendent of schools; Parker d.
Sanders, clerk of the board of ed-
ucation and Julian e. Morten, at
torney, went to st. Paul Tuesday
carrying $85, 200 worth of nego-
table bonds and returned with a
cashiers check of $50, ,023. 90
which represented the principal,
accrued interest and the premium
on the bonds.
The documents were safely de-
ivered to Kalman and Company
one of four investment companies
forming syndicate for the pur-
chase of the new schoolhouse
bonds and the check was safely
returned to Redwood Falls.
Bids on the high school struc-
ture will be let January II and
work on the superstructure will
begin about January Is.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
2ISleepyEye
Men Hurt in
PlaneCrash
FARMER SEES AIRPLANE
STRIKE TREES, LEAVE
WINGS IN BOUGHS

Sleepy Eye = Eldon Lowinske,
Home township flyer and his
brother, Arvin, received injuries
Sunday afternoon when the form
er'5 small airplane crashed in a
grove on the Joe Braun farm, six
miles north of Sleepy Eye, after
the pilot failed to pull it out of a
turn at a height of 1,500 feet.
Eldon, who has over 100 hours
of flying to his credit, was unable
to account for the planes inability
to pull out of the "bank" until it
was too late. He succeeded in
leveling the plane off at almost
the same instant that it hit the
tree tops, but as he opened the
throttle the undercarriage appar-
emily became caught in the trees
and the plane nose-dived to the
ground The wings were Sheared
off and remained hanging in the
trees.
Saw the Crash
Mr.. Braun stated that as he
watched the ship soar over his
place it did not appear as though
the pilot was having difficulty
with the controls and he was more
than a little surprised when the
ship plummeted to the earth less
than 100 feet from the farm home.
Fortunately the ship did not catch
fire.
Fearing that the occupants
would be critically injured, Mrs.
Braun Immediately summoned a
physician who arrived within
few minutes. Meanwhile Mr..
Braun succeeded in extricating
the youths from the twisted mass.
Both were bleeding profusely
from cuts about the head. Arvin
did not regain consciousness un-
til over an hour later. Eldon was
stunned momentarily, but upon
regaining his senses, Immediately
realized what had happened.
Arvin, who occupied the front
cockpit, Jared worse than his
brother. The motor of the plane
was pushed back into the cockpit
and was resting on his legs. He
sustained deep cash on his lower
lip which required IL stitches as
well as bruises on both legs and
arms. While stitches were requir-
ed to close cuts on Eldon'S nose
and head, his injuries were des-
cribed as less.serious than those of
his brother. Both were taken to
Union hospital, New Ulm.
Total Wreck
The plane, a IWo-place AIR
Camper, was so completely demo-
lished that those who viewed it
marveled that either boy escaped.
Fortunately it came through the
grove at a rather barren spot.
Had it struck a few feet to the
right or left it would have crashed
inuo the trees with likelihood that
the occupants would have been
more seriously hurt.
Eldon purchased the plane sew
eral months ago and had done
considerable flying without mis-
hap.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
RECOUNT ASKED
IN ELECTION OF
MORGAN MAYOR

The district court was asked to
appoint commissioners for a re-
count of votes for the president of
the council at Morgan in hear
ing at New Ulm Tuesday after
noon.
Petition for the hearing was fill
ed at the clerk of courts office by
w. r. Werring, Morgan attorney,
in behalf of f. H. Schieffert,
former mayor, who was defeated
by H. O. Draeger, sticker candi-
date, 134 to 130.
Unusual interest was shown in
this years election, 296 voters
casting their ballots.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
Christmas Seal
DriveOverTop
S29O.79 SUBSCRIBED IN
SUCCESSFUL LETTER
CAMPAIGN

The Christmas Seal drive in
Redwood Falls went over the top
this year, making an all-time rec
ord for proceeds with $290.79
from health bonds and regular
seal sales. The quota for Redwood
Falls, topped last year by one dol.
lar, is $205.
A letter system by which resi-
dents of the town were sent en-
velopes containing a dollars worth
of stamps and asked to return
money or as many seals as they
wished was used this year by the
committee which included Mrs. c.
L. Lynn, chairman, Mrs. L. P.
Winter and Mrs. o. G.. Austbo.
Mrs. George A. Barnes had charge
of the health bond sale.
An unusual feature of this
years returns was the fact that
only $1.94 was received from sales
through school children, who a
few years ago were responsible
for the bulk of sales. $3.50 was
the largest amount ever before
realized in a seal drive here.
Five dollar health bonds were
purchased by the following firms:
Redwood Falls Motor company;
Citizens State bank; Redwood
Falls Light and Power company;
Redwood Falls hospital; Parent
Teacher association; Twentieth
Century cIlIb. Wonan'S cIiIh.
Quality club; Lions club; Eastern
Star and American Legion. The
Sorosis club; the American Legion
auxiliary; the VIEW and Clague
and Barnes purchased $3.50
bonds.
The committee issued a note of
thanks to the people of Redwood
Falls for their splendid response
in the campaign.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
Sacred Heart
Killer Given
LifeSentence
CONSCIENCE UNCOVERS
CRIME, JURY FINDS
TRAMP GUILTY

Olivia "A murder trial, the
state versus Joe Williams, was the
final case of Renville county's
general term of district court. The
jury, after being out four hours,
found the defendant guilty as
charged of murder in the first de-
gree. Attorney Thomas j. Wag-
emaker appeared for the defend
ant and County Attorney Russell
L. Frazee for the state.
The trial created much interest
throughout the community be-
cause of the unusual circum-
stances surrounding the case. Pre-
vious to the trial, Williams sign
ed a confession stating that Sep
tember IL, 1885, he murdered an
unknown man companion on the
railroad tracks near Sacred Heart.
He stated that he committed the
act by striking the victim on the
head several times with a large
bolt which he had picked up
along the tracks. He then placed
the lifeless body upon the railroad
tracks and it was later completely
crushed and mangled by a pass
ing train.
The motive of the crime ap-
pear to be money because the de-
fendant obtained from the victim
$500 in cash. Williams then pro-
ceeded to Huron, South Dakota
where he took employment as a
farm hand. A guilty conscience
apparently led him to make state
ments and revelations that caused
his employer to notify authorities
at Huron. He was then returned
to Renville county by the sheriff
to stand trial. His defense was
insanity. He was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary at Saltwater.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
January 13 Chosen
For C. And C. Dinner

Wednesday, January Is, has
been set as the date of the MONTH
ly dinner meeting of the Civic
and Commerce association.
About 200 are expected to be
present to honor Miss Florence
Erickson of Tracy and Miss Cath
crime Winn of Seaforth who re-
presented Redwood county at the
4-H club congress in Chicago this
year.
The meeting will be held in
the Legion hall with the Legion
Auxiliary serving and the busi-
ness meeting following viii be
open to non-members of the or
ganization. N. R. Ryerson, L. p.
Winter and Frank Baldwin are
the committee In charge.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24

four general merchandise stores
and one furniture store were
withheld in the government table
ito avoid disclosure"
In Redwood county, outside
Redwood Falls, Al food stores
crossed $457 900, As eating and
drinking places 1914, 600, "a gen.
eral stores with food $474, 900, five
in the apparel group did $29, 900,
33 in the automotive group $481,-
900, Al filling stations $4,000, 54
lumber and hardware stores ST.
107, 900, seven drug stores $76, 900,
l8 unclassified stores $685.
while volumes or three general
merchandise stores and five furni-
ture stores were not disclosed.
Renville county's total business
topped Redwood county's, $50
stores there doing $5,812, 900 COM
pared with SIS, ,702, 900 by 358 Red
wood county firms. Forty-six
food stores there had volume of
1851 900, 81 eating and drinking
places took in $457 900, Is general
stores with food crossed $86z. 900,
three in the general merchandise
group sold goods at $34, 900, ten in
the apparel class did $81,o0O
Forty-three in the automotive
group can boast of a $1,000, 900
take while SO filling stations sup
piled cars and trucks with pro-
ducts worth $66O,0OO. The revi-
val in the building industry is inn
dicated by the gross 81 ,34O, 900 of
81 lumber and hardware estab-
ishments. Nine furniture stores
did $50, 900 and ten drug stores
Silt 900 while 20 unclassifed
stores crossed $347, 900. No divi-
sion is made in the report as to
figures for towns under $500 pop
ulation.
The average sales in Redwood
Falls stores were SIS, $50 with
food stores, garages and the lum-
Der and hardware classification av-
eaging between $28, 900 and $29,-
0U0 while the average filing sta
ton crossed $12, 700 and the aver
age eating place SIS $500. Apparel
dealers averaged $42,500 while
the five places on which the gov
ment avoided disclosure shared
the remaining 1868, 900, an aver
age of S72, 800 each.
Firms in Redwood Falls gener-
ally do a larger volume than av-
erage companies in other towns,
including many towns that are
much larger. New Ulm firms av-
erage only $23, 200 per year while
the average for Willmar stores is
$22, 300. In st. Peter the gross
drops to $18, 900 while Tracy firms
average $4,000 and Sleepy Eye,
$20,650. In Hutchinson a firm is
,Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
Redwood Falls Leads State in Business
Santa Claus Notes
Win Dollar Prizes

Letters tDritten by the fUe
youngsters listed belotD 1Dere
Judged the most original,
neGteSr and most sincere
among scores of splendid let
sters t1ritten by children of
the community in The Ga
zette's annual Santa Claus
letter contest. These young-
Sters 11iu receiue a 81 prize.
We hope alt the children i1ho
expressed their desires in
Santa letters toilI not be dis
appointed Christmas morning.
The ,1inners:
Joan Marie Houle, z, Red
aDood Falls.
Milan Book, 6, WGbGsso.
Willard Bunting, 8, Delhi.
Helen Pdpe, 9, RenUille.
Monica Mae Macho, 6,
Clements.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
COMPANY | WINS
z TO LEAD LOOP
RED AND WHITES ALSO
TAKE OPENER IN
WPA LEAGUE

League games in the Redwood
county basketball circuit, organ
lied by the WPA recreation de-
partment under Clark Sponaugle,
were underway last week and this
as Company L assumed the lead
with two games won.
The army team defeated Wanda
48 to 19 at well-attended game
in the Redwood Falls arrnory last
Wednesday night and beat Nor
gan 81 to 13 there Tuesday, with
Dale Byram scoring 10 points to
rate high point position and Bun
ny Westerman starring defensive
ly.
Belview defeated Delhi IA to 8
on the Delhi court last Wednesday
and the Lamberton Black Hawks
defeated Walnut Grove 81 to 16
the previous night. Friday night
the Red and White squad of Red
wood Falls won from Clements
there by a margin of 20 to ID.
In what was described as one
of the "roughest games ever wit
messed" there, Morgan rode over
the Ford Specials of Redwood
Falls 26 to IL Tuesday. Cheney,
Grundeman and Knowles of the
Morgan aggregation were out
standing on offense with 10, eight
and six points respectively and
Arnett and Eustice starred for the
motor company.
The schedule for next week fol-
lows:
Monday-Morgan at Clements.
Tuesday-Ford Specials at
Wanda, Wabasso at Walnut
Grove.
Wednesday-Red and White VS..
Company L at the Redwood Falls
armory, Lamberton at Delhi.