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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-30

Werner B. johnson and family spent
Christmas at the Jens Thomson home
in Winona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Petersen,
Miss Evelyn and Karla spent Christ
mas at the Svend Petersen home.
Harold and Michael Miller drove
to Chicago to spend part of the
Christmas vacation with their mother.
Anton P. Jacobsen and family came
from Minneapolis and spent Christ
mas at the home of his mother, Mrs.
L. P. Jacobsen.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Buck came
from Minneapolis to spend Christmas
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. R. Buck.
Mrs Ernest Madsen and son came
from Minneapolis for Christmas
visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Buck.
Hedge and Sigurd Stottrup came
from Waterloo, Iowa, to spend Christ
mas at the home of their parents,
Rev and Mrs. Frede Stottrup.
Folmer Sorensen came from Mil
waukee, Wis, to spend the Christmas
holidays at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Sorensen.
Miss Elsie Sandahl, who teaches
school at Tyler, is spending the holi-
day vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Sandahl.
Viggo P Miller, member of the
school faculty at Cogswell, N. D., is
spending the holiday vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
N. B. Miller.
Miss Doris Jacobsen, student at
the State Teachers college, St. Cloud
is spending the holiday vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen.
The Misses Doris and Naomi Jen-
sen, students at the U Farm, st.
Paul, are spending the holiday vaca-
ton at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jens B. Jensen.
The Misses Magdaline and Lillian
Abrahamsen come from Minneapolis
Friday evening to spend Christmas
vacation at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Abrahamsen.
Miss Ellen Mosb9k, faculty men,
Der of the University of Iowa, at
Iowa City, Iowa, came to spend
Christmas at the home of her father,
L. Mosbak, and other relatives.
''Valborgs Minde Hjalpekreds" an
nounce that they will have meeting
at the MAIDS Nielsen home Monday
evening, Jan. 3. All who are inter-
ested in this old peoples home and
who wish to join in supporting same
are cordially invited to come to this
meeting.
The community Christmas tree
celebration in the D. B. S. hall Mon
day afternoon for the parents and
children and in the evening for the
young people was featured by ap-
propriate and good programs and as
usual a capacity attendance was on
hand both times.
Under auspices of the local D. B.
S. lodge the annual masquerade will
ming of December 81 Those in
charge say that a 7-piece orchestra
has been engaged and there is every
indication that it will be a gala event,
quite similar to former years. For
furter particulars see the advertise
ment elsewhere in this ISSUE
Victor Jensen came along with the
Axel Brus family from California
and is now staying at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Jen-
sen. Carl Johansen was also ex-
pected but he found suitable en-
ployment and decided to stay there
Axel Brus and family are visiting
relatives and friends in the old home
town, being guests at the home of
Mrs. Brus' mother, Mrs. Jens Nielsen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-30

Holger DiXen and family came
from Window to celebrate Christmas
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Nielsen and two
daughters came from Sebeka to spend
Christmas at the Arthur Olesen home
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simonsgaard
of Belgrade, spent Christmas at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Simonsgaard.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Lundsten of Buff
falo, were here to celebrate Christmas
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. P. Kilstofte.
DR.. Ejvind Fenger returned to Glen
Lake yesterday after spending the
holiday season at the home of his
mother, Mrs. P. N. Fenger.
George Hedrick from Minneapolis,
and Cletus Rausch from Howard
Lake, were here to celebrate Christ
mas at the P. P. Kilstofte home.
The Misses Elm and Fylla Petersen
came from Minneapolis and spent
Christmas at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Petersen
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Mortensen
at Enterprise, Ore, mourn the loss
of their baby who passed away the
10th of December, just a few weeks
old.
Miss Bodil Fenger returned to her
duties in st. Paul the first of the
week after spending Christmas at
the home of her mother, Mrs. P. N.
Fenger
Miss Margaret Frederiksen, Univer-
sity student, Minneapolis, is spend
ing the holiday vacation at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris.
Frederiksen.
DR.. Waldo Carlson, faculty men,
Der at the Iowa State College, Ames,
Iowa, and whose home is at Barnum,
visited during the holidays at the
A. Gravesen home.
Alfred L. Nielsen and family were
in Gushing, Wis, for Christmas. Re-
turning home they were accompanied
by Mrs. Nielsen's parents who will
remain here for a visit.
Miss Gertrude Kilstofte came from
Deer River, Miss Gudrun Kilstofte
from Mound, and Miss Elsie Kilstofte
from Minneapolis, to celebrate Christ
mas at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Kilstofte.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-30
(From Another Correspondent)

(FrOm Another Correspondent
VERNE Rudolph of ST. Paul, spent
Christmas at his home here.
Mrs. John Bloom is on the sick list
at this writing.
Willard Nelson is spending a few
days vacation at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nelson.
The Misses Edna and Mary Jensen
Evening star., 1937-10-26
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

In PLANNING the play of a hand,
declarer should always ask him.
self. How is it possible to make my
contract?" and unless he is playing
doubled hand, should consider every
possibility, no matter how remote the
chances for success appear. Likewise,
on defense the player should ask him.
self, "How is 1t possible to defeat this
contract?" While one defender may
hold worthless hand, his partner may
hold sufficient number of tricks to
defeat the contract, provided they can
| be located.
Here is an instance where Mrs.
Stuyvesant Wainwright, jr., defeated
an apparently ironclad contract by
clever opening lead.
North, dealer.
| Both sides vulnerable.
A Al KJ84
vs.
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@KJ9
Mrs. Wainwright
A109732 N As
v1oss4 W E QJ7s'
<63 s >82
asa %AO 10
81
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J10754
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The bidding:
North East South West
IA ~ Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass 80 Pass
81 Pass Pass Pass
Mrs. Wainwright's partner could
have made things a lot easier for her.
East had made a two-heart overcall
and, when the bidding reverted to
North, that player had doubled in
formatorily. At this point East should
have bid three clubs over the double
for two reasons. In the first place,
it was quite possible for South to hold
heart strength and allow two hearts
doubled to become the final contract.
In addition, East'S hand was strong
enough to bid three clubs, but at any
higher level it would be too dangerous
to show his other suit.
AS result of East's failure to bid
clubs, Mrs. Wainwright found herself
on lead, knowing only that her partner
had made two-heart overcall. She
knew from the bidding that North
held considerable number of cards
in spades and diamonds. In addition,
North had jumped to game in a minor
suit and therefore probably held no
more than one heart loser. It seemed
unlikely that heart opening would
be of any use. Thus, there was only
one other possibility-the doubleton
club.
This lead proved very effective, as
East was not only able to win two
club tricks himself, but gave Mrs.
Wainwright ruff on the third round
of clubs so that the contract was set
two tricks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Weekly Quiz to
! Test knowledge
! OF Valley Region

1 Geographically and historically,
Imperial county is among the
! most fagcinating-as we'll as the
1 oldest--cOunties in California.
Few OF the county's residents
! know the unique features, the
1 out-o -the-way natural wonders,
1 that are to be found within the
limits of their own county.
4 Do you,
1 More than that. few residents
! know little of comparatively re-
I cent developments i'm the county
/ which afferted the entire nation.
The POst-Press, beginning Sun
! day, will present weekly fea-
/ ture to ties! the knowledge Of
its readers. Questions will be
! given Sunday, the answers the
/ next Sunday, with another set
of questions. A preliminary sur
vey has disclosed that not even
Imperial Valley pioneers know
the answers TO most of the
questions.
Look for Sundays Post Press
read the questions, and see how
much you know about the place
of your residence.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
OPERATIONS OF
AGRARIAN UNIT
SPREADING OUT
(POST-PRESS PHOTO)

MEXICALI, April 22.-Agrarian
forces have extended operations to
include the Cuervos and AlgodoneS
areas, an authoritative source re-
vealed here Thursday The gov
errment colonists, who already have
taken over large number of
ranches in this vicinity have dis
patched approximately 800 farmers
to form community camps and as
sumo control of farms adjacent to
the Colorado river. Agrarians in
the MeXicali region number ap-
proXimately 2500.
Gov. Sanchez Taboada, chief exc
cutive of Baja California, left MeXi-
cali Wednesday for Ensenada and
Tijuana to inspect preparations for
opening the Aqua Caliente race
track. He will return to the palace
within a few days.
A report that Lie. Gabino Vas
queZ, chief of the Agrarian depart
ment Of Mexico. who has visited
MeXicali several times recently, will
soon become private secretary to
President Cardenas, Thursday was
viewed with deep significance by
observers of the Agrarian SITUATION,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

list at Harlem hospital but sur
geons said he had chance to re-
cover. He went to the Kingdom
to watch his friend, Paul Comora,
attempt to serve the Father with
a summons in a woman's suit
demanding the return of money
she says she contributed to the
cult. In the ensuing argument,
Green was stabbed in the stomach
with an ice pick.
Added to the Fathers troubles
was the desertion of Faithful Mary,
who was the premiere "angel' in
his heaven" She was quoted as
having committed the heresy of
denying that the Father was God
and as having declared that he
had tried to persuade her to turn
over to him the deeds to the
promised land" she owns in Uuster
county, N. Y.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
R ESIDENT OF
VALLEY SINCE
1912 EXPIRES

w. E. Smith, 70, pioneer
resident of Imperial Valley,
died at his home, 735 Olive
avenue. at 7:40 pm. We'd
nesday night.
Funeral services are to be con-
Quoted Friday at 2 pm. from the
B. E. Lemons funeral parlor with
burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Smith had been i'll for some
weeks and his death was not uneX-
pected. Survivors include his wife
Cora Smith; three daughters, Mrs
Guy G. Beynon and Mrs. A. B
Anderson of Ell Centre and Mrs
Besse Mccormick of Los Angeles
He is survived by three half bro
theirs and three-half- sisters, all OF
whom live in Ohio.
Coming to the valley in 1912,
Smith became affiliated with the
Holton Power Co. and remained
with that firm, through its success
sive changes to the Imperial Ice
and Development Co. until 1890
when he retired on pension.
Pail bearers at the funeral will
be his former business associates.
Smith was widely known in Ell
Centre and his death brought sor-
row to many.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Father Divine Communes with
Spirits as Police Continue Hunt

NEW YORK, April 90. U.P)-
Father Divine, bald-headed Negro
God" was believed to be COM
muning with the spirits" in one OF
his out-of-town heavens" today,
while police waited to charge him
with assault in connection with
the, stabbing of white man in
his Harlem "kingdom."
The cult leader apparently had
no thought of surrender. His attor-
ney, Arthur A. Madison, glared at
reporters who suggested it, and
asked:
What would God be doing re-
porting to mere man?"
Madison said the father undoubt-
edly was annoyed at the police
for broadcasting an alarm for his
arrest and might defer his reap
pearance indefinitely.
Harry Green, New Jersey con-
tractor, remained on the serious
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
BATTLE RACES
IN SALvAGING
HUGE PROJECTS
Economy Drive Gains
New Headway in
Washington

WASHINGTON, April %
tU.D = President Roosevelt's
economy drive gained power
in congress today with spon-
sors of huge spending mea-
sures fighting to salvage parts of
their program.
Signs appeared from several
sources that legislators would join
with Mr.. Roosevelt in his cam
paign to pare $1,00O,000,O00 from
proposed expenditures for the 1888
fiscal year beginning this July /.
They included:
l. Sponsors of the $1,0oo, ,o00, 900
Wagn Housing bill, the $50,000.-
900 Jones farm tenancy proposal
and the Harrison S100,000,000 edu-
cation measure were understood to
be agreeable to compromises re-
ducing those expenditures to one
fourth or less.
2. House advocates of a $780,
600 work relief appropriation-$1,-
000.000000 more than the presi-
dents recommendation - admitted
that check showed only slight
chance of getting more than l20
votes for the increase.
3. Strong sentiment developed
among members of the House APP
preparations committee to reduce
further pending supply bills
those covering the war and inte-
rior departments. Chairman Ed
ward T. Taylor predicted each
would be below budget estimates.
4. House leaders sought to pig
con hole numerous authorization
bills in the rules committee which
has major power in deciding which
measures come before the house.
5. The house labor committee
approved a bill to make the CCC
permanent with 100000 enrollees,
rejecting demands of a congress
sional bloc to maintain the pres
ent 350,000 level.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22


The assembly ways ana means
committee, finally rid of the budget
bill which occupied. its attention
for seven weeks, turned to con-
sideration of special appropriation
measures. 1t approved the Horn
blower old age pension proposal
to guarantee $35 a month to all
eligible persons 65 and Older and
permit an outside income of SIS
a month.
Other provisions of the bill: Per
nit owning real estate up to $4,000
without giving lien in exchange
for a pension; would not deduct
rent if recipient is living in his
own home; permit the renting Of a
room to obtain additional income;
liberalize hoSpitalization provisions.
The committee also approved a
bill to increase aid to the needy
blind, providing payment of $50
a month and allowing S33 addi-
tional in outside income.
90
SACRAMENTO. April %. U.R)-
Substitution of lethal gas for hang
ing in California's two peniten-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
SURVEY ON TO
MAKE VALLEY
ROADS SAFER
Warnings, Directions to
BE Placed Along
Highways

Driving on Imperial coun-
ty highways will be made
safer by additional safety
devices to be installed as
soon as Captain Frank Os-
walt, highway patrol, and I. A.
Thomas, highway maintenance de-
partment, complete a countrywide
survey they launched Thursday.
Warnings and directions condu-
Give to safer driving will be in
stalled by the state engineering
department upon recommendation
by Chief E. Raymond Cato, state
head of the highway patrol, to
whom. results of the survey will be
reported.
Recommendation that double
lines be painted on highways to
denote spots dangerous for pass
ing, will be included in the report
Signs to warn against dangerous
curves. soft shoulders and other
traffic hazards also will be includ-
ed in the list of recommendations
OSWalt said.
At the conclusion of the survey
of primary and secondary high
ways in the states system in I'M
perial county, Oswalt said he would
make a similar survey of all coun-
ty roads and make recommended
tions for installation of additional
safety devices on county roads.
The highway between Ell Centre
and Yuma was selected as the first
route to be surveyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Farm Experts to
Speak Friday Mite

DR.. George P. Clements, manager
of the agriculture department of
the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce and one of the nations
leading agriculturalists, will speak
at the Associated chambers of
commerce county farm bureau
meeting in Brawley Friday night.
The meeting, the first of its
kind ever held, is called for the
Planters hotel at 7 o'clock. Plans
are made for making the joint
session an annual event. DR.. Gle
ments frequently was called to
Washington in the last 20 years
for conference on agriculture and
irrigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

Superior Judge X. D. McPherrin
will sentence the swarthy Filipino
and his white cirl companion Fri
day morning, completing the laws
actions for their attack March
16 in an Ell Centro taxi dance hall
on Silverio Cession, who was stab
bed in the shoulde~ and shot in the
abdomen. The girl welded the
knife, the state charged, while Mar
quez fired the shot.
Marquee is liable to a maximum
sentence of 10 years in prison. The
girl may be sentenced to a maxi
mum of six months in the county
jail or pay fine Of $500 or both.
If the court wishes, the Filipino
may, however, be sentenced TO one
year in the county jail.
A court ruling withholding from
evidence the knife with which r.
I. French, prosecutor, contended
Cession was stabbed, was believed
responsible for the lesser verdict
against the blond taxi dancer She
had been charged with assault with
deadly weapon.
A. c. Finney, defense attorney,
charged that the knife and blood
stained handkerchief in which it
was wrapped had been planted
in the dance hall to implicate Mar
quez and the dancer.
The jury was out seven hours
and 20 minutes before returning
its verdict. Jurors received the
case at 11:45 Wednesday morning
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
BOND BOOSTED
FOR PLAYBOY
IN CULT CASE

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
An addition bond of $4,000 will be
required when John w. Hunt sur
renders under Mann act indict-
ment voted by the federal grand
jury, Assistant U. S. Attorney Will
liam Fleet Palmer said today.
Hunt, white follower of Father
Divine, is at liberty at present on
$4,000 bond following his surren-
der to a federal complaint on the
same charges. The indictment vot-
ed yesterday supercedes the COM
plant.
The heavy-set playboy is charg-
ed with transporting 17-year-old
Delight Jewett, Denver schoolgirl,
to his Beverly Hills home where
she was installed as the Virgin
Mary" OF the cult.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
SCREEN STAR
ON STAND AS
TRIAL GOES ON

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.p)-
Clark Gable, dimpled screen star,
returned to federal court today for
the third time to testify at the
trial of Mrs. Violet Wells Norton,
charged with misuse of the mails
in attempting to prove the husky
actor was father of her child.
AT the resumption of trial, the
government introduced in evidence
a birth certificate showing that
14-year-old Gwendoline Norton S
birth had been acknowledged by
Herbert James Norton on June 16,
1923 who signed the certificate list
ing him as the father.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Anti-War Demonstrations Fail
To Draw Big College Crowds

NEW YORK, April %. WP)-Stu-
dent demonstrations condemning
war were held throughout the coun-
try today in the forth annual anti
war strike. but in many instances
attendances were distinctly disap-
pointing to the United Student
Peace committee which had pre-
dicted that 100000 persons would
participate.
Rain drenched New York City
and cut drastically under the 10000
the committee expected here.
Some 1000 demonstrators, mostly
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

tee for industrial organization.
Factories prepared to reopen under
court injunction prohibiting
picketing.
Rioting was threatened at Stock
ton, Cal, where fifteen hundred
deputized citizens under Sheriff
Harvey Odell offered to assist can
ners to operate in defiance OF 1000
strikers. Both groups were armed
with pick handles and baseball
bats.
of a new basis of settling the strike
of workers in the General Motors
plant was expected momentarily
1t repeatedly would call for repudi-
alton of the CLIO. by the workers
Three New York justices con-
victed 16 strikers and the presi.
dent of their union on charges o.
conducting a sit down strike in the
Brooklyn Jewish hospital in de.
fiance of an old law making it 6
crime to endanger life or property
by refusing to work.
The newly formed American La.
Dor league, incorporated under
Michigan law and pledged to op'
pose sit down strikes, began work.
ing to gain membership through.
out the country as a competitor
to the CLIO.
In Washington, the American
Federation of Labor executive coun.
Gil met secretly to consider expul
sion of unions affiliated with tn,
CLIO. There was a possibility tn,
council would summon an emer.
gency A. F.. of L. convention tc
consider the drastic action.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
LABOR ROWS
BLAMED FOR
EAST BOMBING

CHICAGO, April %. W.p)-Five
of six bombings in "a hours were
blamed today on labor troubles
which police said may have in
spired organization of a bombing
ring. .s.
Dynamite was exploded last
night near the home of Earl H.
Reick. secretary-treasurer of the
Du Page county Building and
Trades council. -Four bombings
Tuesday night, each without warn
ing. also were attributed to labor
troubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

war it may enter. Ten of the so
Island University, met at Borough
Hall in Brooklyn. The demon
strators carried banners advocating
down with war and Fascism, {"
schools, not battleships," Keep
war out of the world" down with
imperialistic war"
Only so of 500 Harvard and Rad
cliffe College students attending
peace strike" in Harvard's new
lecture hall today took a pledge
not to support this country in any
way it may enter. Ten of the so
were Radcliffe girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Strike Averted at
Camp Near IndiO

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
A threatened strike of 400 men,
bers of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers union at the Sterrett-
Thompson camp on the Metropoli-
tan Water district project near
Indio was averted today.
DR.. Towne j. Nylander, regional
director of the national labor re-
lations board, reported both sides
had agreed to negotiate a settle
ment of labor demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
British Willing to
Join World Parley

LONDON, April %. UP) = The
British government is willing to
participate in a world economic
conference, Prime Minister STAN
ley Baldwin informed the House
of Commons today.
Baldwin said participation de-
pends on whether Investigation
shows adequate preparation and
likelihood of success. #...s
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Smallpox Scare y
Only ChickenpOx

Smallpox turned out to be chic
kenpox at the reclamation bureau
camp at Imperial dam. DR.. War;
rem F. Fox, county health officer,
and L. Niles, inspector, visited the
patients Wednesday to ascertain
the nature of the ailment suffered
by several camp dwellers, Fox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
SIXTEEN STRIKERS
FACE PEN TERMS

NEW YORK, April %. U.P)-
Sixteen strikers and the president
of their union faced prison terms
of II years each today for conduct
ing a sit-down strike in the Brook
lyn Jewish hospital on March Is.
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

tiaries, San Quentin and Folsom,
was proposed in bill which went
to Gov. Frank F. Merriam today
for signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
TAXI DANCER FOUND
GUILTY ALONG WITH
FILIPINO IN STABBING
Girl Convicted of Lesser Offense After
Trial Over Sensational Attack;
Friend Facing Ten Year Term

Dsregarding defense testimony that the pair had beer
framed jury at 6:O5 pm. Wednesday found Tony Mar
quez, Filipino Beau Brummel, guilty of assault with
deadly weapon and declared his blonde taxi dance hal
girl friend Dixie Lee guilty of simple assault.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
ASSEMBLY TAKES UP
DISPUTED LEGISLATION
Old Age Pension Liberalizing Approved
AS Well as Anti-SlOt Machine Bill;
Lethal Gas Plan Passed
-O()-

SACRAMENTO April % (UP)-Controversial legis-
aton moved to the floor of both houses today result
of action taken during lively committee meetings featured
by the approval given old pension liberalization anti
slot machine and mortgage moratorium propos-