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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-12-23

Chas. w. Washington.
Sumner Field Advisory Commit
tee, that Chas. w. Washington,
Minneapolis Urban League Secre-
tary, had been appointed to the
committee.
Mr.. Washington will take the
place vacated by Miss w. Gertrude
Brown.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-12-23

had been laid of in the mems, women's
and children's clothing trades.
Over 10000 of these workers have
now been enabled to go back to work
because of this big WPA purchase of
surplus clothing, it is reported by
Corrington Gill, Assistant Admins
traitor of the WPA-thus many
people of all ages are smiling happily
about this WPA surplus clothing pur-
chase.
The clothing is distributed to needy
people, many Of whom are having their
first experience of owning warm new
winter clothes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Buddy Poppy Sale
Saturday. May 18th
VFW. Auxiliary VIII Con-
duct Distribution For Welfare
Of Veterans and Families

In accordance with it's usual Gus
tom the Auxiliary Of Paul Donart
Post, v. +. w., will sponsor its Bud
dy Poppy sale in this city Saturday,
May 18th. This event is conducted
in conjunction with the observance
Of Memorial Day, May 3Oth.
A force Of twelve women and girls
has been organized into sales stats,
and they will be stationed on every
downtown street corner to offer the
Buddy Poppy to the citizens Of this
city in return for voluntary con-
tributions to the veterans welfare
fund.
This is the seventeenth annual
Buddy Poppy sale Of the ". F. w. of
the United States, given in memory
Of Americas World War dead. 1T
Is in their honor" said Mrs. w.
Menzhuber, poppy chairman, that
the copyrighted Buddy Poppy, made
by disabled veterans in government
hospitals, Is sold in conjunction
with the observance Of Memorial
Day."
The entire proceeds Of the Buddy
Poppy sale are devoted to veteran
welfare and relief work, and to the
care Of widows and orphans Of vet
Grams, who died in war or as a re-
suit Of war.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Little Girl
Drowned In
.Silo Pit
Tragic Accident Occur
red Monday About
Noon at Farm Home
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Daughter of John
Peterneier Born
October IL, 1886

A tragic accident caused sorrow
in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Petermeier, who reside 51z miles
southwest Of Sank Centre, shortly
before noon Monday, when their lit
tie daughter, Bertha, IN years old
was drowned.
Accidently the little girl fell in
to a silo pit and gave up her life
in about a foot Of water. Bertha
and her four-year-old sister, Alma,
were playing near the pit when the
accident occurred.
Mr.. Petermeier moved his silo
sometime ago, and for protection
put hog fence about the pit, which
is about five feet deep. The older
sister, it Is thought, lifted the wire
to look into the pit and Bertha fell
in under the wire.
Very shortly after the father
came home from the field with his
team and he saw the girl crying.
He asked her what she was crying
about and she, without answering,
sobbed all the more. Finally, Mr..
Petermeier asked for the baby and
the sister led him to the pit, where
the tragic occurrence was revealed
to him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petermeier gave
some time to artificial resuscitation,
but their efforts brought no results.
They then brought the little girl to
this city to a doctors Office. Doc
tors worked on the little girl for
about an hour, but to no avail.
Bertha was born in Sank Centre
Township on October II, 1885, and
her age at death was one year, sew
en- months and eleven days.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at nine o'clock at
the Church Of Our Lady Of the An
gels. Rev. Chas. Mayer read the
Mass for the Angels and interment
was made in Calvary cemetery. The
pallbearers were: Tony and Bern
ard Schloegle and Edmart and
Leonard Orth. Catherine Bieringer
was the crossbearer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petermeier have the
sympathy of the entire community
in this sad hour.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Scout Court Of
Honor This Evening
DR.. A. X. Cohen, of Brainerd,
VIII BE Chairman Eagle
Award Presentation

One Of the most able chairmen
in this section, DR.. A. X. Cohen,
Brainerd, holder Of the Silver Bea-
yer award, coveted honor given to
Scouters with long and distinguish
ed service, will be court chairman
when Troop Is, Boy Scouts hold
their Court Of Honor this evening
Thursday, at 8 o'clock. =
This Court, elimination Of the
advancement program over the
winter months, is a climax Of the
troops spring activities and will be
held in the Junior high auditorium.
Receiving highest Scout ranking,
the Eagle award, will be Scoutmas-
ter Don Clough. Others to receive
high awards are Jim Cooper,
awarded the Life rank next in line
to Eagle, and Douglas Kchl who
will receive the Star award.
Awards will be given in all ranks
of the Scouting program from the
Tenderfoot to First Class with size
able classes in each. For the Ten
derfoot investiture special ser
vice has been worked out to pro-
coed the formal opening Of the
court on the stage.
award presentations will be
made by d. c. Clcugh, Art Rosen-
wald, H. s. Forsyth, o. L. Larson,
DR.. r. e. Cooper, L. T. Lovik and
George Berggreen. Mr.. Berggreen,
local court chairman, will make
the introduction fer DR.. Cohen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Graduation
Exercises At
St. Paul's
Class of II Members Will
Receive Diplomas Friday
Evening, June 3rd

On Friday evening, June Bird, at
8 o'clock, st. Paul's School will have
Commencement Exercises in the
church parlors, for the graduation
Of the 9th grade. There are seven
teen girls and boys in the class,
who have satisfactorily completed
their work in the Parochial school
They are as follows: Theresa Bias
ten, Stella Beste, Cecilia Dirnberg-
er, Odilon Fish, John Klein, Irene
Kinsella, Leona Lais, Arnold Lais,
Mary Margaret Prasch, Harry Row
land, George Rowland, Virgil Schur-
man, william Simmer, Elizabeth
Simmer, Constance Stelzig, Anthony
Wiener, and Anthony Zehrer.
The Valedictorian Of the class is
Mary Prasch, with a percent Of Oil.
and the Salutatorian is Odilon Fish
with a 90.6 percent.
The program for the evening will
be:
Salutatory-Odilon Fish.
Birds Of Spring, song-Sth grade
girls.
Comedy, 'Rastus and Higher Ed
ucation"-Philip Thiegs and John
Kleinschmidt.
Trumpeters Of Catholic Action
9th grade girls and boys.
Presentation Of the class-Vir-
ginia Polipnick.
Address.
Valedictory - Mary Margaret
Prasch.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Mrs. Alice
Rose Died
Wednesday
Funeral Service Will
Be Held Friday
Afternoon At Two P. M.
Death Came To Her
At st. Cloud Hospital
Following Stroke

Mrs. Alice Rose, well-known resi-
dent of this community, who for
several years past has made her
home with her son, Jesse Rose and
family, in this city, passed away
at st. Cloud hospital at 1855 We'd
nesday morning. Mrs. Rose was
taken to the hospital about six
weeks ago when she suffered a
broken hip. Monday of this week
she suffered a stroke and another
stroke Wednesday morning result
ed in death.
Mrs. Rose, nee Alice Butler, was
born in Coldbrook, Connecticut,
September u, 1850, and at the time
Of death was II years, 8 months and
4 days old. She came to this COM
munity in early life with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Butler,
who made their home on a farm
in the Grove Lake community.
On December 81, 1889, she was
united in marriage to Frank Rose
at Westport, MINI. Four children
were born to this union, two of
them preceded the mother in death.
The surviving sons are: Jesse Rose,
Of Sank Centre, and Losie Rose, of
Alexandria. Also surviving are nine
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children. Mr.. Rose passed away
about two years ago. Earl and
Harry, her sons, passed on several
years ago.
Mrs. Rose, who was active up to
the time Of her accident, came to
Sank Centre, in 1908. She has made
her home with her son, Jesse, since
1918. Deceased was a kindly wom-
an and she had many friends who
regret her passing.
Funeral services win be held Fri
day afternoon at two o'clock at the
Methodist Church. Of which she was
a member for many years. Rev. M.
L. Brann will conduct the service
and interment will be made In
Greenwood cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Received
Scholarships.
This Morn
Other Awards
Presented To High
School Students Today

AS first ranking boy and girl in
the graduating class, Betty May
Johnson and Maurice Mischke, will
receive the scholarships awarded
by the Association of Minnesota
Colleges this morning, Thursday.
when more than a hundred high
school students will be awarded for
their work in various extra-curri-
cular lines.
In the list Of awards, presented
by Supt. w. A. Kohl to students to-
day, are the Herff-Jones group CIV
en- for outstanding accomplishments
in various fields by graduating SEN
iors. These include: scholarships,
Betty May johnson, and Maurice
Mischke; athletics, Ray Walker;
commercial, Dorothea Guelso w;
music, Betty May Johnson; drama
tics, Esther Connolly; journalism,
Robert Rydholm.
Receiving football letters will be:
Ray Walker, year man and cap
tain, Denny Ethun 2, captain elect,
Willard Arvig, Ray Berggreen, Joe
Beste, Norman Bohne, Eugene
Cokeley, Hilary Egan, Ray Fish,
Donald Kringen, Merlin Pickett,
Willard Rasmussen, James Rattle,
Ronald Rivette, Junior Vandesteeg,
James Ziegler. For three, Hiram
Bellinger, Richard Hoffman and
James Pangburn, injuries kept
them from earning a letter.
Basketball produced Richard
Hoffman, captain, George Conkey,
captain elect, Donald Deziel, Don
aid Ethun, Bud Hunt, Joe Jackson,
Donald Kringen, Russell Larson,
James Pangburn, and Ray Walker
as letter winners.
Baseball awards, since the season
has not ended, will be given Friday,
June 3rd, at 8 o'clock. This years
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Baccalaureate
Sermon By
Rev. r. Mott
Advised Class To Select
The Great Leader For
Inspiration of Faith
SPLENDID PROGRAM
Musical Offerings By
Schools Glee Club
And Mixed Chorus

by faith Abraham, when he was
called, obeyed to go unto a place
which he was to receive for an in
heritance; and he went out not
knowing whittier he went" was the
text for the Baccalaureate address,
delivered by the Rev. r. J. Mott,
Episcopal Rector Of this city, Sum
day evening. The text was taken
from Hebrews 1870.
Rev. Mott, in his sermon, first
gave reasons for a baccalaureate,
when he said: 1.-THE community Is
convinced that education and relig-
ion need each other, for historically
the Church has been the mother Of
education. Free education was made
possible through the sacrifices Of
our forefathers, and students should
pause to thank God for what they
made possible" He continued: "As
graduates enter a new life on your
own we want you to take stock
of your moral and spiritual equip
ment as well as Of your mental pre-
paration."
Rev. Mott stated the selection of
a leader, Jesus Christ, was para
mount and he gave five rules Of
faith for the graduates to follow
and his sermon was divided thus:
LIST, Power Of Faith; End, Faith in
Yourself; 3rd, Faith in Fellowmen;
4th, Faith in Virtue; 9Th, Faith in
God.
Like Abraham" he said, "you
seniors go aforth into new world,
along new paths, and you will need
this faith in the divine Guide, whose
guidance will be constant and sure.
You go forth, not knowing width
err More true for you than for
many preceding graduating class
es."
In asking the question, Whom
Shall You Follow" Rev. Mott said:
There is only one answer that is
not sectarian, UNCONVENTIONAL and
is universally recognized; Jesus
Christ. Other teachers would teach
you partial truth: Mohammed,
Gods unity and sovereignity;' Con-
fucius, Reverence for the Past
Buddha, Resignation and Annihila-
ton Of Passion Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle, Power of Knowledge AS
for such modern leaders as Hitler
and Marx, Stain and Mussolini,
your parents and teachers and pas.
tors would give their lives rather
than see you betrayed into their
teachings of violence, falsehood,
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Plan "Hold-Up"
Golf Tourney
Announced For Double
Holiday Over Decor
ton Day at Country Club

A "hold up" tournament, with
a straight 36-holes Of golf schedul-
ed, has been announced for the
double holiday over Decoration
Day. Tournament committee chair
man Cliff Gandrud announced that
the SO may be played in any COM
bination over the two days, but the
tournament must be completed by
Monday evening.
Registrations may be made any
time up to Saturday morning at
ten o'clock. Many Of the golfers
will be contacted for registrations,
but those who wish to play are
asked to contact any Of the COM
mitteemen including Cliff Gandrud,
Phil Steiner, and T.. "A. Pierson.
Entrants may make up their
own foursomes to play the rounds,
there will be no flights. Entry fee
Is fifty cents. At the end of thirty
six holes all golfers are asked to
turn In their score cards to any one
Of the committee members. Suit
able awards have been planned
! for the event.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
47th Anniver-
sary of St.
Johns Sunday
First Service In Church
Since 1918-Rural
Mission Observance
CHURCH REPAIRED
Erected In 1890 By
Members of Gray, Swift
And MacG CURE Families

A little rural Episcopal Church
closed to regular services since 1918
was the scene again Sunday Of 9
hymn-singing congregation, with
the reedy tones Of an organ, when
a vanguard automobile procession
drove to Ashley and observed the
Church's rural mission on Rogatior
Sunday.
For Mrs. Nellie Gray the day
must have held memories. Forty.
seven years ago last Friday, May
10th, the Church was consecrated
made a mission in the Diocese OF
Minnesota. She attended those first
services, saw the building raised
Now nearly fifty years later she at.
tended special services there with q
new congregation of faces.
Sunday Episcopalians from this
city travelled to the little Church
Of st. Johns, united with Ashley
residents and under the direction OF
Rev. r. J. Mott observed services
for rural Pensioners. Saturday
dust and accumulation and disre.
pair of twenty years idleness was
swept away by members of the
Young Peoples Fellowship.
Under the cemetery pines, plant
ed by the late Jack Gray nearly 81
years ago, people stood over the
graves of twenty-one who were
buried from st. Johns, said pray.
ers for their rest.
Speaking on the rural mission OF
the Church today, Rev. Mott said
"Cities are dependent on the coun,
try for their Christians" and point.
ed to a declining city birth rate
nearly half Of that in the rural sec.
tons, as evidence. Even today sur
veys show in all denominations in
some large cities, he indicated, that
about seventy percent Of their mem
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Farm Bureau
To Be
June II
Todd and Stearns County
Units Sponsor Annual
Event in Sank Centre
4-H CLUBS COOPERATE
Sport Events Will Take
Place During Forenoon
Under Leader Direction

Stearns county farmers will be
interested in plans being made for
the joint Farm Bureau picnic to be
held at Sank Centre June IA for
Todd and Stearns counties. Last
year the first Farm Bureau picnic
was held at the Southside Commun-
ity Park on the shores Of Lake Kor-
onis at Paynesville and this was
held jointly between Stearns and
Meeker county. More than 5000
people attended the picnic that day.
This years picnic will be held at
the City Park at Sank Centre on
the shores Of Sank Lake adjoining
Trunk Highway II.
For this years picnic the Farm
Bureaus of Stearns and Todd coun-
ties will have Edward A. O'Neal,
an Alabama farmer and president
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON, as the headline speaker.
Other interesting events are being
arranged for the picnic including a
horse pulling contest such as was
carried out in connection with the
picnic last year. Farmers who have
good pulling teams should be inter-
ested in entering this pulling con-
test. A pulling contest is one of
the most interesting sporting events
that can be scheduled for any group
Of people. Suitable prizes will be
awarded for the winning teams in
this contest.
For Stearns county people the
picnic will be joint affair for the
All clubs and Farm Bureau men,
bers Of the county. A complete
schedule Of All sports events will
be carried out in the forenoon of
the picnic day, June IA, under the
direction of Harvey Kuchenbecker,
county club leader. The All coun-
Gil which guides the affairs of club
work in Stearns county, will have
an active part in the picnic and will
furnish several numbers on the
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Wool Pool
Sale June 9TH
Growers Association Has
Set Delivery Dates
For June 18th and 18th

Members of the Sank Centre
Wool Growers Association voted to
hold their annual wool sale in the
Community Club rooms on June z,
1888, at eight o'clock. At that time
bids will be accepted on the 1888
wool clip.
Secretary Ferdinand Bergman,
Jr., announced that 1t was neces-
sary to set the sale and delivery
dates later this year so as to give
all wool growers an opportunity to
have their wool clipped. The de-
lay this year was caused by the
many rains and continued cold
weather.
Accordingly wool delivery dates
for this year have been set for the
18th and 18th Of June, at which
time the association expects to take
in more wool than ever before.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
81 Clubs Represented al
District WOmenS Convention
POPPY DAY PROCLAMATION
Whereas, in the World War
IF 1917-1918 the young men Of
Sank Centre gave their service

Whereas, in the World War
IF 1917-1918 the young men of
Sank Centre gave their service
to the defense Of the United
States in an exalted spirit Of
patriotism and some were called
upon to sacrifice their lives in
that service:
Whereas, many others were
called upon to sacrifice health
and strength, with resulting suf-
fering and hardships to them
selves and families which con-
tinue to this day:
Whereas, the memory Of
these patriotic sacrifices should
ever be kept fresh in the minds
Of patriotic citizens. while full
est aid should be extended to
those still within the reach of
human aid:
"And, Whereas, the wearing Of
the Memorial Poppy both honors
the dead and aids the disabled
and dependents:
Therefore, !, DR.. G. F. Wager,
Mayor of the City Of Sank Cen
tire, do hereby proclaim Satur-
day, May 18th, Poppy Day in the
City Of Sank Centre and urge all
citizens to observe the day by
wearing the Memorial Poppy"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Mass Meeting To Discuss
School Building Problem

this meeting. Plans for additional
school room and program outlined
by the school board will be present
ed to the people.
The board has met with various
groups Of citizens this week to dis
cuss the problem and to ascertain
their views in regard to building
and profitable suggestions have re-
suited from the group meetings.
The entire citizenry Of Sank Gen.
tire Is invited to attend the mass
tire and the district is invited to
attend the mass meeting Wednes-
day evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
COMMUNITY CLUB MEET
ING TO BE POSTPONED

Owing to the confirmation
service at the Episcopal Church
Thursday evening, and the Boy
Scout Court Of Honor which fol-
lows, officers OF the Community
Club deemed 1t advisable to post
pone the meeting Of the club
scheduled for that night. The
next regular meeting win be held
on the evening Of the fourth
Thursday in June.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Will Be Held We'd
nesday Evening, June
LIST, In Jr. Hi Auditorium

Discussion Of building program
for our public school will take place
at a mass meeting to be held in the
Junior High School auditorium
Wednesday evening, June LIST, at
eight O'Clock.
DIR. ]. +. Dubois, chairman Of the
school building committee, viii pre-
sent the program to the people at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
STORES TO CLOSE
In conformity with a Cor

In conformity with a Commun-
ity regulation, which was accept
ed by the businessmen Of the
city, the stores Of Sank Centre
will be closed all day on Mem
orial Day, Monday, May 30th.
Decoration Day Is one OF the five
holidays Of the year on which
Sank Centre stores will be closed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-26
Memorial
Day Service
At 9 O'clock
Program At City Park
Will Open Observance
Of Beautiful Custom
HON. HENNING SPEAKER
Service At Green
wood Cemetery Will
Follow Parade

Services for Memorial Sun
day, May 18th, will be held at
the Episcopal Church at eleven
o'clock. Members Of both Or
CARNATIONS, the Legion and v.
r. w. and their Auxiliaries,
will meet at the library at
1890 a. m.
In the proper observance Of Mem
orial Day, Monday, May 80, veter-
ans Of the World War and the Span
ish American war, patriotic organ
izations and the citizenry of Sank
Centre, will gather in the City Park
to do homage to the soldier dead,
The program, under the sponsor
ship of Robert Swift Post, will COM
mence at nine o'clock.
Judge Wendell Y. Henning, Of St.
Cloud, will be the speaker, and he
will be introduced by w. D. Gallup,
commander Of the Legion Post. The
program will be opened by a selec-
ton by the band and Rev. r. J,
Mott will give the invocation.
Following the service the parade
will form at the park. This will be
under the direction of Captain Roy
Scott, who will act as officer Of the
day. The route Of the parade will
be south on Oak Street to Fifth
street, corner of the school proper
ty, thence east to the Library cor
ner and thence north on Main
Street, to Third Street and east on
Third Street. At the Library corner
the school children will join the
parade. The line Of march will be
as follows:
Senior Band.
National Guard.
American Legion.
Mass Colors.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Fire Department.
Junior Band.
Boy Scouts.
Legion and v. r. w. Auxiliaries
School Children.
Cars with Gold Star mothers and
other patriotic organizations.
The service at cemetery will be
under the direction Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, whose officers
will conduct the ritual in existence
since 1898. They will be assisted by
officers Of the Auxiliary. This ser
vice will be held at Greenwood
cemetery at 1920 a. m.
The following is the roll of vet
trans Of American Wars and mem
bers of the fire department, who
have been buried in cemeteries cd
this city:
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