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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Father OF Three
Lays Cares Aside
Theodore Sigurd Heg-
strom of Sandstone, Laid
to Rest Saturday.

The Sandstone community lost one
of its most promising and popular
young men when Theodore Sigurd
Hegstrom passed away suddenly last
Thursday from heart complications
at his home in the village. Mr.. Heg-
Strom had been i'll since last summer
but at times seemed stronger to give
a little hope to his friends and fam
lily, but all that medical care and
tender family consideration could do
to ease his suffering and make him
well again was to no avail and he
left this life at the age of 38.
Mr.. Hegstrom was born Nov. s.
1899 at Braham and came to Sand
stone in 1927 where he became en-
ployed in the creamery. He worked
there until he took i'll last summer
He was united in marriage to Lulu
Olson of Grantsburg, Wis, at Sand
stone June 25, 1927 and to them four
children were born, one of whom
Jane LaVone, passed away Nov. 16
1884 Three, Leo Theodore, Chester
Ivan and Janis survive with their
mother.
For several months before his death
and many times while he was too i'll
to work Ted, as his friends called him,
was busily engaged in securing shares
of stock in the Pine Coop Oil Asso-
citation which, when the required
amount was received, would build a
station at Sandstone and he would
be manager His work was laid down
after a valiant effort by him.
Funeral services were held for Mr..
Hegstrom from the Sandstone Con-
gregational church of which he was
member, at 2:30 p. m. Saturday
and burial was in Springhill ceme-
terry. Rev. John A. Hughes assisted
by Rev. H. T. Owens, officiated. Ac-
tive pallbearers were Victor Hessel-
roth of Braham, c. S. Gjertson, Vic
tor Gjertson, Jr., Helmer Bjerke,
c. j. Mckinley and Francis Ander-
son. Honorary pallbearers were P
c. Robinson, Jim Hansen, Charles
Edstrom, John Lundberg, R. w. Bar
stow and Victor Sandwich.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Rifle Club Formed
By Denham Sports

That the three rifle clubs, Askov
Finlayson and Sandstone, will have
plenty of competition in the future is
assured by the forming of a rifle
club at Denham and the talk of form
ing one at Bruno and Willow River
The Denham boys are now busy max
ing plans for such a project and have
called a meeting to be held Tuesday
evening, May 3, at o'clock. Those
wishing to join are urged to either
be at the meeting or see Jack Forster
or Edwin Larson. The boys expect
to join the National Rifle Association
later
Bruno, according to reports, is also
making plans to form such a club and
Willow River has expressed some
sentiment along that line. The three
clubs named and who have been
shooting it OUT for some time past,
will welcome some more of the boys
into this pleasant pastime.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Three Boys Are
Raised To Eagle
Scouts On Friday
Pine City Plays Host to I'm.
pressive Court of Honor;
Fine Program.

The Boy Scouts of the Pine-Kana-
bee district had a busy evening Fri
day when the district rally and court
of honor was held at the high school
auditorium in Pine City. Three
scouts received their eagle badges
in an impressive ceremony, they be-
ing Albert Milgrom, Robert Turner
and Erwin Blanchard. Chief Execu-
tive Harry Bartlett of the North Star
Council, made the awards. He called
on the father of each boy to pin on
the badge, and then each Eagle Scout
was handed two roses, which he pre-
Sented to his mother.
Ten boys were advanced to second
class Scouts and received their badges
These were Edward Bohaty, Robert
Borchardt, Louis Gerard, Edwin Klatt
Kenneth Larson and Robert Wilson
of Willow River; Eugene Snelson OF
Cloverton, Francis Bartos, Sandy Nc
Kusick and Bernard Weber of Pine
City. Nine Scouts were advanced
to First Class, they being John An
derson, Tophal Grutkoski, Earl Mar
tinson and Charles Okronglis of Will
low River; Robert Sullivan of Hinck-
ley; Eugene LeWison of Askov; Dick
Head, Allen Isakson and Lawrence
Nelson of Ogilvie.
Many Get Merit Badges.
Many merit badges were also
awarded to individual Scouts, those
received by Pine City Scouts being
Tom Bede, four; Erwin Blanchard
seven; Bonnie Boo, one; Robert Jor-
gensen, three; Albert Milgrom, two
John Thore, one; and Robert Tur-
ner, FIVE Askov Scouts receiving
merit madges were Arden Hyldahl
five; and Harry Mortensen 13. Merit
badges received by Hinckley Scouts
were Leroy Anderson, one; Ronald
Christensen, two; Warren Christian
son, two; Elmer Leyden, one; Robert
Lovgren, five; Leonard Spaniel, three;
and Allen Thorne, two. For Ogilvie,
Carl Ahlgren received nine merit
badges, Richard Head, four; Allen
Isakson, five; Edwin Isakson, IA;
Ralph Mccormick, two; Lawrence
Nelson, five; and William Talen, three.
One Scout, Arden Hyldahl of Askov
was awarded his Star Scout badge,
and three Scouts, Carl Ahlgren, Ralph
Mccormick and William Talen of
Ogilvie, also received the Star Scout
badge.
In addition to the regular troops
present, Sandstone brought num-
Der of boys of Scout age to the rally,
a Scout troop now being in process
of organization in that village.
The Pine City troop wishes to sin
cerely thank all those who cooperated
in making the rally success. Spe-
cial thanks is given to the Pine
City Bottling works for pop furnished,
to Mr.. Goodrich for flowers, to the
county newspapers for much pub
licity, and to the Scout mothers for
contributing the lunch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
FOurMoreNanles
AddedTOCounty
Political Slate
Two for County Commits
sioner, One for Senate,
One for Representative.

Added to the already large slate
of candidates for various county po-
litical positions this week are the
names of Ed Soens of Ogema, and
Andrew Engebo of Sandstone town.
ship, Hjalmer Sandell of Hinckley,
and A. S. Larson of Sandstone. The
first two named will seek the pri-
mary nomination of Third District
commissioner which is now held by
j. S. Patrick of Hinckley; Mr.. Sandell
will try for the job as State Represen-
tative now held by c. C. Mann of
Hinckley, and A. S. Larson will at
tempt to get the state Senate job.
MIR. SoenS has been a resident of
Ogema township for more than 20
years He has been member of the
Agricultural Conservation Committee
in Pine county ever since it started
and has served on school and town
boards and in other civic capacities.
He filed Monday
MIR. Engebo has been a taxpayer
in Pine county for 20 years, having
owned land here while he yet re-
sided at Grand Forks, N. D. He, like
Mr.. Soens, has been a township Of
fetal and has worked for the COM
munity in which he lives in various
capacities. He filed Monday.
Legislative Candidate Files.
Hjalmer Sandell, who is the Farm
er-Labor endorsed candidate for rep
resentative, filed Tuesday for that
office. So far c. C. Mann is the only
other one in the field for that job.
Mr.. Sandell is widely known through
out the county through his work as
secretary of the National Farmers
Holiday Association. He is farmer
in the Hinckley community and has
long been a worker in the labor
and progressive movement.
Former Senator Files.
A. S. Larson, Sandstone undertaken
and businessman, filed Tuesday for
the office of state Senator now held
by G. Elmer johnson of Chisago
county. Mr.. Larson needs no intro
duction to the people of Pine county
nor to those of Chisago since he
served at one time six years as Rep
resentative and Is years in the Sem
ate. He retired at the close of last
term to accept the postmastership ap-
pointment at Sandstone.
He is a pioneer resident of Sand
stone village and has been active
in civic and community enterprises
for many years together with his
legislative activities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Willow River To
Hold A Special
School Meeting
Purpose of Vote is to Au-
thOrize Board to Proceed
With School Addition.

The voters of the Willow River
school district will go to the polls
Tuesday evening, May 8, to authorize
their board of education to go ahead
and carry out the WPA building pro-
ject which has been recently approved
by the Federal government
The project calls for an expenditure
of $23,675 and this will be at no cost
to the local district. The State Ex-
ecutive Council has allotted a total
of S7,855 for material and the Fed
eral government will give $15,82O to
the project for labor and materials.
The project calls for a 3OX60-foot
extension on the north side of the
present building and that is to be the
same height as the school building
proper. That addition will contain a
home economics room, science labora-
tory, two classrooms, an office and
a first aid (Sick) room. The base
ment will be used for music and
storage rooms. The partitions will
be removed from four small rooms
in the present building to make for
standard sized class rooms. If pos
sible toilets will be provided on the
second floor.
To Cost District Nothing.
Since the trend downward in as
sessed valuation of the district will
not afford the raising of any money
through bond issue, the proposed pro-
ject will not cost the district any,
thing, all of the funds being an out
right grant to the district. The pro-
ject has the unanimous approval of
the Willow River board of education,
which consists of DR.. w. c. Ehmke,
president; Herman Nortrup, clerk;
NJ L. Melberg, treasurer; A. E. VAIL
strom, Mrs. H. E. johnson and Mrs.
A. E. Borchardt, directors. c. G..
Aakhus is the superintendent.
The polls will be open two hours
from until 9 p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Duluth Printers
Again Turned Back

An attempt by typographical union
workers to return to their work We'd
nesday was frustrated by approx
mately 100 picketmen of the Amer
lean Newspaper Guild who are on
strike and have been for nearly four
weeks. The pickets are reported to
have taken up their posts in front
of the Herald-Tribune plant at day
break and when the printers arrived
forced them to retreat. Police efforts
to clear the way were likewise vain
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Ryan Will Make The
Race In The Sixth

Rep. Harry Christensen of Dassel
who was endorsed at the Sixth Dis
trict Farmer-Labor convention to
make the race against Congressman
Harold Knutson, has withdrawn in
favor of c. A. Ryan of Jenkins. Mr.
Ryan defeated the Farmer-Labor en-
dorsed candidate in the last primary
campaign and it was thought that he
would do that again this time, so the
field was made clear for him. Rep.
Christensen will seek the job as
state Senator from his district-the
26th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Disabled Veterans
Would Aid Buddies

There will be a special meeting
of the Cloverleaf Chapter No. D
A. v. at the Rutledge town hall or
Wednesday night, May 4, at 7:30 p. m
All members are requested to attend
and any veterans needing assistance
in regards to claims or otherwise
pertaining to personal affairs are
asked to be there, according to Will
liam Jensen, commander of the chap
ter
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Denham Man And
Duluth Woman Wed

H. II. Meixner of near Denham,
and Mrs. Louis En- Earl of Duluth,
were united in marriage at the home
of Mrs. David Adams in Duluth April
IA, at 8 p. m. The bridesmaid was
Miss Lucille Meixner and Stanley
Adams acted as best man. A large
group of friends and relatives were
present at the reception at the Adams
home following the ceremony.
The newlyweds are now at home
on the groom's farm west of Denham.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Denham Baseball
Team Will Start

All those who desire to try out
for the Denham baseball club this
spring are requested by Elmer Leath-
erman to appear at the park in that
village for practice Sunday, April 80,
at p. m. At that time plans for the
coming year will also be discussed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
AskOv Fair Dates
Are Announced

The dates of the Askov Fair have
been set for August 26 and 81, with
the first day being entry day. These
days were chosen at recent meeting
of the general fair committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Pine City Girl Is
Winner In Art Meet

According to reports June Gustaf-
son of Pine City, won first place in
the annual art contest conducted at
Hamline University. Miss Gustafson
is the daughter of Supt. and Mrs.
A. E. Gustafson.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
MEXICO HINTS
new PARLEYS

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 G.N.SO
Further exchanges between Wash.
ington and Mexico City were ex.
pected today after President
Lazaro Cardenas told the Mexican
congress his government would
negotiate with the United States
over land appropriations through
a joint commission, but would re-
ject the American demand that
he cease confiscating American
owned property.
Cardenas made it clear he in
tends to continue the seizures
when he said Mexico will go on
with it's agrarian reform pro
gram"
Cardenas also served notice
Mexico plans to reimburse former
owners of appropriated Oil prop
critics only for their investments,
minus depreciation, but will pay
for sub-Sol deposits
which, under Mexican law, he con-
tends belong to this nation.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Camp Councillors
Of Boys Club Dine

Boys Club camp councillors who
served this Summer at Camp
Reeder in Charles County, bade
farewell for the season last night
with a banquet at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster M. Reeder
on whose farm the camp is located,
were guests of honor. Charles NJ.
Fyfe, managing director of all the
Boys Clubs in Washington, Mrs.
Fyfe, and G. Arthur Fyfe, director
Of Camp Reedel were among those
present.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Exhibition 10 Mark
Constitutions S Da\

Exhibition of the historic Her
man H. Diers collection, of en-
cravings and etchings of signers
of the Constitution and other
deputies to the convention of 1887
will be held in the Smithsonian
Institution for two weeks begin
ming September IL.
The collection is being exhibited
in commemoration of the 151st
anniversary Of the signing of the
Constitution. Mr.. Diers, who lives
at 4722 Chesapeake st. N. w. is
an employe of the U. S. Bureau
.of Public Roads.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

in much the same manner as
northern Ireland manages its own
affairs while yet being dependent
on the imperial British parlia-
ment.
The Czech and other minorities
would have their representation
and would be treated on the same
footing as German minorities in
the Czech regions. The Czech,
Slovak and Hungarian parts of
Czechoslovakia would eventually
be divided into similar regions.
All would send representatives
to the state parliament in Prague,
which would be responsible for de-
tense, finance and foreign policy.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

virtual independence to the Ger.
man regions and involve estab
liShment of three German re
publicS" within the borders Of
CzechoSlovakia as follows:
1. BOehmerwald to Carlsbad.
2. The mining and metallurg-
ical region along the northern
frontier from KOmOtau to Cab
lOnz.
3. The industrial region In
MOravia and Silesia.
This plan would involve terri.
torial autonomy and establish
regions with a homogeneous Ger.
man population. which would be
responsible for their own affairs
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

ness at home and abroad. It was
obvious, however, that they were
destined to play an important role
in the future peace of Europe.
Recruited to the ranks of con-
fereeS today was General Boden-
Schatz, chief Of the German air
force, who was called to BerchteS-
gaden on the heels Of a number Of
other high military officials whose
opinions Hitler sought in the
crisis.
CASUAL ATTITUDE
The German vernm n t
adopted a peculiarly casual atti-
tude toward the Berchtesgaden
meetings. It was obvious that
studied efforts were being made
by Germany to impress upon the
world that this crisis has been fab
ricated by French and British
fears and not precipitated by
Nazis in quest of a war.
The NaZi press itself seemed
puzzled as to the exact meaning
of the Berchtesgaden meetings.
What are their significance?"
Der Angriff asked in a front-page
article.
The responsibility lies upon
Great Britain and France to in
duce the CzechS to be reason
able" Der Angriff continued.
In any case the Czechs seem
to have progressed so far as
to concede that Henlein at least
has the right to report to the
Fuehrer at an especially i'm
portant moment.
Even Prague must realize
that blood ties are stronger than
paper paragraphs"
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
JEWS EXPELLED
BY ITALY FACE
PROBE OF FUNDS
Students Banned By
All State Schools

ROME, Sept. 2 G.N.s0.-Italy
unleased a new blast against
Jews today on the heels of
Premier Mussolini's decree order
ing expulsion Of all Jewish resi-.
dents who have settled in this
country and most Of its posses
sions since January, 1919.
STUDENTS BANNED
The newspaper Tevere, obvious
ly with official sanction, appeared,
with an editorial revealing pos
sible economic measures against
the Jews who face eviction. It
said:
I'VE have had enough Of e.
Jews who were masked as
Italians. They will be con-
Quoted to the frontier, and they
had better watch out what they
try to take with them"
At the same time, the council
Of ministers issued a new decree
stating that Jewish children and
students henceforth will be
banned from State or State-affili.
ated schools.
WILL PROBE WEALTH
It also was announced that
Jews will be banned from all
categories Of education in Italy,
either as teachers or students. .
Tevere's editorial was regarded
as a strong indication the wealth
which Jews accumulated as
Italian citizens or residents will
be strictly investigated before
they are granted permission to
leave the country with their per.
SOnal fortunes.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

volver and cartridges in their car.
All four were fined for disorderly
conduct. One was also fined for
carrying a concealed weapon.
Later another car was halted,
found to contain bricks, and four
men in it were fined for disorderly
conduct.
During the night a brick was
hurled through the window of a
truck line office, shattering the
glass.
The strike started at midnight
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
washington Times staff Photo

Wednesday when a contract be-
tween truck owners and drivers ex-
pired and negotiations for a new
contract failed.
The owners wanted a 10 per
cent pay cut, while the drivers de
manded an increase in pay and
shorter hours. No negotiations
have been held since the strike was
called. Washington police detailed
six motorcycle policemen and two
scout cars to guard trucks PASSING
! through the Capital. ,s
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

with the declara'
ton she will be-
come an Amer
ican citizen in
three months.
Miss Christians
d e c Jared the
status of her hus.
I band, Sven Won
Mueller. editor of
the powerful Nazi
p u blic at on,
H a m burg e r
Fremden b ! a t t,
would make no
difference in her
determination to
change her ma
tionality.
Il am here
on a reentry
permit" S h e
said. but I'll
be an Amer
ican citizen in
three months
and I am very
proud of it,"
She d en- j e d
there were any
differences, po
litical or other
wise, between her
husband and her.
self
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
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ent acute situation developed, DR..
BeneS lent his own perSuaSivenesS,
power and prestige to the actual
negotiations. He received Ernst
Kundt. deputy Sudeten leader, and
one of his aides in a two-hour con-
ference at the presidential palace
and made known that if his gov
ernment's present proposals are
rejected, he is ready and willing
to go even further.
News of the Benes-Kundt meet
ing led to renewed optimism after
a morning of gloom. Prague also
was encouraged by an official
communique from Berlin stating
Hitler and Henlein found them
selves in complete agreement"
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
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loo Substation. Two drivers were
cut by flying glass but continued
the journey.
During the night. cars manned
by men believed to be strikers
were cruising around Baltimore
following trucks that were moving
and watching garages and ware,
houses.
Police arrested four men and
found o number of bricks, a re-
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Banned by Schools

BERLIN, Sept. 2 (I.N.S.).
The German News Agency
reported from Prague to-day
that parents Of 1900 Sudeten
German children who were
forbidden to attend German
schools demonstrated before
members of the city council
at TrOppau, CzechOslOvakia.
The mayor Of TrOppau, &C.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Prefers Peace

Henlein and his deputies are
actively engaged in peaceful ne
gotiations with the Prague regime.
Hitler's approval of such negoti-
ations was interpreted here as in
dicating he, too, prefers a peaceful
solution to application Of force.
Reconstruction of the republic
along eau" lines would grant
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Free HairCuts

DALTON, Mass, Sept. 2 G.NS.)
A civic-conscious barber of this
community has promised a haircut
to the leading player each week
In the A and B Junior baseball
leagues, winners to be determined
on the basis of total bases made
in each teams two games a week.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Ping Pong Pops
Boston S Firemen

BOSTON, Sept. 2 ON.S0.
Spelling bees and ping pong bat.
ties keep Boston fire fighters
mentally and physically fit.
The educational program will
consist mainly Of spelling bees
and oratoricai debates between
members Of the departments.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
LONG NEGOTIATIONS
DoIIarAetive

LONDON, Sept. 2 (I.N.SJ.
Heavy buying of dollars again
featured LOndOn's foreign ex-
change market today, with
the rate steadily appreciating
until the pound sterling was
quoted at $4.85N.
Gold spectators were ex-
tremely active. The stock
market was awaiting develop.
m ents at BerchteSgaden,
where Chancellor Hitler con-
ferred on the Sudeten autOn-
Omy crisis.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

cOrding to the report, told the
parents only IS Sudeten chill.
dren could attend German
schools and that the others
would have to 60 to Czech
schools.
SudetenS sent . protest to
the ministry Of culture ct
Prague.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
$4,000 Demanded

when she still told them
there wasn't any money around
the house and that they were
wasting their time looking for it,
one of the men turned around
to me and said:
Well, know how to make
you fork up. We're going to take
your wife along with us. You
can have her back when you
dig up $15,000."
With a parting word that "youl
hear from us in a couple Of day
and we'll tell you where to leav'
the money" the pair picked vi
Mrs. Meeks and carried her tt
the Meeks car which was in ,
garage at the side of the house
Meeks said. The gag had beer
placed in her mouth again.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
HITLER REJECTS
3-MONTH TRUCE,
LISTS DEMANDS
Flehrer Talks Wit h
Sudeten Leader
BY PIERRE J. HUss

BERLIN, Sept. 2 d.N.S) Flat
ly rejecting Czechoslovakia's plan
for three months truce in the
Sudeten controversy, Reichsfuehr
er Hitler conferred at length again
today with Konrad Henlein and
outlined the terms under which
Nazi Germany will accept peaceful
settlement of the crisis.
The Sudeten leader remained at
the Grand Hotel here overnight
after his three-hour conference
with the Fuehrer yesterday. Pub
liShed reports that he flew back
to Prague Immediately after the
meeting with contemporaries
from Hitler were discountenanced
entirely.
LONG NEGOTIATIONS
The negotiations, according to
informed German quarters, are
still IN an early stage and the con-
versationS begun at the Fuehrer's
Bavarian mountain retreat are
certain to be lengthy" ones, it
was said.
Official German quarters made
every effort to minimize i'm
portance Of the conferences in an
effort to prevent further uneasi-