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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Denhann
Community Club Activities

The Birch Creek Community club
met at the Maple Grove school Fri
day evening and the following pro-
gram was rendered: Songs, audience;
two vocal solos with guitar accom-
paniment, Oliver Nelson; 'The Little
Feller," recitation, Betty Anderson;
reading, Norman belly; two vocal
selections with accordion accompani-
ment, Bobby and Marian Borak; hui
morous reading, Mrs. William Ander-
son: two violin selections, Mildred
Schoen; vocal solo, Elmer Ryden;
talk on the marijuana week and its
use or abuses, Leonard Goranson.
Those on the program committee
for the next meeting are Mrs. Anton
Larson and Mrs. Elmer Ryden. The
lunch committee for the next meet
ing will be Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Christensen, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Christensen and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Nelson.
A petition from the w. c. T. u
was presented by Mrs. H. Blasjo. II
has as its purpose to promote legisla-
ton which will prohibit liquor ad-
vertising over the radio and in the
press. 1t received many signers.
The Swede Park Ladies Aid will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Weinberg Thursday afternoon
April 81. All are welcome.
Charles Kron was pleasantly sur
prised on Friday, evening, April 8
the occasion being his list birthday
when a group of friends gathered al
his home for social evening. A de-
licious lunch was served.
Miss Agnes Person was honored al
her home Sunday afternoon when
large group of friends gathered there
and presented her with a purse fol
the purpose of helping lift the finan-
cial burden of a long illness and re-
sulting hospital bills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carlson were
pleasantly surprised at their home
Sunday afternoon when large group
of friends gathered there. Rev. T. G
Olson spoke words of greeting. They
were presented with purse to help
with their hospital bills from these
friends and others who could not be
there.
Mrs. Hilda Carlson returned home
Saturday after having spent two
months with her daughters, Edith
Ruth and Edna, at their respective
homes.
Mrs. Komar is somewhat better al
this writing so is able to be up some
now
Mrs. Ben Konsor Bertha Komar)
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Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Harry friedrich left
Harris and went to Kingsdale last
week. Mr. Friedrich is to be the new
agent in Kingsdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pearson and
Geo. Sorenson went to Superior the
past weekend.
Mrs. Geo. Sorenson came home
from the hospital Saturday for three
weeks rest.
Louis and Chas. Pryor, who have
been helping Mrs. Walsh, came back
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hansen of Bor-
don Ave-, Superior, were here to
spend Sunday with Mr.. Trester.
eileen and Alonza Van Guilder
were in Harris Saturday.
Charlie Sorenson spent Sunday
with his brother, George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stafford and
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cake baking club, attended the coun-
ty meeting held in Sandstone We'd
nesday afternoon of last week. The
county agent, Max McMillin, called
the meeting to order and introduced
Miss Violet Hecker, All Club demon
stration leader of Pine county, and
Miss Vessel from the state depart
ment. They both gave very interest
, ing talks in their line of work. Under
the able direction of Mrs. Reuer and
Miss Thompson in this locality it is
expected to see the sewing and cake
baking 60 ahead.
The Bridge club was entertained
at the home of Miss Hilda Thomp-
son Tuesday evening. Mrs. VIM.
Ehmke was co-hostess. There are
only three concessions left this year
after which the club will attend a
dinner and show to complete the
club activities for the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jurash and
family drove to Pokegama recently to
see frankie who is regaining his for
mer health at the sanatorium.
Miss Marion Krogdahl, county
nurse, was here three days last week
to examine children of the local
school. There are many cases of bad
teeth that should be corrected by the
parents during the summer months.
This will give them chance to go
back to school in the fall in better
physical condition and better able
to do their work properly. Some
needed glasses which should be taken
care of right away as there is moth
ing that handicaps a growing child
as much as poor vision.
MIR. and Mrs. N. K. Nelson and Mrs.
Ted Cassell and daughter, Colleen,
went to Minneapolis last Thursday to
stay a week with friends and rela-
tives. Mrs. Oscar Cerney and two
children will return with them for a
short stay. w. ]. Holland, brother
of Mrs. Nelson, who has been staying
with them, is caring for the farm
while they are away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Olson and
three children of st. Paul, and Miss
Florence Linsley of Austin, came Sat-
urday and spent several days at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Linsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Nelson of Duluth,
were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs
B. Lundgren.
The entertainment variety show"
sponsored by committee from the
Community club, assisted by the local
band, to raise funds for the purchase
of bass horn, was complete sue
cess and was enjoyed by large num-
Der of the people of the community.
Proceeds, after expenses were paid,
were SAL.
Mrs. Lyle Hage and June and Bud
went by bus Friday to Drummond,
Wis, to visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. Hage will go to get them Sunday.
The card party at the Parish hall
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and son, Bonnie, of Holdingford, spent
the weekend a week ago at the
Joseph Komar home.
Mr.. Komar and George motored
to Milaca on business Monday a week
ago.
Mrs. Selmer Hanson and children
and Mrs. Jokkila visited at the Up
gren home Friday afternoon. They
left little Joyce there to spend her
Easter vacation with them.
Henry Hohensee and son, Law
renee, visited at the Upgren home Sun
day.
There will be a Sunday school
Easter program at the Methodist
church Easter Sunday morning in
connection with the regular service
1t will begin at 1890 o'clock. All
are welcome.
Mrs Eden Guenther left for Water
town Tuesday afternoon of last
week after having received word that
her aged mother was ill and failing
fast.
Mrs. Annette Hoem had a pleasant
surprise visit recently when her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Boiling of Osseo, Wis, ar
rived there, having with them Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Patton and family of
Boyd, Wis.
Visitors Sunday at the Mrs. Annette
Hoem home were Mrs. A. F. Ander-
son and son, Arthur, of Duluth, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Standish' of Arthyde,
Mrs. Arndt Nelson, Charles Olson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Holmes and
family.
Gordon Holmquist of Fort Smelling,
came home Saturday evening and
visited at home until Sunday after
noon.
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NickersOn

Miss Mable Maheu of Duluth, Wis
tied her mother and sister and also
Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Tuesday of las
week.
Mrs. Edw. Beaudry visited Mrs
Peter Virgins Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Becker visited
Monday of last week at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Friends in this community extends
sympathy to Jean Williams in the
loss of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Wilson of Cali
fornia, came Monday for visit with
her mother, Mrs. Chas. Soper.
Mrs. Kettle went to a hospital re-
Gently for an operation.
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Sunday was well attended. Five hun
dred was played and the ladies' head
prize was won by Mrs. Jake Novak,
second prize by Mrs. Frank Stepan.
The mems head prize was won by
George Brisbin and second prize by
Joe NaleZny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Price and Mrs.
Stanley Price and son, Edward, drove
to Minneapolis Monday, returning
Wednesday.
Robert Clough, IL year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Clough of Bar
mum, made the 16-mile trip here Mon
day on his bicycle in one hour and
ten minutes, starting at eight o'clock
in the morning, to spend the day at
the home of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Clough. This is the
longest trip he has made on the BIZ
cycle Robert says that the most i'm
portant thing in trip of this sort
is to look out for passing cars. He
saw 10 ducks swimming and feeding
on Coffee lake and two on Moose
lake. There was a large pickerel,
lying by the roadside, that must have
been dropped from a fish wagon.
A large truck passed him two miles
north of Sturgeon Lake. When he
reached the village he saw the truck
standing by the road and he tried
hard to reach Willow River before
the truck passed him again, but about
mile north of here the truck passed
him and he followed it in. Robert
is in the seventh grade and carries
a paper route each evening to 10
customers. His sister, Phebe Ann,
is in the fifth grade. They both at
tended school here four years ago.
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(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Meisel of ST.
Paul, were Sunday guests at the
John Wagner home.
Walter Meisel, Henry Stephan, Au-
gust Gehrke, John Wagner and Mr..
Wagner helped put out a fire near the
Coolidge home Sunday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Meisel of ST.
Paul, Henry Stephan and August
Gehrke of Beroun, Jim Wagner and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hekrdle
were dinner guests at the John Wag-
ner home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
SPORTS
BY DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

Although it is a
long way out of sea-
son, let us give a
moments thought to
football as Bernie
Bierman's Gophers
are likely to play il
next fall.
The record they
will make will be
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(Which"

isn't it strange that princes and
kings,
And clowns that caper in sawdust
rings,
And common folks like you and me,
Are builders of eternity?
To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass and book of
rules,
And each to make ere life has flown,
A stumbling block or a stepping
stone"
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(From Another Correspondent

(From Another Correspondent
j. E. VERIFY and son, Ralph of Duluth
spent Saturday with Joe Dubie and at his
cabin here.
Otto Walta, accompanied by Ed Halva
spent Sunday in Duluth
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie made a trip
to Beroun Sunday and stopped at Hinck-
ley where they had dinner with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Baker and two
children motored here from Duluth Mon
day evening and spent the night with
Mrs. Julia DoboZenski. They called at
the homes of their relatives Tuesday and
returned in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Wood and son. Elmer,
made business trip to Cloouet Saturday.
A special meeting of the American Le-
gion Post and Unit 1913 was called for
Wednesday night, April Is, by service Of
ficer, Joe Dubie, and Mrs. Dubie, Auxiliary
president, to arrange for a countrywide
rally in the near future at which state
and county officers will speak.
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Mr.. Anderson of Superior, visited the
formers sister, Mrs. Sorenson, Sum
day.
Harvey Sorenson and Elwood An
derson of Superior, spent the week.
end at the formers home.
Oliver Sorenson left last Thursday
morning for a CCC camp near Two
Harbors.
Louis Pryor went to Foxboro Mon
day.
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TOO Late for Last week)

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Friedrich have moved
to Kingsdale where Mr.. friedrich will be
the Kingsdale agent for the 500 Line.
eileen Van Guilder was a Harris caller
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pearson and George
Sorenson went to Superior Saturday.
Mrs George Sorenson came back re-
Gently from the hospital for three weeks
rest.
The Holyoke town board members in
spected the Harlis- Holyoke road Monday
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-07
Gas Masks Provided for
Dogs, Horses in Britain

LONDON.-Dogs and horses will
have gas masks. but British cats
must depend on their surplus lives
during air raids in the next war.
The Royal Society for the Proven.
ton Of Cruelty to Animals discour-
ages any attempt to at cats with
a gas mask. saying the suffering
caused by mask is worse than
that caused by an air raid.
Being left to their fate, however,
will not worry the cats Of this hardy
isle as they are made Of stern stuff.
One cat In London recently was
given up for dead after q house fire
that suffocated three dogs and the
canary. The cat was left in the
garden for later burial but seven
hours afterward It completely re-
vived.
Those who went through the air
raids during the world war recall
that their cats readily adapted
themselves. When the bombs start
ed dropping, the cats were the first
to dive for the cellar and the last
to come out
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-07
Here and There

Joe LOUIS is the fifteenth holder
- Of the heavyweight championship
under Marquis Of Queensberry rules
The only other colored fighter
to gain the title was Jack johnson
Fred Fulton. who once had de-
signs on the heavyweight champion
ship. is managing . summer resort
at Park Rapis, MINI. Umpire
Bill Dinneen Of the American league
staff nominates ~ Cobb and Hal
Chase ~ the greatest players Of all
time Fred Perry. who set his
earnings while IN amateur at $20,-
600 q year. made almost 500. 900 his
first year as professional The
Baltimore Orioles. who sent 8 foot 5
inch Jim Melton to the Giants, have
signed . pitcher named Jim HiR-
gins, who stands 6 feet 2 inches /.
Duluth. Mimi, has offered the Wash.
ington Redskins facilities and q ST.
500 guarantee to train there for the
All-Star game with the College AL
Americans. scheduled for Soldiers'
field, Chicago, August 81.
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Strange Burial Rite
Held YEARLY by Clan

CINCINNATI.-A strange buri-
al ceremony was held here for
the sixty-ninth time when the
body Of John o. German. sixty
one, Of Vincennes, Ind, was in
TERED.
Each year approximately 400
members Of the nomadic German
family assemble here in tribute
to members Of their clan who
have died during the last year.
The rite has been followed an
nually since 1870.
The Germans come from all
walks Of life, but annually drop
their business pursuits to make
the pilgrimage Of the dead"
Col. James E. German. leader
Of the family, manages a travel
ing rodeo. .. III
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graduates to participate In the
games.
Original 1910 Olympic dates were
set for August Is to September q,
permitting the collegiate athletes
plenty OF time to compete and re-
turn to America for their autumn
school terms. Then a change re-
quested by Japan, and supported by
Italy and Germany was made, NOV
ing the dates from September q
to October 6. The United States
and England. protesting vigorously,
were overruled.
cWestern Newspaper Union.
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-Speaki1g of Sports
White Hope Era
Forecast With
Louis Victory
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY
EnLD-TIMERS who saw Joe Louis
- polish on Max Schmeling in
two minutes and fifteen seconds in
their recent championship fight in
New York are predicting that an
other open season for White Hopes
looms ahead-a season reminiscent
Of the almost forgotten days of .
generation ago when Carl Morris,
Jim Flynn, Luther Mccarthy, Frank
Moran and Jess willard were
crowding their way up for . chance
ut the heavyweight belt which dusky
Jack Johnson had won from Jim
yeffries. ~. w.. -..
But it's going to take a mighty
good man to give Joe any compe-
tition, on the basis Of his sensational
knockout Of the crafty Schmeling.
From all appearances he is going
to be the top-man heavyweight for
q number Of years to come. There
was considerable doubt about that
before the fight. particularly in view
Of his knockout in 1886 by Schmel.
ing and his Indifferent showing
while back against the mediocre
Tommy Farr. -. . a---.
Joe showed he was . great cham.
pion, though, and finally made good
the predictions made about his istic
genius two years ago when he wss
knocking al opposition cold and be-
fore he met Schmeling the first
time.
Schmeling wasn't in Louis flight
this time. It was . massacre from
the start Louis smothered the puz-
zled German with fists and had him
on the canvas almost a. soon as
the fight started. He dubbed him
down twice more before the fight
was stopped. The kidney punch
which Max said disabled him and
which necessitated his having hos
pital treatment afterward for a
broken vertebra was delivered after
Louis had rocked Max with blows
to the head.
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Night Clubs Out

Baer claims he is in condition
and that he will train faithfully and
this seems to be borne out by the
facts. He has cut out the night club
stuff since his marriage and the
birth Of his son. His decisive VIC
tory over Tommy Farr of England,
more decisive than Louis scored
over Farr, indicates he is telling
the truth. He is only twenty-nine
years old. When he's right he can
hit hard enough to knock anybody
out.
II Max can't stop Louis and the
odds are that he won't, then Galen-
to and Barlund are all that stand In
the way. That Is, until modern
crop Of White Hopes begins to fixht
its way up for the chance to meet
the Brown Bomber.
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MOTORISTS SPEND
BILLIONS IN YEAR
Outlay More Than 10 Per
Cent of u. S. Income.

WASHINGTON. - American mo-
torists spent approximately $780,
600, OO0-more than 10 per cent Of
the national income-last year on
their automobiles. statistics COM
piled by the bureau Of public roads
disclosed.
The largest item-approximately
500, DOC, 000-was for purchases,
accessories and repairs. There were
more than $4,000. 900 motor vehicles
-one for every Eve persons-in the
United States on January l Of this
year.
Gasoline was the second largest
expense, totaling approximately s..
600, 600, 900, of which nearly $780,
10000 went to states and the fed
eral government in gasoline taxes.
State taxes amounted to $761 ,998. 600
and federal taxes to 1892. 181 ,2l0.
$50 Million In Fees.
Registration and inspection fees
totaled approximately $3.50, 000. 900.
all Of which was collected by states
and cities. Personal property taxes
probably added $50, 000. 900 to the
total cost, although no exact data
was available on that.
Observation-Disclosures item on which
no data was available-was believed
to have cost motorists an additional
$50. 900. 900. Traffic fines probably.
added SIS. 900. 900 to $50. 000. 900 to the
total cost Of automobile operation.
Assuming an average Of 16 miles
per gallon Of gasoline motorists
drove nearly 200. 000. 000. 900 miles
last year. That estimate did not in
clude $4,000. 900 gallons used in
farm tractors and stationary en-.
gines and exempt from state taxes.
Travel by automobile is increas.
Ing. the bureau report showed. Con-
sumption Of gasoline last year was
!, 1850. 000. 900 gallons greater than In
1896, an increase Of 7.6 per cent
Gasoline Taxes Go Higher.
State gasoline. taxes in 1887 were
$40. $40. 900 greater and federal taxes
increased 81. COS. 900 over 1896. Dur.
ing the year four states increased
the tax rate by cent a gallon.
bringing the average rate for the
United States from 3.85 to S.91
cents gallon.
Rates Of the tax ranged from
cents gallon in the District Of Co
lumbia to 2 cents in Florida, Louisi.
ana and Tennessee. Only two states
showed decreases in gasoline tax
income last year. They were Ne
braska and Tennessee.
States reporting the largest In
comes from gasoline taxes were:
New York, $61, 915. 900; Pennsylva-
mia, SIS. 720. 900; California. SAC. 624.-
600; Ohio, $46. $50, 600; Texas, $4l,.
678, 600; Illinois. $50. 266. 600: Michi:
gan. $50. 40. 600; Indiana. $23. 49,
600; North Carolina. So. 1893. 600;
Florida, $22, 466, 900.
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Olympic Troubles

THE growing chain Of Olympic
1 committee designations was en-.
larged by the withdrawal Of William
J. Bingham. director Of athletics at
Harvard, who declared he would
have nothing further to do with the
1910 games in Tokyo. because he
could not ask the American peo-
pie to support . team which was
going to country standing for what
Japan stands today"
Observers close to the Olympic
situation believe that Bingham's
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waning rapidly, not only with the
fans but with the management.
While the announcement Of Ruth's
appointment as coach broke as sud-
den news. those on the inside say
negotiations have been under way
for weeks and that il was Ruth him
self who sold the management on
the idea Of signing him.
There isn't much chance OF q
switch until the season il over, II
Il does occur then. The Babe has
been away from the game long
enough to be just . bit rusty. More
over, he will have to acquaint HIM
self with the strength and weak
nesses Of National league teams and
players. But by next year, the in
siders say, he will be ready.
What kind Of q manager would
Ruth make? Baseball men are
unanimous on the subject Of his abil-
ity. They say he has baseball sense
IAN asset you must be born with.
One authority declares there never
was an outfielder in the majors who
made fewer mistakes than the Babe.
This instinct guides manager az
well as q player in making de-
cisions, the results Of which will
win or lose ball games.
Fans everywhere have wondered
why Ruth hasn't been given . man
ayers job up to now. Colonel Rup-
pert, owner Of the New York Yank-
KEGS, gave the Babe serious consid-
GRAFTON for the Job. but decided 9th
erwise because he believed the
home-run king was too happy-go-
lucky.
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Babe Manager?

MAYHEM the, canny Larry Nc
w Phail, business manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Babe
Ruth as coach recently. he not only
added thousands of dollars year to
the pulling power of the Dodgers at
the turnstilcs, but he aroused one
speculation that intrigues sports
fans everywhere. Will the Babe be
Brooklyn's next manager?
From all indications the popular
ity of Manager Burleigh Grimes is
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MidsummerFashions
For Tea and Tennis

TWO of the most important
L things for midsummer are: a
sleeveless dress of the most cas-
ual sort for sports and daytime,
and a cool dress with cape or
jacket, to wear on the street and
for afternoons. The two here sug-
gested represent the very best Of
these types. Make them yourself,
in fabrics and colors of your own
choosing, and rejoice in the knowl-
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resignation will
have the effect OF
increas sing the
10 ofn e SIS OF
erican col
leges toward the
event-an aloof.
ness resulting
from the action
Of the internation-
al Olympic COM
nittee in chang
ing the dates for
various competi-
tons SO as to
make il almost
impossible for