The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-29

end relating experte ces to
friends.
Missing few fires in 80 years SER
vice, B. o. Vogel resigned from
the Sauk Centre Fire Depart
ment this week.
In the farm home where he farm
ed for 80 years, Frank Unger, Sr,
celebrated his 80th birthday Sum
day.
A midnight fire, caused by spon-
taneous combustion, threatened
the Dahlem store Monday morn
ing.
Captain r. L. Scott, captain of
Company M since 1921, was ele-
waited to the rank Of major this
week with five companies under
his command.
A large number of entries this week
opened Community Club rural
school contest with attractive
prizes offered.
Week Of October 81
Circulation figures for month Of
September doubled over those Of
a year ago, circulation reports
showed this week.
Monday night the Board of Educa-
ton moved to advertise for bids
for moving the senior high school
building, on basis Of approval Of
PWA funds.
Community Club and Stearns ,Coun-
ty publishers threw support into
the butter campaign to eliminate
butter surpluses in northwest
states.
A tropical moth, found by school
girl, was identified as rare spec
linen this week, believed to be
only one Of its kind ever found
here.
Work on the new Main Street thea
tre began Tuesday when a crew
started moving dirt for excava-
ton.
The local Red Cross appealed for
clothing this week to care for
demands as the present stock of
clothing dwindled.
This evening the city band, play
ing an exchange concert at st.
Johns University, will play Sc
lections honoring Navy Day, and
will be assisted by girls trio,
Three Notes.
October 21st brought the first kill
ing frost to this city, probably
the latest in forty-five years.
Duck hunters L. T. Lovik and w.
D. Gallup came back Sunday
without ducks-but had a six
pound pickerel, caught with their
hands.
Week of November s.
With 35 members of the family
around them, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Benson celebrated their 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary Sunday.
George Fish, chief of the fire de-
partment, stressed need for new
fire equipment at a meeting of
the Community Club Thursday.
An estimated 600 to 300 youths
were guests Of Sauk Centre Mon
day evening in a all-community
Halloween party for "safe and
sane" celebration.
Company M, businessmen and army
men, honored Roy Scott at ban
quet Tuesday on his promotion
to the majorship.
In letter from Washington, Post
master Ben Dubois was advised
it will be necessary for reinvesti-
CATION of postoffice sites submit
ted in this city.
% were arrested for defective
brakes Wednesday when High
way patrolmen conducted brake
check to 439 cars.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Weiner last Friday.
Week of November 10
8 20-game basketball schedule, to
include a home game with Min
neapolis South High, was an
nounced by Coach J. N. Toftness.
Merchants National Bank, G. Hill
erud, and Herman Vennewitz pur-
chased Gopher Prairie All en-
tries at the Junior Livestock
show this week as local entries
placed in enviable records.
Kohl's Klinkers will broadcast a
special program Sunday after
noon over KFAM st. Cloud for
the opening of the Red Cross
drive Monday.
Sauk Centre gave Harold Stassen,
governor nominee, 1886 votes,
nearly 2k to 1 over incumbent
Elmer A. Benson, with 365.
First Of the rural telephone lines
completed this week, after REA
power lines had crippled service,
was completed this week giving
the best service in 80 years, far
mer-owners said.
For the first time in 20 years, Alex
did not beat Sauk Centre in foot
ball, when the two played to a
scoreless tie Friday night.
Night football, under the 10000
watt school plant, drew an esti-
mated 5000 patrons during the
season to total over 5000 in re-
ceipts.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Telling Saturday morn
ing.
Week Of November IL
William e. Rooney, 76, died Mon
day morning, after an illness of
two weeks, at his home. near
Padua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wickland
celebrated their Goth wedding an
niversary in this city Sunday.
They were wed November 9th,
1878.
Mrs. Esther L. Tank died suddenly
Monday at the home Of her son,