Askov American., 1938-12-08
Willow River

Supt. c. G. Aakhus and R. l..
Stende agricultural instructor, at
tended meeting of the F. F. A..
at Floodwood Monday, There were
about rs other instructors and about
$50 students who listened to a lee
ture by w. A. Ross, national execu-
tive secretary of this organization, of
Washington, D. c. His subject was
The Leadership of the Future Farm
ers of America" Leo Knuti, state
supervisor of vocational agriculture,
scheduled this meeting and there
will be five other meetings in Min
nesota with Mr.. Ross present.
A speech festival of extemporan-
eous speaking and verse reading will
be held at Finlayson March Is, if
plans formulated at group meeting
materialize. Those who attended the
meeting here Wednesday evening of
last week were E. F. Peltola, superin-
tendent of the Finlayson schools,
Mr.. Nelson and Miss Luverne Eek
strom of Barnum, Miss Pauline
Ekrum of Moose Lake, Superintendent
Aakhus and the Misses LuVerne
Olson and Lorraine Telander. Each
school gets five minutes for sur
prise number. Time Magazine will
be the source of information.
There have been many calls for
used clothing If anyone has any to
spare, please send it to Mrs. E. B.
Linsley, Willow River, in care of
the local Red Cross.
A nine pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Herb Johnson Saturday
morning at a Minneapolis hospital.
The senior class will serve ban
quet Thursday night, Dec Is, to the
Future Farmers of America. This
group is under the instruction of
R. L. Stende. This is father and
son banquet. Expect about 60 there.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reuer left Sum
day of last week for Grove City to
visit his sister, Olga Reuer, who
works there. She came home with
them for a short visit, returning to
her work Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Nyrud and her little
daughter and Mrs. John Landmark
and son went to the Cities one day
last week to do some shopping, re-
turning last Thursday.
The Little Theatre held its regular
meeting at the schoolhouse Monday
evening. A short business meeting
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Otto Reuer, who called on Miss
Hilda Thompson, secretary, and R.
L. Stende, treasurer, for their re-
ports which were read and accepted.
There is $50 in the treasury at the
present time with all bills paid Miss
Corrine Olson suggested that some of
the funds should be used to buy
Christmas baskets for the needy A
motion by Miss Telander that $40
be appropriated was carried. Miss
Telander and Miss Corrine Olson
were appointed as a committee to
make up the baskets. Some of the
cast was present to practice the new
play, "The Death Cry" that will be
put on as soon as practicable. A fine
lunch was served by the committee
The next meeting will be on jan
uary 9.
The Christmas Seal program which
will be presented at the village hall
December %, at 8 p. m, is being
sponsored by a committee from the
Community club. Mrs. VIM. Ehmke
is chairman, Mrs. Earl Wilson, Mrs.
Ed Goring, Miss Hilda Thompson and
Mrs. Fred LaPlante, who is Seal sale
director here, are helping. Christ
mas carols will be sung by the high
school glee club and Christmas Sc
lections will be played by the school
band, Henry Orvedahl directing.
There will be plays by the grade
children under the direction of Miss
Corrine Olson and skits by Com
munity club members and a Santa