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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
JOhnsOnviue and
Waterbury Report

Waterbury and Johnsonville--
Mrs. Ray Rueth of st. Paul is
spending a few days at the Mrs
Eliza Kause home. Mr.. Rueth,
Mrs. Elsie Horton and Gloria
Neafus have returned to ST. Paul
Miss Neafus, granddaughter OF
Mrs. Klause, spent several weeks
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Nelson
and son Bobbie of Westbrook, Mr..
and Mrs. Merle Knapper and
family and Minnie Johnson all of
Comfrey and Helen johnson CT
Redwood Falls were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Bittner
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Jenniges
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. M. M.
Jenniges and family at Wanda
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Larson
and family and Mrs. William Book
all of Grand Forks, N. D. were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Conrad Hess Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Montiel
visited at the Louis Hoffman
home at Delhi Sunday where Mrs.
Charles Dirlam of Eugene, Ore
| was a guest. Mrs Dirlam is a
daughter, of Mrs. Hoffman and a
niece of the Montiel's.
Ardyce and Shirley Lawrenz
were entertained at the A. c.
Jenniges home Saturday after
noon in honor of the seventh
birthday of their daughter Patri-
| cia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hartwich
and son Merlin and Mrs. Ferdin-
and Warneke were business visit
ors in Minneapolis Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Pruess re-
turned to Lamberton after spend
ing a week with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
William Pruess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pfarr and
family spent Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin Dalhmann al
Wanda.
Walter Zimmerman and sons
Mrs. William Strueburg and Mis-
Sophie Gerth visited with Mrs
Zimmerman at hospital in New
Ulm Wednesday. Mrs. thinner
man is getting along very well.
Florence Bitker, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bitker of Mil
roy spent several weeks with her
brither-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Lange.
Mrs. Ferdinand Warneke enter
tanned the Women's Foreign Mis-
sion society of Johnsonville
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bittner are
spending several weeks with their
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from Bellingham, Wash. were
Saturday dinner guests at the
Rasmussen home.
Charles Okins returned Satur-
day evening from Velva, N. d.
where he went on Monday to at
tend the funeral of his brother.
Rita Prokasky of st. Louis, De-
lores Lewis of Rochester and Mrs.
Chauncey Okins and Roger were
Monday evening callers at the
Charles Okins nome.
Lee Hitler Of North Dakota
came Sunday evening to visit his
father and sisters, Mrs. Rusmus-
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Revere Events In
Weekly Letter
BY Dolores Okins

Revere - Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Schroeder motored to Rochester
Sunday. Mrs. Schroeder remained
to go through the clinic.
MIR. and Mrs. Chris Nielsen and
Mrs. Stanley Bendixen called on
Mrs. Nels Swan of Balaton at a
Tracy hospital Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dreher of Sleepy
Eye were Sunday visitors at the
William Frank home.
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Daniel
owski went to Mankato to see
DarloW, who was operated on
Thursday for appendicitis. He
was feeling fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Skarset of
Window were Sunday guests at
the George Hagemeyer home.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Anderson,
Gladys and Darrell and Winifred
Norsiden spent Sunday at the
Garvin park.
Arthur Frank, who is in the
CCC at Zumbrota, spent the
weekend at the Julius Frank
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Larson
and Mrs. Jerry Behrens and dau-
ghter Lavon and Mrs. Fred Hart
wig called at the Springfield hos
pital to visit Jerry Behrens.
Mr. and Mrs. julie Frank and
Gertrude and Helen were Sunday
visitors at the Barney Harmon
home at Window. Vernon Han
non and Julius Jr. returned with
them while Helen remained for
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoffrogge
and Florence Schmidt were Sun
day visitors at the Ben Henning
home near WabaSSo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams
and family were callers at Red
| wood Falls Friday and in the af-
ternoon motored to Belview to
visit at the William Duncan home.
Mrs. Leroy Albertson and Mrs.
Edward Putte drove to Waconia
Thursday and spent the day with
their sister Mrs. Jack GWin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Larson of
! Walnut Grove and Mrs. Frank
Anderson and daughter Gladys
spent Sunday evening at the Fred
Hartwig home
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fletcher
and family of VeSta were dinner
| guests at the I. M. Nerem home
Sunday.
N. R. Sawyer and Jean went to
Mankato Saturday to visit his
mother, Mrs. E. J. Morris at the
c. E. Sawyer home.
Barbara Jean Carey of Lam
berton is spending a few days
with her aunt Mrs. Stanley Harbo.
Ardell Pearson who is attend
| ing the summer session at the
University, came home on the bus
Friday evening.
Eldora Nerem is visiting at the
George Bendix home at Slayton
for two weeks.
B. O. Christopher and family
] visited at the William Gems home
! near Madelia Sunday. Ruth Ann
remained for a weeks stay.
MI. and Mrs. Peter Jensen and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Eckert,
Mrs. John Eggleston of Worthing-
I ton and Mrs. RasmuSsen's sister
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Mr.. and Mrs. Russell De Mars
and Mrs. Flory De Mars came
from Staples Thursday. Toy OAR
lene De Mars who had been with
her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. r.
f. Byram on visit, returned
home with them Friday. Mr.. and
Mrs. De Mars moved TO Bemidji
Monday where they have pur-
chased a cafe.
Marcia Billings of Franklin is
visiting Dawne Byram this week.
AOUW members and families
held their annual picnic Sunday
in Ramsey park with the juven-
lie organization of which Mrs.
Jerry Mahoney is director as
guests. Ice cream and lemonade
were furnished by the lodge. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis and daughter
: Lorraine of St. Paul and Mr..
Heimer of Minneapolis attended.
Mr.. Francis is sales director and
Mr.. Heimer, a grand lodge officer.
Mrs. w. A. Cook and daughter
Gertrude of Washington, d. c. are
visiting at the Richard Cook
home.
A. c. Dolliff drove to Mime
apolis Tuesday afternoon to visit
his son Roger Doiliff and family.
Albert Crosby was here from
Dawson to spend the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. M, A. Crosby.
Mrs. c. w. Meade of Twin Falls,
Idaho arrived Monday to visit
Mrs. E. A. Pease and Mrs. G. d.
Thompson and other friends. Mrs.
Walter HenZe entertained at a
luncheon in her honor today at
Mrs. Cheney's cafe. Later, she will
go to Green Lake TO be a guest
of Mrs. A. c. Burmeister.
Leonard Engeman of Chicago is
here visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Engeman and other
relatives.
MI. and Mrs. G.. r. Engeman
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Engeman and Leonard Engeman
spent Sunday at the Gus Engeman
home on Lake Minnetonka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Melges re-
turned Sunday from Nevis where
with relatives from ST. Paul, they
! spent a weeks vacation.
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daughter Mrs. Sigurd Forde and
family at Delhi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pape of Park
Rapids and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pape and family of Renville were
Wednesday visitors at the Albert
Schaffran home. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hagert
Jr. of Sanborn were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
LANCE.
MIR. and Mrs. Claude Goss of
Lamberton visited at the Theodore
Mammenga home Friday.
The Johnsonville Luther league
was entertained at the Henry
Steffen home Friday evening. New
members are Lois and Lyle john
son, Harold Schmiesing and Ken
meth Bonner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Kremin and
family of Vesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schaffran and family, Mr..
and Mrs. August Schaffran and
family, Harry Schaffran and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Schaffran and
Elaine surprised their father,
Herman Schaffran at Lamberton
on his birthday Tuesday evening.
Clement Romans and Bernard
ALEX and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bierl
of Lucan visited at the Joseph
Bierl home at Wanda Tuesday
evening.
Curtis Knapper who spent few
days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merle Knapper at Comfrey
has returned to the Wilbur Bit
ner home for the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Grabow
and family of Sleepy Eye were
Sunday visitors at the Milton
Hartwick home.
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Wanda To Donate
Ton OF Crackers

Wanda plans to give away ton
of crackers when the thirteenth
annual Cracker Day" celebration
is held there Sunday, August 6.
The sports program for the day
calls for a Redwood county lea
que playoff game between Wanda
and either Wabasso or SeafOrth;
two kittenball games and horse
shoe tournament open to all COM
erS.
The celebration will be con-
Guided with a boWery dance in
the evening
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sen and Mrs. Frank Olson.
MIR. ard Mrs. Charles OkinS
were Monday afternoon callers at
the William Shipka home at Mil
roy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

cause may be. There are certain
leaders" in practically every organ
ization ever ready to head demon
stration which may advance their
leadership. But what these leaders
and majority of their followers lack
is definite program of action that
will square with common sense and
logic.
It is not enough to protest against
this or that. 1t is not enough that a
mass, rehearsed to jeer and boo at
spaced intervals, be kept in a line
of march. Nor does it avail much
if, after the shouting is over, that
no program is offered.
Last weeks march" was obviously
inspired by partisan politics, and one
may easily imagine what a howl
would have gone up from the very
ones taking part in the demonstration
had lot of Republicans in 1885 or
1887 ganged up on one pretense or
another to protest against the fact
that large majority of the voters
of Minnesota had elected a Farmer
Labor administration. However the
demonstration was not a total loss
for Stassen. 1t gave him an oppor-
tunity to grab few more headlines,
and incidently it permitted a lot of
folks to compare his conduct with
that of another chief executive on a
similar occasion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
ANOTHER "MARCH" FIZZLES
(The Minnesota Union Advocate)

The march on the state capitol
staged by the Workers Alliance and
several similar organizations last week
was just another demonstration of
crackpot tactics. Like the so-called
peoples lobby" of 1887, last weeks
demonstration was staged to give a
few rabble rousers an opportunity to
sound off at the mouth.
Such exhibitions serve no good pur-
pose; rather, they indict the intelli-
gence of those who take part in them
However, the one last week gave
Governor Stassen an opportunity to
address his first mob" and while he
received little booing-in the main
he came out with flying colors. He
gave voice to lot of old political pla-
titudes; he offended no one; he made
some of his hearers feel that he
would, if he could, do something for
the underprivileged, but that his
hands were tied. And after all is
said and done-there isn't thing he
could have done but call special
session of the same reactionary leg
islature which turned thumbs down
on everything that smacked of pro-
greSS.
1t does not require great deal
of intelligence to organize march
on either a city hall or state cap
itol. There is a certain element in
every community quite willing to grab
a banner and become hero for a
couple hours, no matter what the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
Duquette

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Keyport and
Celia Marie and Maurice returned
Wednesday of last week from Rock
Island, ILL.,, where they attended the
graduation of their daughter, Anna
Anna returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juno johnson and
sons of Superior, visited Sunday with
the George Wagner family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Barquist and
children of Proctor, stopped at the
Fred Hedberg home Monday on their
way to Minneapolis. Myrtle Hedberg
accompanied them for a few days
visit.
Ralph Keyport is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kolosky and
two children, Mrs Henry Stamina, Ed
Holtznagle and Dorothy Erickson,
all of Minneapolis, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Erickson. Diane
Kolosky remained for a longer stay
with her grandparents
Myrtle Hedberg, Charlotte Sea-
bloom and Irene and Eva Anderson
attended the Sunday school teachers
convention in Moose Lake Sunday
evening.
Fred Hedberg returned last Thurs
day from visit with his daughters
in Proctor and Palmer.
Ernie Coon spent the weekend
with his sister in Superior.
Mrs. j. H. Stephenson went to Min
neapolis Wednesday of last week. She
will have an operation at the Uni
versity hospital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
A Worthy Activity

In the wake of the Anoka tornado,
Sunday, came to light the real worth
of an organization-the American Lee
gion Emergency Relief Corps. That
organization, which was organized
in the Fifth District in 1882 received,
perhaps its first important test as to
its fitness for existence and accord
ing to reports it came through with
colors flying.
When the tornado, which wreaked
such disaster to the little city of
Anoka on Sunday, struck, the Tenth
District American Legion was hold
ing its convention there. A few mo-
ments later the legionnaireS were at
work, speeding the process of bring
ing order out of confusion and aiding
otherwise until national guardsmen
arrived on the scene.
All members of the Fifth District
American Legion are members of the
Legion Emergency relief corps and
they are educated and trained for such
a situation as was created Sunday.
The purpose of the corps is to provide
a thoroughly organized unit to furnish
immediate assistance in case of local
major disaster, involving injury or
loss of life and property, until such
a time as the proper authorities may
be in a position to assume the burden.
All 3400 legionnaires of the Fifth
district are available for relief work
and 1900 legionnaires could be present
at the scene within an hours notice
Three hundred legionnaires, many of
whom have been accustomed to fac
ing emergencies, went to work i'm
mediately Sunday as soon as the tor
nado had passed.
AT a time of disaster the first i'm
portant task is to allay hysteria and
Systematically relieve suffering. Some
time must naturally be consumed be-
fore local organizations can start
functioning and therefore lies the i'm
portance of such an organization of
trained personnel as the Legion relief
corps.
Legionnaires can be congratulated
on their activity for it apparently has
won its spurs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
Park Township

A shower was given Friday eve
ming at the Emil Olson home in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Olson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigfred Olson. A large
crowd was present and an enjoyable
evening was spent. The young couples
were each presented with purse of
money. The best wishes of the COM
munity are extended to these young
people for a happy and prosperous
welded life.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Christensen of
Waterloo, Iowa, made short visit
at the T. B. Thomson and E. V. Mat
sen homes Friday. The latter is a
niece of Mrs Thomson and Mrs. Mat
sen They were accompanied by Mrs.
Margaret Cluett, who will spend the
summer here, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Christensen will spend week at
Bemidji fishing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
A ''COOd Sport

Everybody likes good sport" and
especially so if he is also "game
sport" as the saying goes. Lou
Gehrig, 36-year-old New York YAM
kee first baseman, who had just set
remarkable playing record of 2130
consecutive baseball games, benched
himself early this season because as
he put it, he had slowed up to such
an extent that he was injuring the
it. Later Gehrig came to Rochester
to be examined at the Mayo clinic
with the result that he has been
found to have a form of infantile
paralysis.
Lou Gehrig, like the "good SPORT
he is, took the shocking news bravely
as he has taken the ups and downs of
the game sportingly throughout the
years. His value to the game and as
an example in life to numerous boys
and youths will still exist on the side
lines as it has in the game and every
one will be pulling for him to come
through his ailment without further
disability as the doctors have pre-
dicted he will.
The world of sport does much to
us in everyday life. We see leading
characters, for short time only, who
cannot "take it," but we see those
who can "take it, throughout the
years. Their inspiration exists in the
hearts of young manhood years after
they have given up in physical inert
ness.
The game will miss Gehrig sorely
but his craftsmanship and example
will linger long.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
| Would Saw
By A. w. CONAWAY

A few words arranged in verse
are dedicated to our neighboring
city-Anoka:
I watched it tearing building down.
A whirling wind in a busy town
With a roar, sweep, a twist and
swell,
1t swung the beams and the side
walls fell.
It reminded one of wreckers hired to
rae,
A building which had served in
early days,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

country may soon be complete. The
world thought it already was. And
it is. When the provinces are called
"protectorates" now, it is merely a
matter of expedient formality, for
they are, literally, under the German
flag. So, should Hitler simply change
their status from that of protector
ates" to that of integral parts of Ger
many, no outside protest is likely to
be heard.
In Slovakia, too, there has been
unrest, and many Slovaks have fled
to Poland where they are said to be
organizing legion to fight Germany,
if need be, in behalf of their country.
There is possibility that Slovakia
for this and kindred reasons may have
to surrender whatever independence
it still possesses, to Germany, and
it is improbable that such an action
would be cause for war.
Negotiations at Moscow.
For several days William Strang,
head of the central European division
of the British Foreign Office, has been
comforting at Moscow with members
of the Soviet government concern
ing an Anglo-Russian military alli-
ance. He is reported to be making
very slow progress, for apparently
the British have not yet declared
their willingness to grant Russia all
it wants as a condition for signing a
treaty with Great Britain. 1t is said
that Strang has been authorized by
his government to go pretty far to
satisfy Russia, but, it would appear
from all reports-not far enough.
The difficulty lies in this situation:
Great Britain has asked Russia to
share the guarantees of the national
security of Poland, Roumania and
other minor countries, but has not yet
declared its willingness to respond to
RusSia's demand for a corresponding
guarantee of Estonia, Latvia and Fin
land. Russia insists, for its own sake,
on such guarantee.
Negotiations are carried on in pro-
found secrecy, so nothing very definite
leaks out.
Conspiracy.
In Bucharest the authorities have
discovered a conspiracy said to have
been planning the assassination of
King Carol of Roumania and several
of his cabinet ministers. It is thought
that the plot is an outgrowth of the
fascist Iron Brigade and that groups
hatred of Nine. Magda Lupescu, the
kings Jewish lady friend.
Another Submarine.
Less than month ago the Amer
lean submarine, ''SqualuS," sank off
the coast of New Hampshire with a
loss of 33 lives; one week later the
British ''Thetis" went to the bottom
of the Irish sea, and SO men lost their
lives. Now the French submarine,
"Phenix," with II men aboard, has
been lost near the coast of French
Indo-China. No hope of rescue was
thought possible, and the men have
been officially reported dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

"Why should I buy new car this
year," remarked man to car deal
err, 81 just bought this one year ago. y
"Your car is hopelessly out of date, u
said the dealer. "How so?" the other
asked. "Well, you can see at a
glance" the dealer replied, "The auto
matte cigarette lighter is an inch near
err the steering wheel in the new
models"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

''He is what you would call a typi-
cal American" remarked a man.
THAT SOP" he was asked. eyes, he
likes baseball, is buying an auto on
time, has his home mortgaged for
more than it's worth, pays alimony,
and has got seven different kinds of
loans from the government" was the
reply.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

But with greater speed and bitter
frown,
It ruined, it tore Anoka down.
1 think to myself as I 60 my way,
What kind of role have I tried
to play?
Am l a builder who works with care,
Measuring life by the rule and
square?
Am 1 shaping my deeds to we'll
earned plan,
Patiently doing the best I can?
Or am I tornado, which stalks a
town,
Content with the labor of tearing
down.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

I saw a good piece of campaign
material recently when a volume of
more than 200 large pages was sent
to me from the Works Progress Adj
ministration. 1t was filled with pic
lures and covered a period from 1885
to 1899. Using figures from an old
saying, we should find the accomplish
ments of the book sized up in the next
paragraph.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

81 think I'll 60 downstairs and send
daughters young man home" re-
marked a man to his wife the other
night. 'Now, dear, remember the
way we used to court" his wife said
gently. "Gosh! I hadn't thought of
that" exclaimed the old man, "Out
he goes"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

81 want a careful chauffeur-one
who doesn't take the slightest risk, u
said a business man to an applicant
for the job. I'm your man, sir" the
applicant replied, "Can 1 have my
salary in advance?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

Now, since the average person car
talk about rs words per minute that
would cause us to estimate that the
most tongue-tied politician could talk
at the rate of about $50 words per
Then dividing the $50 into the mil
lion we would arrive at sum OF
SO 1888 minutes it would take to tell
the WPA story. Now every one
knows that a fool is born each min
ute, therefore by simple deduction
we arrive at the astounding figure
of 1888 votes the book would gain
for its senders and this, my
friends, is still very, very early in
the campaign.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

Heard at ladies' social: ''My hus-
band complains that all think about
is pleasure" "My husband is per-
fectly willing for me to take all my
pleasures out in thinking about them
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

Each picture is equal to 10000
words, according to an old saying.
The book contained an average of two
pictures to a page. 1t is thus seen
that book could easily be worth 8
million words.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

A 51-year-old Nebraska man is said
to have been eating $50 grasshoppers
daily. He told authorities he eats
the hoppers whole and for a chaser
he uses sweet molasses :. by golly,
even if people will think he is silly,
he at least by eating one of our worst
pests, showed more intelligence than
college students who have been swal-
lowing innocent little goldfish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

You saw it in the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-22

l see where they are going to in
vestigate the Squalus sinking. Well,
that will possibly be good idea, but
first let us raise the bloomin' thing
to see if it has a hole in it.