Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-16


The postoffice will be closed from
II a. m. until $50 p. m. Thursday,
Nov. q, to commemorate Thanksgiv-
ing day according to the Presidents
proclamation.
The American Lutheran church
service will be held at st. Johns
Lutheran church Wednesday night,
Nov. %, at p. m. with the pastor,
Rev. A. Doe, of Superior, in charge.
All are welcome.
There will be Thanksgiving serv-
zee at the Methodist church Sunday,
Nov 10, at 8 p. m, according to the
announcement of the pastor, Rev.
E. j. Murdach of Moose Lake. An
invitation is extended to all to at
tend.
Mrs. Hugo Wickstrom left Sunday
for a weeks visit with relatives in
Duluth and Proctor.
Mrs. Albert Anderson returned
home Saturday after spending three
weeks in Minneapolis with her daugh-
tiers and their families.
The American Legion Auxiliary
and the Legionnaires gave shower
for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sparks
Friday night at the 1. w. L. cabin
A blanket was the gift from the
ladies and individual gifts were also
received, all of which will so nicely
replace articles lost when fire de-
stroyed the Sparks home recently
Chinese checkers furnished amuse-
ment for the evening and the ladies
served a delicious lunch.
Miss Josephine Holl, who is to wed
Russell Emmert next Saturday, was
honored at a bridal shower at her
home at Rhine Lake Sunday after
noon. She received many lovely gifts
from relatives and friends, all OF
whom enjoyed the afternoon. A
aainty lunch concluded the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Shafer and
children motored to Pine City Sunday
when they were guests at the Emil
Kay home.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Kraetzner
and his brother, Gerhart, of st. Paul
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Kraetzner
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Norback OF
Minneapolis, and Hazel Norback OF
St. Paul, were over Sunday guests al
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Norback.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Vogt spent
Sunday at the Harold Petry home east
Of Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitman, &C.
eompanied by Edwin Norlund, mo-
tored Tuesday evening to Allouez
Wis, to see Matt Whitman when his
boat locked there.
Edwin Norlund returned to his
work at the CCC camp near Ely
Saturday after a vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Norlund
Anita Hintsala, who works fol-
Mrs Koivuniemi, spent Sunday with
Mae Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Nord and Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Nord of Iona, were
guests Saturday and Sunday at the
Albert Miller and John Osladil homes
On Sunday they were guests at the
Osladil home for dinner as well a:
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Miller and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Moore
and son, Harlan, and Miss Mary Mil
Ter of Minneapolis.
There was a good representation
from here at the annual meeting Of
the Pine Coop Oil Association Fri
day at Askov, several ladies accom-
panying their husbands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Nelson of Lake
Minnetonka, and Albert Kaeder of st
Paul, spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Kaeder and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauri Whitman an6
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Matson and
children were callers Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Conboy on highway 81.
Rev. and Mrs. Paana and Mrs
Kuma and a friend stopped here
Sunday evening while on their way
to Minneapolis after weekend in
Michigan. Rev. Paana held services
at the Apostolic Finnish Lutheran
church. They were accompanied to
Minneapolis by Mrs. William Martin
who went to see her sister, Mrs. Har-
old Johnson, who is ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Arth and family
motored to Minneapolis Saturday
evening to spend Sunday with their
children. They were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Arth and daughter
while Celeste and Eunice joined them
at dinner as well as Mrs. Arth's
brother and sister-in-law, MIR. and
Mrs Prokosch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Randall and
family were Sunday dinner guests
at the Walter Makela home.
Jack Watts and Horton Lantree OF
St. Paul, were guests at the Jack
Srok home from Saturday until Mon
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jacob
son of Morgan Park, called at the
Srok home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. E. Ward was the guest all
day Friday of Mrs. Nels Nordholm