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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
Morton Car Theft
Latest In Series by
Desperate Thugs
SANBORN SLUGGING is
LINKED TO SERIES
OF ROBBERIES

Charles Machacek's new car
was stolen at Morton early We'd
nesday morning by the bandits
who slugged Howard r. Amsden,
60, of Sanborn into unconscious
ness exactly a week before in one
of a SERIES CT automobile thefts.
Amsden'S machine, recovered
Wednesday morning in a cornfield
north of Morton, was the third
Minnesota auto which the pair
stole. A trail of thefted and
abandoned cars, beginning at
Madison whsra the first machine
was taken, running southeast to
Rochester where the Madison
vehicle was left and a panel truck
owned by the Rochester Grocery
was taken, angling back to San
born whsre the truck was left
and shooting north to Morton af-
ter a hoid-up in Ames,, Iowa is
being studied by authorities.
Machacek discovered tina theft
of his 1899 Buick sedan only five
minutes after it was taken from
is parking place in front of the
Morton "Y" about lis a. m.
Wedne sday. He had insurance to
cover the robbery but is worried
about the condition in WHICH the
machine will. be found.
Amsden's car was run straight
through a fence into cornfeld
at the Dale Menu farm, about
mile ard one-half west of
highway II at the top of the hill
north of Morton. When corn
pickers discovered it Wednesday
morning, it was tangled in barb
ed wire.
Sheriff L. j., Kise of Redwood
county, called to investigate the
case, found a bullet hole in the
inside top of the machine. The
slug had not gone through.
The car was locked and its Ii
cense plates were missing.
Amsden lost it to young man
and woman who stopped him on
highway II near Sanborn be-
tween l and 2 a. m. October 4.
Swerving in front of his car, they
got out, the young man waving &
revolver.
'This is a stickup, hand over
those keys or I'll kill you," the
youth said.
Amsden replied, go ahead and
kill me, l won't give you the
keys"
The bandit fired three shots into
the ground, then slugged Amsden
over the head with the butt of
the gun. AS they tussled the girl
came closer and the youth told
her to take the gun and strike
the victim. After a succession
of blows, Amsden lost conscious
ness.
The Rochester Grocery truck
found some distance from the
scene bore blood stains in the
back seat. Authorities believe
the pair may have placed Ans
den in it and driven him for some
distance before throwing him in
to the ditch.
The next day they held up an
oil station at Ames, Iowa.
Two other car thefts are cred
tied to the pair. They don't quite
fit into the picture, but the BAN
dts may be juggling their stolen
machines. A car was taken at
Wabasha the night of October 5
and one stolen at Waukesha, Wis
consin was abandoned there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12

schools and is designed to help
the parents compare their child
with others not Only in an ac-
ademic way but as to traits of
personality and habits, for in
stance
Mr.. Gray explains that
modern schools aim 10 shape
youthful personalities with a
view to making good citizens
of children, besides teaching
them the rudiments of the
four RS.
The cards point out, frankly. the
chld's shortcomings as we'll as
strong points in social way in
order that the parents may, with
better knowledge of how their
child compares with others, help
in correcting faults.
The new card deals in social
adjustments The child's prompt
ness, courtesy, deperdability and
self control are rated in COM
parison with classmates. His abil-
ity to get along with other young
sterc, willingness to work, neat
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
Hotels, Cafes
Prepare for
Hunting Rush
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
TAKEN TO PREVENT
LAW VIOLATIONS

Cafes here are planning to put
on extra help for their biggest
rush of the year - the pheasant
hunting season which opens at 7
a. m. Saturday for 16 days.
More nimrods than ever are ex-
pected, since word of bumper
crop of the birds in these parts
has got around to city sportsmen.
Scores of homes in Redwood
Falls will be headquarters for
out-of-town friends and relatives
here for the opening weekend.
Hotels and tourist cabins will be
jammed if the rush is as large as
expected.
To keep the season unmarried
by tragedy, the Redwood County
Game Protective league warns
against carrying loaded guns in
cars. Each year, some sportsman
has his last hunt" they remind
hunters.
Those who disregard the loaded
gun or other hunting laws are
running a great risk of detection
and arrest.
Working out of the st. Paul
office, are squads of wardens, two
in a car, following a schedule
which enables them to cover de-
finitely allotted area in thorough
manner each day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
County Youths Join
Conservation COrDs

Part of the October contingent
of Civilian Conservation corps en-
rollees left Redwood county We'd
nesday for physical examination
at Montevideo, and subsequent as
signment to camps.
Informed that the county quota
has been enlarged, the welfare
department will send six more
youths Monday.
Leaving Wednesday were John
Cheney and Lloyd Jensen of Red
wood Falls; joe Litfin of Walnut
Grove; Howard Dow and Robert
Goodthunder of Morton; Felix
Eichten and Donald Struckman
of Wanda; Donald Evans of Nor
gan; Francis Hagert of Wabasso;
Gail Hewett and Vernon Schaef-
er of North Redwood; Arthur
LANCE of Lamberton; Otto Smid
and Wilfred Stelter of Vesta AND
Elmore Volberding of Milroy.
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Fire Beetles Get Lecture
AS Prevention Week Stunt

The Redwood Falls fire depart
ment pulled a hot one Tuesday
highland were some car driv-
ers' faces flaming!
Setting two bright red flares
atop the Burris building, firemen
rushed to the fake blaze in two
trucks to the accompaniment of
the siren, ran ladder up the side
of the structure, and strung out
hose lines.
BY that time, the street inter-
section was jammed with auto
mobiles full of fire-followers and
fire-fighting equipment was hedg-
ed in by spectators machines.
Then Mayor j. c. Budik's voice
came from loud speaker some
distance down the street.
'This is fire prevention week, !"
said the mayor, Sand we wish to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
Fay Starr To
Head County
AAA Board
MIKE KLEIN, ROBERT
PRICE ELECTED AT
MEETING TO-DAY

Fay Starr of Delhi was elected
chairman of the Redwood county
soil conservation committee at a
meeting of township delegates in
Wabasso this morning. He re-
places George Claussen, chief of
the committee for two years and
vice chairman the year previous.
Mike Klein of Milroy is the new
vice chairman and Robert Price,
Waterbury, regular member OF
the county committee. Al Lipitz-
ky of Shutdown was selected first
alternate and Andrew Farber of
Springdale, second alternate.
New township committees nam
ed recently by neighbors in the
program include:
SHERMAN. M. Schouveiller,
chairman; Albert Fischer, dele
gate; Jens P. Benson, vice chair
man and alternate delegate; Emil
Kopischke, regular member; Ed
C. Colwell, first alternate member
and Albert Fischer, second alter
nate.
ALTERNATE members serve only
in case the regular member drops
out of the committee or moves
way.)
GALES: Louis Peterson, chair
man; Elton Faltinson, dele gate
and vice chairman; L. L. Peterson,
alternate delegate; Robert Nelson,
member; Joe Zwach, first alter
nate and Anton Johnson, second.
SPRINGDALE: Andrew Far
Der, chairman and delegate; AL
bert Truedson, vice chairman and
alternate delegate; Marion w.
Andrews, member; F. w. Moses,
first alternate and Leslie r. Hook,
second.
WESTLINE: Mike Klein, chair
man and delegate; H. Esser, vice
chairman and alternate delegate;
Harold Redding, member; Emil
Scharfe, alternate and Fred
Brake, second.
THREE LAKES: Joe Beran,
chairman and delegate; j. 1.
Slaymaker, vice chairman; Peter
Sell, alternate delegate; William
Berg, member; Otto Dahmes, al
ternate and c. H. Dahmes,- second.
VESTA: Emil Boushek, chair
man and delegate; Ray Eichten,
vice chairman; George Schmid,
alternate delegate; Ben Voss,
amember; Vernon Anderson, al
ternate and Ben Kletchar, sec
ond.
MORGAN. Ed Rogers, chairman
and delegate; Ed Hoover, vice
chairman and alternate delegate;
John Steffesmeier, member; Louis
Malstrom, alternate and William
Loocken, second.
PAXTON: George Claussen,
chairman and delegate; Ed Hen
derson, vice chairman; D. McCor-
quodale, alternate delegate and
regular member; George Allan,
alternate member; H. Herbeck
second and j. C. Tiffany, secre-
tary.
Continued on page two)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
City to Get
Region Social
Security Office
CITY HALL OFFER BY
COUNCIL ACCEPTED
AT WASHINGTON

Redwood Falls will have a
permanent regional office of the
the federal Social Security board,
opening November 20 with staff
Of three and increasing employees
to six or more as work grows.
The city was designated as The
site of the branch eff space is
available in a federal building"
under set-up passed by the last
congress. Such space is not
available at present but Mayor
j. c. Budik and the city council
have offered the use of the city
hall council rooms until the new
poStoffice is constructed.
Indications are that other fed
eral agencies, besides the Social
Security office, may be moved
here and quartered in the new
posoffice. "
Because federal-building space
is not available here, the Securi-
ty office nearly went to a neigh
Dor city of larger population. But
city officials got busy, passed a
resolution offering the city hall
as temporary quarters and sent
it to Washington, D. c.
This week Mayor Budik receiv-
ed a letter of thanks from Fred
M. Wilcox, regional director Of
The Social Security board.
"We are extremely grateful for
your offer. Please accept my
thanks on behalf of the Social
Security board for all that you
have done for US in this connec-
tion," Mr.. Wilcox said.
The department will be organ
lied here next month and begin
functioning January /.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
Council Will
Try Parking
Limitations
LIONS ENDORSE AIM
BUT REQUEST CARE
IN ENFORCEMENT

Further discussion Of Redwood
Falls new ordinance limiting
daytime parking to two hours,
night parking to four, took place
at meeting of the city council
Monday night.
A. j. Coleman, Jesse Olson
Mike Lauterbach and Oscar
Randgaard waited on the coun-
Gil to talk over the matter OF
convenience to travelling men
Councilmen indicated they are
determined to try out the or
dinance since no more feasible
plan has been suggested
Lions devoted much of their
luncheon meeting Monday to
discussion of the subject, deciding
at last to endorse the purposes
of the ordinance, to make park
ing space available to the city'S
visitors, and request the council
to make certain that no incon-
vsnience is caused farmers OF
the community through enforce
ment.
The council ordered sewer ia
cilities to Memorial Field start
ing at Second and Swain streets
running east to Gould and south
to Third.
Hearing on a request fol-
blackstop, curb and gutter fol-
one block on East from Fifth te
Chestnut was ordered for the re-
gular session of the council No
vember g..
Other business included in
structing the water committee t.
negotiate an easement for ar
overflow drain near the new
pump house site from L. r Jones
and Rhodes brothers.
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IF JUNIOR is SMART, BUT A
Cards Report Personality

Johnny and Mary Pupil may
like the new report cards, and
then again they may not.
They are to be issued less fire.
quently, only four times each
Year, which will mean fewer ses-
sionS with Dad and Mother about
marks. But they are also more
revealing, and that may mean
longer sessions, more explaining.
Anyway the new report
cards will be out Tuesday,
with all their new features.
No longer will parents look over
a mere assortment of A, B, c and
d marks from which to draw con-
illusions on how well Junior is
applying himself. What he is doing
IN comparison with his talents is
now made evident. He may be
B student and loafing or he may
be doing well to earn his C's.
Redwood Falls is one of the first
schools to adopt the new report
card system. Reede Gray, super
intendent, says that it represents
a modern trend in progressive
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12


point out that cars should not
follow within 500 feet of fire
trucks, that drivers should park
at least 500 feet from fire appa-
ratus.'
Then he spoke of the dangers
of grass fires and urged inspec-
ton of furnace pipes and other
heating equipment coming into
use for the winter.
It is doubtful whether Chief J.
M. Corbett of the fire department
expected so many violations of
the following" and parking
regulations when he arranged the
departments little act in observ-
ance of statewide fire prevention
week.
But it turned out to be a very
effective lesson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12

ness, initiative and several other
traits are to be carefully scored
by the teacher, who has an entire
Class with whom to compare the
child. II
Physical development is al
SO fully cOvered-matters of
posture, cleanliness and
craftsmanship. Another sec
tiOn, aesthetic growth. deals
with ability in music and art
appropriations.
Biggest section of the card still
deals with academic work and
grades but numerous subdivisions
offer an opportunity for the
teacher to explain her rating of
the pupil. A child may spell well
in spelling class but be careless
in written work in other subjects
The card has space to register this
weakness. A child may master
facts but fail to apply them in
later work. This and dozens of
other personal traits are pointed
out
The new cards are for use in the
early grades, one for work in
grades one to three and another
with slightly different topics for
grades four, five and six.
The cards seem somewhat COM
plicated on first glance but carry
adequate explanations if time is
taken to study them. Mr.. Gray
urges, in a foreword, that they be
examined in detail. In case the
teacher has marked the ''very
seldom column concerning the
child in a majority of cases, a
conference with the teacher is re-
commended.
Besides this week, the cards
will be issued January 10,
April 10 and May 81.
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Milroy Boy New
Rural Youth Head

Rural Youth activities for the
next six months were planned at
meeting of the organizations
officers with L. E. Churchill,
Minnesota county agent leader
and Julia Newton, state home de-
mcnstration leader, in County
Agent j. I. Swedberg's office
Wednesday night.
Elected at meeting in Wabas-
so Tuesday evening, new heads
of the Redwood county Rural
Youth are: Vincent Welu of Mil
roy. president; Donald Kohls of
Redwood Falls. vice-president;
Inez Sieber of Morton. secretary;
Alice Edenburn of Redwood Falls,
reporter; Irene Lavinder Of Lam
berton, education chairman; Ber-
tina Jenniges of Wanda, recrea-
ton chairman and Carroll Show
of Springfield, community SER
vice chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Moses of
Tracy will continue as advisers.
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America Intercedes
In Finlands Behalf
2 Farmers Injure
Hands In Pickers

viii Wheaton of Redwood Falls
lost two fingers of his right hand
by amputation after he caught
them in a corn picker Tuesday
afternoon. Doctors at Redwood
Falls hospital, where he was TAX
en- by Jerry Mahoney for treat
ment, hope to save the other fing-
erS.
Mr.. WFe2ton was the second
corn pi 'ker victim received at the
hospital Tuesday. That morning
Frank Welter of Franklin was
treated for two crushed fingers,
also caught in a machine.
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EARNEST HOPPE FOR
SOVIET-FINLAND
PEACE EXPRESSED

Washingtor-(PD = The Amer
lean government, it was learned
authoritively today, is express
ing to Soviet Russia its earnest
hope" that nothing may occur cal
culated "to affect injuriously"
peaceful relations between Russia
and Finland.
1t was also learned that the
American move was an entirely
independent action of the United
States government.
Instructors covering the repre-
sensations were sent to American
Ambassador Lawrence Steinhardt
at Moscow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
COMMISSIONERS
APPRAISE LAND
FOR TAX SALES

Redwood county commissioners
were taken for ride Wednesday
They visited 95 parcels of land
throughout the county, apprais-
ing them for the county auditors
tax delinquent sale to be held
some time before Christmas.
Only three villages, Morgan,
North Redwood and Wabasso are
without plots to be offered at the
auction.
The lots are those on which
1882 or prior taxes are delin-
quent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
KnudsOn Jewelry
Being RemOdeled

A modified modernistic theme
is being carried out in complete
remodeling and redecorating of
the Knudson Jewelry.
Shelving, showcase and a par
tition for a small workroom are
of walnut-finished birch with at
tractive rounded corners. An
outstanding feature is a built-in
wall clock with big gold numbers
and hands against a wood sur
face.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
46 Permits in
9Months;Good
Building Year
Ia HOMES UNDERWAY
OR COMPLETED; 5
MORE PLANNED

AS excavations for the new H.
S. Aune and Henry Wilkinson
homes were started this week,
a survey of building and remodel
ing cost estimates on the city
councils permit books showed
Redwood Falls residents have in
vested or are investing-a total
of S84 $50 in construction since
January /.
Ralph Ballard has purchased
the E. E. Lang lot just east of the
Martin Ehlers residence and the
house foundation which Mr.. Lang
built there last year. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ballard will finish the home,
to be a story and one-half, with
exterior finished in a frame and
brick combination.
The houses are the latest of
IA to be started here since the first
of the year The Aune design is
unique in the city. A charming
low structure constructed to give
rambling effect, the one story
residence will be finished with
single siding and a deep red
roof. Its location is Second and
Drew streets, east of the new Ben
Hylland house, with a vacant lot
between. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkin-
sons house will be a story and
one-half in height and located
across the street from Lester
CoX'S.
At least five more persons are
planning to build homes in the
east section of town this fall or
next spring S. r. Boyle, who
says definitely that construction
of his home will start this fall, is
waiting for sewer and water
facilities in the Cobleigh-Jensen
addition. The work has been or
dered by the city couEcil. -
The IA homes built here in
1889 are valued at $500, &C
cording to permit estimates which
often are low. Costs of l6 house
remodeling jobs totaled $3.50
and $20,250 went for remodeling,
moving or building business
places. Six private garages were
built or remodeled at a cost of
$3.50.
Forty-six building permits were
issued by the city council the first
nine months of this year, the
three applications this month
bringing the total to 40. June
ranks highest in permits, 10 be-
ing obtained then. September
was also popular building
month, with eight applications
granted. March, April and July
had six each, August four, May
three, January two and February
none
Builders who obtained permits
for new homes through Septem-
Der were Leonard Schottenbauer,
L. w. Postage, Leland Doring,
M. A. Crosby, Mike Lauterbach,
Carl Bjerke, E. E. Lang, l.. w.
GLOW, John Schmechel, David
Bieber and Ben Hylland. The
highest value of these houses OH
permit blanks was $4,000 The
lowest was $4,000 for the summer
residence which Mr.. Schmechel
built near his home.
Finishing the third floor of the
Redwood Falls hospital, installing
an elevator and other remodeling
was estimated at $4,000, the big
gest sum in business place con-
struction. Other firms and indi-
viduals who remodeled or built
were: Clarence Sather, drug store
remodeling Mrs. Eliza Byram,
remodeling the former Dream
theatre for the A and P store;
Lester B. Cox, building a service
station on highway II; Ray Bur-
ris, three permits-two for Offices
Continued on page fcur)
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Huskers Register
Late: Miss Places

There are seven disappOint-
ed n-huskerc in Redwood
county today. Only IL en-
trants were allowed at the
county contest at Ves.a-and
10 wanted to participate.
The last seven who regis
tered were: George Magin of
WabassO; Leroy WOOdford of
Redwood Falls; Arvin Peters,
Louis Van De Wynkel and
Frank Ourada of Walnut
Grove, Gilbert Barber of
Ves.S and Lester Cole Of
Delhi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
Almost Immouable Object

tor plunged full steam ahead,
striking a steel support at the
rear center of the garage. The
bottom of the post slid three
feet and the ceiling sagged
about a foot and 0ne-half, ac-
cOrdingly.
Just few more cars parked on
the second floor of the place and
the ceiling would have been a
conner observers said. A post in
the same position on the second
floor supports the roof. That
might have gone, too.
Wcrkmen in the garage quickly
pu: in supplementary steel braces
and took up business as usual.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
4-H Exhibit Will
Go To Club Congress

Jane Winn's room furnishings
exhibit, a first place winner at
the Redwood county and state
fairs, will be sent to the national
All club congress in Chicago the
latter part Of November or the
first of December.
The Sheridan Sharpshooter' 5
display included re-finished
and upholstered walnut platform
rocker, table lamp, bookends and
book cover.
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Sol FARMERS GET
$52,4l3 FROM AAA
SIX CENTS ON CORN,
IL CENTS ON WHEAT
DISTRIBUTED

Farmers poured into Redwood
Falls Monday for their shares of
$52,4l3.21, representing the first
corn parity payment for 1889.
Checks were distributed to Sol.
Most of the wheat parity
checks, amounting to $6,671.80,
had already been delivered by the
county AAA staff.
Under the price adjustment pro-
gram, the payments represent six
cents bushel on corn and II
cents on wheat.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12

Tim Sullivan Jr. of Morton
nearly brought down the house in
an impromptu performance at the
Redwood Falls Motor company
Sunday afternoon.
The throttle was open 4 few
nGsches when Tim swung his
Allis Chalmers tractor toward
the rear door of the establish
NIT about 1 p. m.
There's a slight raise in ramp
leading to the entrance and as the
machine hit it., Tim was logged up
off the seat, his foot leaving the
clutch.
The ton and one half trac-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-12
BULLETIN

Norman Selke of Milroy
won the Redwood county corn
husking contest this after
noon at Vesta with a net load
of 1851 bushels. Henry
Schmidt of Walnut Grove
was second with 1854 and
Peter Hagert of Lamberton,
third with 25.45.
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Close for M.E.A.

Redwood Falls schools will be
closed Thursday and Friday, Oct
cher 10 and 20 while members of
the faculty attend a meeting of
the Minnesota Educational assoc
iation at Mankato.
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Memorial Field Stadium Completed This Week

Enpy of eUery schoolnaan apho
uisits Redwood Falls, according to
school officials, the Memorial
Field stadium started taDo gears
ago a1as completed except for
clearing the premises this areek.
The structure seats dpprori-
nadtely 1900 persons. 1t Uas built
as a WPA project, the sponsors
share financed by sale of aduance