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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
Robinsons Flv
To "Cavalcade"

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Robinson
left Redwood Falls Wednesday
morning on the first leg of flight
which will take them to the ma
tional Calvalcade of small plane
pilots in ST. Petersburg, Florida
Expenses are paid by manufact
urers of the light craft.
In their Piper cub, Mr.. and Mrs
Robinson will join other f1iers en-
route and will be in st. Peters
burg New Years eve. The affair
is arranged somewhat like the
motorcycle gypsy tour which
came to Redwood aFlls over q
year ago.
The couple plan to be in Flori-
da two weeks.
Before he left, Mr.. Robinson
sold a Piper cub to Jack Reynolds
of Redwood Falls.
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F.G.!Hubbard,
Clothier Here
20 Years., Dies
RITES HELD SUNDAY
FOR BUSINESS MAN,
CIVIC WORKER

Among the most prominent of
Redwood Falls residents until he
became i'll five years ago, Francis
Gaylord Hubbard, IS, died Friday
morning at his home here.
Funeral services were conduct
ed. by Rev. John Bostrom at the
Methodist church Sunday after
noon with L. E. Backer, c. L.
Farver, D. L. Crimmins, Earl Pea
body and c. A. Luscher of Red
wood Falls and Matt Huepfel of
Springfield as pail bearers. Men,
bers of the Masonic lodge attend
ed in body.
The son of Gaylord and Mary
Russell hubbard, he was born
= August "a, 1874 in BraSher Falls,
New York, where he attended the
Brasher and Stockholm academy.
At the age of IL he came to Red
wood Falls with his parents and
attended high school here.
He married May Rosella Ferris
here June Is, 1898. She, with their
daughter Mrs. George Beecher of
Marshalltown, Iowa, a sister, Mrs.
D. E. Martin of Rutland, Vermont
and grandson, John Hubbard
ABeecher, survive.
"a His numerous activities in the
&ity included operation of a cloth
ing store from 1903 until 1882 and
service as city recorder from 1882
to 1884. At one time in his years
of membership on the Redwood
county fair board, he was presi-
dent of the association. He was a
member of the school board and
Of the official board of the Metho-
dist church. Besides his affiliation
with the Masonic order, he was
also a member of the knights of
Pythias lodge.
Out-of-town attendants at the
rites included Mr.. and Mrs.
Beecher and John, DR.. and Mrs.
A. j. Simpson of st. Paul and
George Davis of Morgan.
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Wabasso Boy
Fatally Hurt
On Motorcycle
r. ANTON, HOME FOR
HOLIDAYS, DIES IN
MISHAP SUNDAY

Wabasso.-Raymond Anton, 20,
lost his life in Christmas time
tragedy Sunday afternoon.
His skull was fractured when
he applied the brakes to the mot
orcycle he was riding near his
parents home and the machine
skidded, overturning while his
foot was caught between the gas
cline tank and frame. He lived
about 20 minutes after the acct
dent.
Coroner A. w. Hubbard and
Deputy Sheriff Harry Beatty who
were called said the accident oc-
CURED about 8 p. m.
Raymond was riding a motorcy-
Gle owned by his brother William
and Pat Kohler of Clements was
on another machine nearby.
Employed on the farm of his
grandfather, Henry Berg, near
Clements. he had come to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George An
ton. They were calling on Mrs.
Anton'S brother-in-laW and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. John Riley at Wan
da where they received news of
the accident. Raymond died before
they arrived.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at st. AIMS
Catholic church with Rev. P.
Remskar officiating. Burial was at
st. AIMS cemetery.
Raymond Sylvester Anton was
born January 6, 1919 in New Av
on township where he lived for
several years before the family
moved to Wabasso. He was a
member of ST. AIMS church until
1884 and had been a member of
st. Joseph's at Clements since.
Besides his parents and brother
he is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Milan SHINING of st. Paul and De-
lores at home.
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Kise Investigating
Walnut Grove Theft

A total of $40 in cash was stoler
from the Walnut Grove depot last
Wednesday noon. Two men, seen
around the stockyards that day
are suspected. They were seen at
Tracy later that afternoon.
The thieves entered the place
while the agent was at lunch and
took currency and silver from the
open safe.
Sheriff L. j. Kise is investigat-
ing the robbery.
Bernard Johnson of Walnut
Grove is at Redwood county jail
awaiting hearing before the dist
riot court on charges of passing a
forged $40 check at the Nelson
and Hagen grocery store in the
village. Written on the State Bank
of Balaton, it was signed, doc H
Allison" r.
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Greenhouse,
Mrs. B.P.Flinn
Earn Awards
DECORATIONS CONTEST
WILL BE CHANGED
NEXT SEASON

First prizes in The State Bank
of Redwood Falls second annual
Christmas decorations contest
went to Mrs. B. P. Finn, winner
of the residence division and Red
wpod Falls Greenhouse, in the
business section.
Henry Radtke's home was judg-
ed second and the Gandrud
Creamery received second honors
among downtown establishments.
Awards are $40 for first and So
for second place winners.
t'Next year we're going to of :
fer prizes for home decorations
only" Jesse Olson, president of
the bank, said Tuesday when win
ners were announced. He point
ed out that decoration of business
places is largely merchandising
practice.
Names of judges, appointed by
Toger Nelson, president of the
Civic and Commerce association
were not revealed. They made
tours Wednesday and Friday
nights to view holiday appoint
nlentS.
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COP Leader Finds
Farmers Pleased
And Dissatisfied

Washington-(P)-After a sew
en- day survey, Representative
Hope Republican, Kansas) said
today the average farmer is fair
ly well satisfied with the govern
ment agricultural policies but is
concerned over the trade agree
ment program and the federal de-
ficit.
Hope is chairman of a SO man
Republican committee of house
members which recently sound
ed out "grass roots" sentiment at
a hearing in Minneapolis ano
other farm district cities.
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Auxiliary Brings
Christmas Joy To
80 Needy Families

Thirty-three baskets of food
stuffs, clothing and toys were
packed by American Legion Auxi-
liary members at their meeting
Thursday evening and delivered
to needy families by Legionnaires
Friday, bringing Christmas joy to
191 adults and children.
Instituted years ago to aid vet
Grams in distress, the project has
grown until the number of nom
veteran families benefited far ex-
ceeds those with service connec-
tons.
The Auxiliary received a letter
from one of the families on its
list last year stating that its fin
ancial status has since been great
ly improved and thanking the
group again for its help while an
other family called on this year
stated others were in greater need
of the help.
Nearly every basket contained
chicken, canned and dried fruits
oranges, apples, potatoes, squash
canned vegetables, toys and books
as well as clothing. Value of the
baskets ranged from $3.50 to over
SIS, depending on the size of the
family. There were two families
in which there are IL children
one with nine, while the average
| was five or six.
Mrs. F. B. Forbes, who headed
the welfare committee for two
years, was forced to give up thu
Craftsmanship because of ill.
health. She has been replaced by
Mrs. Glenn R. Hillig and Other
members are Mrs. R. F. Byram
Mrs. R. w. Pryor and Mrs. F. B
Macs.
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Entertain 800

More than 800 farmers and
others interested in farm machin-
cry packed the Redwood Falls
armory Wednesday for John
Deere day sponsored by the An
derson Implement company. A
free show was given and lunch
was served. Prizes went to Aug
ust Hooker of Wabasso, William
Buscho of Morton and Ambrose
Kahnke of Delhi.
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Billiards. Will
Entertain 100
Workers Tonight

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph M. Ballard
of Redwood Falls are entertaining
employees of their Redwood Falls
and Long Prairie rendering plants
and branch stations throughout a
large section of the state, at a
banquet and dance in Redwood
Falls armory this evening.
Over 100 employees, their wiz
es and girl friends will attend.
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File Applications

About 1900 applications for
final 1889 payments under the soil
conservation program have been
mailed to st. Paul, according to
Fay Starr, county AAA chairman.
All applications are in.
1t will be about six weeks be-
fore the thousands of dollars ask
ed in the papers will be received
in Redwood county, Mr.. Starr
said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
MEMORIAL FIELD
RINK is READY

Memorial Field skating rink is
smooth as glass" this morning,
according to Alderman E. 0.
Charlebois who is acting in an adj
visory capacity during flooding.
1t should be ready for skaters by
this weekend.
Carl Sparby will supervise rink
activities under the city recrea-
ton program.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
CorbeH Describes Columbus Scuttling

An eyewitness account of the
scuttling of the German liner
Columbus as the British ship Hy-
perion threatened it off the east
coast of the United States was re-
ceived in Redwood Falls this week
by Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Corbett
whose son, Albert, is Marine
corporal aboard the u. S. destroy
er Tuscaloosa which picked up
NaZi survivors.
1--WE saw the British de-
strOyer bearing down on the
Nazi ship Columbus about 8
p. m. while we were on neu-
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trality patrol" Albert wrote.

."As she came closer we saw her
fire shot across the bow of the
big liner. The Columbus dropped
anchor at once and started to low
err life boats into the water and
all hands abandoned ship except
a picked group of six who were
chosen to set fire to the ship.
"They had it in their minds
all the time to scuttle their
ship.
"They had been sleeping on
tOpside for days with their
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crew to be saved by an Amer
lean ship.
"They called out our whole
Marine detachment to keep order
about the ship and we had
chance to talk to most of them and
we found them to be a very fine
group of men.
at didn't take us long to get
to New York where two coast
guard ships took the Germans to
Ellis Island.
81 never hope to stand by and
see scene like this again."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
FARM BUREAU
MEET FRIDAY

Redwood County Farm Bureau
families will hold a countrywide
meeting at the Wabasso hall Fri
day.
They'll take sandwiches and d
covered dish for potluck din
ner at noon and afterward hear
j. S. Jones, state secretary of the
bureau, discuss European farm
organizations. Otto Flom of Del
hi, Harvey Paulson of Brookville
and F. w. Moses will take part in
a panel discussion of 1910 farm
prices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
MilrOy Defeated In
First Home Contest

Milroy-In the first basketball
game played on the new Milroy
court, Milroy High school bowed
to Wood Lakes strong quint AZ
to IA. The Wood Lake seconds
won also, 8 to 2.
The visitors held a IA to lead
at the quarter and were in front
20 to 8 at the half. Lovald and
Dolan each scored six points for
the locals while Marks contribut-
ed two. Tendke and Henke were
the Wood Lake luminaries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
NEUSCHWANDER
APPEAL HEARING
SET JANUARY Is

Hearing of c. F. Neuschwand-
er's appeal from commissioners
award of $2,750 for his residence
property on Fourth street near
Washington, wanted as part-of the
new Redwood Falls postoffice site,
will be held in federal court at
Mankato January Is.
DR.. ]. C. Budik, S. B. Duea and
w. M. Smith of Redwood Falls
have been asked to appear as gov
eminent witnesses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
St. Peter Theatre
Robbed of S252.14

st. Peter-Police are searching
for a burglar who cracked the
safe at the State theatre in st.
Peter and escaped with $252.14 of
receipts. The theft was made by
someone who hid in the theatre
after the second show.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
CHRISTMAS SEAL
DRIVE COVER TOP

Christmas Seal sale proceeds
this year have reached $345, an
all-time high, Mrs. R. w. Pryor,
chairman, announced this MORN
ing. Reports are not yet complete
and she expects at least SIS more.
The fund includes mail, school
and postoffice sales and health
bond donations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
NAME PATROL LEADERS

New patrol leaders for 1910
have been selected by Boy Scout
troop Ia. They are David Feigal.
Robert Wood, Paul Gallea and
Robert Cook. Cletus Zitzmann,
James Gallea, Dean Muetzel and
Charles Allan have been named
their assistants and John LATTER
bach is scribe for the new year.
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FORMER RESIDENT DIES

A telegram, received this NOR
ming by L. w. Neuschwander, an
nounced the death of Mrs. H. F.
Kleckner, former resident of Red
wood Falls, at Waterloo, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday at Orangeville, Illinois.
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Even The Thugs
Have Yule Spirit

Crime took a holiday Christ
mas eve and Christmas day.
For the first time in the history
of KIND, Redwood Falls GRIM
inal apprehension radio station,
there were no items on the night
or morning resume.
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clothes on for such action.

"After all hands were in life
boats, they bent their oars and
backs to get to our ship because
they knew if they were picked up
by the British ship they would be
prisoners of war.
"The first of the crew, includ-
ing nine women, were helped
aboard at four o'clock and it
didn't take long to get all $40 of
them aboard.
"From their terrible exper-
fence, they were still q happy
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Watch Night Service

A Watch Night service will be
held Sunday at the Presbyterian
church beginning at Ill p. m.
and lasting until the new year
opens. Appropriate hymns will
be sung and a brief meditation on
the topic, "a Happy New Year.
will be given by Rev. w. A. Dali
ton.
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BAT ON OAA

Twenty-one persons were re-
moved from Redwood county old
age assistance rolls and eight new
clients were put on at meeting
of the welfare board Friday. This
leaves 347 persons on the OAA
list for January.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
City Refuses
To Provide
Decorations

A request from the Henderson
Chamber of Commerce, representing
merchants of the city, that the city
assume the responsibility for outdoor
Christmas decorations in the bust
ness section Of the city was turned
down by the City Council Monday
evening at its monthly meeting for
November.
In a letter to the Council, Fred NJ.
Allen, Jr., secretary of the chamber,
pointed out that during the past sew
eral years the merchants had, by
their private contributions, acquired
lighting equipment valued at about
$4,000, and that this would be turned
over to the city if it would assume
the work. He pointed out that the
electric cost would be reduced by
reason of the more advantageous
rate the city enjoys, and that the
city's own electricians and other en-
ployes could erect the decorations.
Mr.. Allen sent a brief containing
the names Of 81 business concerns
he said joined in the request to the
city to take over the work.
The offer was rejected by the
Council on the ground that it had no
funds with which to do the job.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
Traffic Act
Relaxed On
Left Turns

After considerable discussion, re-
sulting in five to- three vote, left
turn traffic regulations on Garnet
street were relaxed in part by the
City Council Monday night at its
regular monthly meeting for NOvem-
Der
1t was ordered that left turns are
permissible for northbound traffic al
the corner of Garnet and Orange
streets. Familiarity known as the
Motor Sales corner; and that south
bound traffic can turn to the left al
the Montgomery street in
tersection, otherwise known as Ker-
ner's corner. No other changes in the
traffic rules were made
The Council did, however, au-
thOrize the marking off Of so-called
unloading zones on Wyche street in
the block between Breckenridge and
Montgomery streets.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
Rural Fire
Protection
Plan Sought
City Names c O m
mittee to Work With
Similar Group From
County,; II Vending
Machines Authorized,
And Some Beer Ii
CenSeS.

In an effort to settle the dispute
over fire protection to be furnished
suburban areas by the city fire de-
partment, committee was named
by the City Council Monday evening
to confer with like committee from
the Vance Board Of County Commits
siOners.
After efforts were made last sum-
county, Mayor Henry T. Powell is
sued an order to firemen not to go
beyond the city limits, so as to avoid
risks to life and property not cover
ed by bonds. At its November meet
ing the first Monday, the board OF
county commissioners passed a re-
solution asking the city to furnish the
protection.
The committee named Monday
night to represent the city consists of
Aldermen NJ. Y. Cooper and T. w.
Ellis, who will meet with the county
committee consisting Of Commission
ers E. L. Fleming and Henry Hight
A committee was also named Mon
day night by the Council to arrange
for transfer of the city jail from its
present quarters to adjacent rooms
being vacated by the street depart
ment in the Municipal Building This
committee consists Of Aldermen J.
w. Gill, B. H. Hicks and F. B. Hight
License was granted to J. Garland
Goodwin, agent for vending Ma
chimes Company, to operate 27 ad-
ditional amusement machines in
the city, on each Of which the city
will receive $40 annual license.
On-premises beer licenses were
granted to Miss Ruby Day and
Thurston Thomas Brown Each of
these is SIS.
Resolutions were adopted re-
Ieving City Clerk S. B. Burwell
from further liability in tax ac-
counts for the 1937-1938 levy, but
he was instructed to work "diligent-
ly" toward collection Of any unpaid
items. The tax levy for that year
was 1922, 599.65, and $117, 58523
was recorted collected, leaving S.
014.42 as insolvent items uncol-
lected
Mayor Powell, as manager Of the
WaterWorks department, presented
the monthly filter report and bal
ance sheet for the department, and
both were ordered received and
filed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
City To Pay
Debt Service
OF $17,089.58

Debt service obligations in the
amount of $17,08958 are to be paid
by the City of Henderson on Deem
Der |, the City Council was told at
its monthly meeting Monday even
ing. Funds are on hand to meet the
obligations, it was stated.
Included in the payments is one
$4,000 revenue anticipation note, plus
$2083 interest
Two thousand dollars of the re-
naming total is in funding and ST.
900 IN refunding bond principal, and
the remaining amount is in interest
costs, including various issues Of I'M
derpass, water, municipal building
and street improvement obligations.
All OF the obligations are due and
payable at New York banks, and the
funds are being forwarded there to
meet the payments on time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
City To Get Street Work
By Arrangement of WPA
40 Men to Get Work About Six Months; Four
Extra Policemen on Saturdays Authorized;
Power Company to Maintain White Wav.

-. soresYqent was entered into
tre WPA by the City Council
osv night whereby a vast a
..t q. curD. gutter and sidewalk
to be done at little cost to
civ. Services of It's personnel
m.4 svecltive heads in the street de-
,'.,s..n its rock cruSher and other
.-sent entered at value OF ST.
81 the city. and the WPA will
-.., several thousands Of dollars,
M ISa a large quantity of cement
rhe project viii furnish employ
,.ln4 Is forty men for probably six
r+sS II was said. I. d. Heffner,
.gra~pntrng the WPA, explained the
rrk 10 the Council, and Mayor
TM4x r. Powell and City Clerk S. B.
P,avea were authorized to sign the
agreenent tor the city
list Of streets to benefit from
+re new project was submitted. Only
Sidewalks. curb and gutter work is in
,tr4ed with no PROV isiOn made for
stree. Su1acm9.
Al The request Of 4 number of cit
-.sn. ion increased police protection
on SATURDAYS. the Council auth0riZ-
~ chef of Police j. II. LangStOn to
t~nIav tour additional men to work
tr.ar to II p. m. on Saturdays, at
,uggested pay Of So, possibly more
Il fernd necessary to obtain salts
factory policemen The men would
onerate il plain clothes.
letter was read from an official
O. the Carolina Power & Light Com
ra1v advising that in the future the
COMPANY would maintain all white
vav property at its own expense.
Tr', ras been done hitherto at a
ssght cost to the city.
letter was had from Joel T.
Cheatham claiming adjustment of
danages from the running Of sewage
lines across the property Of the
Cemge Dugger and f. r. Satterwhite
estates and that Of Giles jackson.
Tie matter was referred to Alder
nan f. 5 Hight for settlement.
Sewage ight-of-Way deeds were
received from ". w. Swain, Jr., and
William Mayo
Gl L ONN XII GUN I>CNt Liz OOItil-
eli that the supplemental and final
msgecri0n OF the new 100000 sew
age disposal plant project would be
held il d few days. and asked that
all members Of the Council make ar
raagenents to accompany the repre-
9o.atIEes Of the city, the contractors
and the PWA on the tour Of inspec-
t..
Tie Council adopted a resolution
rizing procedure in the laying
d s larger sewage main from VIII
reet under the SeabOard and
Soahern Railway tracks. The resolu-
tin as requested by the Seaboard
A. Inc railroad.
j committee consisting of Mayor
Powell and Aldermen M w. Wester
and B. H. Hicks reported on their
conversations with Paul Vancamp,
the city's engineer in the sewage
Work. relative to his commissions. It
W. decided to pay at once all such
Commissions due for October 4 new