Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-28
fairs held with large crowds attend

fairs held with large CROWDS attend
ing.
Germany invades Poland, and
France and England declare war or
former country; armies deadlocked
on western front but Germans make
rapid progress in Polish campaign
Sept. 14-Fritz HALEY, Duxbury
takes own life by hanging.
Willow River fair marked by good
program and large attendance.
Miss Edith Johnson and Justus L.
Kirkpatrick, Sandstone, united in
marriage.
Finlayson baseball team goes down
in defeat in first game of state tourna-
ment, losing to New Ulm.
Elizabeth Mae Swanson and Lester
H. Schroeder, Bass Lake couple, ex-
change wedding vows.
John Brow, Markville resident, dies
at Pokegama Sanatorium.
J. Randall Stanton, Jr, son of J. r.
Stanton, Willow River, and Miss Ber-
nice Cakes, st. Paul, become man
and wife.
Sept. 21-Askov American COM
pletes 25th year of its existence; ban
quet held for staff and correspond
ents, followed by public reception and
dance
Miss Olga Larson, Sandstone, and
Kaj Simonsgaard, Askov, united in
marriage.
Paul Rudolph, Sandstone farmer
injured in runaway.
Miss Doris Jensen, Askov, and
Harold Goltz, Waterville, married in
Askov church.
Wedding vows spoken by Miss Mar
garet Komar and Anthony Kanis
Sturgeon Lake couple.
Miss Mamie Thalle, Proctor, and
Roy c. Peterson, Nickerson, wed in
Oak Lake church.
Charley Schaur, Sandstone farmer
takes own life with % rifle.
Funeral services held for Ludwig
Westrud, Denham; was 81 years old
Sept. 28-Miss Marie Southerton
Kerrick, and Jerry Dyer, Bruno, be-
come man and wife.
Miss Margaret Carlson and w. F
Lila, Pine City couple, speak we'd
ding vows.
Gust Ojala, aged Finlayson man.
stricken with paralysis and dies six
days later.
Miss Virginia Symoniah, Florenton
and Edward Buggie, formerly of Fin
layson, married in Virginia.
Eugene Ryan, 18-year old Finlay-
son youth, succumbs to blood poison
ing and pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs Kermit Knudson (nee
Helen Frindt) Minneapolis, announce
their marriage which took place in
August.
Miss Ora Adams and Robt. Cross,
Flint, Mich, exchange wedding vows;
bride was former Bruno girl.
Oct. 5-Dr. A. J. Wiljakkala, for
mer Finlayson resident, instantly
killed when gun, which he was clean
ing in his Floodwood home, is dis
charged.
Carl Sjodin, Duxbury youth, found
dead near Rochester from gunshot
wound; believed that he took his own
life
Mrs. D. D. Mccoy, Bruno, passes
away at age of 70.
Miss Francis Barber and William
Southerton, Kerrick pair, married in
Hinckley.
Oct. 12-Mr. and Mrs. John Kari
of Finlayson, celebrate silver we'd
ding anniversary.
Oscar Erickson, Denham, dies in
Moose Lake hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. John Work, Sandstone
couple, observe golden wedding in
home community where they had
resided 43 years.
Oct. 19-Chas. Fargeal, Willow
River resident 80 years, laid to rest
Miss Betty DeMaris, Bruno, be-
comes bride of Robert Spicer, Askov
Miss Elizabeth Stone, San Diego
Calf, and Gregory L. Buggie, for
mer Finlayson boy, united in mar
riage in Minneapolis.
Miss Grace Hanson and Floyd DAM
mann, both of Bruno, exchange vows
Miss Shirley Rupp, Bruno, and
Norris Anderson, Albert Lea, be-
come man and wife.
Richard Hogan, Kerrick youth, fin
ishes course in naval training; will
fly one of the airplanes of the battle
ship Tennessee"
Oct. 26-John Briggs, Nickerson
dies at 80; body laid to rest at Prince
ton.
Funeral of John A. Ferguson, for
merly of Kerrick, held at Kenyon.
Mrs. Martha Edborg, Finlayson
dies after lingering illness.
Brush fire near Kerrick burns large
area; scores of men called to fight
blaze.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Adams, Bruno
honored on 10th wedding day.
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