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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
DELHI MAN HURT
IN FALL TUESDAY

Delhi - Douglas Sorenson was
taken to a Minneapolis specialist
Wednesday with a shattered right
elbow and kidney injury sustain
ed in fall at the Farmers Grain
and Fuel company elevator Tues
dav morning.
He was taken to Redwood Falls
hospital after the mishap in the
establishment where he is en-
ployed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
DAY OF PRAYER
TO BE OBSERVED

World Day of Prayer which
falls annually on the first Friday
of the Lenten season, will be OBJ
served with an afternoon meeting
at the Episcopal Church of The
Holy Communion February 9.
Mrs. Paul Bard of the Church of
the Nazarene is in charge of the
program to which members of the
Methodist, Presbyterian, Christ
ian, Nazarene, English Lutheran
and Episcopal churches will con-
tribute.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Pleads Guilty By
Telephone; Fined

Pleading guilty by telephone
through his attorney to a charge
of driving an x-license truck out
side its 35 mile zone, Harry Clark
of Minneapolis was fined 500 by
Judge Clifford James Monday. He
was arrested by the Redwood
Falls unit of the highway patrol.
Judge James suspended SIS of
the fine but Clark will have to
purchase 1899 license for oper-
alton of the vehicle in this zone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
MUSIC FESTIVAL
JUDGES CHOSEN

Clate Chenette, director of the
Ames, Iowa, municipal band and
a member of the American Band
masters association, will be the
critic judge of instrumental music
at the festival to be held in the
high school auditorium April 20.
Elias j. Halling, music director at
Mankato Teachers college will
judge the vocal music.
Mr.. Chenette, former director
of the Iowa Third District Amer
lean Legion band, will also be
one of the judges at the Florida
and Colorado state contests dur
ing the spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

Open house was held at the Le-
gion hall here from 1890 a. m. to
noon and dinner was served at
1890 p. m.
A wedding cake and daffodils
We're used as decorations at the
bridal table where MIR. and Mrs.
Welsh, Rev. O'Sullivan and bro
theirs and sisters of the honored
couple were seated.
Children and other guests ate
at second table centered by Az
rican violets and gold-colored
candles.
In the evening reception and
Continued on page 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Jurors Award
$685.; City
Awaits Action
TREASURY OFFICE PRO.
CUREMENT MEN TO
RECEIVE REPORT

An award of $4,666 for his
Fifth street house and grounds
here was made to Charles F.
Neuschwander of Redwood Falls
by Mankato federal jury Friday
afternoon. He appealed from a
commissioners award of $2,750 in
condemnation proceedings for a
new Redwood Falls postoffice
site.
Findings of the jury will be
sent to the federal department of
justice and. then turned over to
the treasury departments pro-
curement division for a report.
Speculation on the govern
ment's disposition of the matter
is rife here, but no official an
nouncements on the matter have
been made. ...
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
ROCHESTER MAN in
CHARGE OF CENSUS
OFFICE RE-ORGANIZED;
MISS MASTERSON
GETS PROMOTION

j. F. Coons of Rochester began
work as acting supervisor of the
district census office in Redwood
Falls and Patricia MaSterSon of
Walnut Grove was named acting
assistant supervisor, replacing
Tom Regnier and James OLeary
in a regional reorganization this
week.
Starting as a clerk, Miss Mas
terson worked up to the executive
position in little more than a
month since the office was estab-
liShed.
Coons has been assistant sup
erviSor in the second district Of
flee at Austin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
2 Redwood Boxers
Reach Semi-Finals

Two Redwood Falls boxers will
60 into the semi finals of the
Golden Gloves tournament at
Worthington next Thursday, hav-
ing come through the prelimin-
aries there Wednesday night.
Elmer Sponaugle won over
Dykhart, an Iowa boxer, on a de-
cision and Orwell Beatty drew a
bye in the first round. Gerald
Sweesey, who lives east of the
city, was knocked out in the Sec
ond round by Loers of Worthing-
ton.
Clark, Sponaugle, recreation
director and Charles Joneson,
leader, accompanied them to
Worthington.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Continued Cold"
Prediction True

The coolest week of the season,
true to predictions of continued
cold'', was reported by the Red
wood Falls weather man, N. B.
Andersen, today.
Although the record low of 20
recorded last Thursday morning
has not been exceeded, the aver
age mean temperature for the
week was Al compared with 7.9
degrees last week. The average
minimum and average maximum
temperatures also were lower.
The weeks weather:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

The law of the wilds left two
faWns bleeding in the snow on a
hillside in Ramsey State park
Tuesday afternoon and man-made
law took the lives of the two dogs
that killed them.
Officer Tom Arnett Jr. of the
Redwood Falls police department
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
SPEAKS AT FAIRMONT

Reede Gray and Vinton Burt,
superintendent of Redwood Falls
and Springfield schools, were the
speakers at the annual dinner for
faculty members, board of educa-
ton members and their wives at
Fairmont Wednesday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
Sheffield Signs Ryerson,
Believes Contest ION Ice"
Alden Sheffield delivere,

Alden Sheffield delivered a
tough blow to E. 0. Charlebois'
confidence in his broomball team
today when he announced the ac-
QUESTION of Nels Ryerson for the
Sheffield Tallies who will meet
the Charlebois Shorties as a fea-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25
benefits of Democracy"
Subject of Essay Contest

A $4,000 essay contest is open
to students of Redwood Falls
High school, the Women's AuXil-
larry to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars announced this week.
"The Benefits of Democracy"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

Mrs. Paul Voss and Walter
drove to Mankato Monday where
the latter attended a seed dealers
meeting. Dorothy Sampson ac-
companied them and they return
ed Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

to the altar was a bridal party of
grandchildren, Audrey Hengel of
Sleepy Eye acting as bride and
wearing white dress trimmed in
gold. John Welsh was the groom
and Margaret Mary Welsh and
Warren Hengel were attendants.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

Average max. temperature 14.1
Average min. temperature at
Average mean temperature At.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

Mrs. L. L. Stewart left Wednes-
day for her home at Lynd after
visiting since Monday at the L. O.
Alexander home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-25

Pictured l1ith Mr.. and Mrs.
Welsh in the front ro,c are Mrs.
r. A. Dan der Hagen and SyIves-
ter Welsh. Standing, left to right,
are Mrs. william van der Hagen,
Mrs. Joe Hengel, Walter Welsh,
John Welsh, Mrs. Nick Hengel
and Lenore Welsh. Photo by
ThOrp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
MAKES BID FOR PEACE
 IN EUROPE
Montana Senator Believes United States Should
 Be Mediator

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Assert- ing that the idea of Nazi invasion cf Amerjaa is fantastic" Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat oi Montana, last night, in radio talk, answered President Roosevelt's plea for greater aid to England with a call for immediate peace in Europe before America becomes involved in "the insanity" Of war.
 As a working basis for a just peace, Senator Wheeler suggested several points as follows.
 Autonomous Poland and Czecho- slovakia, restoration to an indepen- dent France, Holland, Norway, Bel gium and Denmark; restoration of the German colonies, protection Of all racial and religious minorities in all countries, internationalization Of the Suez Canal; no indemnities or separations and arms limitations.
 Our independence can only be lost or compromised if Germany in- VdlSS eiic WCoociA AAcihioPAipao v north of the Equator declared Senator Wheeler and this will be fantastic as it would require trans portation Of 100000 men with planes, tanks and equipment in one convoy across the Atlantic. This. would req,.'re 2,000 or 5000 fighter ploneG and bClnberS as an eScortine fleet and such fleet cannot be possibly available.
 Hitler has already been seven ,~-~rths vainlv trying to cross the English Channel, only 20 miles. If nls Army cannot cross the narrow strip in seven months. his bombers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
5ATK0 SEES NEW COLONY
 FOR JUNEAU
Will Try to Get Eagle River Valley Thrown Open
 to Settlers

Paul Satko, robust Virginian who became an Alaskan with his family lost summer when he landed here with the strange Ark Of Juneau, re- turned on the steamer North Coast today after a trip East ito see lot of people" and announced he would file on the entire Eagle River valley fer homestead purposes.
 The statement sounds rash. but satko makes a plausible explana- tion.
 T told the Land Office nj wash ingtcn there was room for only forty settlers in Southeast Alaska" Sat ko said. They didn't believe me and so we went through the records. Sure enough. they found there were only that many places open for home stealing The rest of the land was under the Forest Service.
 "Thsy explained to me. though, Satko continued, That I could file on that land with the declaration it was mere suitable for agriculture than forest land. It's up to the For est Service to decide whether or not they want trees or people out there at Eagle River They can throw 1t open if they want to-"
 Meanwhile, Satko hopes to do a little work on his cabin cn the Her bert River road this winter and see if he can be ready to move in when spring breaks.
 "Then if we can get that land thrown open. there'll be lots Of people that will want to come up, 7 Satko said Everywhere 1 went peo- pie were interested in coming north like we did We can raise wonderful vegetables out there-not wheat of course, but good root crops, and lots of people are making a living rais- ing foxes and mink. We could have a real community cut there and we'd have enough people for school"
 Satko and two other end of the road parents recerstly asked the Territory for a school, Satko said but didn't get much satisfaction. '
 I've got a letter from woman who is Q school teacher. Satko said Shell teach the first eight grades at any rate and that's something. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
Make Caustic Comment Re-. gdrding President
 Rooseve!t's s Talk NAzIS REFUSE TO BE
 PROVOKED, HOWEVER
UtteranCes Believed 10 Convey Hitler 5 Opinion
 of Aid 10 Britain

BERLIN. Dec. 31.-The German newspapers, without consent Of the German Government. it is claimed, today released a torrent of caustic comment on American President R,oc~avelts latest suggestion that the United States give every possible aid to Great Britain.
 In explosive editorials, the news papers declare there is evidence on every side Of tersing emotions but at the same time the newspapers made loud declarations that Germany will not permit herself to get un- duly excited or allow herself to be provoked
 There is an apparent disposition expressed by the newspapers that the whole controversy be referred pack to the conscience of the Ameri- ean people"
 The newspapers, especially these ssued this afternoon, and before Hitler made his address to the Ger nan armies, said America should 1e given time to consider all steps ,efore she becomes hostile to Ger many
 Informed sources said it is believ- d the newspapers however in their comment constitute Hitlers reply to 2oosevelt's Sunday night speech.
 The newspapers, in general, as- umed the attitude that American Presidents talk twas in an undigni- fled tone, arguments weak and withal, not convincing"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l. - The name is Marion Post. Not being one-man census bureau, couldn't be positive, but think she is the only full-time woman photogra- pher now in the employ of Uncle Sam. (Dorothea Lange, who used to be, now is on part-time schedule with the Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics)
 Marion is one of the three pho- tographers on the staff of the Farm Security Administration. For more than two years she has haunted farms in every state east of 'Ol Man River.
 A tall wispy young woman, with blue eyes and cascade of curly dark brown hair which she usu- ally binds in red bandana, she has beesf mistaken for gypsy; arrested for a spy; ordered off
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
Forecasts Are Made that
 Tomorrow Will See Blasts from Air HITLER MAKES TALK TO GERMAN FORCES
Does Nof Reply 10 Roose. veIf's Address But Makes
 an Indirect Reference
(By Associated Press)

The closing hours of 1940 brought lull in the aerial siege of Great Britain while Fuehrer Hitler, in a New Years message to his troops. declared that 1941 will bring com- pletion of the greatest victory in our history"
 Bad weather on both sides of the English Channel kept both British and German bombers grounded ov- ernight and ushered in the last day of the year quietly but amid fore casts of more intensive aerial war fare for New Years Day.
 Although Hitler made no refer ence to President Roosevelt's defense address of last Saturday night in which the United States Chief Ex- ecutive flatly predicted the defeat of the Rome-Berlin Axis, informed Nazi sources said the speech was stocked with insults to Germany and Italy" but the two nations will not be pro- voked"
 Hitler, in his message to the Ger man forces which have overrun most of Europe this year, declared Ger many is threatened by the world. by the will of democratic war. in citers and their Jewish capitalistic wire pullers, but the war must con- tinue.'
 Hitler's Number One Aide, Goer- ing, in reviewing the events of the past year. asserted the German Air Forces have fulfilled their pledge one hundred fold in retaliation for British air raids on Nazi land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
300 AIR LINKED CITIES

More than 300 cities and towns in the United States are now linked together by regular air service. The American international air transport system, Pan American Airways. joins the United States with over 50 for eign countries and colonies, includ- ing all Latin America, Europe, AL aska, New Zealand and the Orient.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
Bardia Is Resisting
 All Atfa(k
Besieoed Port Continues Holding Out Against
 Bombdrdment

CAIRO, Dec. 31. The British Middle East Command reports the Italian defenders of the besieged Bardia have been pounded relent- lessly by artillery but apparently continue to passively await events. The defenders have replied some what to our artillery attacks
 No indications are given just when the British forces will attempt to storm the Fascist defended Libyan port and finally capture it. The port has been under British siege for two weeks,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31

WASHINGTON. = One of the most difficult things to find out about the progress of the defense program is the rate of production or procurement" as military ex- perts call it.
 There has been fanfare about the fact that the Defense Commis- sion has cleared" some $10,000,- COG GOO worth of projects and that of this vast sum, orders for around S9,OOc. .OO0,0O0 actually have been let. But on the all-important de- tail of when these arms, ships, planes. etc., will be forthcoming there is deep silence.
 This is not recent development From the start of the defense pro- gram all public announcements cf Army and Navy contracts have carefully omitted any information about delivery dates. The official explanation has been military precautiOn.'
 Doubtless there are instances where secrecy is necessary. But it also is true that the great bulk of Army and Navy procurement can be found minutely itemized in the published hearings of the con e.essional appropriation commit tees. and any foreign power that wants to find out what is what about our defense need only read these free public documents.
 In some official quarters the opinion prevails that the real rea- son for secrecy is not so much military precaution" as the desire to suppress the fact that output is dragging
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
BALKANS
 s- FIGHTING INTENSE
FdsCists Make Counter At- tdeks-Greeks Appdr-
 emily Victorious
(By Associated Press}

In the Balkan war the Greeks are reported today to have captured Sev- eral thousand more Italians and this in the face of strong Fascist counter attacks which have been smashed.
 Mussolini's legions are said to be fighting with renewed activity.
 The Greek High Command said Alpine ski troops who were attacked by Greek advance forces, kicked off ther skis and scattered, many, however, being taken prisoners later.
 The Greek High Command assert the Fascist forces have inflicted con- siderable losses on the Greeks Ill local fighting"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
President To Discuss
 Big Topic
Expected Message 10 Con. Qress Will Be on Aid
 10 Britain

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. = Presi- dent Roosevelt, it is indicated at the White House today, will probably discuss in his annual message to Congress next Monday, a plan of landing or leasing war equipment to England.
 Presidential Secretary Stephe en Early said it seems logical to him that the President will talk about the proposal in his message.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
AMERICAN
 PLANES 10
 DECIDE WAR
AirUdft Made in Unite d States Will Prove 10
 Be Great Fdefor

LONDON, Dec. 31 = American made aircraft will prove the decisive factor in the air war in 1941
 This is the declaration of one high in the Royal Air Force in a statement today to correspondents of American newspapers.
 This official said the American planes are superior to anything that has been flown so far in the Euron can war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l. = The curtain comes down cn the l94( financial show with the national income, Federal expenses and tax receipts all sprinting upward or the economic charts.
 And right at this point, the President sits down with the lead CTS of Congress to figure out what to do about it.
 AS usual in emergencies ex- penses will shoot off tffe graphs first. Come June 30, next, and well probably be spending xat the rate of Sl3,O0O, ,00O,000 a year. the fastest peacetime rate in the nations his tory.
 The national income and the national tax receipts, those par alleling twins of the economic charts, are making a race of it too. The latest Commerce De- partment estimates boost the prob- able national income Of American citizens for 1940 up to $74,000, ,000,- 0o0. our greatest since 1929.
 All of which adds up to 2 shorter or longer period of pros perity, as both the Wall Street and Washington economists seem to agree. But that doesn't say where we're going financially.
 Frankly, there's no telling. Ever the Presidents. financial advisers and the experts in the Congression- al committees are handicapped hy the speed of our spending and the effect it will have on our national economy in the next year and a half-the period which the budget estimates must cover. The difficulty is fin4lng the formula for future taxing and spending.
 Whatever formula is proposed to Congress by the President is going to be based-aS 1t must be on nothing better than fairly scientific guesses, seasoned with ample measures of political psy- chology.
 The guessers know that na- tional income of citizens and Federal tax receipts have habit of marching up and down the economic charts together. Whe,' income goes up, tax receipts 1oi- low along a year later. It's more of the same when income goes down.
 The question is, how much will the national income be stimulated T
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
SURE CURE FOR
 "G0LDBRICkING'' r

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Dec. 31.-Nurse Jean Greer has discovered sure fire" cure for an insidious army disease known as "goldbricking.
 "Goldbricking, she says, lis what a soldier does when he reports a pretended illness and hope he's go- ing to get out of some work"
 Nurse Greer prescribes "flunky duty" for the patients and reports "The cure is permanent and light ming fast" Flunky duty consists of cleaning hospital utensils, etc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
TRANSPORT OF IT ALY
 T0RpED0ED
Vessel Loaded with War Material for Albania
 soawned by British

BELGRADE. Dec. 31. Reports reaching here said an Italian trans port. loaded with war materials for Albania, has been torpedoed by a British war vessel in the Adriatic and the vessel went down off a Yueoslav port about 20 miles up the coast.
 The report makes no mention of casualties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-31
General Predictions for
 1941;;Sfars presage Year
 Of Most Supreme Crises

In this period of world upheaval astrologers who interpret the mes- sages of the stars reach varying csaiufusions, Dat uif asfEe tnat tht year 194l will bring trcmendous stress and strain to the peoples oi all lands In the horoscope of King George VI of Engand read ult'- mate victory to which the United States will contribute men as well as ships. airplanes and tanks. Self preservation will demand the ut- most effort on the part of our na- ton if we are to maintain democra cy.
 Nature Disturbances
 The year will be marked by many disturbances of nature earthquakes tidal waves, tornadoes and storms of extreme severity. Great property losses will thus be added the des- truction wrought by war. Migra- i tons of populations will cause amaz- ing changes in national characteriS- tics, eradicating distinctive qualities and in the United States, improving the mental and physical powers Of large groups. Inventors and scien- lists will make long strides. Out of the wreck and ruin Of the world eventually will rise no5ler nations and greater cities.
 Signs of Peace
 After this winter Of horrors the summer will bring bitter conflicts but in September there will be signs of peace. The great conjunction oi Saturn and Jupiter in 194i is read as indicating the ending of maiol wars. Though this European war is Plutonian in it's planetary direc- Iion there is abundant promise of progress along new lines of human development.
 U. s. As World Power The United States is to become foremost as world power and along with Canada, which also is to be- come a greater center of world pro- gress, will dominate civilized ad- vancement Supreme achievement of our great democracy will be bought at high price. The next three years are to bring tests that demand heroism and sacrifice. Warning is given that the American way of making fortunes and spending them generously will undergo change This new year marks the growing up of the nation. It lsust put away childish things as it meets courag- eously the ordeals which cannot be escaped. Dictators plainly covet the wealth and endless advantages re- presented by the land that lies be- tween the Atlantic and the Pacific i Oceans.
 British Empire Relations
 Closer relations with the British Empire will be welded by bloodshed and sacrifice. Changes are prognos- ticated in the government of Eng land. Winston Churchill may suffer nervous breakdown that requires q lifting of his burdens as Prime Minister. The King and Queen will continue to gain in the traditional reverence of the people. There is a sign which indicates that the Duke tof Windsor will be called back for important service, crisis revealing his devotion to the nations over which he once reigned.
 The Moon, ruler of Germany. oc-
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