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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Friday night Mrs. Hellman and Elmo
and Reuben were callers at the Will
liam Kyro home.
Mrs. Anna Grutkoski and Walter
called at the John behring's home
last Thursday afternoon while Mrs.
Matt Studnek and sons, Harold and
Joe, spent the evening there. On
Sunday, guests there were Mrs. E. J..
Erickson of Eugene, Ore, and Mrs.
E. j. Johnson and daughters, Travis
and Joyce, of Duluth. Mr.. johnson
is the bridge and building superin-
tendent of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dancer and
baby of Sandstone, visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Heino,
from Friday until Sunday evening.
Ruth Kobernat spent the week.
end with Miss Tattinen Both young
ladies are teachers west of Pine Lake.
Mrs. Henry Schlopkohl spent Sum
day afternoon with her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Makela.
The Walter Makela family and Mrs.
Bertha Mallela were Sunday supper
guests at the Jack Randall home.
Joe Laska of ST. Paul, spent the
weekend here with his parents.
Joe and Agnes Romanowski were
Sunday evening visitors at the John
Albion home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Albion and
children and Miss Florence Hedlund
were entertained at the Albert Clean
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Paul Ward spent Friday aft
arnoon with Mrs. Nels Nordholm
Rosalia Weber of Duluth, visited
her mother and sisters last Thurs
day. In the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wallbaum were callers at the
Weber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einard Mattson were
Sunday dinner guests at the Walter
Mannelin home.
Mrs. Ellen Karvo spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week at the
home of her brother, Walter Name
lin, and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kukkola and
daughter, Marion, spent the week.
end visiting friends and relatives in
Mahtowa and Cromwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schutt Wis
tied their son and family in Kros-
chel Sunday.
Mrs. John Petry and little Richard
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Carl Meidlinger.
The Thimble club met Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Peltola and
about 40 were present, including sew
eral guests. After the business meet
ing bingo, 500 and bunco were played
with several prizes being given The
games were planned by the Misses
Greenberg and Butterwick. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Harvey Miller, assisted by Mrs
Moser, February 10. Miss Greenberg
was co-hostess with Mrs. Peltola.
MIR. and Mrs. Art Stole are the
parents of daughter born Friday
Jan. 26, and both mother and baby
are doing nicely.
A boy was born Tuesday, Jan. 80
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson near
Indian lake, west of town.
Flu is still numbering its victims
in this community, some being quite
i'll. Mrs. Ed Koski was under a doc
tors care Tuesday, as well as many
who were indisposed for only a day
or two.
There was fine crowd at the
Presidents ball Saturday night at
the village hall and receipts for the
infantile paralysis fund will be good
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01
PEACE ENGLISH LUTH. CHURCH

n. opOTIeueT, PASTOR.
Divine services, 1920 a. M; Sum-
day school and Bible class, 10 a. M.
subject, Devotion to the Utmost" will
be the sermon subject preparatory tc
the Lenten season, based on Luke
18, Verses 81 to 43.
The adult choir will sing ''The
Glorious Cross" by Ira B. Wilson
Mrs. John Osladil will sing the sole
part.
All are welcome to our services.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Blood flow through the body tissues
may be doubled or cut in half by a
change of few degrees in tempera-
ture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Sailed meat requires longer boiling
than fresh. Put it into cold water,
quickly bring to boil, then let it
simmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Ask the neighbor who borrows this
paper, why he doesn't subscribe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Women of Stourbridge, England,
mold bricks by pressing the moist
clay into the forms with their bare
feet.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-01

Business moves ahead as business
men begin to Advertise.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

juvenile news. 1iAhe SoVHsh'
paper staff together. My friends
and I Investigated and found the
rumor was true. The teacher said
she would furnish the material for
a newspaper If we would furnish
the news.
The pressroom was to be In her
basement, and staff meetings were
to be held every other week. We
spread the word, and pretty soon a
fairly large staff had volunteered.
Each reporter on the paper now
has a badge for identification. The
first edition Of the Woodlawn Echo
Reporter was published in Sep
tember by hectograph, but copies
since then have been mimeographed
by the Chamberlain Vocational
School. The first and second is
sues were distributed to all the
homes in Woodlawn Village free Of
charge to get people acquainted with
our paper.
The last three issues have been
sold for a nickel a copy. People
seem to enjoy reading the paper, OF
which 200 copies are distributed
each month. We write items Of
neighborhood happenings, inter-
views with citizens of Woodlawn
Village and stories about their hob
bies, as well as riddles and jokes.
Illustrations are drawn by the
stafi and traced on stencils by
Chamberlain typists. We take ad-
vertisements from the stores in the
neighborhood.
There is a map OF the village in
our pressroom. The homes are
marked with the numbers of the
houses and the names of the own
ers. We have q file of circulation
cards and records.
The paper now more than pays
for itself with the income from sale
of copies and advertising. Profits
are used for charitable purposes.
With the additional help Of dona-
tions from our neighbors the stafi
gave four baskets to needy families
during the THANKSGIVING and
| Christmas seasons.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Junior High Broadcasts

the store as directed, but Mr.. Grant,
the storekeeper, was suspicious. He
checked a secret service bulletin and
found the bill Tommy had was
counterfeit. He called the police.
Tommy found himself in the tolls
of the law, but was able to prove
to police he had been used as
dupe for a counterfeiter.
Tommy learned lot about money
from Secret Service Agent Brent
Adams. He learned that faces Of
great Americans seen on currency
are engraved sharply and clearly
and are delicate in detail. He learn
ed that George Washington's por-
trait appears on 81 bills. Thomas
Jefferson on 81 bills. Lincoln on
"fivers," Alexander Hamilton on
$40 notes, Andrew Jackson on $40
bills, U. S. Grant on $50 bills and
Benjamin Franklin on s100 notes.
Later, at a police lineup, Tommy
identified the man who had asked
him to pass the spurious bill. The
man was convicted and Tommy re-
ceived a reward for his assistance.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

dolls. she collects post cards Of
foreign lands.
In her collection Is q Welsh
girl doll, wearing a high black silk
hat and a little red cape, typical
around mining towns in Wales. An
other doll is Norwegian, dressed in
peasant attire. This doll won first
prize at the Minnesota State Fair
in 1888.
Other interesting dolls are an
Arabian priest, Alaskan boy, Amish
man and a Greek doll dressed to
represent Odysseus. Perhaps the
most elaborately dressed dolls are
a Chinese bridegroom, stunningly
attired in orange cloth, heavily en-
broidered, with high golden head
dress, and high caste Chinese
woman, Pen-Ying. dressed in a
heavily embroidered deep purple
costume with a small gold cap.
Junes Russian doll. a figure Of
Princess Anastafa of the Car S
royal court. is hand-sewn and
richly dressed with fine silk and
pearl trimming. and beaded head
dress with lace finger tip train.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
PriSes Totaling IS
offered for Best
| Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star.
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions published
each week. The following rules
must be observed:
l. All contributions must be origi-
nal
2 Name, age, address, telephone
number df any and school of the
author must appear at the top Of
the first page of every contribution.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; if typewriter
they must be double spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions
5. Contributions will not be re-
IuIlleU.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however,
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
KNOW YOUR MONEY.

Merchants and cashiers who take
In money must be on the lookout
for counterfeit money and counter
feiters. The same is true OF boys
and girls because the United States
secret service has records OF many
cases in which counterfeiters have
used school children to pass
fraudulent money upon unsuspect-
ing storekeepers.
Let's take as an example the case
Of Tommy Kenton, typical Ameri-
can boy, high school sophomore and
football player, walking slowly home
one afternoon and wondering how
to finance date with his best girl.
A strange man, on whom Tommy
noticed three moles on his left
cheek, accoSted Tommy and asked:
want to earn a half buck?"
"You bet I do" replied Tommy.
20. K.," said the man. run to
the store on the corner and get me
a package of cigarettes. Here's q
$40 bill, and be sure to bring back
al the change" Tommy went to
Evening star., 1940-02-04

were book racks, corner shelves,
bird houses, book ends, tie racks and
letter holders.
Both boys and girls were busy in
other parts of the school. In art
classes, they were painting, varnish-
ing, sewing, embroidering and color
ing.
The exhibition included pictures,
needlework, pin trays, vases, doll
dresses, stuffed dolls, handkerchiefs
and laundry bags. The younger
children had Christmas cards on
exhibition. In fact, there was such
a variety of items that it would be
difficult to describe all of them.
Before the holidays, the students
took their handiwork home. Some
items were given as Christmas pres
ents. They were useful gifts and
were greatly appreciated, because
the children made them themselves.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Uncle Rays Corner

fairly widely in making false teeth
for human beings.
The tusks are important In tear.
ing and cutting plants from the
bottom of lake or river. The ami
mails travel about in herds of Is to
80 members, and they clear away
much of the plant life in the water.
1t is believed they have kept certain
slow African streams from being
choked up with weeds. Without
their work, large areas in tropical
Africa probably would be turned into
swamp lands through the choking
Of rivers.
Thinking Of the big teeth. we
might fancy the hippopotamus to be
fierce" but it is not flesh eater.
1t is not likely to attack people un-
less whipped up to anger, when 1t
may be dangerous indeed. Crocodiles
which have got in the way have
found out that those big teeth have
great crushing power! People in
boats have learned that their craft
can be upset by his bulky animal.
There are two ways to spell the
plural of hippopotamus. We may
write 1t "hippopotami" or hippopota-
muses." However we spell it, the
name is q bit of q "pawbreaker.
Climb on Banks.
Although the animals stay in the
water most Of the time during day.
light, they climb up on the banks
1T night. In dark hours they grase
on plant life which they f,nd on the
ground. Fields of hay and grain In
Africa have been cut down by
herd almost as evenly a II they had
been "mown."
The hippopotamus was known to
the ancient Romans and took part
In the sports" Of their arenas. One
Of the beasts was taken alive to
England in 1884. and caused great
wonder. 1t was sold for a sum equal
In our money to about $1,000.
The price of hippopotamus to-
day is not nearly so high. but 1t is
one Of the costly animals Of our
zoos. Not only Is the first cost high,
but there Is trouble In feeding 1t.
It's stomach will hold from 5 to 8
bushels Of plant food!
T~eA. 64
Read "Usels Rays csrssr" sosry
day in The E0esiss Star.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

pul PIC
Frances favorite pastimes are
dancing and dramatics. She has
tap-danced in four minstrel shows
and taken part in a number of
school plays She also likes art
work and designing, and her ambi-
ton is to become dress designer.
Frances is sports enthusiast.
Her favorite sports are swimming
and tennis, and she plays either
forward or guard on the girls first
string basket ball team. For three
years she has been a member of the
girls track team, running in one
relay and two 50-yard dashes. She
lives at 3l0l Bunker Hill road,
Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Editors Note - The tolloU,ng
article is one of series on sub
jects dramdtised by the Cross
roads Thedter Players in pro-
grams arranged by The Star and
broadcast ouer Station WMAL in
cooperation Dith the National
Broadcasting Co. and the Dis
trict junior high schools. The
Treasury Department also CO.
operated in drnndtisdtion OF the
current subject. Watch The Star
for eract times OF these broad
casts.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

flame. I held the flaming torch in
my hand and ran out of the kitchen
into the dining room, screaming and
running around.
The shoe horn was so hot that I
dropped it on the rug, which also
caught fire. Mother heard me and
came running. She picked up the
burning shoe horn, hot as 1t was,
and threw it into the sink. Then
she quickly stomped out the fire on
the. rug. She burned her hand
putting out the fire and I almost
burned mine by playing in such =
dangerous way.
However. this was q good lesson
to me, and 1t should be . warning
to other children that they should
not play with fire.
A contagious laugh never makes
0pn Sick
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Stamp Collector
BY HAZEL SOUDER, 13,
Damascus (Md.) High School.

DaHaSCuS INIuJ 11IEH CCIIoo1.
MY hobby is collecting stamps. 1t
is a lot of fun, and have stamps
from the United States, Germany,
France, Canada and other countries.
I started the collection long time
ago. but at first I didn't get many
stamps, so lost interest for few
years. This year, however, I have
renewed my interest In stamps, and
the collection Is growing.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

street, was ap-
preached by a
young lad, who
asked him if he
could be of help.
>The boy showed
h i'm to tn e
street, but re-
fused to accept
pay for his serv-
ice. He was a
Boy Scout, and
he told M r
Boyce about the
S ut move
ment.
Mr.. Boyc {
Evening star., 1940-02-04

from Norway
but had visited
al! the courts of
Europe and had
a fund of knowl-
edge about their
costumes. Each
year at Christ
mas she would
have six or eight
children C ON e
f ro m Europe
and invite one
A m e an to
meet them. One
y e ar, ! W a S
chosen. and was
it eXcitingl"
Evening star., 1940-02-04

pressed PRIDE IN
their achieve
ments.
Under the d.
rection of Mrs.
Mary Wachwitz
a group of boys
previously had
opened a work.
shop in a vacant
room, starting
with PRACTICAL lily
nothing but tools
and boxes picked
up here and
there. The re-
suits of this in
Evening star., 1940-02-04

kitchen playing
with a celluloid
shoehorn that !
took from q set
on m o t h err S
dresser.
A kettle Allied
with water was
boiling on the
stove. with steam
shooting from
the nozzle. !
held the horn
in front of the
steam, trying to
m a ke 1t hot.
Suddenly t h e
horn hurst. into
Evening star., 1940-02-04

One day an Englishman petted
a hippopotamus at q ZOO. No harm
came to him, except that he spoiled
one Of his new kid gloves. The ami
mails hide was oily, and the oil
soaked into the glove.
The oil is Of q reddish color. This
fact has given rise to stories that
q hippopotamus "sweats blood"
Most of the time "hippos" stay
in rivers or lakes. They swim
about, or 60 down to the bottom to
look for plant food. While SWIM
ming they often are almost covered
with water, but have the nostrils
and eyes above the surface. They
breathe air. but 60 under water for
8 or 10 minutes.
A baby hippopotamus Is not 50
expert at swimming or holding its
breath as its mother. It may stand
on the mothers back. and stay there
where 1t can breathe air while she
is under water. The baby, or "calf"
can walk . little within an hour
after 1t is born. In about six years
it grows to full size.
Larger Than Rhinos.
These African animals rank Sec
ond in size among the worlds four
legged beasts. They are larger than
rhinos, but do not reach the size
Of weight Of African elephants.
Some extra-large ones weigh four
tons. almost rs much as large Afri-
can elephants.
At . ZOO We are likely to see .
hippopotamus In the water or lying
on the floor Of its pen. The Hg
beast has strong legs, however. and
they can hold up the great, bulky
body. When standing, 1t Is about
1 feet high at the shoulders.
The body Of . hippo" may be
from u to IA feet long. Its head
alone may have . length Of 3 feet.
What Jaws there are In the head!
They can open to . distance Of two
or ) feet, and have caused their
owner to be called "the beast Of the
yawning mouth"
Long Teeth.
In the jaws are long teeth, some
times called "tusks." They often are
from 1 to 8 inches long. Extremely
big ones. with length Of or 10
inches, have been obtained. At one
time the ivory in the tusks was used
Evening star., 1940-02-04

America in 1909, and the following
year he started the Boy Scouts of
America, which was incorporated on
February 8, 1910.
Boy Scouts have been of great
service in times OF floods, fires,
earthquakes and tornadoes. Several
points of their training are patriot
ism, courage, health and good citi-
zenship. The organization has
grown from an active membership
of $1,000 to over 100000.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Woodlawn Echo
Reporter. 1t Is
a non-proft en-
terprise, because
the proceeds are
d e v o e d to
charity.
During t h e
8 u m m er we
heard the rumor
that a lady in
the neigh b o r.
hood, a teacher
in the Wash
ington public
schools, W a S
trying to get a
Evening star., 1940-02-04

nX surrounded
by multi i-colored
shells. Hidden
among the shells
is a small light.
I have a match
ing holy water
crucible m a d e
of white shells
and tinted with
pink and blue
hues."
Most of her
other sea shells
are from Chesa-
peake Bay. and
their predom-
inant color is
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Temptation
Prize Contribution.
By LILLIAN HODGE, IL

Randall Junior High School.
Once I saw a piece of pie,
Upon the kitchen shelf so high,
I looked at it, so crisp and brown,
And from the shelf I took it down.
And with a twinkle Of the eye,
I swallowed a piece of the pie.
The pie was good as good could be.
The rest of it was tempting me.
I had eaten all the pie,
Oh, how I began to cry,
I didn't mean to eat it all, you see
But temptation had the best of me
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Brownie
BY PATRICIA MORAN, Is,

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
A small brown dog with a short
curly tail,
Two bright eyes and Z nose that
didn't fail,
Four tiny feet, free and swift aS
a hare's,
Coming to meet me and lessen my
cares.
Darn that dog, he jumped on my
skirt,
And those small feet were covered
with dirt!
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Since receiving her second doll,
June mas enlarged her collection,
first slowly, and more recently, quite
rapidly by gifts from relatives and
friends. In order to learn more
about the original homes of her
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Scouts to Observe
Thirtieth Birthday
On Thursday
BY ANNA E. MOORE, IA,
Macfarland Junior High School.

The Boy Scouts of America will
be 30 years old on Thursday. Will
liam D. Boyce, Chicago publisher
and traveller, was in London in 1908
and, while looking for a certain
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Boy Finds Playing
With Fire Is Bad
Business
Prize Contribution
BY ROY BERKMAN, 10,

When I was 5 years old, I had
an experience I will never forget.
While my mother and sister were
in the living room, was in the
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Berwyn Students
Hold Exhibition of
Handicraft Work
BY HELEN GOOD, IA,
Hyattsville High School.

Students of the Berwyn Elemen-
tary School gave a handicraft ex-
hibition shortly before Christmas,
and their parents and teachers ex-
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Prize Contribution
BY FLORENCE NJ. HUNTER, Is,
Mnurt Rainiar lAGd \ IIinh Schaal

owas 16 senior Mount Rainier High School has
collection of shells the Atlantic
preiest groups shells
by friend in Miami Beach, Fla.
background is
made of colors. a
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Proceeds Go
ToCharity
Woodlawn Village
Children Gather
News for Monthly
Prize Contribution
By ELAINE COOPER, Il.
WashinRton-Lee High School.
Arlington, Va.

Twenty children In our neighbor-
hood, ranging from 8 to 16 years
old, went to work last summer on
our neighborhood newspaper, the
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Prize Contribution
BY JANET MORAN, II,
Bethesda- Chevy Chase HiRh Echnnl

Righor IT, $40 Rolling Chevy
collects dolls interesting story
Dolls just toys to June until friend Detroit Miller
showed her how interesting collecting odd dolls could This
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Christmas, another lovely doll was
under the Rightors' tree. This
time it was Dutch doll.
Mrs. Miller" said June, was
Evening star., 1940-02-04

A contagious laugh never makes
one sick.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

made up of many colors. "On a
mound" she said, "is a black cruci-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-08-23

Ethiopian Clowns baseball team returned
last Monday night defeat the equally fast the
Monah 63 The crowd of 5000 received quite thrill
of the pitchers battle between the Clowns pitcher mpo"
the Monarh Hilton Smith, both speed and ball artists
Sensational fielding plus sparkling baseunnng combined
timely hitting by both kept the fans edge all evening
shadow ba game performed by players Ethiopian squad
drew many laughs.
of confused when the called
attempted inning
for the sake of those FANS here's what the good old rules
"A batsma out: he attempts hinder the catcher
fielding throwing the ball stepping outside of the line of the
batsman position ater box obstruc
with that player"
Ske-ou Artist: Hugh Shuck pitching for the Halle
Mdgets the St. Paul Municipal League, all Midget
by striking 108 schedule
who thirteen hopes
another "Impo"
Golf: Local boys who participated in the Central Golf
Tournament down good old Kansas City last Saturday Sunday
back to the Twin Towns handed for the second
chap by the of Anthony Gray last champ
back this year pull repeater, Grays being 1911
Local boys attend the John Williams Bert David
Ray Dysar Fred JONES' Jimmy Murray and Bobby
years tournament has been awarded to Omaha, Neb.
Kenny Washington Kenny Washington famous UCLA hafback
College ASar team, expected play big
in the football at Soldiers Field August 29h Wash
ington is versatile passer and runner
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-08-23

Young women with less training
than you have are having to work
and support themselves and you
must do it also.
P. c.: My wife won't stay at
home at all and I want to know if
it is best that I get me a divorce?
Should I keep giving over to her
like I do?
Ans: A man sc years of age
should avoid a divorce if it is at
all likely that he can solve his
problem. Your wife is going
through an age of "gadding about"
and you may as well adjust your
self to it. It won't last long for
she won't be physically able to con-
tinue at this pace very long. HUI
NOR her and say nothing . in
few months or a year life will be
different for you.
A. A. B.: My husband has been
sick for quite awhile. We are plan