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Evening star., 1940-10-14
Officers Elected

The North Capitol w. C. T. U. has
elected the following officers for the
coming year: President, Mrs. Mary
Arnold; vice president, Mrs. R. w.
Moore; treasurer, Mrs. Maggie Line
back; recording secretary, Mrs.
Fannie Birge, and corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Charles Butler.
The North Capitol Loyal Temper
ance Legion has been divided into
two groups, officers for the Junior
Legion being as follows: President,
Peggy Graham; vice president, John
Akey; secretary, Bobby Lee Watt.
and treasurer, Gordon Gemeny
The officers for the Senior Legion
are: President, Margaret Ford; vice
president. Shirley Traub; secretary,
Marguerite McCandless, and treas
urer, Ethelyn Hobbs.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Breakfast Honors
Pen Women's Board

Mrs. Lulua Gable Giese OF Sewick-
ley, Pa, was hostess at breakfast yes
terday morning at the Willard Hotel
to all visiting and local members OF
the national board Of the League OF
American Pen Women. Honor
guests were Mrs. Edna Knight
Gasch, president of the national
league. and Mrs. Robert H. Hartley
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A meeting of the national board
was held Immediately following the
breakfast.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Mrs. Arnold Heads
w. G.. T. L. Group

Mrs. Mary Arnold has been elected
president of the North Capitol w. c.
T. U. for the coming year. Other
officers include Mrs r. W. Moore,
vice president; Mrs Fannie Birge.
recording secretary Mrs. Charles
Butler, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Maggie Lineback. treasurer.
The union sponsors both Youths
Temperance Council and a Loyal
Temperance Legion. Scrapbooks for
hospitals, envelopes containing Jokes
for Walter Reed Hospital and 500
Christmas cards sent to Walter Reed
have been among the contributions
of the young peoples groups. In
addition, 20 speech contests have
been held.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Writer'S League
Meets Thursday

The Writer'S League of Washing
ton will meet at the Mount Pleasant
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, Thursday from to
8 pm.
Original verse submitted to the
Worlds Fair poetry day program
will be presented by Mrs. Leila w.
Marshall. DR.. Rosa B. Forte, Mrs.
Eva Grant Marshall, Miss Anna M
r'riestley, Andrew N. Smith and T. A.
Simons. Experiences by members
and "Tips," edited by Mrs. L. w.
Tilton for the October bulletin of
the National League OF American
PenWomen. will be given.
Future meetings will be held on
the first and third Thursdays of the
month, holidays excepted.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Chi Sigma Holds
Rush Breakfast

Gamma Chapter Of Chi Sigma
Sorority held a rush breakfast at
the Penn Daw Hotel, near Alex
andria, yesterday. with Mrs. Erma
Field as hostess.
Guests Of honor included Marian
Hart, Helen Sullivan, Elizabeth
Powell. Inez Curry and Rita De
Grandias. Inactive and life men,
bers also attended.
New oficers are Margaret Miller
president; Helen Simmons, vice
president; Ellen Ardinger, secretary;
Norma Dewhirst, treasurer, and
Mack Grigsby, historian-reporter
and sergeant alarms.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Indian Aviution Fields
Will Be Expanded

India's civil aviation facilities will
be improved and expanded under
a new government program. During
the next seven years about $750,O0O
will be spent annually for this pur-
pose. The military forces need
increased air facilities and those
planned for civil aviation will help
the army. Night flying facilities
will be installed.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Sorority to Meet

Gamma Chapter Of zeta Beta Chi
National Sorority will meet at the
home of Miss Thelma Ager, IS
Michigan avenue NE, tomorrow at
pm.
Miss Ager is the newly elected
vice president of the chapter.
Other officers are Mrs. Margaret
T. Bennett, president; Mrs. Louise
Stubbs, recording secretary; Miss
Helen Pratt. corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Hortense Olsen,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Democratic Meeting

Mrs. Vivian Simpson will speak
on new amendments to the consti-
tuition at the meeting of the Wom-
ems Democratic Club of Montgom-
cry County tonight at o'clock at
the home of Mrs Lawrence Oman
lev. 6 Williams lane. Alfred Moves
will demonstrate the new voting
machine.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
DAG. Meets Tonight

The Daughters of American Colo
nists will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Womens City Club with
Mrs. Roy c. Bowker, State regent,
presiding. Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova
Ss hostess
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Venture Club to Meet

The Venture Club will meet at 6
pm. Wednesday for dinner and
business at the Silver Bowl 1914
Connecticut avenue NV. Miss Gene
Mera, president. will introduce the
guest speaker, Marcia Adams.
Evening star., 1940-10-14
Colleae Club to Meet

The Connecticut College Club of
Washington met last night at the
home of Miss Jean Howard, 1872
Newton street NV. A "gab-fest"
followed the business meeting.
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Lake View Ripples

Mrs. August Swiderski was hostess
to the citizenship class last Thurs
day afternoon.
Congratulations are extended by
friends to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rabe
of Kroschel, who are the parents of
boy born June 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson spent
Friday evening at the Sylverton Loft
ness home.
Miss Myrtle Loftness left Sunday
for ST. Paul where she will attend
the University of Minnesota for a
short course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Without
spent Tuesday evening of last week
at the August Swiderski home.
Arthur Borchard, Lester Nelson,
Lillian Noble and Mildred Stacy
spent Fathers day with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foss and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rabe and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and
family, Kenneth Kroschel and Otto
Foss, all of Kroschel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Foss and son, Irwin Foss and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness spent
Fathers day at the Peder Loftness
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Borchard spent
Sunday afternoon at the Otto GRADER
home.
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Hay Creek

Victor Carlson of West Duluth,
and Olga Anderson of Markville,
visited here Sunday.
Gust Moser returned to his work
Monday.
Rev. Somer and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Chatelle were visitors in Cloquet last
Thursday. Rev. Somer visited the
Polish priest there. He also called
on the Carlton priest in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatelle were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. GLASGOW re-
Gently. The latter is Mrs. Chatelle's
niece. In the afternoon they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Huot. The latter is
Mrs. Chatelle's sister. She has been
in very poor health for some time.
L. L. Shew was in Sandstone last
Thursday.
Vene Holler called at the Joe Cha
telle home Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott and
children were in Markville one day
last week.
Mrs. Tillie Lawson of Luck, Wis,
has been visiting old friends for a
week.
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DanfOrth

The annual school election will be
on the evening of June 25 this year.
Choir practice will be at the john
son home Monday evening, June "a.
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be at Pine Lake Tuesday, June
25th.
Cemetery day will be on the after
noon of June o. Those who care to
help are cordially invited.
The Ladies' Aid sale Friday eve
ming was well attended and the ladies
are appreciative to all who took part
in it. A neat little sum was realized
Mrs. G.. E. Hendricks, Mrs. Carl
Swanson and Mrs. Enrol Holmes at
tended Achievement day at Grind
stone lake last Thursday.
Miss Helen Bergtholdt, who has
been visiting the past two weeks at the
Percy Moore home, left for Florisant,
Mo-, Monday to visit at the home of
her parents through the summer.
Mrs. Carl Swanson entertained the
members of her Sunday school at her
home Sunday afternoon after Sum-
day school meeting.
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Sturgeon Beach

Joe Selenski and Evan Hammer
planted 10 more cans of walleyed
pike in Sturgeon lake Tuesday of last
week. These cans of fry were re-
ceived through the Federal govern
ment.
The St. Paul Fraternal Order of
Eagles drill team stopped over Sat-
urday night at Camp Edelweiss on
their way to Cloquet. They were
enroute to join a convention in that
city where they were to be on dress
parade. Clarence Burmayer was a
former member of this drill team
Dinner guests at the H. G. Beccue
home Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Grabau, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Tarnowski and Mary Lee and Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Wood and Jerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Whiting and
children motored to Cloquet Sum-
day where they visited relatives and
viewed the parade which took place
at one o'clock in honor of the Eagles
convention held there Sunday.
Mr.. Close called at the Burmayer
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grabau left
Sunday for a new home near Du-
luth, Floyd being employed there.
Mrs. Harold Theis visited at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
j. Close last week. She drove to
Minneapolis Saturday, taking her par
ents with her. Saturday evening they
attended the graduation exercises at
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the University of Minnesota when
son, Robert, graduated. They re-
turned home Sunday accompanied by
their son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Anderson and
Keith called at the H. c. Beccue home
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Burmayer,
Jerry and Carol, and Charles Jahnke
spent from Friday night until We'd
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Burmayer. Jerry will remain at
Camp Edelweiss with his grandpar-
ents during his summer vacation.
Mrs. A. E. Wood and Virginia and
Mrs. E. Eaton called at the Her
man Beccue home Sunday.
Mrs. M. ]. Close, Mrs. Harold Theis
and Mrs. Roger Wood and son were
Moose Lake callers last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grabau called
at the R. A. Wood home Saturday
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
Hincklev

Little Clifford Rolf spent last week
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Rolf,
of Beroun.
Miss Wanda Jebe of Groningen,
visited Friday at the Mike Robertson
home.
The Geo. Judkins family have
moved from the Cyr apartment to
the Tommy Thompson apartment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Saloka were
Twin Cities visitors over the week.
end
A large number from Hinckley
were Pine City visitors at the Legion
convention Sunday afternoon and
evening. A very beautiful parade
passed down the streets around 4
o'clock.
The Deliver Pearson family have
moved into the John Patrick house.
Jack Eddy has purchased the Pear
son house and is doing considerable
remodeling.
DR.. c. G. Kelsey was confined to
his bed over the weekend but is
somewhat improved at this writing.
Mrs. Nyline was a business caller
in Minneapolis last Thursday. Miss
Inez Robertson cared for the children.
Stanley Toering left Friday for
Gary, Ind, where he was called back
to work in the steel plant.
Dave Mckay of Rush City, called
on Everett Atkins last Thursday aft
ernOOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Atkins were
business callers in Pine City We'd
nesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Toering spent
Sunday in Minneapolis and Monday
and Tuesday in ST. Charles visiting
Mrs. Toering's sister, Mrs. Geo.
BiWer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Healy and
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Kingsdale

Miss Ellen Johnson, daughter of
Sam johnson, living east of town,
and Mr.. Enock Ekberg were married
Friday. Congratulations are ex-
tended to them by their many friends
in the community.
Betty Aarlie, who has been en-
ployed in Duluth, returned home Sun
day.
Mrs. Aarlie, Mrs. Benson, Mrs.
Haugen and Mrs. Barton attended
the Ladies Aid meeting at the Albert
Anderson home east of town last
Thursday.
The folks here gathered at the H.
w. Frederick home last Thursday
evening for a farewell party. AS
the depot here is to be closed, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick are moving to
Harris where MIR. Frederick will be
depot agent. The Cloverton COM
munity had party for them Friday
evening. Their many friends in both
communities are sorry to see them go.
Miss Virginia HARRISON, county
nurse, was caller in town Wednes-
DAY Oh last week.
The Robert Feigum family left for
Glenwood last Thursday, returning
Sunday. AL Quinn of Markville, took
care of the post office while they
were away.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Farrell of Min
neapolis, visited at the A. S. Nord-
quist home Sunday while on their
way to the North Shore.
Raymond Johnson was a dinner
guest at the Nordquist home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Lund returned
Tuesday from Grand Rapids where
they have been visiting friends.
Lois Ristrom returned home from
Minneapolis Sunday.
Rags Carlson of Minneapolis, is
visiting at the Anna Benson home at
this writing.
Leroy Slattengren visited at the
c. Videen home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Campbell and
Kay spent the weekend at Rice Lake
William Frederick drove here from
st. Paul Monday and left Tuesday
morning with Mr.. Frederick on a
fishing trip in northern Minnesota
and Canada.
Inez Frederick, who has been en-
ployed in Duluth, became ill Satur-
day evening and was taken to a
hospital in Superior. Friends hope
for her speedy recovery.
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"You cruel man! How would you
like it if you were hooked?" said a
girl to fellow who had just hauled
northern pike out of a lake. Great
Let's go and get the license" he re-
piled.
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Sand Creek

Members of the Farmers club will
have their annual picnic at Harty's
Lodge at Pine lake Thursday, June
20. All members and friends are in
vited.
The Sand Creek-Danforth Sunday
schools will have their annual picnic
Tuesday, June Is, at Pine lake.
Mrs. Bessie Kench and Ray Thorn
sen recently made a trip to the south
ern part of the state to get Mrs.
Thomson who has been a patient
in a hospital there the past year.
Friends of Mrs. Thomson will be glad
to have her home again.
Elmer Larson took Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Christensen and daughter, Caro-
line, to the Children's hospital in
st. Paul last Thursday for checkup.
Esther Veleau returned home from
hospital Saturday.
Several ladies from this commun-
ity attended the Achievement day
picnic at Grindstone lake last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Stella Brock of Hinckley, Wis
lICO odIloOy at tiiC august I1SSSl0E
home.
Curtis Soderquist left Sunday fore
noon for a visit with friends in Chi
cago.
Members of the All Club attended
the annual All Club picnic at Grind
stone lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Nelson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Svar-
dahl and family and two of the Holm
children visited Sunday afternoon at
the Ed Caron home, it being Judith
AIMS first birthday.
Mrs. Peter Stulen attended peace
conference in Minneapolis Sunday.
Jenette Swanson was one of the
class to be confirmed in the Luth-
eran church in Sandstone Sunday.
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CrOningen

Mrs. Otto Palmer spent a few days
last week with relatives in Mime
apolis.
Miss Helen Miller and brothers,
Glen, John and Leslie, of Hinckley,
visited at the S. Haglin home We'd
nesday evening of last week.
Mrs. Ruth Morley and daughter,
Doris, spent few days with relatives
in Duluth last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bloom and Mr..
and Mrs. Les Bloom of Minneapolis,
spent the weekend at the John
Postma home. Mrs. H. Evjen and
daughter and Miss Hilda Postma of
Minneapolis, spent Sunday there also.
o. E. Oslund visited recently Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Karsky, who are now
living on farm near Pokegama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Klein visited
the Bert Van Der Vert family in
Sandstone Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Olson and chill
dren of Sandstone, called at the J..
AnErum home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Kauppi and son,
Gerald, and daughter, Lorraine, Mrs
Mabel Pearson and daughters, June
and Beverly, of Duluth, Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Johnson and daughter, Austrid,
and son, Carl, of Friesland, and Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Haglin and sons,
Harvey and Gilbert, and daughter,
Florence, spent Sunday at the Severt
Haglin home.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and children
called on Mrs. James Ankrum Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Erickson went to
Duluth recently to visit friends and
relatives for a week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nelson and children of Hinck-
ley, are taking care of the farm work
while they are away.
Miss Evelyn Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Linquist and daughter of the
Twin Cities, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan De-
laney and Mrs. James Ankrum Wis
tied at the Ed Delaney home Sunday.
Olaf Nelson of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend here caring for his
property.
Mrs. Marie Nelson returned Tues
day from the University hospital with
her son, Bobby, who had his tonsils
and adnoids removed.
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East Pine

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hildebrand and
son of Peoria, ILL.,, were visiting at
the Taylor home in Cloverton the
first of the week. Carl attended
school in Cloverton number of years
ago.
A party was held at the Earl Jones
home Tuesday night of last week.
Games and wiener roast formed the
chief activities of the evening. About
20 people were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Grevious and
son, Lance, were visitors at the Nc
Lean home in Markville over the
weekend, returning to their home in
Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.
The Coveau trailer house has made
its appearance in Markville again,
Clint being through with his work
in the western part of the county
for the time being.
Jack and Kenneth Babcock left
via car for the state of Washington
Wednesday morning of last week
where they expect to secure employ
ment.
A fine program was held at the Clo-
verton schoolhouse Wednesday night
of last week. Mrs. Gunnard Lang
strom was in charge. Musical and
other numbers were put on by people
from Markville, Cloverton and Kings
dale. Miss Virginia Karlson, county
ipfn
esting account of her work. Pie and
coffee were served after the program
and a free will offering was taken,
the proceeds to be used to pay the
expense of loan closet for eastern
Pine county.
Mrs. Edwin Carlson and children
left Saturday for Seattle, to join Mr..
Carlson who left some time ago.
They expect to make their home
there where Mr. Carlson has employ
ment. A party was held in honor
of the Carlson family last Thursday
night.
The session of the Cloverton Pres
byterian church met at the Hughes
home Tuesday night of last week.
The session of the Markville church
met Saturday night at the j. T. Bal
lantine home Plans are under way
for joint services of the two churches
on July % and the celebration of the
silver anniversary of the two churches
on September 1.
The vacation Bible school of Mark
vile which this year is being con-
Quoted jointly by the Lutheran and
Presbyterian churches, opened Mon
day with good attendance. The Clo-
verton school will begin Monday,
June "a.
Miss Norma Ballantine left Sunday
to attend the Arrowhead conference
at Camp Siegel, near Gilbert.
A meeting was held at the home
of student pastor Ray Johnson of the
| Zion Lutheran church last Thursday
afternoon to prepare for the COM
ing vacation Bible school,
A meeting of the citizens of Mark
vile was held in the schoolhouse Fri
day night in an attempt to settle
some vital questions relating to the
school. Though no agreement was
reached on the matters under con-
Sideration, there is no doubt but that
the meeting enabled many to get a
better understanding of the situation.
The Noel and Louis Brow families
were in Markville over the weekend
at the home of Mrs. Louise Brow.
The Louis Brow family live in Lake
City and the Noel Brow family in
Superior.
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Mary Lou spent the first part of last
week visiting Mrs. Ray Conner and
family in Kelly Lake.
Burdette Benson, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Nels Benson, is visiting in
Hinckley and taught Bible school
last week in the grade school building.
Mrs. Anna Shoberg has been on the
sick list recently but is somewhat
improved at this writing.
Mrs. Henry Fara enjoyed visit
with her sister, Augusta, from Pine
City, the first part of the week.
The Ford Garage is being re-
modelled by large crew of men.
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and several other members from here
and their wives attended also. They
report one of the most interesting
conventions ever held in the county.
Jack Srok, Jr., spent Sunday with
his cousins, the Foley children.
Sunday dinner guests at the Rudy
Efram home included her mother,
Mrs. Henry Schlopkohl, and brother,
Rudolph, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Makela and children.
Mrs. Bertha Makela was week.
end visitor with Mrs. Luoma at Giese.
The Red Cross call is still more
urgent and you may leave your dona-
tons at any of the business houses
in town. Be generous.
Gerhardt Kraetzner of st. Paul,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Kraetzner.
Mrs. Walter Mannelin and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Einard
Mattson visited Mrs. Mattson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pertulla, and other
relatives in Ironwood, Mich, from
Wednesday until Friday of last week.
Hazel Taylor returned home Sat-
urday from Today visit with friends
at Chisholm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Johnson and
children spent the weekend in Du-
luth with relatives.
The Peace Lutheran church ladies
will hold a rummage sale in the City
hotel Friday and Saturday, June %
and 20. All sort of clothing, hats,
shoes, magazines, fruit jars, dishes
and many other articles will be sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gray of St.
Paul, were weekend guests at the
home of her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Shafer. Mrs.
Skaters brother, Ralph Nelson, and
son of St. Paul, spent Sunday night
there.
Mr.. and Mrs Al Falk and daugh-
ter, Donna Mae, returned to South
ST. Paul recently after spending the
weekend with Mrs. Falk's mother,
Mrs. Oscar Asleson, and other rela-
tiveS. They were accompanied by
Evelyn Olean who will be employed
there.
Mrs. Paul Ward and daughter, OAR
lyme, and son, 10y, spent last Thurs
day afternoon with Miss Lyllian
Petee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fassett were Sum
day afternoon callers at the M. E.
Ward home.
Paul and Albert Ward motored
home from Proctor Sunday afternoon,
returning to their work that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kari and two
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Koenings spent last Thursday eve
ming with Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Kyro.
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well, how about my taking you
to the dance tonight" asked a fell
low of girl he met mo, sir,
1 have a reputation to think Of" she
replied. "What, your reputation for
being on the level?" he asked. ''No,
your reputation for being flat tire"
she replied.