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

week and a fine sum was realized TO
add to the Finnish refugee fund. On
Saturday the Finnish ladies served
coffee and lunch to the public at the
Izaak Walton League cabin and do
nations amounted to a considerable
sum as result of this endeavor.
Another all-Finnish movie will be
shown some time in February, the
date to be announced later. Your
donations will be most welcome to
the thousands who are homeless in
Finland as the result of incessant
bombing of both towns and country
side. The total cleared from the two
events was S3l.
The Junior class and the coach,
Miss Edna Greenberg, are to be COM
plimented on the fine performance
when the play, "Ghost of the Air.
was given Wednesday night of last
week. There was a good attend
ance and the class realized nice
sum, which will be used later in the
banquet for the seniors and faculty.
Maxine Shafer gave tap dance
club sang two numbers between acts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Parvey are happy
over the arrival of daughter, Ida
Mae, at their home Monday, Jan. %.
Mrs. Parvey and baby are doing nice
ly and are being cared for by Mrs.
Art Moilunen.
Word has been received of the
birth of son, David Edward, Thurs
day, Jan. 25, in Duluth, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence E. Cox Mrs. Cox is
the former Erna Hacker and is the
daughter of Mrs. Joe Schilling.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mannelin took
Mrs John Wiljakkala to Duluth Sat-
urday when she entered hospital
for few days rest and treatment.
Mrs. V. E. Shafer and Mrs Lynn
Smith attended the Subcommittee
meeting of the Pine county nursing
advisory board at Willow River Fri
day afternoon Mrs. Herb johnson
was the hostess and after the meeting
served a delicious lunch. The ladies
worked on a confinement package
which will be available to any one
needing it in the county.
There will be services at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening, Feb. 4
at p. m. with the pastor, Rev E. j
Murdach, in charge. All are well
come.
Lyle Bergseth of Minneapolis, was
home over the weekend until Tues
day evening. Sunday dinner and
supper guests included Edna Walker
Irene Pearson of Askov, returned
home Sunday after helping at the
Elmer Bosch home the past month.
Sunday afternoon callers at the
Thompson-Willman home were Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Martin, Kenneth Mar
tin and Robert Rantala of Sandstone
Otto Martin of Duluth, and Mr.. and
and Mrs. VIM. Martin and children OF
west of Finlayson.
Matt Ojala came home last week
from Toledo, Ohio, to spend a few
weeks before the spring opening OF
work on the Great Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hansen were
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Meidlinger.
Mrs. Anna Entner was called to
Minneapolis Saturday morning where
her daughter, Elaine, was very ill
Mr.. and Mrs. Otty Petry took her
and remained until Sunday after
noon. Elaine is suffering from a heart
ailment and has been at the home
of cic I,,f {,J- -
versity hospital last Thursday, and
on Saturday was given blood trans
fusion and another one Sunday, i'm
proving rapidly, so she was very COM
Portable Sunday afternoon. Otto
Petry and Gust Entner were the
blood donors. Mrs. Entner remained
to be near her daughter for a few
days longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlyn Smith enter
tanned Opal Cummins and Lewis Gil
bert of Barnum, at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Faudskar spent
Sunday afternoon in Bruno at the
Englund home.
The Jack Srok family and the Rich
ard Foley family spent Sunday after
noon at the Emil Nader home and
were supper guests there.
Mrs. John Moser returned home
Sunday from Duluth, where she had
spent few days.
The Walter Jensen family of east
of Rutledge, visited at the Ernst Bell
ing home Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony behring's re-
turned home Sunday afternoon from
Duluth where they had spent the
week at the bedside of their daugh-
ter, Mary, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis, the week pre-
vious. She was given blood trans
fusion Sunday morning and was much
better when they left although she
had been critically i'll all week. She
is a student at the Duluth State
Teachers college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sparks and
family were Sunday afternoon call
ers at the Bert Sears home. Ruby
Sears, who works for Mrs. Beck, was
also home for the day.
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