The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-12

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is former school faculty member here and was
co-author with Yves Kohl Of the only locally written
and produced operetta The Candy Makers Dream"
We talked with a salesman Monday who
having a more than usually blue one. The day
was his 18th wedding anniversary and he paid a
than half a million miles; it his first arrest.
Talk is that for every farm for rent in these parts
there are six renters available. One farmer looked
at AZ farms before he gave 1t the nod. There Is
growing agitation among farmers and cottagers
alike for an electric circuit around Sank Lake. Sew
eral are extremely interested in the program, we're
told.
travelling letter file that Gordon Morse has
becomes one of his priced possessions. It was
given him years ago by the late Senator Ernest
Lundeen, airplane crash victim. Here's one. A
young fellow behind several months his car pay
ments was threatened with repossession OF the car
by a garage. . Don't take it he said, I'm getting
married tomorrow" !. Earl Pangburn, who is
working up north, said that his way home a
at dusk a man had driven his car into flock Of
sheep The crash killed outright 20 OF the flock!
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Strange the repercussions of world events into
the smallest crannies of our lives. Names are
no exception. Joe, of Mr.. and Mrs j. N. Jack
son. bears the middle name Argonne. 1t all dates
back to the World War when father Joe was an
American doughboy. He got the wound that
laid him out of service for while in the intensive
fighting in the French forest bearing that name.
Some youngster today may bear the mark of
this gunfest in the year 1870 by being named Blitz-
krieg or Propaganda.
AL Hesse has added to his antique possessions
an ornatey carved clock old that the movement Is
of wood Intensely interested in the collection of
articles for their age sake AIS biggest memento
of an age comedy Is his automobile twin cylinder
that looks like something out of 1904 Satevepost
Add Helma Hedin to the list of those with SER
vice records September 9Th was the anniver-
sary for her 18th year as an operator Sank Centre
with the Northwestern Bell Telephone company.
Communications plays vital part in modern war
fare recent war games in Little Falls showed 16
attempts to surprise Little Falls with air attacks
failed to surprise anybody in the defending force.
Answer is than 5000 amateur observers spotted
in a radius of 200 miles from the city who flashed
by telephone the approaching planes to headquarters
In on the program was the local exchange, and
spoilers through the rural sections of this commun-
ity. At its end, Major General P. P. Bishop COM
manding general of the 7th corps area sent thank
you note to local operators
Far from having trouble getting enlistments,
local National Guard unit, in the face of imminent
mobilization literally stormed with voluntary en-
listees. Now at full strength with 80 men, officers
say there is room unless the strength is advanced
. Young fellows have come from Melrose, Glen
wood other points. Each Monday night at drill four
or five more appear to enlist. Officers point out
that locally the situation is different than at
other points in this area All are at strength ana
surprised officers They thought in the face of mob
ilization that if strengths weren't up to par then
they wouldn't be. Quite the opposite has happened
They explain it this way. Some want to get In with
gangs they know so join the Guards. Others dislike
starting career school, and then be called away
in the CONSUMPTION program. Others still
want to see the scenery and projected trip to
California with all expenses paid isn't bad winters
vacation they see it. Two OF the local boys
were advanced and received their papers this week
One is Ed Peterson advanced to second lieutenant
and assigned first battalion headquarters in Long
Prairie This is Eds 18th year with the National
Guards q. q. And John Egan, now in his ninth year
gets a similar advancement, Is assigned with Com
pany G, in Park Rapids.
In a recent letter from Helen Schley, who believes
that Hawaii Is a swell place to lei around and proves
it by returning to the Islands, tells Of seeing the
ceremonies in Salem, Oregon when Charles McNary
was officially notified of his nomination for the vice
presidency . Notification speech was delivered by
Gov. Harold Stassen, Of Minnesota. Notably
sold on Hawaii a place to live, 1t Is interesting
that Helen refers to him "our governor 1ndlcat
| ing that Minnesota is still bit Of home. she
| writes that Stassen referred to as the oes,
looking speaker at a luncheon at the Marion Hote
| in Salem and everyone out west speaks well OF
him and for him." :. Helen added to her travel
thrills by sitting in the governors chair In Ore
| CONS new state capitol building.
|
| John Casey, of Long Beach, California is a nep
hew of George Fish. The angle is he Is running
in the California primaries for congress both the
| Republican and Democratic tickets, which Is per
| missible in that state. Not in Minnesota.
,eapols conserva- too practicable hubsand, Mrs Min
ivar md he w