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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
1880 - 1910
GhostIy Past Looks
On As Tourney
Returns After
Decade

A ghostly past looks on this
week as facts that breathe out of a
decade ago are strangely related
to the tournament race this year
that returns to Sank Centre for
the first time since 1880. And now,
too, we can see that that tourna-
ment that opened the Tourney
Thirties" was only a preview of
things to come.
For in that year when Sank Cen
tire took in a gate of nearly $1,000
and relinquished the tournament,
sounding the death knell for the
Junior high gymnasium, the be-
ginning of new, more expansive
programs of basketball and gym
building was given a shove off the
deep end.
The very next year Alexandria,
first in the field with new super
athletic plants, was host to the
district cage meet, and from there
on in the great gym building pro-
gram was one happy roundelay.
And that tournament of 1880 mark
ed the virtual end of the cracker
boxes" in which many teams COM
peted.
For i'm the ten years that
have elapsed and eclipsed some
ten tournaments, q number OF
schools including Alexandria,
Parlxers Prairie, GlenwOOd and
more lately Sank Centre, Swan
vile, Melrose have erected new
athletic plants. And the rea-
son is deep-seated in the COM
petitive nature of the tOurna-
ment seat bidding and hinges
too on the best decade for
building basketball interest In
this section.
For Sank Centre there is double
reason to spur efforts tonight
against Upsala for the same fate
that besieged Sank Centre club OF
1880 may await them tonight.
That was the year that Sank
Centre, host to the district, didn't
even play in the district fracas.
That was the year too, as Mel
rose primes herself for an intense
tournament bid this year, when
Melrose won the race in a thrilling
heat. And the tale Of Two Cities,
that has been Melrose-Sauk Centre
athletic relations, takes new twists.
That was the year when Melrose,
after Swanville had flickered fav-
orited Alex over the boards, defeat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

I don't like that. I think the
break should be clean cut. For If
the contention Of the smaller
schools that they can't compete
with the bigger class is well found
ed, then their champs, over the
long run, can't compete with the
best the big schools have to offer.
And then the premise that if
the B competition should overrun
the A, the program would be def
initely harmful. =. Obviously by
such mixed competition the B class
has nothing to lose, everything to
gain. My personal opinion is
that the two should not meet. +.
Not at any stage of the game. The
pressure is up enough so it looks
definite this year. But rumb-
lings have been coming long time.
And this column was one of the
first in the field to sense it. Two
years ago we chronicled of it's COM
ing. And last year when the sub
district became inclusive for all
teams, the first step that crashed
into the new picture was taken.
The cage tournament original
ed in 1913 with 16 teams. It'll
probably go back one way or an
other.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

SUB-DISTRICT
SCHEDULE BOOK
Tonight At MelrOse
Melrose VS.. Grey Eagle, 7:45.
Sank Centre VS.. Upsala, 8:45.
Friday Night
Consolation game, losers, 7:45.
Championship game for winners,
845.
Other sub-districts at Parkers
Prairie, Glenwood. Long Prairie to-
night and tomorrow night.
District % tournament, eight
teams, at Sank Centre March II,
10, IA and Is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

Merchants League
1. SIG'S PLACE.
2. PEPSI COLA.
3. Hamm's Beer.
4. Karlsbrau.
5. r. E. A.
6. SILVER FOX.
Z. City Club Beer.
8 NORTH AMERICAN.
Note-Capital lines denote teams
Of Sank Centre men.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

Glen Sieben, too, has been
coming. Glen, the other night,
relieved Cooper at guard when
Cooper's knee was injured. And
a more aggravating ball hawk
you never saw. i. Glen SEEM
ed to have the knack Of being
where the free ball would land.
He'd squirm his way in to get
possession. All he lacks to
make him a supremacy danger
GUS man is height. ;. And that
was evident against Monte
video.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
MELROSE ALLEYS

602 679 628 1915
MELROSE ALLEYS
Sig's Place
E. Borgmann -....154 1877 234 545
Blycker ---.-....-.156 1913 1877 521
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

I want to talk about Jackson.
For three years Joe's been playing
varsity ball. In his sophomore
year he cracked in at the tag end
of the season to turn in some good
performances. A year ago he
played on that crack team here.
But always he's been the work
horse. The guy the coach can call
on for this errand or that. /. =.
This year he's assumed more i'm
portant roles. He's displayed real
drive. In the Melrose game, when
the rest of them had a night off,
he rose to new heights. Against
Montevideo he played heads up ball
and added a scoring tally that was
telling.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

Montevideo is q keen representa-
tive for West Central Conference
honors. Competitors of the first
water, they are also alert. Scarce
ly had Nelson scored a first bucket
leaving Himley in the shade than
Monte sensed what was dangerous,
slapped two men around him, and
third to shift in front Of him.
But even then Stan wasn't
ruled out of the play. And that
was largely because they couldn't
occupy all their time with him.
For Arneson. Cooper, Sieben, Hill
debrand were popping from the
out districts, with Jackson and
Hildebrand driving under. And
the whole show kept Monte plen-
ty busy. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

It's the sub-district that opens
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
WEST CENTRAL
CONFERENCE

DOWN KING PIN row
MELROSE LEAGUE SCHEDULE
21st Week March IL and Is
Monday Wednesday
Alley -......-.--------. IL "a IL "a
21st ............-...-----... SO 2-7 IA SO
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

tonight. And at Melrose is Sank
Centres immediate concern. Dope
on the sub-district finds Melrose
in favored spot, with string of
Is victories out Of 10 starts. !.
Then there's Upsala with IA out of
II starts. Sank Centre has five
wins in Is starts; Grey Eagle 5 in
IL; Burtrum 1 in 8. -. But it's
generally conceded that Sank Gen.
tire has met the toughest competi-
ton throughout the season of any
of them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
Sport s.
Wags-%
BY Chuck Rattle

BY Chuck Rattle
Oops, Sorry Dept
jackson, Sieben In
Monte Is Top Team
Long Race Begins
How Teams Stack
j. G. Honor Coach
Looks Like End of Run
For 8-Team State Meet
While your columnist is an ex-
tremely pleasant fellow according
to prejudiced versions) and Is GER
tainly well-meaning, for which I
can personally vouch, his arith-
metic even in the simple matter
of fourth grade division is pathetic.
Now I wish it were so, but
Stan Nelson has not averaged 10
points per game during the sea-
son, as we reported last week. /. !.
But Stan has in IS games totaled
exactly 100 points for neat 10
point average. Another reason
for correction is that I compared
the erroneous Is point season aver
age with that of Jim Pangburn
last year who had 8. The dis
parity was injustice to him as well.
But 1t Is well shown that ev-
en- when Nelson has fallen be-
low eight points land in five
games out of eighteen that Is
rarity, others have jumped the
scoring gun. jackson the other
night moved up with Z points.
-. Hildebrand has t0taled 100
points during the season, and
it's important that, as in the
M0ntevideO game, his buckets
came at q time when they were
most needed. Against Mon
tevideo, he plopped that last
basket at q time that opened q
new world Of opportunity for
Sank Centre. That they
didn't get it was part of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

Only thing that may prevent
it is: that smaller schools do
not have one concrete program
to present, the very numbers Of
proposals may squash 1t.
But basically all proceed along
the same lines. Setups gener-
ally call for q split in the COM
petition Of the tournaments,
segregating larger from small
er schools. All call for an
"A" and "B" setup. But
nearly all want that COMPETE
ton to converge some place
along the line, either regional
or state, in inter-class c0mpeti-
ton. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

But Monte had them on
height. They had four tall men,
and they knew how to use 1t.
And in q firing display un-
der the bucket In the third
quarter that took rebound at
ter rebound, Monte slkidded on
TO safer ground. 1t was
the only point of difference. -.
But that's all 1t takes.
Tonight the long race begins.
For some it's a long race. For
others it's only a breath. But this
week some $50 teams-nearly 4OOO
boys in this state-begin a title
race that ultimately finds only a
handful of eight teams and "a boys
in a statewide meet. All down
the line the hopes Of one or an
other are snuffed out, and others
plod a weary way onward. "A
tournament race that holds out tor
nearly a month, and ultimate win
ners will have won a series OF Z
straight games in most cases by
the time they're ready to enter the
state. It's a grinding ordeal,
one that saps the nervous energy
Of these boys. But think what
a tribute it is to the boys who make
the grade, who give 1t all they've
got. And they're tossing bas-
ketballs; not hand grenades. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

Here's a pleasant little item.
-. Those Junior College lads
who wound up their season on
ly a week ago chose to pay
homage to the young man that
coached them. So Friday,
and 1t was his birthday we UNI
derstand, the college presented
Harold Rasmussen with a trav-
cling bag. And that's in
spiration enough for any coach.
wonder how come they
never called him Red.
There's every indication that the
death knell of the Steam state
will be tolled this
year, or if not real death then at
least it's going to be pretty sick
. Rumblings from all sections
of the state call for revamping
and the smaller schools are all set
with a whole host of proposals fol
changes that are going to blow
the lid of. Scribblers all over
the state are prepared to see it hap
pen this year.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
=: SOCIETY ::
Harris PIT. A.
Elects Officers

The nominating committee of
Harris School PIT. A. reported
at the meeting this week, and
the following slate was pre-
sented:
Mrs. Ramon Rodriguez, presi-
dent; Mrs. Carl Beryaldi, vice
president; Mrs. Carl Rom, secre-
tary; Mrs: / Margaret Connors,
treasurer and Miss Helen Will
liams, historian. Since there
were no other nominations, the
officers were unanimously elected
and will be installed at the next
PIT. A. meeting.
Final arrangements for the
part Harris School will have in
the May Day Festival will be
completed this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Service Wives Club
Held Social Meeting

At a pot-luck luncheon the
Service Wives Club held their
regular second Friday of the =
month social-meeting yesterday
afternoon at the American Legion
Hall.
After a short business meeting
and luncheon, a miscellaneous
shower was given in honor of
Miss Maxine Chandler, an asso-
ciate member, whose marriage to
E. A. Sherman will take place
this weekend
Mrs. Eva Warner, only honor
airy member Of the club, had
charge of the entertainment pro-
gram, consisting of group sing
ing, solos by Mrs. Warner and
John Bennett. a piano solo by
Mrs. Sears, and a musical selec-
ton by Edmund Curry, John
Bennett and Tom Curry.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at the La Concha
Park, Duval street, on Friday,
April 10, at l o'clock in the aft
ernOon. Members and other
navy wives attending are re-
ouested to bring a ball of worst
ed, since Miss Josephine Ubieta
of the Recreation Department
will give instructions in the art
of belt making IA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
School Observes
Day OF Americas

San Carlos School celebrated
Day of the Americas" at a spe-
cial observance program held
yesterday in the school audi
forum. Faculty of the school
directed the affair.
Miss BenildeS Remond, prin-
cipaI of the school, opened the
exercises with a brief talk, re-
ferring to the meaning of the
day, citing the benefits of Pan
Americanism to all countries Of
the Americas. So
Songs, hymns and a play by
the students were presented.
The auditorium was DECORATED
with flags of the North, Central
and South American countries.
Mrs. Josephine Esquinaldo and
Miss Elba Esquinaldo assisted in
the exercises.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Standings Announced In
May Queen Contest

Standings in the Island City
Young Peoples Union May
Queen Contest, which started last
week, were reported by officers
Of the group today as follows:
Juanita Dongo. of First M. E.
Church, 1893 votes; Lois Pihder,
Ley Memorial Church, 679 votes;
Flossie Mae Key, Fleming Street
Church, 438 votes.
The contest continues until
May End, following which the
crowning ceremony at May Day
Festival on May 9th will take
place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
MRS. M. WATKINS
DIED YESTERDAY
SERVICES TOMORROW AFT
ERNooN AT coNGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCH

Mrs. Mary Ida Watkins, 70,
died yesterday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock in the home. 626 Carson
Lane. Funeral services viii be
held tomorrow afternoon 4:30
o'clock from the Congregational
Church, where the body will {be
placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. William
Halliday will officiate. rs
Lopez Fhneral Home will be. in
charge of arrangements.
Ladies Temple of the Golden
Eagles, Pythian Sisters and the
Golden Eagles will attend the
services and pallbearers will be
selected from the Golden Eagles.
Mrs. Watkins is survived by
her husband Alonzo Watkins and
one sister, Mrs. Alma Sheridan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
SUICIDE JURY
MEETS TODAY

Christine Simmons, 1916 Howe
street, died at LAT o'clock this
morning at the Marine Hospital
after having swallowed the con-
tents of a three-ounce bottle of
lysol. No motive for the suicide
was learned . assssss. .-,,-s., .-.,,
a When Chief Deputy Sheriff
Bernard Waite was notified of
the suicide, Coroner Franklin
Arenberg was called in to take
charge of the body, later refnov-
ed to the Lopez Funeral Home. z
The cofoneraS jury impanelled
for the case was recessed until 5
o'clock this afternoon. Members
of the jury include James Cooper,
foreman, Leo B. Warren, Jr.,
Harold Cruz, Felix Gonzalez,
Omar Perez and Ross Whit
marsh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
POLITICAL CLUB
NAMES OFFICERS

Formation of Roosevelt Polit-
ical Club was effected last eve
ming at headquarters, 1014 Divi-
sion street, with the following
officers elected:
President, Florencio Acevedo.
Secretary Treasurer, Ralph D.
Amable.
The club is now making plans
to participate in the coming pri-
mary election. rail- candidates
are invited to contact or write
this organization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
LICENSE SALES
WILL BE HIGHER
COUNTY COLLECTOR GIVES
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
OF 1899 AND 40

There is an indication in the
office of Frank H. Laid that the
sale of automobile tags for 1910
will far exceed the sales of tags
for the year 1889.
In the latter year there were
sales of 1845 tags, while so far
this year the sales of 1889 tags
have been announced. In other
words the sale of tags for almost
five months of the season of
1910, are but At less than those
for the entire year of 1889.
Returns from sales of licenses
for the present season have been
ent to Tallahassee and amount
to $25,O73.05.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Dance Tonight
At Pena's

Tonight is again ''the night"
at Pena's famous Garden of
Roses, where Johnny Pritchard's
orchestra unit plays for the
regular Saturday night dance.
The usual slogan of meet
your friends at Pena's" will hold
good again tonight-with full
schedule of laugh-provoking en-
tertainment on tap for patrons
both local and visitors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Real Estate Transfers

One realty transfer was re-
corded this morning in the coun-
ty court house transferring prop
erty of Harry S. Parker and wife
Emma c. Parker to Ivan c. Rob-
erts, which consists of a part of
Tract S, on the SouthweSterly
side of Windsor Lane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Anable.
Almonds Revue At
Club Cayo Hueso

Club Cayo Hueso presents
Billy Almonds Revue again to-
night with three shows advertis-
ed at midnight, two and three
o'clock in the morning.
Dancing at this favorite night
spot starts at 1000 o'clock and
Ray Hamilton's popular orchestra
plays for dancers and the floor
show presentations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
WAINWRIGHT
VISITED HERE

Visiting in Key West in the in
terests of his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination as State
Treasurer in the May 7th pri-
mary, was w. M. bill" Vain
wright, of Starke, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Depart For Denver

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith left
this morning over the highway
for Washington, and from there
to Denver, Colorado, where they
will make their future home.
Mrs. Smith IS the former Gladys
Roberts, daughter of Mrs. Ethel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
LIGHTNING sINGEs HAIR

LEBANON, N. J.-When a bolt
of lightning flashed along the
electric wiring it singed off Viii
liam Burners hair to within a
quarter irch of his scalp. Other
wise Bruner, a 50-year-old farm
er, was unframed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Michigan Visitors Here

Mrs. Agnes Linderman, daugh-
ter Mrs. Theo Alsius and family,
and Mrs. James Dodenhof, from
Green Point, Mich, were visitors
in the city, this morning, and
were intrigued with the display
at the Coast Guard museum and
the many curious fish. in the
tanks at the aquarium. 1fI[
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
Brennans' Guest Leaves

Miss Helen Cummings, who
had been spending vacation as
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Brennan, left this morning on
the z o'clock bus for her home in
West Palm Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13
To Memphis Home

Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Shelton,
who were visiting for short
sightseeing trip and enjoyed
themselves immensely, left this
morning for their home in Mem
phis, Tenn. $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13

Masks cf painted papyruS were
worn by l-ings and priests in an
cient Egypt. Z tVi5. i
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To Miami For Treatment

Miss Lettie Sullivan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Sullivan,
and Patrick Hemingway, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hemingway,
left on the early bus this morn
ing for Miami where they are re-
ceiving dental treatment
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NOTES OF TODAY
Left For Marathon

AG44 Z OF 1LdLd4uUu
James Gallat, who had been
visiting for several days in the
city, meeting his many friends,
left this morning for Marathon,
where he is associated with
Eugene Sands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13

California has appropriated
$4,000 for an official egg-laying
competition.
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Left On Brief Trip

Charles Levin and son Kermit,
were passengers leaving on the
early bus this morning for brief
visit at Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-13

Roberts. They were married
April 9Th.
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ANSWERS TO
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Below are the Answers to Today's
Daily Quiz printed on Page 2

l. Sheep.
2. No.
3. Hugh Johnson.
q. CONSTRUCTION.
5. Celluloid.
g.. 81, Ioseph's River.
7. Golden Gate Bird y
8. Ernest T. Weir.
81 Harmony Lane" g, 7
10. Douglass Montgomery :,
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Native of Key West where his
family has resided since 1888
Graduate of Monroe county
grammar and high schools Z.
Specialized in business admins
Arakinra AZ Eanrnia Tach
Glacier County chief., 1940-02-23

met with resourcefulness by the people
who have turned overwhelming liabil-
tiles into great assets"
During the last So years, since the
original town was incorporated, %
areas adjoining the original town have
petitioned to become part of the city.
Already in 1910 there is evidence Of
alton of the Sunnyside, Clanton
Heights and Broadwater subdivisions.
Evidence of 'resourcefulneSs" in Bill
lings people over the years, Connolly
believes, may often be found
He listed as examples:
l. When, in the eighties, the bottom
dropped out of the stockraising in
dustry largely because of the bitter
winter of 1886-l887, and the city's
population shrank from 1,500 to 1886,
the area, under Billings leadership,
turned to sheep and wool to maintain
its income.
2. When competing areas threatened
TO outstrip the volume of business in
the Billings area, Billings turned to
broader agriculture, built on irriga-
ton, in addition to the sheep and the
resurgent cattle industry. 90
3. When three large fires DESTROYED
virtually every building in town, a new
city was begun almost on the smolder-
ing ashes.
4 When sheep and wool and farm
ing were not enough to maintain the
accelerated growth of the city, the
Midland Empire, with Billings as the
center, turned to the sugar beets and
built refinery which Is one of the
largest factories of its kind in the
world
5. Billings enterprise reached out
hundreds of miles as the city became
the great distributing center of the
Midland Empire. Now, overnight
transportation service extends from
Billings to every community within
$50 miles.
6. When freight rates on incoming
and outgoing produce were completely
out OF parity with those of competing
centers, with the result a near -stran-
gulation of the city's rapidly increasing
wholesale business to-day l,500 persons
are employed in wholesaling business
alone), many forces in the city lent
their aid in securing equitable rates.
Thus the wholesale business took its
proper place among the citys assets.
Z: AS new roads have brought fast
and easy transportation-the Broad
view road, for example, will open the
large MuSselshell area, long a legiti-
mate part OF the Billings trading area
Billings has become one OF the thriv-
ing trade centers OF the nation. Bust
ness surveys throughout the depres-
sion pointed to that prosperity.
8. The city has been a fertile soil
for free enterprise-witness the growth
OF the municipal airport from a $500
Investment in 1923 to one of 100000
today. with no employees in 1928 and
los today: of no properties in 1923,
and of nearly 900 acres of land today
He paid tribute to w. B. George,
John b. Arnold, I. D. ODonneu, John
D. North, P. B. Moss, and to Col. H.
w. Rowley. Peter and Chris Yegen,
austin North and George NJ. Hays ST.,
for the large share they played in the
development of Billings. Each of these
men was during his lifetime or is now
identified with at least one of the %
divisions which have been added to
the city.