Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

anese alphabet would not be ade-
quate to name all the New Deal
agencies which might be established.
According to engineers, if an auto
were built the way the average house
is assembled today, the lowest-priced
car would cost $4,000. Just think of
applying to the PWA every time one
would want to buy an automobile!
OF course it might be OK. If one
wasn't in a hurry for his new car,
he could apply through the WPA and
get bigger share of the cost.
Will Rogers once said that when
the Constitution of the United States
was read in Congress many of the
fellows thought it was a review Of a
new book. Well, by golly, down in
Louisiana, they must have read the
book, for they have used the ballot
box-the good old American way
to kick out the Earl K. Long machine.
A few years ago they used bullets
to get Huey, Earl's brother, out of the
way. Bullets were inadequate, Huey's
machine kept right on in its crush
ing way until the ballot box was
placed in front of it.
After the crash inevitably comes
the investigation and boy when they
get through down there, even the fish,
ing along the Gulf shore will be poor.
A safety reflectorized gadget has
recently been invented which may
be used extensively in the future on
safety signs and likewise on night
walkers belts and helmets so that
they can readily be seen by approach
ing motorists. Many of the Repub-
licans would like to see Roosevelt
don one so that his third term move
ments might be watched.
Sonia Henie's skating career is
seemingly on thin ice. She is linked
Economically by prognosticators with
socialite sportsman E. :. it seems that
her figure skates have gathered the
figures" alright.
A newspaper shows a picture OF
three monkeys, inmates of a Phila-
delphia zoo, who are scheduled to
provide entertainment for the 1910
Republican national convention. A
lot CT Democrats are wondering why
they should get outside talent.
It is reported that the monkeys
will be "wised up" on a few conven-
ton tactics before the Republicans
meet now if they can find a
Democratic convention to attend in
the meantime, their education might
be more complete.
We are told now that Minnesota
has one motor car for every three
persons. I'd almost swear that or
my last trip to Minneapolis the figure
had been reversed ;. and they were
all parked.
I am little afraid of figures since
l looked up my tax assessment, but
I'm going to offer a few anyway
If all of Minnesota's 1927 900 people
were placed in this states $4,000
automobiles 1.-TWO in the front sea,
and one good back seat driver) ano
all of them operated at the same
time on the states 11,400 miles Of
trunk highways, there would be but
n vehicles in each mile stretch.
There would still be plenty of room
for passing on hills, speeding through
towns and running stop signals. The
only crowded places would be the
beer taverns and the liquor stores.
We are told that F. R. may ask
for a special lock fund. At first
thought it was for a much-needeC
one for the U. S. treasury, but upor
investigation I find that he is think.
ing of some new locks on the Panama
canal.
England says there is to be no peace
until Hitlerism is crushed and Hitler
says there is to be no peace until
England is crushed so I guess
them fellows mean peace-ness.
I see where they have started q
third party in North Dakota . d.. this
one may last LANCER.
It is understood that Adolf Hitler
asked Sumner Welles, President
Roosevelt's representative to foreign
powers, how the United States would
like it if some non-American power
had control of the Panama canal
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