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Evening star., 1940-04-11
Boy Cures Hospitol
OF Allowing Magic
Dy the Assoct tated Pregs.

HOUSTON, Tex.-Leslie Russell,
14-year old Conroe, (Tex.,) resident,
was unimpressed by the feats Of 4
magician he had seen at q theater.
A few days later, he became q pa
tient in q hospital. He fell to think.
ing about coin trick the magician
had performed.
THAT trick is easy to do," he told
the other boys In the ward.
He tossed . quarter In the air,
caught 1t In his mouth, took q deep
Evening star., 1940-04-11

ton: and fourth, that by land. sea
and air We are now about to see, in
and over the adjacent to the peace
full nations Of Scandinavia, the fierc-
est and most desperate fighting Of
this war.
(Copyright. 1910. New York Tribune. Incl
Evening star., 1940-04-11

breath, and, sure enough, swallowed
It.
Note: The clinic has 4 new rule
mo more magic allowed.
Evening star., 1940-04-11

One or two of q kind. Nuback.
Treo, Madame Irene, Dorothy
Bickum makes. Rayon bro
cades, rayon batistes, nets,
rayon satins. Girdle sizes IS to
SO; foundation sizes "a to 81.
Types for small. medium, large
figures.
Corset Shop-Seeond Floor
Evening star., 1940-04-11

Rayon satins, rayon printed
satins, cotton chenilles, flan-
nels, rayon suedes in /, 2 or 3
Of q style housecoats. Aqua,
white, copen, rust. wine.
Slightly soiled. Varied sizes.
Housecoot Shop-Fifth Floor
Evening star., 1940-04-11

Rayon satins, bias cut and
trimmed with light and dark
laces-or tailored styles with
double-V top front and back.
Tearose. Street Floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
NEW FACES ON
 FINANCE BOARD
Mayor Scully to Announce
 Personnel Later in \. N Present Week

The board of finance for the next two years will Do composed entirely of "new faces', Mayor Vincent A. 9cully said today. He said that many other changes in board ifleiii- bership will be made.
 Announcement of the board ap- polntments will not be made by the mayor until later in the week. Tho board on which the fewest changes will Do made is the board of health, of which several doctors must Dc members.
 Nc members of the present board og public welfare will be yeappoint- ed, the mayer said. Wholesale changes will also Do made In the board of public works, with proh- akly all but one or two Of the preG- ent members being dropped
 Mayor Hcully has called c special meeting of the board of aldermen for Friday night, 50 that l vote ale lowing local theaters to have per. fofinances on Sunday can Dc adopt- cd. The aldermen yesterday ad. joutned their regular meeting till next Monday night.
 My. gculiy during his campaign pFoEaifed that boards Wilcee Eleisls beFs are appointed by him will he blspartisan, though he could, under the revised charter. appoint oaly Democrats.
 Members Of the beard os worIis re- ceiVe Q salary. Of $500 each, and members og the finance board rec celve t6oo each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

The organization meeting of the board of education will take place tomorrow afternoon ct o'clock at Crosby high school, 1t was an nounced today by Mayor Vincent A. Scully,
 Reorganization race for the pres- idency of the board has narrowed down, with reliable reports that the weight of the Democratic majority will he thrown behind Thomas F. Ashton.
 Previous reports that John j.. Kearney, who begins his second term on the board, was slated for the presidency are believed to have been without serious foundation. It was pointed out that Kearney "has al- ways been Q Democrat" The record shows, however, that Kearney was elected two years ago on Q fusion Independent Democrat : Republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

ooled Into lhe battle lc Nl lss vacancy on the bench ol HIs sn. prema court ok the United states caused by tho death cf Suproma Court Justice Butler.
 No less an authority than Ray Tucker, nationally known Wash- ington columnlst, claims Atty. Gen. erai Frank Murphy, who ie general ly conceded to be the choice ol President Roosevelt for the su. prene court post. does not want the appointment and according to Mfr. Tucker the attorney general will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

taVs mHrh lo 6a N|'t tts rHmGH ok iho man lo the to1n8y1 hlsh. est judicial bench Ela choice. 9 la set forth hy AEr. Tucker reass between 1uslna osenlll4an, Supreme Court Justice of Minnesota and Federal Judge Patterson Of Che second NeW York district court.
 The last named juriat is not a Catholic and it is generally rumor. cd a Catholic will be appointed by President Roosevelt.
 Judge o'sulllvan, who served as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

owned by the Express Company and driven by Edward Matthews, crash- ed Into . car In which the plain. tlffs were seated. The plaintiffs car was stopped for c traffic light and It alleged the driver of the truck was lighting e cigrette and that his finger was burned with the result he lost control of his car.
 Evelyn Marinelli was awarded $7b0 as 0 result of the injuries she sustained, George $50 and Qeorg- cite $i2B as Q result of their injur. les. All three plaintiffs are awarded costs of court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
SCHOOL ORGANIZER

Middlebury, Vt, Jan. 2 - (U.P) Edward Day Collins, 70, organizer and for 10 years director Of the Summer Language School at Mid. dlebury College where he served successively as Provost, acting pres ident and comptroller before retir- ing in 1925, died yesterday ct hii home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
MARINELLI TRIO
 WIN COURT CASE
Evelyn Awarded $75O, George $l5O, Georgette
 SIPS From Express Co.

Judge John P. McDonough in the Court of Common Pleas today handed down three decisions in cases involving on automobile acci- dent ct the corner of South Main and Union streets September 2, of last year.
 The plaintiffs in the cases were Evelyn, George and deorgette Mar. inelli. The defendant was the Phoenix Express Company.
 The complaint alleged truck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
R.B. O'SULLVAN
 IN LINE FOR JOB

The name of Judge Patrick B. o'suIllvan of Derby, one ot the most popular members of the judiciary of the states superior court, who has many relatives and friends In Wa terbury has been prominently in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Ashton In Line For
 Presidency Of Board
Assured of Democratic Majority Weight at Organiza'
 tion Meeting of Educators Tomorrow Afternoon

ticket, while in the recent election Kearney ran successfully as Q straight Republican.
 New commissioners who will take their places on the board tomorrow are Perry dracerstein, Anna Had- den, pr. Francis Barnes, Democrats and Helen M. Hitchcock and Harold Parkinson, Republicans. Old faces will be those of Raymond Stone (D) |, Emma Lowell (R), and Kearney tR) |. (R).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

NtN 1tM 1 1|enaI dIel Nh|14 Ns|a
 Aufy t etaInolt ponulaf M lcrbuHy He ie l2lai|Fe N Prank r. Brett end has mtns t rsIAllges h WaLaLhnIy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

The taxes nov paid annHAilt by motorists in the United Siales exceed the total taxes paid each year by everybody in the whole country In the forse-and~huggy days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
NAU0ATUCK

l1s si; rPs. Ss s.,ss.s %iaa ..s paWs needay morning, Jan. sfd, at si0V o'eiooIs. nk the St, Mhry's uHi0n City, for tho repoao Of tle soul Of th6' late William pllkaitls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Repeating A Successful Sale!
SALE-RED CROSS "SIeepmoker Mattress

Here are savings in cash and dividends in comfort! i! Innerspring construction |. with hundreds of little springs tied with resilient helicals for greater wear. Covered with sissl pad and fluffy new cotton for the utmost in sleeping luxury.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
DeadIine Today
For Registration

Alien registration will end De-
cember 26 (today) and all nom
citizens who have not yet regis
tered are warned that severe pen
alties will follow failure to COM
ply with this Federal law.
All aliens, ID years of age and
older, must register in person and
be fingerprinted.
Alien children, under IA, must
be registered by their parents or
guardians.
Registration takes place at the
post offices.
There is no charge of any kind
connected with alien registration.
The Department of Justice warns
aliens to beware of racketeers.
The Post Office Department and
the Department of Justice will
willingly assist the alien in every
possible way.
All aliens are also warned that,
having registered, they are re-
quired to report any change in
their permanent residence address
within FIVE days to the Immigra-
ton and Naturalization Service of
the Department of Justice in Wash
ington. Forms for this purpose
are obtainable at all post offices.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Christmas Cantata
At Faith Lutheran

The cantata Chimes Of The Holy
Night" by Holton will be rendered by
the Faith Lutheran choir in the
church auditorium Sunday evening,
December 20, at o'clock. The choir
will be assisted by Miss Mildr d
Schoen, violinist, who will play Men
delssohn's Concerto" accompanied
by Mrs. Harry Lindor, organist and
director. The cantata follows:
christmas B ellis are Ringing"
choir; How Beautiful Upon The
Mountains, choir, alto solo by Grace
Hillbrand; "But Thou Bethlehem"
choir and duet, Mildred Schoen and
Mrs. Irene and soprano obligato by
Mrs. Elmer Erickson; "Earth's Weary
Waiting, choir, duet by Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Anderson; "In The Watches Of
The Night, soprano solo, Mrs. Geo.
Johnson; Good Tidings", Oliver Nell
son, Orville Fransen, Harry Lindor,
Leonard Goranson.
GLORY To God In The Highest
mixed octet; "On Earth Peace, choir;
Let Us Go Unto Bethlehem, duet,
H. Lindor and O. Fransen and choir;
"Jesus Our Lord, soprano solo, Mil
dred j h n S on and ladies' chorus;
Break Forth Into joy, choir; 1.-The
Star Of The East, choir, tenor solo,
Oliver Nelson; ''The Lord Is Born To-
day., choir.
Rev. Oscar L. Olson is pastor. No
admission will be charged but an
offering taken. All are invited.
The personnel of the choir is as
follows: Ardyce, Lorraine, Betty and
James Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Anderson, Agnes Danielson, Howard
Erickson, Mrs. Elmer Erickson, Leon
ard Goranson, MIR. and Mrs. Royal
Hillbrand, Grace Hillbrand, Mrs. AL
len Irene, Mildred Johnson, Mrs. Geo.
Johnson, Alice, Milan and August
Lehet, Harry Lindor, Constance Mil
Ter, Lillian Molis, Jeanne, Jeanette,
Oliver and Leonard Nelson, Hilder
Person, Mrs. B. Pottsmith, Dolores
Rye, Mrs. Richard Rye, Clarence and
Mildred Schoen, Mrs. Ed. Weinberg,
John Zipoy and Orville Fransen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Battery E To Give
A Farewell Dance

Battery E, National Guard unit at
Pine City, which is to leave soon for
a year of training in Louisiana, will
give farewell New Years eve
dance at the armory in Pine City
Tuesday night.
The Guardsmen will be indicted
into Federal service about January
q according to present plans. They
invite the general public to come
to their dance and celebrate the COM
ing of the New Year with them and
make it an enjoyable event. See
their ad elsewhere in this paper for
further particulars.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Farm Bureau To
Meet January 4

The annual meeting of the Pine
county Farm Bureau will be held
January in the village hall at Pine
City, beginning at IL o'clock noon,
according to Joe Wurm, president.
Free lunch will be served at noon,
and this will be followed by a talk
by Skull Rutford of the University
Farm who will discuss land use plan
ming.
County Agent Max McMillin will
also give yearly report, and several
All Clubs will furnish entertainment
numbers. Following this the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year
will be held.
Everybody is cordially invited to
this meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Licenses OF Law
Violators Taken
Five Hundred and Ninety
Lose Drivers Permits in
Month of November.

During the month of November
drivers licenses, either by outright
revocation or by suspension, accord
ing to the safety division of the State
Highway department.
The months outright revocations
totaled 1876, bringing the total for
eleven months of this year to 2,139.
Driving while intoxicated cost 1O2
motorists their licenses and So inebri-
ates also were deprived of their per-
mits during November. In the previ-
Gus month, 512 licenses were sus-
pended and 172 revoked for a total
of 694, the greatest decrease in No
vember was for drunken driving, with
so fewer revocations being enforced.
Nearly 400 Suspensions.
Of 1874 drivers licenses suspended,
1873 were for speeding, SO for intoxi-
cation, and 70 for reckless driving,
eleven motorists were denied the
right to drive because of their re-
fusal to take driving tests or ex-
aminations in compliance with the
law.
Thirteen of the drivers licenses
revoked and 1877 of those suspended
were those of drivers under twenty
one years of age. A total of 1859
revocations and suspensions have
been meted out this year against
drivers twenty-five years old or
younger.
With only a month remaining in
the year, total of 2,139 drivers have
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Rock Creek Man
Takes Own Life

A tragic event occurred Friday
mile south and two east of Rock Creek
when Jonas Forsberg, II, who had
been residing there at the home of
daughter, took his own life with
charge of dynamite. DR.. A. L..
Arends of Sandstone, county coroner.
was called and pronounced it a case
of suicide. The body was taken to
funeral parlor in Rush City.
Mr.. Forsberg, a native of Sweden,
was a widower and had lived in the
Rock Creek community the past 35'
years. He has another daughter re-
siding in Chicago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Death Summons
ASandstone Man
Casper B il l e N, Resident
There 80 Years, Laid to
Rest Monday.

Casper Billen, pioneer resident of
the Sandstone community for the past
80 years, passed away at his home in
the village last Thursday morning,
December 10, after an illness of only
few days. He had not been in the
best of health the past year, but his
passing came as shock to his fami-
ly and friends. Father John Strunck
had called on him shortly before his
passing for a visit and administered
the last sacrament. Mr.. Billen con-
fided to him that he was at peace with
God and felt cheerful. He was a
devoted Christian of the Catholic
faith, good husband and father, and
will be missed by his family, neigh
bors and many friends.
Born in Germany.
Casper Billen was born in Cologne,
Germany in the year 1868 and came
to the United States in 1896, settling
at st. Cloud. He was united in mar
riage to Miss Margaret Paltzer- at
Millerville, on February IL, 1895. To
this union six children were born,
three sons and three daughters. One
son and one daughter preceded him
in death. He is survived by his wife,
Miss Mary, and Mrs. Rose Hoffman
of Minneapolis, John of Almira, N
Y, and Valentine at home, who was
associated with his father here for
many years in business.
Mr.. Billen was a butcher by trade,
and as such knew not only the care
of meats, but of preparing delicious
cuts and sausages, for which he was
recognized in the trade for many
years.
Funeral Held Monday.
Funeral services were held from
the st. Willibrods Catholic church
Monday morning at 9 o'clock The
requiem mass was sung by Miss Bess
Lambert, accompanied by Mrs. Clint
Boo, both of Pine City, and friends
of the family. Father John Strunck,
pastor of the church, officiated. In
terment was made in Spring Hill
cemetery in the family lot. The ac-
tive pallbearers were Eilert Nielsen
Art GLASGOW, John Suding, Niels K
Andersen, George Brickman and
Ernest Holznagel. The honorary pail
bearers were VIM. H. Barnick, Harry
Madison, Mark E. Robey, Chas. Ed
strom, Peter Jepsen and William
Sietz.
All members of the family and
many friends were in attendance at
the funeral. The heartfelt sympathy
of many friends is extended to the
bereaved family in the passing of a
dear one.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26

Eggs, milk, green leafy vegetables
and Vitamin c rich fruits generally
make the difference between good
and poor diets and are inexpensive
foods.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
'Askov's Winning
Streak Ended By
.QuarryCityFive
First Loss in Scheduled
Competition Since Open
ing Game of 1888.

Victorious in all regular league
games since the first contest of the
1889 season the Askov high school
basketball team finally met defeat
Friday night on the Sandstone floor
by As to 35 score. 1t was Askov's
first loss in two years of scheduled
conference competition since it was
nosed out by North Branch SO to 81
in the 1888 opener.
In compiling its victory string
Askov won "a straight, including its
first game this year, when it won
from Bruno % to IL. In addition to
these games the Askov boys took
six contests last spring to annex the
sub-district and district crowns but
lost to Two Harbors in its initial
regional start.
AskOv Leads at Half.
In Fridays game with the Quarry
City team Askov led at the half ID
to IL but the baskets came fast and
furiously from then on in a nip and
tuck affair. Sandstone forged ahead
in closing squirt in the fourth quar-
ter to win the game after HyldahI
and Fogt, forward and guard re-
spectively for Askov, went out on
fouls. Hyldahl was high man for
both teams, with IL field goals and
two free throws for a total of "a
points. Constantine of Sandstone
made IL points and his team mate,
II.
In the second team preliminary
game Askov was swamped by a So
to score.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Just as he was about to bid fare
we'll to his people and his work as
a public servant, Kyosti Kallio, presi-
dent of Finland, few days ago COL
lapsed at the Helsinki railroad sta
ton, dying few minutes later under
the waving flags of Finland, with the
shouts of the populace ringing in his
ears, and with military bands play
ing national airs in his honor. A few
hours before, Risto Ryti had been
elected president as Kallio short
time ago, because of i'll health, had
announced his decision to retire.
Kallio was born on a farm, the
scion of an ancient family of Finnish
farmers, but when, in 1904, he was
81 years old, he was elected men,
Der of the Finnish Diet, soon became
a leader of the Agrarian party, was
for a while minister of agriculture,
then prime minister on four different
occasions. In 1887 he was elected
president of Finland and in this ca
pacity guided his people through the
tragic days of the war which Russia
imposed on it little more than
year ago.
Characteristic of the extent to
which certain great powers in
sist on having small nations bow
to their mandates, Russia had
sent word last week that It
wanted Finland to elect a presi-
dent acceptable to Moscow!
Indeed, in this age of bombs and
guns, the position of minor nations
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
International News Review

is pitiful one; even though not
occupied by bigger neighbors, they
are subject to heavy-and often ir-
resistible- pressure.
Onward March of the Greeks.
Often during the last couple of
months the bravery of the Finnish
soldiers, as displayed in their late
war with Russia, has been compared
with that of the Greek army, now
fighting desperately against a nu-
merically superior force, that of Mus
solini's fascist Italy.
Despite terrific winter storms
in Albania the Greeks are going
ahead, steadily and courageously,
and it looks as though they will
soon have succeeded in their plan
to drive out the remnants of the.
Italian legi0nS. Early this week
the Greeks were menacing Va
Iona, an important Mussolini po-
siti0n on the Albanian coast.
They were effectively supported
by British warships which showered
100000 pounds of shells on Valona.
The British men-of-war also went
hunting in the Strait of Otronto and
the Adriatic for Italian war vessels
and couldn't find any. Whether they
had been scared away, or what had
happened to them, is not known.
RumOrs About Germans.
For several days there have been
in circulation all kinds of rumors that
Hitler has sent troops to Albania to-
help his ally, Mussolini. Some said
(Continued on page -.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
VilstadPioneer
Is Laid To Rest
Nels Peter Lundahl Sue
cumbs Last Thursday;
Funeral Held Sunday.

One of Partridge townships Oldest
pioneers, Nels P. Lundahl, was laid
to rest Sunday afternoon in the Viii
stad cemetery northeast of Askov.
He passed away Thursday, December
10, from complications due to old
age, being ill about two weeks.
Nels Peter Lundahl was born to
Peter and Elna Lundahl on Septem-
Der %, 1858, at Skane, Sweden. He
came to the United States with his
parents in 1880, the family locating
in Dodge county, Minnesota, and eight
years later they moved to Berlin in
the county of Steele. On October Is,
1892, he was united in marriage to
Mathilda Anderson in Minneapolis.
Pioneers in Partridge.
In 1904 MIR. and Mrs. Lundahl came
to Pine county to build new home
near the spot w here the Vilstad
church now stands, being among the
oldest pioneers in that community
They carved a fine farm from the
brush country, making their home
there since, and took an active part
in the upbuilding of the Vilstad neigh
borhood. In later years the farm
has been managed by their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Lemke. Together with the daughter
Mrs. Lundahl also survives.
The funeral services were held
from the Vilstad church with Rev.
Oscar L. Olson officiating. The pail
bearers, old friends and neighbors,
were Carl Samuelson, Nath Deger-
man, Otto Olson, Julius Slot, Chas.
Jackson and Martin Isaksen.
The family has the sympathy of
the entire community in its hour of
sadness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Board In Annual
Meeting January I

The last meeting of the 1910 board
of county commissioners will be held
in the court house in Pine City on
Thursday, January 2, beginning at
10 a. m.
The first meeting of the new board,
the annual meeting, will be held the
same place Tuesday forenoon, Janu-
airy 7, when regular items of business
pertinent to it, as well as other mat
tiers, will be taken up and transacted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26
Early Copy For
Ne,U Years Week

All copy for the American must
be in day and a half earlier than
usual next week since New Years
this year, falls on Wednesday.
Those sending in news copy must
get it to the American office not
later than Tuesday forenoon. If
possible some of the news may be
sent earlier. Advertisers must get
their copy in on Monday to insure
publication. The paper will be
published on Thursday as usual
but due to the fact that the force
will spend New Years eve and
New Years day at home, all the
typesetting will have to be done
by Tuesday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26

California has the largest number
of motor vehicles in proportion to
population, there being only 81 per-
sons per passenger car owned, while
Arkansas comes at the other end of
the list with 11.3 persons per car.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-26

factory workers are forty years of
age or over.