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derstanding and practical help have
been welcome to us in our testing
time" to be Of good cheer to our
common ideals"
Alexander especially praised the
British dominions for extending
significant" aid to the mother coun-
try in the form of military and naval
war efforts.
He added:
ITO America. I say in the words
of your Paul Jones: Surrender?
Why-we're only beginning to
f1ght!'"
Mr.. Alexander also declared that
preparation of defenses on our
beaches and elsewhere has proceeded
most effectively and has revolution
lied the position as to any at
tempted invasion of Britain.
Britain, said Alexander, hopes to
maintain this island as "the main
seat of our war effort = as a base
from which to seek out and de-
stroy the enemy
Germany. he pointed out. can be
continuously assaulted only from
the airdromes of the United King
dom"
He urged 'the Great American
Nation to consider and recognize
that the fight we wage today is as
much fight for preservation Of
their national inheritance - . and
principles in the Declaration Of In
dependence as it is fight for pres
ervation of England's green and
pleasant land"
Evening star., 1940-07-14
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, JR.

1t took lot of streamlining to
win yesterdays Soap Box Derby
Drivers as we'll as the racers they
piloted were stripped of non-essen-
tials.
When 15-year-old Bill Jennings.
1916 Livingston street NV, whizzed
first over the finish line in his boat
shaped Stuff" he had discarded his
shirt, and his shoes and socks, as
well.
In fact, the young racer was clad
only in pair of shorts when he
crawled out of his snug cockpit to
receive the plaudits of thousands
and a big hug and kiss from his
mother. Bill blushed with becoming
modesty and stammered a few
words.
Gosh" he said. "Aw, gee! What
the heck!"
To say that Bill won by slim
margin would be putting it mildly.
Crowding him when the bow of his
racer knitted over the finish line
was 12-year-old Billy Boy" Warner,
an Evening Star route carrier, of
College Heights, Md. The tow
headed Billy Boy" also was stripped
for action. He was down to a pair
of pants.
Cut Wind Resistance.
When the pair came down the
hill in grand finale only the tops of
their helmeted heads were visible
behind tiny windshields. Their ek
bows were tucked inside and their
backs arched low to cut down wind
resistance. A puff of air might have
swung the race either way.
Bill had been working on his
streamlined raced since Christmas.
In addition, his mother said, he has
been in training for months, get
ting his body in shape
Il kept finding him bent over in
his ROOM" Mrs. Wormhoudt said.
He would ask me to measure the
height of his back. He didn't want
any part of his back to project above
the line of his windshield"
Billy Boy" was more casual about
the race. AS he explained, he "just
sorta threw" his racer together-a
matter of lockwood and c:;eioth.
BILLY Boy" started late and worked
against time to get his racer in
shape.
Highly Partisan Followings.
Maybe it don't look like much,
but there's nothing on it to hold it
back" he said.
Both boys looked pretty grave
and tense, poised on the ramp
after winning the early heats. They
crouched low and gripped their
wheels while the starter shouted: :
You're all set for the city cham
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Drivers as Well as Racers
Are StredmIined for DERBY
Jennings Whizzes Over Finish Lines
Minus Shirt, Shoes and Socks

pionship. May the best man win.
Take it away"
Both boys had collected a lot
of fans among the thousands bank
ing the course. Too, both had
highly partisan personal follow
ings-boys of the neighborhood
gang, who helped oil the wheels
and inspect the controls, and their
families. The race was in doubt
all the way.
1t was Billy Boys first race, al
though young Jennings was a vet
eran of two previous races, taking
one of the heats last year.
Another streamlined racer, this
one shaped like a rocket, was
pushed into the finishing heats by
15-year-old Clark Stewart of Chevy
Chase. Md, second-place winner
last year. Clark had built his cir
cular, sharp-nosed car of thin
veneer. 1t had no windshield, for
Clark had pasted an isinglass wind
shield in his safety helmet. It
took the champion stuff" to over
come this combination.
Trip Centered on Racers.
Other popular racers with big
followings among the fans included
Gene Bean. IL, of 608 Rittenhouse
street NV, whose clean-lined
mo. 301" was judged the best
built in the field. Gene, called
Beans" by the crowd, had a rab-
bits foot for luck But Beans
hadn't put all his faith in luck.
Behind his racer lay months of
study and toll.
Il took him to Akron last sum-
mer," Beans father said. "and I
don't think he saw anything on
the whole trip but racers. He kept
sketching racers, designing and re-
designing them until I think he
must have seen then in his sleep.
He lost pounds in the last week
working on his racer. Maybe it
was just as well, because even now
you have to fit him inside that
cockpit with a shoe horn"
Nifty" was what the juvenile
experts said of Beans racer. 1t
took a top-notch racer to knock
out No. 30l.
Beans must have lost that rab-
bits foot" one of his pals lamented.
Another tiny racer which caught
the imagination of the crowd was
Tight Squeeze. jr.," operated by 12-
year-old Powell Moore of 718 Rock
Creek Church road. 1t was a trim
white and red affair of such narrow
lines it seemed impossible that even
small boy could get inside. 1t
was Powell's third entry in the an
nual affair.
The crowds favorite, however
was Scat Cat"-a flaming orange
affair piloted by a carrot-topped
former Texan. Scat Cat was in the
running we'll into the finals. thanks
to the skill of 12-year-old Bo Lamar
jr., now of Manassas, Va. Bo won
several heats by inches. He seemed
pretty good on hill for q Westerner
accustomed to the plains.
No Superstition Here.
One of Bo's pals, Fred Dowell, IL
also of Manassas, drove his Blue
Ridge Bullet well into the finals. 81
hope I don't have to race Bo
though" Fred said. That Scat Cats
running thing!"
Joe Bordas, IS, OF Branchville, Md.
was not the least dismayed when
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Donell, will make their home in q
house IN suburban Crosse Pointe
Farms described as comfortable
rather than magnificent"
The home, wedding gift from
young Ford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edsel Ford, is valued at $50, 900 on
the village tax rolls. The village
clerks ONCE said this amount was
approximately 40 per cent OF the
original purchase price.
The Edsel Fords bought the home
several years ago and their son and
daughter-in-law will 60 there two
months hence after q honeymoon
in Honolulu.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

the committee handed out his rae
ing number-i3.
This is the 18th of the month,
isn't it?" he demanded.
Besides, I was born On the 18th.
Thirteen is going to be my lucky
number"
Joe won his first race, but he
came up against some pretty tough
competition in the second. Joe,
however, refused to blame his elimi-
nation on luck.
The boys used some imagination
in naming their racers-"Whiz
Bang" Peace and Freedom" "Bul-
let," etc.
Bobby Wins First Heat.
One of the gamest youngsters on
the course was 11-year-old Bobby
Eacho of 1900 Clement street NV.
who insisted on joining the COM
petition, although he was injured
and has racer partly wrecked during
a trial run a fortnight ago.
Bobby was on the line ready to 60,
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however, when the races were called
yesterday He had reinforced his
car and his lips was almost well.
One of the youngest racers in the
field, having reached the age limit
OF II only few days ago, Bobby won
his first heat nicely, but was nosed
out in the next race. Last year
Bobby just managed to get under
the age limit, then 10 years.
Maybe I didn't win the race"
Bobby said, but when better racers
are built, the Eacho brothers will
build them!"
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Ford Grandson Weds
Anne MCDONNELL;
Notab|es Attend Rite
Auto Moenote Dances
With Bride; Mser.
Sheen Officiotes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, July 13.
in a pageant-like ceremony, with
the apostolic blessing Of Pope Plus
XII, 20-year-old Anne Mcdonnell
today became the bride of Henry
Ford, End, tall, young grandson OF
the automobile manufacturer.
Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen Of Catholic
University officiated at the cere-
mony at the flower banked. candle
lit altar of the Church of the Sacred
Hearts of Jesus and Mary - the
church where Mr.. Ford was baptized
yesterday into the faith Of his bride.
Crowding the capacity of the
church were TOO socially prominent
guests, including many industrial
leaders.
Charles A. Edison, son Of the late
inventor; William Knudsen, head Of
the defense production program;
James Farrell, steel manufacturer;
former Gov. Alfred E. Smith and
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, wife of the
Ambassador to England, with four
of her children were among the
guests.
Villagers Applaud Arrivals.
The elder Ford, who soon will be
II, and his wife whom he married
So years ago, were central figures
in the interest of several hundred
villagers who stood outside and ap-
plauded the arrivals.
Henry Ford, ST., later moved
among the guests at the reception,
smilingly greeting his friends.
The orchestra struck up the
Strauss waltz, Tales from the Vien-
ma Woods" and Mr.. Ford danced
with his grandson's bride, ably
whirling her around the floor.
The wedding breakfast in a spe-
cially built pavilion at the home of
Anne's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Francis Mcdonnell, had the gray
Atlantic Ocean as a foreground, a
few hundred feet away.
Bridesmaids Arrive in Bus.
The 10 bridesmaids, five of whom
were Anne'S cousins, and her maid
OF honor, Sister Catherine, arrived
merrily standing up in a big bus.
They departed for the reception the
same way, this time escorted by the
l3 ushers.
The younger brothers and sisters
in the Mcdonnell family Of IA chill
dren were arrayed in a front pew.
Anne's first cousins and all of her
uncles and aunts. who total 116,
were around her when she went to
the altar.
Edsel Ford. the bridegroom s
father, was one of the few men
who arrived wearing a topper.
Msgr. Sheen, in white nuptial vest
ments over purple robes. gave a dis
course to the pair at the altar, in
which he said, rings can be broken
and lost, but love is undying."
The bride is the second daughter
of James F. Mcdonnell, who is a
partner in New York Stock Ex-
change firm, and is the grand
, daughter of the late Thomas E.
Murray, industrial engineer and in
ventor.
EdeeI Eords Give (ounIe
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100000, about two-thirds of the
whole japanese land strength.

1900 900, about two thirds of the
whole Japanese land strength.
Current losses, according to re-
ports from a neutral area near the
war scene, are being replaced in
China by Chinese puppet soldiers
because Japan urgently needs men
for industry and agriculture. This
is taken as an indication that short
age of man power is becoming acute
in Japan.
With her military weakened,
Japan, according to the view here,
has turned to vigorous verbal rep
resentation in the hope that she
will accomplish her Asiatic aims
without military cost.
China is said to be considering a
request to the American Govern
ment for artillery purchases, with
the argument that improved heavy
arms in the Chinese Army would
give China an advantage over
Japan. Three years ago the United
States Government turned down
similar request. China still has
left more than 10000, 900 of the
$45 100000 in loans accorded her by
the Export Import Bank.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Fire Breaks His Vow

SPARTANBURG, S. c., July l3
tP,.-A fireman on vacation dropped
by the station just to say hello"
to the bcys-and vowed he would
not take "busman's holiday" dur
ing his leave. Just then an alarm
came. 1t was the vacationist's
home, so he climbed aboard q truck
without delay
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Britain Challenged
Successfully on
Sea, Nazis Claim
Capture Of Prize Ships
Cited as Proof Of
Blockade Inefficoey

BY the Associated Pre-
BERLIN, July 49, Germany
claimed today to have successfully
challenged Britain's greatest historic
Weapon-the navy-in successful
operations overseas" by the Nazi
fleet.
The high command formally as
serted that these operations-pre-
sumably directed from Norwegian
waters-had resulted in the capture
of valuable prize ships, and military
commentators declared this proved
the British blockade to have become
Intellectual in high degree
But while that blockade is being
torn apart. they added, the German
counter blockade is becoming more
perceptible day by day"
British Claim Ridiculed.
"Units of the German Navy now
can operate on the high seas without
the English fleet being able to pre-
vent the Germans from conducting
the trade war in Atlantic and other
waters" they said.
In the same connection. respon-
sible quarters ridiculed the an
nouncement of the British Admiralty
that it had cut off GERMANY from
the Atlantic by a mine belt from
the Shetland Islands. near the Nor
wegian coast, to Greenland.
Besides" these quarters added,
"the British apparently have over
looked the fact that we are in
possession of an extensive stretch
of the Atlantic coast since the
collapse of France"
24,767 Tons Reported Sunk.
The high command reported the
sinking of 24.767 tons of enemy
cargo space" by one submarine, and
it was added semi officially that
10000 tons of British shipping were
damaged yesterday by the air force
alone.
German planes also were said to
have sunk patrol boat and a
2,000-ton merchantmen. and to have
greatly damaged five other merchant
ships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
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brown eyes. Bue her face was
lovely. Wistful, with a Peter-Pan
quality of youth that played
around her mouth and flashed in
her brown eyes whether she smiled
or not.
Plainly she adored the good-nat-
ured young man who liked reddish
hair. But she was tired. Once she
swayed a little and Linda moved
toward her. The girl flashed her
a grateful smz.e. Robert, too,
caught the movement, and So did
Terry Admas. They stepped to-
ward her.
care you ill, Caroline, honey?"
Terry asked, genuine concern In
his voice.
mot n bit. Just a little tired
she answered. Her voice was Tilt
ing, yet oddly serious. Lets sit
down and eat or something. Wait
ers are passing plates"
Linda watched her carefully. The
girl really was ill. Once she cross
ed her black evening pumps-not
really evening pumps, but ] s t
black pumps, Linda noticed. And
there was a round hole in the bot
tom of one of them. Because OF
that she scanned her frock. It was
black and good. So were the
ornaments she wore.
But those betraying shoes
Caroline helped herself generous
ly when the waiter came with
canapes and sandwiches.
Its a Manhattan habit always
to take caviar when you al get
it. There are so many times
when you can't" she explained.
Suddenly Linda understood
something that the three m e n,
reminiscing about past years,
didn't. This girl was hungry. She
was trying to make up for the
lunch and dinner she missed and
the breakfast she would not have.
She was being gay and gallant
about it. and eating quickly so her
plate would be empty when e
waiter came again with his huge
silver tray.
But caviar wasn't the thing to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24

her purple wrap from it place on
a satin hanger and drew It around
her shoulders. She would catch
Ronald's eyes across the room
when the trumpet ceased and the
stars would be near again.
But Ronald was too far away.
Once she saw his glance sweep
the room. But it didn't find her.
When he smiled, Linda followed
the direction of the glance. When
she saw that it was not Sarah at
whom he was smiling SHE felt such
a rush of relief it left her weak
and spent.
Ronald loved her, but S a r a h
wanted Ronald. And two and two
didn't always add up to four in
love or war.
She tossed her bright head high
err and closer her eyes. She would
let the music do what it could to
quiet her. But when the impromptu
program ended, she answered
questions mechanically, smiled too
carefully at people she didn't
know and probably never would
see again.
She was grateful when a firm
tanned hand drew her aside. She
knew it was Robert Barton even
before she looked. He wasn't alone.
Two young men were with him,
and one of them had a girl in tow.
One of the men grinned at her
when the introductions were over.
Where has Bob been hiding your"
he asked. "He knows that your
kind of hair is my favorite brand.
Now Caroline here has the same
kind-not SO curly, though. But
nice"
Robert spoke easily. Never be-
lieve a word Terry Adams tells
you. If you had been a brunette he
would have a yen for raven tress-
es. He's an Al publicity man, so
he has to practice all the time"
The second man, graver. dark
er, nodded agreement. eve all
lived in the same house one year
at college, so we know the young
man."
Linda smiled at the girl, Caro-
line Pickard, her name was. She
was a little too thin, and there
were dark shadows under her
The Valley settler., 1940-05-03

THE VALLEY SETTLER is published every Friday by the Ne tenuske Vcl1ey Fsrm2r's CooporG ting Association ct Palmer, Aleskc,. Eng- Edi tor: H. L. Thinner Subscription rctos: 3l .O0 Yr. By Noil: l.75 yr. Noi1ed cnywhoro: lOg copy This papor is tasuod for tho pur- pose of giving informs tion and news of the %otc nusl,c Vc1l,QN. F. .rgaor | s Coon1ro ting Associ@ t1on's work, prObl cms, ccompl isha1onts, also nows of loc2l md z norsl intorost; cn3 to fostor the coopore tiv9 spirit Of taa fe rr1rs Of tho Nr tonus.7o Valley.
The Valley settler., 1940-05-03

Ehon I 1.s :. littl. boy, on2 Of tho long to be remembered sights vcs night fires of wiadrows Of corn stGlks burning. Fcrmors sid thon the. corn stolEs could not bo turned undor. Ton v~Grs l. tor burning corn st lks, WIS cons id3rod bcd pr" ctice. 1odCy only mad mon burn conn st@lEs cnd it is 2 crime c1raoat sufficient to send {. fcrmor to iGtl.
 Then 2 plcrt grows on soil it. tckos food from tho soil to build the stom end l3~ voa. Tn, t food VIC ccll forti1iz,r. ,hon tho plant Is buried in tho ground thct for ti1izor plus whet is tcl1on from tho air is ro oturn5d on which future plcnts mcy food. But if thu n1cnt Is burned most of FE1t food ,cnd fertilizer is lost in snoko To replace what thct plant tool. from tho soil w2 go to town and pay good money for fertilizer to put on that ground so tl2e ] future plants can grow.
 Arc you= one of thoso persons whom we h&vo seon burning tho hay whtch was snowcd undor last fall? It cGn be sproed, disliod, cnd plowod Undor.
 Howard Estollo
The Valley settler., 1940-05-03
SOFTBALL STARTS SUNDAY

E Scft-bsll league has been formed
 in the Wall ey. This is the first
 timo anything liEo this has been
 tried. EElutne, Palmer, and z team
 from down I-atanuske wey will compose
 the League. Eklutna will have
 fest colorful toc1n in the league,
 cnd will he out for the champion
 ship. The local tecm will have
 groy cIps wi th black visors and
 orcngo and blacl- swoa tars. Tho .Lfdios toars will bo dcokod out in
 G1 1fforont coloroG baseball cops
 to Match the IF mak3 up vi tn blue lend cold swoe tsra. Now bells end
 bots hcve arrived end ovsrvt}ing
 Is set. "o hopo to @ot tro ledios teens from Pa1 CT cn1 ctsnua2cc to !rlc the El.lutno girls in ta2 .Each Sunday it is rlcnnod to Aevo Ie doEblo h2s dor Of 7 innings 5a adh. Tho Le61as .Sc2s will follow the mons. ?~o official l2ptros -ro .. hooded, any h21p will be aprro c ciG ted. IA1so moro soft ball plcyars sr2 Inoodod, sign up with Rex Ehcrhart lat KosloslTis or Herbert Kopoorud Eof tho Ext3nston Sorvico. r. como viii bo rleyod Sunday "ay 9th It 2:O0 o'clock, b3twaon IPGlm3r end TCta rysl,,-, end ipr~ctiv2 gcao for eh3 girls. The tL3cCuo s mos gro cx72ctod 5onC3t jstartod tho following Sunday. s9o72 CLOSED 22o, l2:3o to loo
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-31
Clubs To Discuss
Play Production

A series of meetings of interest to
All club members and leaders, as
well as others who may be working
on play production, will be given at
Sandstone and Pine City by Miss
Eline Larson of Sandstone, and John
Schrade of Hinckley, who attended
a short course at Aitkin the latter
part of September.
These people will present the ma
terial which they received at the short
course at the Sandstone high school
November 4, commencing at 1880
p. M; and again on November 6, be-
ginning at 7:30 p. m. The second
night will be a continuation of the
discussion started on the first night
and people should plan to attend both
meetings if possible.
At Pine City they will present the
material at the high school on the
evenings of the 7th and the 9th OF
November, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
These meetings are open to the pub
lie, and anybody interested in rural
dramatics should attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-31

Clarence Morgensen was Mime
apolis visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Werner B. johnson was a
Minneapolis visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Paulsen and
son visited in Luck, Wis, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Morgensen
and daughter visited relatives and
friends in the vicinity of Cable, Wis,
during the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Olesen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sorensen were
callers in Luck, Wis.,, and Minneapo-
lis yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sevareid of
Minneapolis, visited M ono ay and
Tuesday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lindegaard.
Norman Lund and family of Mime
apolis, came here Tuesday. He is
helping with flood of job work in
| the American office.
Mrs. Fred Jorgensen went to Min
neapolis Sunday for medical attention
at the University hospital. Reports
from there state that she is to under
go an operation this morning.
Mrs. Martin Andersen underwent
an operation at ST. Luke's hospital
Duluth, last week; at last reports she
is getting along as well as could be
expected.
Folmer Frederiksen was Great
Northern passenger to Minneapolis
Friday for a check-up on an ea1
ailment. He returned home the same
evening with Otto c.. Hoiberg.
Mrs. Pete Johnson, Mrs. c. Tulien
Carl Tulien, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Tulien of Litchfield, were weekend
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Erickson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-31
Oak Lake Church
Is Wedding Scene

In an afternoon ceremony at o.
clock Sunday, October 20, Miss Ar
dis Ahlm of Kerrick, and Mr.. Harold
Wood of Minneapolis, became man
and wife in the Oak Lake Lutheran
church at Kerrick. Rey. Elmer j.
Johnson read the nuptial vows. The
church was beautifully decorated with
fall leaves and lighted with candles
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernold Ahlm, brother
and sister-in-law of the bride, were
the attendants and Miss Phyllis John
son was flower girl. The wedding
marches were played by Mrs. Victor
Johnson of Kerrick. Miss Genevieve
Thompson of Duluth, sang 90 Promise
Me" and 81 Love You Truly, ac-
companied by Mrs. Johnson.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ahlm. Out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. George Watson, Miss Jo-
anne O'Keefe, Mrs. Ida Benson and
the Misses Lillian and Elsie Benson,
all of Minneapolis.
The newlyweds have the well
wishes of their friends for a long
life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-31
Many Hear Rev. Bahuth.

Rev. John J. Bahuth, the Arabian
Lutheran minister mentioned in Last
weeks American surely filled the ex-
pectations of his capacity audiences in
the Danish Lutheran church here
both Sunday forenoon and Sunday eve
ming. He spoke in distinct, interest
ing and instructive manner and had
the undivided attention of his audi
ence throughout.
Rev. Bahuth is indeed true
Christian and has a fine command of
the English language. His ability to
relate about traditions and conditions
in his native country creates the i'm
preston right from the start that he
is well educated and knows what he
is talking about. He was guest at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. M. Mikkel-
sen while here.