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Evening star., 1940-10-19

the mountain trails dappled with
sunlight and scented with the pun
gency of fir tree and balsam, seemed
to beckon them forward
Inspector Storm watched the
party as they started down the path.
Then he took timetable from his
pocket and began to look up trains.
His vacation in Colorado had proved
to be a busman's holiday indeed,
but tomorrow ne was going on to
California. He hoped there would
be no murders en- route.
(Copyright, 1910, Chicago Daily News. Incl
(THE END)
Evening star., 1940-10-19

the injustice he had done to Bruce
Cameron. He decided to make res
titution, but in way that was char
acteristic Of him-namely, a way
that would cause no financial loss
to him or to his heirs In the codicil
appended to his will he provided
that In the event of the pre-decease
OF all the other beneficiaries before
his will was probateG his estate
should revert to Mrs Cameron and
her son. OF course. there wasn't
one chance in a thousand that such
an eventuality woulG occur, but
Stephen Ballard had the dubious
satisfaction of making an inronically
generous gesture. Since, as our in
vestigations have revealed, Mrs.
Cameron died two years ago, there
was possibility thar if Ken could
dispose Of all those who stood in his
way. he might gain absolute control
of the Ballard fortune"
But how did he learn of the ex-
istence of the codicil?" Paul Ken
yond asked.
That's a fair enough question:"
Storm answered. 1T puzzled me, too,
Evening star., 1940-10-19

until Harlan Lorrimer's reply to my
question cleared up tic mystery for
me. 1t seems that just a short time
ago he discovered that a former Sec
retary, whom he had discharged for
incompetency, was selling informa-
ton she had learned while working
for him. Since that time he has
kept matters Of particularly con-
fdential nature in a safe whose
combination is known only to him.
He never dreamed that she had con-
tacted Ken Brewster or he would
have warned Stephen Ballard at
once. But that Lorrimer's ex-sec-
Evening star., 1940-10-19
"Brish. De:atiny," tn. new
serial story which was to have
started today will begin in The
Sunday Star tomorrow. 1t 10
q story Of fifth column activity
with q fine romance woven in.
was even on the train from Denver.

was even OF the train from Denver.
The place is at fork in the road.
and no doubt he paused there to
smoke a cigarette before turning
back on the homeward stretch"
Il can see how this Brewster
or Cameron-might have murdered
Uncle Stephen out OF revenge for
what had been done tc his father,
and how he might have killed John
Coventry to keep his secret, but I
still don't see what he had against
poor Milo" Iris Hunts voice trem-
bled as she spoke her brothers
name.
That's where the information In
the codicil proved Illuminating
Stephen Ballard's conscience must
have bothered MIN occasionally for
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retary did get in touch with our
erstwhile guide is more than possi-
BILE, for while we discovered none
of their actual correspondence, we
did find q note of hel address in
a memo pad on his desk. When we
add that to all the ether evidence
against him, he's going to have a
mighty hard time explaining it to
jury"
They went back to the entrance
then and stood a moment blinking
in the sharp sunlight Behind them
lay Hurricane Cavern with it's dark
ness and its mystery Before them
Evening star., 1940-10-19
- Ntu'uG ~ W by Agnes
Hurricane { CQDGrn Ahem
Ahern
CHAPTER XIV.

After that events happened with hshnnghke rapdy storm put
in Humphries the both OF whom
Jerome Ballard had
Of
an discernible
small puncture achieved major sign
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
3 Ringers for Cary

Cary Grant has had so many
good pictures this year-"How-
ards of Virginia" philadelphia
Story" and My Favorite Wife"
so we place him in the post of
left guard for his outstanding
performance in philadelphia
Story"
Last, but not least, the in
Irritable Mickey Rooney, who
has kept his position as one of
1940s outstanding actors, must
certainly be named on our ALL
American team. So Mickey,
who last year was quarterback,
is this year chosen right half
back for his performance in
Strike Up the Band. a And he
earns this position. for Rooney
-is-the- maSt- amazing lad -9Ais
writer has ever known.
Ann Sheridan benched; Rosa
lind Russell and Martha Scott
cheer leaders: Sabu. water boy:
Virginia Weidler water girl, and
Judy Garland mascot.
Never in the history of Holly
wood have we had so many
actors who are. entitled to a
place on the All-American team.
As for the directors. 1910 has
given us so many excellent pic
lures that it is with difficulty
that 1 select director candidates
for the team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Hollywood's Big Parties
Give Proceeds to Charity
BY ELLA WICKERSHAN
Special To THE DETROIT TINES


HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2S.
Come flood. fire, drought or
war, there's always benevolent
Hollywood, and although 1910
will go down in the film towns
social history as its gayest year,
it will also mark a new high in
worthy philanthropic achieve
mentS.
To. be sure. and quite aside
from the keeping a world cine
matically entertained. the film
coloRy's ire pressible capacity
for having a time for itself was
not denied. But at least Is per
cent of its social doings during
the past year were charity
events. And fun for funds, the
slogan of the Party of the Month
Club. may be fittingly applied to
most of these worthy benefits.
With the resounding slam of
limousine doors and a repeated
chorus of admiring acclaim from
the throng of movie fans that
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Hepburn to life in The Phila-
delphia c ~; and Gregory La
Caya for giving us Primrose
Path"
On the alternate team we
have some fine performances, so
outstanding we are sure many
of you will think they belong on
the first team.
l nominate Enrol Flynn, Alice
Faye. Claudette' Colbert, Irene
Dunno. Thomas Mitchell. Joan
Fontaine, Paulette Goddard, Ida
Lupino. Brian Donlevy, Gene
Autry and Carole Lombard.
name Baby Sandy as water
girl on the alternate team and
Jane Withers mascot. For cheer
leaders: Ruth Hussey, Pat
O'Brien. Brian Aherne, Laraine
Day and Hedy Lamar.
Directors on the alternate
team are: head coach. Michael
CurtiZ: line coach, Raoul Walsh:
back field coach, Mitchell Lei
sen, and referees. William Setter.
Frank Lloyd and Irving Cum
=mfngS.
The year 1910 gave up more
outstanding performances than
any previous year. Charles
Laughton should be commended
for his fine performance in
They Knew What They
Wanted" Walter Brennan and
Gary Cooper are worthy of
praise in THE Westerner."
Frank Morgan deserves honor
able mention for Mortal
Storm" But we only have so
many positions in our All-Amer-
lean team and cannot possibly
name every one individual de-
serving of mention.
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List Of Directors

Here are the directors I
nominate as officials for the
All-American team: Joseph Pas
ternak. team manager, for all
the Deanna Durbin pictures;
Alfred Hitchcock. head coach.
fer his Foreign Correspondent"
and "Rebecca"; Preston Sturges.
line coach. for The Great Nc
Ginty"; Walter Lang. back6eld
coach. for Tin Pan Alley"
Referees: John Ford, for
giving us THE Grapes of Wrath
and THE Long Voyage Home;
Mervyn Leroy for Waterloo
Bridge; Cecil B. DeMille for
Northwest Mounted Police;
Sam Wood for Kitty Foyle"
and Our Town; William Wyler
for "The Letter.; Frank Bor-
cage for Flight Command" and
THE Mortal Storm; George
Cukor for bringing Katharine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

choked the entrance and lined
the entrance halls of the Am
baSsador Hotel. a thousand no.
table HollywooditeS turned out
on the night of January II for
the Franco British war relief
dinner dance in the Cocoanut
Grove.
Tops of the large evening was
the all-star stag chorus that
came on to give lusty, if not
so harmonious. rendition to
"Swanee River" and THE Man
on the Flying Trapeze." With
a box office value like the ma
tional debt, the warblerS and
dancers off one could, by a gen.
erous stretch of the imagination.
call it dancing) included Ronald
Colman, Charles Boyer, Charles
Laughton. Laurence Oliver. Her.
bert Marshall, Reggie Gardiner.
Ralph Forbes, Bill Powell, Dick
Barthelmess, A Ian Mowbray,
Ian Hunter, Nigel Bruce and
Robert Coote.
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Fox Show Stays

The current Fox stage show.
which is featuring that very
popular Truth and Conse-
quence' program as well as sew
eral vaudeville acts. will hold
over to play the midnight show
for New Years Eve. Then fol-
lowing the stage show. there will
be a preview of "HudSon's Bay"
the exciting new adventure spec
tacle starring Paul MUM, who
has been too long absent from
the screen In fact this will be
MunIS first picture since he left
10 star in the Maxwell Anderson
play Key Largo" over two
years ago.
After that there will be a big
audience party with dancing on
the stage favors and Just about
everything the Fox could imagine
would entertain you. Particuv
larly hilarious should be that
Truth and Consequence game
for the audience at this show.
j. will be the last one and any
thing goes New Years Eve.
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Doping Out the Bowl Games

In the Football Wh the nation Bowling Wednesday.
Here's the Professor Henger dopes the games
throughout the nation: At the Orange Bowl Miami. like
MISSISSIPPI STATE GEORGETOWN by of 20 to
u At the Sun Bowl at FL Paso we like ARIZONA STATE
WESTERN RESERVE by 20 At the
Bowl New Orleans like TENNESSEE BOSTON
EGE by score of IA TO In the Cotton Bowl at Dallas
fancy TEXAS FORDIiAM by the squeak of
to 6 And in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena look for
NEBRASKA TO the upset of the by knocking oSTAN
FORD to the tune of 10 to Please don't told
And ends another ANNUAL REVIEW. Thanks for being
with throughout the yea-snd the Seasons
you and yours
MARX II.
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him Will DC SHOWN IN lne OLneT
and things ought to come out
even.
Lovely headliner will be Rose
mary Lane, singing star OF the
screen and one of the foremost
of the Lane Sisters. The last
time Rosemary sang on the
stage Of the Michigan Theater
she was Just a canary with Fred
Warnings band. She and her SIS
ter, Priscilla. sang for Waring
for years before they went TO
the coast
In Daughters Series
While making q picture with
Dick Powell and the Waring
band. Rosemary and Priscilla
were discovered by Warner
scouts and right after that the
-Four DaughtdA series started
and the little girls leaped 10
film fame.
Now Rosemary comes back as
a film star and will appear as
the first attraction Of the New
Year shortly after midnight.
The -Four Ink Spots. sensa-
tons of swing. whose records
like If I Didn't Care have hit
the ceiling. will also be on the
bill Dean Murphy. versatile i'm
personator and witty enter
tainer, will be the master Of
ceremonies. serving 10 introduce
the rest of the popular bill
This VIII include Paul Renos
and his Toy. Boys. the dancing
musical comedy stars. Allen and
Kent and a very funny trio.
Lynn. Royce and Nanya
As a musical prelude 70 all
this Phil BreStoff and ms or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Best Performance by Bette Davis

The best performance by actress in 1910? Well you
could hand II TO Bette Davis THE LETTER"-but
think would be Just well this give
Fontaine for her splendid work REBECCA
grand piece of work Best performance
1910? Well II will just have be Spencer Tracy again.
EDISON THE MAN" and NORTHWEST PASSAGE" whom else
would you pick?
Best adventure film of the year: THE HAWK"
Enrol Flynn saved England without harng his
Best musical picture of the last II months TIN PAN
ALLEY. with Alice Faye Betty Cradle Payne Jack
Oakie his
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Clark, Bette
Head List of
Films Best
CONTINUED from Page Nine)

Continued from Page Nine)
proves beyond argument that Ty
is versatile and one of the most
able of the younger stars. In
fact, he has never given a bad
performance.
Robert Taylor, who failed to
make the team last year because
he had no worthwhile pictures.
has had three this year. But it
is for his work in Waterloo
Bridge" that 1 name him left
tackle, although in Flight Conn.,
mand," he gives a fine per-
Torrance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Yankees Called Favori+es for I94I

In the World of Sports always the poigh
baseball boxing football Biggest surprise
arrived when the NEW YORK YANKEES failed to win the Ameri
League although they after bad
in IA weeks another the favores
World Series those very NEW YORK YANKEES. We
think they do il,
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chestra will tart the New Year
off with one of those special
swing overtures' which Phil is
noted for and which he does so
well. In fact we particularly like
Pills music and always try to
get 10 our seat in time to hear
whatever new treat he's. going
to spring.
The screen attraction will be
Second Chorus with Paulette
Goddard Fred Astaire, Artie
Shaw and his band playing the
famous Hot Concerto"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Michigan, Palms=State
Play New Year Hosts
BY CHARLES GENTRY

s"TOO BIG FOR ONE TIIEATER" is the slogan which
United Detroit Theaters have adopted for their gala New
Years Eve celebration this which going take place
both the Michigan and PalmS-Sate simultaneously.
The combination will
TO the PalmsSate while the stage show playing the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Rooney-GarIand Runners-Up

RunnerS-up the musical field
and the powerful RooneyGarland combination STRIKE UP
THE BAND of the last months
THE GREAT McGNTY PRIMROSE PATH" ESCAPE"
ARISE MY LOVE" BOOM TOWN." pride AND
THE GREAT DICTATOR" and DIR EIRLICHS MAGIC
BULLET All of which about the 1910
did hear I'm all in choices? Well that's
what / cd
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STAGE ATTRACTIONS
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no4;u:@T''~
47m MARK
HELLINGER
Mark Picks Our Town
AS Best Movie of 1910

Here is friends: Professor HeingexS- ANNUAL,
REVIEW. this effort look
about the films sporting
which commented:
Ready, boys and girls? Here q
THE Motion Picture World my money the best film
or 1871 was the movie version of the prize winnng play
OUR TOWN"
n This tender, and moving and very beautiful
picture-and while there will be many disagree with
me, nevertheless select the best film of tie
In the for dnecora honors I'D be inclined
palm TO sam Wood for this OUR TOWNbut very
close IN book would be Alfred Hitchcock "REBECCA"
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE THE
GRAPES OF WRATH, and THE LONG VOYAGE HOME"
Best comedy OF the TO my FAVORITE WIFE"
really sparkling slice of socko entertainment Not
Ernst Lubschs SHOP AROUND THE CORNER"
Powell-Loy smash, Il LOVE YOU AGAIN"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
Duquette

Mrs. Ellen Anderson has been very
ill for the past few weeks but is
much improved at this writing.
The Mesdames E. Torell, Chas.
Berger, 1. Ellefson and Edwin L.
Johnson, members of the sewing
project, and Eylene Ellefson attended
Achievement day at Grindstone lake
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Larson and
Evelyn and Mrs. E. L. johnson and
girls attended the c. E. rally in Bruno
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Carlson and
Carl of Chicago, arrived Saturday
afternoon to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner went to
Superior Sunday, bringing back their
little granddaughter for visit.
Two daughters visited Mrs. Lund
Saturday.
Chas. Bostrom visited his daugh-
ter in Minneapolis week recently.
Mrs. Faye Adams and son are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna Edin,
at this writing.
It is understood that there will be
wedding dance at the town hall
Monday night
A few ladies from here attended
a shower for Esther Casadont at her
home Friday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20

the weekend here. Mrs. Kelly and
Mickey returned to Minneapolis with
him Sunday after having spent a
week in Kerrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist at
tended the wedding of a cousin in
Minneapolis Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Fox left for
Ann Arbor, Mich, Tuesday. Roy
will look for work there
Louis, Richard, Patty and Father
Michael Hogan visited Father Hayes
at Marble and the J. E. Johnson fam
lily in Deer River Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Wahlquist and
Dolores visited friends in Cambridge
and Isanti Sunday afternoon.
Donald Maltby narrowly escaped
injury while driving to Minneapolis
recently. 1t is reported he pulled
off the highway and stopped and as
he opened the door a truck caught
it, taking it completely off. The truck
owner had the damage repaired and
Don is glad to be all in one piece.
Donovan Hogan and Harry Nyrud
left Sunday for Lockheed, Pa, where
they took out new 60 h. p. Cub"
and are flying it home.
The William Callahan family is
moving into the upstairs of the house
now occupied by Frank Mach. Mr..
Callahan is one of the foremen for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20

lores Rye, Marvin Rye, Helen West
rud, Nancy Clark, James alderman,
Merle Brown, Margie Neuhring, Pearl
Swanson, Verna Agurkis, Kenneth
Olson, ROLAND Rudd, Cecil Kurzhals,
Robert Feigum, George Haines,
Laurel Thompson, Lyle Chaffee, Ruth
Marion, Frances Sundeen, George
Hyatt, Lawrence Bjork, Jessie Ros-
coe, Leo Ballantine, Anna Mae Carl
son, Kermit Coleman, Paul Pahos,
Walter Hyska, Leon Voss, James Cur
RE, Robert Ford, Orlan Brechbiel,
Wesley Brechbiel, Dale Koksma, Jo-
seph Brandle, Alvin Paulson, Le-
Roy Pike, Dolores Auers, Audrey
Broostin, Jane Hallberg, Rose Marie
Soens, Betty Jean Pangerl, Catheryn
Casadont, Allen Christensen, Omer
Johnson, Harold Lussenden, Yvonne
Lussenden, Media Schubert, Jean
Virgins, ROLAND Ford, Leonard Frye,
Vernon Frye and Orissa Norway.
Supplementary List.
Information from the teachers is not
complete in most of the following 20
cases, and special checkup is being
made to determine whether or not
they are eligible to graduate this
year: William Johnson, Vivianne
Huffman, Robert Johnson, Rose Marie
Pavelok, Donald Poeschl, Audrey
Graves, Mildred Belling, Leonard
Sprandel, Marilyn Hokanson, Melvin
Thompson, James Saxton, June Lar
Son, Hugh Heller, Ernest Lauer, Eu-
gene Elliott, Robert Holten, Warren
Plath, Edward Schaaf, Dorothy Fem
stermaker and Leonard Johnson.
Except in our accredited rural
schools, graduation is based entirely
on passing at least four of the five
state examinations as we'll as local
passing marks in all five subjects
Most of the accredited schools also
do, or should, measure with standard
lied tests.
Dorothy Pirkle, district AZ, and
Glen Dubbels, district Sc, graduated
in 1889, but attended their home
schools another year instead of high
school. Both have passed all state
exams with high scores. They are
eligible to take part in our rural eXer-
cises again if they wish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
Fifteen Years Ago
(June 25, 1929

The voters in School District 122
will gather Saturday evening for the
purpose of voting on the issuing of
$4,000 bonds, the proceeds to be used
IN the erection of a school at Bear
Creek.
N. B. Kragness, who with his FAM
lily came to Bruno from Porter, less
than two months ago, and was busy
clearing land and preparing for
home, was kicked in the stomach by
horse last Friday afternoon, dying
two days later. The funeral services
were held from the Swedish Lutheran
church Tuesday with Rev. Ostergren
in charge. Mrs. Kragness and nine
children survive.
Miss Verna Walczak and Mr.. Theo-
dore Cheslak of west of the Sturgeon
Lake community, were united in mar
riage Monday forenoon. A Mime
apolis orchestra furnished music for
the wedding ceremony and for dance
at the brides home in the evening.
Mrs. Frank A. Krantz of Askov.
who has been i'll since October, died
Last Thursday forenoon The funeral
was held Saturday from the home and
the Vilstad Swedish Lutheran church
with Rev. Ostergren in charge, inter-
ment being in the Vilstad cemetery.
Those left to mourn her passing are
Mr.. Krantz and three sons and two
daughters.
While working in her home one day
last week Mrs. Gustaf Bohlin of Nick
son, fell from a chair, sustaining a
broken arm.
William H. Lamson, Hinckley attor-
ney, has been appointed by Gov.
Christianson as secretary to the ex-
ecutive council, composed of all state
constitutional elective officials. The
appointment will take effect when
the reorganization plan of govern
ment becomes effective July l.
MIR. and Mrs. S. Chr. Dixen of
Askov, returned last Thursday from
half years visit to their native
country, Denmark, which they had
not seen in IS years. They both look
hale and hearty and had enjoyed
the trip immensely.
DR.. F. w. Green of Bruno, was an
Askov visitor Saturday, making a
pleasant call at the American office.
He said that on June % he would
have practiced 81 years, his first case
being near DenniSon, Iowa. In 1912
he came to Bruno to retire, but was
called out on cases frequently so de-
cided to move to Murdoch some years
later. He was still buster there so
returned to Bruno few years ago
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-20
NickersOn

A large crowd attended the bridal
shower on Miss Esther CasadOnt Fri
day.
Mrs. Berger of Chicago, is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. CasadOnt and Mrs.
Virgins, here and her brother, War
ner Wahlquist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hansen and Luz
ellie visited Friday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Mrs. Carl johnson and daughter
and Esther Casadont went to Duluth
Friday evening.
Catherine Casadont is enjoying a
visit with her girl friend from Askov
at this writing.
Mrs. Peter Erickson will entertain
the Friendly Neighbors club June
26 at her home in Duquette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hansen and
daughter were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stafford of Du-
luth, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Tres
ter accompanied them back as far
as Foxboro for few days visit with
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Williams.
Buddie Casadont, who is employed
in Minneapolis, spent Sunday with
his parents.
Rogie Virgins, who has been visit
ing in Minneapolis with relatives,
came home Saturday.
Miss Lucille Hansen and Mrs. Paul
Hansen spent Saturday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Trester.
Mrs. Nickerson and son and Mr..
Nickerson's mother will leave Mon
day for Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Nicker-
son has been visiting her son and
family for a month.