The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-06-19

out of his garden as early as June 10TH weighed
a pound and five ounces We know we ct em
Gossip: in one ear and out-the backdoor.
Here's little suggestion the bus company can
have without charge. We big-hearted that way.
Their advertising could well carry the slogan: For
a car-free vacation
Bands
There are lots of variations of the theme the
show must go on. This one isn't bad. carload
of the American Legion band members was headed
for Alexandria. Enroute wheel bearing burned
out, stopping proceedings short of the mark.
In the were march director Phyllis Svenneby and
trumpet girl Adeline Nelson who hoped out stretch
ed thumb in the general direction of their destina-
ton, and with the flourish and suspense of old
time horse opery-arrived in the nick of time. .
with the outfit missed his first trip with the band
Sunday. And the outfit is more than two summers
old
Sacks
You'll find in your popcorn sack at the theatre
a small hole with a purpose. 1t eliminates the
blitzkriegs in the house that prompted by eter
nal sack blower-uppers and sack breakers. .
George O'Gara and the firm he heads have returned
to normalcy The cat that became the pet Of the
place and Georges particular charge came back.
Tom disappeared just five weeks ago.
Driving
We had occasion to do a little driving over
the weekend It is a pleasant little game the
boys play. . Like playing poker with your life
at stake. We them make six lane out of
four lane highways, squirmng, lodging, weaving in
and out of pell nell traffic. The game itself
is dandy. It's thrilling all get out. If you
win you've pile Of five or ten seconds on your
hands. If you lose, you still wn-eternity
We met one couple down the road, in jig time the
gal snuggled gently his shoulder while he did
the miraculous hand driving act At the
time sign whipped by labeled: No shoulders.
That's what the highway department thought
The game is like solitaire. You cheat, you've
fooled one but yourself Highway travel today
is the miracle of modern Americana The mir
acle-not that people die the highway-but that
Cecile Markson of Palo Alto, is now serving on
jury. And impaneled with her was John Steinbeck
author Of the famed Grapes of Wrath"
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Harold Rasmussen and Bernice Klobe will in
cude few golf instructions in their summer school
work, we're told. AS Harold put it the class is
divided into the following divisions: swinging put
ting, and swearing. The latter need not be
hearsed; it follows natcheraly.
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First visitors from this section for the 1t. Paul
Marksons of Spokane (she is the former Helen Hen
kels) Lucy Hunt Marion Nestande Kay Cur
tin-three that taught with Helen. An evening
of chatting good reunion.
Lost Treasure
Other day Mr.. and Mrs L. L. Kells happened
to across the street young boy using a sickle.
1t looked dangerous through adult eyes, and
it probably was But Laurel was chucklng over
it he remembered a happening of his own boy
hood. He had gone to Milwaukee with his
father to the home of his aunt. There in the
general store he spied corn knife which in his
youthful eyes was something to be desired When
he left, they made him a present of the knife. He
swung it too. u. But when their barn burned
the knife was destroyed. Added to the limbo Of
lost treasures of boyhood.