Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-04
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in one package to Rev. A. Tn. Dorf II
New York city for distribution t.
the seamen.
Each package should contain the
name and address of the sender bu'
otherwise no written message.
beyond the usual Christmas greeting
Last year only about 20 package.
were received, but the committee ir
charge hopes for a greater number
this year. Suggestions for gifts in.
clude such items as cigars, cigarettes
handkerchiefs, neckties, stationery
playing cards, books, etc.
Herman Christensen left yesterday
for Fort Smelling to take his physical
examination for army service.
Robert Sandahl came Monday aft
ernoon from Minneapolis for brie1
visit at the home of his parents.
Mrs. Chris. Frederiksen and son
Gunnar and Mrs. Chr. Sandahl were
Minneapolis callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford Nelson were
in Minneapolis Friday, the latter
seeking medical attention.
Mrs. Russell Emert and baby and
Mrs. Elmer Calvin left last week for
Highspire, Pa, where Mr.. Emert has
been working for some time.
Albert Madsen of Moose Lake, and
John Berg of Sandstone, are laying
brick on the new addition to the
Askov creamery building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Petersen
and their youngest son of Tyler,
were weekend visitors at the home
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. S. Petersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clausen and
children are busy getting settled in
their new home east of Askov, the
farm recently vacated by the Niels
Serritslev family.
Leonard Leroy Madsen went to
Fort Smelling Monday for a physical
examination for army service. He
was placed in Class and hence re-
turned home the following day.
Rev. and Mrs. M. Mikkelsen were
in Withee and West Denmark, Wis,
over the weekend, he conducting
services in Withee Sunday forenoon
and at West Denmark in the eve
ming.
ALT Jensen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Janus Jensen, returned home Tues
day from Lake City, S. D., where
he has been the past two months
picking corn and doing other farm
work.
Conrad Christensen and family
were in Duluth Saturday for visit
with relatives, more particularly to
visit his brother, Andrew, who was
operated upon last Thursday for
gallstones at st. Luke's hospital. At
the latest reports the patient was
getting along very nicely.
Mrs. Helen Harte of Hinckley, visi-
ted at the T. S. Jensen home from
Monday until Saturday last week.
Other Hinckley visitors at the Jen-
sen home Friday included Mrs. Frank
Mclaughlin, Mrs. Frank Reinhold,
Mrs. Ted Edin, Mrs. Curtis Lyons and
Mrs. Robert Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen and
daughter of Des Moines, Iowa, cele-
brated Iowa's official THANKSGIVING
by coming here for weekend visit
at the home of c. L. Hassenfeldt.
They were accompanied by the Misses
Olga and Oda Jensen and Emily
Feldtmose who visited at their re-
spective homes.
The local Red Cross membership
drive committee has just submitted
its final report to headquarters which
includes cash remittance of $11O.O5.
Out of this total $92 is for one-year
memberships and the balance in gifts.
The goal in memberships for Askov
this year was 100, thus they fell a
trifle short in that respect.
The Askov high school basketball
team will start the season by going
to McGrath tomorrow night for a |
game with the boys from that village.
The first home game is scheduled for
Monday evening, December 8, in the |
school auditorium. Those in charge |
of this excellent activity are hoping
for big turnout of the home fans. |
The local Danish Sisterhood lodge
annual election of officers yesterday
afternoon resulted as follows: Mrs.
Chris A. Jensen, president; Mrs. L.
A. Paulsen, vice president; Mrs. Hans
Lunde, secretary; Mrs. Svend Peter
sen, treasurer; Mrs Emil Andersen,
trustee; Mrs. v. Heininge, conduct
ress; Mrs. Chris Krogh and Mrs.
Chr. Hyldahl, guards.
At the annual village election Tues
day only 1872 votes were cast. The
final result was follows: Hans Mos
back, president of the council, re-
placing A. Gravesen, who declined
to be candidate; Ray c. Jensen,
councilman for three years, replac-
ing C.. Richard Petersen who also
to be candidate; A. C.
clerk; Christopher Mel
sen, treasurer; Martin O. Andersen,
constable. For justice of the peace
no one had filed, hence a number of
persons received from one to four
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