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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-02
Church Notes
NEW HAVEN
METHODIST CHURCH
Paw w n TireAll Pastor

Morning Worship-8:45 a m.
Church School-10:45 a. m.
Choir Practise Friday Eve
nings.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Willow River

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Markus came
from Minneapolis last Thursday and
spent until Friday afternoon at the
Dubie home.
Friends and neighbors spent very
pleasant afternoon at the A. E. Wood
home Friday, the occasion being a
shower for the recent bride, Mrs. Ell
mer Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Coulter and
two daughters of Tower, were Sum-
day afternoon and dinner guests
at the Lee Coulter home.
Mrs. Mardi Frascone brought her
mother, Mrs. Chas. Pehoushek, home
last weekend after she had spent
a month or so at the University hos
pital and a rest home near there.
We are glad to report she is able to be
up bit each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. VERIFY and
daughter Gloria and Mrs. A. A. Baker
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Duquette

Mrs. Mike Kline was a caller in
Sandstone Friday.
Mrs. Paul O'Brien was in Duquette
between trains Sunday.
Mrs. Francis Melancon visited al
the John Kline home Friday.
Friends and neighbors of this neigh
borhood extend their sympathy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Ostlund in the
loss of their baby daughter. Also
to the Hoffman family in the loss OF
their husband and father.
Mrs. Ruth Rupp and daughter, Mrs
Norris Anderson and baby daugh-
ter are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Rynerson. On Monday they all visi-
ted at the Francis Melancon home
and also Mrs. c. Torell and Helen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Melancon
called at the Ed Rupp home Monday
as Mrs. Rupp was very ill this week,
but is somewhat better now.
Ellen Johnson returned here again
last week for an indefinite visit with
her mother after spending a few
days in Duluth.
Mrs. Elmer Bremen of Waterloo, Ia,
Mrs. Clarence Moreland and Mrs.
Elmer Moreland both of San Gabriel,
Calf, were visitors at the Ivar Ellef-
son home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L. Johnson
spent one day in Cloquet last week
attending to business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l.. Johnson
were Tuesday night visitors at the
Emil Koecher home.
Ralph Keyport accompanied some
F. F. A. boys to Pine City Monday.
The community extends its sympa-
thy to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ostlund in
the loss of their little one. Also to
the Hoffman family in the loss of
husband and father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

and two little sons came from Du-
luth Saturday afternoon to the form
er's cabin here and were all Sum
day dinner guests at the Joe Dubie
home. Mr.. Dubie returned with them
late Sunday afternoon. Other din
ner guests there were Mr., and Mrs.
VIM. Walk and three children and
Mrs. Julianna Doboszenski and son
Carroll.
The Mesdames Naylor, A. Walta,
E. Wood and j. Dubie motored to
Sandstone Wednesday afternoon of
last week on shopping trip.
Mrs. Milton Lehnert and three chill
dren of near LeSueur, spent from
Wednesday until Monday at the par
entail A. E. Wood home.
Mrs. Theresa Siost and Mrs. Madej
of Chicago, visited at the Louis Stel-
mack home for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Rudolph Novak was very
pleasantly surprised Wednesday of
last week by friends and neighbors of
this community at get-acquainted
party and miscellaneous shower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony VERIFY, Jr.,
of st. Paul, who had been to Duluth
on their wedding trip, brought their
uncle, Joe Dubie, home Saturday
afternoon and spent until Sunday
afternoon there.
A. E. Wood and sons came home
from Orr to spend over the week.
end at their home here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
HinckIey

Ernest Freeman is home for a two
weeks leave from the Navy. His
boat, the U. S. S. Texas, is at dock
at Norfolk, Va. Those visiting at
the Freeman home Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Forhman and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Vett-
ling and son of Brook Park, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy McDermeit and children of
Friesland, Miss Worst of Center City,
Mrs. Hewitt of Madison, S. D., Walt
Barstow of Rock Creek, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Busby and daughter, Mrs.
Freeman Stevens and sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Atkins, Mrs. Frank
Irons and Charlie and Lois and
Grandma Atkins.
Grant Archambeau, who is en-
ployed in California, is visiting his
mother and sister and other relatives
this week.
Mrs. Frank Olson is spending the
week visiting friends and relatives
in Milaca.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. johnson spent
Sunday and Monday in the Twin
Cities.
Mrs. Carl Johnson spent the week.
end in Duluth with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Alderman have
moved to Mora where Leo has en-
ployment. MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Lam
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Croningen

Church services will be held Sum-
day, September 81, at $50 a. m.
Communion services will be given in
connection. Sunday school at 1O:45
a. m.
Saturday evening, September 20,
there will be a moving picture of
China or Africa given by Pastor Lun-
deem. There will be no admission
charged but an offering will be lifted.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Klien and daugh-
ter of Sandstone, and Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. Klien and son visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Anderson Sunday
evening.
Albert Haglin of Burlington, Ia, is
spending two weeks with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Haglin.
Mrs. Ben Nelson visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Lawrence Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Work are the
proud parents of girl born Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Mabel Pearson of Duluth,
visited Tuesday and Wednesday of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

Louis Stelmack is home for a few
weeks from near Virginia, where he
worked in a saw mill. He is doing
some building on his home, adding
porch and making other interior
improvements.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wood
motored to Tamarack to visit the
latter's folks until Tuesday.
The Messrs. Swatek and Ruech
were home for Sunday from their
work near Holyoke.
DR.. w. c. Ehmke reports the arrival
of twin boys, born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Smekhofski, at their farm
home east of Rutledge, Tuesday aft
ernoon. The first baby weighed 61a
pounds. The second baby arrived
Is minutes later and weighed seven
pounds. Both are very fine boys.
The County Red Cross Chapter
will meet at Willow River Monday
afternoon at the village hall. All
members of the county are requested
to be there, and anyone is welcome.
Mrs. Ashbaugh, state worker, will
be there and will give an address to
the Pine county workers. Mrs. Har-
vey Reid of Hinckley, is president and
will preside.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Lake View Ripples

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sundin of
Grasston, and Mrs. Sven Ellert of
Chicago, ILL.,, spent a week ago Sun
day at the Gust Pearson home. Mrs.
Ellert remained for a visit until last
Thursday evening, when MIR. and Mrs.
Ole Sylvander and daughter of
Grasston, came and got her. Mrs. Ell
lert is a sister of Mr.. Pearson, Mrs.
Sundeen and Mr.. Sylvander.
The David Fell auction was we'll
attended, despite the rainy weather.
Mrs. Gust Pearson and Mrs. Sven
Ellert spent Monday evening at the
Sylverton Loftness home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Sawatzky
and family moved last week to the
former Dixon farm.
Mrs. Sylverton Loftness spent We'd
nesday afternoon of last week with
Mrs. Gust Pearson and Mrs. Sven
Ellert.
Mrs. Aug. Swiderski called at the
Gust Pearson home last Thursday.
Mrs. Roy Steiner called at the
Sylverton Loftness home last Thurs
day evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Kerrick
(From Another Correspondent

Miss Martha Shima spent the
weekend at her home in Beroun.
Weather has slowed up the road
work. However Al Streiber, local
weather prophet, says that if 'the
wind she blow from the southeast
for long, long time, the rain she stop"
Kerrick is pinning its faith on AL
so highway % will be finished this
fall.
Mervyn Anderson, FSA director for
Pine county, was in Kerrick Tues
day afternoon.
Donovan Hogan was home over
Sunday. He is now at the Hibbing
airport where he is instructing in
primary air courses.
c.. A. Ferguson purchased thresh-
ing machine from Frank Gockowski
and has been doing the local thresh-
ing and good job of it too.
Mrs. D. Merriman celebrated her
65th birthday Sunday.
Reider Edison and D. Merriman
have been putting "nuwood" on the
interior of the bank. It improves
the appearance and will add to the
warmth.
Ernest Neuman bought very fine
colt recently from Arthur Lund. Ar
thur and Marie will be at camp near
Lutsen for the winter and probably
longer and they will be unable to
keep their stock.
The sand pits have number of
orders and are trying to load them
out. This weather has made it very
difficult.
Mrs. H. c. Hoffman is moving to
Hankinson, N. D., where she will
reside with sister. Since the death
of her husband she finds it impos-
sible to live in the home place longer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
NickersOn

Bud Slower, who is employed in
Chicago, spent the weekend at his
home. Cliff was home two weeks
ago.
Douglas Berger of Duquette, and
Raymond Johnson of Oak Lake, were
home over the weekend from Chi
cago.
Mildred Slower, who is working at
a children's home in Superior, spent
Sunday at home.
Friends and neighbors of the S..
Mcdonald family helped them cele-
brate their 18th wedding anniversary
recently.
Roger Wiggens left for Dakota
with the Steel Gang last week.
The Friendly Neighbors club will
meet at the home of Mrs. P. A. Peter
son in Sandstone September "a.
Mrs. Slower visited Mrs. Peter Wig
gins Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Alma Erickson visited Mrs.
Edw. Beaudry last Thursday after
noon.
Miss Lucille Hanson visited Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Edw. Beau
dry.
Mr.. Sorenson and son of Harris,
called at the Paul Hansen home Mon
day.
Mrs. Erickson called on Mrs. Edw.
Beaudry Monday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
South HOlyOke

Mrs. Geo. Sorenson has been on the
sick list for some time. She was
confined in bed for eight days but
is up and around again now.
The Lutherans held their confir-
nation class last Sunday. Alfred Os-
waskey of the South Side, Helen
Nelson, Jane Holline, Alice Frederick,
Gordon Van Guilder of Holyoke, were
members of the class. After the
service at the church in Holyoke
they enjoyed the rest of the day and
evening at the Oswaskey home. They
finished up the day with a picnic
supper.
Mrs. Milton Person was the guest
of honor at bridal shower at the j.
G.. Person home Saturday. In spite
of the rainy day there were many
ladies present and Suzan received
lot of pretty gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bjorsvik of
Duluth, spent the weekend at the
Person home. Mr.. Bjorsvik helped
build on Millions house which is
getting under way very well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Ashmore are
helping with the work at the Charlie
Williams farm in Foxboro for some
time.
Harvey Sorenson was home over
the weekend from Tower.
Oliver Sorenson went to Redwood
Falls Saturday morning.
Little Helen Oswaskey was on the
sick list few days last week but is
better at this writing.
Mrs. Hermon Zinter, Jr., is visit
ing at the Zinter home few days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
Fifteen Years Ago.
(September %, 1920

The Askov baseball team, winner
of the 1926 pennant in the Pine Coun-
ty League, was defeated in its first
game in the state amateur baseball
tournament in ST. Paul last week.
Askov lost to the Bottineau team
of Minneapolis by the score of 9 to 2.
John Stafford, well known Bruno
merchant, was killed last Thursday
evening in an auto accident two miles
north of Willow River on Highway
81. Funeral services were held Sum-
day afternoon from the Bruno Pres
byterian church with Rev. o. c. Fill
linger officiating. The body was
then taken to West Concord, the STAFF
ford family home, for interment the
following day. The deceased is sur
vived by his widow and son Carlton,
his aged mother, Mrs. Catherine STAFF
ford of Bruno, and sister, Mrs. ]. j.
Kress, of Davenport, Iowa.
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul
Cegla, southwest of Denham, were
held from st. Isador's church in Stur-
geon Lake Tuesday morning of this
week. Besides her husband she leaves
four sons and a daughter to mourn
her passing. The family came to
Denham about 81 years ago.
Miss Inga Larsen, daughter of Mrs.
Alfred Larsen, northwest of Askov,
and John Patrick Murphy of Bruno,
were married Tuesday of this week
at Pine City.
James Whyte, living a mile east
of Hinckley, was seriously injured
when lightning struck his house dur
ing a violent electrical storm last
Friday, and was taken to Hinckley
for medical attention. Considerable
damage was done to the house but
no fire resulted.
The Askov post office was moved
to its new location in the American
building Sunday. Olesen Bros. did
the carpenter work and made some
very neat panel work around the
lock boxes, etc. The LOBBY has been
further decorated with a nice as
sortment of house plants in the big
display window.
Mrs. Albert Belanger of Duquette,
died at st. Mary's hospital, Superior,
last Thursday afternoon. Services
were held at the hospital chapel Sat-
urday morning and the body then
taken to Duquette for burial.
District Judge Alfred P. Stolberg
last Tuesday afternoon granted citi-
zenship papers to Alfred Hanson,
Pine City; Leonnora E. Nyrud, Will
low River; Jens Arnbal, Askov; Louis
Milgrom, Pine City, and Hilda c. E.
Davis, Sandstone.
Tuesday morning D. ]. Flynn, di-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
When You And
l We're Younger
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Items taken from the AslIov American
of Is and Is years ago.
september 81, 1870

Nels Lundorf and bride spent yes
terday in Askov, they being on their
honeymoon. Mr.. Lundorf has tract
of land on the Sandstone road south
of town. He has been engaged as
ditch contractor in Iowa.
The county commissioners met at
the court house Friday and Satur-
day and transacted the. general rou-
tine of business. Among other things
they decided to build concrete
bridge over Pine River at Rutledge
to cost $500. The Iowa Bridge
Co. was hired to do the work.
While the Jens Mortensen family
of Askov, was visiting at the Chr.
Morgensen home last Sunday their
horse had the "brass" to get up
and walk home after it thought they
had been there long enough. Mr..
Mortensen did not like the idea of
his horse showing manners of that
sort when they were in company.
Jacob Christensen, being a good sort
of fellow, came to their rescue and
drove them home.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. Anderson of Duquette, Sep
TENDER 13. Mother and child are
doing nicely.
Messers. Clark, Chas. Rostrom,
Harry Bjorklund, Chas. Anderson and
Peter Erickson of Kerrick, went to
Pine City Tuesday to serve on the
grand jury.
Geo. Peterson of Bruno, was taken
to the Northwestern hospital in Min
neapolis Friday and operated on for
appendicitis. At last reports he was
doing nicely.
Carl Sorensen, Thomas Rasmus-
sen and Ben Lund of Askov, visited
the Tri-State fair at Superior Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst Mailing also spent
a day there on their return home
from Luck.
The Askov Creamery Association
paid out nearly $4,000 to patrons for
the month of August, or over $500
more than for the same month in
1915.
Word was received in Duquette last
Thursday from Hayfield saying that
Ole Overlee has passed away at that
place. Mr.. Overlee, who had been
suffering from consumption for some
time, recently sold his property in
Duquette and with his wife and
daughter moved to Hayfield. He in
tended going to sanatorium but the
disease had advanced too far and he
succumbed shortly after moving.
The little son of John Melancon
of Duquette, had the misfortune to
get his hand badly hurt Tuesday
morning. Fortunately there was just
time enough to get on the south
bound train and the injured lad was
taken to Sandstone for medical at
tention.
Chas Cole of Minneapolis, visited
in Askov from Saturday until Mon
day at the home of his friend, Emil
Jensen, north of town.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

estimated that visitors
electrically controlled exhibit by the Minnesota Brewers
The fascinated with moving
depicting the industries bneng from The glass maker
the farmer the metal worker
all represented.
Placards showed the purchases made from Minnesota Farmers
amount to approximately 1000 for grains Aso the
Industry gives employment $4,000 people in Minnesota
The Crop Improvement Association Joined with the
with exhibit interest the barley the production
best mailing varieties Mailing barley always brings premium
price ordinary barley.
The exhibit originally made and displayed in New
at Radio Center by the United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18
DUQUETTE Al NEWS

The last meeting of the Duquette
All Club was held at the Ole Fiske
home. The meeting opened with the
reading of the secretary's report.
The newly elected officers for the
coming year are as follows:
President, Lois Johnson; vice presi-
dent, Donald Ferguson; secretary and
reporter, Marvin Koecher; treasurer,
Lois Fiske; sergeant at arms, Ralph
Keyport.
Following the business meeting a
lunch was served by Mrs. Ole Fiske
and Mrs. Ignatz Pionk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

merits have moved into the Alderman
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Kinde and
Bruce were Sunday visitors at Saint
Croix Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs Neal Merritt and chill
dren of Walker, spent the weekend
visiting relatives and friends around
Hinckley.
Miss Emma Chandler returned from
her duties in the Cities Monday eve
ming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

vision superintendent; P. S. Proul,
transportation inspector; and George
Turgeon, station inspector, of the
Great Northern Railway, came from
Superior and gave the new Askov
depot its final inspection. The Of
ficials stated that it was the finest
and best depot the line had between
the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports
with the exception of Cambridge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Severt Haglin.
Albert and Helen Haglin visited
relatives in Duluth Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Evink and
sons of Edgerton, spent the week.
end with Mrs. James Ankrum.
Mrs. Rudolph Bagge and daugh-
ter of Askov, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-09-18

Italian pastes, noodles, spaghetti,
etc., are of Chinese origin, introduced
into Europe by the Germans.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Club Women Donate
Movable Library
To Polio Center

TUSKEGEE, Ala.-(ANP) -
The Gay Northeasterns, an Or
ganization composed of young
women prominent in eastern So
ciety with chapters in the large
cities along the Atlantic coast
north of Washington, have pre-
sented a movable library to the
Tuskegee Infantile Paralysis hos
pital.
Planned in such way that it
will reach all patients, the library
will contain books being selected
by Morteza d. Sprague, director
of the Tuskegee Institute library.
The group plans to add to the Ii
brary from time to time.
For a number of years, the
Gay Northeasterners, founded in
June, 1929, have done charitable
work. A scholarship is given each
year to an outstanding student
attending Howard university. In
1910, an award was given to a
graduate nurse to enable her to
pursue a post graduate course in
public health nursing at Virginia
Medical college.
The Gays, whose national pres
ident is Miss Mary White of
annual national meeting this
Philadelphia, plan to hold their
month in Washington.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Mrs. Bethune
Calls To WomeI,

WASHINGTON. D. C.-(ANP)-
In a statement issued from her
Washington Office, Mrs. Bethune,
president of the National Council
of Negro Women and director OF
the division of Negro affairs of
the NYA, urged the thinking Ne
gro women of America to devote
their thought and action to the
end that the Negro may partici-
pate fully in all phases of the
national defense program.
The call sent by Mrs. Bethune
to the council members. informed
them of meeting sponsored by
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority to be
held here June 1880 for the pur-
r3Se of mobilizing the women to
study the defense program and
urge the acceptance Of Negroes
IN it,
Mrs. Bethune concluded: This is
ollr hour to proclaim anew our al
legiance to America ana, its dem
ocratic ideals by protesting the ex-
elusion of any minority group from
national program in which all
citizens should serve and serve
alike. This is important today when
we are mObilizing all our resources
tc defend our democratic heritage
against subversive influences from
other lands"
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
No Journalism Is
Provided For In
Lincoln Budget

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. -
(ANP)-Unless some change is
made in the budget for Lincoln
university as recommended by the
Missouri house appropriations
committee, the proposed school of
journalism will not be established
in the fall as planned Lincoln
authorities say that the 100000
granted by the committee would
be insufficient to open a journal
ism school.
Included in the $150.00O asked
by the Lincoln officials for the
journalism school was 100000
for salaries, equipment, library
and operation; and 100000 for
reconstruction CT building in
which To house the new school.
Only for an increase in budget
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
WPA To Teach I
i
Spanish Io.:,'e>
US. Air Corps

DETROIT-(W N S)-A WPA
project to teach Spanish to of.
ficers of the Army Air Corps, botn
as a utilltarian measure and as
gesture of Latin-A1nerican good
will, has been appro owed by the
President and will get under wav
shortly at all Army air bases in
continental United States, Puerto
Rico and Hawaii. it was announced
today by Howard o. Hunter, Act.
ing Commissioner of Work Projects
The plan has been worked out CO
operatvely by Major General H.
H. Arnold Chief of the Army Air
Corps, and representatives Of the
WPA Adult Education Program.
Nearly 10000 Air Corps officers
substantially the entire commits
stoned personnel-are expected TO
receive instruction under the plan.
This calls for minimum Of %
lessons from specially prepared
texts and is designed to give eacn
man an elemental familiarity with
both conversational and writer
Spanish.
AN understanding by these
officers OF the language of the peo-
pie of Central and South America
will prove of great value in de-
veloping the friendly relations that
must exist between the two con-
tinents,'' General Arnold declared.
Air Corps officers will, per.
haps, more than any other group
be making contacts and developing
these relations in n~American.
A knowledge of Spanish will not
only facilitate the discharge of
their duties but will enable them to
enter more fully into the social
and cultural" life of Our neighbors
to the South"