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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Fourth Annual Event
To Include Chorus,
Octet, Orchestra
FREE OF CHARGE
Students Will Appear
In New High
School Auditorium

With one hundred students par
ticipating, Sank Centre high
schools music department will
reach the climax of its years work
this evening, Thursday, when the
fourth annual spring concert is
presented to the public under the
direction of instrumental supervis-
or, Edward Kitzberger, and vocal
supervisor, Miss Lillian Krogh.
The concert will be given with
out charge in the senior high school
auditorium tonight beginning at
800.
A 6O-vOice mixed chorus and
a mixed octet will be presented
by Miss KrOgh in a program
designed to show the years
work of the groups. Mr.. Kitz-
berger will direct his 3S-piece
orchestra youngest member of
which Is 8-year-Old Yvonne
Cumming, third grader, violin
student for one year.
A group of soloists will be used
in the choral work. Miss Krogh
6dlo, WIN Will SlHS Soio
within the numbers. Margaret
Whitson will be heard in "Our Mas
ter Hath a Garden" Mary Mar
garet Prasch in Lord of Spirits"
and Bob Rattle in 10, How a
Rose" An octet, composed of Mar
garet Whitson, Mary Margaret
Prasch, Eunice Fink, Adeline Mel
son, Bob Rattle, Gordon Hedin,
Jack Svenneby and Dick O'Gara,
will sing a group of two numbers:
"Nymph and Swain" by Dickson,
and "Sing We and Chant It" by
Thomas Morley.
A group of six numbers will be
presented by the orchestra, Mr..
Kitzberger said. Miss Krogh will
present the chorus in a group Of
seven selections. Numbers of both
groups will be alternated through
out the evening.
The orchestra program is as fol-
lows: 1.-THE Garden of Dreams" by
Nield, Russian Choral Overture"
by Merle Isaac, AT the Spinet" by
Clark, Romano" by Gounod, "Sir
Galahad" by Gault, "Who is Syl-
via?" by Franz Schubert.
The chorus will give the follow
ing program: From Ill Do Thou
Defend Me" by Bach, "'Lo How a
Rose" by Praetorius, '"The Night
ingale" by Tschaikowsky, "Hopsaa"
German folk song arranged by Lun-
aas, Lord of Spirits" by Reissiger,
Our Master Hath a Garden" ar
ranged by Clokey, Praise the
Lord" by Christensen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
80 To Receive
First Solemn
Communion
Celebration At The
Church of Our Lady of
The Angels Sunday

Next Sunday, May %, solemn
and private Communion will be ad-
ministered to 80 children at The
Church of Our Lady Of the Angels
during the High Mass at 900
o'clock.
The following will receive their
solemn Communion: James Cordell,
Kenneth Johnson, James Jerome
Johnson, Bernadine Loehlein, Kath-
ryn Litchy, Gladys Nugent, Gene
Steffes, Marie Kortan, Doraine Lar
dy, Robert Peters, Ralph Winters,
Paul Botz, Francis Unger, Edward
Kass.
The following win receive private
Communion: Betty Schmiesing, An
geline Van Heel, Mary Ann Telling,
Marilyn Hansen, William McDon-
aid, Charlotte Theirs, Beverly
Theirs, Patrick Cokeley, Richard
Holbrook, Betty Faulhaber, Ray
mond Steffes, James Reznecheck,
Donald Westbrock, James Essler,
Rose Holbrook, John Eldred, Will
liam Voller, Harvey Hansmann,
Evelyn Kaas, Lawrence Kaas, Rob
ert Unger, Vernice Gerding, Philip
Vennewitz, Louis Kortan, Dorothy
Essler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
SENIOR CLASS
PLAY DRAMATIZED
AMERICANISM
Keynoted Seriousness
And Intensity of These
Times-Modern Offering

They dramatized Americanism at
the school last Friday night. With
the Americans Greed by William
Tyler Page printed on the pro-
grams and Old Glory flying before
the final curtain, the annual senior
class play production closed the
dramatic offerings for the year
with Dana Thomas American
Passport" The play was under
the direction of Mrs. r. M. Harris.
It was a serious play, keynoting
the intensity of these times, and
dwelt on the serious theme far
more than any other class play
offered perhaps in the history of
the school.
For Mrs. Harris dorothy Will
SOM, English instructor, this 1871
production ended a line Of senior
plays that she has directed. To
her credit are such hits as "Tiger
House." David Copperfield," only
play in history to be held for a
second night audience, almost
Eighteen" which in 1889 was CIV
en- two nights with a double cast.
Author Thomas hashed over all
the current arguments for and
against American armament, in
PREVENTION, the current sidewalk
arguments. It was a serious play
relieved only in the slight comedy
touches by character 12-year-old
Louella Hamilton played by Betty
Lou Botz, who was eternally eat
ing and as eternally hungry.
What happened when Ed Ham,
ilton, father, played by Robert
Ziegler, when he found his wife,
Virginia Cumming, spending all
her time on a non-war committee
was an interesting family situation.
Heightened by the fact his son,
Dick, played by Arnold Krebsbach,
and his daughter, Judy, Adeline
Nelson, had strong MARKHAM and
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Local Attorney
Appointed Govt.
Appeals Agent
Announcement Made
Wednesday Morning
appointment Made May 10th

Appointment of Atty. Gerald d.
Shively, Sank Centre, as Govern
ment appeals agent for Stearns
County Selective Service Local
Board Number 2 was announced
here Wednesday morning. The APP
pointment, made by the President
through the State Selective Service
Headquarters, is dated May 10th.
Purpose of the appeals agents
office, Mr.. Shively said, is two fold.
As representative Of the govern
ment, as contrasted with the civil
draft boards, his job is to safeguard
the governments interest in enforc-
ing the Selective Service act Of 1910
and the regulations undeh that act.
Purpose of the office too Is to give
information and help to registrants,
under the act, and their relatives in
regard to correcting probable err
rors in classification.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Graduation
At St. Paul's
Sunday, June |
Al Boys and Girls
Took Solemn Com
munion This Morning

Sunday evening, June 1, at 800
o'clock, Commencement Exercises
will be held for the pupils who have
successfully completed the element
airy course of study at st. Paups
Parochial school. Eighteen girls
and boys will receive their dip
Tomas from the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A.
Plachta. Preceding the exercises
the class will present Dolores"
a drama in two acts. In the play
some very precious jewels have
been stolen by Augusta Norton, but
upon false evidence her sister is
accused and cruelty driven out Of
her home. After several years Of
bitter suffering, her innocense is
discovered and the family is hap
PLY reunited once more. The cast
consists Of eleven players.
The highest places of the class
have been taken again by two girls,
as last year: Christine Zierden, VAL
edictorian, and Joan Brown, Salu-
tatorian. The program will be pub
lished next week.
This Thursday morning a class
of forty-one girls and boys were
admitted to Solemn Holy Commun-
ion in st. Paul's Church, during
the 9 o'clock Mass. Immediately
after Mass the Ladies' of the Mis-
sion Society served breakfast to
all the Communicates. The follow
ing is a list Of the Communicates:
Virginia Amman, Joan Bastien,
Norbert Berg, Irene Bromenshen-
KEEL, Dorothy Determan, Margaret
Mary Dirnberger, Amelia Doege,
lone Doege, Marlyce Dusek, Ken
meth Essler, Luverne Telling, Ron
aid Telling, Marion Barhorst, FL
mer Kinken (Kind), Evelyn Fred
ricks, Jerome Gaspard, Betty Ann
Haskamp, Kathleen johnson, DON
aid Ley, Henry Kamphake, Charles
Klein, Helen Ann Itchy, Rose
Marie Mickels, Adeline Mickels,
Bernice Minette, Marion Minette,
Paul Pangburn, Laurel Parks, JOS
ephine Schieffer, James Pauly, Dol
ores Schurman, Regime Simmer,
Francis Soenneker, Leonora Tom
beers, Viola frisco, William Unger,
Veronica Van Havermaet, Edward
Won Wahlde, Alice Wiener, Reuben
Wiener, Kenneth Zehrer, Johanna
Zierden.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
MOVED INTO
"OUTINC" PART
OF SCOUTING
Outdoor Court of Honor
Held Last Week
Wednesday Evening

Sank Centre Boy Scouts moved
into the outing" part of Scouting
with at least two first rate out
door events planned to involve the
entire regular troop rs and the
Sea Scout patrol, Scoutmaster Don
Clough said last evening, Wednes-
day, at an outdoor Court of Honor.
Fred Cooper, son of DIR. and
Mrs. r.. f. Cooper, was present
ed the Life Scout award, sec
Ond highest in Scoutdom. His
award was one Of several given
to eighteen Scouts of the troop
last night. Dick Bergreen was
awarded the second highest
ranking award of the evening
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
NATIONAL FARM LOAN
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

Members of the Long Prairie
National Farm Loan Association
will meet June Bird in the Odd Eel
lows Hall at Long Prairie, Mime
sofa, for their annual meeting and
selection of two members Of the
board of directors, according to an
nouncement by secretary-treasurer,
G.. I. Brandt. Directors are chosen
for three years with terms stag
gered so that the board will always
contain at least three experienced
members. The members whose
terms expire this year are: John
M. Johnson, of Swanville, Mime
sofa, and Frank A. Holmquist, of
Clarissa, Minnesota. Several spec
ial features have been prepared for
the meeting. Free lunch will be
provided for all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
5 Gonuicz1oA4 IN 3nMze on 4Ah 14o94
SchoolPat rOl
To Be Feted
Pins, Badges and
Certificates VIII Be Pre-
scented To Members of Patrol

School patrol banquet, at which
Legionnaires, school, city and high
way department officials will HON
or the youthful guardians Of the
city's streets appointed from both
the public and st. Paul's schools
will be held next Monday evening,
May 26th, it was announced by
John Hansen, committee chairman,
for the Robert Swift Post Ameri-
can Legion.
Pins, badges and certificates will
be presented to the members of
the patrol and its captain, Beverly
Paske, it was announced. The
awards are presented jointly by
the Legion and the Highway De-
partment.
The banquet will be held at the
Community Club Rooms at $3.50
o'clock at which time the Legion
post members, city, school and
highway department officials will
be present. The banquet arrange
ments are under the direction of
the Legion Auxiliary. A number
of speakers will make up the pro-
gram.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22

M. p. Nelson, for many years
a businessman in Sank Centre,
passed away at Alexandria
Tuesday night at eight o'clock.
Mr.. Nelson, IS years old, had
been a resident of Bethaney
Home in Alexandria for seven
year. Up to the time he left
this city, he was engaged in
the used furniture business in
the old Dubois building which
was located where the new
postoffice now stands. Mr.. Mel
son leaves no immediate rela-
tives. Funeral services will
probably be held Friday at Lit
tie Sank.
Mr.. Nelson was born in Sweden
in 1866. He emigrated to America
with his parents in 1882, coming
direct to Sank Centre where he
secured employment with the con.
struction crew of the Northern
Pacific Railway. In the fall OF
that year he entered the employ
of H. p. Gallup and learned the
timers trade and hardware bust.
ness, which he followed for some
years.
For some time he operated 8
farm near Little Sank, with his
parents, and for many years owned
the homestead. In 1901 he entered
the merchantile business at Littl
Sank, and he was depot agent TO
the Great Northern and postmas
ter Of Little Sank also. He alst
bought grain for the Erwin Ele
vator Company.
Mr.. Nelson disposed of his bust
ness in Little Sank in 1915 ant
came to Sank Centre to reside
He purchased the Lamb home or
Pine Street for himself and mother
and he resided there until he left
Sank Centre about seven years ago
In 1922 Mr.. Nelson established g
second hand furniture store in 6
small way near the N. p. Depot
Increasing business demanded lar
ger quarters and he moved to thu
Dubois building on Main Street
where he remained until he sole
to Alphonse Vogel. and retired
from business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Memorial
Day Program
Completed
Fred J. Hughes, st.
Cloud, Will Deliver
Address of Day
$50 AT CITY PARK
Parade Will Form
At Park and Proceed
To Cemetery

Arrangements for the Memorial
Day program and parade have
been completed with Fred j.
Hughes, of st. Cloud, as the speak
er of the day. Mr.. Hughes is an
able speaker and his message will
be worthwhile.
The program and parade will be
under the direction Of the Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars, and the SER
vices at the st. Paul,s cemetery
will be conducted by Robert Swift
Post American Legion.
The program which will COM
mence at $50 o'clock the morning
Of May 30th, will be held in the
City Park, weather permitting.
Should weather conditions prevent,
the program will be held in the
public school auditorium. The pro-
gram will be as follows:
Decentralization Legion band.
America" American Legion
Band.
Invocation-Rev. r. M. Harris.
Address-Fred J. Hughes.
Benediction-Rev. r. M. Harris.
"Star Spangled Banner"-Band.
Following the program the par
ade will form at the City Park
and proceed to st. Paul's ceme-
terry, where services will be con-
Quoted at the grave of Albert w.
Schwartz.
The route Of the parade will con-
tinue from the park north on Oak
Street to Third, thence east on
Third to Main, thence south on
Main to the Library corner, and
then two blocks east, where cars
will be in waiting to take the group
to the cemetery.
Dewey O'Gara, captain of the
Home Defense unit, will be mar
shall Of the day, and the units in
the parade and their place in the
line of march will be as follows
Color Guard.
American Legion Band.
Home Defense Unit.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
American Legion.
The Auxiliaries.
Women's Relief Corps.
Gold Star Mothers.
Volunteer Fire Department.
Boy Scouts.
School Children
Automobiles
All school children will gather
at the school and will enter the
parade at the corner of Oak and
Third Streets Cars will be pro-
vided for the Gold Star Mothers
and members of the Women's Re
lief Corps.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Fines of $40 and
Costs Given In
Local Court Sunday
STATEWIDE CHECK
Twenty Game Wardens
Stationed Here To
Check ANGLERS Cars

Over 1000 fishermen5s automo-
biles were checked Sunday in this
city, when twenty state game war
dens under the direction of Joseph
Lingel, chief warden, concentrated
their efforts to catch violators Of
fishing laws over the first week
end of the 1871 season. Wardens
were stationed at strategic points
on main highways running north
and south across the entire state.
Checkups on Main Street, cover
ing highway 81. II and highway %
west of the city, resulted in five
convictions. Court was in session
all day, with Judge w. M. Parker,
Of the municipal court, handing
out decisions for violation Of the
laws on limits and illegal fishing.
All five convictions were made for
having crappies In possession and
having over the limits of legal fish.
This checkup started at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and continued
until midnight, and the court was
kept open SO that fishermen who
had violated laws, could plead gull
ty, pay their fines and continue on
their way.
Over 100 game wardens were en-
gagged in Sundays checkup thru
out the state, and particularly on
highways leading south from wall
eyed pike lakes. The weekend pro-
vided opportunity for large num-
bers Of fishermen to enjoy two
day outing, and It was estimated
that 10000 cars were checked in
the state drive.
Fishermen found guilty in the
local court were fined SO and costs.
Large groups Of spectators watched
the event in this city and they got
a bang out Of watching the check
up. There were no hard feelings
from those who were checked,
especially those who had nothing
to worry about. The guilty ones
could kick, loud and long, but to
no avail.
The game wardens were court
eous and pleasant, and they over
looked trifles, such as forgotten
licenses, ETC., with timely warn
ings. Other checkups, we under
stand, will be held later, so it be-
hooves anglers to abide by the law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22

Service To Be
May Is
Commencement Exer-
cises Tuesday Evening,
May 9th, 8tO'Clock
PROGRAMS PREPARED
DR.. Bryngleson Gradua-
ton Speaker-Rev. John
son, Baccalapreate

Rev. Thorley johnson, pastor of
the Congregational Church, will de-
liver the sermon what Life Of
fers" at Baccalaureate services for
the sixty-three graduating seniors
of the Sank Centre high school to
be held in the auditorium Sunday
evening, May 25th, at eight o'clock,
Miss Nellie Robertson, principal,
said as programs for Baccalaureate
and Commencement exercises were
announced.
The Baccalaureate program will
be as follows:
Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. Thorley john
son.
Our Master Hath a Garden" by
Cokeley-Margaret Whitson and
the high school chorus.
Lord of Spirits" by Reissiger-
Mary Margaret Prasch and high
school chorus.
What Life Offers'-Rev. Thorley
Johnson.
Hymn-Audience.
Benediction-Rev. Thorley John
son.
Recessional-O Orchestra.
Commencement Exercises
DR.. Bryng Bryngelson, director
of the speech clinic, University of
Minnesota, will deliver the address
at Commencement exercises to be
held in the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening, May 9th, at 8
o'clock. Program for Commence
ment will be as follows:
Professionally Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. r. M. Harris.
From Ill Do Thou Defend Me-
Bach.
Praise to the Lord" by Christ
iansen-High school chorus.
Salutatorian-Jim Arneson.
"Liebestraum," by Liszt-Adeline
Nelson.
Valedictory-Olgs .,chirley.
"Sing We and Snant It." by
Morley.
"Nymph and SWAIN" by Dickin-
son-High school octet.
Address-Dr. Bryng Bryngelson.
American Legion Citizenship
Awards-Presentation, Miss Nellie
Robertson, principal.
Presentation Of Class-Supt. E.
w. Olson.
Presentation of Diplomas-Dr. J.
F. Dubois.
America the Beautifup-Aud-
fence.
Benediction-Msgr. A. Plachta.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Township Voted To Sell
Bonds For Best Offer

This election also carried,
with "a votes in favor of the
proposition and two against.
The bonds under this election
will be in the amount of
$4,000, and will be used for
the purpose of rebuilding all
roads in the township. Under
this plan the bonds will be sold
for the best offer obtainable.
This will be a saving Of a tidy
sum from the former plan, it
is said.
Township officials are adver-
Using for bids this week, and
expect to start work on the
roads as soon as possible, so
that all work can be completed
this year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Election Monday, Called
To Vote $4,000
For Road Building

Thirty-six voters Of Sank
Centre Township cast their bal
lots in the second road build
ing bond election held Monday
in the Community Club Rooms.
The first election held specified
that the bonds were to be sold
to the State of Minnesota. In
the meantime, township offic-
ials found that they could sell
the bonds to better advantage
to private parties, and hence
called another election.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Splendid Improvement
Started Monday-Lib-
rary Open AS Usual

A business as usual sign was
figuratively tackled up at the Bry-
ant Library this week with the
stair moving popular demand books
to set up shop in the south base
ment room as work got under way
Monday on an improvement pro-
gram to lay new tile floors in the
main floor rooms of the building.
A crew began removing fixtures
and existing floors in the first part
Of a $1264 contract signed last
week between Borgert and the
board Of the library. Work will
probably be completed in thirty
days or more.
During this period we shall
try to give service to the pub
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
LOCAL BOYS AT INFANTRY
TRAINING CAMP

Wallace e. Egan and Sterling c.
jacobson, of this city, are under.
going a 10 weeks basic training
period with the 18th Infantry
Training Battalion, Camp Roberts
California. This training is in the
use of infantry weapons. The 18th
is one Of eight similar organiza-
tions comprising the 18th Infantry
Training Group at the Infantry
Replacement Training Center OF
the Pacific Coast.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
S1aAzeaNIa4k on Neu Zilnonu lloo1

lie In almost uninterrupted
manner" Bernice Finnegan,
librarian, said Monday. Juven-
lie books and the rental col
lecti0ns of new fiction have
been moved to the basement
for convenience.
Library hours remain unchang-
ed, she said. Each day the library
is open from 1870 a. m. to s D. m.
with reopening from to 8 p. m.
Friday evenings the institution is
closed, and is open on Saturday
only from 2 to p. m.
No books are to be returned
through the outside window slot,
but are to be brought to the base
ment south room, it was explained.
Entry may be made through either
the front door and down the stairs
to the left or through the rear door
directly to the basement.
An attempt to satisfy all demands
for books will be made. Older fic-
ton and non-fiction have not been
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-11-20
Million Red Gross
Volunteers Aid
Defense Program

Washington, D. C.-Behind the front
lines of U. S. defenses more than
100000 Red Cross volunteers ara on
the job-making surgical dressings.
knitting sweaters and giving comfort
articles, learning the rudiments Of
emergency mass feeding and scores
Of other duties in an about effort for
national defense.
The largest defense task now being
undertaken by Red Cross volunteers
is the production of 100000 surgical
dressings for the Army and Navy. &C.
cording to Mrs. Dwight F. Davis. ma.
tional director Of Volunteer Special
Services.
Home Service volunteers and Gray
Ladies, whose duties are directly con.
cerned with the man in uniform alse
are expanding their programs, Mrs.
Davis said.
AS preparedness measure. thou
sands of women throughout the coun-
try are learning mass feeding and
nutrition as members Of the Red Cross
Canteen Corps. Added thousands are
being trained in the Motor Corps to
serve as emergency drivers.