Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-10
Kerrick

At a meeting Monday night all the
air raid wardens and messengers re-
ceived instructions as to the part
they must take in the countrywide
blackout to be held December IL.
The following were in attendance:
Ed Sexton, Ralph Wahlquist, Ed Hult-
gren, Milton Fider, Thos. Slime, Mil
ton Beckstrom, Clayton Hogan, Nor
man Sundquist and Richard Hogan.
Their duties will be to see that no
lights show in Kerrick after the air
raid siren sounds.
Joseph Di Santo was a Kerrick
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. George Kline visited a few
days last week with relatives and
friends in the Mankato section of
Minnesota. That is where Georges
folks came from.
Mrs. Gus Petersen was here from
Nickerson last week on business
visit. She says Gus is very poorly
at this writing.
The road east of Kerrick is now
being graveled, the material for it
being taken from north of town near
the airport. Mr.. Blomberg is doing
the job and expects to finish this
week.
Frank Nee, local trucker, went
south Monday morning with a load
of Christmas trees for one of the
parties who are getting them out
here.
The local creamery and cheese fac
tory is constantly improving its plant
to make it easier to handle the large
volume of milk they are getting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Sexton accom-
panied by Mrs. w. P. Hogan were
in the Twin Ports on a shopping ex-
petition the latter part of last week.
The ladies of the community met
at the home of Mrs. w. P Hogan
Friday afternoon and made a num-
Der of duffle bags for the soldiers
in service and they were sent to
headquarters Tuesday. The sewing
and knitting program is under the
direction of Mrs. Jas. Murphy in this
community, and she is getting a
goodly amount of work done. All
are invited and requested to take a
hand in this project
A letter from Paul B. Hogan adj
vises he is again out of the hospital
and moved back to Yakami for a
time. He expects his company to be
moved back to the coast shortly and
says he hopes they get a furlough
Colleen and Carl Berg are leav-
ing here December 10 for Duluth
where they will remain for the Win
ter and attend school. Mr. Berg is
about finished with his present job
and will move to Duluth where he
will be employed. Friends here will
miss them.
Mrs. Fannie Harris of Santa Bar
bara, Calf, recently spent day in
town visiting Mrs. j. H. Hogan. Mrs.
Harris was formerly from Foxboro,
Wis, and was a girlhood friend of
Mrs. Hogan. Mrs. Harris has spent
most of the summer in Duluth with
her son Charles but was to leave
for California this week.
Miss Luella LeMay, recently en-
ployed in Chicago, spent two days
the past week in town with her sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Hogan. They both
went to Superior Saturday to visit
the E. H. Washburn and Leonard Lee
May families there.
Several from here drove to Sand
stone this week to attend the movie,
"The Eternal Gift"
Local officials met Monday night
to plan the blackout that is to be
called throughout the county Friday
night, December IL. Notice is here
by given that all dates with redheaded
girls for that night are off. Brunettes
can apply.
Adolf Larson is surprising the ma
tives who understood he would be
a year getting on his feet. He can't
run or anything like that but he can
stand his weight on the injured leg
and he is coming along FAST
Miss Mildred Mach is again doing