Askov American., 1943-07-01
ASKOV
Stores Closed Monday.

Monday, July S, will be observed
as legal holiday in Askov, and the
general stores as well as most Of
the other business places will be
closed all day. The post office will
receive and dispatch mail on all
trains as usual but otherwise the
office will be closed. There will be
no mail service on the rural routes
Roland Martinusen of Reinbeck
Iowa, came yesterday for a visit al
the Svend Petersen home.
Sgt. and Mrs. Harold B. Ause Wis
tied briefly with friends here Mon
day evening.
Stanley Mortensen of Chicago is
here for visit at the home of his
brother, Harry Mortensen.
Mrs. Ben Kaatiala and son of Ely
are spending this week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Danielson.
Pfc. Alvin c. Olesen, who has been
home on an extended furlough visit
left Monday night for his station at
Eagle Pass, Texas.
Cpl Arnold Sorensen, stationed al
Camp Rucker, Ala, is here for a
visit at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Carl S. Sorensen.
Mrs. Virgil Anderson, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Thinesen, left
recently for Chicago.
Mrs. H. c. Strandskov was among
the several Askovites who attended
the church conference in Minneapolis
last week.
Kay and John Lundsteen of Buff
falo are visiting at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. p P. Kilstofte, at
this writing.
Paul Holmen and Robert Hansen
came recently from Chicago to spend
the summer months at the home of
Miss Ingerd Strandskov.
Sgt. Herman B! Christensen, sta
toned at Victoria, Kans., visited dur
ing the past week at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Soren K.
Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Hammer
came Tuesday from Detroit, Mich,
for a visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mel
sen.
Mrs. Emil Andersen was in Min
neapolis over the weekend visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Jensen, and attending the last
days of the church conference.
Edwin M. Sorensen and family
moved Tuesday to the Mrs N. Hede
residence which they have rented
Supt. Kenneth E. Andersen and FAM
lily will move into the Sorensen resi-
dence the latter part of this week.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Axel L. An
dersen came yesterday for a visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Andersen. Lieutenant
Andersen is stationed at Englewood
Arsenal, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weston of
Enumclaw, Wash, came Monday for
visit with Mrs. Jorgen Paulsen.
Previous to coming here they had
attended the church conference in
Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. H. c. Strandskov returned
home last night from Ringsted, Iowa,
to which place she went after attend
ing the church conference in Mime
apolis, having been called there on
account of the death of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen R. Petersen
received telegram Tuesday stating
that girl had arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Klibo. nee
Olga Petersen, who live at San Pedro,
Calf.
Mrs. Jorgen R. Petersen entered St.
Luke's hospital, Duluth, Thursday and
underwent an operation the following
day. Mr.. Petersen and daughter
Marie were there over the week -end.
A card from Mrs. Petersen yesterday
states that she was getting along
nicely.
Miss Ruby Jacobsen left Sunday
for Des Moines, Iowa, to visit there
a few days after which she will go
to Denver, Colo, to seek employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobsen and Mrs
Marshall Halgren took her as far as
Minneapolis where they also at
tended the last part of the Danish
church conference
Rev. and Mrs. Ottar Jorgensen and
children of Cedar Falls, Iowa, came
the first of the week for a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. S. Petersen. Rev. Jorgensen
has recently resigned as pastor at
Cedar Falls, after many years of
faithful service there, to accept a
call at Chicago to which place they
plan to move late this summer.
Rev. and Mrs. Peter Rasmussen
of Dalum, Canada, visited in Askov
the first of the week after attend
ing the church conference in Mime
apolis last week. Rev. Rasmussen
spoke in the church here Tuesday
evening before an appreciative audi
Ia