Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
Brook Park


the Red Cross drive was slowed up
a bit and thus far the following has
been received Creamery Association,
S5; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Chase, ST.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schultz, 81; Mrs.
Ida Hull of Minneapolis, formerly
a resident here, sent So to the Brook
Park Red Cross drive; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Hoagland gave SIS in addition
TO 81 donated last week.
Edwin Swedlund, better known as
Ted Swedlund, who has been en-
ployed on the Alaska road near White
Horse, Canada, returned home last
Thursday but expects to leave again
in about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pechacek and
family and Mrs Stella Rasmussen
were Hinckley visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Rasmussen received word
Monday that Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Fosberg of Seattle, formerly of here,
are the proud parents of 5-pound
boy, Jon Arthur, born March Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Swedlund were
Cambridge business callers Satur-
day.
Guests of Mrs. Bailey at card
party Saturday evening at the John
Adams home were Mrs. Nelson and
Mrs. Karpen of Mora and Mr.. Her
manson of Warmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Swedlund took
their daughter, Ruth Anne, to the
University hospital Tuesday of last
week for a medical checkup.
Miss Mia Clark, who journeyed to
Sandstone Saturday to take part in
the speech festival there, received a
superior rating for poetry reading.
She was the only one to receive that
rating for poetry reading. This en-
titles Miss Clark to 60 on to Coler-
aine April 3 where the regional
school festival will be held. Miss
Clark was accompanied to Sandstone
by Miss Ress.
Miss Adeline Wanek of Mime
apolis spent the weekend with her
parents here.
Mrs. H. Berndt was chauffeur for
Mrs. c. B. Kelsey and patient, YER
non DeLancie, to Pine City last
Thursday While there Mrs. Berndt
called on Mrs. Mankin at the Lake
side Memorial hospital and found
Mrs. Mankin much improved. To
the surprise of friends here, Mrs.
Berndt reported finding Mrs. Rena
Alvey at the hospital. Friends here
hope for a speedy recovery for Mrs.
Alvey and are glad to know that
Mrs. Mankin returned here from the
hospital Saturday.
Miss Julia Clausen spent Saturday
in ST. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Scofield were
Mora business callers Sunday.
The Winfield Hughes family of
Moose Lake visited relatives here
over the weekend.
Quite a number of Brook Park
people enjoyed bowling in Mora Sat-
urday evening.
Vernon Delancie, who has been a
patient at the c. B. Kelsey home
hospital, was taken to Moose Lake
last Thursday.
Raymond Korsch of Duluth, accom-
panied Mrs. Lester Korsch, who had
visited at the Korsch home, here
last Thursday Friday Mrs. Korsch
left for. southern camp to join
Lester Korsch who is with the Air
Corps.
The Cecil Smith family of Rock
Creek called at the Boyd Fleming
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Gerth and in
FAINT son of Princeton, spent Sunday
at the parental Joe Harapat home.
Mrs. H. Berndt and daughter DON
ma, Mrs. Boyd Fleming and daugh-
ter, Gloria, and Mrs. Joe Harapat
and daughter, Blanche, enjoyed shop
ping in Sandstone Saturday.
Clark Hoagland is relieving as
Great Northern depot agent at Guam
pa for two weeks.
The Toxic family of Pomeroy,
called at the Melvin Anderson home
one day last week.
Raymond Anderson, who had I'M
dergone an appendectomy at the Po-
kegama hospital recently, returned
nome Monday.
Miss Dolores Mittlestad of Guam
ba, spent the weekend at the Emil
Peterson home.
Donald Peterson assisted David
Hall on the mail route Saturday.
Paul Reich of ST. Paul, son-in-
law of Mrs. Bailey, has leased q
large store building in Grasston and
is renodeling and making prepare
tions for an art and novelty shop tC
oe set up soon. John Adams is
employed there.
Asa Woodbeck, together with a
group of Mora gentlemen, journeyed
TO Duluth Sunday where they par
ticipated in bowling tournament.
Harry Baker of Duluth, spent from
last Thursday until Sunday at the
Amos Brackenbury home.
Otto Ziegler assisted by H. Will