Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-18

ing the number of dead 90 to rs.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sorensen were
callers in Minneapolis last Thursday
Mrs. Holger Buck left for Milbank,
S. D., Monday for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Lawrence Jensen was a Twin City
business caller Tuesday, returning
on the forenoon train yesterday.
Mrs. JeS Larsen and Mrs. Niels
Hede visited in Minneapolis from
Tuesday until Thursday of last week.
Peter Serritslev and family came
from the Cities Friday for a week
end visit with relatives here. They
left again Sunday.
Soren Nielsen came Sunday from
Ringsted, Iowa, to visit until the fol-
lowing day at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Holden Hansen.
Holger Fisher and family of Min
neapoliS, visited at the parental Ber-
tel Fisher home and with other rel
atives here the past weekend.
Svend Petersen left Sunday eve
ming for Omaha, Nebr., to attend a
meeting of the supreme board of the
Danish Brotherhood in America.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Askov PIT. A. scheduled for this
evening, has been postponed until
next month because of the storm and
snow-blocked roads.
Miss Esther Krogh of Minneapolis,
visited a few days last week with
her mother, Mrs. Chris Krogh, prior
to her induction to the WAACs Sum-
day at Des Moines, Iowa.
Irving Ecklund came Friday from
Chicago for few days visit at the
parental I. A. Ecklund home and
with his brother, Almer, and family.
He left again for his home yesterday.
Helvig Christensen, who had been
employed in the Cities, called on
friends in Askov Monday. He is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen Christensen, in
Sandstone, at this writing.
Jacob Hansen, who was on the sick
list the past weekend, took one look
at the weather Monday morning and
decided that another day of rest was
in order. He returned to his duties
at the Askov Hardware Tuesday.
Buttermaker Wayne Lawson and
Chris Ingemansen of the Askov
creamery board were in Minneapolis
from Wednesday until Friday of last
week attending the Land O'Lakes
meeting. Hans N. Nielsen went down
Thursday for the meeting.
The spring school vacation, orig
inally set for next week has been
moved ahead, school being closed
this week instead on account of the
storm which made it impossible for
the buses to get through. Most of
the teachers left Tuesday to spend
the balance of their unexpected vaca-
ton at their respective homes.
The Misses Dolores Simonsen and
Evelyn Sorensen were in Sandstone
yesterday afternoon and evening to
represent Askov in the district Is
speech festival being held in the
high school auditorium there. The
schools taking part were North
Branch, Brook Park, Finlayson,
Askov, Sandstone, Bruno and Bar
mum.
Magdeline K. Abrahamsen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Abraham
sen, who recently enlisted in the
WAACs, is now stationed at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, where she has
begun training. Following a week
of elementary work she will be as
signed to basic company for four
weeks of more detailed training pre-
pairing her to replace man in a
non-combat army job.
The first of a series of showings
of still films were presented at the
school Friday as a part of the high
school course of studies. The films
were on U. S. krmy Training, U. S.
Army Air Force, Aeronautics A, and
Aeronautics B. The next shoWings
are to be on the United States Coast
Guard, Women War Workers and
North Carolina. Following the spring
vacation a series on modern geo.
graphy will be studied, beginning
with Africa and going eastward, end
ing with islands in the Pacific ocean
Otto A Jensen and Alvin 7 len