Askov American., 1943-02-11
Brook Park

Brook Park
Former Resident Passes Away.
Mrs. Al Murphy received word re-
Gently from Mrs. Al Strain of Alum
wa, Iowa, stating that Mr.. Strain had
passed away January Is, from a
heart attack following an attack OF
flu. Mr.. and Mrs. Strain, as many
will remember, formerly lived on
the j. c. Merrill, or the present H
Nippon farm. Friends extend their
sympathy.
Technical Sergeant Joe Blahnik OF
Fort Bragg, NJ c., arrived at Pine
City last Thursday evening for visit
with his relatives and friends here
Miss Anne Ziegler of st. Joseph
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert John of Cam
bridge, spent Sunday with the Guy
johnson family. Mr.. John is the
Great Northern operator at Bethel
at present.
Corporal Russell Chase of Fort
Bragg, N. c., arrived Friday on IA
day furlough
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Berndt and fam
lily were supper guests at the Bert
Chase home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Boyd Fleming, Mrs. H. Berndt
and Mrs. J. Harapat were Hinckley
visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mittlestad
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Soderstrom
all of Quamba, spent Tuesday of last
week at the c. B. Kelsey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harapat and fam
lily motored to Princeton Sunday for
a visit with their new grandson, Eu-
gene Dennis Gerth.
Mrs. McGrath of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs Ed
Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Chase and
Doris Walker spent Sunday afternoon
at the Fred Mauers home in Mora.
Keith Chase, who had been reliev-
ing as Great Northern operator at
Coon Creek for several days, returned
home Sunday.
The Brook Park basketball team
journeyed to Hinckley for scrim-
mage game Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellfstrom, who have
been managing the Albert Derry
farm, are moving to Warmer Febru-
ary Is.
Albert Anderson, Ed Mankin and
Albert Derry were Pine City business
callers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mankin have sold
their farm to Walter Besser of Ogil-
vie.
Albert Derry received word that
their son, Bud, who is employed in
Montana, received bad hand or arm
injury recently and is unable to work
Edwin NuetZman, who has been
attending the University of North
Dakota at Grand Forks, arrived here
Tuesday to visit with his father until
February %, when he is to be called
into the army.
Mr.. Nuetzman wishes to inform this
community that signing for rationed
canned goods, ETC., will be held all
week beginning February %, and the
hours will be from p. m. to 9 p. m
and all teachers would appreciate nc
one coming in from 6 to 6:45 p. m
Names will be taken each day in
alphabetical order, that is, five let
ters including E, will be taken Mon
day, and five from there on, Tuesday
etc.
A class who loves to sing for rec
reation are meeting at the school
house each Thursday evening. and ar
invitation is extended to all who are
interested.
Eli Zakula and Asa Woodbeck were
Sunday visitors in Mora.
Mrs. Joe Pechacek and Mrs. Tee
Swedlund spent Wednesday afternoon
Of last week with Mrs. Jacob Storebe
at the home of Harold and Valborl
Palm.
Deane Fischer and H. Karges were
IN Sunrise Friday on business.
Mrs. Joe Pechacek and Mrs. EllinE
were Mora callers Friday.
Mrs. w. G. Mccormick of Balti.
more, Md, visited at the William
Mccormick home here over the week.
end.
Miss Florence Hanson accompanied
Private Donald Helm of Camp Crow
der, Mo-, who was here on furlougf
for few days, to Dover to visi
Donald's parents. She returned Fri
day after weeks visit there.
Ed Walker and A. Solberg of neal
Hinckley were in Minneapolis or
business Wednesday of last week.
Sunday guests at the Chas. Vettlinl
home were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fohrman of Minneapolis, Mrs. Kat'
Mitchell of Hinckley, and Mr.. anc
Mrs Lloyd Vettling and family o
Beroun.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Freeman o
Hinckley, were Sunday afternoon ant
supper guests at the Stanley Fohr
,,oon hoyoa Tha1, o1eo oo11aJ oy, III.