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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Askovites Swamp
Bruno High Five
Johnson Leads AskOv With
10 points ; One Foul Only
for Bruno.

Scoring almost at will against a
game but outclassed Bruno five, the
Askov high basketball squad annexed
one-sided victory on its home floor
last Friday evening, the count being
"a to 4. Askov started fast and was
never headed, Lloyd Johnson lead
ing the way with Is points.
Askov scored 100 per cent from the
free throw line, Johnson making good
two gift losses, result of Bruno's
only penalty. Substitutions were
plentiful during the game, II Askov
players seeing action. The north
erners used eight men.
Wins Close Contest.
In preliminary contest between
two Askov teams the seventh graders
nosed out the eighth, 10 to 9.
Askov's next game is at Finlayson,
tomorrow evening, and on the fol-
lowing Friday will go to Sandstone.
Askov lost to Sandstone in the sea-
sons opener % to 81, and would like
to even up the count.
Following are the box scores of
last weeks games:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Large Marketing
.Depresses Trade
Fifty Per Cent of Tuesdays
Run Consists of Steers
and Yearlings.

South st. Paul, Mimi, January 26,
1913: (USDA): The feature of the
South st. Paul cattle trade for the
early part of the week was the lib
eral marketing of steers. On Tues
day fully SO per cent of the run,
which was expected to reach around
$500 head, consisted of steers and
yearlings. This bulge in marketing
naturally had depressing influence
on the trade and prices developed
unevenly steady to Is cents lower
than last weeks close. A load of
choice 1850 pound steers brought
$16.25, and 1867 pound weights
landed at $1,000. Bulk medium and
good moved at $500 to S15.25, five
loads 1401 pound bullocks making
$15.25. A sprinkling of common
steers cleared at $11.00 to $1,000.
Other slaughter classes were gen.
orally steady to strong with the close
of last week, bulls occasionally show
ing Is cent upturns. A load of good
heifers brought $14.15, and good cows
sold up to $500. Common and medi-
UNI cows had a range of $9.75 to
$11.O0, Gamers and cutters going at
$3.50 to $3.50. Heavy bulls reached
$13.25. Vealers held generally steady,
good and choice going at $500 to
$3.50. Stock cattle showed no
change.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
St. Paul Girl And
Finlayson Man Wed

Wedding vows were exchanged
Saturday, January 16, in st. Paul by
Miss Alice Kimmel of that city, and
Mr.. VIM. Whitman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Whitman of Finlayson
The newlyweds came to Finlay-
son the past weekend for a visit with
relatives and friends, the groom then
leaving Monday for New York where
he will join the merchant marine
His bride, who is we'll and favorably
known in Finlayson, having visited
there a number of times during the
past two years, will remain in St
Paul with her parents.
Friends of the couple wish them
much success and happiness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Pine County 4-H
Club Members I'm
|SpeakingContest
ssWhat the Four Freedoms
Mean to Me- Subject of
Statewide Discussions.

Roy Wahlberg of Sandstone, and
Betty Robinson and Wilfred Zalaznik
of Pine City, All Club members, will
represent Pine county in a state
wide radio speaking contest, accord
ing to Clyde Shumway, county agent,
the county contest being scheduled
for February 4, at Pine City
The talks will be on "What the
Four Freedoms Mean to Me-" and the
best address on this subject will en-
title the winner to represent Pine
county at a district meeting to be
held during the week of February 7.
Talks will be five to eight minutes in
length and the county winner will
broadcast over a leading radio sta
ton, the exact time and station to
be announced later.
Special Breakfasts.
Winners of district contests will
receive trips to the Twin Cities. The
two top ranking rural speakers will
be selected at that time to appear
in a special broadcast over a state
wide radio network on Washington's
birthday, February %.
Reading material on the Four Free
doms has been sent out to all county
contestants by county extension Of
fees. Over $1,000 for scholarships.
war bonds and stamps has been made
available for awards by the Mime
sofa Jewish Council.
Fourth Club members and older
youth, ii to Is years of age, who wish
to enter the contest but have not
already done so, are urged to con-
tact the county extension office this
week for special reading material,
Mr. Shumway stated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
New Sales High
Reached In 1912
By Askov Coop
Best Year to Date Reported
at Annual Meeting Held
Here Yesterday.

A steady increase in volume of
business of the Askov Cooperative
Association the past few years was
climaxed with new record high in
1912, according to the financial state
ment read at the annual meeting yes
terday afternoon in the Askov D. B. S.
hall
Total sales for the 12-month period
amounted to $99,061.69 as compared
to $64,265.56 in 1941 and $57, .78
in 1910. Income from weighing and
grinding fees of over $1,000 are not
included in the 1912 income figure
given above, which would boost it
over the 100000 mark.
Net Earnings Doubled.
Net earnings for 1912 were
$8,387.77, more than double that of
the previous year. 1t was decided
to pay four per cent interest on stock,
put 10 per cent in the surplus fund,
charge $201 off on bad accounts and
place the balance of the earnings in
the equity reserve fund.
The association has also paid up
all notes payable, including the mort
gage on its property, so will start
the new fiscal year with clean slate.
1t was also decided to pay out the
shares of retired members and those
held by members who have moved
away from Askov and wish to liquid
ate same.
Board Organizes.
Two new members were chosen on
the new board of directors, Hans
Mosbaek and Aage Molby, taking the
places of Almer E. Ecklund and Sigurd
Stovring who resigned. The board
organized as follows: Werner Clau-
sen, president; Hans Mosbaek, vice
president; H. P. Rasmussen, secre-
tary-treasurer; Aage Molby and Jacob
Christensen, directors. Christ A.
Nielsen is the manager and Chris.
Frederiksen the bookkeeper.
The Askov Coop Guild served
lunch following the meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Enjoys Company
Of AskOu Girls

Folks from Finlayson evidently
had a good time at the dance in
Askov Saturday evening and en-
joyed the company of local girls,
according to a letter received here
yesterday.
The letter read, Having at
tended the dance at Askov Satur-
day evening we found everyone
from that place very nice and So
cable. We also noticed Askov
had an abundance of nice, good
looking ladies. One person has
already suggested sending a car
or two to Askov this coming Sat-
urday evening to bring some of
them to the Presidents Ball to be
held at Finlayson."
While the local ladies have not
been sounded out on this PROPOSE
ton, it is presumed that most of
them will remain here Saturday
evening as Askov is staging its
own Presidents Birthday party
that night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Sangren-Keel Vows
Are Spoken Friday

Miss Lorraine Sangren, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sangren of
Willow River, and Corporal Robert
Keel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Keel of Crest View, Fla, were united
in marriage Friday, January %. The
attendants were Vernon Sangren,
brother of the bride, and Miss Ber-
nice Dahlgren of Kerrick, a friend
of the bride.
The young couple gave dance for
their friends the same evening at
the Duquette hall
Corporal Keel returned Monday to
Camp Callan, San Diego, Calf, where
he has been stationed. Mrs. Keel
accompanied him as far as Mime
apolis, but will join him again in
the near future.
Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to Corporal and Mrs
Keel by their many friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Little Girl Is Laid
To Rest At Ciese

Irene Schoenrock, four-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Reinho1d
Schoenrock of near Giese, was laid
to rest in the cemetery there Sat-
urday afternoon at two o'clock fol-
lowing services from the Emanuel
Lutheran church. Rev. Hoffman Of
ficiated.
The little girl died at the Univer-
sity hospital, Minneapolis, January
ID, following lingering illness.
Besides her parents she is survived
by a brother, four sisters and two
grandfathers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Blaze Claims Kin OF
A Rutledge Woman

Mr.. and Mrs. John Menage of
Rock Rapids, Iowa, brother-in-law
and sister of Mrs. Norman Matson Of
Rutledge, and their two children,
were burned to death in fire that
destroyed their home Wednesday of
last week. Mrs. Winifred Edwards.
mother of Mrs Matson and Mrs.
Menage, passed away later from
burns suffered in the blaze.
MIR. and Mrs. Matson left Satur-
day morning for Sioux Falls, S. D.,
to attend the funeral services.
Friends and neighbors extend heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved rela-
tives in their sudden and tragic loss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

There is no way around the fac
that during the last ten days, o,
even more, war events have beer
very distinctly favorable to the
United Nations-consistently so, with
one indefinite exception.
From North Africa to east Rus
STA and all the way to the re-
mote southwestern Pacific the
bulletins have sung their song of
triumph-but, the song is not
yet ended. This is q fact to
which official attention is often
called in order to oppose the no
ton that the conclusion Of the
war is just around the corner.
It isn't. But it's on the way, more
rapidly than ever before.
The most important United Nations
victory of last week was the British
capture of the Libyan city of Tripol
in the province of Tripolitania, fol
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Mrs. HI. Nortrup,
Willow Resident
Since 1897, Dies
Respected County Pioneer
Leaves Husband, Two
Children; Funeral Friday

The Willow River community
mourns the passing of one of its pio-
neer citizens in the death Tuesday,
January 10, of Mrs Herman Nortrup.
Catherine Anna Tandwehr was
born in Klein Mimmellage, Menslage,
Germany, November 9, 1865. She
grew to womanhood there and was
married in that country to Herman
Nortrup. In March, 1897, they and
their two children, came to America,
settling in Willow River. A short time
later they moved to a farm west
of the village, building a new home
and have lived there continuously
since with the exception of short
interval.
Devoted Wife and Mother.
A kindly, devoted wife and mother,
whose love Lit the flame of happy
home, Mrs. Nortrup cherished the
joy of working and sacrificing for
her loved ones. She was also a
busy, happy neighbor and found con-
slant JOY in her host of friends. For
many years and until her last ill
ness she was an active member of
the Willow River Community club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nortrup reared two
children, August of Arthyde, and
Anna, Mrs. Walter Gladson, of Du-
luth. They also took into their home
and cared for two nieces, Anna Mort
rup Of Virginia, and Mrs. Downing
of Bruno. Besides her husband and
the children the deceased leaves four
grandchildren and a host of friends.
Dies in Duluth.
About three years ago Mrs. Mort
rups health became impaired and
her activities were somewhat re-
stricted. In late December this WIN
ter her condition became worse and
on January II she was moved to
Duluth to the home of her daughter
where she passed away two days
later at the age of II years, 2 months
and 10 days.
Funeral services were held from
the chapel of the Johnson Mortuary
in Duluth Friday afternoon, January
%, Rev. Ramshow of Duluth, con-
Quoting the services. The pallbearers
were o. E. Borchardt, w. A. Ehmke,
o. Larson, o. E. Sanderson, L. P.
Hage and G.. C. Aakhus.
Friends extend sympathy to the
bereaved relatives in their hour of
sadness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Tax Supplement
In This Issue

A supplement to this issue of the
Askov American furnishes a COM
plete list of personal property taxes
in Pine county, giving the assessed
valuation, the amount of moneys and
credits and the rate of taxation in
each school district.
These taxes are now due and be-
come delinquent March 1. On taxes
paid after that date a 10 per cent
penalty will be added.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
International News Review

solini charged General Erwin Rom
mel with the task of conquering
Egypt, and he did get into that coun-
try, just a few miles beyond the
frontier; then the British, having suf-
fered many defeats at his hand, de-
cided the time had come to turn the
tables on him, and so started to pur-
sue him far into Libya. For dis
lance of some thirteen hundred miles
they pursued the Nazi and the Fascist
troops until they climaxed their OPP
erations by capturing Tripoli-that
is, in brief, blunt words, by crush
ing the Italian empire in Africa.
Rommel and the remnants of his
once so proud and glittering army
now appear to have escaped into
Tunisia where they are likely to join
Axis forces which for some time
have been defending the cities of
Bizerte and Tunis.
The Tunisian front is the one
exception noted at the beginning
of this column; it isn't that the
American and the British forces
have suffered any defeat here
it's simply that they have been
unable to make any progress.
But the situation may change as
result of the fact that the Eighth
British Army, used for pursuing
Rommel, now can be released for
service in Tunisia, so-it may
not be long before that French
protectorate will have been ade-
quately fumigated, too.
To be sure, there is plenty of fight
ing going on, but for several days
the bulletins simply reported that
no change of situation had taken
place.
Russian Front.
On the Russian front the word
triumph can be written with only a
capital T; the Soviet armies in their
supreme attempt to repulse the Nazi
invaders are winning so many vic
tories that one gets dizzy trying to
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
President Roosevelt and Prime

President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill, in an unpre-
cedented Today meeting at Casa
blanca, French Morocco, with war
staffs of the United States and
England, have reached complete
agreement" on war plans for 1943,
according to a special news report
Tuesday evening.
While most of the decisions
reached in the moment0us meeting
must of necessity remain secret
for the present, the leaders are
pledged to prosecute the war until
the unconditional surrender" of
Germany, Italy and Japan is
reality.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Change In School
AidPlan Offered
State Lawmakers
Present Complicated Sys.
tenn Would be Abolished
Under New Setup.

Seven types of school aids, gen.
eral aid system designed to give each
district minimum basic educational
program and six special aids, instead
of the present complicated system of
state aids, was proposed last week
to the Minnesota legislature by the
interim committee on education APP
pointed at the last session.
Declaring that the present plan
with 81 different kinds of aids needed
simplifying and improving, the COM
mittee suggested that it be abolished
and the new method be substituted
in its place.
In One Fund.
Funds to finance this proposed basic
school aid program would be OBJ
tanned by pooling into one fund in
come from the permanent trust fund,
state income tax and the income from
a 10-mill local tax levy on each
school district for school purposes.
This would provide fund of about
$30,000,000 on the basis of present
tax returns.
Realizing the far-reaching nature
of the changes advanced, members of
the interim committee did not submit
them as definite recommendations to
be enacted into law at this session
of the legislature, but offered them
as basis for study and discussion,
with the hope that out of the discus
sion there may develop an improved
state aid program.
Senator Almen Chairman.
Chairman of the committee was
Senator A. A. Almen of Balaton, and
for some years chairman of the senate
committee on education. Other mem
bers were Senators Donald o. Wright,
Norman J. Larson, Oscar A. Swenson
and M. c. Lightner and Representa-
tives R. T. Hart, Frederick P Mem
mer and Robert F. Lee and Herman
Dammann, who was member of the
House until the present session.
Minnesota's complicated system of
school aids, developing as it has from
piece-meal additions and revisions,
with some of the laws dating back
to 1857, no longer provides fair or
equitable distribution of the school
aid funds, the committees report
suggested.
Basic Educational Program.
The plan proposed is designed to
provide basic educational program.
In elementary school districts enroll
ing 18 or less pupils, for instance,
payment of the district of $50 per
pupil in average daily attendance is
suggested, providing it employees a
teacher with the proper Minnesota
certificate. For districts with more
pupils, payment of $1,000 would
be made to the district for each ele-
mentary class room unit where the
school term is nine months and
where the teacher has a certificate
based on two years or more of train
ing, and slightly lesser amounts
where the school term is shorter and
the teachers training is less. Under
the schedule suggested, the allowance
would be based on classroom unit
of from 18 to 26 pupils in the smaller
schools and 26 pupils in the larger
schools, those with rs or more pupils.
A similar plan would be followed
in the case of high schools, where
the allowance would run from 81 800
to $1,000, depending on the number
of special departments carried, such
as agriculture, commercial and home
economics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

the victory here meant that Italian
colonial power now has been swept
out of Africa, probably for centuries
to come.
Rommel's Saga.
Many months ago Hitler and Mus
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

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M. & M. DEFEATS PHILO
SCORE AZ TO 81

Tuesday evening M. & M. Big
Reds won their fifth straight victory
this season, when they defeated the
Philo Electrics 42-31.
In the first half of the game M.
& IN. sailed along smoothly, and at
the half had II point lead. In
the second half there was a decided
let-down by the Big Reds and their
margin soon melted away, until at
one period their lead had been re-
duced to eight point. In the third
quarter the Electrics scored II
points to M. & MS seven, and they
did the same thing in the last stan
"a.
Price was high for M & M. with
IL points and Rudolph accounted
for IL points. Harris with 10 points
led the Philo team. The sum.
marieS:
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-14
M. & M. WINS FOURTH
GAME A. TO 30

The M. & M. Big Reds basketball
squad broke back into the win col
umn last Friday, after their defeat
at the hands Of the alumni, by de-
feating the Tomcats Of Glouster for
the second time this year. Led by
Captain Rudolph's 19 points and
George Huck's II points the Big
Reds did it again. The game was
fairly even with both teams show
ing an improvement over the last
time they met. M. & M. took an
early lead and was never seriously
challenged, although the Glouster
aggregation did score rather fire.
quently. The defense of M. & M. is
becoming very hard to break, but
there is still much room for i'm
provement The Reserves stretched
their winning streak by coming
from behind in the final quarter to
defeat the Glouster Reserves 12-11
in close exciting game. Barrett
led the way with five points.
The Big Reds have a tough sched-
ule this week. They met Philo
here Tuesday and will journey to
New Lexington Friday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-14
M. g M. School News

An assembly was held on January
13 with Rev. Mr.. Moore as the
speaker. It was the temperance
lecture which was chosen by the
Malta -McC Connelsville Ministerial as
sociation to be given to the school.
The second semester scheduled
assembly. There is to be q mathe-
matics refresher course given dur
ing the second semester in place OF
advanced arithmetic and it's pur.
pose is to help in the war effort.
The week OF January 1922 will
be examination week, closing the
first semester and January rs will
open the second semester.
The board OF education meets
Thursday evening, January IA FOL
the purpose Of employing janitol
for the McConnelsville grade build
ing as Shelton Root, former janitol
has resigned.
Supt. James M. Turner will attent
an executive committee meeting OF
Friday evening, January Is, at Co
lumbus.
The Rotary club plans to have {
dinner on January 10 in the higf
school cafeteria. This is to b,
ladies' night.
The New Lexington-M & M. gam,
will be held there Friday evening
January Is.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-14

Hale. They haven't forgotten how
nice Sam and Frank were to their
son, Ralph. when he was in high
school. At Pennsville we chatted
with Virgie Kennard, widow of
"Brick," whose friends are still
found all over the county.
Thursday our boss wasn't here,
so we did as we pleased, which was
to go to the Will and Bertha Par
miter home. 1t was quite an effort
to climb the Playground hill, on ac-
count of the snow and ice, but 1t
was worth the effort. We went on
to the Harvey Archer home. Har.
vey tells us he is following our roll.
ing-then back to Parmiter's for
dinner. We came back by the way
of Alvin Parmiter's (the Mrs.
Simpson FARM. AS we came down
what had been road, our mind
wondered back to one time, we In
company with the late Sammy Par
miter, rode up that way on horse
back, so that we might get better
view of the river which was at flood
stage, probably 1898. We were sor-
ry to find Media Smith in poor
health.
At the Mary Ellis home, Stock
port, we were informed that she
and sister, Mrs. Anna Swift, anG
husband Newell, Of Bloomington
H., had been reading the Rolling
column, and discussing it. We
didn't have time to find their de-
cision. We got to the Steffy, former
Gif Miner home, where we founC
the end of the trail SO far as auto.
mobiles are concerned. If yor
haven't the hammered steel variety
of religion, don't cross the bridge
east of the Steffy home.
AS we rolled through Stockpor
we got a glimpse of Lin Pierpoint
but not in time to even wave at him
We are going down to the village
soon and stay long enough to sa!
hello to the folks. Oh yes, VIZ
called Mrs. AIDA Patterson out O
her forenoon nap, and it didn't of
fend her. She has a laugh that Il
: better than medicine.
Mrs. Jennie Brothers expects t.
move from North Fifth street thi
Monday to rooms in the Stanber!
building. When we got home Fri
day night we found our friend Os
car Hammond had been here, leav
ing Sunday school quarterly. HI
no doubt felt you don't have to e.
to Africa to do missionary work