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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
Wedding Set
for Saturday

ELOISE LaCROIX and her
fiance, Corp. Henry G.. Langhout
of Fort Dix, N. j. have set Val
entine's Day as their wedding
day.
The Rev. Loucille Hayward
and the Rev. John l.. Bearce of
Roseville will perform the we'd
ding ceremony at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, Feb. IA, in Gill
bert Memorial Baptist church.
Miss LaCroix, the daughter Of
William H. LaCroix of Park ave-
nue., will be attended by Kath-
eryn Weinberg as honor maid
and Bonnie Sue Meier as flower
girl. Corp. George Sykes of Sell
fridge Field will be best man for
Corp. Langhout, who is the son
of MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Lang
hout of Luverne, MINI. Howard
Schonschack and Eugene Brown
will be ushers.
A reception for so guests will
take place in the church parlors
Immediately after the ceremony.
The bride will accompany Corp.
Langhout to Fort Dix. where she
will remain temporarily.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
World Day
Of Prayer
Plans Set

THE WORLD DAY of Prayer
will be held on March IL, the
first Friday in Lent, it is an
nounced today by the board of
the Mount Clemens Council of
Church Women, following a
meeting with the local president,
Mrs. M. r. Little.
Services marking the World
Day of Prayer in Mount Glenn
ems will be held this year at the
First Methodist Church. Coop
Grating churches in the local
council are, in addition to the
First Methodist, Gilbert Memoir
ial Baptist Church, Grace Epis-
copal, First Presbyterian, Zion
Evangelical, Turner Methodist
Chapel and Morning Star Bap-
tiSt.
The program for this world
wide Protestant observance has
been prepared by DR.. Georgia
Hardness of Garrett Theological
Institute of Evanston, Ill.,, and
Mrs. Benjamin E. Mays of More
house College at Atlanta, Ga,
the latter an outstanding Negro
college.
MRS. WILLIAM K. CHURCH
YARD had as her guests today
Mrs. Amos Chase of Fraser and
her son Aviation Cadet Norman
Chsae, who is home to recover
from recent appendectomy
performed at Kelly Field, San
Antonio, Texas.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
Bridal Event
Honors Two

TWO BRIDES-ELECT, Mary
Lewark and Dolores Click, were
honored Saturday evening, when
Mrs. Floyd Thornley,, Frances
Tinker and Josephine Nichols
invited u friends to the Thorn
ley home
The event was surprise
shower for Miss Lewark, who
will leave Thursday TO become
the bride of Army Aviation Ca
Diet Don Adams, at Maxwell
Field, Montgomery, Ala. Miss
Click has not set date for her
wedding to Naval Aviation Ca
Diet Charles G.. Niemetta.
The army and navy theme
was used as decorations, with
miniature cadets and brides
forming a bridal scene on the
buffet. Fruit centcred the table.
Bridge prizes were won by
Miss Click and Sigrid Heine.
Miss Lewark will be honored
Wednesday evening at kitchen
shower TO be given by Mrs.
Rheinhardt Nank at her home
on Belleview avenue.
PVT. ALBERT BEYERCHEN
arrived Saturday from Camp
Seymour, Ind, TO spend two
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Beyerchen, % Mo-
ross avenue. He will return 10
duty Tuesday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08
Couple TO Wed
Tuesday Night

VERA GRUNEWALD, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Grune-
valid of Canal road, will become
the bride of Pvt. Edward O..
Bahlman, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Bahlman, on
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock in
St Paul's Lutheran church at
the corner of Hayes and Canal
roads.
The Rev. George Winterstein
will read the service, which will
be followed by a wedding din
ner and reception at the home
of the brides parents. A group
of 35 guests are expected to be
present.
The bride-elect is 1910 grad
uate of Mount Clemens High
school, and is employed in the
Mount Clemens Savings Bank.
She will continue her work,
since Pvt. Bahlman will return
Thursday to Camp Gilroy, Calf.
where he has been stationed for
the past 10 months. He entered
the army in November, 1941.
MIR. AND MRS. WILLARD c.
STIEF and son H. Kirwin had
as their Sunday guests MIR. and
Mrs. Emil Dauch and daughters
Suzette and Antoinette of
Crosse Pointe.
MRS. CHARLES Z. DOLL,
JR. was hostess to members of
the Reading Club at luncheon
today at her home on Belleview
avenue. Mrs. Thomas w. Cross
and Mrs. Paul S. Hirt are as
sisting hos.csscs.
MIR. AND MRS. GEORGE
SPEAR will be hosts to members
of the st. Louis Mum and Pop
by Club tonight at o'clock at
their home, 253 Dickinson ave-
nue..
YOUNG WOMEN S Episcopal
League Will meet Tuesday night
al 8 o'clock in Grace parish
house TO hear Mrs. NJ. I. Bleds-
coe, superintendent of minority
placement in Detroit. who Will
be speaker of the evening. Host
csses will be Mrs Donald Miller,
Mrs. Morris T. Brew, Mrs. Ned
Hand. Mrs. Blanche File and
Nelly Longstaff.
IN HIS NAME CIRCLE of
Kings Daughters will meet
Wednesday at $50 o'clock with
Mrs. Jacob Hoffman. South Wal
nut street.
NANCY JEAN, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Stier of st. Clair Shores, was
baptised Sunday by the Rev.
Wilfred Junke at the III o'clock
service in Trinity Lutheran
church.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08


Coast Guard are now manned
by men qualified for sea duty
whose work could equally well
be performed by women. Com
handing officers of the differ
ent Coast Guard shore establish
ments have requested replace
ments for these men. Their jobs
will be taken over by the
SPARS, the new Women's Re-
serve of the Coast Guard, whose
name is derived from the Coast
Guard motto "Semper Paratus-
Always Ready" B. the end
1914 it is expected that there
will be over 5000 women on
active duty in the Women's Re-
serve of the Coast Guard.
Women qualifying as officers
will report first to The Reserve
Midshipmen's Training at North
ampton, Mass, where they will
receive their preliminary indoc-
trination along with the WAVES.
Following this they will report
to the Coast Guard Academy at
New London, Connecticut, for
specific indoctrination into the
Coast Guard Reserve. Many of
the SPARS officers will then
be ready for active duty, while
others will be detailed for ad-
ditional specialists training with
specific assignments in view.
The SPARS uniforms are the
same trim, navy blue, Mainboch-
er-designed ones worn by the
WAVES, except that Coast Guard
insignia replaces Navy insignia
on hat, lapels and buttons. In
addition, SPARS proudly wear
the Coast Guard shield on their
sleeves - white ones for enlist
ec. women and gold ones for Of
ficers.
Pay and allowances for
SPARS are as follows: Enlisted
women - Base pay from $50
to $126 per month plus uniform
allowance of $500 and subsist-
ence and quarters allowance of
SITS per day if government fac
ilities are not available. Off
GERS: Ensign - $3.50 base pay
plus allowances amounting in all
tc about $216 per month. Lieu
tenant (Junior Grade)-$166.67
base pay plus allowances
amounting in all to about $247
per month. Lieutenant (senior
grade) - $500 base pay plus al
lowances amounting in all to
about 1926 per month. All Of
ficers receive $3.50 uniform al
lowance.
Requirements for SPARS are
listed below:
ENLISTED PERSONNEL
Age - Not less than 20 and
not over SO.
Citizenship N a t i v e-born
American. If not native-born,
applicant or her parents must
have naturalization papers.
Dependents - No children I'M
der 18 years of age.
Education - At least 2 years
of high school.
Marriage - A married wom-
an may enlist provided her hus-
band is not in the Coast Guard.
Unmarried women must agree
not to marry until after they
have finished their period of
training. After training { SPAR
may marry a civilian or serv-
ice man who is not in the Coast
Guard.
Character - Furnish three
character references.
Experience Submit a rec
ord of occupation since leaving
school.
Physical Examination - Pass
Navy physical examination.
Applicant must be not less than
five feet in height and not less
than 95 pounds in weight.
Term of Enlistment For
the duration of the war and not
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-08

MRS. HELENE HALL of Los
Angeles, wife of an enlisted sea-
man in the Navy, became the
first WAVE to trade her blues
for WAAC khaki, because naval
etiquette forbade her to be mar
ried to Navy man Of inferior
rank.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

copied some nice girl, but it turned
out that he was "best man" for Don
Maltby and that was the reason for
the decoration. He is still single,
girls.
Milton Beckstrom sold his truck
this past week. He drove it to Brain
erd where it was purchased by a
party running truck line. Milt then
purchased Ford truck at Holyoke
The Study club will hold its reg
ular meeting at the Ray Hogan place
Friday evening. Ray has fixed up
the building in which Mr.. Merriman
resided for number of years and has
made it into large meeting room
and provided it with a lot of books
where children Cor grown-ups) can
find good reading matter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Brazil's Foreign Born

Long before declaration of war
with Germany, Brazil was conscious
of its rapidly increasing foreign pop
ulation.
Recent census reports showed
about 300, 900 residents of Axis orr
gin in Brazil-about a quarter of a
million Germans, over a million
more Italians, and 1877, 900 Japanese.
Until 1888, Brazirs immigration
regulations were quite elastic. In
that year, officials cracked down.
An amendment to the constitution
restricted immigration to per cent
per year of the number of immi-
grants reported for the previous so
years. An exception was made so
that a quota could be increased to
5000 a year if three-fourths of the
immigrants were farmers or rural
technicians. Settlements estab.
lished, the law requires, must in
clude 80 per cent of Brazilians.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

Wahlquist, who has not been so well
the past several months, accompanied
him. Gus is to have two weeks and
the company told him to take it now
or not at all. His position is being
filled by Mr.. Marado who has been on
the range.
Roller skating Tuesday night at
tracted quite few. Kenneth Riehm,
who is home on furlough, thought it
good opportunity to bring the gang
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Fletcher were
here from Duluth Friday for a short
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Kline. They left
one of the twins in the hospital at
Duluth, it having been i'll for several
days.
Father Michael Hogan of Duluth,
will celebrate Somel High Mass at
the local Catholic church Sunday
starting at lis o'clock. He is bring
ing with him a choir of two boys
and three girls from the Cathedral
high school who will chant the Mass.
The Chant will be without music.
These are students who Father Hogan
has been training in the Chant since
the beginning of this school term.
A lot Of decorations on Warren
Golden's car the other day caused
rumor that maybe he had stolen a
march on the folks around here and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Baling Wool Instead of
Bagging, Saving Space

Baling instead of bagging wool
would help the war effort. Recent
experiments in baling wool make
this evident. In joint tests the agri-
cultural marketing administration
and the Montana agricultural exper-
iment station at Billings found that
the baling of wool for marketing
saves substantially in shipping
space, in burlap to cover the wool,
and in freight costs. A secondhand
cotton baler, superseded in the
South by more modern equipment,
was used in the tests.
Slightly more than two freight car
loads, or Al, $50 pounds Of wool were
used in the baling experiments. Bal
ing reduced the bulk of the wool by
at least so per cent and the use of
burlap by about 80 per cent. After
baling, the wool was shipped to a
securing plant in one 40-foot freight
car instead of the two in which it
arrived at the experiment station.
Baling reduced the wool to 81 bales
instead of 172 bags. This means a
considerable saving in burlap.
Incidental to the experiment, and
of interest to wool producers, was
the saving in freight charges through
baling. Definite information is not
yet available as to exact savings,
but the experiment indicates that
savings In freight charges normally
would exceed the cost of baling the
wool.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Kerrick

Wednesday evening of last week a
very nice get-to-gether was held at
Becky's Cafe honoring Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Sundquist, buttermaker at the
creamery, who are leaving next week
to take position at the Kraft Cheese
factory at Hutchinson. Cards were
played and a delicious lunch served.
Quite few of the town folks gath
cred at Parker's Inn Monday night
for party in honor of Donald Maltby
and his bride. The extreme cold
limited the crowd. Many others
would like to have attended to wish
these young folks well.
Mrs. Irene Murphy, Red Cross
chairman, is appreciative to those
ladies who came for garments and
to all who have helped in this sew
ing effort. The response has been
gratifying. All the garments are now
either in the making or are finished
and for the present no additional
work is outlined. More will come
soon and notice will be issued through
this column or elsewhere as soon as
it is here. Some drive will be neces-
sary to raise some funds. Plans will
get under way shortly and will be
announced. .
T. Klasson, the income tax man,
was in town Monday for few hours.
Louis McCuskey of Holyoke, was
in town Tuesday. Louis has been in
New Foundland for the past six
months or more and now will leave
soon for Greenland where he has
signed up for one years stay.
Mr.. Sundquist, the buttermaker,
has been prevailed on to remain here
an additional week until Mr.. Di Santo
gets another man. Mr.. Sundquist is
taking a position with the Kraft
Cheese Company at Hutchinson.
We want news, items of interest,
things you know that we don't know
Maybe your neighbor doesn't know
either, but would like to. Won't you
send in your items? We will give
them space if they reach us by Tues
day night. We prefer them by Tues
day morning if possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Samuelson
have moved into the basement at
Becky's. Three rooms have been
fixed up, making very comfortable
living quarters. George now has a
new truck and is in shape to haul his
route more efficiently
Mrs. Robert Hogan has been suf-
fering with a bit of flu for a week
but is somewhat better at this time
Robert Washburn, who all remem-
Der we'll, has been at Superior with
his family the past week. He had a
short furlough and came home to
take his wife back with him. He is
now Lieutenant and is going on the
teaching staff at a camp in Texas.
G.. L. Wahlquist, our Great North
ern agent, is taking his annual vaca-
ton and will spend part of it with his
daughter at Fergus Falls. Mrs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Some Siberian Cities Are
Along Soviet-Jap Boundary

Some of Siberia's most populated
and war-busy cities are strung along
the threatened Jap-Russ border.
Chita, north of the Manchurian bor-
der town of Manchuli, is perched in
the Yablonovy mountains more than
$500 feet above sea level. Its popu-
lation of over 100000 grew from a
small contingent of exiles sent there
in the early 1905. The exiles built
their own Jail and their wives estab-
lished homes along street which
ever since has been known as Lady
Street"
What is now a branch of the
'Trans-Sib" railway cuts south near
Chita through rich cattle lands and
through the iron and tin-bearing dis
tricts to reach Manchurian territory
at Manchuli. Before Japanese &C.
cupation of Manchuria, this route
was short cut to Vladivostok.
The country east of Chita is noun
famous, wild, and well-timbered for
many miles before it flattens out
into the valley of the Zeah. In this
valley, south of the railway, the for
ests have been cleared, the land
plowed, and the rich black soil pro-
duces some of the finest grain
known. This is the wheat bin of
the Far East with its cultural and
capital city of Blagoveshchensk.
Farther east, where the noun
tains and the fertile valley meet,
&c the Jewish AutonornouS Region
of Birabijan-a territory approx
mately twice the size of Palestine.
The population is still relatively
small and scattered, but the activity
is great and concentrated. This re-
gion is peopled by voluntary Jewish
settlers engaged primarily in mech
anized agriculture. A huge steel
mill is under construction in Bra
bijan.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Burial of Columbus

Columbus died in Valladolid,
Spain, on May 20, 1906. There is
little or no record of his last illness
or cause of his death. He was worn
out after his last voyage and, &C.
cording to one writer, he suffered
from govt. He was buried first at
Valladolid, but few years later his
body was removed to the Carthusian
monastery of Santa Maria de las
Cuevas at Seville, Spain. In his will
Columbus had asked to be buried
at Santo Domingo; consequently, in
1912 his remains were shipped
across the Atlantic and inferred in
the cathedral of that city. Again,
in 1895, when the island was coded
by Spain to France, the Spanish au-
thorities ordered his bones to be re-
moved to Havana, Cuba.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Duquette

All observers, alternates and air.
plane spoilers are requested to be
present at a meeting in the Duquette
schoolhouse Friday evening, January
%, at p. m. 1t. Jodd Flory of the
Airplane Spoilers Service will pre-
sent information and give instruc-
tons on the work to be done.
The young people of the commun-
ity are enjoying skating at the c. E
Anderson skating pond when weather
permits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21

Orville Koecher and Edwin john
son of Duluth, came home Wednes-
day of last week because of illness.
Edwin johnson returned to Duluth
Sunday.
Violet johnson and Irene Anderson
spent Saturday evening at their
homes.
Mrs. Armstrong and Sheldon Wis
tied at the Anderson home a few
hours Sunday. Eylene Ellefson went
back with them to her school.
The Alfred Gunderson family
spent Sunday at the Ellen Anderson
home to help Eva celebrate her birth
day.
Edith Lillebo visited with Mrs.
Anderson Saturday afternoon.
Olaf Anderson and family visited
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna
Edin, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kline called at
the home of Mrs. George Robinson
Saturday afternoon.
Francis Melancon sawed wood last
week for the Walter Krajewski and
Charley Berger families.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Melancon
called at the Newell home Sunday aft
ernoon for several hours
I SC fhn oil 81 hot
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Fifteen Years Ago.
(January Is, 1929

The feed store and the entire con-
tents at Bruno, owned by A. Hem
riksen Of Askov, was burned to the
ground yesterday afternoon. The
fire started at 3 p. m. presumably
from the stove in the office and with
IN a short time the entire structure
was a mass of flames. The village
chemical engine was hurried out but
was of no avail. Mr.. Henriksen,
through his able manager, Mr.. VAIL
strom, has enjoyed good patronage
right from the start at the Bruno
feed store. No decision has yet been
made as to rebuilding.
John A. Oldenburg, Finlayson pio-
neer, passed away Sunday, January
%, at the age of about IS years,
cause of death being heart failure.
The funeral service was held from
the Methodist church Wednesday at
2 p. m, Rev: John Clark officiating
DR.. w. T. Pearson, formerly of
Russell, moved into his Finlayson of
flee in the east end of the post office
building Monday. He will not bring
his family to Finlayson until spring.
Dora May Erickson, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Erickson
of Holyoke, passed away Monday
afternoon. Funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. j. Clark Thursday
afternoon. Burial will be made at
the Holyoke cemetery.
William Anderson of Brook Park,
was united in marriage Sunday to
Miss Lena Rose of New Haven Mrs
Anderson is sister of Mrs. Brech-
ojel and has visited in this vicinity
Word has been received by Earl
Otis of Pine City, of the death of his
father, Harry Otis, in Michigan Tues
day. MIR. Otis formerly resided al
Brook Park.
Clyde Johnson, formerly assistant
cashier at the-Brook Park bank, and
Miss Errna Hess of Minneapolis, were
married Wednesday, January Is.
D: Ba Dour has sold his interest
in the barber shop at Brook Park to
Russell Larson. Mr.. Larson will
move the shop from the building
side the restaurant.
F: M: Kranse, Kerrick settler, died
at his farm home January II, death
resulting from pneumonia. Burial
took place in the Oak Lake cemetery
The garage and auto business of the
Gillespie Auto Company at Pine City
has been sold to Art Smith of Center
City, and -Ebon Gillespie of Anoka
These two men will soon assume full
control of the business, handling the
Buick, Oakland and Pontiac cars. H
Jorgensen, who has been in charge
for the past year and a half will re-
main with the new company for q
time. as will also Jack DuHoux and
Frick Larson, two other employees
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
Sterling Soldier

1t was payday at Chanute Field,
ILL.,, and the men were all happy
that is, all but Corp. Mason r. Alb
sher. He had lost his wallet and
couldn't find it. Slowly he went to
his home nearby. 1t was hard to
tell his wife that his months pay
was gone. She was singing as she
prepared for dinner. Besides they
had company-Private Fralish, q
friend. Corporal Abasher wondered
how he would break the news. He
couldn't tell his wife. But fate was
kind. Private Fralish had found the
wallet and had stopped in to return
it to the corporars wife!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-21
When You And
l We're Younger
Items taken from the Askov American
of 25 and Is years ago.
Twenty five Years Ago.
(January "a, 1919

The Craig hotel at Hinckley has
been sold recently to the Hall Sisters
of st. Cloud, who have taken i'm
mediate possession and are now man.
aging the property. The parents of
the young ladies were here the first
of the week and made the negotia-
tionS.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Buck of Askov,
celebrated their 45th wedding ami
versary Monday with relatives and
friends. Both were born in Denmark
but came to America as young peo-
pie. They were married at Racine,
Wis, and were numbered among the
first settlers in this community, COM
ing here eight or nine years ago from
Marquette, Nebr. Their children,
who are all living here and were
present at the wedding anniversary,
are Mrs. Fred johnson, Mrs. v. Hoi-
berg, Evald, Holger and Axel Buck.
A business change took place in
Askov' yesterday, Martin Sorensen
buying out the interest of his part
ner, H. J. F. Paulsen, in the Dane
Lumber Company.
The Jens Lund family moved into
Askov yesterday from the farm north
west of town, occupying the place
which they recently purchased from
Morton Mortensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Duquette,
returned home Tuesday noon, after
a visit with their daughter at South
Shore, S. D.
Slgne SwenSon, the young daugh-
ter of John Swenson, who recently
moved to Duquette from Montana,
had the misfortune to fracture her
ankle while skiing Sunday.
Morten Christensen returned yes
terday to Askov from Dallas, Texas,
where he was employed for a short
time.
Word has been received from Ed
Randall, formerly of Wilma, that he
has settled in Glen Rock, Wyo.
According to the ruling of Federal
Fuel Administrator Garfield, all stores
in Askov closed Monday with the
exception of those selling foodstuffs
and medicine, who had their places
of business open in the forenoon
only.
L. c. Petersen of Askov, left Fri
day for Clinton, Iowa, to attend a
meeting of the directors of "Dansll
FolkeSamfund." From the Clinton
meeting he went on to Alden, in this
state, to look after his farm near
there. He returned home yesterday.
A meeting was held at Markville
Monday evening to organize Public
Safety commission The object of
the organization is to have a repre-
sentative in Markville to meet with
the county board at Hinckley and
other places where meetings are held.
1t was decided to call the organiza-
tion the "War Commercial Club"