Askov American. [volume], September 29, 1932, Image 6

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The Community club will sponsor
the annual reception for the teachers
of the Finlayson consolidated school
at the school building Monday eve
ning. Oct 3. A short program will
be given followed by refreshments,
after which those who choose to may
play games. This reception is for the
parents of the school children and
patrons of the school district, in order
that they may meet the teachers under
whose care the children will be for
the coming school year.
Miss Irene Nygaard, fifth and sixth
grade teacher, left for her home at
Little Falls Friday morning, suffer
ing from throat trouble. Mrs. Archie
Gray is substituting for her, probably
until the last of this week.
Andrew Wallio drove to Minneapolis
Monday morning, accompanied by his
sons. Milton and Ralph, who enrolled
in the Minnesota University; Milton
to do post graduate work, while Ralph
will begin in an engineering course.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carman and
children of Virginia, spent Saturday
and Sunday here visiting at the Ed
Buggie home. Mr. Carman called on
his father, James Carman, and his
brother, Gifford.
Ernest Anderson is working for Mr.
Danielson.
Mrs. Robert Whitmann and son,
Bobbie, of Lincoln, Nebr., and Miss
Florence Weidel of Hebron, Nebr., who
have been visiting at Pelican Lake,
spent Wednesday and Thursday of
last week with their aunt, Mrs. Joe
Koenings.
Roy and George Skok of St. Paul,
spent last Thursday and Friday at
the Ed Carlson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Franson and sons
of Duluth, spent the week-end with
their parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. T.
Pearson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith and son,
Charles, accompanied Mrs. Smith s
father, C. A. Mills of Waterloo, lowa,
to Duluth Saturday, making the trip
by way of the scenic Jay Cooke park.
Mrs. Fletcher Seaman and son, Ken
neth Seaman, and Miss Velma Church
ill of St. Paul, brought Mrs. Seaman’s
mother, Mrs. Chas. Rodgers, home
Saturday evening, visiting until Sun
day evening with Mrs. Seaman’s sis
ter, Mrs. Oscar Bergseth and family.
Mrs. Rodgers has spent the last five
weeks with her daughter and family
in St. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Fossett of
St. Paul, spent the week-end at their
summer home at Rhine lake.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ballou and
children and Mrs. Ballou’s parents of
St. Paul, were guests Sunday of Wil
liams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Ballou.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith and sons,
and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Mills of Waterloo, lowa, en
joyed Sunday dinner with their
friends, Mrs. Anna Beeman and fam
ily east of Sandstone.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Willie and fam
ily were guests Sunday at the J. B.
W’illie home.
Miss Louise Schilling of Duluth,
epent the week-end at her father's
home. Sunday evening she was given
a surprise birthday party by her form
er neighbors and friends.
Mrs. Albert Larson and son, Roy,
and niece, Alice Larson, of Grants
burg, Wis., spent the week-end with
Mrs. Larson’s sister, Mrs. Emil Nord
strom and family.
Miss Betty Peterson was the guest
of Josephine Holl over the week-end
and Josephine spent several days with
Betty the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arth and daugh
ters, Fern, Shirley and Lois, enjoyed
Sunday visiting Mrs. Arth’s sister,
Mrs. Laurence Anderson and family
near McGregor.
Mr. and Mrs. Erick Ahlbom had as
dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Ward.
Mr. and. Mrs. John Ahlbom spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Anderson.
Mrs. A. W. Nelson left Friday for
a week’s visit in Minneapolis, before
returning to her home in Minot, N. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Faudskar, ac
companied by Mrs, Yetter and Mrs.
Lockwood, drove to Bruno Sunday,
spending the afternoon and evening
•with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Englund
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Rolig and son,
Lowell, of Harris, were guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Belling
and family, and they together with
the El M. Arth family, had a most
enjoyable afternoon and weiner roast
at Banning.
Miss Elizabeth Kangas, who has
spent her vacation here with her
mother and brothers and sisters, re
turned Tuesday to her home in Wash
ington, D. C.
Ralph Williams, Della Lundeen and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wickstrom drove
here from the Twin Cities Saturday
evening to visit at the Hugo Wick
strom home until Sunday evening,
when they returned to the cities, ex
cepting Mrs. Harold Wickstrom, who
remained here.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Glanville and
Miss Dorothy drove here from Proctor
Sunday morning to visit at the Wick
strom home. In the afternoon they
drove to Pine City to call on Mrs.
Davis, grandmother of Dorothy and
Vivian Glanville. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Wickstrom and Vivian.
Richard Hendrickson, who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Erick Kuk
kola, returned to Sudan Thursday,
when he accompanied his mother and
Eli Hakomaki and John Autio to Su
dan. They returned home Friday.
Mabel and Alice Sandburg of Fries
land were guests of Miss Helene Web
er Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Araola and
daughter, Elsie, Mrs. Chas. Salo, and
Mr. and Mrs. Joki of Minagha, visited
relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
Erick Kuk-kola, who has been working
there this summer, returned home
with them. Elsie Araola will spend
the winter with Mrs. Sophia Hend
rickson and attend the Elbow Lake
school.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hoglund, accom
panied by Miss Hasel Hoglund and
Mrs. Leonard Hoglund, drove to Min
neapolis Monday. They all returned
that night except Mrs. Leonard Hog
lund, who remained for a week’s visit
with her sister, Mrs. Vannard.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Korpella of
Annandale, who are on their honey
moon, spent last Wednesday and
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. William
Kyro, going on to Floodwood and Du
luth. They were accompanied by Miss
Korpella and Miss Leinonen of An
nandale.
John Kyro returned Friday from a
visit with friends at Annandale.
Carl Ryan, who has been working
in Redwood county for the past nine
weeks, returned home Saturday eve
ning.
Mrs. Dave Samuelson entertained a
few ladies at cards Friday afternoon
and served a dainty lunch after the
games. Those attending were Mrs.
Hugo Wickstrom, Mrs. Fred Holstein,
Mrs. E. M. Arth, Mrs. Herman Sha
fer, and Mrs. Victor Shafer.
Mrs. Leonard Nelson and Mrs. Anna
Erickson of Groningen, called on Mrs.
Ben Stockamp last Thursday after
noon. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Stockamp and family were dinner
guests of her sister, Mrs. Nelson.
Mrs. Joseph Schilling, who has
spent the past eight months with her
children in South Qpkota, returned
here Sunday. Her son, William Fritz,
of Superior, brought her here and at
tended the party given for Miss Louise
Schilling.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mills and Mrs.
Lynn Smith spent Tuesday afternoon
at the William DeGroff home.
Dave Fortier made a business trip
to Minneapolis last Thursday, return
ing Friday. He was accompanied by
Miss Gladys Faudskar.
Mrs. Herman Mack will be hostess
to the St. John’s Finnish Lutheran
Ladies’ Aid society Friday evening,
Sept. 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Korpi and the
children and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Korpi
were guests Monday evening of Mr.
and Mrs. EL A. El so la.
Miss June Raunio is back at the
post office, after enjoying a two weeks
vacation, part of which was spent in
Duluth.
CHURCH NOTES
American Lutheran.
The Rev. A. Boe of Superior, will
conduct services next week on. Wed
nesday, at 8 p. m. at St. John’s church.
The confirmation class will meet at
the A R. Belling home at 5 p. m.
Wednesday. All children planning to
join this class should be present.
Peace Lutheran.
Rev. H. Sporleder, Pastor.
Sunday school and Bible class at
9:40 a. m. German service at 10:45
a. m. Subject, “What must I do to
be my brother’s keeper?” Saturday
school at 9 a. m. Choir practice on
Thursday at 8 p. m. Quarterly meet
ing of the congregation, will be held
Friday evening, Sept. 30, at 8 o’clock.
The Ladies’ Aid will meet at 2 p. m.
on Thursday, Oct. 6. This is not a
community aid.
Try Reversing.
The doctor was puzzled.
“You ought to be getting well by
now,” he said. “Have you carried
out my instructions all right?"
“Well, doctor,” said the patient,
“I’ve done most of them, but I can’t
take that two-mile walk every morn
ing as you ordered. 1 get too dizzy.”
“What do you mean ‘dizzy’?” asked
the doctor.
"Well, sir,” said the patient, “I
must have forgotten to tell you. I’m
a lighthouse-keeper.”—Answers.
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Front Doors, 2-ft. 6-in. x 6-ft. 8-in.,lj-in.
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Birch Thresholds . 15c
These extremely low prices are
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El B. Li ns ley, local postmaster,
made a business trip to the Twin
Cities Tuesday.
Elmer Nelson has been working the
past week at Rutledge, helping to
build an addition on the garage
owned by Nels Nyrud.
Kief Melberg, who is attending
teachers’ college at Duluth, spent the
week-end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Melberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Olson and Mrs.
Chas. Swanson and children spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ole Nyrud to visit with their father,
E. W. Olson, w.ho has been ill during
the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mattison and
children and Mrs. F. J. Cox drove
to the cities Wednesday of last week,
to visit friends and relatives. They
will return this week-end. During
Mrs. Cox’s absence Miss Justina Ste
pan stayed with the girls.
Mrs. Anna Anderson and children
visited at the home of Mrs. T. Mac-
Millian over the week-end. Mrs. Os
car Ecklund. and Mrs. Roy Pembleton
rode with her to shop and visit
friends. Mrs. Ecklund returned Sat
urday.
M. P. Marcak, who has been visit
ing his parents the past summer, re
turned to New York City, where he
was employed as a baker.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Price a
girl, last Thursday. Mother and baby
are both getting along fine.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Rev. H. Sporleder, Pastor.
The service will be held at 2 p. m.
this next Sunday, instead of the reg
ular hour in the morning. The ser
mon subject is “What must I do to
be my brother’s keeper.” The Holy
Communion will be celebrated at this
service and the quarterly meeting will
be held immediately following. Sun
day school and Bible class at 3 p. m.
The Saturday school will be held at
the home of Mrs. Carl Gluesing at
1:45 p. m.
WILLOW RIVER HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
The school enrollment now is as
follows: Grade 1, 21; grade 2, 23;
grade 3, 17; grade 4, 23; grade 5, 16;
grade 6, 20; grade 7, 19; grade 8, 15.
Freshmen, 66; sophomores, 39; jun
iors, 43; seniors, 30. This makes a
total of 178 students enrolled in the
high school and 154 in ■ the grade
school. There are also five high
school graduates back for special
work.
The high school enrollment by sub
jects is as follows: English 1, 68; Eng
lish 11, 40; Ehiglish 111, 40; English
IV, 30; general science, 70; biology,
41; chemistry, 33; physics, 7; general
business education, 67; modem his
tory, 41; American history, 44; Int.
to social science, 30; elementary al
gebra, 76; plane geometry, 45; Ger
man I, 24; FTench 11, 12; Latin 11, 4;
economic geography, 51; bookkeeping,
30; typing and shorthand 11, 3. Extra
curricular—Typing I, 11; Boys’ glee
club, 20; girls’ glee club, 58.
In order to make the school serve
a more complete purpose, the students
are getting behind the following plans
for extra-curricular activities for this
year. The large increase in enroll
ment makes it necessary to expand*
and extend the extra-curricular ac
tivities: L Sufficient number of home
made lockers in the shower rooms so
as to make the required physical edu
cation work possible. 2. A five num
ber lyceum course (home talent) to
afford excellent entertainment at low
cost and provide funds for athletics
and other valuable activities. This
will likely include two home talent
plays and a high school operetta.
3. Give music a better place by the
use of operetta, etc. 4. Give foren
sics (declam and debate) more at-
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tention. 5. A school paper and a
high school year book. 6. Clean en
tertainment and wholesome recreation
for all. 7. Some play ground im
provements.
The freshmen girls and the junior
boys won the fall kittenball tourna
ments. Second and third places have
not been decided. These tournaments
are handled during regular physical
education periods.
The annual Curtis Publishing Com
pany sales campaign is on this week.
You can provide yourself with a good
magazine to read, and at the same
time help the school activities funds.
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thousands of people who never before gave serious
thought to the matter of budget-stretching, it is nat
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A few grade pupils of school age
have not reported. Parents must send
them at once to avoid any undesir
able action to enforce the law.
High school pupils who have not
enrolled, should not delay any longer,
as it will be almost impossible for
them to make up work missed.
Consent was given, under certain
necessary restrictions, to allow the
boys to have four football games this
season. Over twenty boys now have
permits from their parents to play.
Practice .has now started. The foot
ball schedule was arranged as follows:
Sept. 30, at Barnum; Oct. 7, Carlton,
here; Oct. 21, Flood,wood, here; Nov.
If, here.
The above dates were arranged a
year ago and now it is found the very
last minute that both Carlton and Bar
num have conflicts with dates, and
cannot go through with the dates as
arranged.
A total of $13,851.72 in state aids
were received last week. For this
year’s work, our state aids should go
beyond the $20,000 mark.
The basketball dates for 1932-33
are as follows: Friday, Nov. 4, (of
fered at Cromwell), there; Friday,
Nov. 11, Brook Park, here; Friday,
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1932
Nov. 18, Bruno, there; Wednesday,
Nov. 23, Askov, here; Friday, Dec. 2,
Cromwell, .here; Friday, Dec. 9, Hinck
ley, there; Friday, Dec. 16, Bruno,
here; Friday, Dec. 23, (open); Friday,
Jan. 6, (open); Friday, Jan. 13, Fin
layson, here; Friday, Jan. 20, Brook
Park there; Tuesday, Jan. 24, Sand
stone, there; Friday, Jan. 27, Hinck
ley, here; Friday, Feb. 3, Sandstone,
here; Friday, Feb. 10, Barnum. there;
Friday, Feb. 17, Barnum, here; Fri
day, Feb. 24, Askov, there; Friday,
March 3, Finlayson, here.
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