The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-07-08

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME I NUMBER 47
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THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937
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REMEMBER   WHEN?
OPEN SAFETY PIN CLOSED
IN   YOUNGSTER'S   STOMACH
Alexandria.—Firmly entrenched as
the "darling" of the St Lukes hospital staff here.seven months old Jnckie
Pennie, son of Mr. and Mr.s. Levin
Pennle of Villard, bills and coos happily, quite unaware of his near catastrophe hindered by the physician who
without opening the child's stomach,
closed an open safety pin which was
swallowed. Mrs. Pennie left her son
lying on a bed when she was called
from the room. When she returned
the infant was coughing as though he
was choking. Slapping his back failed to bring about the desired results
and a doctor was called. X-rays of
the baby's stomach showed that an
open pin was lodged In the upper
stomach. The outer wall of the stomach was incised, the stomach compressed and the pin closed thereby.
This procedure eliminates the almost
certain danger of infection of a gangrenous nature, preventing anything
foreign to enter thte wound. Aside
from normal gas pains, Jackie was reported to be recovering the following
morning.
GASOLINE    TANK    EXPLODES
DURING   WELDING   OPERATION
Heron Lake.—Four Heron Lake
men and William Volden, Milan roaa
contractor, can consider themselves
very lucky that they are alive ;o-
day for they missed injury or possible instant death by a hair's-breath.
With a blast that was heard all over
town, a 65-gallon tank for a caterpillar tractor, which was being welded at a blacksmith shop, blew up
without warning. The tank had been
filled with water before the welding
operation was started, a usual precaution before doing such work on
gasoline tanks. The explosion occurred shortly after Roy Fitz Henry
began applying the torch to the side
of the tank. Both ends were blown
from it with terrific force. One end
struck the side of the shop, breaking
off a 2x4 in the side wall as though
it was a match and tearing out two
boards. A piece of one inch pipe
which was hanging on the wall in
its path was bent into the shape of a
bow. The other end of the tank
struck the opposite wall after it had
barely grazed the back of William
Fitz Henry's leg. Reinforcement
bands which were on the inside ol
the tank were blown in both directions. Seven panes of glass in threT
of the shop windows were broken.
MAN BADLY BURNED AS
TAR  SPILLS  FROM  ROOF
Moorhead.—His head and hands
badly burned, C. H. Stroberger has
been confined to his home, recovering from the effects of an accident
In which he turned a full pail of hot
tar over his head while aiding in re-
tarring the roof of a building. He
■climbed a ladder to hand the pail
of hot tar to the man on the roof
and in so doing was blinded by the
sun and hit the end of the pa'.l
against the edge of the roof, spilling
the contents over himself. Since lie
wore no hat at the time, his head
was exposed to the full force of the
'tar. His eyes were protected by
glasses. Blisters appeared on his
hands and arms and the skin was
peeled from his head when doctors
prepared to  dress  the wounds.
Removal of the tar from his body
required  almost  three hours work.
LADY   RECOVERS  FROM   POISONOUS      TARANTULA    BITE
Mankato.—Believed to be the first
victim of a tarantula spider in this
section, Mrs. John Oger of Mapleton,
who was bitten by the insect, popularly known as the banana spider,
last week in a food store, returned to
her home pronounced cured. While
the tarantulas are occasionally found
here in bananas shipped In, the physician in this case said that the lady
is the first lady treated locally so far
as is known. She was bit on her finger
as she looked through a bunch of
bananas in a food store. She was immediately rushed to a hospital.
> Mr. and Mrs. P. R, Smith of Boy
River, were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hempstead.
A newspaper clipping was received
by the highway department this week,
the the "Fifteen years Ago Column"
of the Times Region in Rosseau,
which read: Dewey Keiwel, of
Crookston was arrested at Badger,
Minnesota, for driving ten miles per
hour through town, and paid a nice
fine.
Word was received this week of
the death of Clyde H. Workman,
Supt. of P. R. H. S. in 1916. He pas*
ed away at Norman Oklahoma on
June 20. Mr. Workman was 53 years
of age at the time of his death. He
will be well remembered in Pine Biver, as he made his home here for
several years.
PINE RIVER DEFEATS HACKENSACK MONDAY
In a rather slow game marked by
37 hits, including triples, doubles and
singles, Pine River defeated Hackensack by a score of 17-10 Monday. Every member of the local club scored
at least one run; safe hits were almost equally divided. Huff, local
slab-man, was especially good with
men on the base paths.
The visitors drew first blood, scoring three runs in the first Inning on
as many hits. The locals trailed until the last of the third, when six
hits produced 5 runs making the tally
6-3 in favor of Pine River. Lavoie
who was on the receiving end for
Pine River, made a very creditable
showing. His alertness kept the visitors well wedded to their respective
bags. The infield was rubbed down to
an almost glazed surface which caused an extra amount of "booting the
ball around" for both teams.
Several arguments arose during the
game—but were finally ironed out
and left to die of old age. A fine
crowd greeted the boys from the new
grandstand which made things more
Interesting all around.
The boys are going into the last
half of a split season with lots of
determination and assure you that
many more good games await you.
JAMES SKINNER
AND BERNICE KING
MARRIED THURS.
4-H CLUB MEETING IN PINE
RIVER   NEXT   WEDNESDAY
DIM   LIGHTS  OR   FACE COURT,
HIGHWAY  PATROL ORDERS
Automobile and truck drivers thru-
out Minnesota were warned this
week to dim or depress their headlights within not less than 500 feet
of an approaching vehicle, or suffer
the penalty under the new state law.
Instructions were issued to highway
patrolmen by Chief John P. Arnoldy
to first make every effort to carry
on a continued campaign of strict
enforcement of the new law against
every driver who fails to comply
with It In every respect. Speed and
insufficient visibility has been a com
mon cause of night accidents in the
past.
The new traffic act requires that
headlights with an upper and lower
beam be so arranged that upper beams provide visibility at least 350
feet ahead. This is sufficient for
night driving, according to experts.
These lights however, are to intensely bright to be faced with comfort
of safety by an approaching drive:1.
Therefore the motorist Is required to
lower his beam or dim his lights nt
least 500 feet from a vehicle be is
about to meet.
SWANBURG COUPLE
MARRIED WED.
MOSER ■ RUUD
Marie Moser and Oakley Ruud of
Swanburg were united in marriage on
Wednesday, June 30, at the Swanburg parsonage, with Rev. J. E. Dehaan officiating.
. The bride was attired in an ankle
length gown of light rose georgette
with white accessories and carried a
bouquet of sweet Williams. The groom
wore the conventional blue. The only
attendants of the young couple were
Margie Moser, a sister of the bride
and Alan Houston.
After the ceremony a reception for
the immediate family was held at the
Lyle Stevens home. The room was
beautifully decorated in ,the bride's
chosen  colors.
The young couple left the following
day for Donnelly, Minn., and other
points.
In one of the prettiest weddings ot
the season, Bernice Elizabeth Kins.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
King of Pine River, became the bri<in
of James Deane Skinner, son of Major and Mrs. H. C. Skinner, also ok
Pine River, at the home of the
groom's parents on Thursday, July 1,
with Rev. Milne reading the service.
The ceremony was performed before an Improvised altar of pink and
white peonies, white roses and ferns
banking the fireplace. Harp music
was played throughout the service
by Don Milne.
Attired In a floor length gown of
white mousseline de sole, the bridi
wore a garland of rosebuds in hei'
hair and carried a bouquet of talisman roses and feverfew. Her'attendant, Miss Velma King, wore a floor
length dress of blue net and carried
a bouquet of tea roses and blue larkspur. The groom was attended tm
Lewis King.
A reception followed the ceremony
with forty guests present. A beautifully decorated wedding cake formed
an attractive centerpiece for tha
brides table.
A birthday and wedding dinner was
enjoyed at 7:30 o'clock that evening
by Immediate friends of the family
at the Rock Garden in Brainerd. The
occasion also being the birthday anniversary of Major H. C. Skinner,
father of the groom.
The young couple left that evening
for a short honeymoon and upon
their return will make their home
with the groom's parents.
Both young people are graduates
of the local high school. The groom
is associated in business with his father in the Green Dragon Cafe in
Pine  River.
Out of town guests present at the
wedding and reception were Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Nation and Mrs. Ted Shu*
fer of St Paul, and Mrs. John Lynch
of Bralnerd.
Be sure to attend the 4-H Club
Achievement Day at the local school
house on Wednesday, July 14, at 9 a.
m. Bring a picnic lunch along .The
public is urged to attend the achievement day and see the club girls demonstrate phases of club work that
they have learned through club projects. Miss Snook, club agent at Wadena, and Miss Johnson of Brainerd,
will be the judges. Winners in the
various classes will" attend the sub-
district contest at Park Rapids or
the state fair.
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS PAY $37,232
FIRST   FIVE   MONTHS    OF    1937
Minnesota motorists paid $37,232
for traffic law violations the first five
months of 1937, on arrests by members of the Minnesota highway patrol
alone, according to a report to N. W.
Elsberg by John P. Arnoldy, patrol
chief. No estimate was available on
how much more was paid by errin™
motorists through arrests by police
and sheriffs.
The fines imposed averaged $7,440
a month for the first five months.
Careless drivers are the principal
offenders so far this year. According
to the patrol report, 495 paid fines in
the amount of $17,406. Other viol i-
tors paid a similar amount.
3500 Enjoy Huge
4th Celebration
SWANBURG CELEBRATION DRAWS
URGE CROWD
POULTRY PROJECT MEETINGS
Two very interesting poultry project meetings were held July 1 and
2, under the direction of Miss Nora
Cooke, Extension Specialist. This
was the last of a series of fine poultry project meetings. Culling was
the main subject. Poultry leaders
from the northern part of the county
met at the Harvey Fee farm near
Brevik and the leaders from the southern part met at the Adolph Staub
farm near Brainerd. Several flocks
were culled and characteristics of
a good laying hen were pointed out.
LANDS 11 POUND
PIKE WEDNESDAY
Harry Grill of Moline, 111., former
professional football player and now
sheriff of his home county, holds
high honors in the "Our Own Fishing
Contest" conducted by the Hi 11 Hardware Store. Mr. Grill who is spending his vacation at Scotts Sam-O-
Set Lodge on Hunter Lake, landed a
11 Ve. pound wall-eye Wednesday morning to top the list of entries. His
nearest rival being one that weighs
10 pounds 10% ounces.
This section of the Lake District
Is enjoying one of its best fishing
seasons and many outstanding catches are being made.
Joe Rasch spent the week-end with
his family in Brainerd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunter and a
party of friends from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, were week-end guests at the
L. W. Fields home. They returned
to  Iowa  Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shiffer were
week-end guests at the Lake Region
hotel. Ted returned to St Cloud on
Monday, while Mrs. Shiffer will remain for a longer visit.
Homer Fraser's stock truck crashed
through a bridge in Maple twp. Tuesday night. No damage was done to
the truck but the bridge was completely demolished. Bridges that are
unsafe for crossing should be posted
to avoid similar accidents.
The Congregations of Faith Lutheran Church of Swanburg and Grace
Church of Mildred, together with
many friends from this neighborhood
and several visitors from the Twin
Cities, enjoyed a well rounded-out
day at their Fourth of July observance festivities.
The new Church site of Faith Church was an appropriate meeting place.
The Sunday school children had a
big time as they marched with their
plumes to the tune of "Stars and stripes Forever." Mrs. Ringstad passed
out whole boxes of candy to them as
they passed in parade.
Pastor Wetzler of Salem Church of
Minneapolis, preached a most appropriate sermon on the text: "God hath
not dealt so with any Nation." At
the afternoon convocation, Rev. L. R.
S. Ferguson of St Paul, explained
new ideals for which the American
Nation was established and pointed
out the dangers of tearing them
down in this generation. Rev. Ferguson has a deep insight into the political and religious foundations of the
Independence of the United States.
The Day's observance was closed
with a short vesper service, led by
Rev. John E. Dehaan, the local pastor.
The high point of interest, especially for members of the Faith Congregation, came when Mr. Ivan Ringstad of St Paul, a friend of the work,
presented Rev. Dehaan with $400.00
in behalf of a number of friends, and
explained that it was to be used for
the purchase of materials to begin
construction of the church basement.
He also brought with him the completed architectural blue prints for
the building and suggested that work
be started as soon as possible and
stated that more assistance would be
forthcoming. Besides the number of
treats for the children, everyone owes
Mr. Ringstad a hearty thanks for the
abundance of ice cream that was
served.
The women of the Missionary Circle took things in hand and saw to it
that everyone enjoyed a fine picnic
dinner on - the grounds.
Mrs. Harve Cromett and Mrs. Fred
Hempstead were hostesses to the
birthday club Thursday (today) at
the Fred Hempstead home. Mrs.
Ellas Rovik was the honored guest.
Alone At Last
By Ted Browv
MlToC«>T(L
The gigantic Free Fish Fry and celebration held in Pine River Monday,
drew one of the largest crowds of
celebrants Pine River has ever seen.
About 3500 people were milling around
the fair grounds with their tools,
looking for something to eat.
The big day opened with a colorful
parade in the morning with doll buggies, bicycles, tricycles, ponies and
floats representing various business
places in town, accompanied by the
band. The parade started at the
schoolhouse and went west to T. H.
371 and down through main street,
ending at the dam. Judges for the
parade were Mrs. J. Goranson of Omaha, Nebraska, Mrs. Otto Krunnen of
Omaha, Nebraska, V. R. Miller of
Iowa City, Iowa, member of the Roy
L. Chopek Post of VFW of Iowa City.
The following prizes were awarded
to winners:
Bicycle
Wolfrank     First
Marvin Lundin   Second
Gilbertson    Second
The last two boys tied for second
place.
Floats
Hill Hardware Store    First
J. F. Anderson Lbr. Co Second
Tricycles
Binky Hill   First
Byron Houggard     Second
Doll Buggy
Margaret Downing  First
Elizabeth   Wolfrank       Second
Clowns
Harald Rognlie First
Ardyce Button    Second
Horses
Reuben McAllister     First
Alvin McAllister      Second
Immediately following the parade a
first class water fight was held between members of the local fire department and volunteers. Everyone
got a big kick out of this besides a
good  soaking.
About 3500 plates of fried pike, baked beans, bread and butter, pickles
and coffee were served at noon at
the fair-grounus by Charlie Thorpe
and sixteen helpers.
During the afternoon a variety of
entertainment was offered the crowd,
in the armory a "Jitney Dance" was
in full swing with the Iowa Ramblers
furnishing the music. The "Dugout
in the armory kept the men busy all
day. Baseball and other sports were
also enjoyed by the visitors throughout   the   afternoon.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the H.
S. Band, under the direction of Supt.
Haack, presented an open-air concert, after which a full display of
fireworks was touched off.
CARD   OF  THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our beloved husband and father, also for the beautiful floral offerings and especially to
the Brainerd choir.
Mrs. H. S. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Jule Saeger
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Gilbert
HONOR  ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions to the Journal have
been received the past week.
Look at the label on your    paper,
if you are in arrears, stop in and see
us.
Mrs. Wilson Smith, Pine River
John Holmstrom, Pine River
Earl Gerard,  Mason  City, Ia.
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Towser's new dog jacket Is a
little big, so Desp'rate Ambrose
tries to fatten him up. Plenty
of laughs in "S'Matter Pop," on
our comic page.
Irvin S. Cobb chides diplomatic busybodies of the American
school who put their foot in it
every time they open their
mouths.
Steel continues to make the
headlines in E. W. Pickard's
'','Weekly News (Review!." Blasts
halt opening of plants as battle
with C. I. O. rages on.