The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-12-30

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 20
THE PINE xtiVER JOURNAL, PINE   RIVER.   CASS  COUNTY.  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1938
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 oufcude
NEWTS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FRO i
"ROUND TdE STATE
CKORT CUT TURNS OUT
TO BE LON_ WAY FOR DRIVER
RAINBOW  FEATURED
DECEMBER
IN
Raudette.—A truck going to Rainy
River, Ontario recently, started out
across the Rainy river. All was well
for part of the span but part way
across the driver found that the rear
end of his truck had broken through
the ice.   He rushed back to shore on
FIRE BREAKS OUT
AT GREEN DRAGON TdilRSM
SPECIAL NEW YEAR SERVICES   I
AT THE GOSPEL TABERNACLE
Fire  broke out in the ~attic of the
Green Dragon  Cafe early    Thursday
A series of special New Year services have been arranged at the Ta-
onrnacle. On Thursday evening,
Floyd King, son of Mr. and Mrs. .!.
W, King of this community, will speak
at the service. On Friday evening.
Rev. ,T. J. Ross, pastor of the Brainerd Gospel Tabernacle, will speak.and
SKY AT TOWER  foot   and  shouted  for  help  but  upon   «reen  ^agon  Cate  early    Thursda, ' Saturday evening
■his return, found that the truck had  m«"»nS and h*d " "«* been '« <& a   watch night   service   wifh   mus cal
t„      tl.:„       _ nmnmfiwss   nf   tho   w«i   fi.-t,   i<wirilaa>-d   "arcnniBiu   bervite   wirn   musical
promptness  of  the  local  fire  laddie*
there   is   no   telling   the   amount     of
damage that may occurred.    The fire
is  thought  to have started from  an
overheated   pipe  running  up   througli
the    attic.     Although       considerable
On Wednesday  afternoon, members  dam,lge wug done tQ the iutereior ft so be given the same evening.
1 the building and roof, the loss is negligible compared to what may have
happened.
Maj.   and   Mrs.   Skinner   who    had
ning    on    the
first lap of extended tour, were rea- j
i ched   in   Brainerd   and   returned   ijn-',
! mediately.   They will remain in Pine
River a few days longer while adjust- j
ments are being made.
Tower.—Residents     in     this     area  disappeared in the river.
witnessed a sight never bifore record-.	
ed for the month of December. Snow J
has   been  seen   in   the   summer    and BIRTHDAY   PARTY
rain   in   the   winter,   northern   lights
have shown   on  a • oeautiful  summer
night  and  thunder and  lightening in
the dead of winter, but never before birthday ^arty honoring Leota Rounds
has nature taken the colors from one  __ ner home  _M Margaret u0bideau
of  the  Lake  Vermillion  sunsets  and whose birthday is on the same date.
thrown them across a December sky  Each  of  the   „irIs  received  a  lovely  , fT ~ ___  ,,
in a beautiful rainbow of splendor as  glft   aftei.   whieh   refreshments   were
Is  usually  seen  in  mid-summer.  The   served.
rainbow , was thrown across the wes-	
tern sky at 7:30 in the morning.
Pequot Farmer
Killed In Accident
Christmas Eve.
cal
numbers, a conversational hour.a brief
talk on what is going on among the
stars, a gospel message and as th'e
year passes, a season of prayer will
be held.    The Lord's Supper will al-
ORANC.ES GROWN  IN TOWER '
ENJOYED   ON   CHRISTMAS   DAY
Tower.—Home grown oranges were
enjoyed by employees of the First
State Bank on Christmas Day. Cail
Howe, janitor of tlie bank has a
hobby of raising plants and puttering
around plant life.   At Christmas time
SANTA IS GREETED
BY HJGE CROWD
SATURDAY P.M.
ALEXANDERS RAG
TIME BAND AT
MARLOW SUN.
FIREMEN   DO GOOD  J[OB
Bur r r r r r r r  !!   "The
Film fans who desire speedy action
and likeable down-to-earth music have
J a feature made direct to their ord ?r
siren."  _ ..0n the Gl.eat White Trail," new-
"What a day for a fire,  come on  est of the Mounted series which plays
let's go. If a fire gets started today it   at the Marlow Friday and Saturday.
may burn the town, up." I James  Newell  is again seen in    the
And down at the garage) after wise- name role and he spends his time be-
ly waiting until a qualified  operator  tween five or six fast scraps and   3
About 2000 people from all over the
count.y-side gathered at the local ar-
he  had  thirteen   specimens   of   iusci- mory Salui.day afternoon to enjoy the of  the  chemical  wagon  arrived,   the  new songs which were especially writ
'  municipal  Christmas  tree    and    pro- driver whisked It down the alley ani  ten for this picture.
grain under the direction of Rev. Mac- int0 the back yard of the Green Dra
Kinney.    About   1200 children    went son. Cafe.    The   hose  was  unwound,  continuing thru Tuesday, Irving Ber-
of about 2 3-4 inches.    It has borne  nome happy and wj_, a bag fuU    of the acid tipped and with most com-  lin-s "Alexander's Ragtime Band" will
fruit in previous years but never as treatS) giveQ t0 them by 0_ st Nlck mendable  promptness    the    contents  De featured.    An American cavalcade
Lee Bennett Is Appointed To Position
In Senate This Wk.
A tragic accident occurred 2 miles
west of Pequot on Christmas Eve.,
when Jason Ralston, 00 years old,
was struck by a car when walking
home, dying shortly after being taken
to the local hospital.
Lee M. Bennett, well known Pill- Mr. Ralston had been to Pequot do-
ager resident, received word VVednes- ing his Christmas shopping and was
day of this week that he had been walking home, when a car driven by
appointed t oa clerical position In the butermaker from Nimrod struck
the coming session of the State Sen- nini. It seems that Mr. Ralston was
ate at St Paul. | on  the wrong side  of the road and
The appointment was made through when the approaching driver sound-
George H. Herreid, senator-elect from ed his horn, he stepped into the path
the 52nd. district, comprising Cass of the oncoming machine. He was
and Itasca counties. Mr. Herreid fa- immediately rushed to the Pine Rlv-
favored Cass county with the one ap- er hospital where all efforts to save
pointment allotted to him. nIs  life  were  in  vain.     No  inquest
Mr. Bennett is well nown through-. was held-
out Cass county, having been a resi-!    funeral services will be conducteo.
dent here for 38 years.    He was en- thls a^moon from the Grace Evan-
gaged in newspaper work for several  gellcal Lutheran  Cn«rch  of    Pequot,
with Rev. Thomas of Brainerd officla-
He Is survived by-his wife and
years and was postmaster at Pillager
until 1934.    He is active in the Red  tIng-
ous fruit ripening on the branch of :l
tree he is caring for in the bank.
The  fruit  had: an  average   diameter
Cross and the American Legion, and
at  present  Is  a  committeeman  from
the Pillager Post ta the Cass County
!^™ "l^S S™.^'™A Council  organized  for   veterans  wel-'
fare.
five children.
plentiful as this season.
i himself.
were poured onto the blaze.
even greater than they say it is. The
Raymond and  Florence Minette ot
CREW OF LABORERS  DISCOVER
14-FOOT   BULLSNAKE   IN' MINN
I'   A large  tree beautifully  decoratea'     Meanwhile, down main street rush- cast is  headed by    Tyronne    Power,  Brainerd, spent the week-end at the
and   lighted,   created   inucn   pleasure  ed the Model T hose truck with the Alice Faye and Don Ameche. This is  home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
for the youngsters as well as the old-   pump  cart  in tow.    With customary not only a recording of Berlin's song  Joe Minnette.
sters. efficiency the pump engineer set the hits,   although   it  will  contain 29  of
The  VFW  and 'local business men  hose and started his engine.   The hosa them in more or less complete form.
Blooming   Prairie.—While    working
. .       ,  ,     T ,  .. have treated the children annually for  cart, with a snort and turn, tore up   *t is the story of two boys and a girl
on a steam shovel in Lemond township,   Steele  county   recently,  George
Kohlmler and his crew employed on
a township road unearthed a 14-foot
bullsnake. The reptile is the largrs:
ever seen outside of a cage by tho
men who found it. It appeared rspe
cially large to William Rohwer, a
member of the crew in front of whom
.the snake raised its head In a position ready to strike. The huge steam
shovel was put into action and soon
the snake was only a writhing mass.
several years and it is hoped that ithe main street belching hose lenghths at  and other members of a band known
custom   can   continue  as   it  is  quite the rate of a 100 feet a second. by  that  name which started in  San
an event for the children and while      Inside the buring building the crew   *Tancisco In 1911 and finishes up in
they  all  agree  that  Santa  has  aged   was ferreting out the last smoulder-  Carnegie Hall right now.
considerably   during  the   past    year,   ing ember, with city fire department      This is one of the biggest pictures
oi the year.
they do hope  he will be on the Job
once  more.
LOCALS
thoroughness.
The promptness of the firemen and
the condition of the equipment they
now have, entitles them to a vote of
praise.
Mrs. Harrison Wiltse
Dies In Canada
NUPTIALS OF LOCAL INTEREST ON
CHRISTMAS EVE.
Mrs.   Harrison   Wiltse   (Mabel  Robideau)   youngest sister of Ben  and
Ralph Robideau,  died  suddenly  at  a'
iter aid "The Rage of Paris" is the  hospital at Consort, Alberta, Canada, j _e~groor
kind  of comedy that Is worth wait-  December 20. The  Dride was attired ln a trans-
Danielle Darrieux is the kind of a
WIDEMAN ,-  CARLSON
At a quiet ceremony performed at
their new home, Miss Marjorie Wide-
man became the bride of Leonard
Carlson Chriotmas Eve. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Huss.
Attendants for  the    young   couple
were Miss Evelyn  Carlson and Law-
| rence   Carlson,  sister  and  brother of
Mr.   and  Mrs.   George   McKay  and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis
Mr.  and Mrs.  Wiltse    have    made. pal.ent  velvet  gown  of    wine . color,
their  home  at  HaUlrk,   Alberta   for  witn gold    accessories.    The    grooin
Started a Club That    Has    Played
Upon  measurement it was found    to  of Brainerd, were guests of Selby and cupid to Thousands of People! Where
be 20 inches in circumference and 14 Mrs; Frank Allan Sunday. Your Christmas Turkey Came From'
• Miss  Verna  Cromett of    Brainerd, Two   of  the   many   interesting    fea-
spent Christmas Day at the home of tures appearing in the American Week
her  parents,  Mr.   and    Mrs.
Cromett.
feet in length.
Second Year Benefits
Near  For Jobless
Ing a long time for if necessary but
now  that  the  picture  will  be    here
Wednesday and Thursday, there is no j several   years.     Mrs.     Wiltse    spent | wore a conventional blue suit,
excuse for waiting.    Unless one has a | much of her girlhood In  Pine  River |    Both contracting parties are    well
unreasonable dislike to see one of the   and   has   visited   here   on   numerous' and favorably  known  in Pin    River.
prettiest girls in creation, one should . occasions.    She was.45 years of age The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
see this picture. | at the time of her death. She leaves  _rs> jjert  wideman    and    grew    to
Mile. Darrieux of Paris, is ranked ' to   mourn   her   untimely     departure
Morris ly, the Magazine Distributed with the   as  the rage of  the Paris  stage and   her husband and  two adopted child
Chicago Herald and Examiner,   (adv.   screen. ren.
Workers who filed claims for state
unemployment benefits during the
first two and one half months of 103S
and have received their maximum
0. ne.its ma. ,'ii now ti..e;u;>!o;,,.ed, es-,
lablish waiting periods for new claims
for benefits.
.. ,-r u s. said li'rank Starkey,
industrial Commissioner in charge ot
the stale unemployment compensation
division, should repo:t at .Minn-sola
State Employment Service offices co
receive information relalive to their
rights under the law. Benefits may
soon be pa-able to them, if unemployed, on the basis of their earnings
during October, November and Decern
her of 19.'!I< and on the basis of earnings this year, which were not included in their firs claim determinations,
hq explained.
However, Mr. Starkey emphasized,
no additional benefits payable to any
such worker can lie paid until the
completion of his present b:ncfit
year. No claimant's present benefit
year can expire until January 1(5,
1939, he stated, pointing out ihat i
claimant's benefit year begins with
the first day of the first week for
which benefits are payable to him
and continues for a 52-week period.
Representatives of the unemployment compensation division at local
offices of the state employment service now are in a position to Inform
any worker who has previously filed a
claim when his pres-nt benefit year
ends, and advise relative to the establishment of a waiting period for
his second benefit year.
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womanhood in this community. She
is a graduate of tha local high school
and of Fletchers college at Oskaloosa,
la., and is at present a member of
the Hackensack faculty. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carlson and has made his home In Pine
River for the past twelve years, graduating from the local high school,
and ha= since been employed at the
■   st   ■••. ■
i are at home
to their many f ie>> 's at the residence
recently occupied by Mr. and Min.
Irv. Howard. Their m'in friends iu
this vicinity join in wishing them
many years of wedded bliss.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Reed and children left Sunday for St Paul, where
they are visiting with friends and
relatives.
SeU It With ▲ Want Aa
New year 1939! The end of a unique epoch —the beginning of a new! That is what we are
so happy about—it is more than just ar oth* r New Yeai!—it is a new era! The past year was a year
or adjustment—of change of pace, of adaption to altered circumstances for buyers and sellers alike
We all now face a new year with new courage—i ew methods—new ideas. We have beccme adjusted to new conditions—mutually used to one another's changed manners,  ready   for  a banner year
A    Happy   and   Prosperous   New   Year   to   You   All.
The Pine River Journal
Grant D. Bergstrom Mis. Dale Dubbs Rowland Bergstrom
CORRESPONDENTS
Susan Lesher Mrs. Cecil Anderson
Lillian Heino Mildred Olscn
Jeanette Zeis Mrs.   Siltman
Mrs. B. Heemstra
Mrs. P. A. Nelson
Mildred Wolfrank
Mrs. Leslie Shepard
Mrs. Wm. F. Newman
Mrs. Jack  Knutson
HOUSTON  -  MOSER
On Christmas Eve. the wedding' of
Miss Marjorie Moser and Mr. Alan
Houston was solemnized at the Lutheran Parish before a holiday decked altar. Rev. J. E. Dehaan read
the   service.
Attending the bride as matron of
honor, was her twin sister, Mrs. Oak-
ly Ruud. Mr. Ruud acted as best
man.
The bride was beautifully attired
In a street-length dress of deep wine
silk c-epe with matching accessories.
The groom wore an oxford grey business suit.
The young couple will fof the present make their home ln Swanburg.
The entire community unites in wishing them happiness and prosperity.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Frank Kline of Morton, mother of
Herb Kline, is seriously ill at her
home, from complications developing
from a fall. Mrs. Kline lived on a
farm near Pine River for many years,
before moving to Morton ln 1929.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tabaka and children of Longville, and Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. White drove to St Cloud Sunday, where they spent Christmas witn
the Art Johnson ana Lawrence White
families.
Mrs. Ida Cunningham and daughter
Evelyn Lund, drove to Bemidji Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Lund returned with them to spend
Christmas Day in Pine River. Byron
Cunningham accompanied them on the
return Monday, for a weeks visit.