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I LIKE II HERE George GRIM Aqua Ends But Memory Lingers On By JACQUELINE LARK IX M'nniolU Trlbunt 1UH Wrllw Minneapolis is relaxing a little regretfully this morning. The party, with all its fun and excitement, is over, and there won't be another one like It for a year. 2 State Cities Bid for Visit and Speech by Ike By ROLF l'ELSTAD lltnnrapolli Trlkmif f. Willtf Two Minnesota cities are pressuring President Elsenhower to drop in for a visit and a speech during the current political campaign. Worthlngton has Invited the President for its annual Tur key day Sept, 22.

Rochester, celebrating a centennial this sum mer, has suggested Aug, 20. I 1 SUMMER'S unique entertainment, born of the depression nnd a spirit of eo-operation, is doing better than ever this year. An average of a thousand more people than ever are turning up each Wednesday, Friday nnd Saturday night lor the St. Paul 'Top" concerts. never fail to take our summertime visitors over to the The St.

Paul auditorium's lu'iKP sheet of ice is bathed in blue-purple lights. AT ONE l)M sit Ihe 41 men and women who play, under Cliff Reckow's bouncy direction, everything from "Morning. Noon and Night in Vienna" to "Tiger Rag." fv irK-i-J Tk Dr. Charles Mayo, Rochester, and another influential Republican have carried the invita But it was a good party, and like all good parties, the 15th annual Minneapolis Aquaten-nlal meant a happy, if rapidly-paced, time for participants. HERE IS WHAT Aquatennial president Harold J.

Anderson had to say about it: "I'm proud of this year's Aquatcnnlal. I think it was Jflmneapolfe Jfloming tribune tions personally to the White House. UORTI1INGTOV Is considered the better prospect, because its date comes after the Sept. 11 Minnesota primary. By that time It'll be definite wheth Then the St.

Paul Figure one ot the most successful in the 15-year history of the July 26. 1054 17 event. The weather was beau tiful, and we had large crowds at all major events." Anderson thanked the Aqua-tennial royalty, Commodore J. Leonard Larson, and Minneapolis police, fire and civilian er Val Bjornson, state treasurer, will oppose Sen. Humphrey Minn.1 in the general election Nov.

2. Slate Republicans base their hopes for an Eisenhower visit defense workers for their part in the event on several factors: Skating club presents its young stars, some of them tot-high. Each night, there's a big production number, based on an operetta, musical show or a nationality. (You should see their Irish deal!) Stanley Judxnn Me over from London to dirrct the ire thoir. Wintcrtimrs, hr' a busy man with the bnllrl over thrrr managed Alicia Markova's troupe last season.

You sit at tables and are served refreshments. Nothing prim or stiff about the evening. A cool, relaxing, melodic, good time. The vocal soloists are like-lv to do "Begin the Beguine" or "La Donna Mobile." In fact, Minneapolis and its visitors Minnesota' strong support of had a variety of activities to Mr. Eisenhower during the 1952 keep up with during the 10-day On the Thames With the houses of parliament in the background, two mem campaign.

AutK-Utrri r-rmt I'hnto Fritsche (left) and George Korench are members of a party going to Ulm, Germany, for that city's 11th centenary. Later three members of the Ulm city council will come over to help New Ulm celebrate its 100th anniversary. Its position as a hotbed of fete. IT OI'EXED officially with a street dance which attracted thousands to Nicollet avenue. bers of a delegation of 19 citizens from New Ulm, pause in their tour of London to take pictures.

Fezz rural revolt against the Benson farm program. Democrats Call Farm Parley at Sioux Falls WASHINGTON IV- The Democratic national chairman, Stephen A. Mitchell, Sunday called a midwest Democratic farm conference at Sioux Falls, S. Aug. 23 to "high-light" the "many broken campaign promises" of the Eisenhower administration.

The meeting was scheduled as a bitter senate filibuster on the administration's atomic energy revision bill continued to delay action on a farm bloc measure to continue farm price supports at 90 per cent of parity next year. The need of an extra boost Two huge parades, one in the morning and the other at night, brought the populace downtown to watch floats, for Bjornson against the front-running Humphrey. Fish or Foul, the Smell Ruins Mysterious Lake Monster there are five times as many Minnesota farm sentiment bands and clowns pass in re view. was indicated to some extent in soloists applying to sing as can be accepted. lUCHT THERE'S the secret.

its vote last week favoring high The WCCO radio show at youth) and fishermen were on price supports and rigid con the lookout for it. Minneapolis auditorium fea The soloists, the St. Paul Civic Sunday one of them dragged tured movie actor Jack Carson, radioman Art Linkletter and trols on tne v.rxt wheat crop by 01.6 jier cent against the national average of 73.3 per Opera chorus, the ice skaters, all giv; their services. The men and women in the orchestra get a share of the box office, then his son and singers Curt it in to O'Rear. He gave it a close look (as close as he could get) and said: "I've never seen anything quite like it." cent.

Massey and Helen O'Connell. 14 Arrested as Drunk Drivers Over Week-End Minneapolis police arrested 11 motorists on charges of drunken driving during the week end. They are: William W. Krentz, 33, 5428 Columbus avenue. Bobby E.

Davis, 24, 2G24 Twenty-fourth avenue Merlin E. Christen-sen, 27, naval air statioii; CHarles E. Alexander, 41, 3448 Fifth avenue Victor P. Thur-eson, 35, 5401 Dupont avenue Brooklyn Center. Kennth F.

Bradford, 43, 4716 IT IS ONLY western Minne divide it. So far. in all these eighteen years, they've always Officials Warn: Don't Lef Tots Go Alone to City Pools Although Minneapolis swimming and wading pools are watched over by lifeguards or playground directors, park authorities reminded parents Sunday that no small children should be sent alone to the city pools. The guards cannot possibly watch each child. Furthermore, older brothers and sisters often forget their responsibility if they are sent along to watch youngsters.

A near-tragic incident occurred recently at the Webber park swimming pool, a park Friday brought the dramatic choosing of the Queen of the IT'S SO BADLY decomposed, sota that raises any appreciable amount of wheat, but dairy RprrhU in Itit Mlnnnpollt Tribun BEMIDJI, MINN. This well may be a piscatorial prevarication (fish story), but it's going to be fun talking about it. Dave O'Rear, operator of Red Lake fisheries near here, has found himself In possession of a six-foot "mystery i pulled out of Red Lake. It is variously reported as having three feet on either side and hackles (large scales) on its tail. Some say it roughly resembles a crocodile and its vertebrae are like those of a come in above scale.

Lakes for 1953, Marlene Dol O'Rear says, that he can't tell areas have also evidenced dis bee, sponsored by AFL Team These concerts were born of depression when musicians Chairman George D. Aiken, Vt.) of the senate agri for sure about the feet. But there are "a lot of strange bones" around, he said. affection with price support cuts. c-ouldn't find summertime em sters union 1145 at Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co, (PICTURE, page 1.) culture committee has raised It's not a crocodile and the Worthlngton's chances hinge the possibility congress may not pass any farm legislation j.loyment.

They offered to play, then the skaters said they'd perform, the Opera chorus said count them in, the auditorium on whether Mr. Eisenhower de SHE WAS CROWNED at vertebrae "just could be" those of a pig or a cow, O'Rear went on. this year because it is to late cides to make a preelection swing through the nation, or perhaps through the agricul management revved up the big Today the carcass will be the Aquatennial Star Night and Coronation show, sponsored by the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Charities, at Par tural midwest. studied by Dr. Harold Peters, head of the Bcmidji State sheet of ice.

It's a prime convention per suader. If the President doesn't, Harriet aenue; Ernest L. Wins-low, 34, 1411 S. Third street; ade stadium. MGM movie per- Teachers college biology de official said.

A 4 year-old was a 1 i i Vera-Ellen and partment, and anybody else in Worthington hopes Vice President Nixon will. pig or cow, but not a fish. Only thing O'Rear knows for certain is that the thing smells. THE CREATURE first was seen a week ago, the story goes, by a 17-year-old youth who was swimming in Red Lake, in Beltrami county. allowed to go to the pool with in the session.

This would give the administration its 75to-90 per cent flexible support program by default. Mitchell announced that Adlai E. Stevenson, 1952 Democratic presidential nominee, will speak at Sioux Falls. Democratic leaders and congressional candidates from 14 midwestern states have been Invited. his 10-year-old sister.

The girl soon became ab Worthington Democrats have approached Adlai Stevenson on the Turkey day idea, and Rochester hopes Nixon will be pres the area who considers himself an expert. "If somebody doesn't Identify the thing pretty soon I'm going to bury it," O'Rear said. Oh well, it's midsummer. sorbed in play with friends. Carlos Thompson, cartoonist Hank Ketcham and Maj.

Charles Yaeger, air force pilot who has flown faster than any other human being, were guests at the show. Ketcham, creator of Dennis the Menace, presented a $100 savings bond to Kelly Dobbs, 4, named the Upper Midwest Clinton W. Turtle, 39, lOlo Twenty-eighth avenue Donald D. Marklowitz, 22, 2360 Bayless place, St. Paul.

Arthur W. Enkers, 34, 1605 E. Twenty-seventh street; Walter M. Goley, 57, 2548 NE. Taylor street; Vernon H.

Landberg, 25, 7304 Lyndale avenue Richfield; Selam G. Buckanaga, 36, Cass Lake, and Louis C. The 4-year-old wandcrrd into the deep end of the pool and ent In January for the state It was floating on the water and it smelled then, too, the youth said. Possibly that's why almost drowned before being Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. pulled out.

Community Sing Set he didn't pick it up. Anyway, the story started The Minneapolis community spreading around about this sings and band concerts resume boy most like Dennis. a 4i 4v, iDisch. 2S. 1113 Third avenue S.

today at Powder- from only eight concert that first near, the summer schedule in noic eight iceeks, three a week, with tin average attendance of 110,000 a summer. WHAT'S MORE, the whole business supports an amazing staff. Ed Furni, the major domo of the enterprise, jotted down a list that included 222 people. But no recap of staff will ever tell you of the fun you'll have at the St. Paul "Pops." Costs you only 60 cents balcony seat or $1.20 at rinkside table for the works.

Season runs until Aug. 28 but don't say "We'll go over some night" and then wait until September. Downtown Ticket office in Minneapolis has seats. St. Paulites can go to the boxoffice or Field Schlick's.

1UU IIUUUHUUL 111C LtlCUlO-l tning line tnree leet on other at T.M p.m side angle was started by the horn park. tion, the Aqua Follies water show Went on nightly at Theo- Speaker Set 1 I .1 1 SPECIAL SUMMER PRICES on Furnace Cleaning uore vvu in pool. July 18th there were interdenominational religious services at Theodore Wirth pool. That was the party and those are the memories until Aquatennial time 1955. Ladd I.

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