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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
9
Waltham MN plans a lagoon sewage treatment facility the first of its kind in Mower County. The system includes two lagoons and 6,766 feet of sanitary sewers with a lift station and 2,650 feet of main force. C V Jones of Albert Lea is the consulting engineer.
Mrs. Jon Everson displays a Godeys Fashion print showing 1863 July styles at the Mower County Fair August 5 to 11. Gift from her great aunt in Austin notes changing tastes from past to present summer attire.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a teen dance for Austin youth Friday from 7 30 to 10 30 p m in the basement clubrooms admission is one can of food for needy veterans families Chaperones will be VFW and auxiliary members Teens should bring a favorite record to be played Also Bell School alumni and families will hold their annual picnic Sunday at Tourist Park Albert Lea at noon Coffee and cold drinks provided
Three bales of hay burned in a morning barn fire at the Martin Prescott farm three miles south of Adams Minnesota. Officials say defective wiring started the blaze and Adams firefighters were alerted by a family member who found the fire.
Mrs. Elmer Becker of Cedar Falls Iowa reports a lost purse in Austin while traveling to Minneapolis in an antique car caravan. The bag contained an unmarked gold pill box with Trancopal pills and she warns an overdose should be treated like barbiturate poisoning.
KDWB general manager Don French announces Chuck Cell to the post of merchandising and sales promotion manager. Cell began July 29 replacing Charles W. Loufek who stays as KDWB account executive. He studied radio journalism at the University of Minnesota and worked in Armed Forces radio plus four years in Austin before joining KQAQ.
The Fillmore County Fair hosts a Church Day program with Rev. John Payne of Preston churches as worship leader and Dr. George Aus of the American Lutheran Church as speaker. Paul Ramsey directs the county massed choir with assistance from the State Line Male Chorus. Rev. Glenn Quam leads a hymn sing.
Mower County will get 61396 from the 1965 federal aid secondary funds. statewide totals exceed 5.05 million with 2525117 for state trunk improvements. Fillmore Olmsted Freeborn Steele and Dodge counties receive 75521 68012 58815 42472 39851 respectively.
City crews finished resurfacing about ten blocks of Highway 105 and are patching and sealing non paved streets. City engineer Roger Nelson said the state highway department supplied 1,300 tons of asphalt for 12th Street SW from 1st Ave SW to 11th St SW near the Turtle Creek bridge after storm sewer work.
Austin police report two cases involving juveniles were resolved. A 17 year old admitted burglary at C F Chamber house and stealing a car, while two 14 year olds admitted break ins at Harold Jarvis home. All four youths will be petitioned to Juvenile Court for designation as delinquent and court supervision.
Mey er Machine Inc of Red Wing was named apparent low bidder for 16 highway construction projects in Freeborn and Mower counties. The bid of 37 281 dollars covers furnishing and installing traffic signs from east of Pet ran Corner to seven miles east of Austin. Work to start under highway department direction and finish in 40 working days.
The Mower County Fair hosts a King Arthur contest August 5 to 11 in Austin. Entry closes August 10 at 5 p.m. Winners receive a five dollar prize. Joe Gislason leads the event with final judge decisions.
The Austin Eagle Junior Drum and Eagle Corps, 42 members with 6 chaperones, depart by bus and car for the national convention in Chicago. Director Jim Lybbert leads the group representing Minnesota in the convention parade. funding comes from several fund raising efforts. PMID
Hormel & Co installs a 1050 words per minute Dataspeed data transmission links 10 district offices with the Austin general office. Orders received by noon from cities including Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Boston Buffalo Charleston Detroit Chicago Milwaukee and Duluth will be transmitted and shipped the same day. The system replaces a slow teletype network and could expand to other districts if successful.
Riceville Iowa council held a special session at the library basement to approve the 1964 budget raising the levy from 26 to 37.83 per thousand. The debt service fund led the hike by 10,632 with 8,132 for sewer projects. No objectors appeared and the budget passed.
Brent A. Norris, formerly news editor for the Sibley Gazette Tribune in Iowa, will become editor of the Spring Valley Tribune on Wednesday. Norris succeeds Mark Shepard, who moves to the Coolidge Examiner in Arizona. The appointment was announced by publisher Walter Babineau. Norris is a State College of Iowa alumnus and an Air Force veteran. He is married with a 10 month old daughter.
A petition for annexation by Nielson addition property owners will be considered by the Austin Council Friday night. The area covers about 30 lots north and northeast of Todd Park. The agenda also lists Hormel's request to renew a permit for oversized vehicles on Austin streets and the ordinance committee report on Nick Phillips to sell 3.2 beer at the Austin Bowl.
Echo Lanes bowling alley manager Chris Teiman said the lanes will be open for league play Monday evening as remodeling nears completion. The interior is being refurbished with new carpeting, updated spectator seating, revitalized lanes, renovated snack bar, score projectors, wall murals, and new ball return equipment.
Don Ritland, an extension agriculture instructor in Austin, calls for unusual farm animals for the Mower County Fair Children’s Farmyard. FFA members will feed and care for stock. owners must provide feed. Exhibits welcomed include sows with litters, ewes with lambs, geese, ducks, chickens, Tunis lambs, pea fowl, and pedigree dogs. A pony drawing Aug 11 by the Austin FFA chapter. The Farmyard originated in 1952 and spread nationwide.
LeRoy Minnesota wraps six week program at Wildwood Park with water safety demonstrations and Red Cross certificates for 120 children. A senior boys lif saving class begins next week and junior life saving starts Monday. Participants come from LeRoy Tapli Riceville Melntire Grand Meadow Adams Austin and Chester. Cedric Schutz directed with assistants Mrs A C Buesing Bobby Volkart Jeannie Hanson Alta Knight and Susan Volkart.
Mrs. R. W. Mielke of Windom praises The Children's Heritage records as a time saving reading aid for her working schedule. She, a registered nurse, says the volumes provide valuable stories for her children on rainy days when she is busy. The Herald now offers volumes 4 5 and 6 and is taking orders for the first three volumes.
St Charles city council created a new utilities office and named Gerald Wegman to head the plant. Wegman, long time water and light superintendent, will also serve as street commissioner in his new role.
The Mower County Farmers Union annual picnic will be held at Rose Creek Park at noon Sunday. Clint Hess from the state Farmers Union office will speak. The event will be potluck style with ice cream and coffee provided. The public is invited.
Paul J Magyar, 15, of 1008 percent Street NW, son of Rev Dr and Mrs John A Magyar, placed second in the junior category of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild automobile design competition in Detroit. He won $100 in cash among 625,000 entrants vying for over $117000 in cash and scholarships. His green hard top sports car features a plastic bubble top and a forward air scoop. Fisher Body Co sponsors the annual event to train young designers ages 11 to 20 for its commercial use.
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