Press gathering in Minnesota reports fair coverage by Southeastern press
Keith and Duxbury led an all day event at the First District Editorial Assn gathering in Austin with talks at the Elks Club and tours of Weyerhaeuser plants. They praised Southeastern Minnesota press fairness toward parties and signaled a forthcoming governor race plan while stressing party endorsement value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First District Editorial Assn
Elks Club
Weyerhaeuser
A.M
Sandy) Keith
Lloyd Duxbury
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Two Tractor Crashes Leave County Residents Injured
Two weekend crashes in Mower County injure drivers. Judy K. Joel and John Nystel collided in Mapleview at Taylor and Clinton streets. Sally Gerber treated at St. Olaf Hospital. Jensen Nielsen, 81, injured and released after a tractor rollover on CSAH 16 near Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleview
Judy K. Joel
11Th St
John Nystel
Graham St
Sally K. Gerber
3Rd Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
Taylor
Clinton
Jens P. Nielsen
Austin Rt. 1
Austin
Garry Smith
Nielsen
Smith
Neilsen
Southgate Cubs Headed to Whitewater on Field Trip
Cub Scout Pack 123 sponsored by the Southgate PTA toured Mystery Cave and White Water State Park near Elba on a Sunday field trip. Chaperones were Clarence Evans William Mallory Richard Schmeichel Henry Vanden Heu vel and Frank Gerlach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southgate Pta
Mystery Cave
White Water State Park
Elba
Clarence Evans
William Mallory
Richard Schmeichel
Henry Vanden Heuvel
Frank Gerlach
Largest Tent at the Fair to House Teen Center
The Mower County Fair will host the largest display tent for Aug 8 14 to serve as a teen center open 5 to 11 pm with nightly bands including the Castaways Suzie Q and Original D C Drifters Two by Two and Accents. A free admission for busloads of youths with a chaperone is set for Aug 10 until 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair
Teen Center
Mower County Fair
Austin Area
The
Castaways
Suzie Q
D. C
Fair Board
Midwest
Four Day Austin Folk Jazz Festival Highlights
The Austin Jazz and Folk Festival featured about 30 folk singers and two jazz quintets entertaining around 600 people over four performances. Friday showcased Charlotte O Leary and others. Saturday included the A JAZZ group and performers from Iowa and Willmar. Sunday afternoon featured the Warren Weise Quintet and Sunday night offered eight groups from Scholar Coffee House plus standouts like Dave Ray and Kit MacGibbon. The piece notes strong talent, varied styles, and long show times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Charlotte O'Leary
Albert Lea
Don Hunt
California
Mike Stewart
Hunt
Rudyard Kipling
Stewart
Steven Bye
Jim Polivka
Perry Nelson
Bruce Pollen
Steven Schlake
Bill Lambertson
Iowa City
Iowa
Stuart Johnson
Willmar
Jim Miller
Bemidji
Miller
Ters
Warren Weise
Fau Claire
Wis
Weise
Jeff Marcus
Skip Hotchkiss
Gary Way
Tom Freelove
Scholar Coffee House
Minneapolis
Tuckers
Phoenix
Ariz
Tom Morgan
Charlie Jarusek
Stillhouse Dwellers
Jeff
Todd Titon
New York
Stu Stoneback
Woody Guthrie
Kit MacGibbon
St. Paul
Dave Ray
Tony Glover
Ray
Retirement announced for R C Dougherty of Hormel Co
R C Dougherty assistant secretary of Hormel Co retires as of June 24 after 37 years with the firm. A Glenwood Minnesota native and Grinnell College graduate, he held multiple roles including editor of Hormel News and research author of In Quest of Quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C. Dougherty
Hormel Co
R. C. Dougherty
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Dougherty
Glenwood
Minn
Coffee Creek State Bank
Coffee Creek
Mont
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Academy
Robert College
Istanbul
Turkey
The
Credit Dept
Credit
Hormel News
Sec
Hormel Foundation to Sponsor Five National Merit Scholarships
The Hormel Foundation will sponsor up to five four year scholarships starting 1967 for children of A Hormel Co. and Hormel Foundation employees. National Merit Scholarship Corp will select recipients based on aptitude leadership and citizenship with awards up to 1500 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Corey
Hormel Foundation
R. F. Gray
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
A. Hormel Co
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Hormel Co
United States
Twins Rally Handicap Youths for 7-0 Minneapolis Win
Twenty-one physically handicapped children were guests of the Legion VFW Elks Moose and Eagles Saturday as the Twins defeated Baltimore 7-0 in Minneapolis. The visit included lunch by Richfield Legion Auxiliary and free milk from Ankeny’s Dairy. One nosebleed occurred but nurses diffused the issue. otherwise all children were safe and well-behaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion
VFW
Elks, Moose
Eagles
Twins
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Austin Cab Co
N. Main St
Norman Sollie
Cab Co
Richfield
Legion Post 435
Ankeny's
Art Hughson
Richfield Legion Auxiliary
Tle
Hughson
Lowell Pike
Bill
Mauer Seeks Third District Mitchell County Supervisor Nomination
Incumbent Irven Mauer of Little Cedar is the Democratic candidate in the Mitchell County third district race. He seeks the party nomination in September after serving three years as supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irven Mauer
Little Cedar
Mitchell County
Mauer
Nyberg Names Division Leaders for YMCA Drive
Charles Nyberg YMCA general membership chairman has named division leaders for the drive Aug 24 September. Leaders include Dr. T S Thompson Dr. Dale Mlinor Dr. Robert Krumholz Robert Thatcher Donald Martin Mrs Warren Plunkett Gordon Lanning and Raymond Olson. Each division chairman will recruit five captains who will in turn enlist five workers. Renewal letters and statements will be sent to all old members. Further information is available at the Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Thompson
Dale Mlinor
Robert Krumholz
Robert Thatcher
Donald Martin
Warren Plunkett
Gordon Lanning
Raymond Olson
The
Car Hits Meter In 600 Block On 1st Drive NW
A parking meter numbered 558 in the 600 block on 1st Dr NW was damaged by a car driven by Sheila Feil of 105 1st St SW. The incident occurred Saturday at 11 30 a.m. The meter shows a depreciation of 35 dollars.
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1St Dr
Sheila Feil
1St St
Two Teens Charged in Tire Theft and Burglary
Two 18 year olds face Municipal Court after stealing three $210 tires and wheels from Jim Lebens Fordtown at 109 4th St. SE. An attempted safe crack at Gopher Distributing Co. yielded $65 and $250 in damage. Cherry bombs harmed three Austin homes causing minor damages, plus the Hub chair theft and Fay Franker’s $450 luggage loss in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lebens
Fordtown
4Th St. SE
Austin
Gopher Distributing Co
Oakland Ave
Tax reform urged to aid farming income at Grand Meadow picnic
Jim Mork, Mower County assistant attorney and State Senate candidate, urged Farmers Union members at Grand Meadow to push tax reform to reduce the burden of property and equipment taxes on farmers. He advocated treating investment credits like the federal system on state returns and proposed an advisory committee of farmers to guide legislative research if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mork
Mork
Mower County
Senate
Farmers Union
Grand Meadow
Congress
Mark
Free Water Show Planned at Austin Pool Friday
Alderman Tom Kough will arrange a free water show at the Austin municipal pool Friday at 7 p.m. The program includes diving acts by Dick Hansel of Minneapolis, John Madura and Kough, plus the Dolphinettes and Aqua Kitties. Sheila Ehmke and Becky Kruger will perform an Hawaiian dance and Dr. Roger Downing will sing. The event is open to the public with a band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kough
Austin Municipal Pool
Tom Kough
Dick Hansel
Minneapolis
John Madura
Dolphinettes
Sheila Ehmke
Becky Kruger
Arthur Bustad
Roger Downing
Y Building to Close During Repair Job
The YMCA building will be closed from August 15 to 20 for repair work. The pool will be drained and cleaned, and other maintenance will occur in the steam room and gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Laying of Water Mains Under Way at Brownsdale
Brownsdale Minnesota work began on laying about 800 feet of cast iron water main. D H Akkerman won the contract at a hearing Friday night with a bid near the 7300 estimate. Crews will install mains and service connections from Fremont to Cedar Avenue and Grove Street to West Street. The project delays the village street work which was to start July 15 by about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsdale
Minn
D. H. Akkerman
Fremont St
California St
Grove St
West St
Main St
Andrew D. Brown
Cedar Ave
Austin Cyclist Hurt in Albert Lea Crash
Larry Deyo ten years old son of Mr and Mrs Willard Deyo 703 Ave SE was injured in a bike car crash at 7 20 p m Sunday in Albert Lea He rode a bicycle when the accident occurred Driver of the car was Robert F E Sherman Albert Lea He was first taken to Naeve Hospital Albert Lea then transferred to St Olaf Hospital His mother said he fractured a leg and will be hospitalized about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Dougherty
Austin Public Schools
Austin Park and Recreation Board
Austin United Fund
First Congregational Church
Harriet
Grinnell College
Knowles
Watertown
Mass
Harvard University
Martha
Horace Fishback
Fairleigh Dickenson University
New Jersey
John Graybear
Melissa
Justice Dept
Washington
Washington, D.C
Davis House
American Friends Service Committee
United States
Larry Deyo
Willard Deyo
H Ave
Albert Lea
Robert FE
Sherman
Naeve Hospital
St. Olaf Hospital
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Duxbury
Albert Quite
Harold LeVander
Quie
John Forsythe
U.S. Senate
P.K. Peterson
Fayette Sher
Man
Thomas Purcell
James Turgeon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Les Curtis
St. James
Weyerhaeuser Shipping Container
Cong
Albert Quie
A.M. Keith
Dale Sargent
Har
LeVander
Editorial Assn
the Elks Club
Sargent
Southgate Cubs
Whitewater
Bob Lee
Snaker” Ray
Retary
Hormel Company
Austin Civic Music Assn
Austin Artist Series
Cedar Valley
Boy Scouts of America
Austin Ymca
Geordie
Geordie Hormel
Beaulieu
Yangsters
Nyberg
Charles Nyberg
Martha Solberg
5Th Ave
Chester Iversons
Cher
Fay Franker
Fisherville
2Nd
G. Meadow
Dale Jarvis
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