Vandalism in Austin Parks and Schools Sees 194 Incidents
Police Chief Robert Nelson reports 194 vandalism cases in seven months, a rise from last year. The Austin Park Department notes typical park trouble, while Austin Public School officials describe summer vandalism as generally quiet, though incidents increase during school vacations and warm months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Barbara Hogan
Robert Nelson
Austin Park Dept
Austin Public
Nelson
Police Dept
Robert Auer
Auer
Chesner
Sutton
Lafayette
Northwest
James Haben
Austin Park and Recreation
Gamehaven Canoe Derby Set for Sunday in Mississippi Race
The 14th annual Gamehaven Council Derby will run Sunday from Red Wing to Wabasha Minnesota. About 20 teams compete in three divisions for Boy Scouts and Explorers with a lunch stop at Camp Hok-Si-La and a final awards dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamehaven Council
Mississippi
Red Wing
Wabasha
Minn
Red Wing Colvill Park
City Park
Green’s Point
Camp Hok- Si-La
Camp Hok-Si-La
Maple Springs
Boy Scouts
Mel Clark
Owatonna
Harold DeReus
Harold
Rochester
Jack Stur
Hawley Foot
Gene Lenard
Police Check 2 House Breakins
Two Austin homes were broken into on Wednesday and Thursday with one ransacked. A total of 370 dollars in cash and property was stolen from one residence while another had 200 dollars in damage from dumped items. Police investigate entry via forced screens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Milton Flynn
16Th St. SE
David Reynew
5Th Ave
Parent Attends University Coffee Hour Briefing
Mrs. V. J. Stadtherr of 309 8th St. SW attended a campus coffee hour for parents of new University of Minnesota students. Mark Stadtherr will start as a freshman in the Institute of Technology this fall. The events, sponsored by the University Dads Association, continue through September 2 to 20 to help parents get acquainted with campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. J. Stadtherr
8Th St
University of Minnesota
Mark Stadtherr
Institute of Technology
University Dads Assn
Austin Student Attends Yearbook Workshop at ISU
Mary Allen of Austin Route 2 joined 48 other high school students in a summer workshop for yearbook staffs at Iowa State University Ames. The program covered layout design photography editing sports and headline writing with field trips to Better Homes and Gardens and the Des Moines Register and Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allen
Austin Rt. 2
Iowa State University
Ames
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Mapleview Seeks Election Judges for Sept Primaries Nov General
Mapleview invites residents to apply for election judge roles for the September primary and November general elections. Applicants submit to the Village Clerk by August 13 and the village council will select judges from the candidate list on August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleview Village
Kiwanis Club Reports From Toronto Convention
Kiwanis club luncheon at Holiday Inn summarized the International convention in Toronto. President Orrin Bowlby Ted Colescott and Merrill Rolfson reported. Bowlby and Rolfson will attend the Minnesota-Dakotas District convention in Rochester starting Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Holiday Inn
Orrin Bowlby
Ted Colescott
Merrill Rolfson
Bowlby
Rolfson
Rochester
Women duo wins top score at Summer Nationals bridge
Mrs. Carl Young of 507 10th Ave SW and Mrs. C E Jones of Rochester teamed to win the top score in their section during a single session championship at the 40th Summer Nationals of the American Contract Bridge League in Minneapolis on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Young
10Th Ave
C. E. Jones
Rochester
Minneapolis
Changes in Community Surprise to Geordie Hormel on Visit Here
Geordie Hormel arrived in Austin from California this week to attend the funeral of Dr. Charles W. Mayo in Rochester. He spoke of difficulty finding familiar landmarks and noted the community’s apparent growth while staying in an apartment above the Wonderbar Village. He left Austin Thursday afternoon after a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geordie Hormel
Darrel Koehler
Austin
Fox
Charles W. Mayo
Rochester
Hormel
Wonderbar Village
Malibu
Los Angeles
Calif
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Mayo
Tourist Village Planned for Hormel Frontage on IL 90
Marvin Brill announced plans to develop the Hormel estate frontage along Interstate 90 in Austin. Travelers Village would occupy about 25 acres between 21st and 26th Streets, offering a service station, motel, restaurant, drive in, laundromat, trailer court, and grocery with playgrounds and trees preserved. Construction could begin next year with roads built this fall. Hormel owns about 140 acres in the tract. the plan follows talks with Hormel and includes involvement by Rochester engineers Wallace Holland Kastler Schmitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Brill
Geordie Hormel
Los Angeles
Calif
Hormel
Brill
Wallace, Holland
Cery
Travelers Village
Oblate Fathers
Wonderbar
Farm Bureau Begins Policy Development in Mower County
Mower County Farm Bureau launches policy development for 1969 led by R L Zimmerman of Racine. District meeting at Owatonna with Thomas Gaddis and Ole M Benson discussed shifting policy work to the county level for member input ahead of the fall county meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
R. L. Zimmerman
Racine
Mower County Farm Bureau
Mower County Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
Owatonna
Thomas Gaddis
Ole M. Benson
Zimmerman
County Resolutions Committee
County Farm Bureau
Lanciers Drum and Bugle Corps at Fantasia in Austin
The Lanciers of Fort Dodge Iowa will join five corps in a Sunday parade and night competition at the Austin Athletic Field as part of the 8th Fantasia Drum and Bugle Corps contest. The corps pairs 40 boys and 30 girls in black and green, organized in 1955 by the American Legion and Boy Scouts and travels over 7000 miles yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanciers
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Austin
Austin Athletic Field
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Midwest
Legion
VFW
Towa
Minnesota
E H Bond Sales Reach $115237 in June County Totals
Mower County Chairman A L Sponberg says June sales of E and H Bonds and Savings Notes totaled 115237, bringing 1968 year to date to 695571 or 51 percent of the county goal. Nearby counties show Freeborn 700872 to 422774 at 58 percent, Dodge 6393 to 37293 at 28 percent, Fillmore 21768 to 144469 at 33 percent, Steele 30511 to 198802 at 47 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
A. L. Sponberg
Freeborn
Dodge
Fillmore
Steele
Two Auto Accidents Reported in Austin Police Report
Austin police investigated two automobile crashes yesterday. A parked car at 506 9th St. SW owned by Thomas Simonson was damaged $25 after being hit by Dwight Sturm at 1st Ave and 1st St NW in a city lot. Sturm’s car was undamaged. A rear end collision at Oakland Pi and 8th St SE involved Ramond Barette and Lorraine Erichson. Barette’s car valued at $1,000 and Erichson’s at $900 with minor injuries to Erichson. Barette pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court to driving under the influence. trial date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Thomas Simonson
9Th St
Dwight Sturm
7Th Ave
1St Ave
1St St
Sturm
Ramond Barette
2Nd Ave
Lorraine Erichson
Oakland Pi
8Th St
Erichson
Barette
New Freedom Share Sales Booming Across Minnesota
New Freedom Shares paying 5 percent average over $1 million in daily sales nationwide. Ed O Brien, state director of Savings Bonds Program, notes similar gains in Minnesota as bankers observe eased purchase rules and higher interest rates boosting demand. Minnesota bond sales total $33,460,258 by end of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Freedom
Ed O’brien
Minnesota
YMCA Trip to Twins Game Planned for Members and Guests
The Austin YMCA schedules a bus trip to Metropolitan Stadium on Saturday to see the Minnesota Twins versus the Detroit Tigers. The program runs from 10 a.m. to about 6 p.m. with a 1:30 p.m. game time. Price is 4 dollars for Y members and 5 dollars for non members, with registration due by 8 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Registration for Students Slated at BP
Blooming Prairie High School sets registration for grades seven through twelve on August 6 and 7. Seniors register Tuesday morning, juniors Tuesday afternoon, and sophomores Wednesday morning. Families with multiple students may register together, with options for conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Blooming Prairie High School
Smith Accepted at Mankato State College for Fall Quarter
Gary Dean Smith son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith 804 15th St NE was accepted at Mankato State College for admission to the fall quarter. He is an Austin High and Austin State College graduate and was a member of the ASJC pep band while employed full time by Gamble Skogmo Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Dean Smith
Arthur Smith
15Th St
Mankato State College
Smith
Austin High
Austin State College
ASJC
Gamble - Skogmo Inc
Winners Shine at Freeborn County Fair in Austin Area
Austin area residents dominated prize lists at Freeborn County Fair with grand champions in dairy and sheep categories. Art Alland displayed the grand champion female and Guernsey herd. Milan Jensen and Lyle Stephenson led Jersey and Ayrshire dairy herds respectively. 4 H hogs saw Mark Peterson’s grand champion market litter and Eugene Schilling as reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area
Art Alland
Austin Rt. 2
Guernsey
Milan Jensen
Waltham
Jersey
Lyle Stephenson
Rose Creek
Ayrshire
Ayshire
Jerry Kransnicka
Hayfield
Jersey Dairy Herd
Mark Peterson
Moscow
Eugene Schilling
Myrtle
Worth County Fair Horse Show in Northwood
Northwood hosts the second annual Worth County Fair Horse Show on Sunday at the fair grounds. Event begins 12 30 p m with colors, includes eleven classes such as stock horse and children's events. Committee members are Becky and Ken Logemann Richard Roe Bob Sherrard from St Ansgar and Wayne Dietrich of Kensett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Iowa
Chil Cren
Becky
Ken Logemann
Richard Roe
Bob Sherrard
St. Ansgar
Wayne Dietrich
Kensett
Dog Identification Held at Austin Animal Shelter
A Brittany Spaniel male is being held at the Austin Animal Shelter for identification and potential adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Animal Shelter
Gas Line Leak Gets Attention near Western Service Station
A gas line leak at the Western Service Station on N. Main was found Thursday morning. City crews sealed a storm sewer line to locate the leak, which is in a hose line to storage tanks. The leak, under the street, will likely require digging up for repairs. Vice Chief Earl Blowers checked the site and a spokesman said all leaks are dangerous but controlled. Utilities Foreman Gil Thompson identified the gas as not natural gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main
Cedar River
Earl
Scotty) Blowers
Gil Thompson
Wilson Co reports 5 percent six month net income rise in 1968
Wilson & Co Inc announces six month net income of 3.982 million for 1968 after tax surcharge, up from 3.795 million in 1967. Tax impact would have yielded 15 percent without the surcharge. Second quarter net income rose 30 percent to 1.604 million. Net sales also grew 2 percent to 484.569 million. Earnings per average residual share were 72 cents vs 69 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson & Co., Inc
Roy W. Edwards
Edwards
Dr Handel Joins St Teresa Faculty
Dr Hendel joins the College of St Teresa Winona as a new faculty member in the Home Economics Department. An alumna, she completed a dietary internship at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and finished MS and PhD requirements at the University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of
Judges act as temporary Hormel trustees
A court order removes the Hormel Foundation trustees from administering 20 Hormel family trusts. District Judges Warren Plunkett and Daniel F Foley of Austin will serve as temporary trustees until qualified successors are named, ruling that a charitable organization cannot serve as administrator for private trusts and that Hormel Foundation members lack authority. Current trustees listed include M B Thompson, George Ryan, Richard Arney, Raymond Ontey, James Huntting Sr, and James Hormel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Plunkett
Daniel F. Foley
Austins
Hormel Foundation
M. B. Thompson
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
George Ryan
Hormel
Richard Arney
Raymond Ontey
Austin
James Huntting, Sr
James Hormel
Chicago
George A. Hormel
The
Meat Packing Company
Mower County Fair Opens with Milwaukee Junction Ribbon Cutting
The 1968 Mower County Fair launched with a Thursday ribbon cutting in Milwaukee Junction. Debra Arens and Cathy Judd cut the ribbon at the Milwaukee Road baggage car donated to the railroad collection. Glenn Johns of Grand Meadow and the Mower County Fair Board watched on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County Fair
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Debra Arens
Cathy Judd
Glenn Johns
Grand Meadow
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Gamehaven Scout Council
Mapleview
Kiwanis Club
Geordie
Maywood
Michigan
California
Freeborn Fair
Linda Dickman
David
Gary
Leon
Dickman
Oakland
Michael Hansen
Lanciers Drum and Bugle Corps
YMCA
Mankato
Albert Lea
Freeborn County Fair
Collins Shows
Steve Tilleraas
Hampshire Ram
Illeraas
FFA
Blooming Prairie Youth
Owe
Hampshire
Dayton Rayman
Glenville
Barrow
Freeborn County
Danny Miller
G. Donald Miller
Austin Rt. 4
Oakland Club
Wilson Co
Dr. Handel
St. Teresa
Hormel Family
Ribbon
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