Kings Wood Sold to Catholic Church Unit
King's Wood Hotel near Austin was sold today to the Oblate Fathers of St. Paul for use as a lay retreat center named King's House. The Diocese of Winona backing includes a $75,000 grant to finance the project, with Father Emil Helfrich appointed to organize the retreat house and room for 60 more retreatants if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Wood
Catholic Church Unit
King’s Wood
Oblate Fathers of
Emil Helfrich
O.M.I
Oblate
St. Paul
College of St. Teresa
Rochester
Mankato
Hormel
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Minnesota
George A. Hormel
YWCA
Sons Take Top Honors In Midwest Hog Show
Lynn and Kurt Kiehne of Lanesboro won two top honors at the Midwest Market Hog Show in Mower County Fair with Minnesota and Midwest Market Hog championships. Merle Kiehne’s Hampshire was named reserve Minnesota and Midwest champion. Calvin Brown of St Ansgar owned the Iowa champion crossbred hog and Arnold Kollasch of Whittemore the Iowa reserve market hog. Roland Paul judged with 58 Minnesota hogs and 29 Iowa hogs entered. The Rev Peter Coleman of Blessed Heart Church Hayfield was named moderator for the Austin deanery of the Winona Council of Catholic Men and Rev Jerome Vedick selected for the Boy Scouts committee for Cedar Valley Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Kurt Kiehne
Lanesboro
Minnesota
Hampshire
Merle Kiehne
Midwest
Calvin Brown
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Arnold Kollasch
Wittemore
Roland Paul
Merel Kiehne
Holst Bros
Austin
John Larick
Art Hawton
Easton
Merwin Miller
Stewartville
Arno Moenning
Dodge Center
David Moenning
Kenneth Schoenfelder
Rochester
Daniel R. Stevermer
Minnesota Lake
Bonde Bros
Peter Coleman
Sacred Heart Church
Hayfield
Winona
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Jerome Vedick
Catholic Committee For the
Boy Scouts
Cedar Valley Council
FFA Carcass Contest Winners Named Among Kasson-Mantorville Group
Seven entrants qualified in a school hog carcass contest with 37 participants. Winners include Randall Trapp Kasson-Mantorville Larry Noble Austin Gaylen Threinen Kasson-Mantorville Paul Johnson Blooming Prairie Ron Olson Kasson-Mantorville Richard Leek Blooming Prairie and Orin Lerum Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Trapp
Kasson - Mantorville
Larry Noble
Austin
Gaylen Threinen
Paul Johnson
Blooming Prairie
Ron Olson
Richard Leek
Orin Lerum
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin Area Livestock Expo Weekend Schedule
Exhibits entry day for open class purebred livestock and 4-H Dress Revue at 2 p.m. at the crane pavilion. Grandstand acts include Jo Ann Castle and Jack Imel of the Lawrence Welk Show with two performances. Pigeon judging, dairy princess Marie Flickinger at 7-9 p.m. Heart Association booth. Saturday features stock car races and Tex Ritter with Ozark Jubilee show. Sunday offers Thrillcade and horse show after judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Pavilion
Jo Ann Castle
Jack Imel
Lawrence Welk
Minnesota
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Marie Flickinger
Heart Association
West Hall
South Arena
North Arena
Tex Ritter
Ayrshire
Angus and
Hereford
Crane
Girl Scout
Miss Austin
Georgianna Musser
Austinite 10 Shows Champ 4-H Rabbits at Mower County Fair
Austinite 10 year old Jerry Thorpe won grand champion and his rabbit in the 4-H rabbit competition at the Mower County Fair on a Wednesday. Reserve champion was William Herr of Brownsdale, with many blue ribbon winners listed from Adams Brownsdale Rose Creek Pleasant View and Windom among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Thorpe
Ramsey
Mower County
Jerry
Bud Thorpe
Austin
William Herr
Brownsdale
Dennis Rice
Adams
Michael Herr
Joyce Gallentine
Rose Creek
Busy Beavers
Janet Modine
Windom
William Modine
Steven Rice
Mark Knipfer
Stan Bergan
LeRoy
Edgar Cafourek
Pleasant View
Terry Falch
Paul Weis
William iModine
4-H Canines Judged at Mower County Fair
Delores Woessner of Pleasant View 4H club won grand champion with her German Shepherd and Boxer at the Mower County Fair. Linda Halverson of Tappi earned reserve champion. This marked the first dog show for Mower County 4-H. Judges cited obedience tests like leading on a leash sitting and following orders as key. Other blue ribbons went to Linda Sorenson Gary Reed and Dan Dooley, all from Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Woessner
Pleasant View
Mower County
Linda Halverson
Tappi
Ron Seath
Linda Sorenson
Austin
Gary Reed
Dan Dooley
Bridge results from Austin Duplicate Club weekly session
Twelve tables played a Mitchell movement at the Elks Club. North–south winners were Park Doogerty and Robert Kuhn. first went to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Anderson. second to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Samuels. third to Mrs. Robert Kuhn and R. Norman Miller. East–west winners were Mrs. Ray Tomaschko and Mrs. E. W. Dankers. first to Mrs. Tom LaClair and Mrs. William Fox. second to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hovind. third to Arnie Arneson and Cal Meury, St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Austin
Park Dougherty
Robert Kuhn
Gordon Anderson
Harold Samuels
Norman Miller
Ray Tomaschko
E. W. Dankers
Tom LaClair
William Fox
Phil Hovind
Arnie Arneson
Cal Meury
St. Paul
Luther League Softball Wins 17-9 at Elkton Sunday
Our Savior's Lutheran Luther League toppled Elkton 17 to 9 with Stewart Skov earning the win. The squad will close the season against Grand Meadow at Elkton on August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s
Lutheran Luther League
Elkton
Stewart Skov
Grand Meadow
Bob Ingvalson Wins Top Honors in 4-H Hog Show
Blooming Prairie exhibitor Bob Ingvalson won grand champion gilt and champion showman at the Mower County Fair swine show. Grand champion barrow went to Dick Grass of LeRoy. Reserve champions included Keith Ingvalson and Lynn Balgeman. Other blue ribbons went to numerous entrants across breeds including Poland China, Spots, Yorkshire, Crossbreds and Berkshires from Austin, Brownsdale, LeRoy, Rose Creek, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ingvalson
Blooming Prairie
Mower County Fair
Poland China
Barrow
Dick Grass
LeRoy
Keith Ingvalson
Bob
Poland
Lynn Balgeman
Lyle
Ingvalson
Burton Ingvalson
Yorkshire
Gloria Hotson
Austin
Wesley Grant
Brownsdale
Dorothy Hotson
Crosebreds
Lynn P Balgenan
Bill Marisden
Meliinda Marisden
Mike Weldon
John Weldon
Jim Reynolds
Sargeant
Garien Benson
Market
Wesley Oqorant
James Herr
Richard Sash
Rodney Sash
Stuart Skow
Daryl Benson
Paul Christianson
Bloomine Prairie
Robert Ingvalson
Marvin Peterson
China
Robert Ingvason
Keith Inghalson
Stephen Hanson
Carla Hanson
Metinda Marsden
Browndale
Bill Marsden
Lynn Baigeman
Qgaylen Benson
George Stackhouse
Racine
Rodney Sak
Dr and Mrs William Law Return From Holy Land
Dr and Mrs William G Law recently completed a journey through the Holy Land visiting Galilee Nazareth Bethlehem Old Jerusalem the Dead Sea Mount of Olives Bethsemane and crucifixion and resurrection sites. They then toured Russia for three days visiting Moscow and Leningrad before three weeks in England attending the British Methodist conference and seeing York Mystery Plays Coventry Cathedral Stratford and Westminster Abbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Law
Holy Land
Israel
Jordan
Jesus
Laws
Galilee
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Old Jerusalem
Mandelbaum Gate
Dead Sea
Mount of Olives
Bethsemane
July Building Activity Tops Year Ago Valuation
City engineer Roger Nelson issued 29 building permits in July totaling an estimated 257 695 for new construction or alterations. Holy Cross Church's school and gym at 1700 3rd Ave NE tops July projects at 169 000. July permits bring year to date 149 with valuation 2 583 419, vs seven months last year at 184 permits and 1 441 237.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Nelson
Austin
Holy Cross Church
Kenneth Bertilson
3Rd Ave
Marigold Dairy
Jerome Weber
6Th Ave
Milo Hanisch
Ith St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geordie Hormel
Hormel Arboretum
Hormel Institute
Hormel Foundation
Geordie
Jayson, Inc
Interstate 90
28Th St. NE
Jay Hormel
Hollywood
Herb
King’s Wood Hotel
Joseph G. Mayo
Donald Sones
Standing
Grand Champion
Lynn and
Kurt
Kiehne
Kurt’s
the Pig
FFA
le Roy
Guernsey
Jersey
North
Sheep
Austinite
Glen Rice
Dale Eppen
Jane Eastman
Queen
By Darrell Kofnler
Herald Farm Editor
Barrows
Chester White
Linda Papenius
Austin Duroe
Robert Anderson, Austin
Brownsdake
Nolan Christianson
Brooming Prairie
Rodney Lash
Jerry Christianson
Gary Tapp
Leon Dibble
James Weldon
Terry Wangen
Berkshire
Gary Peterson
Lancsing
Cindy Stephenson
Dave Tollefson
Jim Torkelson
Duroe Dellene Wambeam
Robert Anderson
Dave Morse
Astin
Steve Torgerson
Roger Paterson
William Law
York
Coventry Cathedral
Shakespeare Memorial Theater
Stratford - On - Avon
Westminister Abbey
Chester
Sidney Hanson
5Th Ave
Bernard Moody
Duane Halvorson
14Th St
Ted Sterling
9Th Ave
Clarence Olson
12Th St
Louis Dalquist
9Th St. NE
Breezeway
Harold Umhoe
20Th St
H. P. van Cleve
James Suthers
James Houff
Sth St
Marion Haynes
1St St. NW
I. J. Luksik
3Rd St. NE
Olaf Wicks
4Th Ave
Roy Truesdell
10Th Ave
Arthur Kriz
Kenneth Combs
Main St S
Earl Allen
Sth Ave. NW
James and
Gerald Kellogg
Oakland Ave
Gordon Electric
Main St. N
16Th St
Buechner Lumber Co
Ith St. NE
Chester Adams
4Th St
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