Hi Ho Come to the Mower County Fair 1964
The 1964 Mower County Fair and Midwest Livestock Shows open for a full week with top acts from Lawrence Welk and several Midwest debuts. Entertainment includes Marquis Chimps, Hollywood All Girl Auto Daredevils, Mexican Boy's Town choir, Titan missile display, and Byers Bros. midway. 4H exhibits, livestock judging, fine arts, and 4H displays highlight the week with city and farm audiences invited.
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America
Larry Hooper
Joe Feeney
Arthur Duncan
Lawrence Welk
Marquis Chimps
Hollywood
Austin
Mower County Fair
What Next in Education
The piece contrasts Hutchins classical education with vocational trends and cites a 1939 Nebranka Star assessment showing graduates faring well in high income and varied fields. It also notes Dr Allison Davis finding little link between grades or high school success and adult outcomes, urging a universal educational system for profitable results.
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Iis
Hutchins
Nebraska Star
Allison Davis
Davis
Courage in Mississippi and Harlem Riots Debate
Opinions praise Mississippi youths aiding Negroes despite fear and backlash urging Southern whites to take charge of racial tensions. Separate piece analyzes Harlem riots, warning against attributing blame to radicals alone and urging police reform and civilian review to address ghetto conditions and mistrust.
Proverbs and Self-Control Across Times
A compilation of moral quotes follows a publisher notice for the Austin Minnesota newspaper. Quotation from Proverbs 16 22 contrasts anger control with strength, paired with a John Milton paraphrase about self mastery. The piece is part of a Thomson Newspapers system with subscription and mailing details.
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Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minn
Frank C. Miles
Minnesota
Turn Back The Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights
Dr. Walter H. Nordin leaves for Minneapolis for a three day Basic Syntonics course. Miss Margaret Beers spends a week in St. Louis as delegate to the summer Catholic action school. State highway officials promise Milwaukee pass work and grading from Dresner Park to Gray Body Co. will begin within six weeks. Robert Rasmusson receives the purple heart and silver star. Glen Opham, Montgomery Ward shoe department manager, is transferred to Ashland. Father Adrian McShane visits his mother after serving 842 years in the Dominican Republic. Concord Grange wins permanent possession of the state horseshoe trophy for women's doubles. Nathan Viall wins the city bookworm championship by reading 0 books. New Johnson Cashway Lumber Yard hosts a two day open house.
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Walter H. Nordin
Minneapolis
Margaret Beers
St. Louis
Catholic Action
Milwaukee Pass
Dreisner Park
Gray Body Co
Robert Rasmusson
Anna Rasmusson
Glen Opham
Montgomery Ward Shoe Department
Ashland
Wis
Adrian McShane
Michael McShane
Dominican Republic
Concord Grange
Nathan Viall
New Johnson Cashway Lumber Yard
Goldwater backs Johnson as Morse backs dissent in Senate clash
In a partisan column Cong Quie praises Goldwater for loyalty to the country and Johnson’s leadership amid Southeast Asia tensions while condemning Morse for placing personal stance over duty. The piece notes GOP loyalty, Democratic unity, and calls for bipartisan support for Johnson’s approach and drought relief efforts in Minnesota.
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Quie
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Minnesota
Agricultural Department
Africa chiefs at Cairo conference urge aid while denouncing US
Victor Riesel reports on African leaders at the Organization of African Unity meeting in Cairo who pressed for Western funds and private investment yet attacked the United States and its allies. Jomo Kenyatta Abeid Karume Kwame Nkrumah Sekou Toure Obote Kano Balewa and others are depicted amid luxury spending and shifting alliances as they seek aid while critiquing neo imperialism. The piece notes mixed stances on capitalism and aid, with leaders calling for external support while opposing Western influence.
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Victor Riesel
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Mau Mau
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Arab League
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Kenya Public Service Commission
Mrs Freedom
Uhuru
Les
U.S
Tangganyika Zanzibar
Abeid Karume
Tangyanika
Rashidi Kawawa
Peking
Kawawa
Peking China
Chou En-lai
Chicom
Mao Tsetung
Chicoms
Tangganika-Zanzibar
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudan
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Nile
Nile Hilton
Omar Khayam
Nkrumah
Sekou Toure
Guinea
U.S.S.R
Balewa
Balewas
Nigeria
Okara
Mathews
Mwanyumba
Uganda
Apollo Milton Obote
Social Security Q and A for Austin readers
A public service piece from the Ausin Social Security Office explains early application tips and record needs. It urges readers to inquire at least three months before retirement to avoid delays and notes changes for disability benefits and proposed continuance for students.
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Austin
Quiz Questions and Answers From a Historical Almanac
A compilation of quick quiz prompts with answers covering Ignatius Loyola founding the Jesuits in 1534, the Muslim month of fasting, Gullah spoken in South Carolina, long-lived box turtles, Churchill’s description of Russia, the Sphinx's fate, and the Seas of Tranquility and Serenity on the Moon.
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Society of Jesus
Ignatius Loyola
Paul III
South Carolina Islands
Atlantic
Daley Returns From Washington With Drought Briefing
State Representative Daley of Lewiston just back from Washington where he discussed drought relief with Orville Freeman and picked up Democratic campaign techniques. Wheeler Whitney also visited D C seeking advice for his bid to unseat Senator Eugene McCarthy and plans a stop at Hayward next Tuesday as part of his 39th regional outreach.
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Daley
Lewston
Quie
Washington
Orville Freeman
Paign
Eugene McCarthy
Whitney
McCarthy
Wayzata
Hayward
Twin Cities
Today in History highlights from 1829 to 1964 events
On August 8 figures include the Stourbridge Lion steam locomotive in 1829 at Honesdale and its failure, Napoleon's exile death in 1821, Wilmot Proviso move in 1846, Germany bombing England in 1940, Hammarskjold appeal in 1960, Formosa floods in 1955, and a 1963 British mail train heist of over 17 million.
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Associated Press
America
Stourbridge
St. Helena
U.S. House
Mexico
England
United Nations
Day Hammarskjold
U.N
Formosa
Percy Struggles With Goldwaterites In Illinois
In Illinois Charles H. Percy sustains support from Goldwater forces yet faces lingering friction. Some Goldwater loyalists demand unwavering allegiance while Percy insists on independence and a personal approach. Despite tensions he remains viable among key GOP leaders, even as moderates critique his stance on Civil Rights and Medicare.
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NEA
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Percy
Chuck Percy
Percy Backer
Goldwater
Barry
Everett M. Dirksen
Albert Derwinsky
San Francisco
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Michigan
George Romney
Charles Percy
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