Civil Defense to Plan Economic Stabilization Program
State and federal civil defense and agriculture officials will outline an economic stabilization program in Rochester on August 13. Gov. Rolvaag called the conference as roach notes past emergencies show federal control of mobilization, with local action needed for interim, postattack plans including price and rent control, rationing, and management of essential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense and Agriculture Department
Rochester
R. R. Roach
Karl Rolvaag
Roach
What’s On At The Fair Grandstand And Shows
The schedule lists Tex Ritter and the Ozark Jubilee Show in the evening at the Grandstand with afternoon stock car races. Morning and afternoon judging include Ayrshire Angus Hereford cattle at North and South arenas with 4 H livestock and tractor contests in the South Arena and Crane. Girl Scout ceramics and Miss Austin Georgianna Musser appear at the Heart Association booth in West Hall 3 to 5 PM. Sunday features Thrillcade in the afternoon and evening and a Horse Show at Crane Pavilion with first aid demos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Ritter
Ayrshire
North Arena
Angus and Hereford
South Arena
Crane
Miss Austin
Georgianna Musser
Heart Association Booth
West Hall
Crane Pavilion
Hog Raised by Calvin Brown Tops Midwest Carcass Test
Calvin Brown of St Ansgar Iowa won the Midwest Swine carcass contest with a 200 pound crossbred barrow. The judge ranked entries by loin eye size backfat ham percentage and adjusted live weight to produce a composite index. Second place went to Eugene Pichner of Owatonna Minnesota with a 220 pound Chester White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Brown
Midwest
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Eugene Pichner
Owatonna
Minnesota
Chester White
Austin Man Wins on Glads at Mower County Fair
The annual Gladiolus Show at the Mower County Fair crowned Vincent Stadthen of Austin as grand champion for Landmark. Stadthen also took reserve grand champion with Glazier. The event drew 25 entries from Mason City and Alden among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Man
Glads
Mower County
Vincent Stadthen
Austin
Stadthen
Glazier
Mason City
Iowa
Alden
Angus Steer Tops in Midwest Steer Show at Hormel Co.
An Angus steer with top carcass yield won the second phase of the Midwest Steer Show at Hormel coolers. Exhibitor Tom Henry of Algona, Iowa, received $400 after a 1,030 pound steer yielded 67.7 percent and graded No 1 prime valued at $27.95 per hundred. Lester Jorstad of Elkton earned fifth place in carcass, Allison Miles of Riceville won seventh, Miles also placing eighth live. Other placers include John Henry of Algona and Kenneth Grieman of Garner with rail and hoof prizes. Judges were Ed win A Kline, Charles Brunner, and J H Manes with John Crist as show superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Tom Henry
Algona
Iowa
Austin
Lester Jorstad
Elkton
Allison W. Miles
Riceville
Mower County Fair
Miles
John Henry
Kenneth Grieman
Garner
Darrel Undelhoven
Bloomington
Wis
Donald Undelhoven
E. D. Buntenbach
Harold E Hove
Bricelyn
Minn
Byrnes
Grieman
Edwin A. Kline
Iowa State College
Ames
Charles Brunner
Victory Chain Stores
Norwich
N. Y
J. H. Manes
USDA
John Crist
Hormel Cattle
Girl Flees Caboose After Theft Spotted
A 10 to 12 year old girl rifled a Chicago Great Western caboose on the siding between 2nd and 1st Avenues NE and fled when seen by a train crew member. Brake man Joe Arnold found her in the caboose. two cigarette packages vanished while a transistor radio remained. Conductor E W McClelland noted other small thefts from time to time as the Hayfield crew switched in Hormel yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd
1St Avenues
Joe Arnold
Hayfield
E. W. McClelland
Hormel Yards
Ronald D. Hunter
8Th Ave
Fairgrounds
Lynn S. de Boer
9Th Ave
3Rd St
Oakland Ave
Roland Ulwelling
2Nd Ave
Merritt China and
Bugarly
Escapees Foiled by Red Wing Club Officials
Red Wing Minnesota escapees from the State Training School for Boys found the Red Wing Country Club a bad route to freedom as school officials in separate groups intercepted the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing
Minn
Hormel Gifts Push YMCA Campaign Toward 637000 Goal
Dr. David Anderson announces pledges totaling 150000 from the Hormel Foundation and Geo A Hormel & Co. toward the YMCA Building Fund. With these early commitments, the campaign reaches a firm base and plans proceed for construction, bids in 1964, and target completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Fund
Hormel Foundation
Geo. A. Hormel & Company
Hormel
Anderson
Hierme
YMCA
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Griswald and Rauma
Steve Bates
National Ymca Buildings and Furnishings Division
Tracey aBrber
Austin Ymca
State Fair trips awarded to Mower County 4-H exhibitors
Ron Seath, Mower County 4 H club agent, announced to the public that county 4 H youth entering livestock at the Minnesota State Fair have earned trips. Recipients include Billy Joe Lux Austin Vernon Wood Brownsdale David Garbisch Racine etc across beef dairy hogs sheep poultry home economics and other 4 H categories with multiple winners named from Austin Brownsdale Rose Creek Grand Meadow Le Roy and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Ron Seath
Angus Yearling
Billy Joe Lux
Austin
Vernon Wood
Shorthorn
David Garbisch
Brownsdale
Polling Places Set for Dodge ASC Vote
Polling places for the August 19 election of the Dodge County township ASC committees were announced today. Township residents must vote in their designated location and be of voting age with farm interest as owner or tenant. eligible voters include those under 21 who supervise an entire farm. Polls open at 8 p.m. in Ashland, Canisteo, Security Bank Claremont, Concord, Ellington, Hayfield, Mantorville, Milo, Ripley, Vernon at Oslo, Wasi oja, and Westfield town halls.
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Dodge County
ASCS
Ashland Town Hall
Canisteo Town Hall
Security Bank
Claremont
Concord Toon
Ellington Town Hall
Hayfield Town Hall
Mantorville Village
Milto Town
Ripley
Vernon
Oslo
Wasioja Town
Westfield Town Hall
Dexter Man Has 2 State Champs at Shorthorn Show
The first Minnesota State Shorthorn Show with the Mower County Fair drew 17 exhibitors and 100 head from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin judged by Russell Held of Hinton Iowa. Charles Ewald & Son Waldorf earned top female and Dewey Lunstra Beaver Creek won top bulls with Pattison Dexter also claiming several awards. The Minnesota Korn Association sponsored awards including the Minnesota champion get of sire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Mower
Iowa
Wisconsin
Russell Held
Hinton
American Shorthorn Association
C. D. Swaffar
Barbara Bijerstedt
River Falls
Wis
Dexter
Dewey Lundstra
Beaver Creek
Charles Ewald & Son
Waldorf
BOLLS
Dewey Lunstra
Ralph Bryan & Son
Charlies
Lorraine Augustine
Lake City
Bryan
Listenior
H. A & Arden
Kraft
Correll
Ewald
Max B. Pattison
Robert Sherrand
St. Ansger
Pattison
Lunstra
Wayne McNutt
Mitchell
Charles Bierstedt
Lundstra
Torserson Bros
Austin
Liundstra
Torgerson
Lindsatra
Aire
Pettison
Fire Pattison
Ltindstra
Minnesota Korn Association
Aultfather and Duerst Share Honor in Red Poll Show
Frank Duerst Lyle and Myron C. Aultfather Austin led in the Red Poll cattle exhibition at the Mower event winning top titles including senior champion female grand champion female and junior champion bull. Other placings include multiple categories with Duerst and Aultfather collecting numerous firsts seconds and thirds across aged cows yearlings and calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Duerst
Lyle
Myron C. Aultfather
Austin
Mower County
Aultfather
Duerst
Leyte
Allen Kilgore
Rose Creek
Spring Valley to Hold Sweet Corn Day Feed in August
Spring Valley announces its annual sweet corn day feed set for August 15. Local organizers invite residents and visitors to enjoy fresh corn and community activities at the event in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Austin National Guard Displays Attract Fairgoers
The Austin National Guard showcases a tent display at the Mower County Fair featuring small arms mortars rocket launchers jeeps and light infantry weapons. John Grim of Cameron Station Virginia with Minnesota National Guard and regular Army explains the exhibit titled The Soldier Key to Land Power aims to educate the public and recruit young men. About 40 Austin Guardsmen host the exhibit led by 1st Lt James G. Cherwinka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin National Guard
Mower
John Grim
Cameron Station
Alexandria
Minnesota National Guard
Regular Army
United States
Minnesota
Austin National Guardsmen
James G. Cherwinka
Corn Party Aims to Carve Minnesota Identity
Column argues Midwest lacks symbols and promotes a Iowa Mediatized corn party in Austin Minnesota. It highlights Orville Freeman support and local hosts Lindgren Crawford and Johnson who hosted a big Sunday gathering with 150 attendees, 600 ears of corn, and abundant soft drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Cords
Midwest
San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Las Vegas
Marge
Orville Freeman
Orville
Kenneth Lindgrens
Bud Johnsons
Forrest Cr
Fords
Austin
Bustad
Lindgren
Mike Fulsom
Fulsom
Fort Knox
Johnson and Crawford
Paris
Blooming Prairie adopts numeric street system
Blooming Prairie Minnesota shifts from names to a quadrant based street grid. Fourth Street becomes Main Street and Pine Street becomes Center Avenue with streets numbered from these lines. The two month rollout will place numbers on homes and buildings to support house to house mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Fourth Street
Main St
Pine St
Center Ave
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Billy Williams
Philadelphia Flash
Williams
Daily Herald
Civil Defense Organization
Spencer Wilson
Lynn
Kurt Kiehne
Lanesboro
Holst Bros
Alfred Albee
Caledonia
David Moenning
Dodge Center
Gust Kiehne
Henry M. Nelson
Cylinder
Jerry Brown
Gordon Diers
Howard Lake
Bonde Bros
Nerstrand
Dean Skier
Vernon Center
Raymond Laabs
Lone Rock
Ray Stevermer
Easton
Charles Johnson
Osage
David Lenort
Fairmont
Jack Robertson
Winnebago
Art Hawton & Son
Redwood Falls
Steven Fink
Albert Lea
Pamela Anderson
Jeffery Farns
Caboose
David Anderson
Pat McCloskey
Judy Stephenson
Nolan Wright
Grand Meadow
Ken Wright
Robin Wright
Helen Sheedy
Guernsey
DeWayne Logan
Racine
Marilyn Hindt
LeRoy
Max Logan
Holstein
Roger Oelkers
Dick Grass
John Akkerman
Harold Merten
Barbara Lewis
Janice Oeke
Stanley Bergam
Keith Knight
Adams
Poland
China
Bob Ingwalson
Yorkshire
James Herr
Chester Whites
Linda Papentus
Stephen Hanson
Duroc
Robert Anderson
Southdown
Linda Herr
Hampshire
Alan
James Swenson
James Epley
Mary Silver
Lorraine Schottler
Lynn Clark
Suzanne Goodwin
Margaret Hanson
Marlys Drewes
John Adams
James Kellogg
Wayne Schottler
Roger Johnson
Warren Smith
Sheldon Sayles
Gary Lukes
David Gilgenbach
Steven Smith
Gerald Rieser
Robert Schlichting
Robert Pater
Darrell Mandt
Diane Mandt
Bob Grundy
Dodge
ASC
Dexter Man
J. B. Miranowski
Fulda
Pfc
Wayne Dotzenrod
Fisherman’s Wharf
Hick
Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Elmer Andersen
Twin Cities
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Vikings
Milltown
Minneapolis
Tyrone
Guthrie Flying
Sam Melee
Tyrone Guthrie
Norm van Brocklin
Baseball
Braves
Boston
Milwaukee
Max Schulman
University of Minnesota
Max
Hollywood
Dobie Gillis
Maynard Krebs
South Dakota
Custer State Park
Wind Cave National Park
Black Hills
Congress
Bustad Addition
Karl
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