Fantasia Drum and Bugle Corps Contest Sunday in Austin
Five top drum and bugle corps compete for a 1300 prize at Fantasia Inc third annual show tonight at 7 45 p m at the Athletic Field. Madison and Eau Claire entries are out, Indianhead Scouts from St Paul loom strong with the Austin Lancers directing. A 330 p m parade previews the event with Miss Austin Georgianna Musser as parade marshal and trophy presenter. Proceeds aid the Lancers effort to reach the national American Legion contest in Florida.
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Fantasia
Fantasia, Inc
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Landers
Eau Claire
Wis
St. Peter Crusaders
St. Paul
Indianhead Corps
American Legion
Austin Lancers
Austin Club
National Guard
Georgianna Musser
Austin
Marshall
Lancers
American Legion Post 91
Florida
Miller Sponsors Indian Student at Junior College
Abraham T. Yohannan, 23, a freshman at Austin Junior College, is sponsored by A Lee Miller and wife Doris who brought him from Bathanamthitta Kerala to study in the United States. Yohannan plans a business administration major and two years at the junior college before possibly attending a university. He worked in Bombay for 50 years and aims to join a private firm after studies.
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Miller
Abraham T. Yohannan
Austin
University of Minnesota
A. Lee Miller
Doris
Yohannan
Bathanamthitta
Quilon
Kerla
India
Millers
Bombay
Police blotter reports in Austin complaint book
Austin police list incidents including property damage to an elevator door by two boys, a stolen blue chrome 20 inch bicycle license 2628, a fall near Decker's Hardware resulting in hospital treatment, and a red car side swipe with hit and run suspected to involve a red and white 1954 Chevrolet near the Hormel plant.
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Austin
Vera Goick
Red Cedar Inn
2Nd Ave. NE
Leona Adams
Oakland
Decker’s Hardware
2Nd Ave
St.Olaf Hospital
Carl Johnson
1St Ave
St. Leon Vlasaty
Sid Ave
Hormel
Thumpers Car Club launches new safety campaign
The Thumpers Car Club starts a safety program with Red Cross first aid training for members. Graduates will brief peers on in club incidents and require each to carry a first aid kit. A periodic unannounced safety check is conducted by the safety director.
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Thumpers Car Club
Red Cross
5Th Place
Fair attendance at Jackson County Fair reported
Jackson Minnesota four day fair drew 52 000 attendees, announced by Tony Geiger secretary.
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Jackson, Minn
Jackson County
Tony Geiger
Memorial flag set honors Roberta Anderson at Brown County 4-H
A memorial set of flags and two poster stands was presented by Roberta Anderson’s family to Brown County 4-H at the New Ulm fair. Anderson, a former Brown County 4-H club agent, died in a car train crash after Christmas travel to Manhattan Kansas. The ceremony honored her years of youth service and will dedicate the pieces to be used at 4-H and county home program events.
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Minnesota
Brown County 4 - H
Roberta Anderson
New Ulm
Anderson
Gilbert Anderson
Sargeant
Brown County
Manhattan
Kan
Albert Alfreds
Brown County Board of Commissioners
Kunkel
Miss Anderson
Straw Bale Fire Destroys Wagons Near LeRoy
Two wagon loads of baled straw burned about 4 p m Thursday three miles east of LeRoy. A tractor spark likely started the fire, spotted by the driver Charles Victoria who called the LeRoy fire department. Destroyed were straw and wagons owned by Henry Swenson Jr with losses near 1100 dollars.
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LeRoy
Charles Victoria
Henry Swenson, Jr
Farm Economists Meet at University of Minnesota
The American Farm Economic Association holds its annual meeting August 25 to 28 on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis Campus. About 2 000 agricultural economists will attend with some 80 presentations and panel discussions on topics critical to agriculture and rural America.
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America
Another Farm to Market Day in Austin city
Austin Chamber of Commerce hosted Farm to Market Day with 84 area farm families setting up stands across the city. Guests offered farm and garden produce baked goods and needlework under canopies with businessmen staffing the stalls at Nelson's and other business areas reporting success in all quarters.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
Nelson’s
Two Minor Vehicle Crashes Reported in City
Friday police investigated two accidents. At 7:30 p.m. on North Main near First Avenue NW Carlos Gomez drove a 707 8th Street NW car that was rear struck by Terry L. Stuhr from Austin Route 1. At 11:15 p.m. Dennis D. McGill of Albert Lea was rear ended by Frederick G. Olson of Los Angeles California causing only minor damage.
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North Main St
1St Ave
Carlos Gomez
8Th St
Terry L. Stuhr
Austin Rt. 1
Dennis D. McGill
Albert Lea
Frederick G. Olson
Los Angeles
Calif
McGill
Honor Scout Order Pledges Funds for Camp Luck Rifle Range
The Order of the Arrow of Cedar Valley Boy Scout Council pledges $1,000 over three years to build and equip Camp Luck's rifle range. Lodge chief Tom Ness announced the plan, with Gil Thompson praising the effort. Inductions included 106 candidates and 32 Brotherhood honors for service to Scouting.
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Order of the Arrow
Cedar Valley
Boy Scout Council
Camp Luck
Tom Ness
Arrow
Gil Thompson
Thompson
Order of the Arrow Lodge
jScouting
Austin High School Registration Dates Announced
Registration for Austin High School begins Monday with hours 8 11 a m and 1 2 30 p m for Austin Senior High students. 9th graders register Thursday 11 a m, 8th Thursday 2 3 30 p m, 7th Friday 8 11 a m. Returning students to Room 230, new entrants to Room 240.
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Austin High School
Austin Senior High School
Ellis Junior High
Cedar River
Ellis
Ray M. Wescott
Austin
City Woman Is Graduate Auctioneer
Mrs. Helen Meighan of 1409 7th Ave NW, a secretary at Geo A Hormel Co, graduated from the August term of the Reisch American School of Auctioneering in Mason City Iowa. She was one of three women in a class of 132 from 33 states and Canada and will auction part time while continuing at Hormel.
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Helen Meighan
7Th Ave
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Reisch American School of Auctioneering
Mason City
Iowa
States
Canada
Meighan
Austin
Hormel’s. Co
Joe Reisch
Four Austin Violinists Named to All State Orchestra
Four Austin students Tom Davis Nancy Meinhard Richard Roberts and Judith Tate will play in the Minnesota State Fair All State Orchestra. They were among 120 selected from 45 schools in 38 communities after auditions in Minneapolis and Duluth. State Fair concerts run August 30 and 31 with multiple performances in various venues. The group will reconvene in February for the Minnesota Music Educators convention with a third spring concert planned.
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Austin
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minnesota Music Educators Convention
Mineapolis
Young swimmer's marathon record claimed in Rochester pool
John Karvel aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Karvel of Rochester reportedly swam 62 hours in a family pool covering about 10 miles through 1320 laps establishing a local endurance mark.
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Rochester
Minn
John Karvel
Raymond Karvel
How to give a dog a good life under human care
The article from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urges humane treatment for dogs. It recommends summer exercise times, shade, ventilated and appropriately sized houses, cedar shavings bedding, moisture resistance, and raising the house. It notes two to three animal calls daily in Mower County and advocates rabies vaccination, though not legally required.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Lee Owen
Mower County
Children’s Heritage Records Praised by Parents Teachers
Parents and teachers praise Volumes IV VI of Our Children’s Heritage Records for entertaining, educating and stimulating creativity. A mother says the records keep children engaged during meals and rain days, while an art teacher uses them for listen-and-draw lessons.
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Austin Daily Herald
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