St Ansgar Pastor and Family Return from Israel Tour
Rev and Mrs Donald Comrick and Mary Beth of St Ansgar Iowa returned after a 21 day second Israel tour since 1964 Major sites included the Wailing Wall Mt Carmel Jericho Bethlehem the Mosque of Omar the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River They noted changes since their last visit and described irrigation efforts near the Dead Sea traffic and Sabbath customs and a kibbutz visit The Dead Sea Scrolls were moved to Jerusalem for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Donald Comrick
Mary Beth
Israel
Old Jerusalem
Mt. Carmel
Jericho
Bethlehem
Mosque of
Omir
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Comnick
Dead Sea
Jaffa
Old City
Comnicks
Tel Aviv
Breakins and Vandalism Report by Austin Police
Two breakins reported over the weekend. Fellowship Methodist Church at 1811 7th Ave SE was entered between 1 pm Saturday and 9:30 am Sunday. vandals broke a window wrote on walls and damaged a lock with no items missing and no damage estimate. A&W Root Beer stand at 921 1st Dr NW was broken into early Saturday, yielding $6.70 in cash. a side window was broken causing $15 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fellowship Methodist Church
7Th Ave
A&w
1St Dr
Four Mishaps Investigated. One Minor Injury Reported
Mower County Sheriffs Deputies investigated four weekend accidents. Patrick Miles 23 suffered minor injuries when his truck ran off CSAH 45 near Austin to hit mail boxes and a pole. damage 450. Douglas Saaranen 23 not hurt after his car struck a drive and a fence. damage 700. Adelard Legeult a trailer jackknifed into a ditch. damage 225. Two women from Pontiac escaped injury after car left road through a guard rail on CSAH 19. nearby Scheiler car damaged 50. Minnesota Highway Patrol reported two men injured slightly when their panel truck hit a medians along IL-90 east of Austin. truck totaled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Miles
1St SE
CSAH
Austin Cashway Lumber
Miles
Douglas Saaranen
12Th Ave
Stardustle Club
Legeult
Ray Oliver
1Sth Ave
Oliver
Pontiac
Austin
Agnes McDogle
Edna Scheiler
Scheiler
Minnesota Highway Patrol
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Roy Thompson
Hastings
David Staufencher
South St. Paul
Thompson
Cresco enrollment figures announced for 1705 students
Cresco Iowa reports an estimated 1705 youngsters to begin classes across Howard-Winneshiek Community School District centers on Monday August 26. Lime Springs Chester Attendance Center projected enrollment is 192. School hours for Lime Springs and other centers run 835 AM to 310 PM.
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Cresco
Iowa
Howard- Winneshieck
Lime Springs-Chester
Lime Springs
Dedication Slated for Mendota Bridge
A 2:30 p.m. Friday rededication ceremony and parade mark the bridge’s new era and at 3:30 p.m. the Mendota bridge resumes trunk highway 59 traffic in active service.
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Mendota Bridge
Mendota
Austin Sergeant Wounded in Cambodian Border Attack
Sgt. Carl S. Miller son of Mr and Mrs Carl J Miller of 1017 1st Ave NE was wounded Aug 2 in a mortar attack near the Cambodian border while on patrol. He suffered a skull graze and shrapnel injuries to his right side and leg and is hospitalized at Cu Chi north of Saigon as he awaits possible evacuation to Japan. He is slated to return to the United States in November. Miller previously served in Panama before Vietnam deployment.
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Carl S
Butch) Miller
Carl J. Miller
1St Ave
Miller
Cu Chi
Saigon
Japan
United States
Panama
South Vietnam
Carl S. Miller
506Th
Inf
101St Airborne Division
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Grade School Registration Set Wednesday
Registration for elementary students entering Austin Public Schools will be held Wednesday from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm. Students who changed residence since June should register then at the Principal's office. Parents of kindergartners registered in May will be notified by teachers about their session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Public Schools
Austin
Swimming Club at St. Ansgar Plans Program
The St Ansgar Synchron Swim Club under Mrs Clair Brasch presents Through the Years at 845 p m August 23 24 at the new pool with Saint's Swing Band performing music from the Gay 90s Roaring 20s Sentimental 40s Fabulous 50s and Rockin 60s. A candlelight parade is planned and proceeds benefit the community pool.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Clair Brasch
Saint’s
Brasch
Work Scheduled on Area Roads in Mower and Faribault Counties
Road work on TH 56 in Mower County starts on or before Oct 7 and lasts 59 workdays. Work includes grading base and plant mixed asphalt on 16.1 miles from IL 90 north of Austin to the CGW tracks at Tappi. In Faribault County bituminous resurfacing covers 10.7 miles from TH 16 east junction west of Albert Lea to the south state line, starting on or before Sept 23 and finishing in 20 workdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower
Austin
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Tappi
Faribault
Albert Lea
Kasson Man Heads Editorial Group
Kasson native Carlson elected president of the First District Editorial Assn at Kasson. H A Thompson of Owatonna chosen vice president and Charles Withers of Rochester becomes secretary treasurer. Withers succeeds Lester Swangberg while Carlson takes the presidency from Mrs Esther O Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Kasson
First District
H. A. Thompson
Owatonna
Charles Withers
Rochester
Withers
Lester Swanberg
Faribault
Esther O’berg
Lake City
O’berg
Wendell Harris
Stewartville
Harold Johnson
Houston
Clarence Burgeson
Austin
Arlin Albrecht
Vietnam
George Daley
Congress
Bob Shaw
Minnesota
Assn
Spring Valley Man Receives Suspended Sentence for Fraud
Preston Minn Roy M Thompson from Spring Valley received a suspended 60 day jail term after pleading guilty to fraud. Judge George Murray ordered restitution of 168 dollars to the state for unemployment benefits collected while employed but unreported during late 1967 to early 1968. Thompson has repaid the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Roy M. Thompson
Spring Valley
George Murray
Thompson
LeRoy Tractor Pull Proceeds Set For Sept. 1
The LeRoy Commercial Club sponsors the annual tractor pulling contest on September 1. The event will take place in the alley south of the main business block in LeRoy Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy, Minn
The
LeRoy Commercial Club
Case Western offers six week course on engineering careers
Michael J Hansel of 402 3rd Ave NW completed a six week program at Case Western Reserve University Cleveland to help high school juniors choose engineering as a career. Dan iel K Wright Jr professor leads the course with lab power equipment as Hansel and 36 students from 200 applicants nationwide participate. Michael will be a Pacelli High School senior this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Hansel
3Rd Ave
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Dan
Iel K. Wright, Jr
Hansel
Michael
Pacelli High School
Dutch Elm Disease Expands Across Minnesota This Year
The Minnesota Pest Report shows 185 diagnosed Dutch Elm Disease cases as of Friday, with estimates of 1 000 to 2 000 in Wright County and 500 to 1 000 in Sherburne and Stearns counties. Helicopter surveys indicate another 1 000 cases along the Root River from Lanesboro to the Mississippi River, with detections in multiple cities including Austin Red Wing Winona Albert Lea Spring Valley Houston Kasson Preston Chatfield Hokah Adams Wabasha Otrander Rochester and Lanesboro and widespread in the Twin Cities area.
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Root River
Lanesboro
Mississippi River
Austin
Red Wing
Winona
Albert Lea
Spring Valley
Houston County
Fillmore County
Kasson
Preston
Chatfield
Hokah
Adams
Wabasha
Ostrander
Rochester
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Austin Women Join Army Nurses At Fort Devens
Two Austinites, Sp. E-5 Joann Larson and Sp. E-5 Margaret Torgrimson, arrived at Fort Devens Mass to serve as clinical specialists. They enlisted in March after recruiter SFC Robert McDaniel introduced them, trained at Fort McClellan and Fort Sam Houston, and arrived July 25. Both plan travel and marriage plans, with Germany seen as a potential tour. Joann expects a three year enlistment. Margaret aims to travel during service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Devens
Mass
New England Post
Joann Larson
Margaret Torgrimson
Austin
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Devans
SFC
Robert McDaniel
Fort McClellan
Ala
U. S. Army Medical Training Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Joann
Alva Larson
9Th St. NE
Raymonds Nursing Home
Margaret
Ralph Torgrimson
Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
Austin Area
Germany
Vietnam
Corn Day Set in Spring Valley for August 27
The Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce announced Corn Day for Tuesday August 27 with corn, hot dogs, coffee, pop and milk for all. The event traces back to Reid Murdock of Libby, McNeil & Libby who started a Rochester canning factory. The Chamber also scheduled a Farm To Market Day for October 5 with Ruth Harvey as chair.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Chamber of Commerce
Reid Murdock
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Rochester
Chamber
Ruth Harvey
Mortensen family reunion brings scattered siblings together in Austin
The Mortensen clan with roots in Minnesota and Washington finally united in Austin after decades apart. Robert and Dorothy, both veterans, were among the last to meet as relatives from Gladys Rose Creek Carl Warren Florence Arline Allan Marcine and 36 grandchildren gathered to share photos and stories. Plans for a book to record the journey were floated by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Valley
Minn
Gladys
Warren
Robert
Marengi
Ill
Dorothy
Oak Valley
Wash
Gladys Nelson
Rose
Washington
Arline Mortensen Smeby
Austin
Agnes
Winners Named by Camera Club at Austin Meeting
The Austin Camera Club monthly meeting announced winners in both black and white and color slide categories. Lloyd Brechtel took first in black and white, with Dr. Roger Huebner second, Arlan Kuhn third, fifth and sixth, and Harold Carlstrom fourth. colored slides crowned Vera Carlstrom first, Curt Jones second and sixth, Dr. Roger Huebner third, Arlan Kuhn fourth, and Harold Carlstrom fifth. Carroll Ries earned a Bronze Medal from the Photographic Society of America, and nine Rochester guests attended.
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Austin Camera Club
Lloyd Brechtel
Roger Huebner
Arlan Kuhn
Harold Carlstrom
Vera Carlstrom
Curt Jones
The
Photographic Society of America
Carroll Ries
Rochester
New Austin Residents Hail From Ten States and Four Nations
New Austin counts new residents from 10 U S states and four foreign countries in recent months. Cities across the United States contribute to the growth, with newcomers arriving from Vietnam Austria Germany and Nigeria alongside states including North and South Dakota Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio California and Wisconsin.
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Austin
United States
Vietnam
Austria
Germany
Nigeria
Austin Area
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
California
Wisconsin
Girl Injured Slightly in Several Police-checked Accidents
An Austin girl 15 Janet Meeker sustained minor injuries in a single vehicle crash on I-90 near the 11th Drive NE exit Sunday night. Driver Charles Cleland 18 also had a minor injury. Police logged five accidents with damages ranging from $10 to $600 on Saturday and Sunday, including two parked vehicles struck by an unidentified vehicle.
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Austin
Lth
Dr. NE
11Th St
Oakland Ave
Thompson
Reich
N. Main St
4Th Ave
Marlys Jech
Austin Rt. 2
Robert Kolpin
13Th Ave
Jech
Kolpin
Harry Hansen
1St PI
Hansen
Riceville Man Wins Mitchell County Fair Champion Hog
Osage Iowa Bill Schumann of Riceville won 25 first prize from Mitchell County Bankers Assn for the champion hog carcass in the junior show. His 220 pound market hog measured 29.8 inches with 1.23 inch back fat and top carcass grade. Second through tenth places list Patterson Kulow Brown Moore Warrington Taets Angell Paulson with owners from St Ansgar Riceville Grafton Osage.
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Osage
Iowa
Bill Schumann
Riceville
Mitchell County
Schumann
Rooney Patterson
St. Ansgar
Charles Kulow
Larry Brown
Grafton
Gary Moore
Dan Warrington
Mike Taets
Merill Angell
Tom Warrington
Joe Paulson
Osace
Minnesota Highway Construction Costs Reach 118 Million
Minnesota highway department records show total construction costs for the fiscal year ending June 30 near 118 million dollars. Interstate work accounts for about 56.4 million, with major items including grading, miscellaneous structures, bridges, and surfacing across 4200 miles plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Hghway Dept
Wetterberg and Bock Attend Air Force ROTC Encampment
Wetterberg Jr. and Allan A. Bock participate in an AFROTC field training encampment at Little Rock AFB Ark. Cadets learn base life and officer career options with survival training aircraft indoctrination and visits to bases. Wetterberg is from Austin High and SDSU AFROTC. Bock from Spring Valley High and University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo FE. Wetterberg Jr
Mayo E. Wetterberg Sr
3Rd Ave
Allan A. Bock
Alvin Bock
Spring Valley Rt. 2
U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Afrotc
Little Rock Afb
Ark
Air Force Bases
Wetterberg
Austin High School
South Dakota State University
Bock
Spring Valley High School
University of Minnesota
Woman Injured In Two Car Crash Near Blooming Prairie
A Blooming Prairie woman was hurt in a two car collision on Highway 218 north of town around 5 46 p m Saturday. Drivers were Dennis Bissen and Milton Kaplan both of Blooming Prairie Rt 2. Mrs Kaplan was treated for lacerations at City Hospital Owatonna and released. Both cars were total losses per the Steele County Sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Dennis Bissen
Milton Kaplan
Rt. 2
Blooming Prairie Furniture Co Change of Ownership
Del Walrath proprietor of Blooming Prairie Furniture Co. sold the business to Otto F. Jensen of Waseca. Jensen takes over in September. Walrath and A. W. Hess previously bought the store in 1945 and Walrath acquired sole interest in July 1967 after the funeral operation was sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie Furniture Co
Blooming Prairie, Minn
del Walrath
Otto F. Jensen
Waseca
A. W. Hess
Walrath
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Wright
Sherburne
Stearns Counties
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Linda Alland
Robert Mortensen Karstensen
Dorothy Nelsen
Camera Club
Janet Meeker
Charles Cleland
7Th Ave. SE
Charles Avery
10Th Ave
Orville Helle
N. Main
Avery
Helle
Kenneth Thompson
3Rd Ave. SE
Brian Reich
St. NW
Partment
Air Force Camp
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