Council Seeks Hearing on Appointive Treasurer and City Projects
Austin council moved to convert the treasurer post to appointive, set a Sept 16 hearing, and ordered Nelson to secure the Nelson Supermarket site. They approved a $7,500 land purchase for Bustad park, with state and federal funding covering about three quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
City Treasant Geomem
Glen Nelson
Nelson
Martin Bustad
City Charter Board
Bustad
Wonder Bar Village
Melvin Schwartz
Violet Cole
Gordie Hormel
FBI
A. Richard Gross
Herald
City Planning Commission
U.S. Bureau of Census
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
North Main St
Duane Johnson
City Recorder
Mapleview Man Found Guilty of Negligence
A 23 year old Mapleview man was found guilty of negligence at a coroner's inquest into the July 17 traffic death of a Dexter man on IL 90 west of Austin. Dr. George Stahl cited gross negligence by James Ronald Hall who was driving under the influence. no charges announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleview
Dexter
Austin
Mower County
George Stahl
Richard Allen Walterman
James Ronald Hall
Stahl
Hall
Two Austin Men Hurt When Car Slips From Jack
Darrell Klingfus aged 21 and his father Henry 63 were injured Monday afternoon while repairing a car at 1111 9th Ave SW. The vehicle slipped from a jack pinning Klingfus under the chest and Henry Klingfus’ leg and knee. Both men were taken to St Olaf Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Klingfus
Henry
9Th Ave
Ronald Wangen
Klinius
Klingfus
St. Olaf Hospital
Park Board to Hear Elm Disease Report in Austin
The Austin Park and Recreation Board will hear a report on Dutch Elm Disease affecting the city. Also on the agenda is the Municipal Swim Pool and the Summer Playground Program. A discussion on creating a Northwest Austin neighborhood park is planned. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m in the City Council chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Park and Recreation Board
Austin
Milwaukee Railroad President to Attend Chamber Golf Stag
Curtiss Crippen president of the Milwaukee Railroad and Austin High School graduate plans to attend the Chamber of Commerce Golf Stag Day at the Austin Country Club on Sept 30. Wayne Austin reports about 75 local businessmen have invited guests and 60 more will be hosted by Austin firms. The event aims to showcase Austin to potential new industry, following last year’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Crippen
Milwaukee Railroad
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Austin Country Club
Crippen
Austin High School
Wayne Austin
New School Year Begins at Elkton Next Wednesday
Elkton Minnesota opens the 1968 69 school year on Wednesday August 28 at 8 25 a m with a gym meeting for all high school students while elementary pupils go to their classrooms. New faculty include Virginia Esse James Melville and others. vele many returning staff listed. Registration fees for 7 10 total 4 dollars plus 1 dollar per sport. hot lunch identical to last year. A faculty workshop runs August 26 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Minn
Virginia Esse
James Melville
Wayne Quibe
Judie Sonstegard
Deborah Yunker
Harley Baker
Robert Burger
Jane Reeve
Myrna Giles
Robert Roberts
Cecil Mulholland
Marvin Runyon
Lynn Lagerstedt
Eva Mayer
Effie Apold
Audrey Jensen
Robert
Iowans Injured in Two Car Crash Near St Ansgar
A Mitchell County Sheriff's report outlines a 1:30 a.m. two car crash two miles west of St Ansgar on Highway 218. Margaret Lieverouw 17 and John Greeley 24 both injuries treated at a local doctor. Greeley charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and posted $400 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Mitchell County Sheriff's Dept
Margaret Ann Lieverouw
John Steven Greeley
Osage
Lieverouw
Greeley
Justice of Peace
Clayton Olsen
Junior High Mixer Set for Wednesday at Athletic Field
A junior high mixer is scheduled for Wednesday at the Athletic Field Tennis Courts. The event features the local rock band Joyful Noise for dancing from 7 30 to 10 p m. All students who have completed grades seven through nine may attend with a 10 cent donation.
Practical Nurse Graduates to Get Pins Here Friday
Twenty two graduates of the Austin Area Vocational Technical School of Practical Nursing will receive pins at 730 p.m. Friday in Christ Episcopal Church. Pins are a gift from St Olaf Hospital and will be presented by Frances Stolzenberg. A reception by the hospital auxiliary follows. The class includes Gwen Beaulieu Diane Bissen Carolyn Blahnik Nancy Oelkers Florence Buck Jean Curtin Joan DeYoung Karen Diemer Linnea Erickson Corrie Gosha Kathy Greenwald Julie Hansen Susan Hensche Charlotte Johnson Kathryn Malmin Janet Rabenger Kathleen Sanders Marjorie Scherb Lorraine Setten Freda Thimsen and Marilyn Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area
Vocational-Technical School of Practical Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
Frances Stolzenberg
St. Olaf Hospital
Gwen Beaulieu
Diane Bissen
Carolyn Blahnik
Nancy Oel
ASJC Student Fee Hike Approved by Minnesota Board
The Minnesota Junior College Board raises the activity fee to one dollar per credit hour with a $15 maximum. Previous rate was $10 per quarter for full time students. Preregistered students at Austin State Junior College will be billed the remainder under the new rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Junior College Board
Austin State Junior College
Austin Tornado Recall Marks 40th Anniversary
Commemorative note recalls the 1928 Austin tornado that hit Glenville and downtown, killing five and causing major damage along Water Street and near the Park Theater. Mentioned are the Park Theater now Paramount, the Motor Inn, and era context with later Minnesota twisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf Church
Fox Hotel
Park Theater
Paramount
Motor Inn
Water St
4Th Ave
Mower County
Brownsdale
Austin
Red Cross chapter names board, awards at Austin meeting
Dr Thomas Stolee cites 192 area hospitals forming the fifth largest U S blood bank. He warns against improper use of whole blood and explains blood components, shelf life, and inventory challenges. Computer records aid matching rare blood types and disaster response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Alland
U.S
Thomas Stolee
St. Paul
Red Cross Blood Center
Red Cross
Austin Country Club
Stolee
Dr. Stolee
Samll
Tracy, Minn
Donald Sandeen
Sandeen
Darlene Berhow
Red Cross Board
Glenn Baake
James Clasen
A. Daniel Miller
First Aid
Marvin Moes
Fund
Robert Morgan
Austin
Warren Chaffee
Lyle
Dale Madison
Brownsdale
Arnet Moe
LeRoy
Warren Chaf
Nine Austin area families host visitors in Vacation Visits program
Nine Austin area families welcome children from Minneapolis and St. Paul for a 10 day session of Project Friendship. Now in its 21st year the program is sponsored by the Catholic Inter-racial Council Minnesota Council of Churches and Minnesota Human Rights Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area
Minnesota
Catholic Inter-racial Council
Minnesota Council of Churches
Minnesota Human Rights Council
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Austin Youth Is Sentenced for Burglary
Daryl C. Benson, 19, of Austin, was sentenced to one year’s probation with the Youth Conservation Commission by Judge Daniel F. Foley in Albert Lea district court. Benson pleaded guilty to burglary tied to a December 27 Hollendale Phillips Draager Garage robbery with co-defendant Dennis S. Van Ravenhorst, 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Daryl C. Benson
Austin
Youth Conservation Commission
Daniel F. Foley
Benson
Waldorf College
Forest City
Iowa
Dennis S. van Ravenhorst
Phillip Draager
Hollandale
Mitchell County Reports Two Auto Accidents
Osage Iowa reports two county road crashes over the weekend. Wayne Decklever 34 of Osage drove a station wagon into a ditch injuring no one but causing 1000 dollars of damage. passengers included his wife Marcella and the Heinzerlings. Dennis Charlson 19 of Osage lost control in rain on Yieway 218 and ditched his car causing 300 dollars in damage. he was charged with speeding imprudently for road and weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownville
Wayne Decklever
Osage
Decklever
Marcella
Dean Heinzerling
Waction
Mitchell County Sheriff's
St. Ansgar
Yieway
Dennis Charlson
Charlson
Iowa Highway
Funeral Services Set Wednesday for BI Prairie Accident Victims
Blooming Prairie Minnesota funeral services are set for Lewis Beattie 76 and Mary Beattie 69 killed in a two car crash near Fairmont. Services at United Methodist Church Blooming Prairie 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Jerry White officiating. Interment Riverside Cemetery Dodge Center. Visitation at Blooming Prairie Funeral Home tonight and Wednesday morning. Survivors include two daughters and grandchildren with other relatives. Five total killed in the Fairmont crash and others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Lewis Beattie
Mary Beattie
Fairmont
United Methodist
Jerry White
Riverside Cemetery
Dodge Center
American Legion
Blooming Prairie Funeral Home
Charles Cope, Jr
Madrid
Iowa
Dodge County
Rishon Bieler
Patterson
N. J
David Langsdorf
Laura
San Mateo
Calif
Joseph Duvinsky
New York City
Threshing Bee Planned Near Blooming Prairie Farm
An old fashioned threshing bee titled A Page Out of Yesterday will take place Sunday at the Arthur F. Andersen farm one mile east of Blooming Prairie Minnesota. Antique farm machinery will be on display showcasing the era before the combine era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Arthur F. Andersen
Leroy College Girl Works With Ghetto Children
Miss Ilene Bergland spent seven weeks in Jersey City New Jersey assisting with the Christian Neighborhood Summer Program for ghetto children. The program offered religious training remediation reading music art crafts recreation and field trips. Over the next two years she joins the Minneapolis area teacher corps in poverty schools at the junior high level while pursuing a master degree in junior high education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Minn
Ilene Bergland
Jersey City
N. J
Minneapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oakland Ave
9Th PI
10Th Dr
4Th St. NW
4Th St
1St Dr
Hangge
2Nd Subdivision
Dobbins Crest
Vogel
Car
Stag
Junior High
ASJC
Patrick Miles
1St St. SE
Old Park Theater
THE
Butler Apartments
Glenvile
Fairgrounds
Railway St
10Th St
Waseca
Main St
Red Rock
Sargeant
Ostrander
Randolph
Stacy’s Fruit Store
Red Cross Chapter
Rex Cutter
Stan Haase
John Halvorson
Norbert Schmitt
William Wolf
Mabel Claybrook
Victor Eagleson
William Hartman
Kenneth Koenig
Adolph Larson
Robert Paton
Ronald Thomas
Floyd Vial
Austin Daily Herald
KAUS
KQAQ
Veteran of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Thomas Stoled
Gram
T. E. Barber
Stephen Wright
Robert Kraushaar
Dale Benson
Elmer Sharan
Robert Turner
Grand Meadow
A. James Schroeder
B. FE
Monson, Adams
Freeborn County
Mitchell County
Gerald
Violet) Blakeborough
Prior Lake
Mary Ann) Horton
Eau Claire
Wis
Beattie
John Viery
Bernard Johnson
Laurens
Leroy College
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!