Promoters, Contractors Enthused Over Prospects
Promoters and contractors in Austin show optimism as a busy construction week ends. The Holiday Inn sign lights up as plans for expanded activity surface. Wagner Construction targets multiple projects including the new post office and Raymond's Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperialities, Inc
Stan Waterman
Raymond's
Hormel
Lyspe Construction Co
Austin Ymca
Western Oil
Dibble Pontiac Buick
Leighton, Meany and Cotter
C. H. Gould Construction Co
Fairmont
8Th Ave
Roger Nelson
Gould Construction
Bustad
Gould
Fairmont Street
LMC
Leighton, Meany and Cotter Law
1St Dr
Main St. N
Wagner Construction Co
Thompson-Lewison
Wagner
Holiday Inn
Cummings and Co
Memphis
Main St
Ponears
Austin
Waterman
Lysne Construction Co
Garden Fresh Squash at Austin Farm To Market Day
Mrs. Thomas Gaddis of Austin Rt. 3 weighs a summer squash at Farm-To-Market Day in Austin. Other vendors sold fresh eggs pastry vegetables and canned goods in Midtown Austin Sterling and The Mall Shopping Centers. By mid afternoon most stands were sold out to shoppers.
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Austin
Thomas Gaddis
Austin Rt. 3
Sterling
Mall
No Change Needed for 756 Seniors
Blooming Prairie school board allows seniors who attended classes in District 756 before annexation to graduate from their previous schools. The board will pay tuition and also approved athletic insurance, a milk contract to Blooming Prairie Co op, two early dismissals, and discussion on a full year kindergarten in District 7 with no decision.
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Blooming Prairie, Minn
Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie School Board
Blooming Prairie Co-op
Community Ambassador Recalls Sweden Trip
Austin’s Community Ambassador Oscar Haddorff returned from two months in Sweden and will speak to groups that hosted him. Reservations for his appearance at Ellis Junior High School are via Mrs. C. O. Kranske, secretary to Glenn Darling. Haddorff said Swedes are friendly and curious about American leadership and politics.
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Austin
Oscar Haddorff
Sweden
Haddorff
C. O. Kranske
Ellis Junior High
Karlskoga
Axvall
United States
Lake District
Stockholm
Ove Bergen
Clark Miller
Weisbaden
Germany
Paris
Shannon
Ireland
Merit Badge Classes Set For Swimming Life Saving Canoeing
Classes for swimming life saving and canoeing merit badges begin August 24 announced by Rev William Vogel. Benny Thompson a water safety instructor will teach at the municipal pool with 1 to 2 pm swimming and 2 to 3 pm life saving. 9 to 10 am canoeing across from the pool with a 2.50 fee that covers manual paddle life jacket and a 117 foot canoe. Final tests will be in Albert Lea or Owatonna. registrations contact 433 1616 or 433 2707 host families.
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William Vogel
Spamland
Benny Thompson
Explorer Post 122
Red Cedar River
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Police Record Five Accidents In Friday Austin Check
Five car accidents were reported to Austin Police Friday. At 5 a.m. Arnold Augustine backed into Bernie Hegge’s parked car causing minor damage. At 8:40 a.m. Dean Carter’s car struck Duane Crandall’s parked car. both vehicles sustained over $200 damage and tickets issued for speeding and failing to yield. A third collision damaged Mrs. Paul Callahan’s car while parked at Trowbridge’s Supermarket. Around 4:15 p.m. Mrs. Shirley Darnold’s car collided with Walter Van Pelt’s car at the 1st Ave and 1st St intersection, causing over $200 damage to each car and injuring four people slightly.
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Austin
Arnold Augustine
4Th St
7Th Ave
Bernie T. Hegge
Dean Lawrence Carter
4Th St. NW
Duane Jacob Crandall
8Th St. NE
3Rd Ave
Carter
Crandall
Paul Callahan
12Th St. NW
Trowbridge
Walter James van Pelt
15Th St
Shirley Jean Darnold
12Th Ave
1St Ave
1St St
van Pelt
Keith Allen
Ruiz Car Rolls Over in Highway 218 Crash
Beatrice Ruiz the 23 year old driver sustained bruises and possible back and leg injuries after losing control of her car on Highway 218 S about 1 30 p m Friday seven miles south of the city. The vehicle rolled over in a ditch after skidding off the road and Miss Ruiz was thrown clear and taken to St Olaf Hospital for x rays and treatment.
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Beatrice Ruiz
1St St. NW
St. Olaf Hospital
Miss Ruiz
St. Olaf
Fair attendance unknown but financially improving
The 1964 Mower County Fair run August 10 to 16 shows signs of breaking even despite record cold. Concession sales rose, grandstand receipts fell due to cold, and gates matched prior years. Officials expect weeks to reveal the full financial picture and consider a 1965 rodeo sanctioned by the Rodeo Association with top riders for a two day event.
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Mower County Fair
P.J. Holand
Fair
Fair Board
Rodeo Corporation of America
Morals Count Reduced for Kentuckian
Charles Hoskins of Paintsville Kentucky pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of simple assault in Municipal Court. Judge Fred Vogel sentenced him to 90 days or a 100 dollar fine but he could not pay and was remanded to the sheriff. The charge was reduced from indecent assault on a motion by County Attorney Wallace Lieh. Kenneth McMillan was the court appointed defense attorney.
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Charles Hoskins
Paintsville
Fred Vogel
Hoskins
Wallace Lieh
Fairgrounds
Drought Halls Bond Issue Is Dropped By District
The Howard-Winneshiek Community School board declines a proposed bond issue due to poor crop conditions. At the August meeting architect Stan Griffith of Griffith Co. discussed future plans. The board sets the regular election for Sept. 14 to fill director posts in areas No 2 and 4.
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Lime Springs
Iowa
Howard-Winneshiek
Stan Griffith
Griffith Co
Fort Dodge
Mrs Donavan Scheer Named Mower County Kenny Fund Drive Chair
Mrs. Donovan Scheer of Dexter is appointed Mower County chairman for the 1964 Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation fund drive. Volunteers are urged to contact Mrs Scheer to offer services for the fall campaign.
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Donovan Scheer
Dexter
Mower County
Sister Elizabeth Kenny
Scheer
Blood Drive Falls Short of Goals in County Report
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 603 pints from 671 donors, with 68 rejects, during a five day county drive. Friday’s total left the event 22 pints below the 625 pint minimum. 47 new donors participated and 53 recipients will receive gallon pins in Monday's Herald.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Hollandale Area Expansion Vote Set
Hollandale residents will decide on toll free Extended Area Service to reach all FR-3 numbers in the Albert Lea area within a year. Postcard ballots will be sent for completion by early September. Approval hinges on the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission. Northwestern Bell says rates won’t be affected.
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Hollandale
Minn
Albert Lea
Minnesota Telephone Co
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Grange Plans Youth Dance In Lyle
Lyle Grange members discuss a youth dance with date to be announced. Roy Smith and Pomona Grange Master attended. A fair booth report earned a blue rosette and a $50 prize. Lyle Grange will host Pomona on Sept 3 at Enterprise School.
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Lyle, Minn
Lyle Grange
Roy Smith
Pomona Grange
Pomona
Enterprise School
Steak Fry for Austin Lancers at Todd Park
A steak fry is planned for the Austin Lancers and Riders Drum and Bugle Corps Parents Group at 6 30 p m today in the big pavilion at Todd Park.
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Austin Lancers and
Riders Drum & Bugle Corps
Todd Park
Big Pavillion
Registration for Adult Community School Fall Courses
Registration for 80 fall courses at the Adult Community School opens Aug 31. Hours are noon to 5, 6 to 9 on weekdays and 1 to 3 Friday in AHS 157. Preliminary registration ends Sept 11 with final on Sept 14 when classes start. James Flannery notes high school credit courses require age 17 and out of school for a year.
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Bob Lee
Herald
James Flannery
Flannery
Pre School Workshop Planned for Spring Valley
Spring Valley Minnesota plans a three day pre school workshop for teachers starting Aug 31. Seven new faculty members are introduced at a 7 30 a m breakfast with the school board and clergy. New teachers include Raymond Potthoff George Colbenson Dale Peters Demetra Hassos Peter Tabor Gary Anderson and Duane Graff.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Raymond Potthoff
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
George Colbenson
Winona State College
Janice Helgerson
Dale Peters
Vocational Ag
FFA
Demetra Hassos
Athens
Greece
Winona
Wilcox earns dean's list honor at RPI
Douglas S. Wilcox of 1006 8th Ave Southwest earned dean's list recognition for scholarship achievement at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York for the past term.
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Douglas S. Wilcox
Ernest S. Wilcox
8Th Ave
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N.Y
Hootenanny Night at Steele County Fair Feature
Owatonna Minnesota hosts Hootenanny Night at the Steele County Fair with ten top ABC TV Hootenanny artists. One performance at 8 30 p m before the grandstand. The Tournament of Thrills Trans World Auto Daredevils stunt show is set for 8 30 p m Sunday night.
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Owatonna
Minn
Steele County Fair
Memorials Received by Mower County ACS in Honor of Local Figures
The Mower County unit of the American Cancer Society acknowledged memorial gifts in memory of Oscar Erickson Carl O Knutson Mrs Fern Satterloff Jack Adams Joe Apold Mrs H H Hanson Archie Moen Mrs Lee Bulger and Mrs Cora E Sherwood. Memorials support research education and service programs.
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Mower County
The
American Cancer Society
Oscar Erickson
Carl O. Knutson
Fern Satterloff
Jack Adams
Joe Apold
H. H. Hanson
Archie Moen
Lee Bulger
Cora E. Sherwood
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Raymonds
Raymond's Nursing Home
New Western Oil Station
Austin Utilities Garage
Wagner Construction
Municipal Plant
Rose Creek Church
St. Peter Catholic Church
Rose Creek
John Wagner
Hormel Institute
Drawing Board
Owatonna High School
Wagner Construction Company
Chorus
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Mazeppa
Putney
Haddor
Social Democrats
Charles Swain
George Swain
Deanna Stoltz
Darrel Stoltz
Dren
Charles
Grace Benderson
Dean Erickson
Deanna
Austin Optometric Society
Kenneth McMillan
Grange Plans
Austin Community School
State College
Peter Tabor
Gary Anderson
Duane Graff
Dean’s
Owatonna Fair
Wood Badge Camp
Joli Howley
Bil Committeeiman
Jerry Chopski
Troop
LeRoy An
Derson
Troop 124
the Wood
Badge Adult Leaders Training School
Camp Lewis On Clark
Tabor, SD
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