New Curriculum Study Introduced for Sunday School
Miss Nancy Crain of First Congregational explains a new curriculum program for Christian education. Joined by Mrs. Oscar Lindstrom chairing the board, Miss Mildred Widber of the United Church division, and Rev. Ray Giffin of the Minnesota conference, the group discusses the United Church merger of Congregational Christian and Reformed churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Crain
First Congregational
Crain
Oscar Lindstrom
Board of Christian Education
Mildred Widber
United Church Division of Christian Education
Ray Giffin
Minnesota
The
United Church
Congregational Christian and
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
United Church of Christ
Iowa
First Congregational Church
Options Taken on 90 Percent of Lake Louise Land
LeRoy Minnesota moves Lake Louise State Park forward with options on about 90 percent of the land. LeRoy owns 70 acres to join the 11 600 acre park, while about 20 landowners have 12 month options. State funds authorize 175 000 dollars for land purchases covering timber, water surface and farmland. The park plans include reforestation, expanded picnic and parking, camping, and a bridle camp with trails. Officers of the Lake Louise State Park Association lead the effort with notable local political support from 1963 legislation sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy, Minn
Lake Louise State Park
LeRoy
Lake Louise
St Olaf Hospital Patient Voices Truck Noise Problems
Mrs. Sam Kochiras and other patients at St Olaf Hospital report loud diesel truck traffic from nearby streets. An informal count logged 78 trucks in two hours and 84 in one hour. City officials said rerouting is not feasible due to street design limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf Hospital
Sam Kochiras
St. Paul
Kochiras
Lyle
Kochias
Austin
Hollywood
Free Square Dance Set Saturday in St Edwards Hall
A free square dance drawing 200 dancers is planned for 8 p m Saturday at St Edwards parish hall with Bernard McAlister calling recorded music. Dancers from Southern Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin are expected. Spectators invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edwards Parish Hall
Bernard McAlister
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Albert Lea
Howard Ellsworth
Highway 218
Ed Gillmore
Yucipa
Calif
St. Edwards
Fire destroys hayshed on Tart farm near Spring Valley
A Thursday 3 p.m. blaze eight miles south of Spring Valley damaged a 14 by 20 foot hayshed on the Francis and Erwin Tart farm. About 400 bales of hay burned, a field chopper was damaged, and firefighters saved one end of the shed. Earl Rodenz resides in the nearby Tart farm residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Francis
Erwin
Earl Rodenz
City approves second plat for Downtown Plaza shopping center
The Austin City Council approved the Downtown Plaza Shopping Center second subdivision plat this afternoon. Most of the north Main site was already platted after annexation, with a small eastern portion extending to the new Cedar River bridge. A street dedication is included to the city to replace metes and bounds with block and lot descriptions. The action was routine and part of a brief noon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Downtown Plaza
Main St
Cedar River
Junior College Registration Set for Austin Campus
Fall quarter registration at Austin Junior College starts Thursday. Sophomores register 8:30 to 3:30 in Austin High School cafeteria, freshmen next Friday in the same venue, and both classes return Tuesday September 3 to the college library. Freshmen testing Tuesday in the high school cafeteria begins at 8:30 for English placement and 10 for the ACT. both tests required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Junior College
Austin High School
Fills
Rhonda John
Three Hurt in City Crashes Over 24 Hours
Three people were injured in two city accidents within 24 hours and two were treated and released at St. Olaf Hospital while a third remained under examination. Bliss N. Cleveland sustained a slight injury when his westbound car was rear ended by Wilbur C. Thompson on Oakland Ave. W. Iris L. Hackensmith was observed after a collision at 7th St and Sh Ave with Robert Rocel. Hackensmith was cited for failing to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf Hospital
Bliss N. Cleveland
9Th P SW
Wilbur C. Thompson
17Th St. S
Oakland Ave. W
Cleveland
Thompson
Iris L. B. Hackensmith
11Th Ave
7Th St
Sh Ave
Robert Rocel
16Th Ave
Hackensmith
Rosel
Driving Jeep in Custer Park Jumbo Tour Chief Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson of Riceville Iowa handles a bone rattling 20 mile jeep tour in Custer State Park near Pierre South Dakota driving seven or eight times daily for tourists to see the nations largest buffalo herd He earns 125 monthly plus room board and tips and works six days a week He is a junior chemistry major at Colorado State Teachers College and can converse in French with visiting delegations including a French group and European tourists and the South Dakota governor also rode the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Bob Anderson
Edmund Anderson
Custer State Park
Pierre
S. D
Bob
Riceville High
Loras College
Dubuque
Colo
South Dakota
United States
Holy Cross Sets Calendar
Holy Cross outlines its 1920 21 academic year with key dates including school opening September 3 district pastor teacher conference September 23 state teachers conference October 24 25 first quarter ending November 1 second quarter beginning November 4 Thanksgiving vacation November 28 29 Christmas vacation begins December 23 school reopens January 6 second quarter ends January 24 third quarter begins March 5 6 Southeast teacher's conference March 24 Minnesota State Lutheran Principal's conference March 25 third quarter ends March 26 31 Easter vacation March 31 fourth quarter begins June 5 and school closes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Minnesota State Lutheran
Southern Churchman Calls for Faith Into Action
Four Austin men attend the Minnesota District South convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at Concordia College St Paul. Leaders urge Confessional Christianity in action and a right stand on race while honoring others and calling for peaceful, quiet, persistent faith in peacemaking. Sessions continued through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Concordia College
St. Paul
Robert B. Hamp
St. John’s Lutheran Church
R. Marquardt
Holy Cross Lutheran
John Lawrenz
Darrel Naber
E. W. Homringhausen
Culman
Ala
Ernest H. Stahlke
Shrine session parade across Midwest towns ends in Minn return
The Midwest Shrine group held a session in Sioux Falls South Dakota and paused to parade and perform at Tracy and Pipestone Minnesota. On Monday they will discard their oriental makeup and resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. C
Tracy
Pipestone
Minn
City Native Promoted at Rochester
Austin native Louise Midji, daughter of Lorenz Wuertz, named assistant principal at Jefferson School in Rochester. A former sixth grade teacher, she is a 1957 Austin High School graduate, 1959 Austin Junior College, 1960 University of Minnesota BS, and 1962 MA. She taught at Douglas Elementary in Minneapolis and helped develop a Rochester sixth grade curriculum. Her husband is an agricultural engineer with the U S Soil Conservation Service in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Howard
Louise) Midji
Lorenz Wuertz
5Th Ave
Jefferson School
Rochester
Midje
Austin High School
Austin Junior College
University of Minnesota
Jefferson
Douglas Elementary
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Schools
Thorntons and Koenig Win Ner Titles
Craig Thornton wins the boys 15 and under singles title 6-4 6-3 over David Kane at the All-City Tennis tournament. Majorie Koenig claims the girls 15 and under crown 6-3 6-1 against Sue Roberts. Finals set for Saturday or Sunday with several doubles and older age group battles also decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Thornton
David Kane
Athletic Field
Warren Kane
Jim Peyton
Tom Purcell
Chuck Wilson
Dennis Dingman
Dennis LeBarron
Ralph Bjork
Cecil Tinderholt
Harold Levi
John Furman
Howard Petersen
Carroll Ries
Majorie Koenig
Sue Roberts
Paula Ferguson
Virginia Dugan
Marjorie Koenig
CAP Calls Training Exercise in Minnesota
Civil Air Patrol squads start radio operations at noon for the annual search and rescue effectiveness test. Major Arthur McAlister says all units go operational 21 hours early with staff ready at the airport. The Austin squadron will standby as CAP directs deployment across the state Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
CAP
Minnesota
Arthur McAlister
Austin
Speech Help for Pupils at Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie board of education hires a part time speech correctionist for 1963-64. Bonnie Lewis of the South Central Mental Health Center in Owatonna will supervise the program at the elementary school Mondays and Wednesdays. The board requires maximum athletic insurance and authorizes limited school construction. Superintendent Maurice McFarlin to secure bids from area creameries for milk during the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie, Minn
Blooming Prairie
Board of Education
Bonnie Lewis
South Central Mental Health Center
Owatonna
Supt
Maurice McFarlin
Grange Aids Expansion Fund in Elkton Minnesota
Elkton Grange approved a donation to the Grange expansion fund at a meeting held at Willis Danielson home. Mr and Mrs Charles McNeill were elected alternates to the state Grange convention at Park Rapids in October. Mrs Anton Wellik reported on lunches served for a handicapped camp at Todd Park. Inspection night is set for September 4 in the school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Minn
Elkton Grange
Grange
Willis Danielson
Charles McNeill
State
Park Rapids
Anton Wellik
Todd Park
Spring Valley Hosts Third Seat Belt Clinic
Spring Valley Jaycees will conduct their third seat belt sale Saturday at the old bank building corner. At the two previous clinics about 60 belts were installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Spring Valley Jaycees
Old Bank
Sheriff Inspect Burglary At Graeber’s Drive-In
Sheriff’s office investigates a break-in at Graeber’s Drive-In on Highway 218 S near the Drive-In theater. An undetermined amount of money was stolen in the early morning hours Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Graeber
Highway 218 S
Boys Steal 200 Candy Bars and Toss Them in Creek
Seven youths aged 13 to 15 admitted stealing a box of 200 candy bars from a Ben Franklin Store delivery at Sterling Shopping Center. They discarded uneaten bars into Turtle Creek and police could not recover the rest. The juveniles were turned over to authorities. Police also investigated truck thefts, a car stolen from Fordtown lot, a Rambler chase, and a bean gun incident at Sutton Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Sterling
Turtle Creek
Bob Smith
Skelly Station
1St Ave
Fordtown
Terp
Richard Faulkner
Sutton Park
Richard
St. Olaf Hospital
Sidney Wakefield
5Th Ave
Freeborn 4-H Livestock Sale Winds Up Annual County Fair
The 22nd annual 4 H Livestock Buyer's Breakfast served 186 men at Hotel Albert. Buyers then attended the sale featuring 105 beef, 110 lambs, and 246 hogs. Top prices included 27.50 for beef, 45.50 for lamb, and 32 for hogs. Awards highlighted Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, Hereford, and other livestock champions with multiple county exhibitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn
Albert Lea
Minn
Hotel Albert
Production Credit Association of
Blooming Prairie Lamb
Universal Milking Machine Company
Albert Leahog
Sparky's
Glenville
Freeborn County
Flag Flies to Honor Blooming Prairie Veteran at Courthouse
The Steele County courthouse flags memorialize Roger E. Lee a Blooming Prairie native killed in a Feb 3 1962 car train crash in Owatonna The memorial flag program by the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Steele County Board of Commissioners raises a new flag every two weeks to honor deceased veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele County
Roger E. Lee
Elmer Lee
Owatonna Tool Co
Owatonna
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Steele County Board of Commissioners
Area Artists Enter Center Show Seventh Rochester Exhibit
Entry blanks for the seventh annual area show at Rochester Art Center are available through Sept. 30. Eligible artists live within 75 miles of Rochester and may submit up to two works not previously shown. Works must be framed, ready to hang, and within 45 inches in width or height. Purchase prizes of 75, 50, and 25 dollars are offered, with merit awards by Dean Warnholz of Carleton College art department as sole juror. A 20 percent sales commission is retained by the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Art Center
Rochester
Dean Warnholz
Carleton College Art Department
Center
New Building Under Way at 209 Main Street
Sales office and show room rise at 209 Main St L with completion expected October 1. Combs Rusco, in business 15 years, displays the large front window. General contractor Karl F. Bruckmeier. electrical Heise and Roberts. plumbing and heating Scheid Plumbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St. L
Combs Rusco
Karl F. Bruckmeier
Ken Combs
Rusco Co
Blue Ribbon Winner Dies At County Fair Sale
Albert Lea Minnesota 4-H member Barbara Throlson of Royal Oaks loses a blue ribbon ewe lamb on the eve of the Freeborn County Fair sale. She notes the lambs were grain fed and may have overate while two other lambs stayed together in a pen with Nancy Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Ewe Lamb
Barbara Throlson
Royal Oaks
Freeborn County Fair
Barbara
Nancy Brown
Mitchell 4-H Youth Award Trips At Iowa State Fair
Twenty eight Mitchell County 4-H members attended the Iowa State Fair on award trips sponsored by the Mitchell County 4-H Foundation. The group included Cathy Christiansen Janet Krogstad Ruth Kittelson Connie Schroeder Jeanette Bode Mary Nelson Mona Merry Makers Cheryl Hungerford Mitchell Melody Makers Joan Erdmann Lin da Anderson LaVonne Boerjan June Bissen Stacy Stars Judy Gerk Stacy Sparklers Kathy Smith Stacy Aces Mary Lynn Johnson Union Happy Hunters Doris Patten Osage Snappy Clippers Jim Byrnes Marlin Meyer Douglas Demons Keith Earles Liberty Straight Shooters Bill Frank Eastern Pacemakers Richard Morrison West Lincoln Blues Charles Klapperich Meyer Marvels Allan Lund Mitchell Trailblazers Gene Steinberg Newburg Beavers Dennis Stelter Otranto Jerseys Dean Feldt Rocky Ramblers Dave Warring ton St. Ansgar Sailors Jerry Mauer Stacyville Satellites Russell Baldner Union Eagles Jane Renner Wilmer Krahn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mitchell County
4-H
Mitchell County 4-H Foundation
Cathy Christiansen
West Cedar Sunbeams
Janet Krogstad
Douglas Happy Jills
Ruth Kittelson
Liberty Merry Maids
Connie Schroeder
East Lincoln Larks
Jeanette Bode
West Lincoln Lassies
Mary Nelson
Mona Merry Makers
Cheryl Hungerford
Mitchell Melody Makers
Joan Erdmann
Newbury Beaverettes
Linda Anderson
Jolly Rockets
la- Vonne Boerjan
St. Ansgar
June Bissen
Stacy Stars
Judy Gerk
Stacy Sparklers
Kathy Smith
Stacy Aces
Mary Lynn Johnson
Union Happy Hunters
Doris Patten
Osage
Jim Byrnes
Burr Oak Square Shooters
Marlin Meyer
Douglas Demons
Keith Earles
Liberty Straight
Bill Frank
Eastern Pacemakers
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Stephen T. Quigley
Wildwood
St. Paulite
Jeep
Holy Cross
Austin Shrine Club Oriental Band
Shrine
Mrs. Howard Midje
Blooming
Grange Aids Expansion Fund
Sheriff's Men
Austin Public
Vickie Sawyer
Nancy Sanvick
Curt Wilkinson
Vicky Opsahil
Fee
4- H Leaders Federation
Freeborn County Fair Association
James Lembke
Alden
Larry Walz
Clarks Grove
Suffolk
Dave Morse
Lyle Stephenson
Rose Creek
B. C. Stephenson
Arthur Alland
Guernsey
Leo
Oakland
Dave Lyle
Mark Stadtner
William F. Christianson
V. J. Stadtherr
Blue Ribbon
Mitchell
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