Driving on the Water car linked to world-made parts
The Driving on the Water car, made in West Germany with a Triumph engine from Great Britain and assembled in New York, lists a price of 2970 dollars. Trettin notes only 13 exist in Iowa with no Minnesota estimates, claiming it suits fishing and hunting while a sighting in a lake once drew a fire department alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Germany
Triumph
Great Britain
New York
Trettin
Iowa
Minnesota
Austin teachers welcomed to new session at high school
Pre school week opened in Austin with teachers gathered in the high school auditorium led by J T Mickelson Dr Chester Sitz and Mayor Roger Stejkobsky. Mickelson urged strong education funding and relief from crowded facilities within a year while Litz urged progress in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
A. m
J. T. Mickelson
Chester Sitz
Roger Stejkobsky
Mickelson
Five Car Crashes Investigated by Austin Police
Police investigated five weekend traffic incidents in Austin. The most serious occurred Saturday at 7:55 p.m. on 3rd Ave SE near 4th St SE injuring 17 year old E Michael House. Total damages ranged from $15 to $1,100 across four other crashes involving parked cars and moving vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvo
Austin
3Rd Ave. SE
4Th St. SE
E. Michael House
4Th Ave. NW
4Th St
Myron R. Graff
4Th Ave
Jerry Thatcher
12Th Ave
Jack W. Bjerk
11Th Ave
Bjerk
Janet E. Frankson
17Th St
Main St. N
3Rd Ave
L. E. Danley
Austin Rt. 4
8Th Place NW
3Rd St
Marvel V. Nason
Joe S. Sebby
17Th Ave
Freeman A. Trowbridge
1St Ave
Scouter to Attend National Training Conference
Wes Swenson of Austin will attend the 12th National Training Conference at the University of Illinois Champaign August 29 to September 4. Gil Thompson Robert St Lawrence Albert Lea James Wilkins Fairmont North Star district executives also attend from the area. National executives organize quadrennial sessions with seminars to share the latest information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Swenson
Austin
Spainland
University of Illinois
Champaign
Gil Thompson
Robert St. Lawrence
Albert Lea
James Wilkins
Fairmont
North Star
Thompson
Music Lessons at Four Catholic Schools Slated
Registration announced for piano organ and violin lessons for 1963 64 at four Catholic parochial schools. Queen of Angels Pacelli St Augustine and St Edward offer signups with specific times and contact numbers for those unable to register in person. Sisters M Genovefa M Jacinta and M Wilhelmine will teach.
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Queen of Angels School
Pacelli High School
St. Augustine’s
Pacelli
St. Augustine Convent
St. Edward School
M. Genovefa
M. Jacinta
M. Wilhelmine
High School Teachers Meet of Diocese Held Here
Teachers from 24 Winona Diocese high schools attend the third annual High School Teachers Institute at Pacelli. Clifford P. Hooker and L. Leipold speak on Liability and Torts. Holy Mass at St Augustine Church. Sections discuss Catholic education methods after lunch. Arrangements led by Rev. John Tighe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Diocese
Pacelli
Clifford P. Hooker
University of Minnesota
L. Leipold
Nokomis Junior High School
Minneapolis
St. Augutine Church
Msgr
James Habiger
Diocese of
Winona
St. Augustine Rosary Society
John Tighe
Pacelli High
Holland Wins Blue Ribbon Fair Manager Honor
P. J. Holand of Austin was named among ten blue ribbon fair managers by the International Association of Fairs and Expositions at Findlay Ohio. Holand has led the Mower County Fair and Midwest Livestock Shows for 25 years and also directs the National Barrow Show. He is a former Minnesota State Fair board member and serves as vice chairman of Minnesota’s World’s Fair commission.
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P. J. Holand
Austin
United States
Findlay
Ohio
International Association of Fairs and Expositions
Mower County
Holand
Mower County Fairgrounds
Minnesota
Bike Rider Hit by Car Recovering in Hospital
Charles Kamp a 15 year old from Austin was injured when his bicycle was hit by a car on Highway 56 near the K Legler farm about 42 miles south of Brownsdale. He suffered multiple cuts and a severe scalp wound and was listed in fair condition at St Olaf Hospital. The 35 year old driver James Bernault of Burlington Iowa remained at the scene after the car veered into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kamp
Austin Rt. 2
Brownsdale
St. Olaf Hospital
Kamp
Highway 56
K. Legler
Young Kamp
James J. Bernault
Burlington
Iowa
Peace Corps Tests Held At Local Post Office
Two applicants took the Peace Corps placement tests Saturday at the Post Office, according to civil service tester Richard Berg. He noted the number matches the area’s typical turnout and that the commission sends five tests. next tests are planned for October with questionnaires available from the Civil Service Commission in Washington, D C.
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Peace Corps
Richard Berg
Civil Service
Commission
Civil Service Commission
Washington DC
Grange at Lyle Votes Aid to Expansion Fund
Lyle Grange voted Friday to contribute to the expansion fund at the meeting held at Ted Kilgore’s home. A report noted the County Fair booth won a blue ribbon and $50, and noon meals were served for Crippled Children’s Day Camp at Todd Park Aug. 14 to 21. Deputy Master and family attended and inspection was held. Booster Night is planned for Oct. 10.
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Grange At Lyle
Todd Park
Grange
Woman Receives Ticket After Rear End Crash
Betty L. Wilkerson of Austin Route 2 was ticketed for careless driving after a rear end collision on County Road 3 about a mile southeast of Austin. Ronald J. Smith of Rose Creek, 26, was turning off the highway when his car was struck in the rear. total damage exceeded 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty L. Wilkerson
Austin Rt. 2
Sheriff's Deputies
Austin
Doyle Lindah
Ronald J. Smith
Rose Creek
Wilkerson
Triple M Wins Fair Breed Title
A 200 pound Hampshire owned by Gust Kiehne and Son of Lanesboro was named grand champion of the Minnesota State Fair Barrow Show. Reserve champion was a Poland China exhibited by A. F Jochum and Sons of Glencoe. Other breed champions included Duroc George Morris and Sons Kilkenny Landrace Walter Bussman Yorkshire Lloyd M Michels St Peter Chester White George Wendland and Son Appleton Berkshire Triple M Farm Elkton Spots Gaylen Threinen Kasson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Hampshire
Gust Kiehne
High School Enrollment Here Is Up
Ray Wescott, Austin Public School's director of secondary education, reports 2,226 students registered for the opening day of school on September 3, with 164 last year’s secondary pupils still unregistered. Ellis Junior High shows 916 registered with about 75 unregistered. 1,025 registered on September 4, 1963 for 1962-63 start. Grade school figures unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Wescott
Austin Public School
Ellis
Holst Firm Area Farms Win at Minnesota State Fair
The Holst brothers of Austin won top honors in the Minnesota State Fair quality park contest as their Hampshire barrow topped 51 entries in on the hoof judging. The champion and reserve carcass will be shown in the Meats Exhibit building on Tuesday. Top 20 placers included Vernon Kvale, Gus Kiehne, Donald Schwecke, H. L. Bowie, Walter Bussman, James Grass, A F Jochum and Sons, Rodger Schley, John A. Larick, Lowell Mather, Ben Bartusek and Sons, Richard Compart, Rodney Miller, Robert Bryson, Koziolek, and Gary Linquist among others.
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Holst Brothers
Austin
Hampshire
Vernon Kvale
Beaver Creek
Gus Kiehne
Lanesboro
Donald Schwecke
Gibbon
H. L. Bowie
Rosemount
Walter Bussman
Norwood
James Grass
Owatonna
A. F. Jochum
Triple M Farm
Elkton
Rodger Schley
Dodge Center
John A. Larick
Lowell Mather
Madeira
Ben Bartusek and Sons
New Prague
Richard Compart
Nicollet
Rodney Miller
Madison
Robert Bryson
Alden
Koziolek
New Richland
Gary Linquist
Worthington
Dave Norris Named Public Information Director at Luther College
Dave Norris, former editor of the Boone News Republican, is appointed director of public information at Luther College in Decorah Iowa. He previously led newsroom operations and will handle communications strategy for the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Norris
The
Boone News Republican
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Mower County Welfare Funds Case Lead Stable
Mower County welfare scrutiny found no ineligible cases among 1,329 aid recipients. Welfare director Harold Mickelson notes stable rolls, with 372 children on file and 156 actively studied. 10 field workers cover cases, each handling 100 to 260 at a time, while monthly payroll runs 7,134 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
State Department of Public Welfare
Harold Mickelson
Minnesota
Mickelson
Welfare Office
Welfare Board
Bernard Haberlein
Bernie
Will Teach in Turkey United Church of Christ mission group sails
Victor W. Zeller, Arleen Armantage, Stanley F. Pickett and James Armantage head to Tar sus College in Turkey to teach there. They sailed from New York aboard the SS Mauretania with 22 other newly appointed missionaries under the Board for World Ministries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ
Victor W. Zeller
Wilton R. Zeller
4Th Ave
Brown University
Arleen Armantage
William ©. Ittel
Winthrop, Minn
Yale University Divinity School
Stanley F. Pickett
Fred L. Pickett
6Th Ave
Harvard
James Armantage
Tarsus College
Tarsus
Turkey
New York
Mauretania
United Church of Christ’s Board For World Ministries
County Youth Enters Finals of State Fair Tractor Contest
Jon Shaw of Lucky Clovers 4 H Club Mower County Lynn Sorensen of Freeborn FFA Leonard Binstock of Owatonna FFA will represent their counties in the state Safe Tractor Driving Contest finals at 9 20 a m Wednesday in the north parking lot of the State Fair. Contestants ages 14 to 21 will tackle six tests including a written exam maintenance check and safety, power take off, and two wheel and four wheel driving events. The champion and runner up receive trophies at 3 p m Wednesday at Machinery Hill on the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Shaw
Lucky Clovers
4-H Club
Mower
Lynn Sorenson
Freeborn
FFA
Leonard Binstock
Owatonna
Agriculture Committee
Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Minnesota Implement Dealers’ Association
Machinery Hill
State Fairgrounds
The
National Safety Council
Midwest Winner Takes Fair Test
Henry Walser of Mountain Lake Minnesota won the champion Angus steer at the Minnesota State Fair quality beef show. He also earned first place on the hoof at the Meower County Fair Midwest steer show. Top 16 animals were sent to South St Paul for processing and the champion carcass will be displayed in the meats exhibit building. Walser held the 7th place in the field. Kenneth Bechtum of Riceville Iowa also placed among the Angus entries.
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Henry Walser
Mountain Lake
Minn
Walser
South St. Paul
Kenneth Bechtum
Riceville
Iowa
Spring Valley Krazy Daze Parade Winners Named
Spring Valley Minn residents enjoyed Krazy Daze with a Legion Club breakfast for merchants and a parade led by 14 units and a three piece band. The Chain Gang sponsored by the V Store won first, The Wild Man from Africa featuring Carlyle Challgren placed second, and Coast to Coast Store took third with a vacation theme.
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Spring Valley
Minn
The
Legion Club
V Store
Africa
Carlyle Challgren
Bruce
Mark
Two youths receive suspended terms on tampering charges
Sammy Vidian and Thomas Hartman pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to tampering with an auto tied to Gregory Oswald’s 1963 Corvette Stingray stolen from the courthouse lot. Judge Leighton sentenced both to 10 days in jail, suspended for a year on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Jay Vidian
15Th St
Thomas W. Hartman
Main St
Robert Leighton
Gregory L. Oswald
Blooming Prairie
Vician
Hartman
Leighton
Lee Cummings
12Th St. SE
County League Plans Pollution Study Meeting
The Mower County League will focus on water pollution at its October session. A planning session was held last Thursday in Mapleview. County officials will speak at the Lyle dinner meeting and village-research committees will be formed. Date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County League
Mapleview
Lyle
Farmers Union Meeting Set at Lyle Legion Hall
Lyle Minnesota members of the Lyle Nevada Farmers Union will gather at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lyle Legion Hall. Guest C. Joe Gislason will present slides from his European tour. Lunch will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle, Minn
Lyle-Nevada Farmers Union
Lyle Legion Hall
C. Joe Gislason
Banfield Teacher Joins Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society
Banfield School teacher Paul Baarson was initiated into Epsilon Chi Chapter at Montana State College. He was among 41 men named charter members of the new chapter for promising professionals and earned his masters degree from the Montana school this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baarson
Banfield
Phi Delta Kappa
Montana State College
Baarson
Montana
Visitation Priest Installed at Stacy
The Rev. John J. A. Breitbach was installed as pastor of Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville Iowa by Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. J. Smith. Breitbach arrives from St Peters Church in New Haven and assumes duties at the Stacyville parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacyville
Iowa
John J. A. Breitbach
The
Visitation Catholic Church
John J. J. Smith
Charles City
Father Breitbach
Visitation
New Haven
St. Peters Church
Fairmont School Budget Up but Tax Levy May Drop
In Fairmont Minnesota the school budget rises by 22701 dollars due to higher state aid and a 6000 dollar increase in city valuations that could trim the local tax levy for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Minn
Railroad Conductor Denies Blocking Traffic Charge
William C. Pless a Milwaukee Road conductor appeared in Municipal Court before Special Judge Robert Leighton and pleaded innocent to a police charge of blocking traffic. He was arrested Aug. 21 by Lt. Wesley Pappenfus for allegedly tying up traffic at the Highway 218 S and 8th Ave SE intersection from 6 42 to 6 57 p m. His trial is set for Sept 14 at 1 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Pless
3Rd Ave
Milwaukee Road
Robert Leighton
Pless
Wesley Pappenfus
Highway 218
8Th Ave
Pappenius
Civil Air Patrol Calls for Recruits to Boost Austin Squadron
The Austin Civil Air Patrol squadron seeks cadet recruits aged 13 and up. Meetings run Wednesdays 7 to 9 p.m. at the airport with drill, citizenship training, and aerospace education set to begin in September. Cadets earn tests toward cadet officer status and receive 14 month membership cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Austin Civil Air Patrol Squadron
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Fast Side Lake
Orval Trettin
St. Ansgar
Mickelson, Sitz
Svejkovsky
Litz
AEA
AFT
Rotary Club
Red Cedar Inn
Horme
Irwin Mickelson
1St Drive NW
Sebby
Blue Ribbon
Berg
Triple M
Washington
Byron Peterson
First District
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Peterson
Kim
Lowell
Case Lead Stable
Bld Rezac
ADC
Scout Troops
John M. Truwe
Jaycees Agriculture Committee
Midwest
Mike
Malcolm Phifer
6Th Ave. SE
County League
Farmers Union
Stacy
Ior
Ran
McAlister
Arthur McAlister
Elvin Davis
Marion Engelman
Allen Oxley
Donald Erickson
Thomas Davis
Larry Fetterly
Garry Lastine
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