Deaf Austin girl works summer packaging at B Dalton
Leone Leger, 19, a deaf student from Austin living in Minneapolis, is on a first summer job packaging books for B Dalton in Bloomington, eight hours daily. She bikes 242 miles daily, plans to return to classes September 3 at the Minnesota State School for the Deaf, and is seen as a promising example by the Minneapolis Hearing Society and DVR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hogan
Austin
Twin Cities
Leone Leger
Art Leger
4Th Ave
B. Dalton Bookseller
Bloomington
Leone
Minneapolis
Minnesota State School For the Deaf
Faribault
Minneapolis Hearing Society
United Fund Agency
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Minnesota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
DVR
Gerald Wilcox
Marshall High
Minnesota Dept. of Employment Security
Wilcox
Kenneth Anderson
B. Dalton
Miss Leger
Brazen Serpents to Play at Final Junior High Mixer
The Brazen Serpents, a local rock band, will perform at the final summer junior high mixer. The event runs 7:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Athletic Field Tennis Courts with a 10 cent admission for students who have completed 7th through 9th grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Final
Brazen Serpents
David Kane
Austin Youth Ministry Council
Kane
Win
Church to Show Communist Film in LeRoy
Bethany Bible Church in LeRoy will screen The Truth About Communism at 7 45 p m Friday. The film narrated by California Governor Ronald Reagan portrays communism aims and global domination with commentary by Reagan. Charles J Arnold of the American Legion praises the film as outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Minn
Bethany Bible Church
Ronald Reagan
California
Charles J. Arnold
The
American Legion
Guy
Reagan
Three Minor Auto Accidents Investigated in Austin
Austin Police investigated three minor crashes Monday and today. Marian Thompson, Albert Lea, and Petrella Miller collided at 404 4th Ave SE causing 60 and 500 dollars in damage respectively. Daniel Kane hit Bell Telephone conduit near 24th St SW around 9:20 p.m. Monday with 120 dollars damage. William Aurburn’s parked car in 900 block on 9th Ave SW sustained 300 dollars damage from Larry Hesch’s vehicle causing 200 dollars damage.
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Marian Thompson
Albert Lea
Petrella Miller
3Rd St
4Th Ave
Thompson
Miller
Daniel Kane
24Th St
Bell Telephone Co
Hwy
Kane
William Auburn
Kansas City
Larry Hesch
Oakland Ave
9Th Ave
Hesch
Bus Service Resumes in City on Two Routes
Austin Transit, Inc. restarts bus service Sept. 3 on two routes Decker Acres East and Sterling West. Operating times are 5:50 to 9:15 a.m. and 1:10 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, serving mainly school students.
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Austin
Austin Transit, Inc
2Nd Ave
Minnesota
Decker Acres
Sterling West
Main
4Th Ave
Sterling
Public Service Commission
Holst Bros win double honors at Minnesota State Fair
Holst Bros of Austin captured top honors in the Hamp shire barrow division and earned champion barrow and champion carcass titles at the Minnesota State Fair. Maurice Weitz of Austin finished second in the carcass show. 4-H winners included Mary Lyle, Sue Gleason, and Carol Isaacson with blue ribbons in Home Improvement Family Living Exhibits, Photography Joy Tesmer, and Steele County booths.
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ST. Paul
Holst Bros
Austin
Barrow
Hampshire
Maurice Weitz
Mary Lyle
Oakland
Sue Gleason
Carol Isaacson
Grand Meadow
Joy Tesmer
Lime Springs
Iowa
Fillmore County
Steele County
Three Austin Residents Hurt in Onamia Head-On Crash
Three Austin residents remain hospitalized today at Onamia Minnesota after a Sunday morning head-on collision when another car veered into their lane. Warren Thorson and his wife and son Gary are recovering. Mrs Thorson was most seriously injured. Allen Thorson escaped injury. Rodney Kolpin, another passenger, was treated for minor injuries and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Onamia
Minn
Warren Thorson
Gary
Thorson
Allen
Rodney Kolpin
Donald Kolpin
6Th Ave
Rodney
Injured Youth Out of Hospital Gregory McGuiness Released
Gregory McGuiness son of Dr and Mrs J W McGuiness 500 19th St SW was released from Methodist Hospital Rochester in satisfactory condition He 19 suffered head injuries in a single car accident Aug 2 at CSAH 29 and 4 five miles south of Austin He was transferred to Rochester where he remained in a coma for five days before gradual recovery He will be a sophomore at St Cloud State College but cannot return until winter quarter.
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Gregory. McGuiness
J. W. McGuiness
19Th St
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
McGuiness
Austin
St. Cloud State College
Osage Community School Election Set for Sept 9
Osage Iowa announces the annual school election on Sept 9. One board member term expires. Keith Ham of the Mitchell Rock Creek area says he will seek another three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Board of Education
Keith Ham
Mitchell Rock Creek
Stolen 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air Reported In Austin
Police seek a blue 1963 Chevrolet sedan with license 1CN-851 missing from Frank Nuzum at 1909 7th Ave SE between 2:30 and 7:30 am today. Entry traced at Mrs. Chester Barry home 2105 5th Ave NW between Thursday 11 am and Monday 7:25 pm with $5 window damage. Also reported a Remington automatic shotgun taken from Leonard Nelson’s unlocked home between May and Aug 26, valued at $130.
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Austin
Frank Nuzum
7Th Ave. SE
Chester Barry
5Th Ave. NW
Leonard Nelson
13Th Ave
motorists warned to follow laws on school buses
With Minnesota schools opening next week, the Austin Mower County Safety Council urges drivers to heed school bus rules. Six Minnesotans died in bus related crashes last year, five children and one driver. Stop arms extend and red lights flash for 100 feet. motorists must stop unless on a divided highway.
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Minnesota
Austin Mower County Safety Council
Carmen Halstenson
Stenson
Rotary Hosts Welcome Lunch for New Austin Teachers
More than 70 new teachers in the Austin public and school systems attended a midday Rotary Club luncheon at the Austin Country Club. Mayor Robert Enright and education leaders from Austin High Pacelli Holy Cross and other institutions were on hand while teachers received information packets and corsages. Music by Mrs. M. Arthur Bustad and Mrs. Kerneth Northwick included Blowing in the Wind Scarlet Ribbons and Precious Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Rotary Club
Austin Country Club
Robert Enright
Ray Wescott
Austin High School
Josephine Kremer
John Tighe
Pacelli High School
Richard Cotter
Pacelli School Board
M. Terence
Morton Carney
Austin Area Vocational and Technical School
Fred Neidhold
Holy Cross School
Enright
M. Arthur Bustad
Kerneth Northwick
Lord
Two New Teachers Join St. John’s Lutheran Staff
St. John’s Lutheran School adds two graduates of Concordia Teachers College to this year’s staff. Joan Kollman of Tinley Park Illinois will teach music and 2nd grade while Rodney Voelker of Palmer Kansas will teach 4th grade and sports. Also on the teaching roster are Fred Neidhold principal and 5th6th grade Arlene Hein 1st and 3rd grade and Arlene Anderst kindergarten. Registration at Central Lutheran School is set for Wednesday with multiple time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran School
Concordia Teachers College
Seward
Neb
Joan Kollman
Tinley Park
Ill
Rodney Voelker
Palmer
Kan
St. John’s
Fred Neidhold
Arlene Hein
Arlene Anderst
Central Lutheran School
Washington, D. C
Karee Finnegan
Joyce Stemper
Andrenee Lynch
Robert Fox
Ovia Beckmann
Scouts of Troop 110 win awards and canoe trip honor
Boy Scouts of Troop 110 at First Methodist Church received awards Monday including Star Scout to Dan Harrington and 2nd Class to Robert Sekkink and Steve Solberg. Kurt Kuehl earned a four year pin and Marc Hamero a two year pin. Merit badges went to a long list of scouts. Patrol Four won the adventure trail division and nine scouts completed a 60 mile canoe trip on the St. Croix River from Riverside to Wolf Creek Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
First Methodist Church
Dan Harrington
Robert Sekkink
Steve Solberg
Kurt Kuehl
Marc Hamero
Leo Wold
Larry Juhlin
Steve Brody
Denny Quam
Scott Wilson
Steve Volbert
Brian Clingman
Keven Larson
Steve Flynn
Jeff Flynn
Dave Larson
Scott Berry
Robert Larson
Tom Lenock
Doug Swank
Riverside
Wolf Creek
Wis
St. Croix
Milton Flynn
Austin Printing and Graphics Move to New North Main Site
Brad Dalager oversees the relocation of Austin Printing and Austin Graphics to 110 North Main in the Bandler building to gain space and consolidate both operations. Austin Printing formerly sat at 206 Ist St NE and Austin Graphics at 130 Ist Ave NW, with Graphics previously Van's Printing and Mower County News occupying the area. The remodeled facility hosts essential work as moving and cleanup continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Printing
Austin Graphics Co
Brad Dalager
Austin
Bandler Building
North Main
Dalager
Ist St
Austin Graphics
Ist Ave. NW
Van's
Nylan
Mower County News
N. Main
French Student to Attend Waltham Hayfield High Next Year
Claude Gueguen a 17 year old American Field Service student from France will live with Mr and Mrs Claude McCam y in Waltham Minn for the coming school year He is 5 3 blonde with blue eyes His parents are Lucien Gueguen and Re g ine 14 from Sallanches France The community lies near Switzerland and Italy Claude will enroll at Hayfield High School for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Gueguen
France
Claude McCamy
Lucien Gueguen
Regine
Sallanches
Switzerland
Italy
Claude
Hayfield
Firemen's Ball Tickets On Sale At Terp Ballroom
Tickets for the Annual Firemen's Ball Sunday at the Terp Ballroom are on sale from any Fire Dept. member and at the door. Price is 1 per person. The Dixielanders will perform from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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Terp
Fire Dept
Dixielanders
Civil Air Patrol Meeting Cancelled in Austin
The Austin Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will not meet Wednesday. Captain Dwight Waldron said senior staff and all cadets deserve a week of vacation from drill classes and CAP activities as cadets return to school duties next week.
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Austin
Civil Air Patrol
Dwight Waldron
Waldron
Four new teachers to start St. Edwards School in Austin
St. Edwards School Austin announces four new faculty members for the 1968 69 year with Sept 3 opening at 8 30 am Mass of the Holy Spirit in St Edwards Church. New hires include Virginia Johnson Dorothy Gandy Bernice Johnson and Sister Anne Walch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edwards School
Austin
St. Edwards Church
Virginia Johnson
University of Minnesota
Mankato State
Winona State College
Minnesota Dept. of Education
Dorothy Gandy
Florida A & M
Bernice Johnson
Winona State
Johnson
East Chain
Minn
Anne Walch
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Downtown stores to stay open for Back-to-School sales
Downtown stores will stay open late for Back-to-School shopping. Most shops operate Thursday night until 9 p.m. and Tuesday September 3 until 9 p.m. The Chamber of Commerce Promotion Director David Averbook announced. All downtown stores will also be open Friday night with Back-to-School items on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commercce
David Averbook
Curt Wilkinson Band Concert at Austin Community Park
The Curt Wilkinson Band will perform oldtime and modern music in a 7 p.m. concert at the Austin Community Park Band shell Thursday. Francis Walsh notes another show by Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. with the Dixielanders at Todd Park Bandstand as the regular Sunday park concert. Both events are sponsored by the American Federation of Musicians and the Recording Industries Trust Fund for Live Music.
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Curt Wilkinson
Austin Community Park
Francis
Red) Walsh
Dixielanders
Todd Park
American Federation of Musicians
The
Recording Industries Trust Fund
Christmas treats sent to servicemen in Vietnam
Mrs. Derwin Hillson, president of the Military Order of Lady Buys, presents Don ald O. Sandeen, Mower County Red Cross Chapter Chairman, with tins of mixed nuts to be included in the Christmas ditty bags for U.S. servicemen in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derwin Hillson
Military Order of
Lady Buys
Donald O. Sandeen
Mower County
Red Cross Chapter
U.S
Vietnam
Nine dogs awaiting identification at Austin shelter
Poundmaster Harlan Meier reports nine dogs at the Austin Animal Shelter awaiting identification. The list includes a black mongrel male, a black Labrador male, a black and brown Manchester Terrier mix, a black gray and tan Welsh Terrier, a brown and white Terrier mix, a small brown and white mongrel female, a black and brown Dachshund puppy, a large brown and white Terrier male, and a black and white mongrel female. About 500 dogs in Austin are registered but not licensed. owners have until Sept. 1 to license, or face tickets for city ordinance violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Meier
Austin Animal Shelter
Manchester
Meier
Austin
Evanger Wins Luther League Softball Tournament
Lyle Minnesota hosts the Luther League Softball League season finale tournament at Brownsdale. Teams from Evanger Lutheran Church Sargeant Sargeant United Methodist Dexter United Methodist Little Cedar Lutheran St Peter Lutheran Tee terville Our Saviors Lutheran Lyle and Trinity Parish competed. Six Mile Grove Mona beat Sargeant United Methodist and Our Saviors Lutheran then faced Evanger, with Evanger winning the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle, Minn
Luther League
Brownsdale
Evanger Lutheran Church
Sargeant
Sargeant United Methodist
Dexter United Methodist
Little Cedar Lutheran
St. Peter Lutheran
Teeterville
Our Saviors Lutheran
Lyle
Trinity Parish
Mona
Six Mile Grove Lutheran
Mages
Six Mile Grove
Our Saviors of
Evanger
Osage Native Don Bailey Earns Education Degree
Osage resident Don C Bailey son of Mrs Edna Bailey and the late Charles Bailey Denton Texas was among about 1200 graduates at the University of Oregon summer commencement earning a Doctor of Education degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Don C. Bailey
Denton
Texas
Edna Bailey
Charles Bailey
University of Oregon
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Austin State Junior College
Austin Municipal
Anderson
Land O'Lakes
Mike
Leger
Christ Episcopal Church
City
Wayne Andresen
Queen of Angels Grade School
Southgate
M. Ney
Jack McGrew
Roatary Club
Robert En
Rotary
Boy Scouts of
Luck, Wis
Austin Printing and Graphics
Waltham, Minn
Waltham
St. Edwards
Karee
Gandy
Community Park
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