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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
5
Mrs. Zada Leighty of Glenville entertained the Woodside Birthday Club on Tuesday afternoon with co hostess Mrs. Edward Mellum. They observed the birthday of Mrs. Birger Slanson and served refreshments. Miss Connie Frydenlund attended as a guest.
Miss Linda Soberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Soberg was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs Earl Brugger at 204 11th Ave NW Tuesday night with 15 guests. Co hostess Mrs Curtis Lundene. prizes awarded to Mrs Clifford DeFor Mrs Donald Cooling and Miss Susan Wolcott. Miss Soberg will wed Michael Filipek on September 21 in Minneapolis.
The Ramsey Bridge Club met at the Old Mill for a noon luncheon. Cards were played and prizes won by Mrs. Charles Kiewatt, Mrs. R. J. Schmeichel, Mrs. Ann Nelson, Mrs. E. E. Barker, Mrs. Florence Daly, Mrs. William Beckel.
Mary Weis earned a 4-H trip to the Minnesota State Fair with Kip the collie after a reserve championship at Mower County Fair. She also showed horses earning blue ribbons and a trip to the Regional 4-H Horse Show. Marlys Thiede, a sophomore in Austin, plans to show Molly and Buckskin, winning state trip through equipment care. Sandy Modine earned a state fair demo trip with cinnamon rolls and baking talents.
Miss Mary Jane Ellison was honored at a bridal shower held at the home of Mrs. Nordeen Williamson on 21st Street NE. Corsages were given to Miss Ellison her mother Mrs. Maurice Price and Mrs. Nels Jorgenson. Prizes were won by Mrs. Richard Jorgenson and Mrs. Judy VanBeest. Her marriage to James Jorgenson is set for September 21 at St Augustine Catholic Church.
Mrs Sadie King of San Leandro California and formerly of Austin will be honored Sunday for her 80th birthday. An open house from 2 to 4 p.m. will be held at the Eagles Club while she visits her daughter Mrs Loyl Helmsness at 2107 5th Ave NE Austin itinerary details given.
Mr and Mrs Robert Bellrichard of 1400 6th Ave NW announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Marie to Dick B Suess son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Suess of Owatonna The couple note no wedding date Miss Bellrichard graduated from Austin High School and Austin State Junior College and works at Sterling State Bank Suess is an Austin Area Vocational School graduate and is serving with the Army in Vietnam
Fashion features celebrate a mature feminine ideal with varied silhouettes. Designers show long dinner dresses, elegant cutouts, velvet and matte jersey drapes, and rich fabrics. Night wear ranges from sophisticated sportswear to velvet bodices and bold black and white plaid moire accents.
Women of Grace Lutheran Church hosted St Mark Home Auxiliary Tuesday afternoon at the home. Rev Henry Mayer led devotions and hymns. A vocal duet by Debbie Conklin and Valla Kolstad accompanied by Mrs James Kellogg and readings by Mrs Edward Zimmerman were part of the program. Our Savior's Lutheran Church Women Austin will host in September.
Mrs James A Bobbitt Welch Minn announces the engagement of Judith Ann Bobbitt to Richard Edwin Seib son of John Seith Haubsstadt Ind Miss Bobbitt a Red Wing High School graduate and Winona State College alum He is a Winona State graduate in mathematics and is in Naval Aviation School Pensacola Fla A Sept 28 wedding is planned at Lady of Loreto Chapel Pensacola
Letters discuss relationship mixups with a suspected gender identity, marital nagging, and age appropriate behavior. Readers praise or critique partners and offer blunt social guidance, with Ann Landers promising further help via mail.
The Women's Missionary Society of Grace Baptist Church met for a 1 o'clock luncheon. Mrs Albert Hanson led devotions and prayer, Mrs David Kallman gave the lesson Baptist Mid-Missions, and Nancy Schirmang performed a violin solo with Doreen Kallman. Group 4 organized the program. Group 1 handled lunch.
Wednesday at Ramsey Golf Club featured Ladies Day with a long list of winners including Mrs. Harry Jensen Mrs. Duane Halverson Mrs. Clayton Barnett Mrs. John Weis Mrs. Gus Bergstrom Mrs. Raymond Blowers Mrs. William Rugg Mrs. Maynard Sabre Mrs. Richard Harrison and many more.
A fall fashion preview highlights leather as a major trend with a strong fashion leather program and leather looks in both real and imitation forms. It notes young furs in lamb, Nehru influences for men and women, haberdashery motifs for women, classic dark colors, varied tweeds for coats and suits, and the Windsor motif drawn from Thirties men’s fashion.
Mr and Mrs R W Bert Conway of Noel Missouri former Dexter residents will be honored September 8 from 2 to 5 pm at the Dexter Methodist Church to celebrate fifty years of marriage.
The Austin Duplicate Bridge Club played the Howell Movement at the Elks Club Wednesday night. Winners were Arnold Georg and Veryl Drury first. Raymond Arett and his partner second. Mrs J W Haben and William Strutz third. Other top finishers included Mrs Vivian Bramhall with David McGee and William Goblitsch with Cecil Botz. The fall season opens next Wednesday at 7 45 p m at the Elks Club.
The Golden Age Club met Wednesday at the Moose Home where 27 tables hosted card play. Members were reminded of a dance scheduled for Thursday at the Moose Home with lunch served by Mrs. Charles Spinler and Mrs. Anita Snyder.
Carol Ann Smith and Capt. William F. Kohler Jr. plan a November 30 wedding. Miss Smith, a West Point Elementary School teacher, hails from Highland Falls New York and teaches near West Point. Captain Kohler, a Dickinson College graduate, serves as an operations officer with the 101st Airborne Brigade in Vietnam on his second tour.
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