National survey on highway litter completed by research board
A national study by the Highway Research Board and 29 state departments for Keep America Beautiful shows motorists drop about 1 304 litter pieces per mile monthly, totaling roughly 16 6 thousand per mile yearly. Paper items top litter at 59 percent with cans six percent bottles and jars six percent and 13 percent miscellaneous. The project urges education and publicity as the practical solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Highway Dept
Highway Research Board
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
Allan H. Seed, Jr
KAB
America
National Academy of Sciences
Seed
Emer
Police probe drug links in two illness cases
Police investigate drug involvement after two illnesses in Austin. A 14 year old boy found near 4th Street SW Sunday was treated and released from St Olaf Hospital. Earlier a 12 year old boy on Main Street was treated and released. investigators again scrutinize possible drug use.
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Austin
4Th St
St. Olaf Hospital
Main St
Stolen guns from Waterloo man’s car valued $375
Thomas Koester of Waterloo reports two guns worth 375 stolen from his car in the Moose Club parking lot on 3rd Ave NE. Entrance gained by breaking a window. Missing are a 75 shotgun and a 300 rifle.
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Thomas Koester
Waterloo
Iowa
Moose Club
3Rd Ave
Snowflake Festival offers new snowmobile giveaway
The Snowflake Festival Committee will give away a 14 horsepower Skirouse snowmobile with Snowflake Buttons pass access to all events. Display begins Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Mall Shopping Center, then Sterling Shopping Center and other towns. Spamtown Snow Drifters Club will display the prize and sell buttons as announced.
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Snowflake Festival Committee
Mall
Sterling
Spamtown Snow Drifters Snowmobile Club
Local Temperature Readings Show Mixed One Day
The report lists temperatures for today and the year-ago date. At 11 a.m. the temperature is 41. Today's low is 23 with a high of 33. Sunday records show a high of 49, a high of 43, and a low of 23 or 22 for the year-ago period.
County tax apportionment largest ever distributed in Minnesota county
The county auditor Graham Uzlik announced a total of 4,281,877.08 dollars in delinquent and current taxes from June through October plus the second half homestead credit from Minnesota will be distributed. The distribution surpasses 1968 by about 600,000, with Austin city receiving 804,848.63 and multiple townships, villages, and school districts listed with specific amounts.
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Minnesota
Graham Uzlik
Uzlik
Austin
Eastern Star unit hosts BP masons in Blooming Prairie
Mansfield Prairie Lodge No. 128 members and wives will be guests of Oak Glen Chapter No. 177 at Masonic Hall in Blooming Prairie Minnesota Tuesday night. A 6 45 p m supper will be served followed by a brief meeting then cards and games Ruth Garness and M Estelle Thompson are in charge
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Prairie Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Oak Glen
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Ruth Garness
M. Estelle Thompson
Snowmobile Safety Classes Start December 9
Snowmobile Safety classes begin December 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Bo-De Trailers Highway 218 South. Instructors include Lloyd Devries Gus Schroeder Charles Stark Robert Morgan and John Ferguson. A $2 permit submission fee applies after passing tests. under 18 require a valid permit for crossings.
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Hwy 218 S
Lloyd Devries
Gus Schroeder
Charles Stark
Robert Morgan
John Ferguson
Urban renewal concepts discussed for Austin plan
A 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Municipal Building Council Chambers will review urban renewal ideas tied to Austin's comprehensive plan. Attendees include the mayor, city council, housing authority, planning commission, downtown development committee, and county planning staff with Vogt Sage and Pflum presenting slides and sketches of radical concepts.
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City of
Austin
Tueday
Council Chambers
Mayor and City Council
The
Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Austin City Planning Commission
Downtown Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Austin Mower County
Vogt Sage and
Pflum
Cincinnati, OK
November building permits total 193190 dollars in 1969
Fifteen permits issued in November valued at 193190 dollars. Nine residential, five commercial, one light industrial. Notable items include a new house and garage for Dalton Show at 1307 9th Ave SW and a church educational unit for Grace Lutheran at 2001 SE 6th Ave. The report compares October and prior year figures.
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Dalton Show
9Th Ave
Grace Lutheran Church
6Th Ave
Larry Duenow
Oakland PI. E
Stop & Go
1St Ave
Earl Huffman
2Nd Ave
LeRoy Ness
Hormel Co
4Th Ave
Gordon’s Electric
1St St
Ed Zucky
Tom Sheedy
16Th St
Peter Klein
4 H Officers Set Training Meeting in Osage Iowa
Mitchell County 4H officers will attend a training meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Osage Congregational Church hall. The event features five room sessions for individual officer groups and a later group session. Speaker Mrs. Leo Smith of St. Ansgar will address historians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County
Osage Congregational Church Hall
Leo Smith
St. Ansgar
Couneae
Curtis Wite
Teresa
Ron Pitzen
Joyce Bisbee
Stacyville
City Council Meet Tonight on Annexation and Radios
The City Council will convene at 8 p.m. in the Municipal building council chamber. Agenda items include bids on two solid state two way radios and a decision on annexing the Langan and Mork property to the City of Austin.
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Langan
Mork
City of
Austin
St Ansgar to hold extension election
St Ansgar Township will hold an extension election at 8 p m Tuesday in the REA room in St Ansgar. A correction notes the event was mislisted as Monday night. Dennis Boerjan will present photos and share his exchange student experience in Germany last summer.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
REA
Dennis Boerjan
Germany
St Ansgar seniors to meet at First Lutheran Church
St Ansgar Iowa announces an organizational meeting for senior citizens age 60 and over. The gathering is set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church Parish Center. Senior citizen clubs operate under U.S. federal grant programs.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
First Lutheran Church Parish Center
Blooming Prairie 4-H youth wins trip to Chicago
Leslie Hansen an 18 year old Blooming Prairie 4-H member has won an all expense paid trip to Chicago for December 30 to January 4 to attend the National 4-H Club Congress. He earned the award in the Moorman Manufacturing swine program after starting hogs four years ago. He previously knew little about hogs but applied recommended practices to win blue ribbons in 13 of 14 exhibits and the top state award.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Leslie Hansen
Carlo Hansen
Chicago
Hansen
Moorman Mfg
Coansen
Austin State Junior College
Car Hits Horse and Injures Driver in Iowa Crash
Larry Hansen a 24 year old from St Ansagar Iowa was reported in good condition at St Olaf Hospital after his car struck a horse on Hwy 105 south of Austin at about 310 am Sunday. Several horses boarded by Roger Young strayed onto the road and one was struck, the car a top in a ditch.
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Larry Hansen
St. Ansgar
Iowa
St. Olaf Hospital
Hansen
Austin
Roger Young
Blooming Prairie AFS Chapter Forms at Library Meeting
The Blooming Prairie Student Council announces an Ameri can Field Service program to bring foreign students for senior year study and host-family living The council may arrange for local students to spend summer or year abroad A community meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m Monday in the Blooming Prairie High School library to organize the AFS chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
United Funds Drive Exceeds Budget in Blooming Prairie
The first United Fund drive in Blooming Prairie raised 5210 dollars, 1210 more than the original budget. Agencies included American Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army American Rehabilitation Foundation Minnesota Assn for Retarded Children Minnesota Society for Crippled Children USC Children’s Home Society Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
United Fund
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
American Rehabilitation Foundation
Minnesota Assn
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children
USC
Children’s Home Society
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation
Former Austin Man's Case Under Advisement Here
Evidence in the case of Mark A. Jenson of Clinton Ohio who is charged with felonious actions is under advisement as a ruling decision is awaited here.
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Austin
Mark A. Jenson
Clinton Ohio
Civil Air Patrol Week Noted By City Officials
Mayor Robert Enright signed a proclamation declaring December 1 to 6 as Civil Air Patrol Week to honor the national observance of CAP. The all volunteer group conducts air search and rescue missions, promotes aviation, and assists in disasters, with CAP’s national HQ at Maxwell AFB.
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Robert Enright
Civil Air Patrol
U.S. Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
New manager for King s Food Host takes post in Fort Dodge
Manford Cunningham has been named manager of the new King s Food Host family restaurant to open at 1204 N Main St in mid December. A Ford Dodge Iowa veteran of the Air Force, Cunningham is Fort Dodge native, married, and father of four.
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Manford Cunningham
King’s Food
N. Main St
Cunningham
Kings Food
Ford Dodge
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Bloodmobile stops at Hayfield December 3
The Red Cross bloodmobile will stop at Hayfield Trinity Lutheran Church in Dodge County from 2 to 7 PM on Wednesday December 3. Donor age limits have been changed with youth allowed to donate at age 18 without tax consent and older residents may now give blood until age 66.
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Hayfield
Minn
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Dodge County
Hayfield Trinity Lutheran Church
Santa Claus Opens Modern Home On Courthouse Green
Santa will stay at a modern house on the Courthouse green until Christmas. Danny Regner of Austin Route 2 is Santa’s chauffeur. Santa will greet youngsters from 1 to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 10 to 5 p.m. Saturdays through December 24.
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Santa
Courthouse Green
Danny Regner
Austin Rt. 2
Santa Claus
Man Injured In Early Morning City Car Crash
James Decker 27 of 908 1st Ave NW was treated and released from St Olaf Hospital after his car struck a bed car owned by Gordon Jectric at 1 15 am Sunday on the 200 block of 6th St NE. Damages to both vehicles totaled 500 dollars. In a second incident Clayton Shroyer of 1602 E Oakland Ave collided with a parked car owned by Maurice Demets at 3 41 pm Sunday on the 1200 block of Oakland Pl E. Damage to each car was 20 dollars.
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James Decker
1St Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
Gordon Jectric
6Th St
Clayton Shroyer
Oakland Ave
Maurice Demets
10Th St
Oakland Pl. E
Utilities and council settle estate payments
Utilities and city council agree on payments totaling 150 dollars tied to an estate. The funds will support future park expansion on the property.
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Utilities and Council
Local girl cast in Christmas opera chorus
Monica Biedermann daughter of Dr and Mrs George J Biedermann 311 3rd Ave NW has been chosen for the chorus of women in Amahl and the Night Visitors to be staged by St Benedict St Joseph in December 49 The opera first premiered on NBC Television Opera Theater in 1961
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Monica Biedermann
George J. Biedermann
3Rd Ave
St. Benedict
St. Josephinn
Night Visitors
NBC Television Opera Theater
Promotions Made at Rochester Post-Bulletin Staff
Several changes announced at the Rochester Post-Bulletin with Robert Retzlaff named managing editor, Richard Melin to city editor, and Laurence Tucker to news editor after the departure of longtime city editor Marietta Sonnenberg. Melin previously served as sports editor at the Austin Daily Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Min
Rochester Post- Bulletin
Robert Retzlaff
Richard Melin
Laurence Tucker
Melin
Austin Daily Herald
Marietta Sonnenberg
Austin man joins Gustavus Adolphus College fraternity
Robert Carl Radl son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Radl Sr 1004 12th Ave NW Austin has pledged Nu Upsilon Gamma at Gustavus Adolphus College St Peter Minn The Grays are one of eight social fraternities on campus He is a sophomore at Gustavus Adolphus College
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Robert Carl Radl
Robert C. Radl
12Th Ave
Austin
Nu Upsilon Gamma
St. Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Grays
Gustavus “String
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Addi
Keep America Beautiful
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Austin Area
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Marshall
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Mapleview
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Commissioner of Conservation
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Virgil Ripley
AFS
United Funds
Fieldcrest
Fieldcrest Nursing Home
Gerald Davis
Hayfield High School
Rande Edgar
Debbie Gaal
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Ann Stanton
Nancy Kramer
Darrell Davis
George Espe
Anna Johnson Farr
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