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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1956

Page

2

Births Reported at St Olaf Hospital

Vital statistics list newborns at St Olaf Hospital six births on Dec 4 and 5. Recipients include Mr and Mrs Richard Lange Austin route1 daughter and Mr and Mrs Floyd Otto Le Roy son on Dec 4. Also Mr and Mrs Lincoln Cole Mapleview daughter, and Mr and Mrs Orvis Jahr Clark Avenue son and Mr and Mrs Louis Lomholt North 7th daughter on Dec 5.

St. Olaf Hospital Richard Lange Austin Rt Floyd Otto LeRoy Son Lincoln Cole Graham Mapleview Orvis Jahr Clark Louis Lomholt

Pioneer Adams resident Otto Halverson dies at 92

Otto Halverson, born December 14 1863 in Bergen Norway, died November 27 at St Olaf Hospital Austin aged 92 years 11 months and 13 days. Survived by 13 children 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren with services held at Adams Funeral Home and Marshall Lutheran Church.

Otto Halverson Bergen Norway Halvor Synneva Lunde State Church of Lutheran Church United States Mattie Bee J. Mueller Eggen Stella Arthur Lindquist Alice Victor Lindquist Ruth Henry Johnson Orville St. Paul Henry Austin Maurice Rose Creek Leona Orland Krug Sharon Mass Hattie

Funeral services for Elmer Nelson announced

Funeral services for Elmer Nelson age lived at 601 N Fifth will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Jordan Chapel with Rev David Helgen officiating. Interment follows at Oakwood Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs Marie A Voigt of Lansing will be held at 3 30 p.m. Thursday in Jordan Chapel with Rev C David Helgen officiating. Interment will be in Lansing Cemetery.

Jesus Christ Adams Funeral Marshall Lutheran Church M. L. Witte H. E. Lunde H. E. Osmundson Jesus Heart of God Garden of Prayer Everett Roe Oscar Bergene Edwin Bergene Orville Bergene Joel Johnson Lloyd Oglum Carl Knutson Marshall Lutheran Cemetery Ladies Aid of Marshall Church Elmer Nelson Jordan Chapel David Helgen Oakwood Cemetery Marie A. Voigt Lansing C. David Helgen Lansing Cemetery

Card of Thanks for Anniversary Day Gratitude

We thank all who helped make our anniversary day special. Gratitude to the church staff and everyone who took part in the program, especially Glen.

Glen

Thanks for Kindness Across Illness and Loss

A sequence of thank you notes from families and individuals expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards gifts flowers visits hospital care and condolences. Names mentioned include Elmer Freitag Letta Kenevan Strand Gordon Kenevan Netty Miller Otto Halvorson and Walter C Van Pelt with thanks to St Olaf Hospital St Marys Hospital Shell Lake and St Zita Unit.

St. Olaf Hospital Dr. Twiggs Elmer Freitag Letta Kenevan Strand St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester Father Mountain Father Corcoran Gordon Kenevan Netty Miller H. C. Bentrup Stahl Carpenters Local Otto Halvorson P. A Peter Lommen George Stahl Witte Rev Swenson St. Zita’s Shell Lake, Wisconsin Walter C, van Pelt

Ambulance Runs Between St Olaf Hospital and Addresses

Two ambulance runs listed. Tuesday at 1 25 p m from St Olaf Hospital to 510 S St Paul and Wednesday at 9 50 a m from 704 W College to St Olaf Hospital.

St. Olaf Hospital S. St. Paul W. College

Red Cross Blood Used at St Olaf Hospital

One pint of Red Cross blood was used at St Olaf Hospital in 1956 amid ongoing donations and blood program efforts.

Red Cross St. Olaf Hospital

Court News Lola Herring Forfeits $10 For Speeding

Lola Herring of 605 Airport Drive forfeited ten dollars in a speeding case reported in court news.

Lola Herring

Puerto Rico Theme Guides Cub Pack 103 Meeting

Materials from November were shown by several dens as Cub Pack 103 met at Banfield School with the Puerto Rico theme. Den 1 presented a Christmas skit after flag ceremony. 19 bobcat awards, four one-year pins, and one two-year pin were earned. Joe Licketig showed fishing trip photos. next meeting will include a potluck supper.

Banfield School Puerto Rico Den 1 Canada Joe Lickteig

Watch Those Tricky Hands at Dairy Night

Claude O Ebling will entertain at the 4 H daily achievement night dinner at Sacred Heart Church Adams next Wednesday. Dairy project members from Mower County Fair will be honored and awards earned at the fair will be presented. About 70 members will attend as Ebling, Soo Line railroad agriculture agent, shares farm operations with magic. He is known as the Soo Line farm philosopher and belongs to Houdini Club of Wisconsin and the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Tickets are on sale at the extension office.

Claude O. Ebling Sacred Heart Church Adams Dairy Project Mower County Ebling Soo Line Railroad University of North Dakota State College Fargo Duluth Railroad Midwest Soo Line Houdini Club of Wisconsin International Brotherhood of Magicians

Nine Austin Area Men Join Army Under Buddy System

Nine local men enlist in November under the Army buddy system. Charles Gilbertson, John Ford, Earl Williams, Bernard Loeu, Wayne Allore, Gary Deick, Eugene Flusek, Anthony Spiering, and Henry Verdoorn will train at Fort Chaffee Arkansas before future unit assignments in Germany. Sgt Troop at the Post Office invites others to enlist under the two year plan.

Austin Area Army Ray Troop Charles E. Gilbertson Bauman John M. Ford Earl R. Williams Padden Germany Bernard Loeu Austin Rt. 1 Quartermaster Corps Wayne R. Allore W. Nicholson Ordinance Corps Gary D. Deick Johnson Army Security Agency Eugene Flusek Glenville Anthony Spiering Hollandale Henry J. Verdoorn Fort Chaffee Ark Sgt

Lutheran Children of the Reformation Meet with Mothers as Guests

Lyle Minnesota The Lutheran Children of the Reformation held a Saturday meeting at the parish center with mothers as guests Devotions were led by Marilyn Anderson a flute solo by Karen Chilson a Christmas story read by Mrs Arthur Rohne and an accordion solo by Hanet Leidall The children gave their mothers gifts made at meetings and exchanged gifts Lunch was served by several members A hospital and medical clinic in Kayseri Turkey established in 1206 still stands

Miss Anderson Honored as Brown County 4-H Agent

Roberta A. Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderson Sargeant, named Brown County 4-H club agent after winning the University of Minnesota extension service information contest. She led with best entries across press radio visual aids letters and newsletters among 215 Minnesota extension Roberta agents. Anderson earned special plaques and blue ribbons for news coverage by a woman radio talks home economics and 4-H columns and extension newsletters.

Roberta A. Anderson Gilbert Anderson Sargeant Brown County University of Minnesota Extension Service Miss Anderson Minnesota Anderson

MGM Names New Administrative Head

Benjamin Thau, a little known film executive, appointed administrative head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, succeeding Dore Schary who resigned after stockholders complained of profits shortfalls. Thau was previously vice president.

Hollywood Benjamin Thau Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Dore Schary Schary Thau

Storm capsizes launch sinks ten off Luzon coast

Ten passengers drowned when a sudden storm capsized a small motor launch off southeast Luzon Island. The Philippine News Service reports the tragedy and cautions mariners about abrupt weather changes in the area.

Manila Luzon Island Philippine News Service

State Deputy Visits Frankford Grange

State Deputy Melvin Meister visited Frankford Grange in Spring Valley Minnesota Tuesday night. An article noted the national grange is 89 years old and the oldest rural and fraternal farm organization. Plans discussed for a Christmas party and Pomona Grange entertainment on December 6.

Spring Valley Minn Melvin Meister Frankford Grange National Grange

Cabbies Seek Charge for Traffic Delays in Los Angeles

The Yellow Cab Co asks the City Board of Public Utilities and Transportation to allow a 10 cent surcharge for every two minutes of traffic delay. Currently fares charge 10 cents per 20 minutes of waiting with no extra for jams.

Yellow Cab Co City Board of Public Utilities and Transportation

Graveyard of Trinity Church Holds World’s Most Valued Property

Trinity Church on Broadway and Wall Street in New York houses the world’s most valuable graveyard property. Notable interred include Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton, among the era’s prominent figures.

Trinity Church Broadway Wall Street New York City Alexander Hamilton Robert Fulton

South Pole Seclusion Ends as Navy Builds Runways

Neal Bicknese of USN in McMurdo Sound leads a 200‑man heavy equipment battalion to construct runways and parking for transport planes. The unit, drawn from 11 000 volunteers, stays after regular forces depart during the annual freeze up.

South Pole Navy Adeline Harrison Neal Bicknese CD3 USN McMurdo Sound Pole Bicknese Arriv Sea Bees Port Hueneme Calif Guam Davisville R. I CD 3 Williams Air cMtull Sound Navy No. 20 FPO New York N. Y

NBC RCA Charged in Antitrust Suit

U.S. Attorney General Brownell filed a civil case in Philadelphia federal court alleging RCA and its NBC subsidiary violated antitrust laws by unlawfully combining to acquire VHF television outlets on channels 2 through 13. The suit cites NBC’s network influence used to obtain stations.

Washington Atty Gen Brownell Radio Corporation of America RCA National Broadcasting Corp NBC Federal District Court Philadelphia

Blanchard to Head 2-Town Bureau Again

Leonard Blanchard was re elected chairman of the Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau in a Monday night meeting at the Waltham school. Officers named include C E Burns as vice chairman Burson Rolfe secretary treasurer Mrs L H Anderson reporter and Mrs Clayton Reynolds as women’s committee chairmen with Mrs Luther Larson as alternate. Millen Jensen county director reported on the state Farm Bureau convention and received a merit certificate. Mrs Lyall Larson spoke on the Sister Kenny drive and Millen Jensen updated on drives in Sargeant and Waltham townships. A hard times party followed with oyster stew.

Sargeant Minn Leonard Blanchard Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau C. E. Burns Burson Rolfe L. H. Anderson Clayton Reynolds Women’s Committee Luther Larson Millen Jensen Waltham Bill Nelson State Farm Bureau

Winter Relief Report From Salvation Army Board

Captain Cecil Dye presented welfare operations noting November activity. The Army distributed 220 articles of clothing, aided 27 families with grocery orders, gave eight furniture items, delivered bread to nine families, served 28 transients meals, and provided 22 lodging placements. Transportation aid assisted three people.

Cecil Dye Salvation Army Board Dye

Collision causes minor damage in East Bridge parking

A 1:20 p.m. Tuesday collision in the 200 block of East Bridge damaged David P. Schneider's parked car at 705 Harmon by $20. Ralph Lewis's car at 1503 E. Winona sustained no damage.

East Bridge David P. Schneider Harmon Ralph Lewis E. Winona

Djakarta Homes Shared by Multiple Families Report

National Geographic Society reports most Djakarta homes are shared by at least two families, highlighting dense urban living and housing patterns in Indonesia's capital.

Djakarta Indonesia National Geographic Society

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