Local Austinites quiet as stock market slips
Austin investors report no panic selling after a Dow drop near 150 points. Loewi & Co. manager James Sydenstricker notes cautious behavior, compares current downturn to 1929, and sees potential good buys for well capitalized traders while bond interest stays steady at Plehal Securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sydenstricker
Loewi & Co
3Rd Ave
Sydenstricker
Austin
Bart Plehal
Plehal Securities
4Th Ave
Plehal
Economic Development commission formed by Mower County Board
The Mower County Board established a new Mower County Office of Economic Development Program with Richard Buechner chairing and Merrill Chesebrough as vice chair. The panel includes local officials, educators, and business representatives to pursue grants under the federal program aimed at industrial growth, sewer and water, and open space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Development Commission
Mower County Board
Mower County
Dept. of Commerce
Federal Economic Development Office
Richard Buechner
Merrill Chesebrough
LeRoy
Robert Shaw
Mower
William Lonergan Jr
Soil Conservation Service
Leo Reding
Austin
Art Vogel
David Gilderhus
Clayton Township
Steve Wright
Glen Ellingson
William Lonergan Sr
Nevada Township
Edward Zeimer
Grand Meadow
Sheriff's Department
Chief seeks parking caution for hockey game
Austin Police Chief Robert Nelson urged concerted caution before tonight’s Austin High School hockey game to avoid congestion. He noted the arena parking is limited to about 200 cars and police will enforce restrictions with traffic direction at 2nd Street and 4th Avenue NE. Pedestrians and drivers should follow officers’ directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Robert Nelson
Nelson
Southland District Sets 68 Degree Temperature in Schools
Superintendent James F. Roberts announces a district wide policy reducing school building temperatures to 68 degrees due to fuel shortages. The notice covers seating changes at Elkton gym, on site speaking by staff, and limits on spectators during events. A vocational center project with neighboring systems is also under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland Dist
Dist
James F. Roberts
Dale Hansen
Elkton
Roberts
We Don’t Like It Here We Need More Industry
A reflective industrial note urges Austin to stop being smug about local amenities and instead pursue aggressive growth. It argues that investors and employers require a welcoming climate and explicit doormat readiness to attract and retain industry for better living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
America
Lyle FFA Plans Corn Drive in Lyle Minnesota
The Lyle Future Farmers of America will hold an annual corn drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Lyle-London area. Members will collect donated corn by a farm to farm drive and donate proceeds to Camp Courage and Camp Winnebago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle, Minn
Lyle Future Farmers of America
Lyle-London
FFA
Camp Courage
Camp Winnebago
Tony Mudra
Lyle Ffa
Austin High Band Performs Warm Christmas Concert for Seniors
Housing Director Kermit Mahan described the event as a very enjoyable relationship between young and old. At 7 p.m. in the High Rise elderly community room, about 45 students under director James Wheeler gave a 90 minute Christmas program for a large gathering of residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Kermit Mahan
James Wheeler
Rash of accidents after snow storm in Austin
Austin police logged 14 traffic mishaps Tuesday and this morning as winter snowfall worsened driving conditions. Incidents included seven autos with damages from $35 to $400, involving Vaughn Bothan, Cheryl Westling, Glen Kurth, Madelyn Krueger, Clifford Uher, John Thill Jr., and others. A Caterpillar unit hit a utility pole causing $250 damage, and a snowmobile versus car incident added to totals. Most crashes occurred on 4th Street corridors and surrounding avenues. Police noted slick roads from the city’s first winter snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
4Th St
8Th Ave
Vaughn Bothan
Edgerton
Wis
Cheryl Westling
Austin Utilities
12Th St
Diane J. Hanson
4Th St. SE
Olaf Golberg
Lyle
Hanson
Golberg
Everett Lunde
Mower County
Thompson new Racine mayor defies blizzard turnout
In Racine Minnesota a near eighty seven vote turnout produced write in Raymond Thompson mayor with 51 votes. Evelyn Meschke earned 32 votes, incumbent Robert Peterson did not run. Ted Eppard won 8 votes for council while Eugene Stewart collected 44 as a write in. Lester Thompson had 39. Money from the Southland District 500 FFA Corn Drive exceeded 1000 dollars for Camp Winnebago, with plans for a 14000 swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Minn
Raymond Thompson
Evelyn Meschke
Robert Peterson
Ted Eppard
Eugene Stewart
Lester Thompson
Werner Lyman
Lyman
Bennington Charities Drive Totals $281 30 in 1974
The Bennington Township Combined Charities Drive gathered 281.30 dollars, up 25 dollars from 1972, with Mrs. Thomas Kjeer as drive chairman. Co-Chairmen for 1974 are Mrs. Kenneth Stockdale and Mrs. Curt Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Township
Iowa
Thomas Kjeer
Drive
Kenneth Stockdale
Curt Davis
St Ansgar Scouts Lead Big Recycling Drive
St Ansgar Boy Scout Troop 32 led a community recycling effort loading 11 570 pounds of glass and metal onto two National Guard trucks for transport to Metro Recycling Center in St Paul. The project, supported by local citizens and four high school biology students, aims to expand to glass foil and steel and includes ongoing pickup plans through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ansgar Recycle Center
St. Paul
Herald
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
William Hegland
Marion Neeley
National Guard
47Th Supply and Transport Co
Minnesota National Guard
Metro Recycling Center
Tom Warrington
Richard Rosenberg
St Ansgar
Gerald Beaver
Oscar Schroeder
Les Turner
Hegland
Diversified Insulation Inc
Hamel
Minn
Charles Madson
Stephanie Schulz
Debra Rustad
Patricia Hannam
Robert Streit
Women's Club
Lions’ Club
Waterloo
Edward Kleinwort
Margaret Chancellor
Stephanie
Austin high rise for elderly praised as community asset
The article highlights the 227 residents of the Austin elderly high rise who value the convenient, sociable living environment and dignity the building provides. Housing Authority officials credit the project with offering decent, affordable housing and fostering community among residents previously isolated by finances and housing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Housing Authority
Fred Pickett
Kermit Mahan
Housing and Redevelopment
Mahan
High rise housing opens with public tours and Mondale slated to speak
Residents adjust to the new high rise as management lets them set the pace with limited meddling. Open house is Sunday from 1 to 5 pm with Sen. Walter Mondale scheduled to give a brief 2 pm speech. Guides will show apartments and answer questions from Austin area visitors.
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Mahan
Phyllis van Denover
Mrs. van Denover
Walter Mondale
Austin Area
Housing Authority
Legion and Star Vending donate pool table to Rochester State Hospital
Through the Mower County American Legion, patients in the Rochester State Hospital Mower County Wing receive a pool table in the Day Room. Legion leaders Larry Young and Roger Reller helped secure the table from Star Amusement of Austin, with Gene Clennon supplying and modifying the table and gear and lending a truck for transport. Young and four Austin Post 91 Legionnaires delivered and installed the table, praising Clennon's generosity and noting a patient beat him at pool on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion, Star Vending
Rochester State Hospital
Mower County
The
Legion
Austin
Rochester
Young
Clennon
Gene Clennon
Star Amusement Co
Larry Young
American Legion
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National Guard Company
Rosenberg
Warrington
Judy McDermotty
Joseph Casey
Osage
Jerry’s Tree Service
Des Moines
Southland
W. J. Vondrasher
Austin Idc
Caledonia
Southland Ffa
Bennington Charities Drive
St. Ansgar Recycling
John
Steph
Margaret
Nissen Library
Robert Kleinwort
Kleinwort
Schroeder and Dunn Furniture
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