Breakaway Light Poles Installed On Minnesota Highways
State Highway Commissioner Jamieson announces new breakaway light poles made by a Winsted steel fabricator. The one piece stainless steel davit poles weigh 165 pounds and may be hit by a car at 30 mph with little vehicle damage. About 2,000 poles slated, motorists cautioned.
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Minnesota
John R. Jamieson
Jamieson
Winsted
Minn
The
Steel Company
Europe
Lyle FFA Corn Drive Aids Camp Courage
Lyle Minnesota FFA members collected 470 bushels of corn for Camp Courage at Maple Lake. Eighteen boys gathered 170 bushels shelled at Lyle Feed Mill and about 300 bushels ear corn shelled at Delos Farnk farm. Funds exceed 20 000 dollars for the Speech and Hearing Therapy Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Nelson
Lyle
Delos Farnk
FFA
Camp Courage
County Officials Take Oath At Board Meeting
Sheriff elect Carmen Halsten son and County Commissioners Webster Johnson and Robert Shaw will be sworn in at the County Board meeting this afternoon. Bids will be opened for bonding county employees and four Sheriff's Dept cars. Earlier the Board met with the State Education Dept library division to plan a countywide library system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Halstenson
Webster Johnson
Robert Shaw
Sheriff's Dept
Farlier
State Education Dept
Personal Injury Suit Is Settled
The personal injury suit of Mr and Mrs Hubert Wacholtz against Guy Rockwell was settled out of District Court for 5000 dollars. The collision occurred November 23 1964 in the Nelsons Supper Market parking lot with representation by Haversten Strom and Martin Senn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Wacholtz
5Th St
Guy Rockwell
Brownsdale
Nelson’s
Haversten and
Strom
Martin Senn
Waseca
Rock
Coordinating Council to Boost Austin Advertises Brochure
The Coordinating Council plans a 8 p.m. Wednesday session in City Council Chambers with the Mayor's Industrial Development Committee present to review materials for a new Austin brochure. Members will discuss how to use the brochure to promote Austin commercially and industrially.
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Austin
Austin Community Coordinating Council
City Council
Coordinating Council
H. C. Galstad
Serviceman Hunter Bags 175-Pound Eight-Point Buck
Navy enlistee Dennis Enright on leave bagged a 175 pound eight point buck with bow near Sargeant. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Enright of 1201 9th St NE and has a brother James in the Marine Corps. He returns to Pensacola Florida today after nine months in the Navy.
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Dennis Enright
9Th St. NE
Sargeant
Dennis Re
Pensacola, Fla
Donald Enright
Dennis
Navy
James
Marine Corps
Austin City Council Eyes Federal Funds For Planning
Austin and Mower County expect federal and state planning funds by next June with the application near completion. Aldermen Dal y and Vogel and City Engineer Nelson were away at a Las Vegas conference. The council rezoned the Carl son machine shop and discussed liquor, licensing, and ward redistricting.
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Austin
Mower County
Phil Shealy
Denver Daily
Art Vogel
Roger Nelson
League of Municipalities
Las Vegas
Nev
Norman Ofstedahl
8Th Ave
14Th St
City Planning Commission
Austin State Junior College
Fred Vogel
Ofstedahl
Planning Commission
C. A. Carlson Machine Shop
6Th St
Austin Herald
Vogel
Kermit Hoversten
Teen Queen Pageant Set Here Sunday
The Miss Teen Queen pageant sponsored by the Austin Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn. affiliate will be Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Vocational School auditorium. Contestants include Diane Bellrichard, Diane Root, Susan Seery, Carol Haack, Mary Brewster, Meridee Warrington, Dorothy Davison, Jeanne Schmidt, Peggy Ann Norgaard, Mary Frasier, Mary Johnson, Linda Stolzenberg, and Linda Harrington. Daniel J. O'Brien of Rochester will be master of ceremonies. Austin High School Stage Band and Junior College Folk Singers will perform. Tickets via Mrs. Helen White. no tickets at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
The
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn
Diane Bellrichard
Diane Root
Susan Seery
Carol Haack
Mary Brewster
Meridee Warrington
Dorothy Davison
Jeanne Schmidt
Peggy Ann Norgaard
Mary Frasier
Mary Johnson
Linda Stolzenberg
Linda Ray Harrington
Daniel J. O'Brien
Rochester
Austin High School
Junior College Folk Singers
Helen White
Association
Non-Profit Housing Explored by Group
Clergy, officers, architects, and planners attended a Twin City conference at Wesley Foundation. Warren Kane of Austin reported on programs to sponsor not-for-profit housing. Speakers included representatives from the Federal Housing Administration and Minneapolis Housing Authority, plus foundations and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Warren Kane
Austin
Wesley Foundation
Federal Housing Administration
Housing and Urban Development
Minneapolis Housing Authority
Lime Springs Choir to Present The Rose of Christmas Cantata
The Lime Springs Methodist Church Senior Choir of 26 voices will perform the Christmas Cantata The Rose of Christmas at 8 p.m. on December 11. Several choir members will sing solos.
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Lime Springs
Iowa
Lime Springs Methodist Church
Postal officials sound alarm over badly wrapped Viet Nam mail
Postal officials warn of a high rate of poorly wrapped packages headed for Armed Forces members in Viet Nam and Pacific areas. In San Francisco about 24 000 packages weekly wait 12 hours in a rewrap hospital and 30 workers handle the effort daily.
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Viet Nam
Pacific
Oliver Herrick
San Francisco
Seattle
Post Office Dept
Military Postal Service
Dogs Available for Yule Presents
Poundmaster Harlan Meier holds four dogs for identification and two dogs for adoption today at the Animal Shelter. Dogs include a large white and black male mongrel a medium white black and brown male mongrel a small white and black female puppy and a part black labrador male puppy. Owners may claim their dogs. Potential adopters may take home a small brown female puppy or a white and brown male mongrel puppy for Christmas.
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Harlan Meier
Animal Shelter
Five Auto Accidents Reported On Gloomy Austin Monday
Monday morning traffic gloom preceded a day of five Austin accidents. One hit run damaged Leonard Smisek Jr.’s parked car on 10th Ave SE. Later collisions injured Elenora Davis and Beth Stevenson on 8th Ave SE. Vermilyea and Utzke collided on 14th St NW. A parked car on 2nd St NW suffered hit and run damage. Cathi Hoffman and Lawrence Ganfield collided on 4th Ave NW. both cars sustained damage and Hoffman was slightly injured.
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Leonard Smisek Jr
10Th Ave. SE
Elenora Davis
Austin Rt. 2
Beth Stevenson
Austin Rt. 4
8Th Ave
4Th St
Davis
Stevenson
Lowell Vermilyea
1St Ave. NE
Robert Utzke
17Th St. NW
14Th St. NW
4Th Ave
Vermilyea
Utzke
Car of Art
Ehmke
Oakland Ave
2Nd St
Cathi Hoffman
Rochester
Lawrence Ganfield
St. NW
4Th Ave. NW
Ganfield
Hoffman
Plane Crashes Near Riceville in Morning Incident
RICEVILLE IOWA A small plane crashed about 6 50 a m Sunday morning near Riceville during a flight from Rochester to Cedar Rapids Iowa Residents saw the craft circle North Iowa before nosing into a corn field 14 miles north of Kenneth Kephart farm One person was aboard and the pilot’s name was not confirmed by press time Local authorities had not been notified of the crash.
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Riceville
Iowa
Ricevile
Rochester
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Kephart
M. E. Messersmith
Sheriff's
Warming Trend Melts Snow in Austin Area
March like temperatures persist in the Austin area as a warm spell erases the one inch snow and brings drizzle and a 40 degree morning. The high Monday reached 31 with a 38 degree low earlier. a light drizzle remains and forecasters hint at possible snow by Thursday.
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Austin
KQAQ
Bing Crosby
Osage Home Savings stockholders to meet Dec fourteenth
A special meeting of stockholders of the Home Savings and Loan Assn. of Osage is called for 4 p.m. December 13 at the firm's offices to amend a section of the articles of incorporation.
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Osage
Iowa
Home Savings and Loan Assn
Austin Police Warn motorists of new stop signs citywide
Police chief Robert Nelson announced installation of multiple new stop signs by the City Engineering Dept in several street corridors. Signs will appear along 9th 10th 11th 14th and 21st streets and on 38th Avenue SW, with some existing signs converted to stops near Main Street N and along 3rd 4th 15th avenues NE.
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Austin
Robert Nelson
City Engineering Dept
9Th St
3Rd Ave
10Th St
111Th St
14Th St
19Th St
20Th St
21St St
22Nd St
1Th Ave
11Th Ave
Main St
3Rd St
15Th Ave
4Th St
League of Women Voters Meeting Preview
The Austin League of Women Voters will hold a general meeting on December 7 at 1 15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn to preview the 1967 legislature. State Board speakers Mrs Michael Richdorf of Minnetonka and Mrs Earl Colburn of Minneapolis will discuss reapportionment, power shifts in 1967, and lobby items including the short ballot and party designation for state legislators.
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Austin League of Women Voters
Holiday Inn
State Board of Directors
State Action
Michael Richdorf
Minnetonka
Earl Colburn
Minneapolis
Mower County Fair Announces 1967 Grandstand Lineup
The 1967 Mower County Fair runs Aug 7 to 13 with Kitty Wells and Joie Chitwood Thrill Show on select evenings plus two RCA rodeo events. Afternoon events include regional tractor pulling stock car races and Minnesota motorcycle championships. The midway will feature William Collins Shows and a Youth Center with live bands.
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Mower County
Joie Chitwood
RCA
Minnesota
William Collins
Collins Carnival
Originator of State Dairy Princess Promotion Dies
Lew Conlon former manager of the Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee who originated the Princess Kay promotion died at 49 in St Paul from a heart attack. He helped launch Princess Kay of the Milky Way in 1953 and fostered Mower County as a hub for dairy princess titles. Funeral services planned in Portage Wisconsin.
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L. H
Lew) Conlon
Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee
St. Paul
Mower County
Eleanor Maley
Grand Meadow
Ruth Marie Peterson
Lansing
Conlon
Alaska Department of Agriculture
Palmer
Alaska
Dairy Committee
American Dairy Association of Minnesota
Three-vehicle crash near Waltham injures two
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 56 a half mile north of Waltham injured two people Monday morning. Henry Schnell, 67, Hayfield, driving a Chicago Great Western truck, suffered hand lacerations but was not hospitalized. A school bus and a Rochester mail truck were involved. bus driver and five passengers escaped with minor injuries. the mail truck driver and all others were uninjured. Damages totaled 6,000 across the three vehicles.
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Henry Schnell
Hayfield
Chicago Great Western
Waltham
Rochester
Twenty Austin Building Permits Issued in November
The City Engineering Dept reports 20 Austin building permits issued in November with an estimated total construction cost of 219,945. The list includes Nelson Brothers, Lysne Construction, Red Cedar Properties, Skelly Oil Co and Austin Public Schools among others, covering signs garages additions and a school addition. Through November, 426 permits have been issued for 3,809,119 total cost. year-ago figures were 314 permits totaling 2,480,825.
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Austin
City Engineering Dept
Nelson Brothers
Albert Lea
Lysne Construction
Blooming Prairie
Kenneth Combs, Sr
Main St. S
Donald Wagner
4Th Ave. NW
Pure Oil
Oakland Ave. E
Red Cedar Properties
Main St. N
Dale Tischer
12Th Ave. NW
G. Warren Anderson
1St Ave
Willard Hardy
8Th St. NW
Marlon Marcks
4Th Ave
Neil Munro
2Nd St
S. L. Young
2Nd Dr
Skelly Oil Co
11Th Ave
Hirsch Clothing
Main St
Bruce Hastings
Standard Oil Co
Oakland Pl. SE
Maple Island No
14Th St. SW
Tax Losses Hit Township From Lake Louise Park Expansion
Lake Louise State Park now exceeds 600 acres north west of LeRoy and has taken more than 600 acres from township tax rolls. The County Assessor reports $8,515 in assessed valuation lost to the park and $900 more for 120 wildlife acres, affecting the township and local schools though not the county tax picture. Other townships such as Nevada and Lyle also show reduced valuations due to wildlife acreage. Despite calls for state reimbursement, the Legislature has not acted.
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Lake Louise State Park
LeRoy
Lyle
Nevada
Lyle Township
State
Austin Woman Named to State Advisory Unit
Mrs. H. O. Galstad, executive secretary of the Mower County Safety Council, was appointed to a Minnesota state committee meeting in Minneapolis this Friday. The panel aims to raise awareness of injury prevention, connect women with aiding agencies, and push a coordinated program for 1967 following rising highway deaths and injuries.
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Austin
H. O. Galstad
Mower County Safety Council
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Davison Reports Home Burglary In Austin
Donald Davison reports a break in at 205 5th St NW Austin between 6 20 and 8 28 p m Monday. A ring worth 100 dollars a 24 dollar electric razor a set of keys and several liquor bottles were stolen. Property damage was 5 dollars.
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Donald Davison
5Th St
Austin
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Base
Lyle Ffa
Hunter
D. J. Club
Lantern, Inc
Russell
Joseph Bulger
Sherman
Ordinance Committee
United States
Herrick
Continental
U.S
Yule Presents
League of Women Voters
Dairy Princess
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Portage, Wis
Doris
Lew Conlon
Highway Patrol
Hwy
Waltham Intersection
LeRoy Township
A. W. Malcomson
Nevada Township
Davison
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