County Board Hires New Probation Officer for 3rd Post
Mower County will add a third probation officer starting Jan 1. James H. Shorter, a December graduate of Winona State College, will split 40 percent of his time with Dodge County. Shorter earns 525 monthly during a six month probation. Dodge County covers two fifths of his salary and fringe benefits. Dr Thomas Seery urged substantial raises for Public Health Nurses. The board approved bond for 41 county employees with Austin Insurance Agency at 1292. Other bids ranged up to 3357.50. Jim Leebens Fordtown offered the lowest bid on four Sheriff Dept cars at 8735. County to buy an extra mobile radio for 800. Sheriff Lindahl had previously leased vehicles. county now owns them and will not pay mileage. Insurance will defend the flood-damage suits but may refuse if court finds defendants caused the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
James H. Shorter
Winona State College
Dodge County
Shorter
Thomas Seery
Austin Insurance Agency
Austin State Bank
Osterud
Weber
Austin National
Strifert
City
Schaefer Agency
L. L. Harber
Blake Insurance
LeRoy
Jim Leebens
Fordtown
Sheriff's Dept
Austin Auto
Chevrolet
Dibble Pontiac-Buick
County to Gain $50,000 as Fee System Is Out
The County Revenue Fund will gain about $50,000 next year as five offices switch from the fee system starting Jan 1 1967. Fees formerly collected by the Auditor Treasurer and Clerk of District Court will go to the county fund while Commissioners and District Court Reporters keep some fees. The state law permits the County Board to consider salary increases for affected employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Revenue Fund
Stolen Payroll Checks Cashed at Sears Store
Two stolen payroll checks valued at 125 dollars were cashed at Sears Roebuck and Co on Main Street Austin according to police. The checks were among several stolen November 16 from Assn Producers Inc in St Paul and have appeared in communities statewide. B B guns damaged six Go pher Distributing Co front windows causing 42 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Roebuck and Co
Main St. N
Austin
Assn. Producers, Inc
St. Paul
Gopher Distributing Co
Oakland Ave. E
Luther College Varsity Band Concert Plans
The second annual Luther College Varsity Band Concert will be Friday at 7 30 p m in Walders Concourse Decorah Iowa. Director Larry Livingston leads a free program including Death and Transfiguration Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair and more. Soloist Miss Carol Wright Mendota Illinois will perform Mozart Horn Concerto K 495 in the flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Walders Concourse
Luther
Decorah
Larry Livingston
Luther Music Faculty
Strauss
Carol Wright
Mendota
Miss Wright
City Tax Increase Sets 3.24 Percent Rise in Mill Rate
Austin residents face an 3.24 per cent tax increase as the mill rate climbs 11.23 mills to 358.10. The rise reflects budget requests from state, county, city, and school district 492, with the state down 1.8 mills and the county, city, and school district up. County valuation totals and city valuation changes are given, while district figures from several districts are still awaited to finalize township and village mill rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
County Auditor's Office
Graham Uzick
Blooming Priaiie
Hayfield
Stewartville
Four Auto Accidents Reported Here No Injuries
Four new Austin accidents were added to police records. Harold Yaste struck Marie Schmidt’s parked car on Main St near 3rd Ave NE causing 35 dollar damage to Schmidt vehicle and 10 to Yaste’s. A concrete units truck and a car collided on 1st Dr NW causing 5 and 65 dollar damages. A FA two car collision on 1st St NW at 3rd Ave caused 10 and 100 dollar damages to Miller and Wright cars. A Worrell Kayser parked car sustained 50 dollar hit and run damage on 3rd Ave NW and 1st St. An older accident involved a parked Utzke car struck by Vermilyea’s car Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Yaste
7Th Ave
Marie Schmidt
8Th Ave
Main St
3Rd Ave
Schmidt
1St Dr. NW
Leonard Schroeder
Sth Ave
Robert Lee Jr
1St St. NW
Leon Miller
1St Ave. SE
Ralph Wright
20Th St. SE
Worrell Kayser
4Th Ave
Robert Utzke
14Th St. NW
Lowell Vermilyea
Ist Ave
Christmas Festival by Orchestra and Choir Planned
Preparations for the Austin High School Christmas Festival are underway. The public performance on Wednesday December 21 at 8 p.m. features the Austin High School Orchestra conducted by Paul Helme and the Austin High School Choir and Varsity Choir directed by Richard Larson. Guest organist is Mrs. Larence Dewey. Stage settings are by the Art Dept under James Wegner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Paul Helme
Richard Larson
Larence Dewey
Austin High School Art Dept
James Wegner
Jewish Festival of Lights Begins at Sundown
Hanukkah, eight day Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown for Austin area Jews. It recalls the revolt of Judah Maccabee against Antiochus Epiphanes and the rededication of the Jerusalem temple. The lamp oil lasting eight days is celebrated by lighting one candle each night until all eight lights are lit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area
Judah Maccabee
Antiochus Epiphenes
Holy Temple
Jerusalem
Temple
Koenigs Named Top Inspector at Midwest Conference
John J. Koenigs of Tappi Mower County received the outstanding agent award for 1965 at the North Central Weed Control Conference in Wichita Kansas. He has served nine years as county agricultural inspector and was named top inspector for the state after competing with 13 Midwest winners and three Canadian entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Koenigs
Tappi
Mower County
Wichita
Kan
Koenigs
Midwest
Austin man recalls Pearl Harbor bombing and day of confusion
Clarence P. Johnson 47 recalls the moment Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor 25 years ago from Fort Shafter Hawaii. He describes the black smoke over the harbor the alert and the sight of planes circling the fleet. Johnson served at Fort Shafter as a 2's ton truck driver and was to be released in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel Koehler
Clarence P. Johnson
2Nd St. NE
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pacific Fleet
Johnson
Fort Shafter
Honolulu
Palmer
Austin
Army
Europe
Asia
Coast Artillery
United States
Japan
Ford Island
Hickam Field
Scofield Barracks
Pearl Harbor Extra recalls Herald editor’s wartime dispatch
The Herald published an extra as Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. Lloyd Fennell organized staff amid a heavy snowstorm to produce the edition while pictures and a large Four Horsemen cartoon were ready. The headline read Japs Bomb Pearl Harbor Then Declare War on U S. Johnson later served in Saipan and WWII duties before working at Hormel and planning a future Pearl Harbor visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Pearl Harbor
Associated Press
Lloyd Fennell
U.S
Honolulu
Ford Island
Saipan
United States
Johnson
Fort Rosecrans
San Diego
Calif
Honduras
United Nations
San Francisco
Cartwright Attends 25th Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Jack Cartwright of 109 1st Ave SE joined ceremonies in Honolulu at Punchbowl Cemetery marking 25 years since the Pearl Harbor attack. He left for Hawaii last Friday and is a Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn member. Vice President Hubert Humphrey was among expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cartwright
1St Ave. SE
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Cartwright
Scholfield Barracks
Punchbowl Cemetery
Hubert Humphrey
City to host Miss Minnesota pageant for three years
Austin chosen to host and manage the Miss Minnesota Pageant for three consecutive years. Producers Robert Austin and Jack Carr Jr attended a planning meeting in Aurora Illinois where officials approved the Austin pageant. Dates set for June 7 to 10 at Austin High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota
Robert Austin
Jack Carr Jr
Jacees
Aurora
Ill
Miss Leonora
Slaughter
Atlantic City
N. J
Illinois
S. Brockway
Pepsi Cola Co
Dick Weaver
Oldsmobile Co
Joe Lewis
Toni Co
Austin High School
Citizens Council Urges Budget Increase for Crime Bureau
The Minnesota Citizens Council on Delinquency and Crime recommends a $737,000 biennial increase in appropriations for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to strengthen statewide services. Fayette Sherman, VP of Geo A Hormel & Co and council chair, says immediate steps are needed as violent crime has risen and 75 percent of reported crimes remain unsolved. He notes it is impractical for all 623 sheriffs and police departments to maintain separate labs and training, urging support for the Crime Bureau as a key resource to improve law enforcement effectiveness statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Citizens Council On Delinquency and
Sherman
Citizens Council
Utility Board Accepts Bids for Transformers for Cretex Plant
The Austin Utility Board accepted bids for four 167 KVA transformers and six 167 KVA transformers for the new Cretex plant. Bids came from K and K Electric Supply Rochester and others including General Electric Supply St Paul Westinghouse Electric Supply St Paul Burmeister Electric Co Minneapolis Sterling Electric Co Minneapolis and Wagner Electric Corp via Sterling Electric with varying four and six unit prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utility Board
Maureen Hennessy
Austin Utility Board
Cretex
Harold Lamon
K & K Electric Supply
Rochester
General Electric Supply
St. Paul
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Burmeister Electric Co
Minneapolis
Sterling Electric Co
Wagner Electric Corp
Sterling Electric
Gray
Bar
Electric Jobbers Equipment Co
Judd Co
Austin
Voting Light and Heavy in Three Counties Elections
Voter turnout varied from average to good in Mower Steele and Fillmore counties with incumbents largely re-elected. Adams elected a new councilman. Dexter, Rose Creek, Taopi, Ostrander, and Blooming Prairie saw mixed results for trustees and clerks. In Rose Creek Melvin Schnorenberg won trustee. Taopi re-elected Floyd Kiefer as trustee and John Koenigs as clerk. Ostrander elected Kenneth Hodson as trustee and Bertha Nelson as treasurer. locally, Austin Utilities faced bids for transformers and wage a transition with People’s Gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Mower
Steele
Fillmore
Adams
Dexter
Melvin Schnorenberg
Rose Creek
Theodore Knutson
Sargeant
Tappi
Blooming Praire
Robert Oswald
Ostrander
Taopi
Floyd Kiefer
John J. Koenigs
Carl Hanson
Kenneth Hodson
Marvin Iverson
Bertha Nelson
Hazel Aune
Vernon Thompson
Dennis Johnson
Justice of Peace
William Milburn
Winter Camporee Set for Feb 3 4 by Boy Scouts
Plans announced for the Winter Camporee Operation Klondicke at Cedar River Archery Club range east of Lansing Minnesota. Scouts will camp Friday night and return home at 5 30 p m Saturday. Activities include a homemade sled race Saturday afternoon a camp fire with awards and camp craft at campsites. Parents and the public are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Lansing
Minn
Scout Troop 110 Collects Food for Salvation Army Baskets
Boy Scouts of Troop 110 sponsored by the First Methodist Men's Club will go door to door through December 19 collecting canned goods for Salvation Army Christmas baskets. The canned food will be turned over to the Salvation Army at the troop meeting December 19. The troop has participated in this project for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
First Methodist Men's Club
Salvation Army
Scout Pack 134 to Meet Tonight
Cub Scout Pack 134 will hold a reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. today at Woodson School. Jim Mark, organization and extension chairman for the Spamland Boy Scout District, urged all boys aged 8 to 10 who are members or wish to join, and their parents, to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodson School
Jim Mark
Spamland
Knutson 79 Steps Down as Sargeant Village Clerk
Theodrore Knutson, 79, resigns after 46 years as Sargeant village clerk. He recalls starting in 1920 and notes debt-free status and low village taxes, with electricity from Freeborn-Mower and a pivotal incorporation linked to a railroad crew. He will resign if re-elected to allow new leadership and winter travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knutson
Sargeant
Minn
Theodore Knutson
Harmony
Freeborn-Mower Cooperative
Commandery to Confer Degrees in Local Ceremony
Knights Templar from Winona and Albert Lea assist St Bernard Commandery in initiating seven area men at Masonite Hall. The program opens with the Red Cross, then Malta, a 6 pm steak supper, and the Temple opening for the annual inspection by state officials. Fred G. Vogel leads arrangements with Ray Fell as recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona and Albert Lea Knights Templar
St. Bernard Commandery
Masonite Hall
Winona Commandery
Order of the Red Cross
Albert Lea
Order of Malta
Order of the Temple
Fred G. Vogel
Austin
Ray Fell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallace Sich
Graham Uzlikers
Robert Shaw
Webster
Kinsman’s Florists
1St St
Navy
Tripler General Hospital
Suzanne
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Citizens Council On Crime
Crime Bureau
John A. Schissel
B. E. Monson
Adolph Humnker
Ramon Schumann
Marious Lonksen
Jerry Nolte
Lyle Williams
Hattie Whiteaker
Leonard Jech
Eugene Landherr
Giles B. Motzko
Charles Hinsch
Ralph Neitzel
Herbert Martin
John Lindo
Clayton Cramm
Austin Utilities
People’s Gas Co
8Th St
King’s House
Hormel Institute
Aust Country Club
Lamon
People’s
Elmhurst
Edmund Smith
William Dunlap
Richard Bandler
MAPP
American Power Assn
Scout
Chicago Great Western
The
State Bank of Sargeant
Victor Bungum
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