Two Corn Plans Outlined at Farmer Meeting
More than 200 attended a Liebenstein Hall discussion of Soil Bank corn base acreage and allotment plans. Officials explained formulas for county yields, parity, and conservation reserve, with two paths to implement the Soil Bank program and a voting deadline before Tuesday.
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Liebenstein
B. J. Huseby
ASC
Don Hasbargen
Soil Bank
Kenneth Spray
Harold Brekke
Hasbargen
Spray
Huseby
Mower County
Congress
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Brekke
Minnesota
County Extension Service
November Police Report Shows Fewer Arrests and Parking Violations
City data indicate 70 arrests in November down from October and September, with 625 parking violations a drop from October. Accidents rose to 90, doors found open 40, juvenile cases 57, and Municipal Court fines totaled $1691.06.
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Juvenile Bureau
Austin Area Servicemen Shine in Training and Deployments
Austin area servicemen report on assignments and training across the U S and abroad. James E Meyer son of Wal tham residents is stationed at Fort Chaffee Arkansas with Battery 3rd Battalion 2nd FAA Regt. James L Sayles lists addresses in Austin and New York service details. Duane Rolfson at Fort Lewis Washington and Raymond Luthe in Millington Tennessee complete avia tion training. Lee Ulland serves in Japan with the 753d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Vernon and Delbert Van Grevenhof return home on leave from Navy service with Vernon recently promoted to Fire Control Technician Third Class. Cpl. Robert J Juhnke participates in the AGLEX 57G exercise at Camp Pendleton highlighting the R3Y seaplane milestone.
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James E. Meyer
Arnold Meyer
Waltham
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
FAT
Fort Chaffee
Lee C. Ulland
Charles Ulland
Austin
Rt. 4
753D
Japan
Ulland
Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Camp Breckinridge
Far East
Vernon
Delbert van Grevenhof
Waltham Rt. 1
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
USS Purdy
Newport
R. I
Delbert
Bainbridge
Cpl
Robert J. Juhnke
Rt. 5
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Cars Collide as Brakes Fail Near Kenwood
A 5:10 p.m. Friday crash on Winona near Kenwood caused 200 in damage to Paul Laufie’s car and 250 to Walter F. Schwartz’s car after the Schwartz vehicle stopped at a red light. brakes allegedly failed. A second incident near Elm and Water damaged a parked car and the driver Kenwood Rugg’s car by 5 dollars.
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Winona
Kenwood
Paul Laufie
Herzog
Walter F. Schwartz
Austin Rt. 5
Schwartz
Laurie
Elm
Kenwood Rugg
Brownsdale
Rugg
Paul Anderson Among Concordia Freshmen on Dean's List
Paul J. Anderson of Moorhead was named to Concordia College's dean's list with a B average or better at midsemester. He is among 77 freshmen earning this distinction.
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Paul J. Anderson
C. J. Anderson
Lyle
Concordia College
Moorhead
Wright joins Shattuck stage crew for centennial play
Jon Wright son of Mr and Mrs B A Wright Grand Mead ow is a member of the stage crew for The White Horse of the Peppers to be presented December 15 commemorating Shattuck School dramatics 90th anniversary. The commemoration is part of a series by the Shattuck Centennial Committee ahead of the June 1958 centennial observance.
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Jon Wright
B. A. Wright
Grand Meadow
Shattuck School
Faribault
Shattuck
St Paul Man Held for Abandonment
Sheriff deputies apprehended Orval Gay of St Paul for abandonment and turned him over to Ramsey County authorities. The incident was reported today by the sheriff's office.
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St. Paul
Austin
Sheriff's Office
Orval Gay
Ramsey County
Opera Star Elaine Malbin Practices Daily Gym Routine
Opera singer Elaine Malbin dedicates one hour each day to gym workouts aimed at strengthening her abdominal muscles.
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Elaine Malbin
Coffee money sent to missions by Austin Methodist men
A group of Austin Methodist men raised 28 dollars from prayer meetings at Normandy Cafe and chose to send the funds to Rev Felix Grospe, chaplain at a boys' academy in a San Mateo mission in the Philippines. The effort aligns with past gifts including a 100 dollar offering for a Japanese evangelistic crusade. The laymen and pastors group invites participation.
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Philippine Islands
Austin
Normandy Cafe
Sid Pappas
Sid
Felix Grospe
San Mateo
Isabella
William J. Campbell
Mr. Grospe
Santa to Stop at Lyle Event
Santa Claus will visit Lyle village hall on December 22 at 2 p.m. Wayne Hartson reports to the Lyle Commercial Club. The event includes candy for children and a later drawing in the business district. Christmas lights on Main Street were turned on Tuesday night. The Lyle Ladies Aid served a noon meal at Trinity Parish Center.
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Lyle, Minn
Santa Claus
Lyle Village Hall
Wayne Hartson
Lyle Commercial Club
Santa
Main Street
Lyle Ladies Aid
Trinity Parish Center
Frankford Boosters Hold Yule Party in Grand Meadow
GRAND MEADOW Minn The Frankford Boosters 4H Club held a Christmas party at Grand Meadow School Monday. Readings by Mary Ann Swanson and Arlyne Queensland performed. The group donated money to injured Grand Meadow boys Kenneth Rieken and Allan Durham. Leadership certificates were awarded to Ann Swanson and Leah Dempsey for one year and Darrell Ottman and Carol Ottman for two years. Refreshments were served by Lester Buringa and Richard Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Frankford
Goodwill Industries Plans Area Pickup
Goodwill Industries will conduct its semi annual pickup from St. Paul into Grand Meadow Ra cine Spring Valley and Stewartville on Tuesday. Residents should place clothing toys small electrical items and other household articles at their local Methodist Church by early Tuesday morning. Large furniture or paper will not be taken. Items should be saleable or need minimal repair. Further details available from local Methodist pastors.
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Racine
Minn
Goodwill Industries
St. Paul
Grand Meadow
Spring Valley
Stewartville
Highway Patrolman's Christmas Prayer Promotes Safer Driving
The Minnesota Highway Department issues pamphlets to patrolmen featuring the patrolman's Christmas Prayer. It asks for a safe season with no dead or dying accident victims, no battered pedestrians, and no grim news calls upsetting families. It urges responsible driving and avoids tragic outcomes.
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Minnesota Highway Department
Woman Loses Accident Suit in District Court
A Mankato woman, Mrs Grayce L Stats, failed in a damages suit after a jury found no cause of action for injuries from a February 23 auto collision at Water and St Paul streets. Defendant David Reinhart, Austin, temporarily in Baltimore, was not found negligent. Mrs Stats, a clerk, has not worked since the crash while her husband Alfred Stats drove.
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Mankato
Grayce L. Stats
Water and
St. Paul Streets
David Reinhart
Austin
Baltimore
Alfred A. Stats
Reinhart
Air Force Announces New Enlistments and Reenlistment
Sgt John Kurtz reports Roger A Olson of 100 Division enlists for four years and will train at Lackland AFB Texas before tech school. Gordon A Farnsworth of Lansing reenlists as staff sergeant in the aircraft warning squadron at Omaha Neb and receives a $1000 bonus. wife Phyllis will join him soon.
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John Kurtz
Air Force
Roger A. Olson
Olson
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Gordon A. Farnsworth
Lansing
Omaha
Neb
Farnsworth
Phyllis
Rev Brunelle in Minneapolis hospital recovering from heart attacks
The Rev O E Brunelle formerly of Austin is in Fairview Hospital Minneapolis recovering from his second heart attack since June. Conference superintendents are occupying his pulpit at Grace EUB Church during his illness. The folding fan used by Japanese girls to hide blushes was invented in Japan in 670 A D.
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O. E. Brunelle
Austin
Fairview Hospital
Minneapolis
Grace Eub Church
Japan
Homes Sought for Hungarian Refugees Here
State Sen. P. J. Holand notes four Mower County inquiries to sponsor refugee families or individuals and expects arrivals within about ten days. Interested sponsors should write to Hungarian Relief at the Radisson Hotel in Minneapolis. Holand calls the project worthwhile and urges immediate action.
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Radisson Hotel
Minneapolis
P. J. Holand
Mower County
Sen. Holand
Holand
Relief Fund for Hungary Still Off 300
The Hungarian Relief Fund remains $300 short of the $1,154 county goal in Mower County as of today. Ruth Ramsey of Mower County Red Cross urged donations urgently to meet the target. Contributions come from individuals, milk carton collections in local businesses, and the Zadworny Accordion Festival.
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Mower County
Ruth Ramsey
Red Cross
Finnish Yule described by Maria Suutari at St Olaf meet
Maria Suutari of Helsinki Finland will describe the Christmas season in Finland to St Olaf Lutheran Brotherhood members and guests at a Monday night meeting starting at 7 30 p m. While spending a year in Austin under the American Field Service program she has entertained many groups with life in her homeland. Members are asked to bring wives and girlfriends. lunch and a short music program will follow.
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Maria Suutari
Helsinki
Finland
St. Olaf Lutheran Brotherhood
Austin
American Field Service
Miss Suutari
Corning switchboard keeper marks 3,000 toll year
Alice Tollefson operates Corning Farmers Telephone Co. switchboard from her kitchen 24 hours a day. Corning has 80 subscribers on 11 circuits connected to Austin toll center. Toll calls total about 3,000 dollars yearly with direct dialing possible from California.
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Corning, Minn
Alice Tollefson
Corning Farmers Telephone Co
Miss Tollefson
G. Tollefson
Thomas Olson
Anna Tollefson
Moscow
Corning
Red Oak Grove
Aldahl
Northwestern Bell
Austin
Blooming Prairie
Corning Board
Bel! Company
California
Corning Telephone Co
Has Surgery in Crash Injury
An Austin man, Arthur Day, is in satisfactory condition after surgery for injuries from a collision at 3 45 p m Friday on Oakland corners six miles west of Austin. Day suffered a cerebral concussion and chest contusions after passing a car driven by Harland Turvold who was turning left. Day’s car overturned and was damaged by 600 dollars while Turvold’s car sustained 100 dollars in damage.
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Austin
Oakland Corners
Arthur Day
Hays
Harland Turvold
Oakland
Highway 16
Turvold
Day
National Guard pays with two dollar bills in Austin
National Guard Company H will pay its 71 men with two dollar bills to highlight new money entering the Austin area. Since 1956 began the unit has brought in about $17,090.30 with quarterly payroll near $4,400 and expects more enlistments after a successful recruiting drive led by Lt. William Buechner.
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Austin
Co. H
National Guard
William Buechner
Lake City Fishing Contest Set Jan 20
American Legion Post 110 in Lake City will sponsor its annual fishing contest on January 20. The afternoon event offers $1,000 in prizes and has historically drawn competitors from more than 100 miles away.
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American Legion Post
Lake City
Christmas Gift Tip Give Car Safety Device
Police Chief George Roope urges gift of auto safety equipment this Christmas. He notes improved vision and traction from new wiper blades lights and mirrors upgrades and reinforced tire chains. advise using chains immediately to ensure safe travel and future holiday celebration.
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George Roope
Roppe
T Ee National Safety Council
Strand leaves $1000 to St Augustine Church
Letta Kenevan Strand, longtime Austin resident who died last week, left $1000 to St Augustine Church for upkeep of benches. An order for hearing on a petition for probate of the will was entered in probate court Wednesday.
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Letta Kenevan Strand
Austin
St. Augustine Church
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