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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1964
Page
3
Norm Westby YMCA Youth Secretary reports about seventy high school seniors and junior college students who registered Sunday for a 12 day trip. The trek begins March 25, with organizers noting growing interest and plans underway.
Rotarians heard Steve Munro describe his year with the Reiner Piesch family of Dusseldorf and his return to Austin. He shared details of German daily life, schooling, travel with Dieter Piesch, and observations on prices,Media, and social practices during his six months abroad.
Hagstrom and Loock General Contractors of Austin won a 57 870 general contract for building a church and hall for Queen of Peace parish in Lyle. The sanctuary will seat 240 with total project cost 75 000 replacing a former store. Other bids: electrical Schammel Electric Austin, plumbing Rosel Plumbing St Ansgar IA, heating Hill Heating and Roofing Austin. Architect Edward Novak Austin. Hormel Institute remodel bid 14 300 Lysne Construction Blooming Prairie. Municipal liquor store Rose Creek bid refused. rebid set for Dec 15 per Joseph Schmidt Austin Builders Exchange.
Mankato State College will offer two Winter Quarter graduate courses at Austin Junior College starting January 4. Business Administration 465G Personnel Management and Political Science 3016 World Politics graduate credit. Registration at 6 p.m. January 4 in JC Library. Courses require 20 enrollments and cost $32 for four credits.
In Riceville Iowa a Christmas tree is displayed in the Jen nison Inn lobby for donors to place gifts for Howard County Home residents. Gifts should be wrapped and marked for man or woman as Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jennison hope this year's response matches last year's.
The Austin City Council referred to the Planning Commission a Chamber of Commerce backed request to develop a city master plan with federal funds covering two thirds of the cost. Estimated total 15 000 to 20 000, city share 6 000 to 7 000. The council also discussed parking lot offers, a bequest to the city for library purposes, street paving, and zoning changes near Interstate 90.
A Nativity Scene tableau, part of a series by the American Lutheran Church Women of St Olaf Church, is shown with cast members Mrs Stephen Van Guilder Mrs M Arthur Bustad Mrs James Helvig Mrs Burnell Henrikson Mrs Glenn Bakke directed by Mrs Harvey Johnson with assistant Mrs Richard Johnson and others in the cast. Mrs O N Siverson directed the Cantata.
Two hit-run incidents occurred as four mishaps on city streets Monday. Austin Police cited two drivers for injuries, with ongoing investigations. Notable crashes involve Keith R. Anderson 20 Carpenter IA and Carl P. Johnson 83 at 1st St NW and 5th Pl NW.
The Austin City Council and Mower County Board of Commissioners plan a 7:30 p m joint session in the council chambers to review a prepared report on pollution at East Side Lake and Dobbins Creek.
Clarence Smith was reelected president of the Izaak Walton League in Todd Park, with Rod ney Everson as vice president, George Case as treasurer, and George Hanson as secretary. Officers serve until September under new bylaws adopted at last summer’s convention. The group planned a pre Christmas Shoot with George Orcutt as general chairman and noted a strong Thanksgiving shoot. A wild game feed is planned to recruit 1965 memberships. Movies of marsh life in Canada were shown and a $25 door prize to C F Christensen was won but unclaimed since last December.
Lyle residents Vernon Nelson and his wife along with Mrs Henry Brandt were involved in a freak car accident Friday night on Highway 218 north of St Ansgar. Nelson was temporarily blinded by lights from an approaching semi and the car struck a doe. no injuries were reported.
Lyle Minnesota Roger Reuhling and Pete Godfredson, Lyle vocational agriculture instructors, attended the Saturday session of the 58th annual American Vocational Association Convention in Minneapolis. A highlighted panel on what agribusiness expects from vocational agriculture featured Parke C. Brinkley and Robert C. Liebenow. The event runs through December 11 at various Minneapolis hotels.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 615 pints from 658 donors in Mower County last Friday. Sixty four first time donors earned first time pins. 57 others received one to five gallon pins. One gallon pins were awarded to numerous residents of Austin and surrounding towns.
Hormel & Co. common stock jumped on the American Exchange after the annual report showed higher earnings. The stock closed at 37 1/2, rose 3 points, opened at 38 1/2, traded at 41 1/4 bid and 41 1/2 asked by 10 a.m.
Fred Roble 81 longtime Granville Herald publisher died Monday at Trinity Hospital Minot North Dakota. A native of Cannon Falls Minnesota he lived in Granville and served as North Dakota Press Association leader. Survived by sisters nieces nephews and other relatives funeral services set in Granville.
Two youths told Austin Police they participated in a break-in at Lincoln School early Monday. One is referred to Welfare, the other to a probation officer. Entry was gained via a ground floor library window as desks were rummaged and several classrooms entered.
Lyle Minn, Harlan Nelson of the Lyle Feed Mill broke a left leg above the ankle in an auger accident while unloading feed from a bulk truck on the Harold Fossey farm. He is treated at Osage Memorial Hospital.
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