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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1955

Page

5

Births at St Olaf Hospital With Names and Dates

Vital statistics list births at St Olaf Hospital. New babies born to Osland Grand Meadow Kirchner Walton Wattham, with dates Dec 9 or Dec 10 1954. The notice also includes a family memorial verse describing a loved one who has passed away and is sadly missed.

St. Olaf Hospital Donald J. Osland Austin Rt Charles Simonson Grand Meadow Dee Ervin Kirchner Brownsdale Alex Decker Waltham

Rose Creek Names in Recent Notices

Ralph FE Wilson of Rose Creek and Janice A Gomer also of Rose Creek and Loren A Hyland of Highway 218 N with Patricia J Grundmeier of 315 N Sterling all dated Dec 9 10. Robert A Michaels of McIntyre Iowa and Elizabeth Ann Schammel of Rose Creek both dated Dec 10.

Ralph FE. Wilson Rose Creek Janice A. Gomer Loren A. Hyland Patricia J. Grundmeier N. Sterling Robert A. Michaels McIntyre Iowa Elizabeth Ann Schammel

Deaths: Jonathan D. Fenstermacher 82

Jonathan D. Fenstermacher 82 died Friday at Preston Hospital after two weeks as patient. Retired farmer and former village assessor he moved to Spring Valley 15 years ago from rural area and ran a seed corn business. Survived by wife Katie and six children Rosco Dicken son N D John Worthington Dean Reuwel St Paul Mrs Kenneth Lundy and Paul. Services will be held Monday.

Jonathan D. Fenstermacher Preston Fenstermacher Spring Valley Iowa Katie Rosco Dickenson John Worthington Dean Reuwel St. Paul Kenneth Lundy Paul

Loretta Houck Dies After Long Illness at St Olaf Hospital

Mrs Loretta Houck aged 48 died this morning at St Olaf Hospital after a long illness. She lived at 1013 Clark. Survived by two sons Kenneth of National City California and Maurice of Austin two daughters Mrs Richard Tiller of National City and Jeannette of Austin her mother Mrs Anna Weis of Chester Iowa four sisters and six brothers. Funeral services set for Tuesday morning.

Loretta Houck St. Olaf Hospital Clark Kenneth National City Calif Maurice Austin Richard Tiller Jeannette Anna Weis Chester Iowa

Funeral Services for Anna Gronseth and Others

Funeral services are set for Anna Gronseth at 2 p.m. Saturday at Evanger Lutheran Church in Sargeant Township with Rev. E. R. Weeks. interment in church cemetery. WaIter Wiseman to be remembered with 2 p.m. Saturday services at Oakwood Cemetery chapel led by Rev. Hugh T. Hall. short rites in Isanti. August Chinnon of Waltham to be honored with 1:30 p.m. Monday Hayfield Funeral Home services and 2 p.m. at St. Michael's Church led by Rev. August Draeger. church cemetery interment.

Anna Gronseth Sargeant Township Evanger Lutheran Church E. R. Weeks Hayfield Funeral Home Walter H. Wiseman Isanti Minn Oakwood Cemetery Hugh T. Hall August Chinnon Waltham Hayfield Funal St. Michael's Church August Draeger

Funeral services for Loretta Houck to be held

Funeral services for Loretta Houck age 1013 Clark will be at 9am Tuesday at Queen of Angels Church Interment in Calvary Cemetery Rosary at 8pm Monday at Mayer Funeral Home Friends may call after 3pm Sunday

Loretta Houck Clark Queen of Angels Church Calvary Cemetery Mayer Funeral Home

Card of Thanks from Mrs Anna Rossow

Card thanks relatives and friends for visits cards and flowers during stay at St Olaf Hospital. Recognizes Rev W F Milbrath Dr David Anderson Dr Rosenthal nurses and aides for kindness and help. God bless you all.

St. Olaf Hospital W. F. Milbrath David Anderson Rosenthal Anna Rossow

In Memoriam Ben W Hart and C K Perry Notices

In loving memory of husband and father Ben W Hart who died December 10 1954. Loved by wife Louella and son LeRoy. Also in memory of Dad C K Perry who passed away, a cherished remembrance from family.

Ben W. Hart Louella LeRoy C. K. Perry

Ambulance Runs Between Clark Street and St Olaf Hospital

Ambulance movements logged late Friday include a 3 46 am trip from 1013 Clark to St Olaf Hospital and a 10 12 pm run from 2000 East Hope to St Olaf Hospital.

Clark St. Olaf Hospital E. Hope

Blood usage at St Olaf Hospital totals 11009 pints since January

Three pints of Red Cross blood were used Friday at St. Olaf Hospital bringing the year to 11,009 pints used since January.

Red Cross St. Olaf Hospital

Local driving cases include pleas and fines in district court

Jay Best pleaded innocent to drunk driving with a trial set for 4 p m on December 16. Marlett P Hines pleaded guilty to careless driving and paid 28 50. John A Whitson Verlin L Baker pleaded guilty and paid 28 50. Duane M Anderson of Albert Lea charged with driving after license suspended and paid 25 and 75 on two charges. Roger M Moore of Waterloo forfeited 23 50 for speeding.

Jay Best Deneen Marlett P. Hines Mitchell John A. Whitson Euclid Verlin L. Baker Blooming Prairie Duane M. Anderson Albert Lea Roger M. Moore Waterloo Iowa

Real Estate Transfers List of Conveys and Additions

Real estate transfers include RB Morgan to Edmund Smith et ux in Woodlawn Park Addn Lot 7 and 8 Block 13 and Edmund Smith to Ruhter et ux Lot 7 and 8 Block 13 Woodlawn Park Addn. Austin Construction to Beancon et ux Rochford 2nd Lot 2. Shebanek to Werner, Harv, and others in various blocks. Multiple parcels in Woodlawn Park and Browns Addn, with other city lots and additions referenced.

Aldn Ilaun Stahl Harv Bis Dheter Robert A. Hobkirk Alice A. Hanson John Lb. Ulwelling Joris A. Ramseth Harold E. Fossey Chester M.im WBSE Robert J. Duhnet Harold C Loing N. Addn Lansing James &. Ouaenneee Saward W. Newman Mayhard A. Eppen George L Harold F. Thompson Cor Eppard

Miniature Chest X Rays Given in Tuberculin Test Follow-Up

Thirty-two county residents received free miniature chest X rays at St Olaf Hospital as part of the tuberculin testing program. The sessions followed Mantoux test clinics last month run by the county nurse's office and the county medical society. Of 66 reactors invited, 62 attended. X rays were administered by Roberta Olson and Jean Stephenson of the hospital staff.

St. Olaf Hospital County Medical Society Roberta Olson Jean Stephenson

Marriage License Book Reaches Capacity at Clerk Office

Clerk William Pleak marks end of an era as the big red marriage license volume fills with application No. 638 for Robert A Michaels and Elizabeth Ann Schammel. A new book opens with 640 blanks as Ralph Wilson and Janice Gomer submit the first entry.

William Pleak Robert A. Michaels McIntyre Iowa Elizabeth Ann Schammel Rose Creek Ralph Wilson Janice Gomer

Canada Leads Nickel Output in 1954 Year Record

Canada has produced more nickel for over 50 years than any other country and its 1954 output exceeded four times the sum of the rest of the free world combined.

Canada Free World

Red Cross trains 21 instructors in Mower County

The Mower County Red Cross has built a corps of 21 first aid instructors, each with 45 hours plus training beyond minimums. They conducted classes for teachers, Mapleview mothers, Explorer Scouts, civil defense staff, and Vocational School staff, teaching basics such as artificial respiration and wound care. The organization plans a January 16 to 20 instructors course for qualified members.

Polly Madison S. River Red Cross Emmett Phifer Mower County Mapleview Ing Woolworth Phifer

Austin Area Service Men Honor Local Air Force Veterans

Lyle E. Stoelk son of Charles and Mrs Stoelk of 1507 Ellis discharged from the Air Force Navy base. He served as light mechanic in Korea from November 1952 to June 1953 flying 46 missions and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. AB Arnold A Majerus of Rose Creek enlisted in the Air Force and arrived in California at Parks Air Force Base. Kenneth R Hall of Fort Dix serves in 8th Overseas Replacement Co. Leon K Wegner of 610 N Oak promoted to staff sergeant at Offutt Air Force Base.

Lyle E. Stoelk Charles Stoelk Ellis Air Force Navy Boling Air Force Base Washingon Stoelk Korea Arnold A. Majerus Jacob Majerus Rose Creek Air Force California AB Arnold A. Majerus Parks Air Force Base Calif Leon K. Wegner E. C. Wegner N. Oak Offutt Air Force Base

Crickets and Cars: Q A Facts and Blues Origin at Basin Street

Quiz style exchange covers U S motor vehicle registrations totaling 58 million most under a decade old. It notes crickets chirp only adult males producing sound by wing rubbing. Also mentions Basin Street in New Orleans as a blues origin claim from 1953 Wausau Wisconsin reference.

Wausau Wisconsin New Orleans

Next US total solar eclipse date and road stats

The next total solar eclipse visible in the United States occurred on October 2, 1959. A pithy contest note states the only city to win two consecutive National Traffic Safety Contest Grand Awards, and confirms the United States has 3,366,000 miles of roads with two thirds deemed inadequate.

United States U. S

Panama Canal Opens to Ocean Steamer on Aug 3 1914

The first ocean steamer successfully navigated the newly opened Panama Canal on August 3 1914 marking a historic milestone in maritime passage. The vessel completed the lengthy transit amid celebrations as ships followed the route for global trade.

Panama Canal

Woman Granted Stay Plea in Grand Larceny Case

An Austin woman Mary Elizabeth Potter was granted a five day continuance to enter a plea in a first degree grand larceny charge. Potter faces $1,183 allegedly stolen from Mier Wolf & Sons over six months. She was arraigned before Judge A C Richardson with Raymond Ondov appointed as counsel.

Austin A. C. Richardson Mary Elizabeth Potter S. River Raymond Ondov Potzer Mier Wolf & Sons, Inc LeRoy Knotts Richardson Thomas F. Richards Knotts Richard G. Rahilly Jr State Reformatory St. Cloud Richards

Austin Patrolman Warns Double Parking Keeps Traffic Slow

Patrolman Herbert Berg says Austin drivers are among the worst for double parking causing rush hour tieups. He notes fines of 2 dollars for unattended double parking and that parking briefly beside another car to discharge or pickup a passenger is legal. Berg, formerly a locomotive fireman, joined the police in 1952 and lives with his family at 2203 East Oakland. He also notes national insect damage reduces US crop yield and Rhode Island’s motto Hope.

Herbert Berg Austin Berg Red Wing Police Department Bergs Alice Herbert J Barbara Marti Lynn Oakland

Pleasant View 4 H Club Donates Gift Money

The Pleasant View 4 H Club contributed gift money to the Austin Association for the Mentally Retarded in lieu of an exchange at a Christmas party. Janice Eblen demonstrated an unbaked fruit cake, Margaret and Jean Grande showed Christmas decorations, and Joan Eblen demonstrated a Christmas centerpiece. Steve Lickteig led the meeting as members sang carols and lunch was served by Mrs. Harry Eblen and Mrs. Lloyd Cotter.

Pleasant View 4-H Club Austin Association For Janice Eblen Margaret Jean Grande Joan Eblen Steve Lickteig Harry Eblen Lloyd Cotter

Art Noble Elected President of Newry Farmers Union

Officers were elected by the Newry Farmers Union at Corning Hall. New officers include Art Noble as president Harlan Kittleson as vice president Gladys V Vasey as secretary treasurer Burton Kittleson education director Edwin Easton legislative director Ralph Neitzel cooperative director John Vasey organizational director Mrs Selmer Magnuson junior leader Mrs Selmar Christianson recreation director and Maurice Basness publicity director.

Newry Farmers Union Corning Hall Art Noble Harlan Kittleson Gladys V. Vasey Burton Kittleson Edwin Easton Ralph Neitzel John Vasey Selmer Magnuson Selmar Christianson Maurice Basness

Never End To Love Beauty In All Things

A reflective piece from a library window celebrates beauty in bare trees and autumn’s past colors. The author praises artists for translating landscape and human feeling, noting beauty in book jackets, furniture, and new buildings as a universal love.

Beauty, Birds and Snowlight Inspires a New Hope

A reflective piece by George Matthew Adams celebrates nature’s colors in birds and flowers, the pristine beauty of a snowy morning, and the contrast between old and new book prints. The author urges a love of beauty to life with renewed hope.

George Matthew Adams

Hayfield HS Christmas Concert Set in Hayfield

Hayfield High School students will present their annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Hayfield Minnesota. There is no admission charged for the event.

Hayfield, Minn Hayfield High School

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs Memoriam Court News Kenneth R. Hall 8Th Overseas Replacement Co Fort Dix N. J Basin Street Stocling Shopping Center Capretz Agency Kresge Alec Great Your Police Department Rhode Island AVTO Veterans Administration Ofice Austin Daily Weather Bureau Great Lakes States North Dakota North Pacific States Rockies Farmers Union Hayfield HS J. Edgar Hoover FBI Jonathan Forman Geo. A. Swendiman Th. S Grand Forks M. D American Dental Association O. Hulme D.M Forsyth Dental Infirmary For Boston Mass New York Water Service Corporation National Fluoridation News Leo Spira Deer Citizens The Herald England Austin Pure Water Committee Penney’s Brentwood Hell Enneys Fashion
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