Austin Outlook Shifts As City Promotes Its Big Assets
Frank Miles publisher and general manager of the Austin Daily Herald spoke to Rotarians about Austin’s improving outlook since 1962. He cited reduced gloom, closer management labor cooperation, and growth in industry and retail. He noted the Herald’s local autonomy within Thomson Newspapers and outlined editorial responsibility and aims to inform, educate, and provoke thought. December student guests from local high schools and Austin Junior College accompanied the visit.
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Austin
Austin Daily Herald
Frank Miles
Miles
Morey
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Daily Herald
United States
Canada
Young Accepts Award At ABC Regional Meeting
Tom Young general manager of KMMT TV received a plaque at the ABC regional affiliates meeting in Chicago for the station's 10 year affiliation with ABC. Julius Barnathan of ABC TV presented the award. Young, formerly of Austin, now resides in Waterloo as a vice president of Blackhawk Broadcasting Co.
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Tom Young
Kmmt-Tv
ABC
Chicago
Julius Barnathan
Abc-Tv
Young
Austin
Waterloo
Blackhawk Broadcasting Co
Nursing School Closure Considered at Naeve Hospital
Albert Lea Minn The hospital board weighs closing the Naeve Hospital School of Nursing amid rising capital expenditures and operating costs The three year program may be reorganized into a four year school to cut costs and restructure its operations.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Naeve Hospital School of Nursing
Hospital Board
Fund Raising Drives Fall Below Red Cross Budget
The Mower County Red Cross reports show multiple fund drives underperforming for 1964-65. Austin United Fund reached 93.7 percent of its goal with 101 062 18 collected. village drives report mixed results with several towns below targets. Regional Blood Center near St Paul marked its 15th anniversary with 1 073 333 pints collected valued at 26 833 325. Gray Ladies logged 566 hours in Austin and St Olaf Hospital. Grand Meadow contributed four hours.
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Mower County
American Red Cross
Red Cross Board
Bill Sucha
LeRoy
Lyle
Adams
Brownsdale
Dexter
Elkton
Grand Meadow
Racine
Rose Creek
Sargeant
Tappi
Waltham
Harold Lamon
Douglas Brig
Ham
Ernest Diederich
St. Paul
St. Paul Center
Lamon
United States
William Bauer
Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
City Warns Ice Still Thin at Austin Lakes
Officials warn East Side Lake Cedar River Turtle Creek the Lagoon and other bodies have thin ice amid early cold weather. Flooding of three supervised rinks at East Side Lake Kaufman Park and Athletic Field has begun. Base formation will take days before skating surfaces are ready, with neighborhood rinks to follow after supervised rinks open.
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East Side Lake
Cedar River
Turtle Creek
Austin
Kaufman Park
Park and Recreation Department
Tom Belton
Austin Girls Will Have Roles in College Nativity Pageant
The College of Saint Teresa in Winona hosts a traditional outdoor Nativity Pageant on Tuesday December 17 at 7 30 p m in Lourdes Portico featuring five Austin sophomores Jean Saari Delores Rysavy Carol Lynne Ryan Susan Haeny and Elizabeth Leecher In the chorus the pageant includes carols It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Gloria in Excelsio Deo Let Our Gladness Know No End While Shepherds Watched Their Sheep and more The angels shepherds and Magi appear with student officers portraying Nativity figures
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College of Saint Teresa
Winona
Lourdes Portico
Austin
Jean Saari
Delores Rysavy
Carol Lynne Ryan
Susan Haeny
Elizabeth Leecher
Sister Marie
O.S.F
Lourdes
Bethlehem
Taton
Joseph Dear
Joseph Mild
Adams
Gruber
Miss Saari
John Saari
Miss Rysavy
Frank Rysavy
4Th Ave
Miss Ryan
George W. Ryan
AARC Hears Report on its Budget Drive
The Austin Association for Retarded Children discussed fundraising progress with Clarence Peterson reporting 93 percent of the United Fund goal and a $600 gift from the Friendship Drive. He urged building funds for future facilities while outlining support for retarded children at home, in classes, or in institutions.
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AARC
Austin Association For Retarded Children
Clarence Peterson
United Fund
Association
Peterson
Austin Association
Township Officers Banquet At Wykoff Public School
More than 175 people from 18 of 24 townships attended the annual township officers banquet at Wykoff Public School. Speakers included State Rep. Lloyd Duxbury of Caledonia and County Agent Milton Hoberg of Preston who spoke on youth and education. Hoberg helped organize the association years ago. Paul Winkelj of Adams, state director, called it one of the best attended banquets in the state.
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Wykoff Public School
Lloyd Duxbury
Caledonia
Milton Hoberg
Preston
Hoberg
Paul Winkel
Adams
Five Crashes Mark Snowy Icy City Streets
Snow on icy streets sparked five traffic accidents in the city. Gary Feeley, 18, 611 3rd Ave SE, cited for failure to yield after colliding with Carl Augustin, 17, 1608 4th St SE, near 2nd Ave and 2nd St NW. Others involved Wheeler Coal Co truck, Earl Kraby, 1951 sedan total loss, and utility pole damage.
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Gary F. Feeley
3Rd Ave. SE
Carl F. Augustin
4Th St. SE
2Nd Ave
2Nd St. NW
Wheeler Coal Co
4Th St
Oakland Ave. E
Gary F. Zech
5Th Ave. NE
Earl Kraby
23Rd Ave
15Th Ave
Kraby
Robert G. Berg
21St St
Theodore W. Geffert
13Th Ave
1St Ave
19Th St. NE
T. W. Geffert
Forgotten symbol signals winter’s early arrival
Herald photographer captures an unusual sight amid snow-covered yards signaling the onset of winter not yet named in town. The fragment hints at a local feature or symbol glimpsed during a snowfall, inviting curiosity about a seasonal landmark.
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Herald
YMCA Seminar Registrations Double Previous Year Growth
The YMCA reports 74 students have registered for the annual Faster seminar trip, double the size of prior enrollments. Seminar events include orientation meetings before departure in March 1930 and tours of Washington D C Arlington Mount Vernon New York Broadway plays and the United Nations.
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YMCA
Robert Meinhard
Cliff Maxwell
Washington D.C
Arlington
Mount Vernon
New York
Circle Line
Manhattan Island
Lower East Side
China Town
Washington
House, Senate and Justice Department
Howard University
National Art Gallery
Minnesota
United Nations
U.N
Meinhard
Ray Dunsmore
Mark Kiemele
Dennis Gilbert
Tracy Barber
Marc Cleveland
Neal Carter
David Dutcher
Tom Smith
Richard Burroughs
Jerry Jacobs
Phone Operator and Sheriff Help Stroke Victim
Art Ryther, 55, of Austin Rt. 1, suffered a stroke. A telephone operator and Sheriff Doyle Lindahl located his rural home after a call, enabling rapid ambulance dispatch and hospital admission at St Olaf Hospital. Doctors reported improving condition and regained muscle control, though outcome remains uncertain.
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Art Ryther
Austin Rt. 1
Ryther
Sunset Motel
Highway 218- N
Marie Doty
Austin
Northwestern Bell
Doyle Lindahl
Lindahl
Strick
St. Olaf Hospital
Minnesota reserve officers plan ball in Minneapolis
The 16th annual ball sponsored by the Minnesota Department of the Reserve Officers Association will be held January 4 at the Sheraton-Ritz in Minneapolis. Major Robert C. Johnson notes the formal event was moved from December 13 after Kennedy's assassination and a 30 day mourning period. Cmdr W J Mittendorff will handle reservations through December 28 and about 1,000 reserves and guard members are in the Minnesota department.
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Minnesota Department of the Reserve Officers’ Association
Sheraton - Ritz
Minneapolis
Robert C. Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
Army
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
National Guard
Minnesota Department
Rugg Collects Tractors In Brownsdale Minn
Kenneth Rugg of Brownsdale gathers vintage tractors as a hobby. He owns a 1935 Minneapolis Moline J rebuilt with a 1936 engine and a 1927 Allis Chalmers. he often tours Brownsdale streets with multiple wagons. Rugg also runs a stump removal machine using a homebuilt electric motor. He works at Geo A Hormel in Austin and is joined by his daughter Michele.
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Herald
Brownsdale
Minn
Kenneth Rugg
Minneapolis
Rugg
Trac
Minneapolis Moline
Twin Cities
Michelle
Claremont
Moscow
Bombay
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin
Manila
Philippines
Spamtown Campers Hold Christmas Potluck Party
Spamtown Campers held a Christmas potluck supper on Monday at the Sterling State Bank with guests from the Crossroads Campers of Albert Lea. Wilbur Sayles Accordion Studio students provided carols and door prizes were awarded to Austin and Albert Lea residents including Mrs. William McMasters, Miss Pam Smith, Arnold Earl, the Dreschers and Allen Drescher.
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Sterling State Bank
Crossroads
Albert Lea
Wilbur Sayles
William McMasters
Pam Smith
Arnold Earl
Austin
Marvin Drescher
Allen Drescher
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12Th St. NW
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Peter Loecher
7Th Ave. NW
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Oak Grove
Gib Torgrimson
Barbara Nord
Carol McMasters
Jane Lichty
Ann Lee Anderson
Nancy LaPorte
Dorienne Coogan
Sheila Ehmke
Kathi Ferrer
Sandy Stephenson
Nancy Meinhard
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Karen Oihus
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Jeanne Kleven
Judith Gordon
Nancy Heath
Laurel Haney
Pam Ellertson
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Joan Graham
Mary Jane Schmidt
Michael Matthia
Jim Dappelhammer
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Cmdr
W. J. Mittendorff
Westwood Hills Curve
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Minnesota Federation of Teachers
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