New Post Office Baptized Under Fire of Christmas Crowds
Post Office in Austin bears Christmas mail rush as clerks Duane Kime Mark Dennison Harvey Fiala and Gerald Hahn handle a flood of packages and customers. Postmaster Herrick urges Buy Early Mail Early and Often with extended Saturday hours and 45 collection boxes citywide including white star and regular boxes.
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Austin
Duane Kime
Mark Dennison
Win
Dow
Harvey Fiala
Dennison
Kime
Gerald Hahn
Oliver Herrick
the Mall
8Th Ave
8Th St
10Th Ave
11Th St
Nelson’s Gro
Salvation Army Christmas Fund Trails Behind Goal in Austin
The Salvation Army Christmas Fund in Austin stands at only 393.90 toward a 3200 goal, risking fewer baskets and gifts for needy families. Major Alfred Gorton warns the shortfall may leave many without assistance as the city hosts multiple shows, parties, and fundraisers through December 23.
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Salvation Army
2Nd Ave
Main St
Army
Alfred Gorton
Austin Shrine Club
Shrine Oriental Band
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Austin
Marks
Brownsdale
Citadel
Mapleview
Carolyn Nagel Named in National Student Nurse Contest
Carolyn Nagel, senior at Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing and daughter of Elmer and Mrs Nagel of Austin Rt 2, was chosen by faculty to compete in the national Miss Methodist Student Nurse Contest. She will vie with 47 candidates nationwide under rules requiring high class ranking, professional nursing interest, and a paper on Why I Chose Nursing.
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Carolyn Nagel
Methodist - Kahler School of Nursing
Elmer Nagel
Austin Rt. 2
Miss Methodist
National Association of Methodist Hospital and Homes
The
General Board of Hospitals and Homes of
Methodist Church
Carolyn
Methodist Hospitals Schools of Nursing
United States
Methodist Kahler
Rochester
Speliological Survey Inc
Insurance group to meet in Minneapolis on December 15
kt F Boettcher president of the Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Insurance Management announces a December 15 meeting in Minneapolis. A panel from 3M Insurance Department will present An Example of a Corporate Insurance Department Operation.
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Kt. F. Boettcher
Austin
Minnesota
American Society of Insurance Management, Inc
Minneapolis
3M Insurance Department
Foreign Coin Night At Austin Coin Club Meeting
The Austin Coin Club observes Foreign Coin Night at 7 30 p m December 16 at the Eagles Club. Frank Orlowski will discuss Foreign Coins and members will display their pieces. Officers will be elected followed by a social hour.
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Austin Coin Club
Eagles Club
Frank Orlowski
New Fertilizer Blending Plant for Sargeant
Construction starts Monday on a $30,000 plant to blend fertilizer in Sargeant Minnesota built by Consumers Cooperative Association Kansas City and leased to Mower County Farm Bureau. The 42 by 72 foot plywood structure on Milwaukee Road land will store 750 tons and begin blending February 1 after completion shortly after January 1.
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Sargeant, Minn
Austin
Consumers Cooperative Association
Kansas City
Mower County Farm Bureau
Lester H. Anderson
Sargeant
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Anderson
Mower County Service Association
Dexter
Adams
Waltham
New Austinites Welcomed by Local Hosts in November
New residents from Ireland Germany and Mexico attended welcome calls by service personnel along with newcomers from Florida California Colorado and Iowa. Minnesota towns Ma deira Maple Plain Lyle Winona Mapleton Minneapolis Fairmont New Germany and Rochester are listed among origins.
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Ireland
Germany
Mexico
Florida
California
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Madeira
Maple Plain
Lyle
Winona
Mapleton
Minneapolis
Fairmont
New Germany
Rochester
Spamland Exposition Showcases Scout Programs April 3
Spamland Scout District announces an exposition on April 3. Tom Downey, Spamland representative to the Council Exposition Committee, says the event gives all Scouts a chance to demonstrate various Scouting programs.
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Spamland
Kroening to Challenge Schultz for Local 9 Leader Post
Kroening will challenge Schultz for the presidency of Local 9 UPWA in a 48 hour secret ballot election January 8 and 9 at the Labor Center. Schultz runs for a 20th term while several other local officers and board members face no opposition.
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Bank W
Schultz
UPWA
Labor Center
Dalton
Dal) Korening
Ernest Jones
Rollo Sissel
Helen E. McDermott
Francis
Buster) Smith
Maynard
Jake) Enright
Donald Krebsbach
Mary Kurth
Orville Wangen
Raymond P. Weis
Seven City Accidents Cause $800 Property Damage
Austin Police report seven street accidents in the city causing over 800 in vehicle damage with no injuries. Incidents include ice slides on First Drive NW injuring no one, rear-end collisions near Oakland Ave E and 4th St NE, and multiple backing and left-turn mishaps with various resident and nonresident drivers. Damages ranged from 25 to 200 dollars per vehicle.
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Austin
William W. MecNee
15Th St. SE
Edward L. Franzwa
Fountain City
Wis
Oakland Ave. E
4Th St
Mabel E. Belshaw
3Rd St
14Th Ave
Susanne Meineke
13Th Ave
Eleanor Kreinbring
2Nd Ave. SE
3Rd Ave
Main St. N
Kreinbring
Eugene Underdahl
Robby’s Drive
Underdahl
Frederick H. Berdan
6Th Ave. NW
Louis E. Neve
Austin Rt. 5
4Th Ave
1St St. NW
Neve
2Nd Ave. NW
Gerald D. Marehime
Austin Rt. 4
Devonne E. Smith
Eight Austin High Students Enter VFW Voice of Democracy
Eight Austin High School speech students will compete in the Voice of Democracy contest at 5 30 p m Saturday on TV channel 6 The national scriptwriting contest theme is The Challenge of Citizenship The participants are Pat Brandt Mary Cassidy Carla Griebel Pam Otto Lynne Sitz Barry Stanek Beth Staples and Linda Stoike A taped telecast will air on KAUS radio Monday night.
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Austin High School
TV Channel 6
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Betty Lopez
Pat Brandt
Mary Cassidy
Carla Griebel
Pam Otto
Lynne Sitz
Barry Stanek
Beth Staples
Linda Stoike
Kaus Radio
Funeral Rites Held Today for Crash Victims
Funeral services are held in Riceville for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gronwoldt of LeRoy and Riceville areas, who died Monday near New Haven Iowa after colliding with a truck. Their children Leon aged 4 and Lynsey aged 2 were hospitalized with injuries in Waterloo and New Haven hospitals respectively.
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Riceville
Iowa
Leonard Gronwoldt
Iowia
LeRoy
New Haven
Leon
Lynsey
Waterloo
Adams Post Office Extends Hours Before Christmas
Adams Minnesota will extend post office hours on December 12 and 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. for Christmas mailing. An earlier pickup will occur and dispatch hours shift from 5:10 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting Thursday. Sunday lobby service runs 9:45 a.m. to noon.
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Adams, Minn
Adams
Adams Fire Department Elects Officers
Adams Minnesota firemen elected Henry Hass as chief Bud Schaefer as first assistant chief Lyle Peterson as second assistant chief Wilfred Kloeckner as secretary and Mike Rauen as treasurer at the December 9 meeting.
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Adams
Minn
Adams Fire Department
Henry Hass
Bud Schaefer
Lyle Peterson
Wilfred Kloeckner
Mike Rauen
Gigantic Roast Draws Christmas Shoppers at Goodyear Store
At the Goodyear Service Store shoppers were offered a roast beef sandwich from a 100-pound roast rolled by Lloyd A BIG ROAST Knaack, market manager at Piggly Wiggly. The roast was prepared in the store range with D L Donovan of the Tappan Co and Russell Lautz, Goodyear store manager, handling oven duties as Dennis Anderson of Piggly Wiggly and Knaack look on.
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Goodyear Service
Lloyd
Knaack
Piggly Wiggly
Sth Pl
D. L. Donovan
The
Tappan Co
Russell Lautz
Goodyear
Dennis Anderson
Kuaack
Iowa Bank Wins Sewer Bond Bid in St. Ansgar
The village council accepted a bid from St. Ansgar Citizens State Bank for sewer bonds of 45 000 dollars at a net interest rate of 2.9750 percent, yielding a net cost to the village of 9 520 dollars. Other bids from Conway Bros Des Moines 3.10625 percent 9 940 dollars Beh Des Moines 3.0185 percent 9 659.30 Becker and Downie Des Moines 3.0463 percent 9 748.15 Van Horne Inc Omaha 3.03812 percent 9 722 dollars.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Conway Bros
Des Moines
Carleton D. Beh
Becker and Downie
van Horne Inc. Inc
Omaha
Neb
Realtors Seek Industrial Development
A National Association of Real Estate Boards representative told a Lions Club meeting that Austin’s economy far outpaces the national average with a spendable family income of 7781 dollars and 82 percent home ownership. The association aims to boost industrial growth by strengthening local boards and opposes open property sale laws. The Lions Club reported a net profit of 481.65 dollars from a recent light bulb sale.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Lions Club
Austin
John Cronin
Washington, D. C
Cronin
Water Line Breaks Hit Austin Daily Herald Annex
A leak in a water service line was found Wednesday morning as water seeped through the Annex basement walls. Austin Utilities crews are repairing the leak. Superintendent Harold Lamon said a Southeast Austin water main break earlier in the week has been repaired.
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Austin Daily Herald
Austin Utilities
Harold Lamon
Austin
City pound lists two dogs for identification and one for adoption
Harlan Meier, city pound master, listed two dogs for identification and one for adoption today. Held for identification are a brown and black young female part Shepherd and a black with brown legs Terrier male. Awaiting adoption is a brown black male German Shepherd Husky, an older dog.
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Harlan Meier
Austin High School Christmas Festival Rehearsals Underway
Daily rehearsals proceed for the Austin High School Christmas Festival set for Tuesday December 15. The 9 30 a m senior high performance and 8 p m public show feature organ preludes by Mrs Larry Gilbertson and four Brass Choir selections. The 85 member orchestra conducts seven pieces with soloists Tom Davis Judy Tate and John Madura.
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Austin
Larry Gilbertson
Yon
Noel
Dacquin
Smart Matthews
Fred Nyline
Marsha Arett
Roger Kneeskern
Jim Polivka
Ron Stowell
Sid Strong
Dale Arett
Gayla Bjork
Steve Bye
Jim Plehal
John Baldner
Beverly Korening
Bruce Pollin
Georgia Schroeder
Jeffrey Strong
Arthur Keller
Corelli
Paul O. Helme
Tom Davis
Judy Tate
John Madura
Vets Must Report Annual Income for VA Pension
Minnesota veterans on VA pension rolls must return income reporting questionnaires by Jan 31 or risk suspension of pension. Frank Dunsmore notes forms cover nonservice-connected pensions and survivors, with special mailing for pre July 1 1960 plan recipients and new rules on increased payments.
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Minnesota
Veterans On Veterans Administration
Frank Dunsmore
Veteran's Service Officer
Dunsmore
Christmas Concerts Signal Seasonal Music Across Churches
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Lyles combined junior senior and youth choirs will present a Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. on December 13 directed by Charles Ekle and Rev Merland Johnson with Marsha ll and Karen Chilson as pianists. Dahlquist will play the organ. Area roundups note these events and related community steel industry conference updates.
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Herrick
Cery
Oakland Ave
Shaw School
9Th Ave
1St Ave
12Th St
Sterling Drug
Courthouse Corner
10Th St
Landherr Drug
Lakeside
9Th St
21St St
16Th St
5Th Ave
6Th St
12Th Ave
7Th St
1St Alve
19Th St
11Th Ave
17Th St
6Th Ave
18Th St
14Th St
7Th Ave
Salvation Army Fund
National Association of Methodist Hospitals and Homes
Chicago
Kroening
Local
Wesley Crowder
John Ferguson
Carlos Pedersen
John
Mike
Geraghty
Calvin Heydt
Donald Madson
AFL - Cio Federation of Labor
James Cahill
Fred Coleman
Enright
Ferguson
Geratdty
Lyman Halligan
Jones
Walter Klement
Raymond
Dorothy J. Fischer
1St Dr
Fischer
VFW
Iowa Bank
Herald Annex
AHS
Don Gunderson
Cindy Jensen
Ione Bell
James Wegner
Pam Cummins
Herb Petersen
James Whitity
Blooming Prairie, Minn
Mankato
K. T. Brakke
Roger Hanson
Louis C. Meier
Richard D. Stadheim
Willis C. Reynen
Production Credit Association of
Blooming Praip
SONGS
Virginia
Dean Torkelson
Iowa State Highway Commission
Joseph Donovan
Secretary of State
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