Dial Phone Cut-Over at Blooming Prairie Sets Midnight
Blooming Prairie switches from old type to dial system at midnight on Saturday. Minnesota Telephone Co will route calls through Owatonna exchange. new seven digit numbers in Blooming Prairie to be used. Subscribers to receive new directory before Dec. 15 as nine communities join the service.
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Blooming
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Minnesota Telephone Co
Owatonna
Northwestern Bell
Willis Miller
Minnesota Telephone Company
Ellendale
Hayfield
Hollandale
Brownsdale
Waltham
Dexter
Lerdal
Clarks Grove
Steele County Telephone Company
Intercounty Telephone Company
5Th St
Albert Lea Studies School Building Need
Albert Lea school board authorized a survey of future building needs possibly costing over 4 million dollars. Haarstick and Lundgren will conduct the study. Immediate needs include Northside Junior High replacement, Halvorson Grade School addition, Hayward and Clarks Grove kindergartens, and partial Central School portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea Studies
Albert Lea
Minn
Albert Lea School Board
Minneapolis
Haarstick and Lundgren
Northside
Halvorson
Hayward
Clarks Grove
Central
Ramsey
Abbott
Hollandale
Southwest Junior High
Lincoln
Hayfield and Austin FFA Members Win Judging Test
Hayfield and Austin FFA members led in District 1 poultry judging at Hayfield. Hayfield won the top team prize with 108142 points, followed by St. Charles 1071 and Austin 10402, while Rushford placed fourth. Individual honors went to Glen Beckman of Austin with 398 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Minn
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Austin
St. Charles
Rushford
Glen Beckman
Ronnie Littlefield
Keith Gillette
Dover-Eyota
James Wendt
Francis Branch
Jerry Edwards
Bert Fuller
Ozzie Gilbertson
Winona
LeRoy
Wabasha
Hastings
Kenyon
Building fund pace fails to meet junior high cost
The district cites an annual $130,000 building fund input but warns it cannot amass enough in time. With $800,000 in the building and sites fund, a proposed junior high would exceed $1 million.
Bumper Bender Involving Blake And Warner
A vehicle crash at 1 05 p.m. Wednesday near Main Street and 2nd Avenue North left about 50 dollars in damage. Raymond R Blake 18 of 1608 South Avenue Northwest drove the rear end of Laurence E Warner 23 of 507 Ith Avenue Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond R. Blake
Sth Ave
Laurence E. Warner
Ith Ave
Main St
2Nd Ave
Jury Awards 800 in Car Damage Suit
A District Court jury awarded Rodger W. Bliese of Austin 800 for personal injuries and property damage from a March 22 three car accident at 4th St and 9th Ave SW. Defendants Robert Andre Sr Patricia McClain and James Larson were directed to pay. McClain settled for 7000 prior to or during trial.
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Rodger W. Bliese
Austin
4Th St
9Th Ave
Robert R. Andre Sr
Patricia McClain
James D. Larson
Larson
Andre
Bliese
Jerry Simes
Dexter
Grand Meadow
Simes
Duane Allen Kennedy
Floyd Kennedy
Kennedy
Duane Dean Benson
Dale Richard Benson
Plunkett and Plunkett
Moonan and Senn
Waseca
Kennedys
Loren Barta
Owatonna
Bensons
Irene Birkle
Minneapolis
Austin State Bank
Christmas Card Volume Lags Last Year at Austin Post Office
Postmaster Oliver Herrick warns that despite higher total volume this year, Austin post office Christmas card mail is trailing last year by at least one day. He urges mailing now to avoid last minute rush and notes extended hours on Saturday and December 21. Use five cent stamps to ensure forwarding and enclose messages. Include full addresses and ZIP codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Oliver Herrick
Herrick
County 4-H Club Agents Elect New Minnesota Officers
Seath named vice president of the Minnesota Association of County 4-H Club Agents during the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service Conference at the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. Don Hasbargen and Eldon Senske named directors of the County Agricultural Agents Association. Oswald Daellenbach presides as president of the County Agricultural Agents Association with officers named across Home Agents and Minnesota Association groups. Warren Liebenstein, son of longtime Mower County agent, listed among county agent directors alongside Harley Shurson Richard Herman James Edman Jerome Specht Glen Chambers George Saksa Raymond Newell and Arnold Sandager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Seath
Mower County
Minnesota Association of County
Don Hasbargen
Mower
Eldon Senske
Freeborn
County Agricultural Agents Association
Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Home Agents’ Association
Irene Ott
Glencoe
Dene Naley
Long Prairie
Arvaldo Nickel
Laverne
Shirley Lake
Wadena
Genevieve Moffitt
LeCenter
Ella Kringlund
Elk River
Delores L. Andel
Roseau
Oswald Daellenbach
Moorhead
Raymond Palmby
Lakefield
Warren Liebenstein
Faribault
Harley Shurson
McIntosh
Richard Herman
Duluth
James Edman
Benson
Jerome Specht
Buffalo
Glen Chambers
Breckenridge
George Saksa
Grand Rapids
Raymond Newell
Marshall
Arnold Sandager
Stillwater
F. L. Liebenstein
10Th St
Hello Santa Phone Lines Open Sunday for Austin Kids
Austin youngsters can call Santa Claus this Sunday via a Jaycees arranged telephone hookup. The Austin Daily Herald lines will be staffed from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at 433-8851 to help children reach Santa. The 2 to 5 window is fixed to prevent calls outside the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Austin Jaycees
Austin Daily Herald
Jaycees
Santa
Mel Haldorson
North Pole
Funeral Directors Elect Officers In Minnesota
Funeral directors elected in Rochester Minnesota named Wilford H Hanson of Jordan Mortuary Austin as vice president. Douglas Hutchins Mainz Funeral Home LeRoy was secretary treasurer and Richard L Ranfranz Ranfranz Funeral Home Rochester became president. Speakers included Philip Iacovino executive secretary and Robert Slater state president and head of the Minnesota School of Mortuary Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford H. Hanson
Jordan Mortuary
Austin
Douglas Hutchins
Mainz Funeral Home
LeRoy
Richard L. Ranfranz
Ranfranz Funeral Home
Rochester
Philip Iacovino
Robert Slater
Minnesota School of Mortuary Science
VFW Records 1000th Austin Member in 1964 Drive
William Schwartz became the 1000th member signed by the Austin Veterans of Foreign Wars as the post launches life member enrollment and completes the 1964 campaign cleanup. Schwartz, a World War I veteran, stands with Cmdr Richard Schroeder and membership chairman Bernard Schmidt. the post led 1964 membership in the northwest and was among the state's largest in 1963 with 1,626 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schwartz
Austin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Life
Schwartz
Cmdr
Richard Schroeder
Bernard Schmidt
Northwest
Owen to Be M. E. at Huron Cords Succeeds Him Here
Dave Owen of the Austin Daily Herald city editor will become managing editor of the Huron Daily Plainsmen on January 1 and will be succeeded by Dick Cords, city government reporter, at the Herald. Owen, 36, has 10 years on the Herald staff and will move to Huron with his wife Frieda and two children. Cords, 35, comes to the Herald from Rock Springs Wyoming.
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Owen
M. E
Huron
Cords
Dave Owen
Austin Daily Herald
Huron S.D. Daily Plainsmen
The
Herald
Dick Cords
Austin High School
University of Minnesota
City Charter Commission
Duplicate Bridge Club
American Field Service
Lion's Club
First Congregational Church
Frieda
League of Women Voters
Mary
Rock Springs
Wyo
Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota
Watertown
S. D
Lorraine
Scott
Majorie
Duplicate Bridge Club Christmas Dinner and Games
The Austin Duplicate Bridge Club held its annual Christmas dinner and game at the Elks Club with 21s tables in play. Dr. J. W. McGuinness and Mrs. Tomaschko led chair duties as long time members Kuhn and family were honored for service before planning to leave Austin. Winners were listed across Sect. A and B with multiple couples taking top spots in north-south and east-west pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Elks Club
Robert Kuhn
Board Rejects Takeover of Old Post Office for Arts Center
Austin Board of Education rejects a proposal to purchase the vacant post office for a combined fine arts and adult education center, citing costs and priority of classroom space for elementary, high school, and new junior college needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Board of Education
David Neiswanger
Austin Fine Arts Civic Group
J. G. Huntting Jr
H. P. Vancleve
D. Litz
YMCA
Tom Griffin
Area Vocational School
DR. Sitz
Neiswanger
Austin
Vittorio Sperati
Sitz
Sperati
Vernon Harrison
Valerie Maloney
Helen Dukes
Commissioner of Education
Christmas Fund Reaches $900 for Austin Kettle
Nine lights burn atop the Salvation Army kettle as $900 is raised to fund food baskets and toys for Austin’s needy this season. Each $100 gift lights a bulb. kettles at Main St The Mall and Sterling. Last year’s drive totaled $3,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Christmas Fund
Austin
Army
Main St
Mall
Sterling
Adams Marshall Lodi unit elects officers at Sabre home
Adams Minnesota unit of the Mower County Farm Bureau elected Byron Huseby as president Arthur Sheely vice president Mrs Kenneth Nelson secretary treasurer Wilfred Bissen director Adams and Harry Kramer alternate Joy Nelson Marshall Lloyd Ugloom alternate A G Landherr Lodi Harold Gee alternate Mrs Selmer Weness Adams chairwoman Mrs William Gerhart alternate Mrs Oscar Studer Marshall Mrs R Knight alternate Mrs Paul Winkels Lodi Mrs A G Landherr alternate and Mrs Kenneth Nelson reporter The program committee includes the president the three chairwomen and other directors State Rep Sabre spoke on legislation and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADAMS
Minn
Adams Marshall - Lodi
Mower County Farm Bureau
Harvey Sabre
Byron Huseby
Arthur Sheely
Kenneth Nelson
Wilfred Bissen
Harry Kramer
Joy Nelson
Marshall
Lloyd Uglum
A. G. Landherr
Lodi
Harold Gee
Selmer Weness
William Gerhart
Oscar Studer
R. Knight
Paul Winkels
Sabre
Bill Allen
Claire Julifs
Arnold Anderson
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Alexander Graham Bell
Bill Wag
Ner
Minnesota Telephone
Norma Ryan
Virginia Bishop
Ida Anderson
Irene Schulz
Supt. Lorne Ward
Austin Ffa
Hay
Field
Dean Prantner
Lloyd Reimers
Merrill Evans
Wayne Stern
Jim Weldon
Bob Anderson
Ray
Mond Ellis
Charles Mayrick
Wallace Lieh
William J. Nierengarten
Baudler and Baudler
Patricia McClain and
Cera
Seath Group
Austinite
VFW
Ray Tomaschko
Walter Casmer
Harry Strong
William Thal
Harrod Samuel
Thomas la Clair
Mahlon Anderson
J. W. McGuiness
L. E. Hatch
C. L. Bartholmew
Phil Hovind
F. P. Meany
Park Dougherty
R. Norman Miller
Eldon Dankers
Gordon Anderson
Clifton McCamey
Howard Welch
Idore Larson
Cec Botz
L. E
Chic) Hatch
Hatch
Tomaschko
Dankers
Bartholmew
F. A. Leech
Ray Jorgenson
W. K. Drury
Kuhn
C. L. Trowbridge
Clem Vinck
Carl Young
Walter O. Lundberg
Norbert Schmitt
Harvey Fiala
Winifred Leonard and
Botz
al Sponberg
Joe Schneider Jr
Tom LaClair
Jean Clark
Helen Ellsworth
Cecil Misgen
Edward Hryniewiecki
George Gunton
13Th St. SW
Gunion
VanCleve
State Supreme Court
Edith Morey
State Junior College Board
Red Cedar Inn
Richards Nordin
Roger Larson
Roland Dain
Sylvester Kronebusch
Alwyn Albright, Jr
Fred Johnson
Allen Knutson
Jack Rosenberg
Richard Klein
James Swenson
Irwin Tiegen, Jr
Richard Johnson
Alfred J
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