St Olaf Hospital board reelects Usem. vows nurse wage talks
E G Usem is reelected president of the St Olaf Hospital Association as the 69th annual meeting notes net income of 92 144 dollars for the year ending Sept 30. The group plans wage negotiations with the Minnesota Nurses Association while outlining Medicare impact and hospital finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel Koehler
St. Olaf Hospital
Minnesota Nurses Assn
C. W. Hildreth
St. Olaf Hospital Assn
Hildreth
St. Olaf
Joseph P. Mlinar
Rochester
Mlinar
Robert Hart
Janet Crane
Red Cross
E. G. Usem
Austin
USEM
Robert Wright
R. C. Alderson
Arthur W. Stevens
L. H. Williams
William Howley
William Holmquist
Dr. Wright
December Roundtable Meets for Scout Leaders
The December Roundtable for Spainland Boy Scout leaders meets at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the First Congregational Church. Joseph Simmons explains January Cub Scout theme Transportation. Pack 110 from First Methodist demonstrates skits and games. Rollie Juhlin is Cub master. John Holmes urges 14 and older scouts to attend Philmont movie. Elliot Larson will demo first aid and Pine Wood Derby rules. A districtwide contest is set for February during National Scouting Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spainland
First Congregational Church
Joseph Simmons
First Methodist Church
Rollie Juhlin
John Holmes
Elliot Larson
Red Cross
Le Roy-Ostrander Vocal Concerts Set for December
The Le Roy-Ostrander Vocal Concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. December 15 at the Le Roy high school auditorium with the Girls Glee Club Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus Madrigal Mixed Chorus and other ensembles. Elementary programs follow with Le Roy December 20 Ostrander December 19.
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Leroy, Minn
LeRoy - Ostrander
LeRoy
Ostrander
Vacation Schedule Set at Hayfield
Hayfield students will have a two week Christmas vacation from December 23 to January 6. Elementary Christmas programs are in progress with Brownsdale on December 14 Sargeant on December 19 and Waltham on December 20. Plans are underway for classes to resume after New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Hayfield, Minn
Brownsdale
Sargeant
Waltham
Christmas window breaks and thefts reported
Over the weekend three window break incidents and a theft were reported. A Christmas package valued at 20.98 was stolen from Gordon Peterson’s car on 10th St NE near the Milwaukee Railroad freight office between 10:30 and 11:15 p.m. Friday. A lunchroom window at Austin State Junior College was smashed between 11:50 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. today with replacement costs around 250. Leona Jindra reported a home break in from Wednesday 12:30 p.m. to Sunday 11 a.m. with a broken front door glass and $6 damage. A BB gun shot damaged the Rob ert Bawek home window before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, with 300 replacement costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Peterson
1St Ave. SE
10Th St
Milwaukee Railroad
Austin State Junior College
8Th Ave
Leona Jindra
12Th PI
Robert Bawek
1St Ave
Lights Go Out After Auto Rams Utility Pole Near Hormel Co
A northwest Austin crash at 12 50 a m left a guide pole busted and lines down cutting power to the area for up to two hours. Glen Schewe 24 of Hayward was hospitalized with facial injuries and possible internal injuries. Vehicle damage totaled about 2400 dollars with additional 150 dollar pole damage and 200 dollar Hormel fence damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Hormel Co
Glen Schewe
Hayward
Austin Utilities
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
4Th St
Plymouth Ave
Schewe
St. Olaf Hospital
Guy McAlister
12Th Ave
Austin State Junior College
Main St. N
1St Dr. NW
Joane Cassidy
2Nd Ave. NW
Dwain Parmenter
St. Paul
Dana Patterson
13Th Ave
Wayne Ackland
Albert Lea
Mary Brewster Crowned Miss Teen Queen in Austin Contest
Mary Brewster a 17 year old Austin High School senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs S E Brewster won Miss Teen Queen at Austin Vocational School auditorium before about 200. Meridee Warrington was first runner up and Susan Seery second runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brewster
S. E. Brewster
6Th Ave
Austin Vocational School
Austin
Austin High School
Minneapolis
Meridee Warrington
Homer Warrington
Austin Rt. 3
Austin State Junior College
Susan Seery
Thomas M. Seery
4Th St
Diane Bellrichard
Dorothy Davison
Mary Fraser
Carol Haack
Linda Ray Harrington
Mary Johnson
Peggy Ann Norgaard
Diane Root
Jeanne
Woman Bound to District Court on Theft Charge
A Rochester woman was bound over to District Court on a burglary charge for the Nov 2 break in at Racine Implement Co. Her husband’s case was dismissed at a preliminary hearing for insufficient evidence. Mrs Kenneth Ferris is free on a $1000 bond. No trial date was set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Kenneth Ferris
Racine Implement Co
Ferris
Oronoco
Kenneth McMillan
Weyerhaeuser Expands Omaha Shipping Plant
Weyerhaeuser Co announces a more than 1 million dollar expansion at its Omaha Nebraska shipping container plant. The project adds about 50 000 square feet to house a corrugating machine and new equipment, enabling 20 to 25 new jobs. The plant serves western Iowa Nebraska Kansas southern South Dakota eastern Wyoming and eastern Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhaeuser Co
Omaha
Neb
Q. H. Porter
Sourcs
Porter
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Osage Store Break-In Reported Loot At 250 Dollars
Mitchell County sheriff's deputies investigate a break in at Farm and Home Supply in Osage Iowa on Highway 9. Four portable radios two socket sets and 25 dollars in one dollar bills were taken with entry gained through an unlocked side window. About 25 dollars in coins remained in the register. The store is owned and managed by George Stang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County Sheriff's
George Stang
St Ansgar Mailman Albert Petersen Retires After 37 Years
ST ANSGAR IOWA Albert Petersen retires after 37 years with the Post Office Dept delivering to 209 rural families on St Ansgar Rt 1. He started in Carpenter in 1929, served as postmaster there, moved to St Ansgar in 1939, and has logged about 2 106 000 pounds of mail and 500 000 miles on rural roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Albert Petersen
Petersen
Rt. 1
Post Office Dept
Carpenter
Rt. 2
Robin sightings boost Banana Belt boast in Minnesota
Ostrander farmer Edmund Wikse reports seeing a robin Sunday and today while driving, and a striped gopher was noted nearby. Earlier a robin was reported at Rose Creek, as Southeastern Minnesota may claim the Banana Belt distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostrander
Minn
Edmund Wikse
Rose Creek
Minnesota
Bannana Belt
Diesel Engine Fire During Repairs at Milwaukee Railroad
A Milwaukee Railroad diesel engine in a warehouse on 10th St NE caught fire Sunday at 9 42 p m while jacked for repair over a grease pit. Welding and blow torch work underneath the engine is cited as the apparent cause. Firemen said damage was confined to the engine inside the brick mill building. Investigators will report after Milwaukee Railroad officials complete a probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
10Th St. NE
Austin
Stacyville Children to Meet Santa Claus
Stacyville Iowa residents will welcome Santa Claus next Saturday from 2 to 4 30 p m. The annual meet and treat event gives youngsters a chance to visit Santa and receive candies and small gifts. The Stacyville Commercial Club sponsors the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacyville
Santa Claus
Iowa
The
Stacyville Commercial Club
Photo Fun Camera Club Chooses Slide Winners
The Photo Fun Camera Club held its Christmas dinner meeting Saturday and announced the monthly slide contest winners. Edna Rolands, Norman Ekedal, Helen Sjodin, and Marion Hoban placed first to fourth with a tie for third. honorable mention went to slides by Sjodin and Ekedal. C. E. Phelps received a N4C merit award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Photo Fun Camera Club
Edna Rolands
Norman Ekedal
Helen Sjodin
Marion Hoban
C. E. Phelps
Kenneth Tyrer
Man Escapes Injury After Train Collision Near Austin
A car driven by Harold F. Cummings 60 of Lansing hit a Milwaukee Railroad freight car after skidding on an icy township road seven miles north of Austin. The car was demolished, Cummings escaped injury, his wife Esther 55 had a minor leg bruise, and $30 damage was caused to a ladder on the freight car. Engineer Arnold Johnson 1404 9th Ave NW commanded the train No. 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Cummings
Lansing
Adolpho Township
Cummings
Esther
Milwaukee Railroad
Arnold Johnson
9Th Ave. NW
Grand Meadow Student Wins VFW Voice of Democracy
Hector Gutierrez of Grand Meadow High School won the local Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the VFW and Auxiliary. Steve Brady of Pacelli High School was second and Kathleen Bendsten of Rose Creek High School third. Other finalists included Marjorie Kiefer and Barbara Corson. Prizes of 50 and 25 dollar savings bonds plus 10 dollars in cash were awarded by local officials. Gutierrez’s winning speech will be sent to the District Contest in Albert Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Gutierrez
Grand Meadow High School
VFW
Steve Brady
Pacelli High School
Kathleen Bendsten
Rose Creek High School
Marjorie Kiefer
Elkton High School
Barbara Corson
Lyle High School
Dora Tollefson
Joanne Ran¢en
Ron Seath
Gutierrez
Albert Lea
Washington, D. C
Hayfield School Board Approves Insurance Plan
Hayfield Minnesota the school board chose insurance from the Himle Agency for buildings and equipment on the same contract as last year. They also hired Mrs Cecil Foster to finish the year as cook at Brownsdale Elementary School at the minimum salary. November bills totaled 3,433.87 for P L 89 10 and various categories including administration 2082.57 instruction 35483.03 transportation 9049.60 operation of plant 7195.14 repair 2796.99 fixed charges 56.56 lunch 7061.85 national defense 601.65 capital outlay 3254 11 debt 16259.34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Minn
Himle Agency
Cecil Foster
Brownsdale
P. L
National Defense
Wolf Enrolled at Denver University
Austin resident Charles J. Wolf son of Mr and Mrs J P Wolf 1108 9th St NW is enrolled this fall at the University of Denver A total of 8161 students are enrolled this year representing all 50 states DC four territories and 44 foreign countries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Charles J. Wolf
J. P. Wolf
9Th St. NW
University of Denver
United States
District of Columbia
U.S. Territories
Funeral Services Held for Former St. Olaf Minister
Rev. John N. Brown aged 83 former pastor of St. Olaf Lutheran Aus tin and later Concordia College Moorhead president from 1925 to 1951. accredited college enrollment rose 275 to 1200 and more than $2 million raised for buildings endowment. knighted in 1930 by King Haakon of Norway. Survived by wife and three children and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Brown
St. Olaf Lutheran Church of
Austin
Concordia College
Moorhead
Brown
Ebenezer
Minneapolis
St. Olaf Lutheran
Concordia
Canton Lutheran Normal
Augustana Academy
Canton
S. D
Haakon
Christmas Concert at Spring Valley High School
Spring Valley High School bands and choruses present their annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. December 15 in the high school auditorium. The program will feature a variety of selections by both ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Hgh
Water Tower Bids Slated at Osage
Osage Iowa council to open bids tonight for a half million gallon pedestal or conventional water tower at 5th and Park beside the new well. Howard F Green Surveying Co Cedar Rapids recommended a new tower to replace the 60 year old structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
5Th and
Park St
Howard F. Green Surveying Co
Cedar Rapids
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