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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1955

Page

9

Births At St Olaf Hospital Record Several Local Babies

The following births were reported at St Olaf Hospital. Bud and Betty Thorpe welcomed a son on December 12. Rudolph and Helen Waletzki welcomed a daughter on December 12. Fred and Mary Handke welcomed a son on December 12. Henry and Margaret Mallan welcomed a son on December 13. Guy and Betty Epley welcomed a daughter on December 13. Adrian and Helen Prokes welcomed a son on December 13.

St. Olaf Hospital Bud Thorpe Sunset Rudolph Waletzki Moscow Fred Handke Miller Rd Henry Mallan N. Railway Guy Epley Lake Adrain Prokes Baldwin

Marriage Licenses David Matthews and Marian Faber

David J. Matthews and Marian Faber received marriage licenses on December 12 in Austin. Matthews is from 512 Nicholson and Faber from Austin Route 1.

David J. Matthews Nicholson Marian Faber Austin Rt

Funeral services for Henry Av ett held in Austin

Funeral services for Henry Av ett of Austin Route 3 will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Worlern Funeral Home with Rev Arthur L Swenson officiating. Interment follows in Blooming Prairie Cemetery.

Henry Avett Austin Rt. 3 Worlern Funeral Home Arthur L. Swenson Blooming Prairie Cemetery

Caroline Holmquist 1901 1955 obituary

Mrs Caroline Agne Holmquist born November 3 1901 Greenley Kansas daughter of Bert and Dunsmore. Lived in Kansas Fort Dodge Iowa Grand Meadow Austin and 901 Harmon. Married Carl A Holmquist May 10 1919 Boone Iowa. Died December 10 1955 St Olaf Hospital. Funeral St Olaf Lutheran Church interment Grandview Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband two sons Willard E and Donald D Holmquist daughter Carol Baumgartner six grandchildren. Out of town mourners listed.

Caroline Holmquist Caroline Agne Holmquist Greenley Kas Bert Dunsmore Kansas Fort Dodge Iowa Grand Meadow Austin Harmon Carl A. Holmquist Boone St. Olaf Lutheran Missionary Guild St. Olaf Hospital St. Olaf Lutheran Church David Helgen Grandview Memorial Gardens Mayer Funeral Home Roger Baumgartner Minneapolis Willard Holmquist Rochester

Card of Thanks to Streets and Relatives

Mrs. Joe Owens expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for gifts cards flowers and kindness during her stay at St Marys Hospital Rochester with sincere appreciation.

St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester

Ambulance Runs Between Water Main and St Olaf Hospital

Ambulance runs on Monday at 2 20 p m from Water and Main to St Olaf Hospital and Tuesday at 5 20 a m from 1707 Baldwin to St Olaf Hospital.

St. Olaf Hospital Baldwin

Red Cross Blood Used at St Olaf Hospital

Five pints of Red Cross blood were used Monday at St. Olaf Hospital, bringing the total pints used since January 1 to 1,110.

Red Cross St. Olaf Hospital

James Kimpell Guilty Of Careless Driving In Prejudice Affidavit

James C. Kimpell of 1615 West Allegheny found guilty of careless driving and fined $25. Special Judge K. K. McMillan presided after Kimpell filed an affidavit of prejudice against Municipal Judge John Fitzgerald.

James C. Kimpell W. Allegheney K. K. McMillan Kimpell John Fitzgerald

Supper Draws Sixty At O'd Woodson School

Sixty members of the Austin Association for the Mentally Retarded attended a potluck supper at the training center in the old Woodson School. The children presented a Christmas program and special Christmas music was played by Rosemary McCloskey, Colleen Harter, Patty King and Neil Proechel.

Austin Association For the Mentally Retarded Woodson School Rosemary McCloskey Colleen Harter Patty King Neil Proechel

Pork Promotion Posters Distributed by Austin FFA Chapter

Members of the Austin FFA Chapter are distributing pork promotion posters to Austin meat markets as part of the Austin Daily Herald campaign. The posters highlight pork as a value in meal time servings.

Austin Ffa Austin Austin Daily Herald

Three Speeders Fined After Patrol Arrests

SPRING VALLEY Minn Three speeders were fined after arrest by highway patrolmen and arraignment before Justice of the Peace Henry Simmonson Kasper E Grengs Sherwood NC was fined 13 50 David Knudson Cedar Falls Iowa 18 50 and Leo J Winter New Hampton Iowa 43 50 All fines included costs.

Spring Valley Minn Justice of the Peace Henry Simmonson Kasper E. Grengs Sherwood N. C David Knudson Cedar Falls Iowa Leo J. Winter New Hampton

City Council debates fluoridation science and public consent

Dr. Lundberg and colleagues defend fluoride as essential and safe at controlled levels while noting harm only at high concentrations. Downing links public health advances to past crusades, calling fluoridation opponents’ claims partial. Schultz accuses critics of demagoguery and cites 400 cities opposing fluoridation, urging public decision.

Hormel Institute W. O. Lundberg J. A. Chipault Elton G. Hill Lundberg Bang R. L. Downing Austin Dental Assn Dental Association Schultz Frank Schultz Local 9 Downing Utilities Board Dugan

Jobless Older Folk Is Bug in Prosperity

Washington reports a Labor Department drive to end age discrimination in hiring. With a 160000 federal study, officials assess performance and cost factors of older workers, aiming to prove older employees can meet productivity needs and reduce barriers to employment.

Washington NEA Labor Department James Mitchell Arhur Larson New England

Fishermans Christmas Rod Case Craft

A step by step guide shows how to sew a personalized rod case for a fisherman. It details materials such as sturdy gabardine fabric yarn binding and a machine braider, plus patterning, pigmenting initials, and assembly steps including pockets, a box pleat, and binding to create a finished two part rod case.

Insurance experts form panel to ease pension roadblocks

A group of insurance experts will form an advisory panel to investigate pension roadblocks and seek remedies. Larson calls the issue urgent and paradoxical, noting that a beneficent movement could harm older workers by limiting hiring. A suggested fix is super pooling pension credits across plants, though it excludes workers with no pension plan who seek jobs that require one.

Larson

Television Programs Schedule Log Notes

TV schedules show published listings with station substitutions noted when programs change. The log records deviations from original air times and programs due to station decisions affecting viewers’ planned viewing.

TV Schedule Highlights KMMT Channel 6 Listings

Daily program grid shows films, news, weather, and entertainment across Tue Wed entries. Notable items include Wrestling at 10:35, Danny Thomas 2:00, Disneyland 6:30, and MGM Parade 7:30, plus morning Today and Ding Dong School blocks and late news.

Weatherman John Daly Patti Page Danny Thomas USA Mornif

Television Schedule Log from KGLO TV Listing

Local station KGLO shows a dense daily schedule featuring classic programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Jack Paar, with news weather markets and sports slots interspersed. Notable entries include 20th Century Expose and Wrestling plus daytime serials Guiding Light and Search for Tomorrow.

Channel 5 Evening Schedule Snippet

A partial TV guide lists shows including Dinah Shore News Playhouse Father Knows Best Kraft Theater Studio 57 and Steve Allen with weather updates and a late District Attorney and Headlines segment. The fragment mentions times like 6 15 6 30 9 30 and 12 06 but lacks complete program details.

Kraft Theater Steve Allen

Swift Earnings Rise 20 Percent in 1955

Swift & Co reports net earnings of 22.89 million for the year ending Oct 29 1955 up 20 percent from 1954. Per share earnings were 3.87 vs 3.22 last year and dollars per sales a cent per dollar vs 0.8 in 1954.

Chicago Swift & Co Porter M. Jarvis Swift Jarvis

Potatoes Burn Not Bake As Semi Sparks Fire

In Spring Valley Minnesota a semi truck delivering potatoes overheated causing the load to burn and char the potatoes. Fire crews extinguished the blaze after a chimney fire was discovered at George Gilbert farm and spread to a chimney crack. Ted Olson saw the fire truck arrive at about 5 30 p m while returning from school. George Rickenbaugh reported the firemen and the incident started when the charcoal burner overheated the truck.

Spring Valley Minn Ted Olson George Rickenbaugh George Gilbert

Chandler Vows Administration Worth Respect

FRANKFORT Ky Albert Benjamin Happy Chandler pledged Kentucky a government worthy of confidence and respect in his inaugural address. The 57 year old Democrat noted the burden of responsibility with victory and urged cooperation to achieve good government. He cited his large 1935-39 margin and vowed to lead a transparent, untainted administration.

Frankfort Albert Benjamin Happy Kentucky Edwin R. Denney

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