Junior High Play Starts Tonight at The Children's Theater
The Children's Theater opens tonight under the direction of Mrs. Mona Poehling. Ellen Rockne stars as Little Red Riding Hood with Arden Haug as the wolf in the familiar story, as photographed by Judy Mc Dermott.
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Mona Poehling
Red Riding Hood
Ellen Rockne
the Wolf
Arden Haug
Herald
Judy McDermott
Austin Junior High School
Christgau Hall
Findings of three Catholic Ed committees reported
Three committee reports on Catholic education in Austin were presented at a special factFinding group meeting. The budget panel forecast annual 13 to 14 percent increases for Pacelli, urged prompt tuition collection and parish share review, and noted current subsidies from St. Augustine's 50 percent Queen of Angels 40 percent and St. Edward's 10 percent. The enrollment panel praised church school strength despite finances and declining numbers, reviewed parent reasons for not sending children to parochial schools, and compared Pacelli with Lourdes Loyola and others. The enrollment panel urged forming a single Austin Catholic Board of Education and expanding shared time to an open, broader curriculum depending on space.
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Dave Kranz
Herald City
Paul Sabre
Pacelli
St. Augustine's
Queen of Angels
St. Edward's
Sathre
New Horizon
Richard Taber
Austin
Taber
Safary
Rochester Lourdes
Mason City Newman
Mankato Loyola
Winona Cotter
Lourdes
Loyola
Austin Catholic Board of Education
Boards of Education
Richard Engels
Teresa Speer helps return lost gift after front page appeal
Nine year old Teresa Speer of Lyle Minnesota had her mother's Christmas gift returned with a $20 bill after a Herald front page appeal in Austin. A February or May 1971 open school proposal faced opposition from school leaders and policy hurdles. A committee led by Jack Dunlop discussed options including busing to Catholic schools and fundraising, with Monsignor Habiger urging careful budgeting and renewed parish support for Catholic schools. A meeting to review plans is set for December 20 at St Augustine's Hall.
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Minnesota
Teresa Speer
Lyle
Herald
John Enright
Austin
Daily Herald
Teresa
Santa
Father Engels
Winona
Irwin Mickelson
Dan Whalen
Franciscan Order
Msgr
James Habiger
Education Department
Winona Disocease
Msgr. Habiger
Pacelli
Supreme Court
Habiger
St. Augustine’s Hall
Christmas shopping grips minds beyond world affairs
McDermott notes people increasingly focus on Christmas shopping rather than news of the day. Crowds rush between stores lamenting lack of the perfect gift for Uncle George and celebrate a unique find for Aunt Martha, with satisfaction varying by year.
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Uncle George
Aunt Martha
Two Guilty Pleas Entered in District Court
In Mower County District Court Austin man Dale Hoy 18 pleaded guilty to felonious burglary tied to six Austin area break ins December 8 at Johnny Kaiser Volkswagen Cedar Valley Rehabilitation Workshop Quick Stop Trimble's Super Service Austin YMCA and Oak Leaf Restaurant Judge Warren Plunkett set a pre sentence investigation and bond at 3000 Hoy was represented by Bryan Bandler and Wallace Sieh represented the state Cynthia Morgan 18 pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for a November 3 knifing that left two men with abdominal wounds She is free on her own recognizance Judge Plunkett ordered a pre sentence investigation and Fred Vogel and Sieh represented her.
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Austin
Dale Hoy
4Th St. SE
Mower County
Hoy
Johnny Kaiser Volkswagen Co
Cedar Valley Rehabilitation Workshop
Quick Stop
Trimble’s Super Service
Austin Ymca
Oak Leaf
Warren Plunkett
Miss Morgan
Fred Vogel
Sieh
Shriners and Salvation Army Kettles Set for Austin Drive
Shriners and Salvation Army Austin Shrine Club members will man donation kettles in downtown Austin Friday evening and all day Saturday to collect funds for food packages. Shriners will also staff at the Geo. A Hormel plant gates Friday morning and afternoon. The piece emphasizes gift thought over value and notes personal touches can be the best present.
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Austin
Shrine Club
Salvation Army
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Progress report on Neighborhood Development Plan meeting
About eighty residents in the northeast area heard a progress report on year one of the Neighborhood Development Program at Lincoln School. PAC members Fred Vogel and Don Majerus described past work and future steps including cul de sacs traffic lights and more lighting. Incumbents sought re election with new candidates C B Dannenhauer Marie Casey and Jim Cahill. ballots go to residents this week with return due by December 21.
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Lincoln School
Fred Vogal
Don Majerus
Project Area Committee
Ath St
4Th Ave
East Side Merchants Assn
PAC
Ida Dolan
LeRoy Dombrock
Robert Hoffman
Ed Killoren
Fred Vogel
C. B. Dannenhauer
Marie Casey
Jim Cahill
Penny's Supermarket Holds Grand Opening Event
Penny's Supermarket hosts a grand opening with city figures present. Pictured from left are Jee Reding the mayor, Richard Fairclough the store manager, and Mark Foley and David Bumgarner.
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Penny’s Supermarket
Jee Reding
Richard Fairclough
Mark Foley
David Bumgarner
Penny's Supermarket
Sterling
Austin Ambassadors Club
Scouts Collect for Salvation Army Sunday
Austin area Scout Troops 109 110 124 and 204 will go door to door this Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. collecting canned and packaged goods for the Salvation Army in the city.
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Austin Area
Salvation Army
Christmas Program at Blooming Prairie School
Blooming Prairie elementary presents a 2 p.m. Friday vocal Christmas program in the school gym. Grades 1-4 perform songs under the theme It's an Old Fashioned Christmas directed by Marcia Wilson. Public invited.
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Blooming Prairie, Minn
Blooming Prairie
Marcia Wilson
Elkton gym repairs halt use after beam crack found
Elkton Ken Southland District 500 faces months of repair after a major beam crack ends gym use. A beam supports the roof and temporary braces are in place. plans and cost estimates surpass $10,000 with further engineering work planned after Christmas.
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Adams
Minn
Elkton Ken
Southland
Dist. 500
Adams School
James F. Roberts
Tom Hendrix
Roberts
Hendrix
Elkton Gymnasium
Milwaukee salesman burns in gas station fire at Western Service Station
John Hinebauch a 57 year old traveling salesman from Milwaukee for Allied Chemical Co was burned in a gas station fire at 1401 4th St NW. Witnesses and the Austin Fire Dept reported a snowplow struck a pump igniting the blaze damaging two cars four pumps and the station. Hinebauch listed in fair condition at St Marys Hospital Rochester with second degree burns on 35 percent of his body.
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Milwaukee
John Hinebauch
Western
4Th St. NW
Hinebauch
Allied Chemical Co
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Austin Fire Dept
Robert Anderson
9Th St. NW
Anderson
Police chief warns seniors over banking scam calls
Austin Police Chief Robert Nelson warns area seniors about fraudulent telephone inquiries about savings and checking accounts. Two elderly residents reported such calls, and Nelson urges anyone who receives them to contact the Austin Police Dept.
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Austin
Robert Nelson
Nelson
Austin Police Dept
Shrine Club elects officers for 1974
Austin Shrine Club named officers for 1974 at its monthly meeting. Effective Jan 1, James Bonhoe will serve as President, with Jack Eaton and Robert Larson as Vice Presidents and Ferris Furtney as Secretary Treasurer. Board of Control members are Leo Anderson, Lloyd Johnson, Arnold Brustad and Duane Watkins.
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Austin Shrine Club
Shrine
James Bonhoe
Jack Eaton
Robert Larson
Ferris Furtney
Board of Control
Leo Anderson
Lloyd Johnson
Arnold Brustad
Duane Watkins
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McDermott
Shriners and Salvation Army
Bassadors Club
Ernest Danek
Elkton
Oak Grove
Wayne Baumgarten
Baumgarten
Dean Tipton
Miller
Tipton
Ronald Seedorf
Southland Education Assa
Raymond Ondov
Seedorf
ONDOV
Adams Swimming Pool Corporation
Pool
Dist
Adams and
Rose Creek
Robert Roberts
Ellton
Joan Hinebauch
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