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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
3
Presented Wednesday for the public the festival is a combined effort of the Music and Art Depts. It features the ¢1 member AHS Orchestra conducted by Paul Helme and the 75 voice AHS Choir the 93 voice Tenth Grade Choir and the 33 member ensemble.
Regular air freight service to and from Rochester and Austin, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, Owatonna, Faribault and Minneapolis begins Monday. Rochester Aviation, Inc. will run Monday through Saturday service with Henri P. Verbrugghen as chief pilot. Two daily trips start, with special trips available for large cargo. Austin and Albert Lea airports have managers Bob Linkink and Bud Sorenson.
Six traffic incidents appear in city report. Michael Jorgenson, 18, was treated at St. Olaf Hospital after being struck at 4th Ave NW and North Main by a car driven by Henry Hanson. Other crashes include a car wash collision on 14th St SW injuring no one, two parked-car hits on North Main Street, and multiple collisions at 3rd St NW 2nd Ave intersections with damage listed for each vehicle and owner.
Freeborn County District Court Friday set the new trial date for Robert E. Chapman who pleaded innocent November 19 to the January 1963 slaying of Rev. Berner Nyjordet. Chapman is back in Freeborn County Jail after serving part of a Stillwater Prison sentence and awaiting change of venue.
Mrs. Santa is in Austin collecting toy requests on the Courthouse lawn while Santa at the North Pole sorts letters. Children name gifts from dolls and toy trains to Easy Bake Ovens, Barbie sets, and riding toys. A library display of Christmas seals by Stanley A. Sprecher runs through New Year’s.
Blooming Prairie High School Music Department presents a Christmas program at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the high school auditorium. Participating groups include the senior band junior band junior chorus senior mixed chorus boys chorus and girls chorus.
ST ANSGAR IOWA The St Ansgar Senior High School music department presents a Christmas concert at 8 p m Thursday December 19 in the high school gym A 90 piece concert band directed by Dean Torkel son and a 140 voice concert choir conducted by John Sether will perform.
The Ostrander community will adopt an entirely new telephone system starting today with number changes. New directory sheets are available at the Spring Valley Tribune and local banks for free, while Ace Telephone Association customers use them temporarily. The system centers in a new Ostrander office building.
Lt Commander C M Wilhelmy announces a new Hospital Corps Ward Manager specialty to relieve a growing nurse shortage. The program open to third class petty officers and above, aims to shift administrative tasks from nurses to trained Ward Managers, enabling nurses to focus on care.
At the Oscar Wollenburg farm south of Brownsdale Minnesota a Duroc cross sow farrows 24 piglets including a rare fused piglet described as Siamese twins with one head two bodies eight legs and four ears. The freak pig survived but has small attached ears and the couple plans to preserve it with cold weather.
The AFL-CIO Women's Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year at a recent meeting. Officers named include Irene Read president Charlotte Torgeson vice president Marie Barth secretary Edna Runquist treasurer Arlys Sayer Avis Wilbright Malpha Johnson Betty Fiala press correspondent Frances Warner Sunshine chairman The Auxiliary will hold a Christmas Party at the Riviera on Thursday December 19.
Hayfield Community Schools instrumental and vocal departments present their annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, in the high school auditorium. The junior high cadet band and senior high concert band are directed by Roger Young, while the junior and senior choruses are under Harry Follmuth.
Mrs. Leland Nettie Engen of Austin Route 4 received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota College of Home Economics. She has served as administrative dietitian at St Olaf Hospital since 1961 and was Mower County home agent for six years.
Elkton Minn American Berkshire Assn says Triple M Farm Myron Dammann Elkton wins 200 premium certified litter award for top cutting litter in 1968. Litter sired by Circulator PR CMS, out of Triple M Conversion Belle 7-1 PRCL. This is Triple M’s third such award in four years, with most litters sired by Holiday CLPR CMS.
Special Communal Penance Services will begin next week at St Edwards and St Augustine Catholic Churches. Services include 8 p.m. Wednesday city wide at St Edwards 2000 Oakland Ave W 7 30 p.m. Thursday High School and Junior College service at St Augustine 405 4th St NW 8 p.m. Sunday Dec 22 city wide service at St Augustine. Regular Penance Services at St Edwards are 11 a.m. 2 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday Dec 21 and Monday and Tuesday Dec 23 24. Christmas Eve Mass 11 p.m. Dec 24 and Christmas Day Masses at 9 and 11 a.m. and 5 15 p.m. at St Edwards.
Dr William Christian president of the medical staff at St Olaf Hospital says visitors will be limited to family members due to a flu epidemic. Family members with cold or flu symptoms should not visit to protect patients after surgery or illness.
Rev and Mrs Donald Lundborg of Le Roy have been accepted as missionaries by World Gospel Crusades based in Upland California. They will depart December 18 for Guadalajara Mexico for months of language study, then proceed to Puerto Rico. He will preach his final Le Roy First Baptist Church sermon this Sunday after 54 years as pastor.
A quiet benefactor, working at the Hormel plant and described as childless, donates anonymously to the Sheriff's Boys Ranch. He has given ham meals on major holidays and each resident receives 3 for personal Christmas shopping, with the executive secretary noting remembrance at meaningful times.
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