Vital statistics and obituaries at St Olaf area
Birth notices list three girls and a boy born to Prunty Nolan Wise man Goudreau families. Obituaries note the death of Mrs Carl Jech and services for Eugenia Baumgarner and Wenzel Schrafel with family acknowledgments and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jech
Carl Jech
7Th Ave. SE
Christ Episcopal Church
T. J. Williams
Grand View Memorial Gardens
Jordan Mortuary
Schrafel
Wenzel Anon Schrafel
Dad Schrafer
Ardis Butts
Isele
Wright
Austin Clinic
First United Methodist
Austin Veterinary Clinic
10.C.F. Loage No. 2
Worlern Funeral Home
Zona Ruth Schrafel
Edwin Schrafel
Donald Schrafel
Business Notes and Travel Highlights from the Orient
Mrs Delbert Charl and party return from a three week trip to the Orient and a conference in Honolulu visiting Pearl Harbor during the stop. North Western Railway Co orders 2000 deluxe box cars worth 30255000, the largest freight car order to date. Land O Lakes Creameries reports December patronage refunds totaling 3609448 to members and farmers, with other equity redemptions of 1703419 during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Charl
Ie Orient
al Eonel Ag
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Near North Western Railway Co
Land O'Lakes Creameries
It Inc
Minneapolis
Land O'Lakes
1969 Officers Announced by Austin Musicians Union
The Austin Musicians Union elected Duane Kime as president Roger Friedrich as vice president Ray Stolzenberg again secretary treasurer Jack Harrison and William Dieser joined the board F J Walsh named Sergeant at Arms Walsh and Dieser will serve on the Austin Central Labor Assembly Since 1950 the union has received 47358 40 from the Recording Industries Trust Fund for free city concerts at Todd Park and other venues They perform Sundays at the park and at rest homes and support charity dances and events at the Country Club and Elks Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Kime
Roger Friedrich
Ray Stolzenberg
Jack Harrison
William Dieser
F. J. Walsh
Austin Central Labor Assembly
Walsh
Dieser
Austin Musicians Union
Recording Industries Trust Fund
Austin Musicians
Todd Park
Shell
Country Club
The
Elks Clun
Ulland Named to Austin Chamber Affairs Group
Eugene Ulland of Austin Route 3 is elected chairman of the Austin Chamber of Commerce State and National Affairs committee. He succeeds Russell Robin and will lead efforts to advocate for local business and industry before the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulland
DC Affairs Group
Eugene Ulland
Austin Rt. 3
Austin Chamber of Commerce
National
Austin
Russel Robin
Named President at Walman Optical Co
Robert Morrow, former manager of Walman Optical Co. in Austin, elected president and general manager. He joined in 1937 and led Austin operations 1946 to 1952, then became manager of the Minneapolis home office and vice president of all operations in 1956. The company runs 11 branch laboratories across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morrow
Walman Optical Co
Austin
Walman Co
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Outstanding Men Named by Osage Jaycees
Osage Iowa Robert Lew of Orchard named Outstanding Young Farmer for 1967 corn yield of 172.24 bushels per acre on 48 acre operation two miles northeast of Orchard. James Neuwehner, Osage High School history department head since 1959, receives Distinguished Service Award after years in Jaycees including 1967 68 president and national director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSAGE
Iowa
Robert Lewis
Orchard
James Neuwehner
Osage Jaycees
Lewis
Neuwehner
Osage High School
Air Quality Hearing Set in Rochester to Address Emissions
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency schedules a 9:30 a.m. hearing Monday at Mayo Civic Auditorium Rochester to discuss sulfur limits in fuel, odor controls and other air pollutants in Minnesota. Rubbish burning and open burning prohibitions may be included. testimony may be oral or written and evidence can be mailed to MPCA in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Civic Auditorium
Rochester
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPCA
Minnesota
John Badalich
State Board of Health
Minneapolis
Minn
Mankato State Adds Off Campus Winter Courses in Austin
Mankato State College offers two Business Administration courses in Austin as part of 21 Southeastern Minnesota off campus winter classes. Winter quarter starts January 6 with registration for Business Administration 4404 and 5404 at 6 p.m. January 8 in room 107 at Austin High School. The program expands classes by about 53 percent over last quarter, says Darwin A. Slocum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mankato State College
Minnesota
Austin High School
Darwin A. Slocum
Area Roundup Highlights Local Events And Notices
A mixed local roundup notes a stray dog awaiting Humane Society pickup in Austin, a school Christmas dance set for Dec 19 at Christgau Hall with student volunteers handling decorations food and entertainment, and county meetings and memorials. It also mentions Santa visits in Elkton, a home lighting contest in St Ansgar, and Tom Trettin winning the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area
Christgau Hall
Linda Laurie
Ruth Jacobsen
Barb Lee
Tom Hanegraff
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Tom Trettin
B&l
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Area Soldier Earns Combat Infantry Badge
Pic. Robert J. Swygman, 23, earned the Combat Infantryman Badge near Pleiku, Vietnam while serving in Co. E, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Division. The badge, worn above all other decorations, marks sustained ground contact and features a blue rectangle with a silver rifle and wreath. Swygman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Swygman of Racine Minnesota, has a wife Patricia in Stewartville Minnesota and holds a 1967 B A from Winona State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Swygman
Pleiku
Vietnam
Pvt
Swygman
John A. Swygman
Racine
Minn
35Th Infantry
4Th Infantry
Patricia
Stewartville
Winona State College
Land Claims Leader Acquitted in 1967 Tierra Amarilla Violence
District Attorney Alfonso Sanchez said the acquittal leaves open whether to retry land grant leader Felipe Baca Tijerina on seven additional charges tied to the Tierra Amarilla courthouse violence on June 5, 1967. He plans to pursue land grant claims more than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso Sanchez
Tijerina
Tierra Amarilla
Sanchez
Mower County Bookmobile Stops Next Week
The Mower County Bookmobile lists stops for the week starting Monday December 16 with routes across Elkton Johnsburg Lyle Racine Rose Creek Immanuel Lutheran Evangel Lutheran Sargeant Waltham Burwood Ellis Old Colony Raymonds Comferense Rest Homes Nielson Addition Old Woodson School and other sites. A separate report notes Tijerrina's comments after a five week trial in State District Court praising the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Elkton
Johnsburg
Lyle
Racine
Rose Creek
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Evangelutheran Church
Sargeant
Waltham
Burwood Addition
Ellis
Water Tower
Old Colony
Raymonds
Comferense
Nielson
Old Woodson
Keith Named Defense Counsel in Albert Lea Drug Case
A. M. (Sandy) Keith, former Minnesota Governor, will defend four Albert Lea residents Betty Heckes, Larry Morgan, Nancy McMullen, and Gerald Simonson on narcotics charges. Judge Grinley ordered preliminary hearings for December 18 with bonds at 500 dollars. a fifth defendant Michael Hanson also has a December 18 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
Sandy) Keith
Minnesota St
Albert Lea
Keith
Betty Heckes
Larry Morgan
Nancy McMullen
Gerald Simonson
A. K. Grinley
Michael Hanson
Freeborn County
Sheriff's Dept
Park and Rec Activity Schedule Summary
The schedule lists facilities and times for pool, handball, table tennis and various sports. Activities include adult tennis at Ellis Junior High School, mixed volleyball at Nevela and Lincoln Schools, men’s volleyball and basketball at Whittier School, men’s and women’s city league volleyball at Southgate School, and basketball at Show Gymnasium with evening matches. Also noted are the Austin Swim Club at the high school pool on Thursdays and a series of evening matchups and club events in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Junior High
Nevela
Lincoln
Whittier School
Southgate
The
Jolly Ones
Misfits
Zodiacs
No Nothings
Six Shooters
Luckies
Lefty’s Bar
Thorp Loan
Moose Lodge
Austin Liquor
Culligan Soft Water
Retterath Builders
Big Bear
Tempo Austin Swim Club
Toll hits 1000 in Minnesota 1968 highway deaths
Minnesota reports a record 1,000 highway fatalities for 1968 up from 912 last year and 983 in 1966. Vernon H. Buckler 49 of Spring Lake Park died in a two car crash in Mounds View. Steven Williams 19 and Volker Neumann 19 were treated for minor injuries. Merlin O Malley 42 of Hancock was killed when a stalled car was struck by a freight train. Bessie Bongart 77 of St Paul died from injuries in an accident near Cambridge Dec 4. her husband Joseph had died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Vernon H. Buckler
Spring Lake Park
Mounds View
Highway Patrol
Steven Williams
Twin Cities
Volker Neumann
Merlin O'Malley
Hancork
Westcentral
O'Malley
Norman Rock
Clontarf
Minn
Great Northern
Rook
Bessie Bongart
Cambridge
Joseph
Also Mentioned on This Page
ST. Olaf Hospital
Charles Prunty
11Th St. Sw
Michael Nolan
Hayfield
James Wiseman
Austin Rt. 2
Gary Goudreau
12Th Ave
Carl
Diane Gay) Jech
Lori
Randall
Harold Frederick
Judith Smith
Stella
Hormel Company
Reverend Morgan
Patten
Thomas L. Mark
Memoriam
Kjome
Norman Krome
AEA
Penkava
Emil Penkava
Land O'Lakes Reports
Mankato
Harlan Meier
DFL
Labor Center
Kenneth Kneeskern
Ralph Plaisted
North Pole
Gamehaven Council
Order of the Arrow
Bethel Lutheran Church
Arrow
Gamehaven
Saurday
Heart Fund
Art Anderson
Grand Meadow
Alvin Finhart
Ostrander
Charles Fox
Anton Palmer
Minnesota Heart Assn
Lucille Lane
Harry Spahn
Marie Landherr
W. A. Schrafel
Santa Claus
St. Ansgar Chamber of Commerce
Science
Chicago
Albuquerque, N.M
New Mexico
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Arthur L. Swenson
Harvey W. Johnson
Warren L. Jorenby
Harold E. Luecke
O. J. Jovang
KAUS
Richard Westby
Our Four Choirs
Shaw Gymnasium
Nemitz
Continental
Monticello
Wilbert Vault Company of America
Good Housekeeping
Austin Funeral Directors
Associated Press
New York
USDA
York
Erent Esbtedescese
U.S
Clinic Pharmacy
Rogers
N. Mein
Oakwood
Oakwood Cemetery
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