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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
13
Date-stamped notices of births and deaths with names and locations across Austin, Blooming Prairie, Osage, Richfield, Hayfield, and surrounding towns. Includes infant Scott Alan Wodkey, Marie Louise Graff, and multiple obituaries with funeral details and survivor lists.
Knights of Columbus Retirees Club held its annual Christmas party at Tommy’s Supper Club with about 35 members attending. Officers listed include Jerry Driscoll as president and Fred Phillips as secretary, with Isadora Nelson and Loren Sayles as entertainment committee co chairs. The group meets monthly on the second Monday at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Leo Anderson was elected president succeeding Mark Andersen. Barney Thomsen and James Donhowe were named vice presidents for membership and activities respectively, Ferris Fertney was re elected secretary treasurer, and Andersen joined the Board of Directors for a three year term. The new officers will be installed at the January Minnesota Osman Shrine Temple meeting at Lost Spur Country Club in Minneapolis. The Austin Shriners also voted to donate 100 to the Salvation Army to light the Christmas Tree on the Court House Green, with funds aiding gifts for needy families.
Police recovered a Raphael painting valued over $1 million Tuesday night at an investment firm’s offices in Los Angeles. Three men were taken into custody as investigators linked them to the two year theft route possibly crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Blooming Prairie School Board announces 1972 74 teacher contracts covering about 70 teachers with a total 9.3 percent raise over two years. Pay rises begin 5 percent in 1972 73 and 4.3 percent in 1973 74 with BA salary ranges from 7100 to 11000 and MA from 7900 to 12700 after 12 years. Medical and hospital insurance and disability cover two year term. Coaching supplements include 875 for head coaches and 525 to 1050 for assistants plus a percent of the head coach allowance for other coaches.
In Belfast the province’s only Roman Catholic party calls for joint British and Irish Republic oversight of police forces. Protestants, who outnumber Catholics two to one and favor remaining British, would oppose the plan.
In fog on Iowa 9 near Osage, two 19 year old men from Stacyville and Mitchell were injured when Belend's car rear ended a semi feed truck en route to Winnebago Industries Forest City. Lifka suffered severe head and chest injuries and was transferred to a Rochester hospital. The driver and truck owner were not harmed. Authorities freed Lifka after a 45 minute extrication.
A preliminary hearing Tuesday found sufficient evidence to send Dale Blowers to Freeborn County District Court on two felony counts possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property. The case awaits a state crime lab report identifying the substance and a district court date. Blowers was arraigned Nov 15 after a seizure of 153 pounds of marijuana and a stolen snowmobile on Nov 8 at a farm where he lived.
Four youths from Waltham Brownsdale and Austin area appeared in Mower County District Court. Dennis Pater Stephen and James Clayton pleaded guilty to maintaining a public nuisance by possession of a small amount of marijuana. Darrell Pater pleaded guilty to possession of a small amount of marijuana. Judge Warren Plunkett ordered a pre sentence investigation. Charges arose from an Austin police car check on Oct 10 where the substances were allegedly found.
Syd Shugart of Ames Iowa has been chosen as a member of the Iowa State University Niads synchronized swimming team. He is one of forty new squad members joining the group this season.
Markets brief from South St. Paul Minn shows US Department of Agriculture cattle and hog markets with slaughter steer and heifer prices ranging 34.00 to 37.50 per cwt and hogs mostly 28.50 to 31.75, with cows bulls sows and feeders noted and lambs priced around 28.50 to 32.50.
At 1 p.m. the market shows gains for Allied Chemical up 30 percent, Honeywell up 133 percent, and Amoco near 45 percent while several industrials such as International Harvester and Bethlehem Steel post solid moves. Other notable names include Boeing, Texaco, RCA, and Dow Chemical with varied results across sectors.
Gary C Schmelling of 2005 12th St SW was among 727 Iowa State University students who received degrees at full graduation exercises. Schmeling majored in meteorology.
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