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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1964
Page
13
Herald reporters canvassed residents and found mood at the city animal shelter as a cold wave nears Christmas. Citizens share views on holiday generosity and shelter conditions amid chilly weather.
A district court jury failed to answer one key question in a consolidated set of personal injury suits stemming from a Dec 5 1962 crash near Austin. Jurors awarded Britt 8000 dollars and Hall 1500 dollars while finding Heimer and Schurman not liable on certain counts. The judge outlined two potential paths for resubmitting the case.
R A Noterman announces January Mower County March of Dimes drive leadership. Ken Strom becomes Austin city chairman. Mothers March co chairs are Mrs Thomas Webber and Mrs James Swenson. LeRoy rural chair is Mrs Richard Koch. Campaign opens day after New Year to coordinate volunteers and support birth defect research and care.
Cars driven by Charles F. Ball and Leon K. Rumsey were involved in a noon Tuesday accident in the 900 block on 8th Ave NE. Ball’s car moved from a stall and was hit from the rear by Rumsey’s car causing $225 and $200 damage respectively. A separate Monday mishap caused $75 damage to Nathan Chesin’s car when Jeanne Schmidt backing into him.
Elmer Klagge of 709 2nd St NW announces the former Minute Car Wash will reopen as a year round self service facility at 1501 Oakland Ave W just west of Sterling Shopping Center. The five bay wash will offer soft water for cars and trucks with four to five employees and hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.
Mrs. Kenneth G. Davis of Austin Route 2 wins the second $5 weekly honor from the Austin Mower County Safety Council for yielding the right of way to a driver turning left at a busy midtown intersection. Police Chief Robert Nelson calls the act crucial during the Christmas rush as entries continue for this week’s award period ending December 19.
The Red Oak Grove Church primary department will present its Christmas pageant at 2 30 p m on December 20 at the church directed by Mrs Philbert Egtvedt.
Minnesota volunteers organize Operation Santa Claus with county chapters delivering gifts from Mower County residents to Rochester State Hospital. The effort seeks new adult gifts such as clothing and household items, plus larger ward items funded by cash donations collected by local banks and churches.
The Austin High School Orchestra Choir and Brass Ensemble staged a colorful Christmas program led by Paul Helme and Don Gunderson. Highlights include the Brass Choir with While By My Sheep, Bach's Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring, a Corelli Christmas Concerto, and a Leroy Anderson arranged brass set. Soloists Judy Tate Tom Davis John Madura Joann Hanson Lavene Dawson Lois Johnson led carols and numbers ending with Silent Night. Art students Ione Bell and James Wegner designed the stage decor.
Osage civic music event features Ronald Klinkenborg directing a Handel Christmas Music concert at 8 p.m. Thursday in the First Methodist Church Osage.
Rochester Yellow Cab driver Gordon Gustafson picked up a young man at Crossroads Shopping Center and drove him to 609 21st St NE. The passenger, 20 to 24, 6 feet tall and 115 pounds, disappeared after entering a house to fetch the fare, leaving the driver unpaid. The home owner, Dennis Miller, said he knew nothing of the incident. The event occurred about 8 15 p.m. Tuesday.
LeRoy area churches and the LeRoy-Ostrander School announce Christmas events through December and early January. First Baptist hosts an old fashioned Christmas program and missionary gifts, while Presbyterian, St. Patrick’s, Bethany Bible Church, and LeRoy Lutheran plan services, caroling, and a Midnight Mass. School programs run Dec. 12 to 23 with concerts, Spanish class festivities, and free movie afternoons at the high school gym. Santa visits Dec. 23 after the movie. gifts support a Children’s Home in Iowa and a missionary family in Cass Lake.
About 80 beef farmers joined University of Minnesota expert Bob Jacobs in Grand Meadow on the Mower County Beef Feeders tour to discuss slow herd growth, beef versus pork consumption trends, and price expectations. Jacobs cited past cattle numbers, feed costs, and Iowa State data to compare Herefords and Holsteins, and outlined rations using drought silage and the role of urea and protein levels.
Ralph Turner and C. W. Taylor were honored at a Monday night dinner at the Old Mill near Austin. County officials and county business partners attended. Turner received a watch after six years on the board and withdrew from re election. Taylor, first district appointee, was defeated in his bid for election.
Osage Iowa adopts a 1965 street and sewer program costing 219000 funded by general obligation bonds for the sewer and road tax supplemented by assessments. The council hires Wallace Holland Kastler Schmitz of Mason City to design the eight year program. Storm sewers estimated 115600 will be built centered areas from north to south city limits.
Advice covers selecting a fresh tree no bigger than needed and trimming the butt at an angle. Keep the tree in water, check daily, and place away from heat sources to reduce fire risk. Avoid self applied flame retardants, prefer US listed retardants, and limit indoor time after Christmas.
The Humane Society announced all its puppies have been adopted, many as Christmas gifts. Older dogs also found homes, with larger dogs often going to homes outside the city due to space needs. Puppies had rabies, leptospirosis, leptospiditis, distemper vaccines and worming.
Charles West of West Brothers Men s Clothing Store in St Ansgar Iowa is quitting after 55 years in business. He joined in 1920 when the store operated as Schmidt and West then bought the current store in 1926 with his brother as silent partner until recently. West is a lifelong resident who married Ethel Billington in 1925 and has worked in alteration and clerk roles during busy seasons.
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