Hangar Doors for Airports Thrive from Riceville Firm
Kenneth Mosher built a niche making custom electrically operated hangar doors. Starting at Riceville Airport in 1946, his firm grew from eight employees in Minneapolis to sixteen in Riceville, supplying doors from Maine to California and Camp David.
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Riceville
Darrel Koehler
Iowa
Kenneth Mosher
Mosher
Air Force
Coast Guard
White House
Camp David
Riceville Airport
Minneapolis
Minnepplis
Maine
California
Florida
Alaska
State Hospital Seeks Portable Sewing Machine
Rochester State Hospital seeks a portable sewing machine for patient use to make and mend clothes. the Mower County Assn for Mental Health will rotate it among wards. Donations may be new or used in good condition with a December 20 deadline. Austin banks serve as collection agencies.
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Rochester State Hospital
Mower County Assn
Edmund Smock
The
Assn
Austin Banks
Local 9 Seeks Amendment Vote and Officer Elections
Local 9 members will vote on a constitution amendment and elect officers on January 6 and 7. The proposed rule sets the annual officer election for the Thursday and Friday before January 10, with a provision if the Thursday precedes the 10th falling on a rank and file night.
Christmas Concert Set at Riceville
Riceville Iowa The Riceville Community Vocal Dept under Gordon Jensson will present its annual Christmas concert at 3 p m Sunday in the high school gymnasium Featuring the Freshman Chorus Boys Glee Club and Senior Chorus
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Riceville
Iowa
Gordon Jensson
Windows Broken in Parked Cars in Austin
Police report windows broken in two parked cars Thursday night in Austin. Nowell Goss suffered $25 damage to a car parked on 3rd Ave SW and Phyllis Helgemoe faced $7 damage to a vehicle on 8th Ave NE.
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Austin
Nowell Goss
3Rd Ave
Phyllis Helgemoe
5Th Ave
Goss
Helgemoe
8Th Ave
Freshmen Registration Scheduled at ASJC
Freshmen and new students at Austin State Junior College may register January 3rd and 4th in the college library. Morning and afternoon slots are assigned by last name initials G through K, L through R, and S through 7, with extended day courses on January 4th at 7 p.m. Courses include Introduction to Psychology, Social Problems, and Interpretable Reading, all night classes running 7 to 10 p.m. for 10 weeks starting the week of January 9. Tuition is five dollars per credit hour.
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Austin State Junior College
The
Reigstrar
Auto license sales lag in Minnesota in 1967 season
Bob Baudler of Minnesota Vehicle Registration says statewide auto license sales are slow. He reports 5,100 passenger car licenses sold, about 300 to 400 behind the normal pace, with sales ongoing from Nov. 15 to Jan. 10 and office hours listed for access.
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Bob Baudler
Minnesota Vehicle Registration Dept
Baudler
Minnesota
Oakland Ave
All-Time High in Employment for November
Austin and its Employment Office report November jobs rising to 12 373 a new record up 10 from October and 91 from November 1965 Government added 25 public school city and post office positions Construction increased 22 in a bid to finish contracts before cold weather Manufacturing fell 25 and trade slipped 10 amid low skilled labor shortages and high demand for workers
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Austin
Austin Employment Office
Blood Drive and Christmas Services Highlight Austin Notices
A Red Cross Blood program note details Starline Berg in Austin receiving 13 pints of blood during recovery from Kohr disease, with blood donations funded by Mower County. The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Lyle Lutheran Church and First Congregational Church in Austin the week of December 19. Separate holiday worship schedules at St. John's Lutheran Church in Austin include multiple services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Austin
Blood
St. John’s Church
Rochester
Mower County
Red Cross
St. Paul
Lyle Lutheran Church
Pleads Guilty in Damaging Property Case
Larry D. Sturm aged 18 of 1917 17th Ave SE pleaded guilty to damaging property in District Court. Judge Warren Plunkett ordered a pre sentence investigation. Sturm linked to a November 2 window breaking spree at Kinsman's with $2,200 damage. Bond remained at $500. Richard Bandler was court appointed, Wallace Sieh prosecuted.
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Larry D. Sturm
17Th Ave
Warren Plunkett
Sturm
Kinsman’s
Richard Bandler
Wallace Sieh
Jaycees Sponsor Call Santa Project in Austin
The Austin Jaycees will sponsor the Call Santa project from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Children may call 433-3406 or 433-3407 to talk with Santa and make gift requests as part of the Jaycee Christmas charity.
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Austin Jaycees
Area Students to Receive Degrees at University of Minnesota
Some 1,300 University of Minnesota students will receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at the fall quarter commencement Saturday. Msgr. Terrance J. Murphy will deliver the address. Commencement includes 800 bachelor’s degrees 358 master’s 134 PhDs with certificates, and a President’s Reception after.
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University of Minnesota
Norththrop
Ktca-Tv
Channel 2
Ingrid Ann Senjem
Hayfield
Gerald Leonard Swanson
Austin
College of Liberal Arts
Lee Dee Reckner
Spring Valley
Institute of Technology
Lanny Carlton Orning
Gail Pauline Radius
Blooming Prairie
College of Education
Patricia Caroline Igon
College of Medical Sciences
Alan M. Gendler
Karen Lundquist Nordstrom
Donald Norris Orke
LeRoy
Dennis Karl Kreid
Grand Meadow
Msgr
Terrance J. Murphy
College of St. Thomas
Wrecked Fox Hotel Demolished by Haul Team
Emil Olson & Sons haul away the Fox Hotel wreckage on Main St to Mapleview for river fill. The fire department worried about wood debris and fire risk. removal aims to finish in about a week before river floods threaten Austin.
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Fox
Main St
Warsaw
Austin
Emil Olson & Sons
Albert Lea Contractors
Graham St
Mapleview
Cedar River
Fairgrounds
Fire Dept
Fair Board
Salvation Army Kettles Raise Funds in Austin
Shriner Alvin Gerhart leads the Austin Osman Oriental Band to man Salvation Army Christmas kettles today and December 23 to raise 1200 dollars for food baskets. Twelve lights have lit the Army Christmas tree on Courthouse Square.
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Alvin Gerhart
Austin Osman Oriental
Salvation Army
Austin
Courthouse Square
Dist 15 16 FFA Poultry Dairy Contests at Hayfield
Dist 15 and 16 Future Farmers of America poultry and dairy contests were held at Hayfield High School. Top teams included Kenyon Cannon Falls Hastings Wabasha Red Wing and Mazepa in poultry with top individuals Sviggum Stock Annip. In dairy top placings went to Austin Winona Lewiston LeRoy Ostrander St Charles Rochester Rushford Byron led by Stern Moe Kukowski Bart.
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Hayfield
Minn
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Hayfield High School
Kenyon
Cannon Falls
Goodhue
Mazeppa
Hastings
Wabasha
Red Wing
Steve Sviggum
Richard Stock
Winona
LeRoy-Ostrander
Rushford
Rochester
St. Charles
Stewartville
Byron
Austin
Larry Greden
Lewiston
Jim Rouckamp
Norbert Bork
Curtis Davis
LeRoy
David Lawson
Dist
LeRoy - Ostrander
Dennis Stern
Harold Moe
Dale Kukowski
Paul Bart
Accident records show two-car damage in Austin collision
An accident Thursday at 3:15 p.m. on 2nd Ave NW and Main St N in Austin caused $10 damage to Nathan Wiese’s car and $40 damage to Cecelia Schmidt’s vehicle. The report notes total $50 damage across both cars.
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Austin
2Nd Ave
Main St
Nathan Wiese
Austin Rt. 5
Cecelia Schmidt
8Rd Ave
Christmas Party at Austin Moose Lodge for Kids
The Austin Moose Lodge hosts its annual Kids Christmas Party at 10 am on Saturday. Santa Claus will visit and a children’s show will be held at the Moose clubrooms.
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Austin Moose Lodge
Santa Claus
Moose
Minnesota Council highlights need for foster group homes for delinquents
Over 500 delinquent youths in Minnesota required foster family group home care in the past year. The Minnesota Citizens Council on Delinquency and Crime urges 100 to 150 homes statewide, praising seven current sites funded by a $100,000 appropriation.
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Minnesota
Minnesota Citizens Council
Fayette Sherman
Dept. of Corrections
Sherman
Foster Family Group
Citizens Council
Minnesota Citizens Council On
Correctional Service of Minnesota
United Fund
Singing Palermos to perform at Crane Chapel services
The Singing Palermos, Youth for Christ representatives, will appear at Crane Community Chapel during the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship services. Pastor Joe Matt notes the brothers Phil and Louis Palermo have spent 25 years guiding teenagers and just returned from England after participating in Billy Graham's London Crusade.
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Youth For Christ International
Crane Community Chapel
Joe Matt
Phil
Louis Palermo
England
Billy Graham
Greater London
St John’s Walther League to stage Christmas pageant
The St John’s Walther League youth will present a seventh Christmas pageant with live animals and all characters portrayed by the youth. Two performances are set for 7 and 9 30 p m Monday in the courtyard of the church with a six foot square roof top enclosure for the narration and pantomime.
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St. John’s Walther League
Walther League
St. John’s Lutheran Church
John Rasmussen
Jerauld Hein
St. John’s
Brenda Hamp
Timothy Hamp
Paul Hamp
Robert B. Hamp
Mary
Carmela Augustin
Joseph
Richard Narveson
Campaign chairman reports successful CROP drive total
Riceville Iowa Hugh Hall campaign chairman for the area CROP drive announced this week the effort yielded 750 bushels of corn and 648 dollars in cash.
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Riceville
Iowa
Hugh Hall
Hall
Street Lights Stay On During Daylight in Austin Downtown
Downtown lights on Reason Street and near the Austin Public Library and Mower County courthouse remained lit during daylight this week. Supt. Harold Lamon said workmen are rewiring and testing new power connections to update the system.
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Austin Utilities
Austin Public Library
Mower County
Harold Lamon
Junior Girl Scouts Hear Flag History
Mrs. Joseph James of the VFW Auxiliary and Mrs. LaVerne Carter visited St. Augustine Junior Girl Scout Troop 79 to discuss the history symbols and etiquette of the U.S. flag. Troop leaders include Mrs. Otto Mullenbach Mrs. Leo Hanson and Mrs. Howard Simmons.
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Joseph James
VFW
LaVerne Carter
St. Augustine
James
U.S
Otto Mullenbach
Leo Hanson
Howard Simmons
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Naval Air Force
Richard Larson
Austin High School
Norman Malenke
Kathy
State Hospital
Paul Helme
Carol Knutson
DeeAnn Helfritz
Anne Holmes
ASJC
Starline Berg
Oakland Ave. E
Kohr
St. Olaf Hospital
Jaycees
Graham Uzick
Red Rock Township
Charles Wyant
Donald LaValley
Austin Township
Dexter
City of
Avery Hotel
Army
Naval
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Ruth Wolthoff
Warren Hanson
Fox Hotel
Vicar Rasmussen
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