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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1952
Page
7
A historic Cratoam property with an original building on Main Street and an annex at Bridge and Chatham is drawn in as the site for a proposed municipal building. The illustration shows the annex first floor plan and a second floor layout.
The Mower County Courthouse begins moving efforts around January 1 with the welfare staff first to occupy the new annex, followed by other departments by February. The building blends contemporary design with efficient government, featuring open work zones, fully air conditioned vaults, color coordinated walls, and flexible stairs and future expansion provisions.
Multiple local children submit holiday requests to Santa, detailing toys and gifts they hope to receive. The letters list items such as dolls, doll clothes, trains, rifles with caps, dress sets, bakeware, games, and other toys, with many noting acts of kindness toward less fortunate children.
A festive scene features a figure packing a sleigh with a wide array of gifts destined for children in the Austin area, signaling holiday charity drive activity and community outreach.
Austin Boy Scouts plan a scrap paper drive the Saturday after Christmas starting at 8:30 a.m. Trucks tour the city collecting tied bundles or curbside boxes of scrap paper. Basement or attic pickups are not available due to time limits.
The Lyle Center School staged a Christmas program Thursday evening with the theme The Birth of a Savior. Miss Polly Madison directed the program as decorations in Christmas colors and a tree provided a festive backdrop. Santa Claus and helpers handed out gifts and treats while the Mothers Club served coffee and cookies.
Police investigate multiple vandalism and nuisance complaints. Eggs thrown at Mrs. Charles Newell’s residence at 103 N. Railway and lights removed from two electric candles at Howard Paulson’s home 2115 E. Oakland. Dogs bothering children near Newell School and Moscow Street.
The silk worm moth yields one generation annually in seasonal regions of Europe, but in Japan it produces two each year and in India production is nearly continuous.
Upper grade students at Ramsey School hosted a Friday pot luck dinner and party with a Christmas theme. Red table coverings, pine sprigs and candles formed centerpieces. Dinner was served by Judith Blilichard Roberta Donda Sonia Smith and Marlene Anderson. Games were played and gifts exchanged.
Irene Mathias was announced as the teacher following an afternoon change. The update confirms her assignment and replaces the previous designation in the schedule.
Police Chief George Roope announced Sunday morning parking will be prohibited in front of St Augustine Church. No parking will be allowed on the west side of Kenwood between Grove and Moscow.
First Lt. Oliver J. Nasby Jr., a B45 pilot of the Strategic Air Command, returning from Korea on leave, flew 30 combat missions, earned his second Distinguished Flying Cross and two air medals, and will return to Columbus Ohio after visiting his parents and completing holidays. He crossed to Japan in 17 hours with one Alaska stop.
The Excelsior School Christmas program Thursday evening centered on The Christmas Story with students singing carols. Betty Smith read the tale while Gerald Denison performed an accordion piece aided by Miss Shirley Austfather on piano. Santa handed out gifts apples and popcorn balls.
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