Burglars Hit Four Austin Businesses In One Night
Four break ins in Austin Saturday night netted about $104 from Schubert's Cafe after thieves smashed a rear window and pried open a cash register. Similar small sums were taken at Vogue Cleaners, Golden Red Cafe, Minnesota Cafe, with routine tills and a bank check stolen at one site.
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Austin
Schubert
E. Mill
Vogue Cleaners
N. Lansing
Howard Hall
Hall
Cleaners
Golden Red
Alvin Lerum
Minnesota
E. Bridge
Tommy Togas
Girl, 5, Suffers Forehead Gash in Ice Collision
A five year old girl, Kathryn Shawback of Waltham, received a forehead laceration after a two car head on collision on ice near St Michael's Church. She rode with her mother and was treated by Dr. John Fischer in Blooming Prairie. Norman Dulitz of Brownsdale drove the northbound car. No damage estimate was provided.
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Waltham, Minn
Kathryn Shawback
Glen Shawback
Waltham
John Fischer
Blooming Prairie
Kathryn
St. Michael’s Church
Norman Dulitz
Brownsdale
Santa Distributes Treats at Waltham
Santa Claus distributed gifts and treats at the Waltham School Christmas program. Students performed songs readings and dialogues under the direction of Grace Gillette and Lila Madison. Waltham Mothers Club supplied the treats.
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Waltham, Minn
Santa Claus
Waltham
Grace Gillette
Lila Madison
Waltham Mothers Club
Rose Creek Students Hold Scavenger Hunt at Christmas Party
Rose Creek High School students organized a scavenger hunt during the Christmas party. The senior class awarded prizes to the winners, and all grades participated in a gift exchange.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Rose Creek High School
Dolls and Trains Top Santa List in Austin Toy Survey
Tiny Tears dolls and electric trains remain the favorites among Austin children this Christmas with Rin Tin Tin sets rising in popularity due to television influence. About 300 youngsters spoke with Santa via the Austin Daily Herald number as local Jaycees assisted.
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Santa
Rinty
Fort Appache
Rip Masters
Austin Daily Herald
Jack Skog
Don Dennison
Jim Monson
Ken Jarvis
Clark Tollefson
Bill Brandenberg
Tom Prewitt
Mayor Halts Dog Execution In Christmas Gesture
In Tulsa Oklahoma mayor George E Norvell granted a stay of execution to dogs as a Christmas goodwill gesture. Fifty children and many dogs were present and all dogs were claimed soon after the mayor acted.
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Tulsa
Okla
George E. Norvell
Family of 10 Escapes Fire in Minnesota Home
A Medford Minnesota family of ten fled their frame home after a Sunday night blaze gutted much of the second story. Daughter Mary, 18, woke the family when smoke irritated her sinuses, enabling all to escape with possessions lost on the second floor. Fire was halted by the Medford volunteer department as neighbors organized a clothing and money drive for the Thayer family.
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Meforda
Minn
Mary
Nelson Thayer
Thayer
Dan
Medford
Lansing Christmas Program at Methodist Church
The Lansing Methodist Church presented a Christmas program on Sunday. Children opened with an exercise then formed a children’s choir and a manger scene with shepherds wise men and Mary and Joseph while Rev. Charles Burnham read the Christmas story. The adult choir sang.
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Lansing, Minn
Lansing Methodist Church
Charles Burnham
Joseph
Mary
Store and Office Workers Get Varied Christmas Gifts
Austin businesses spread Christmas cheer by gifting employes ham portions bonuses and special items based on years of service responsibility and sales. Companies host parties with full meals and games, and extra gifts or profit sharing are common.
Auto Slips Into Railroad Car Collision In icy two incidents
A two incident report from Sheriff Al Reinartz notes at 2:25 a.m. a car driven by Dale Slupe slid on an icy County Road 20 and struck a Milwaukee freight car, causing 250 dollars in damage. The other crash occurred 8:20 p.m. Saturday near Dexter on SAR 2 when a parked car of Robert Ewing was struck.
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Highway
al Reinartz
Dale Slupe
Bauman
Milwaukee
Marquette
Iowa
Austin
Dexter
Robert Ewing
Austin Rt. 2
Emmett Twaite
Ewing
Bridge
Frank Hagrafe
Austin Rt. 3
Hagrafe
N. Kenwood
Allen R. Smith
W. Grove
Thomas E. Koester
College
N. Main
Earl C. Hackensmith
Dick Olson
Olson
Fox Drive
Felix Peterson
N. River
Austin Bus Lines
Water and Main
Howard Obright
W. Winona
Russell Mayzick
Austin Rt. 1
Mayzick
Oak
Orville L. Hatlestad
Joseph M. Adams
Hormel
Glenn Brandt
Brownsdale Avenue
Carle Ehimers
Avalon
Wis
Edward C. Gabriel
Hundreds of Letters to Santa Pile Up at Austin Post Office
The Austin Daily Herald forwards thousands of Christmas letters addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Children ask for toys, dolls, and portable TVs while some request puzzles and even a new baby sister. RW
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Santa
Austin
Santa Claus
North Pole
Austin Daily Herald
Self-Help to Be Stressed in 57 Tax-Filing
Tax assistance days will be held statewide from January 1 to 15. In Austin telephone help will be available Fridays and Mondays. The Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers to prepare as much as possible using forms and instructions and bring 1956 records to aid questions. For personal help call or request Income Tax Information.
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Uncle Sam
Austin
Internal Revenue Service
A. R. Knox
St. Paul
Tax Agency
Herald
Austin Daily Herald
Knox
Internal Revenue Offices
Fifteen Collisions Reported Over Weekend
Police logged fifteen traffic collisions with about $2,000 in damage and four tickets amid icy streets. Incidents included a Roy Young and Donald Greenman crash at Oakland and Chatham injuring Greenman lightly, and Hermes of other drivers cited for careless driving or failure to yield.
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Oakland
Chatham
Roy Young
Mandan
N. C
Donald L. Greenman
Harmon
Greenman
Leonard Chas Jr
Franklin and Mill
Victor V. Clark
Franklin
Clark
Main and
Mill
Lucille Moore
Greenwhich
Stella P. Schmeichel
Bauman
Moore
Stella Schmeichel
Hope and
Highway 16
Donald J. Alwelling
N. Kenwood
E. B. Grose
Lakeshore Drive
Grose
Lillian M. Terry
Bank
Darrell L. Albers
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Albers
Kenwood
Lyndale
Kay Finholt
Nancy K. Prelesnik
Mitchell Tavern
Kenneth Carlson
Carlson
Former Austin Man Among Two Dunked in Lake Minnetonka Ice
Two men in a small foreign-made car broke through lake ice on Lake Minnetonka Saturday. Douglas Dunsheath, 48, Excelsior and former Austin resident, and W. O. Patterson, 47, Wayzata, were dunked after spotting open water ahead and failing to stop.
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Austin
Lake Minnetonka
Douglas Dunsheath
Excelsior
W. O. Patterson
Wayzata
Married couple Marie Fish and James Bass wed in Angier
Marie Fish aged 28 and James Bass aged 31 were recently married in Angier North Carolina after meeting aboard a fishing boat.
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Marie Fish
James Bass
Angier
N. C
Two Plays Presented at St Peter's Church School
Rose Creek Minn two plays Madonna's Choice and Tommy Finds His Sister were performed as the Christmas program at St Peter's School Rose Creek Friday. Fourth and fifth graders presented first play while sixth to eighth grades did the second. Directors were Sister M Thaddeus and Sister M Laureen. Gifts and treats were exchanged for the children.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Madonna
Tommy
St. Peter’s School
M. Thaddeus
M. Laureen
Aldermen to Explain Sewage Bond Details to Committees
The city council sewage committee will provide a detailed explanation of the January 8 bond issue election to two Chamber of Commerce committees. Race Crane, chamber president, invited the council committee to present the facts at a 7:30 breakfast in the Rose Room for the civic affairs and business development committees.
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City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Race Crane
Chamber
Council
Security Office to Be Open Next Monday
Miss Lenora Hise, social security field representative for the Austin area, will return to Austin on her regular Monday visits from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. She was not in Austin today due to the Christmas holiday and will be at the state employment office, 108 E. Oakland.
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Lenora Hise
Austin
State Employment Office
Oakland
Austin Father and Two Sons Hurt in Highway 63 Crash
An Austin man J Ed Pfister and his two sons were injured in a head on crash on icy Highway 63 five miles south of Rochester at 1 30 pm Sunday. The other car carried Mildred Steth and Rev Charles Luce who sustained injuries.
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Austin
Rochester
J. Ed Pfister
W. Winona
St. Mary’s Hospital
J. Ed, Jr
Michael
Noése
Mildred Steth
Waterloo
Iowa
Charles Luce
Miss Steth
Exchanges Closed On Christmas Day Holidays
The nation’s stock exchanges were closed today while banks and foreign exchange markets stayed open. Trading will resume after the Christmas holiday with all markets closed Tuesday for Christmas Day.
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New York
United States
Copper Leadership: Michigan Tops Output 1847 to 1887
Michigan dominated copper production for four decades from 1847 through 1887, shaping regional industry and mining employment. The era marked the state as a central supplier for the metal, influencing nearby markets and technology.
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Michigan
Rev Wendland to Lead Minnesota EUB Conference
The Rev Gordon Wendland will be youth chairman and resource leader at the Minnesota EUB conference winter fellowship in Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday. About 10 members of Faith Church are expected to attend with sessions at Oakland Avenue EUB Church and a final session and banquet at First Christian Church. Guest leaders include the Rev George St Angelo of Naperville MI and Bruce Buller of Dayton OH. Lumber production in the United States is about 36 percent of the world total.
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Gordon Wendland
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Faith Church
Oakland Avenue
First Christian Church
George St. Angelo
Naperville
Bruce Buller
Dayton
Ohio
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Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
South Pole
Winfield Prewitt
Ashland
Jaycee Presient
Lansing
Methodist Church
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S. Main
Kathy
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Scotty McAnally
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Robert Gilgenbach
Janice Weise
Carol Young
Daniel Kane
Jimmy Marmnas
Uncle George
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Hope
A. D. Hoff
Bob Stephenson
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St. Peter’s Church
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ST. Olaf Lutheran
ST. Olaf College Choir
Austin Ready-Mix Concrete Co
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Radio Kays
Prince of Peace
Austin Sevings & Loan Association
Scrooge
Austin Electric Service
Bing Crosby
Gene Lockhart
Loretta Young
Pet O'Brien
Jo Stafford
Bing Crosby Wright Wells and Co
Christmas Island
Kelly Furniture
Jingle Bell
Charles Coburn
Austin Aero Service
Pat O'Brien
Clayton Meyer Insurance
John Nesbitt
Hill
Thomas Mitchell
First National Bank
Margaret O'Brien
Ideal
Dorothy Lamour
Home
Federal Sevings & Loon
Joe E. Brown
Hometown News
Schuler Shoe Company
Kinsman’s, Inc. Florists
the Messiah Choir of
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Margearet O'Brien
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