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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
8
Austin High School German Club members led by April Rhodes Deann Lundene and others celebrate Christmas with Deutsche carols. Barb Larson assists as Mrs Gerta Barrett advises the group and a white elephant gift exchange is held.
Santa and elves report a busy season packing the sleigh for Christmas Eve. Children from Austin, London Minn and nearby towns send wish lists for dolls trucks trains and toy animals while Mrs Santa and reindeer send greetings for a merry Christmas.
Robert Finbraaten of Adams has been named to the Labor Relations Committee of the National Association of Counties based in Washington D C. He is the chairman of the Mower County Board of Commissioners.
Six accidents investigated by Austin police over the weekend resulted in various vehicle damages. Notable collisions involved Robert Kraby and Dorothy Vanderschaal on Saturday night, and a Sunday 2:59 p.m. crash on 11th Avenue SW with damages ranging from $25 to $600 across several vehicles.
Seymour jokes that Christmas waste harms trees and suggests wrapping gifts with newspaper. Peggy Harmon shares proverbs on litter prevention and reusing discarded items like papier mache from old newspapers and bottle-cut decorative glasses. She invites readers to send a proverb on caring for others.
Gov. Wendell Anderson announced 11 appointees to the Region 10 Environmental Education Council, part of a two-tier system under the Minnesota Environmental Education Council. Region 10 serves Rice, Goodhue, Steele, Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston Counties, with members from Rochester Preston Austin Albert Lea Byron Red Wing Minnesota City Winona Northfield and Faribault.
The North Iowa Library Extension book mobile will visit Otranto on January 14. It serves the village on the evening of the second and fourth Monday each month, bringing library items to residents.
Stc Michael J Streeter, 35, new to the Austin United States Army Recruiting Station, hails from Worthington. A veteran of Homestead Air Force Base and Nike Hercules missile duties, he and wife Heidi and their three children reside at 1804 8th Ave SW.
Joseph M. Collins, chair, released unannounced memorials for Edwin Christgau, Charles Dimit, Mrs. Clara Leife, Mrs. Lena Estes, Carl Johnson, Norman Sumner, David Torgerson, and others in Austin. Gifts fund the chapter’s programs and services.
Ingrid Oh berg a Swedish exchange student for 1973 74 attends St Ansgar Community High School as a senior. Her American host family is William and Jean nette Neeley and Mary Neeley. Ingrid speaks German and English and participates in German Club FHA chorus play and Girl Scouts while living with a Lutheran church family.
Hamline University students, led by Colleen Daly, will spend two quarters in Hong Kong Spain France Germany England and Colombia through the International Studies Center. Ingrid Neeley recalls Swedish holiday customs as Mary plans a March trip to Germany with her teacher and classmates.
During Christmas vacation the Austin YMCA lists activities for students. On December 26 at 1 and 3 pm a treasure and goldfish hunt is planned. December 27 features water polo and underwater swim at 1 and 3 pm. A surprise swim includes relay and dive games on December 8.
Seven students from Phyllis Sacks's German class at St Ansgar will fly to Germany on March 27. They join six students from Rockford Minnesota and two from Cass Lake for a bicycle journey from Wurzburg to Munich. Pictured are Sacks and students with Denise Wilde also attending. Fare increases of $12 per student were announced due to the fuel shortage.
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