Former Austin Boy, 13, Runs Business From Wheel Chair
Gary Heard, a polio survivor and 13 year old Osage resident, runs a magazine subscription business and leather belt making. He works two hours daily between school and tutoring, mails literature to customers, records sales, and maintains a strong scholastic record while relying on his family for mobility.
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Austin Boy
Gary Heard
Austin
Osage
Gary
California
University of Minnesota
Mae Byrnes
Behind The Scenes Schools Stay Busy Over Vacation
Schools stay active during holidays despite looks. Principal Ray Wescott notes early planning for 1953 54 term and new lockers. teachers home but often working, with parent teacher interviews planned and students skating, gym activities, and job hours expanding vacation life. The piece also highlights community events and a vintage class photo identification by Mrs. Kate A. Madison.
Record Corn Yield Seen in Mower County
Mower County may have set a new corn production record amid a nationwide high but not an all time peak. The county's average yield is estimated near 60 bushels per acre with many farmers claiming 80 to 100 bushels, though acres planted and final totals are not yet known. Production loans are expected to hit record levels, and moisture has risen due to recent weather.
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Mower County
United States
Production Marketing Administration
PMA
Iowa
Iowa Employment Commission
Development Commission
State University of Iowa
Bureau of Labor and Management
Sieh to Attend County Attorneys Meeting
County Attorney Wallace Sieh will join officials from 87 counties at a Minnesota County Attorneys Association meeting on Monday and Tuesday. Bills to be presented to the 1953 State Legislature will be considered, with principal speakers Clifford W. Gardner of St Paul and James A. Garrity of Moorhead.
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Wallace Sieh
Minnesota County Attorneys’ Association
Clifford W. Gardner
St. Paul
Minnesota Bar Association
James A. Garrity
Moorhead
Peru Church Leader Will Speak Sunday
Rev and Mrs David Scott of Peru will speak and sing at both services in the Assembly of God Church this Sunday. The Scotts have worked with the Quechua Indians in Peru for five years. Mr Scott has served as district superintendent for two years of Peruvian Assemblies of God, encompassing 150 churches, 20 missionaries and over 100 national workers. They will show watchnight pictures New Year's Eve. The family of five will stay with Rev and Mrs W J Lewis.
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David Scott
Peru
Assembly of God
Scott
Assemblies of God
Scotts
W. J. Lewis
Pheasants Stay Close to Home in Minnesota Survey
In Martin County a Bureau of Wildlife survey of 1 350 pheasants released last summer finds 81 percent of male birds killed by hunters and 12 percent taken by predators. Most birds stayed within a mile. one shot traveled 85 miles from release.
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Fairmont
Bureau of Wildlife Development
Minnesota Division of Game and Fish
Martin County
Salvation Army Baskets Help 42 Austin Families This Christmas
Forty two Austin area families received Christmas food baskets from the Salvation Army. Capt J F Vondracek announced the effort and thanked citizens for support. Some families received food certificates to choose their own items. At a Christmas party 150 toys were distributed along with 135 candy apples and oranges. Salvation Army carolers also visited six rest homes, delivering treats.
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Austin Area
Salvation Army
J. F. Vondracek
Function of Blood in War Time Medical Care
Explains the origin and importance of the National Blood Program, who can donate, and safety. Describes plasma substitutes, plasma details, and how plasma aids in shock. Highlights plasma storage, transfusion use, and the potential of immune serum globulin and serum albumin as derivatives for combat conditions.
Thirty six summoned for Mower County District Court jury
Thirty six jurors were notified by the sheriff to report at 10 a.m. on January 18 for the January term of Mower County District Court. The list includes E M Hitzmann Brownsdale Warren G Peck Austin Rt 23 Mrs William Holm 801 E Bridge Albert Uzlik 709 W Maple and others from Austin Adams Taopi Rose Creek Lyle and Grand Meadow with addresses.
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Sheriff's Office
Mower County
S. Greenwich
A. W. Kuhl
Austin Rt
Frank Toussaint
Grove
Ted Lammers
Rose Creek
Nettia Underberger
S. Main
Lyman Mott
W. Bridge
Elmer Sawyer
E. Bridge
Helen Vance
N. 5Th
Ben A. King
Carl Johnson
Burr Oak Dr
Alvin Aaby
Lansing
Frank Shrke
Dreisner
L. H. Schmidt
Waltham
A. F. Cherny
Adolpha Township
Leo Miller
Grand Meadow
J. J. Cronin
Alfred Johnson
Werner Junke
Austin Rt. 5
Oscar Bellemans
N. Sth
Leptospirosis spreads across Iowa livestock herds
Dr. Paul C. Bennett of Iowa State College reports leptospirosis now in 36 counties across Iowa. The disease infects cattle swine and sheep and poses a serious public health risk as it can affect humans.
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Iowa
Paul C. Bennett
Iowa State College
Bennett
Des Moines
LeRoy Billings
Charles Barnett
Billings
Barnett
Burns
William J. Greene
Clinton
U S I Faces Shortfall in City Community Chest Drive
U S I officials led by President W K Evans seek $8 877 04 to meet the city quota after a mop up mail campaign added only 300. Six agencies remain short, including YWCA 137 97 and Boy Scouts 3160 18, with pledges urged for February and April. Other Minnesota cities report success.
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Santa Claus
United Solicitations, Inc
W. K. Evans
Austin Milk Fund
Minnesota Heart Fund
Sister Kenny Foundation
YWCA
Boy Scouts
Evans
Austin
Minn
Minnesota
Mankato
Rochester
New Hours Listed for Rent Control Office
Blake Haddon, area rent director, says moving the rent office to Owatonna would cut operating expenses by 30 percent. Austin office hours are 9 am to 4 pm Mondays in Room 5, Post Office Building. Owatonna office at 110% W. Broadway will open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Blake Haddon
Owatonna
Austin
Broadway
Youths Sentenced for Stealing RR Plates
Three Mabel youths who stole $50 in steel tie plates and angle bars from the Milwaukee Road right of way at Mabel were sentenced to the Youth Conservation Commission and placed on probation to Thomas Richards, Winona, state probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Mabel
Milwaukee Road
Youth Conservation Commission
Thomas Richards
Winona
Busy Executive's Doctor to Retire at Mayo Clinic
Dr. Howard R. Hartman, a Mayo Clinic physician known for studies on stresses affecting busy executives, will retire from the Clinic on December 31. He has been on the permanent staff since 1919 and led a section in the division of medicine since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Clinic
Howard R. Hartman
Division of Medicine
Driver Ticketed After Collision
Glen D Orth of Austin Route 3 was ticketed for failing to yield after his car collided with Donovan G Lucas at Nicholsen and Sixth at 8 45 p m Friday. Lucas sustained 350 damage to the left side while Orth’s car front end suffered 200 damage. A separate parking lot crash at 108 W Water damaged Ronald J McAnnany’s parked car by 20. Harry Jarrett’s truck damages were not reported.
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Glen D. Orth
Austin Rt. 3
Nicholsen
Donovan G. Lucas
Lucas Auto
Orth
Water
Ronald J. McAnnany
Harry Jarrett
W. Winona
Reinartz to Preside at Sheriffs Meet in Minnesota
Sheriff Albert Reinarts will preside at the 61st annual Minnesota State Sheriffs Association convention in St Paul on Monday and Tuesday. He cannot speak at the County Attorneys convention and has designated an alternate. The sheriffs plan to push revisions of obsolete laws in the 1958 legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Reinarts
Minnesota State Sheriff's Association
St. Paul
Reinartz
Collision Avoided by Hormel Driver Near Fairmont
Hormel truck driver Myron Fuerhauk avoided a head on collision near Fairmont when a passing driver surged toward his oncoming vehicle. He swerved into a ditch, the other car glanced off his truck, and braking would have jackknifed the rig. Damage was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Fuerhauk
Hormel
Fairmont
Fuerhauk
Area Resident Reports Found 1953 License Plate
Chris Nelson of Austin Rt. 2 found a 1953 license plate Y13-834 and reported it to police. The owner can retrieve it by calling his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Nelson
Austin Rt. 2
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