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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
10
A long column lists numerous deaths and funeral notices across Austin, Osage, Dexter, and nearby towns. Named individuals include Louis Ulwelling, Ralph Fairbanks, Henry DeBoer, and Elizabeth Schartz among others, with survivors, dates, and church and cemetery details.
Sincere thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for flowers gifts cards and visits while I was a patient in St Olaf Hospital Special thanks to Rev Long Rev Hanks Rev Joyce Haberman for prayers and comfort. May God bless you all. Mrs Lyle Tate and others.
Walter J. Hickok born in Austin on December 10 1903 to Elbert and Elizabeth Stark Hickok. He attended Austin public schools and later carried the family name in local affairs.
Judge Fred Kraft of the General Session court fined Roger G. Underdahl of 1508 8th Ave NW fifty dollars after Underdahl pled guilty to a police charge of driving after suspension.
Blooming Prairie judge fined Marlin R. Behne twenty five dollars with part suspended for careless driving. Donald J. Cassiey of Minneapolis forfeited fifteen dollars for speeding. John F. Watkins of Austin pled guilty and paid twenty five dollars. Larry R. Rath of Mott South Dakota forfeited ten dollars. David H. Radius of Blooming Prairie pleaded guilty and paid fifteen dollars. Herman G. Jeffers of Decorah Iowa forfeited fifteen dollars. Timothy Nialy of Blooming Prairie forfeited fifteen dollars.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reports Ninth District business remains strong as 1966 Q4 begins, though less ebullient than earlier months. Cash farm receipts stay high while prices soften, construction up with residence down, and district employment near Q3 levels. Factory power use and manhours stay high, with defense contracts boosting Minnesota. November loans retreat, city banks see deposit inflows weaker than five-year norms, and nonbank loans slip.
The Austin menu for Tuesday January 3 features milk, baked pork luncheon meat with raisin sauce, corn, bread and fortified margarine, plus peach sauce. Wednesday January 4 offers milk, creamed chicken on biscuit, green beans, bread, fortified margarine and fruit jello. Thursday January 5 includes milk, chili con carne, crackers, celery and apple wedges, peanut butter, bread and fortified margarine with a chocolate brownie. Friday January 6 lists milk, fish sticks, mashed potatoes, oleo, sliced cheese, peas, bread and fortified margarine with apricot sauce.
A series of meetings for Minnesota seed fertilizer and agricultural chemical dealers is set statewide in January. Extension plant pathologist Herbert G. Johnson says the sessions will cover crop varieties seeds soils fertilizers insect weed and disease control and agricultural chemicals. Area meetings include January 3 at Rochester Holiday Inn and January 4 at Inn Towne Motel in Owatonna.
The Army has awarded a $7,862,411 contract to Federal Cartridge Corp to produce 87.8 million rounds of 7.62 mm ball ammunition at Twin Cities Arsenal. The deal also covers operating and maintaining the arsenal, announced Wednesday.
Harvard astronomer Dr. Donald Menzel told reporters at the AAAS meeting that earthmen may mount moon expeditions in 10 to 15 years. Explorers would drink lunar water, grow gardens, and endure extreme day and night temperatures. He warned of needing heavy clothing for the moonscape cold and heat during the works.
Burglars escaped with 5400 dollars worth of furs from the Upgaard Fur store in Minneapolis after being surprised by owner P. W. Upgaard. The 69 year old Mound man started work at 5 a.m. Police tracked the suspects through snow to a nearby apartment but lost them.
A report notes the Army Quartermaster Corps exploring edible forms of life including molds bacteria and sand fleas as possible lunar provisions. The discussion mentions ground sand fleas tasting like shrimp and the idea of cultivating organisms in airless near vacuum lunar environments.
Lutheran Brotherhood invites art students to submit works for the ninth annual Student Art Award. Entries must reach the Minneapolis office by January 27. Preliminary judging uses color slides, with winners advancing to submit originals for exhibition March 27 to April 15 and final judging. Awards include purchase prizes for the society collection and exhibition prizes for the spring show. In 1966 nearly $3,500 was awarded across both categories.
The State Executive Council will meet to decide which of 617 bids for copper and nickel mining leases on state lands to accept. Bids were received last week and tabulated by the Conservation Department. Starting rent is $1 per acre annually with a royalty on mined metals. lands cover St Louis Cook and Lake Counties.
Joe Foss former AFL commissioner and South Dakota governor returned to Mayo Clinic for further exams after stiffness and soreness. Doctors believe a virus played a role and Foss plans to fly to Hawaii to continue filming a television series, with Friday's auction likely.
At 1 pm on the American exchange several major names show mixed moves with prices swollen by small percentages. Notable levels include AT&T 54, RCA 43, Ford Motor 39 5, General Electric 87 4, Shell Oil 60, Boeing 66 44, DuPont 144, Pepsi 74, Texaco 72, Union Oil 52, and Westinghouse 52 4.
In Pittsburgh a thief accosted Constantine Fekaris 70 at his tavern and demanded money. The bag grabbed contained only bread and cigars, offering no cash or valuables.
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