Festival Queen Candidates Vying For Miss Snowflake Title
Vive Pacelli seniors named as Miss Snowflake Festival candidates include Mary Lickteig Jean Atwood Kathy Lynch Pat Gerber and Nancy Cahill. They will march January 9 along Main Street from the swimming pool lot to Bandshell Park at 10 30 a m. A senior dance January 12 at the Armory from 7 30 to 11 30 p m selects the queen with crowning at 10 p m. Each festival button ticket admits two. Little Caesar and his Conspirators from Owatonna provide the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vive Pacelli
AHS
Pacelli
Mary Lickteig
Ike Lickteig
4Th St
Jean Atwood
Tke Atwood
Ord Ave
Kathy Lynch
Tim Lynch
8Th St
Pat
Armory
Little Ceasar
Owatonna
Snowflake Festival REA Approves Major Loan for 2nd Carnival
Seven Prime Ministers and three Vice-Chairmen met with General Chairman Dr. Richard Nord to finalize preparations for the Snowflake Festival running January 9 to 17. Ray Schaefer outlined ticket plans for a Junior Hockey ice fishing derby January 17 with proceeds funding hockey programs. Other events include three Senior Hockey games, a Bantam game at East Side Lake, and multiple Junior Hockey games daily. Tickets cost 1 and include access to golf hole in one contest, Square Dance Jam, Stage Show, Miss Snowflake Dance, and dog sled rides for children under seven. An REA loan of 371000 was approved for the Freeborn Mower Electric Co op to build six miles of distribution line and four miles of tie line in 1965-66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nord
Ray Schaefer
Junior Hockey Association
East Side Lake
Owatonna
Albert Lea
Farmington
Nordin
Minn
Department of Agriculture
Freeborn
Mower Electric Coop
Eugene J. McCarthy
Mower
Rose Creek
Corning
Austin
London
Glenville
Freeborn - Mower
William Garbisch
Brownsdale
Auto Rams 20 Car Train at Crossing This Morning
Edward J. Stark of Lyle escaped injury when his car rammed a Milwaukee Road train at the 10th St SE crossing at 3 20 a m. The crash caused about 600 damage to the Stark car hitting the third freight car from the end of a 20 unit train. Engineer Raymond Harrington of 701 10th Ave SW was on duty. Stark was cited for intoxicated driving and driving after suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Stark
Lyle
Milwaukee Road
10Th St. SE
Stark
Raymond Harrington
10Th Ave
Cynthia R. Kiser
Brownsdale
Ralph A. Boecker
4Th St
4Th Ave
Kiser
Boecker
Shirley A. DeYoung
Oakland Ave
Norman Farlinger
Weyerhaeuser
Five Youths Hurt As Two Cars Hit Train Near Brownsdale
Five youths from Brownsdale Rose Creek and Dexter were injured when a westbound car struck a Chicago Great Western train at the Renova crossing on County Road 2. Vehicles struck the train a second time after the derailment, leaving Victor and Rasmussen brothers with minor injuries while Pater and Blom sustained facial lacerations, fractures, and a dislocated hip. Fog reduced visibility to about 50 feet and roads were icy. Vehicle damages were $1500 for the Victor car and $850 for the Pater car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Chicago Great Western
Renova Crossing
Brownsdale
Marvin Bocke
St. Paul
David Vietor
Brothers Jerry
Michael Rasmussen
Rose Creek
Robert Pater
Dexter
Jay Blom
St. Olaf Hospital
Victor
Rasmussen Brothers
Pater
Blom
Stoltz Hearing Postponed to January 19
A preliminary hearing for Reynold W. Stoltz charged with fraudulent presentation of a claim to a public body was continued to 1:30 p.m. January 19 on a defense motion. Stoltz, 50, of Blooming Prairie, posted a $1,000 bond and appeared before Judge David Leach. He is represented by Richard Cotter of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owatonna
Minn
Reynold W. Stoltz
Blooming Prairie
Stoltz
David Leach
Richard Cotter
Austin
Fumes Fatal to Youth in Farm Silo
Stewartville Minnesota 18 year old Steven R Schrandt died from nitrogen oxide fumes after entering a sealed Harvestore silo to clear an auger jam. He and his brother climbed the silo and he descended by rope. he was pronounced dead on arrival at St Marys Hospital Rochester. He survived by his parents and three brothers. Funeral services will be Saturday afternoon in Stewartville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewartville
Minn
Steven R. Schrandt
Schrandt
Audubon Film Substitution At Audubon Event
Eben McMillan, central California rancher and conservation-minded speaker, will replace Howard Orians at 7 30 p m January 5 in the AHS Auditorium with his film Land That I Love. Tickets are sold at Wold Drug Store and the Junior College office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben McMillan
California
AHS
McMillan
Howard Orians
Audubon
Hockey teams sought for youth league first round play
The chairman seeks teams and one youth hockey squad for the tournament. First round games start at 4 p.m. on January 9 at Kaufman Playground, the Athletic Field, and East Side Lake rinks. Last year's champs, the Hormel Test Team, return with divisions 10–12, 12–14, and 14–16 at the same venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Schaefer
Kaufman Playground
Hormel
Concrete Footings Pour for Adams Blender Plant
Adams Minnesota reports concrete footings for a new 300 foot west of the Milwukee Road depot fertilizer blending plant to be built by Consumers Cooperative Association Kansas City and leased to Mower County Farm Bureau Service. Plant will hold 750 tons and sell seeds with Glenn Thompson named manager taking over Jan 1 and operations set to begin March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Sargeant
Glenn Thompson
Mower County Farm Bureau Service
Waltham, Dexter, and
Larry Nelson ordained as Lutheran Minister
Larry D. Nelson of Spring Valley was ordained a pastor in the American Lutheran Church at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. The service featured Rev. Walter J. Pilgrim and sermon by Dr. Theodore L. Jensen. Nelson, a Spring Valley High School graduate with Wartburg College BA and Wartburg Theological Seminary 1964, will be installed January 10 in Kintyre North Dakota after moving from Spring Valley with wife Barbara Kumm and son Kinley Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Larry D. Nelson
Clifford Nelson
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Walter J. Pilgrim
Our Savior's
Theodore L. Jensen
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Ronald Freimark
Blue Island
Ill
Robert Krieseh
Edward Olson
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
Wiliam Hele
Luther
Nelson
Spring
Good Shepard Lutheran Church
San Diego
Calif
Barbara Kumm
Kinley Todd
Kintyre
N.D
Private Duty Nursing Care Prices Rise
The Minnesota Nurses Association votes to raise private duty nursing fees from 20 to 22 dollars for an eight hour day, effective January 1 1965. The hourly rate increases from 2.50 to 2.75, aligning with cost of living and general nurse salaries, amid self employment and variable income for private duty nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Nurses Association
Gladys Groezinger
Minneapolis
Association
Averbook Seeks Real Estate Tax Reduction in District Court
The first petition in a series to reduce real estate taxes was filed this morning in Judge A C Richardson's District Courtroom. David Averbook, represented by Robert Leighton, seeks a reduction of his 1962 real estate taxes. Wallace Sieh will represent the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Richardson
David Averbook
Robert Leighton
Wallace Sieh
Utility Crews Take Down Decorations in Austin
Austin utilities chief electrician Wayne Dorn says Midtown and Sterling Christmas lights came down three days after Christmas, the earliest ever. About 400 manhours were used for checking repairing and servicing, with 80 to 90 manhours to take them down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Midtown
Sterling
Wayne Dorn
Austin Utilities
Dorn
Austin Chamber of Commerce
New Station Project Lags at Waltham
Construction of the Mower County Farm Bureau Service station in Waltham is behind schedule. Concrete for the floor has been poured since November, but steel erection and building setup are delayed. The 32 by 36 foot structure, costing 7500 dollars, rises on the site of the old station near Shawbacks Garage. Ralph Grant of Brownsdale is general contractor and Kenneth Danks is manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Minn
Mower County Farm Bureau
Shawbacks
Mower County Farm Bureau Service
Ralph Grant
Brownsdale
Kenneth Danks
Vets Urged to Sign Minnesota Income Reports
Disabled veterans and dependents in Minnesota receiving monthly pensions must sign annual income reports for VA eligibility. John R. Murphy, VA Center manager in St. Paul, notes hundreds of returns occur yearly due to missing signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Veterans Administration
John R. Murphy
VA Center
St. Paul
Murphy
Last Day to Sign Up for Winter Quarter Classes
Final registration for Junior College Winter Quarter extended day classes ends at 1 p.m. Monday January 4 in the College Library. Offerings include English 20 English 49 History 52 Music 10 and Speech 11. Classes start the week of January 11 and run ten weeks for three credit hours each.
Hit-Run Car Sought In Waltham Neighborhood
A car owned by Carmie Felt of Waltham sustained an estimated 300 damage in a hit and run on Sargeant's main street last week while parked awaiting service. The department said the incident was not reported until Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gartner
13Th St. NE
Carmie Felt
Waltham
Sargeant
Mower County
Sheriff's Dept
Two-Car Collision Sends Seven To Hospital In Brownsdale
A late Tuesday crash on Highway 56 near Brownsdale sent seven area residents to St Olaf Hospital. C. W. Taylor and Franklin Streightiff were in separate vehicles. injuries ranged from head injuries to fractures. Several teens suffered injuries while others were listed in good condition. Seat belts were not used in Streightiff’s car. patrol and deputies investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsdale
Minn
St. Olaf Hospital
Taylor
Franklin D. Streightiff
Streightiff
Linda Sparks
Austin Rt. 5
Lynda Hugtweit
Linda Wutschke
James Drake
C. W. Taylor
Mower County
Allen Smith Fund Reaches 13 More Donations
Contributions to the Allen Smith Fund totaled 131.65 this morning per fund treasurer Eugen Nietz of Sterling State Bank. James Weis, 1302 4th Ave SE, chaired the drive noting groceries and toys from the Austin Veterans Council and neighbors plan aid with clothes and food for Smith's family. Smith, a Milwaukee Road switchman, is hospitalized at St. Mary’s Rochester paralyzed from the neck down from injuries in an auto accident on November 18. His family is without income and Mrs. Smith seeks disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board and a VA pension. home is Austin Route 3.
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Allen Smith
Eugen Nietz
Sterling State Bank
Nietz
William Bandler
James Weis
4Th Ave. SE
Austin Veterans Council
Smith
Milwaukee Road
St. Mary’s
Rochester
Student to Mexico for Public Health Study
Gail Lageson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlyle B Lage of Hollandale and a nursing student at St Olaf College Northfield will go to Mexico City for a month beginning Jan 6 to study public health measures. St Olaf students use the Interim month independent study projects for college credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Lageson
Carlyle B. Lageson
Hollandale
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Mexico
Mexico City
St. Olaf
Austin Graduate Teresa Christianson Earns B S in Elementary Ed
Teresa Christianson daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Christianson of Austin Route 1 was awarded a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Mankato State College She is a 1961 Blooming Prairie High School graduate and will begin teaching at John F Kennedy Elementary School in Hastings on January 4 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Christianson
Orville Christianson
Austin Rt. 1
Mankato State College
Blooming Prairie High School
John F. Kennedy
Hastings
Dodge Center man jailed for reckless driving in chase
Larry D. Hegna pleaded guilty to reckless driving and to drive after suspension in Municipal Court. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail or a $100 fine on the reckless driving charge, and 90 days or $100 on the suspension charge. Betty L. Bush pled guilty to filing a false crime report and was fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry D. Hegna
Dodge Center
Betty L. Bush
Austin
Hegan
O Morem Wins Courtesy Prize in County Contest
Oren L. Morem of 704 2nd Ave NW was named the fourth winner in the Austin Mower County Safety Council Contest. Each December week a $5 award is given to a courteous driver after a long line of cars allowed Mrs. Raymond Wentzel to turn from the Piggly Wiggly lot onto 1st St NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren L. Morem
2Nd Ave
Austin-Mower County Safety Council
Raymond Wentzel
Taylor St
Mapleview
1St St. NW
Morem
Rochester alert seeks Pfc Hartly in murder case
A statewide alert issued by the Rochester Highway Patrol via Fort Snelling seeks Pfc. Joseph R. Hartly, 21, described as 5 6, 122 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. He has a cast on his right arm, wore dark green pants a plaid shirt and a black leather jacket, and is armed with a .22 derringer. Detect authorities for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Highway Patrol
Fort Snelling
Pfc
Joseph R. Hartly
Hartly
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Snowflake
REA
Joe James
VFW
James
Adams Blender
Larry Nelson
Larry D, Nelson
Averbook
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Larry Hegna
Hegna
Fred G. Vogel
O. Morem
Mental Health Board
Helen McMillan
Austin’s
Harold Krieger
Tlank
Dan Corcoran
St. Edward's Church
State Association of Mental Health
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