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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
8
Vital statistics items note births at St Olaf Hospital to Warren Briggs and Harold Willis. Obituaries cover Henry P. Johnson of Hayfield aged 82 with extensive survivors and funeral details at Trinity Lutheran Church, plus several other funeral notices for Bednar, Friheit, Kuechter, Smith, and Max Johannsen with service times, locations, and burial plans.
Schmidt A sincere thank you to relatives and friends for cards gifts and visits while I was at the hospital. Your kindness is appreciated. Lois Schmidt Johannsen We wish to express our thanks to relatives friends and neighbors who remembered us with flowers cards memorials and food upon the death of our Father and Grandfather. A special thanks to Raymonds Nursing Home to Rev. Carl Thurow for his visits and kind words. May God bless you all. The Family of Max E Johannsen Dunbar In loving memory of Mr Harold P Dunbar who passed away Jan 1 1971. Just a thought of sweet remembrance. Just a memory sad and true just the love and sweet devotion of the ones who think of you. Sadly missed by daughters Mrs Lesley Peterson and Family Mrs Ray Porter Jr and
Judge Fred Kraft presided as Rick Olson pleaded guilty to shoplifting and received 60 days in jail. William Frasier forfeited $10 on an improper exhaust police charge. Thomas Vick faced petty theft with a $100 fine and 9 days jail with sentence stay. John Hoesley pleaded guilty with 9 days jail and execution stayed on condition.
A youth from Austin pleads guilty to charges as a hospital report lists Mrs Minnie Sampson of Austin Rt. 2 and Mrs Katherine Parry at 1204 3rd Ave NE among those medically treated. Douglas Belden, son of Mrs Annetta Belden of 2112 5th Ave NE, is also noted as hospitalized for medical reasons.
The Austin City Planning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat of William Moen south of 10th Pl. SW near Turtle Creek with conditions including no construction on lot three unless the creek channel changes and park dedication along the creek. Final plat for Western Manor second addition, 18 lots between 24th and 25th St. SW, approved. single family homes planned for early spring. An Austin youth, Dale Thomas Hanson, to be sentenced after pleading guilty to burglary 后 a separate earlier charge of marijuana possession.
About 70 000 men with low lottery numbers 125 or lower who lost deferments this year may escape being called if no draft call is issued in the first three months. They are in the Extended Priority Group and may be drafted up to March 31, most having recently graduated or dropped out of school.
The State Public Safety Department begins implementing the 1971 Legislature measure to find drunken drivers. Public Safety Commissioner Wallace R. Hoaglund sets specifications for plastic bag devices and invites manufacturers to submit test samples.
Judge Warren Plunkett ordered pre-sentence investigations for David L. Schmit and Harold Eischens in separate District Court cases. Schmit, 24, Rose Creek, faces criminal negligence related to a July 24 two car crash on Hwy. 56 near Rose Creek that killed a passenger, Mark Ludwig. Eischens, Blooming Prairie, is charged with felonious theft of 665 in currency from Lyle Feed Mill between Oct 1 and Nov 11, 1970. Both defendants were represented by William Bandler. Wallace Sieh represented the state.
Michigan State University soil scientist A Earl Erickson warns soil can absorb liquids and gases but has limits. He cites 40 tons of organic matter or 150 to 200 pounds of nitrogen yearly as safe maximums, plus 200 to 4,000 pounds of phosphorus depending on soil type.
Twenty four Mower County junior leaders and Ron Seath met for two hours of games and singing at Liebenstein Hall. The group learned new recreational ideas to take back to their clubs with an offer of four new games from the extension office.
Chinese officials gave ashes of Gerald Ross McLaughlin, an American yachtsman who reportedly died in captivity in 1969, to an American Red Cross representative. The reports come as details of his death remain disputed amid ongoing tensions between the two nations.
Osage Iowa hosts a weekend youth retreat for Osage Christian and Missionary Alliance youth and Iowa alliance youth. Registration starts Friday at 5 p.m. at the church. A chili supper, roller skating, and a screening of the film Fastway No where follow before midnight.
A weekly trivia quiz asks readers to recall leaders and events from around the world with options on UN secretary general and Nixon era topics. The second item details a youth retreat led by Robert F. White of Young Life in Minneapolis with talks, music, and group activities at local host homes and a banquet.
George O. Lethert, district director of Internal Revenue in Minnesota, announced that the Economic Stabilization Act requires retailers to post base prices for all non raw foods and to show the top 40 selling items in each department. Stores must display a 22 by 28 inch sign noting that base price information on non listed items is available on request. Penalties up to 5000 per violation may apply.
About 300 Minnesota farms in ten counties including Fillmore and Steele will join a national survey of production expenditure patterns. The study aims to update farm cost price indices and will use personal interviews. training schools precede field work in February 1972 with 15 enumerators to be selected.
Rose Creek Busy Beavers 4-H Club December meeting covered the radio speaking contest and enrollment cards. Members planning to participate include Larry Ryks Lori Anderson and Lynnese Anderson.
Austin Police report five automobile crashes today with three persons treated for injuries and released from St. Olaf Hospital. Incidents occurred at Oakland Pi and sth Ave SE, on 1st Ave NE and nearby streets, and at 4th St with Oakland Ave W.
A University of Minnesota economist explains that profit equals return over feed. Dairy needs about 200 dollars return per 100 dollars of feed, hogs require 125 to 140 dollars return per 100 dollars of feed to break even, with various price ranges listed for cattle lambs and hogs. Market notes include USDA commodity prices for butter eggs potatoes and regional spot quotes.
AP reports 1 pm stock prices across many companies with mixed gains and losses. Notable movers include Allied Ch at 28 percent, Honeywell 134, International Paper 34, Boeing 19, RCA 37, Dow Chemical 78, General Electric 624, Texas Instruments 123, and Sears Roebuck 1034. The list spans industries from aerospace to oil, with numerous others in the 10s to 60s percent changes.
The cottonwood tree bears its male and female flowers on separate trees. This botanical note explains the dioecious nature of the species and how flowering structures differ between individuals.
December 30 1971 markets report shows Hor mel hog prices at 21.75 to 22.00 for No 3 butcher hogs with weights over 300 lbs priced like sows. South St. Paul cattle data list slaughter steer and heifer price ranges, along with cow and bull categories, while hogs open steady to 25 lower.
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