Parade honors local war dead on Austin Memorial Day
A 50 unit parade began at 9 a m along Main Street in Austin with hundreds of spectators. Memorial services were held at county cemeteries and the N Main Street Bridge. The event was led by Cliff Salisbury state VFW senior vice commander and sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Disabled American Veterans and auxiliaries.
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Austin
Main St. N
N. Main St
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Cliff Salisbury
VFW
Austin Lancers
Main St
Veterans Organization
Sth Ave. Widening Split Among Residents in Survey
Austin Daily Herald reports mixed views on widening 8th Avenue to 44 feet with 109 trees to be removed. Council rejected a 36 foot compromise despite residents offering to pay 100 percent. Cost per frontage would rise to about 5.85 dollars with 44 feet versus 10.61 dollars per front for 36 feet, and state aid differs by plan.
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8Th Ave
Austin
4Th St
11Th St
14Th St
8Th Avenue
Roger Nelson
Sumner School
4Th Ave
Five Injured in Weekend City Traffic Crashes
Over the weekend six accidents left five people injured in downtown and residential areas. Key incidents include Scott J. Sabre 7 fair condition after being struck in the 1400 block of 4th St NW by a car driven by Lyle Fedders 42 of Owatonna. Witnesses included the youth’s sister and an Owatonna couple following closely behind.
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Scott J. Sabre
2Nd St. NE
St. Olaf Hospital
Owatonna
Lyle D. Fedder
4Th St. NW
Gladys McMasters
Oakland Ave
Patricia A. Lammers
28Th Ave
4Th St
4Th Ave. NW
Lammers
14Th Ave
Charles E. Bliss
Baccalaureate Sermon Guides AHS Pacelli Graduates
The 445 AHS seniors heard Rev John Kerr of Sterling Christian Church speak on "Pilgrims in the New World of Tomorrow" at baccalaureate services. Pacelli's 134 graduates received remarks from Father Charles MacDonald urging faith and active service as they confront a changing church and world.
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AHS Pacelli
John Kerr
Kerr
Sterling Christian Church
Clare W. Karsten
Fellowship Methodist Church
Gordon Wendland
Evangelical United Brethren Church
AHS
Don Gunderson
Carolyn Olson
Gretchanioff
Shubert
Charles MacDonald
Pacelli
Mankato State Newman Club
Migrant, 21, Drowns in Beaver Lake
A 21 year old migrant asparagus worker Antonio Dias from Corpus Christi Texas drowned near Beaver Lake while on a boat with three companions from the Bixby Camp six miles north of Blooming Prairie. The body was recovered at 5 30 p m by diver Tom Stanton under the direction of Steele County sheriff Bernard J Consal. The four youths stranded after Dias jumped to swim and could not be found. The other youths were Reuben 16 Gregory Betancourt 18 and Conrad Bertram 16. The Ellendale Fire Department assisted in the rescue. The incident prompted a search of about 10 feet of water sixty feet from shore. The group lived at the Bixby Camp. A separate note announces Loren Hilling a Minneapolis manufacturer representative will speak at a Austin Christian Businessmen's Committee dinner meeting at Nelson's Grill. Reservations are suggested.
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Ellendale
Minn
Antonio Dias
Corpus Christi
Texas
Owatonna
Reuben
Antonio
Conrad Bertram
Carl Seheart
Richard Elsner
Tom Stanton
Stanton
Bernard J. Consal
Steele County
Bixby
Blooming Prairie
Minneapolis
Loren Hilling
Austin Christian Businessmen’s Committee
Nelson’s Grill
Roger Huff
Science Teacher Perseveres Indian Burial Area Uncovered
Albert Lea Minnesota reports an eighth grade science teacher at Central Junior High, Rus sell Harding, aids a historic find near Albert Lea Lake. May 15 earth moving uncovered bones on two small hills, likely Woodland Indian burials 1,000 years old, with no tools found yet.
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Albert Lea Lake
Helmer Myre State Park
Hayward
Mike Heilman
Pete Dress
George Dress
Harding
Myre Island
Minnesota
Excavation of Plains Indian Burials Yields Relics
Harding leads an organized dig near the lake uncovering flex and bundle burials dating centuries. Artifacts include bones, skulls, arrows, pottery, and spearheads. the site drew wide public interest and calls to share finds through the Freeborn County Historical Society.
Man Lurking in Your Block Means Trouble
A community safety column explains prowlers as unknown threats who may be peeping Toms burglars or worse. The piece urges calling police immediately if a prowler is suspected and previews a six part series on prowlers burglars and home protection with tomorrow's focus on the prowler objective and techniques.
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