1968 Minnesota Jaycee Queen Contest Participants
Barbara Jean Potter of Park Rapids 18 5 8 auburn blue eyes a Park Rapids Area High School graduate and former Homecoming Queen now studying business management at Detroit Lakes Vocational School hopes to attend Brown Institute in Minneapolis for radio announces her trap drum solo Hobbies singing modern and tap dancing Sponsor Park Rapids Jaycees Rebecca Joan Thompson of Windom 19 5 5 brown eyes brown hair a Windom High School band alumna attends Southwest Minnesota State College Marshall majoring in dental assisting aims for marine biology in Florida will perform a piano solo Hobbies piano organ and pets Sponsor Windom Jaycees Deborah Jean Stursa 18 5 6 brown hair blue eyes a Owotonna High School graduate active in speech German club National Honor Society attends University of Minnesota elementary education hopes to teach in rural northern Minnesota or Owatonna will sing House of the Rising Sun with guitar Hobbies outdoors fishing boating snowmobiling Sponsor Owatonna Jaycees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Potter
Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area High School
Detroit Lakes Vocational School For Business Management
Brown Institute
Minneapolis
Park Rapids Jaycees
Windom
Windom High School
Southwest Minnesota State College
Marshall
Florida
Windom Jaycees
Deborah Jean Stursa
Steele County
Owatonna High School
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Owatonna
House of the Rising Sun
Owatonna Jaycees
Collins named United Fund Contractors and Construction Chairman
Joseph M. Collins is appointed Contractors and Construction Chairman for the 1972 73 United Fund campaign. A Henderson Minnesota native, he is a bank employee, veteran, and active community member in Austin Texas with two children. He will lead solicitation for contractors in the Austin area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imples
Collins
Austin
Awards Presented to Cub Scout Pack 108 at Shaw School
Cub Scout Pack 108 held an awards event at Shaw School. Louis Anthonisen received a gift for his work as Cub master and his wife Mrs. Anthonisen was honored as a den mother. The Arrow of Light honored Anthonisen, with 18 other boys receiving one year pins. Den Leader Coach Badges went to Mrs. Arleigh Anthonisen and Mrs. John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubscout Pack
Shaw School
Louis Anthonisen
Clifford Stahl
Den
den Mothers
Webelos
Scott Anderson
Tom Lenaway
Craig Spieker
Todd Petersen
Steven Anthonisen
Anthonisen
Arleigh Anthonisen
John Anderson
Glenville WSCS Renamed to United Methodist Church Women
Glenville Minnesota unit of the Womens Society for Christian Service heard a letter from the Commissioner of the Board of Missions announcing the group will be renamed The United Methodist Church Women. Delegates Mrs. Jack Thisius and Mrs. Clarence Johnson reported on attending the fourth annual Minnesota Conference in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenville
Minn
WSCS
United Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Jack Thisius
Clarence Johnson
Minnesota
Womans Society For Christian Service
Rochester
Traffic collision on 1st Ave SE near 3rd St SE
Police investigated a crash on 1st Ave SE at 3rd St SE involving Yang Smith of 2006 6th Ave SE and June Nelson of Rose Creek. The Smith car sustained 10 in damage and Nelson’s vehicle 500 in damage with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Ave. SE
3Rd St. SE
Yang Smith
6Th Ave. SE
June Nelson
Rose Creek
Smith
Nelson
Austin Police Dept
James Emholz
22Nd St
Lynn Persinger
H. 218
Francis
19Th St
Cecil Dahlgren
9Th Street
James Groff
4Th St
Jim Schenk
12Th PL
Eugene Tschida
8Th St
David McAllister
2Nd Ave
Raymond ©. Johnson
9Th Ave
Francis Bishop
3Rd Ave
Joseph M. Hahn
Wilfred McClary
1St Ave
R. Sweeney
8Th Ave
Austin Cable TV
Oakland Ave
Henry Berden
Robert Bustad
15Th Ave
Clinic Drug Store
14Th St
Austin Clinic
Jon Berthiaume
Joseph Pachell
Sth
Darrell Baken
12Th Ave
Albert von Feldt
7Th Ave
Elmer Diggins
4Th Ave
Dr. Nordin
D. G. Mlinar
Glenn Johnson
10Th Ave
N.W. Bell, Telephone Co
1St St. NW
Mildred Schumacher
United Fund clinic guides public relations outreach
A Wednesday afternoon United Fund public relations meeting at the Austin YMCA gathered agency representatives and media personnel to discuss programs of public interest and how to present them to news outlets. The panel, chaired by Larry Harris of KAUS, included Tom Jacobs and John O Rourke from KAUS, Tom Koeck of the Herald, Dave Neiswanger of The Unionist, and Shelly Miller of KQAQ, with numerous agency participants present to share their activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund Agency
Austin
Larry Harris
KAUS
Tom Jacobs
John O'Rourke
Tom Koeck
The
Herald
Dave Neiswanger
Shelly Miller
KQAQ
Price Receives Hormel Promotion in Oklahoma City Plant
David C. Price is appointed supervisor of Formulation and Frozen Entrees at Hormel Fine Frozen Foods in a new 58,000 square foot plant nearing completion in southwest Oklahoma City. He joined Hormel in 1966 as a food technologist in Austin Minnesota, later becoming production coordinator for the Food Service Division in 1969. Price earned a BS in Food Science from Michigan State University in 1959 after graduating from East Lansing High School in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Price
Hormel Fine Frozen Foods
Oklahoma City
Okla
Price
Hormel Organization
Austin
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Historical group seeks windmill for collection
The Mower County Historical Society at Austin's fairgrounds seeks a wind mill to enhance its historical units. Officers cite the wind mill, walking plow, and barbed wire as pivotal in early pioneering agriculture and water access. Donations of windmills in good repair are invited through the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower
P. J. Holand
The
Historical Society
Need for skilled worker emphasized in address to 1972 Vo Tech graduates
Commencement for 189 Austin Area Vocational-Technical graduates at Austin High School. Dr John P Walsh, president of Dunwoody Industrial Institute, urged a skilled labor force as vital to the nation. He cited Apollo missions and practical nursing to show education and training must work together. Diplomas awarded by Morton Carney and Rev G C Knutson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo-Tech
Austin Area Vocational-Technical
Austin High School
Irwin T. Mickelson
John P. Walsh
Dunwoody Industrial Institute
Walsh
Morton Carney
G. C. Knutson
Austin School Board
Carl Pavey
Rose Creek park project approved for 28 acre site funds
The Rose Creek village received planning commission approval Tuesday for a park on a 28 acre site with a request for 20000 from the Dept of Housing and Urban Development. The commission also discussed road easements, complaints, and hearings on gravel pits and zoning changes with several items slated for June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County Planning Commission
Village of
Rose Creek
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Wallace Bustad
Planning Dept
Austin
Lawrence Maile
David Gemmel
Curt Wilkinson
Alvin Akkerman
Brownsdale
Il-90
Fred Gravenish
Austin City Planning Commission
First National Bank
2Nd
3Rd Ave
Crestwood Development
5Th Ave
31St St
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
9Th Pl
1St St
Sandeen elected to National Red Cross committee
Donald Sandeen was elected to the Committee of Nominations at the 47th annual American Red Cross convention in San Francisco on May 13, announced by Mower County Chapter chairman Joseph M. Collins. He won unanimously. the 20 member committee nominates candidates for the Board of Governors. Sandeen has served Mower County chapter in roles including chapter chairman 1966 to 1969 and is now general funds chairman. He works as assistant business director for Austin Public Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Sandeen
American National Red Cross
San Francisco
Joseph M. Collins
Mower County
Sandeen
Board of Governors
Washington D. C
American Red Cross
Collins
General Funds
Red Cross
United Fund Board of Directors
Austin Public Schools
Sweden
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
A.A
Garden Club Hoe Grow group plants in Aus
The women shown planting in Thursday’s Herald belong to the Hoe Grow Garden Club of Aus, participating together in a community gardening activity. The event highlights local club members and their hands on engagement with plants and public spaces.
Casmey to address '72 AHS graduating class
Minnesota state education chief Howard B Casmey will address 445 Austin High School graduates at commencement exercises Friday at 8 p.m. in the AHS auditorium. The program features Grieg and Elgar music, a Benediction by Rev. Howard W Bredesen, and remarks by Supt. Irwin T Mickelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard B. Casmey
Minnesota
Austin
AHS
Edvard Grieg
Sigurd Jorsalfar
Paul Helme
Elgar
Howard W. Bredesen
Fellowship Methodist Church
Handel
Royal Fireworks
Casmey
Irwin T. Mickelson
Camsey
Ray M. Wescott
Randall McCune
James Nickels
G. C. Knutson
Board of Education
William Hartman
May permits total 314701 valuation notes 55 issued
City Engineer reports 55 new building permits issued in May with a total valuation of 314701. Residential 40, central business 6, commercial 6, industrial 2, and 1 multiple dwelling. Year to date totals 116 permits valued at 1325754, up sharply from 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Nelson
Volume Shoe Corp
Main St
Dr. J. Herrick
22Nd St
Robinson
14Th St. NE
Mary Brill
Learn to Swim Campaign Launched in Austin
Mayer Funeral Home sponsors a Learn to Swim program for boys in Austin in grades 3-6 or ages 8-13 who cannot swim beyond 60 feet. The YMCA Austin hosts the sessions with YMCA Aquatic staff from June 5 to morning hours, at no cost to participants as United Fund Agency supports the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer Funeral Home
Austin
YMCA
Austin Ymca
United Fund
Austin student accepted at Bemidji State College
Mark Helle of Austin has been accepted at Bemidji State College for the 1972 73 academic year. He will join about 1100 new BSC students for orientation sessions starting September 19 before classes begin September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Mark Helle
Austin
Bemidji State College
Mark
BSC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rebecca Joan Thompson
Barbara Potter
Rebecca Thompson
Deborah Stursa
Jim Sydenstricker
Henderson
Henderson High School
Austin Junior College
Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking
Northwestern State Bank of Austin
First Congregational Church of Austin
Austin Exchange Club
Downtown Retail Association
Austin Country Club
Elks, Mower County Republicans
Austin United Fund Board
Cub
Kaus Radio - TV
Austin Daily Herald
Mary Simmons
Eileen Young
James Huntting Sr
Girl Scouts
Carl Carlson
Boy Scouts
Irma Kemmerick
Arthritis Foundation
Opal Rabideau
Donald Brundige
Salvation Army
Jim Bartlett
Cliff Hess
Walter Baldus
Cedar Valley Rehabilitation Workshop
Noel Goss
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Gladys Hanson
YWCA
Gertrude Nelson
United Cerebral Palsy
Ed Bork
Walter Carstenbrock
Hormel
David Price
Jory Isakson
Austin Area Vocational - Technical Institute
Cere
Barb Franzen
Lyndon Franzen
Renee Fohrman
Tom Fogal
Rose Creek Park
National Red Cross Committee
Garden Club
Bill Bjerke
Wagner
Plummer
Lake Bronson
Herman
Ada
Golden Valley
National Education Assn
Minnesota Education Assn
Dist
Minnesota Assn
Minnesota State Legislative Commission
Howard Casmey
Ralph Christensen
K. W. Hompe
Raymond Bisson
13Th Ave
J. 8. Hodges
Ath Ave
Fred Jensen
16Th Ave
Rodney Clennon
Sth Ave
Merle Sawyer
W. L. Mayer
Curtis Lee
James Urlick
2Nd St. NE
Franklin Larweck
Lawrence Lee
Norman Hellerud
Ronald Miller
15Th St
Forest N. Olson
Richard Bergstrom
Gordon Zech
14Th Ave
Richard Trimble
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