Three Die in Iowa Auto Crashes
Three people were killed in separate Iowa crashes on Wednesday. Richard L. Moore, 30, of Wapello died when his car left Highway 92 near Ainsworth. Arnold Linderwell, 1955 Lamont High School graduate, died in Backbone State Park after a turn error on Highway 187. Ras Rasmussen of Everly died in a two car collision near Milford. his wife and two others were hospitalized in Spirit Lake. Arthur Bernier, 54, of Everly drove the other vehicle.
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Richard L. Moore
Wapello
Highway 92
Ainsworth
Lowell Waters
Washington
Iowa
Arnold Linderwell
Lamont High School
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
Linderwell
Ras Rassmussen
Everly
Milford
Spirit Lake
Rassmussen
Ben Steuben
Arthur Bernier
Legion to Send 2 Austin Boys to Gopher State
American Legion Post 91 will send two Austin juniors to the seventh annual Gopher Boys State. John Knauer of St Augustine and Jon Webber of Austin High School were chosen by the Post's Americanism committee and school officials. Dr. A G Patterson announced the selection and noted past participants.
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American Legion Post 91
Gopher
A. G Patterson
John Knauer
St. Augustine
Jon Webber
Austin High School
Post
Ira MacDonald
Richard Christopherson
William H. Himmiler
Richard T. Goslee
Glenville
Two Austin Men Enlist in Air Force This Week
Two Austin area men enlist at the Austin recruiting station for four years. John F. Rowe of 1610 N. Oak and Lloyd W. Hardecopf of Adams will begin basic training at Parks Air Force Base in California.
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Austin Area
Air Force
Austin
John F. Rowe
1610
N. Oak
Lloyd W. Hardecopf
Adams
Parks Air Force Base
Calif
Adams Club Tour of Waterloo Visit
Ten members of the Adams Community Club toured Waterloo Iowa on Friday They visited the Hinson factory the airport the radio and television station and the business district They were luncheon guests of former member Mrs Jessie Amble.
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ADAMS
Adams Community Club
Waterloo
Iowa
Hinson Factory
Jessie Amble
Ice age melt traced to Great Lakes region around 10,000 years ago
Researchers note the final deglaciation of the last ice sheet occurred in the Great Lakes area approximately 10,000 years ago. The finding refines timing of postglacial rebound and regional climate change.
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Great Lakes
Thirty-One Members of St. John's Confirmation Class Honored
St. John's Lutheran Church honored thirty-one members of its confirmation class with a reception and dinner on Wednesday evening. Names of those who participated include Karen Rector Ruth Wuertz Brian Beadle Albert Jorgensen Myla Rupkams Gretchen Lemmer man.
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St. John’s
St. John's Lutheran Church
Karen Rector
Ruth Wuertz
Brian Beadle
Albert Jorgensen
Myla Rupkams
Gretchen Lemmerman
Nelson to Graduate From Marquette University
Darwin J. Nelson of 703 Euc lid is among 879 candidates for graduation at Marquette University's spring commencement in Milwaukee Arena at 8 p.m. Wednesday. He completes a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and studies in the School of Dentistry. The event opens the universitys year long 75th anniversary observance.
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Austin
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Darwin J. Nelson
Euclid
Marquette College of Liberal Arts
Nelson
Marquette School of Dentistry
Marquette
Milwaukee Arena
Church Conference Honors Rev Groenig
The Rev. Ernest Groenig, superintendent of the Winona District, presided at the fourth quarterly conference at Austin Methodist Church. It was his final such conference. a successor will be named at the Minnesota conference at Hamline University in St Paul next week. About 75 attended and the Groenigs received a gift of appreciation.
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Ernest Groenig
Winona
The
Methodist Church
Austin Methodist Church
Groenig
Minnesota
Hamlin University
St. Paul
Mrs Brugger Talks to Concord Grange Members
Mrs C E Brugger spoke on western Iowa at Concord Grange 614 on Wednesday evening. The Grange voted to help defray part of attendees’ costs for the Grange Youth Camp at Norway Point Camp St. Croix State Park Hinckley. Concord Grange hosts Pomona Grange Friday and an officer conference set for June 20 at Frankford Hall. Mrs Edwyna Perry served refreshments. Next meeting scheduled for June 15.
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C.E. Brugger
Western Iowa
Concord Grange
Grange
Norway Point Camp
St. Croix State Park
Hinckley
Pomona Grange
Frankford Hall
Edwyna Perry
Terry Guards County s Cash With .32 Pistol
County Treasurer C. C. Terry keeps a loaded .32 pistol on his desk as protection against holdups during after hours when cash is available. He notes gun presence helped deter previous attempts and cites past rifle blasts during railroad days, with cash insured and moved to the bank daily.
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Terry Guards County
Mower
C. C. Terry
Terry
Austin Area Service Man Arrives Home on Leave
Lt. (jg) Arden D. Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Helmer Nelson Rose Creek returned home May 28 for a 20 day leave from Long Beach California after a year aboard the Destroyer Frank E Evans and six months in the Far East with the Seventh Fleet Nelson remains with the Navy in the Pacific theater
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Arden D. Nelson
Helmer Nelson
Rose Creek
Long Beach
Calif
Nelson
Frank E. Evans
Far East
Seventh Fleet
Austin Families Visit YMCA Camp Olson
Five Austin families attended a weekend at the new YMCA Camp Olson over Memorial Day weekend. Camp inspectors toured the buildings and fished. Frank Cookey Jr. presented an Indian dance and Brian McAlister was inducted into the Indian guide. The camp will host small groups this summer until the lodge and dining room are completed. Other family trips are planned this summer per YMCA director Ralph Schiom ing. Families of Dr. Tracy Barber Carl Anderson Guy McAlister Art Houston and Schioming attended. The deepest oil wells penetrate about four miles.
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Austin
Olson
Ipers
Frank Cooley Jr
Brian McAlister
Ralph Schioming
YMCA
Tracy Barber
Carl Anderson
Guy McAlister
Art Houston
Schioming
Poppy Sale Benefits Hayfield American Legion Post
Proceeds from the Sargeant poppy sale were turned over to the Hayfield post of the American Legion. Volunteers raised 14.50 in the village with Mrs Jensen as poppy chairman. Patricia and Marilyn Heydt led the Sargeant effort.
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Sargeant
Hayfield Post
American Legion
Jens Jensen
Hayfield
Poppy
Patricia
Marilyn Heydt
Carol and Alice Requa Win Separate School Awards
The Austin High School report shows Carol Requa received the Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship while her twin sister Alice Requa earned the American Legion and Auxiliary award for outstanding girl.
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Austin
Carol Requa
Alice
American Legion and Auxiliary
City Crew Solves Street Water Leak
City utilities crews placed a new connection south of the Winona and Greenwich intersection on Greenwich boulevard and ran the service line to 207 West Winona to stop a small flood. They located the service connection, dug over the main valve, and turned the water off while bypassing the old line and securing the new connection at the boulevard.
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City Utilities
Winona and
Greenwich
Greenwich Boulevard
H. F. Peirson
W. Winona
Boulevard
Training Offered at New Air Force Base
Training at Bunker Hill Air Force Base Kokomo Indiana will be provided to prior servicemen and reenlistees who join the Air Force before July 1. Austin recruiting officer Fred Fazer announced the program today.
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Air Force Base
Air Force
Fred Fazer
Austin
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Kokomo
Ind
Class Confirmed at Red Oak Grove Church
The Rev. Neal Johnson spoke on His All for Me My All For Him at confirmation services at Red Oak Grove Church. Class members included Shirley Benson Jerome Christianson Rosemary Dannen Verdelle Enstad Delores Jensen James Jerdet Scarlet Krupricka Sharon Madsen Burton Magnuson Marlene Magnuson Elizabeth Tollefson Kenneth Trihus Mary Winn and Roger Yanke.
Union song aimed at Ford contract stalemate
The CIO United Auto Workers used radio music to pressure Ford during the contract dispute. A UAW program opened with You Gotta Dance With Me Henry and closed with Something's Gotta Give as part of their bargaining push.
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Union
Ford
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Henry
Baumgartner to Be Ordained Sunday
Jewayne C. Baumgartner son of Mr and Mrs John C Baumgartner Brownsdire is to be ordained at St Michael s Lutheran Church near Waltham at 2 30 pm Sunday He has accepted a call to Salem and Grace churches in Burlington Iowa Baumgartner received his diploma from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque Iowa Attendance included his parents and relatives The ordination will involve four ministers with S M Schreitmueller conducting the liturgy and Amedee Fredette delivering the sermon He and his wife former Vernita Frese will move to Burlington on June 13 with son Jeffrey aged 2
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Jewayne C. Baumgartner
John C. Baumgartner
Brownsdire
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
Waltham
Salem
Grace
Burlington
Iowa
Baumgartner
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Officers Alerted for Woman Escapee
Rochester patrol teams were alerted to locate Florence N Halle a 25 year old escapee from the Women's Reformatory at Shakopee She stands 5 feet 4 inches tall weighs 140 pounds has medium brown hair gray eyes and a burn scar according to police.
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Rochester
Sodium Makes Up About 2.6 Percent Of Earth's Crust
A geological note states that roughly 2.6 percent of the earth’s crust is sodium. The figure reflects sodium’s abundance in minerals and its role in geochemical compositions.
Car Stolen From Local Station Reported
Albert Simonson of Brownsdale reported his 1952 Chevrolet was taken from the Mobile station near Geo A Hormel & Co. The light green car with a dark green top carried license AC 3745.
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Albert Simonson
Brownsdale
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Defendants Plead Guilty in District Court
Richard S. Rahilly Jr of 208 W. College and Maynard Leschefske of Albert Lea pleaded guilty in district court on Wednesday to statutory charges. They were placed under pre sentence investigations by the district probation officer. Rahilly posted a 1000 dollar bond and Leschefske posted a 2000 dollar bond.
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Richard S. Rahilly Jr
W. College
Maynard Leschefske
Albert Lea
Rahilly
Leschefske
Community Notes From Chester Iowa And Surrounding Areas
Local social rounds include Clara Viktora and William Erickson hosting in Chester. A string of visits spans Ostrander, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Cresco with families like Elliot, Jones, Armstrong, Shutte, Larson, and Thomas noted. Summer church classes begin at St Stephen in Chester with first communion planned June 12.
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William Erickson
Tony ‘ Pelentwant, Sr
Tony Leichtmann Jr
Berlie Elliot
Ostrander
A! Hacemier
Harlan Hagemier
Austin
Mgatows
Pisney
Richard Jones
Cedar Rapids
Donald Jones
Janet
Landen Corbin
James Croxston
St Stephen Church
Mary Lou Kintz
Remson
Town
John Kelly
Kinte
Chester
Casner Armstrong
Gaylord
Waterloo
Joe Armstrong
Lyle Shhutte
Adams
Louis Shutte
Vernon Stinizi
Washington, D.C
Robert Larson
Dale Davis Mrakeel
Charlies Thomas
Mary Jones
May Hague
Ada Ness
Harry
Herchart Hamann
Ann
Virginia Meiereerne
Mississipp
Reitz
Jack Hunerford
St. Paul
Robert
Willard Spencer
Sorrenson Rest Home
Cresco
Forrest Larson
Seattle
Wash
Mrs
Everett Royenga
Local Families Visit Households Over Weekend
Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Donald Vittora Hollendale at the Wesley C Vittora home. A wide list of visitors traveled from Adams Cresto and Stewartville to share time with kin and friends in Cresco Watertown and nearby towns.
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Tin
Winslow
Eggerich
Donald Vittora
Hollandale
Wesley C. Vittora
Genevieve Knapp
Adams
F. W. Knapp
Antry
Paul
Douglas
Stewartville
Forrest Larson
Cresco
Weekend visits and travel among Oak Grove area residents
The notice lists multiple Oak Grove households and friends traveling and visiting across Minnesota and nearby states. Edna Teeter and Edward Strehlow hosted gatherings, while Basil Bierce, Thore Sorenson, Rudy Andrey, and others visited relatives in Hastings, Owatonna, Minneapolis, and Waterloo. Families from Austin, Af bon Lea, Twin Lakes, and Sargeant joined these weekend activities and birthdays.
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Pia
Basil Bierce
Austin
Edna Teeter
Edward
Charles Strehlow
Hastings
Lyallia
Minnesota
Joseph Griswald
Waterloo
Iowa
Brownedale
Vernont
David Orth
Jeffrey
Lillian Kreschner
Minneapolis
Thore Sorenson
Afbon Lea
Owatonna Supay
Rudy Andrey
Alvin Filanders
Clarence Jerdet
Sargeant
Ford Schreiber
Wallace Schreiber
Russell Ferty
Vern Ferty
William Bauers
Twin Lakes
2 Children Rescued From Submerged Car
In Schuylerville New York Wayne Weidman a mill worker left his two children in a car that rolled 10 feet down a incline and plunged twelve feet into the Champplain Canal. Two passersby Jeri Mayer and Rollie Haley opened the doors and freed Wayne Jr 3 and Christine 18 months. Both children were unharmed. Police say Wayne Jr manipulated ear controls.
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Schuylerville
N.Y
Wayne Weidman
Champplain Canal
Jeri Mayer
Rollie Haley
Wayne Jr
Christine
New York
Young Wayne
U S Population Shifts With Aging Demographic
The article notes that about 8 percent of Americans are over 60 now, up from around 4 percent in 1900, highlighting a growing aging population and demographic change over time.
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U. S
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W. F. Milbrath
Darrell Johansen
Robert Haney
Edmund Draheim
David Wenzel
Gary Davison
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Rolland Kamp
Wayne Priggee
William Salge
Harlan Griese
Kenneth
Church Conference
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Austin Rifle Club
Carol
Chicago
la Crosse
E. J
Austin, Minn
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Red Oak Grove
Empire State
Dixie
Reg UL Pat
E&marx
Leuthold
Chester, Iowa
Clara M. Viktora
Oak Grove
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