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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1961

Page

11

Dickinson fires 63 for 1 stroke lead at Memphis Open

Gardner Dickinson shoots 63 to lead the Memphis Open by one stroke over Don Whitt at Colonial Country Club. Four others sit at 66 as 24 players break par on the 6423 yard lay out. Gary Player and Arnold Palmer absent due to Canada Cup. Rosburg 67 shares top spot with Middlecoff as cut to low 70 and ties looming.

Memphis Gardner Dickinson Dickinson Jay Hebert Tommy Bolt Colonial Country Club Gary Player Arnold Palmer Jay Player Palmer Rosburg Bob Rosburg PGA Players’ Committee Cary Middlecoff

Team Four Flushers Sweep Early Summer League Scores

Team Four Flushers posted strong team totals in the Austin Bowl Summer League with game lines showing 639 659 594 and 689 710 704 for a 2163 series. Forfeit marked the night as other entries such as begoes carried 638 621 662 and 1938.

NAIA Track Meet Opens With 400 Entrants

Four hundred small college athletes from 93 colleges in 26 states gather in Sioux Falls for the 10th NAIA track and field meet. Standouts include Ralph Boston and Stone Johnson, with Olympic star Wilma Rudolph possible for an exhibition race amid limited competition.

Sioux Falls S.D National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA Ralph Boston Stone Johnson Grambling Wilma Rudolph

Dempsey and Tunney urge Congress to rescue boxing

Former heavyweight champions Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney urged Congress to rescue professional boxing from racketeers. They testified at Senate hearings on an anti racketeering bill to regulate boxing under the Justice Department, creating a federal boxing commissioner with licensing powers and powers to root out underworld deals.

Washington Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney Congress Senate Justice Department Underworld

White Sox Deal NearsCompletion With Thomas Group

Bernard Epton the Chicago attorney and organizer of the Thomas syndicate offered to purchase 54 percent control of the White Sox. The price was not disclosed but estimated between 4.8 and 5.0 million dollars, matching a prior 1959 sale to Bill Veeck and associates for 2.7 million.

Chicago Chicago White Sox Danny Thomas Bernard Epton Thomas Syndicate Epton Bill Veeck

Song Writing Tendencies Differ by Venue says Bob Merrill

New York songwriter Bob Merrill notes Tin Pan Alley and Shubert Alley have distinct needs. He recalls hits like Doggie in the Window and If I Knew You Were Coming before turning to Broadway work. He contrasts writing for pop hits with stage musicals and stresses the theater as the ultimate challenge.

New York Tin Pan Alley Shubert Alley Bob Merrill Merrill

Arch Moore Trains Ahead of Rinaldi Title Fight

World light heavyweight champion Archie Moore fought three fast rounds with sparmate Greatest Crawford on Thursday in Monticello as part of preparations for his defense against Giulio Rinaldi at Madison Square Garden on June 10.

Monticello N. Y Archie Moore Sparmate Greatest Crawford Giulio Rinaldi Madison Square Garden

Petite Etoile Captures Coronation Cup Again

In EPSOM England the Aga Khan mare Petite Etoile the 2-5 favorite nosed ahead of Sir Winston Churchill’s Vienna in the final yards to win the Coronation Cup for the second consecutive year.

Epsom England Aga Khan Sir Winston Churchill Vienna

Minor League Scores Reported by Associated Press

International League results show Jersey City 7 Charleston 6, Syracuse 10 Buffalo 3, Columbus 3 Richmond 2. American Association games include Houston 2 Lewisville 1 in 12 innings, Omaha 6 Indianapolis 2, Denver 15 Dallas Fort Worth 4. Pacific Coast mix includes Seattle 2 Vancouver 4 Portland 4 Spokane ?

Jersey City Charleston Syracuse Buffalo Columbus Richmond Houston Lewisville Omaha Indianapolis Denver Dallas-Fort Worth Pacific Coast Witho Come Sait Lole Ci Seattle Vancouver Portland Spokane

Pair Charged in Bank Theft in Wisconsin

The FBI allege a $1,090 coin haul from the Pigeon Falls Wisconsin State Bank burglary Tuesday night. Robert Mercil 23 and Jerry Calkins 26 of Glasgow Montana were arrested in St Paul Minnesota and Coon Rapids Minnesota respectively and charged with federal bank robbery violations. A third suspect Robert Potter 35 also from Glasgow was arrested in Mount Pleasant Michigan.

Minneapolis Twin Cities Mount Pleasant Mich Pigeon Falls Wis FBI Robert Mercil Jerry Calkins Glasgow Mont Mercil St. Paul Calkins Coon Rapids Milwaukee Ralph Roach Robert Potter Potter L. E. McAuliffe Anoka Montana U.S William H. Eckley Wisconsin Merci Washington U.S. Highway 58 la Crosse Eau Claire

Andersen unveils two point plan for Iron Range jobs

Gov Elmer L Andersen announced a two point employment and training program aimed at helping summer jobs for students and retraining unemployed workers on the Iron Range. The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission will fund tuition for unemployed minors over 21 to attend area vocational schools.

ST. Paul Iron Range Elmer L. Andersen The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission

Free Grocery Chance Ruled Illegal in Iowa

Des Moines Iowa attorney general said Super Valu must stop urging customers to save receipts for a chance at free groceries. He ruled the promotion a lottery and a violation of Iowa law and constitution, warning that action could be filed if the advertising continues.

Iowa Des Moines Attorney General's Office Super Valu Hultman

Alaskans to Reopen the Gold Trail

The State Division of Youth and Adult Authority plans a summer project sending about 10 boys from a youth camp to restore the Chilkoot Trail from Skagway to Dawson. They will clear brush and landslides and build footbridges to accommodate hikers. The trail rises to 3500 feet and saw 25,000 travelers in 1898.

Juneau Alaska Yukon State Division of Youth and Adult Authority Charles Pfeiffer Skagway Dawson Canada Yukon Territory

Businessmen Launch WFJC Religious Radio Station

In Miamisburg Ohio a new FM station begins broadcasting from studios near here. Operated by the Miami Valley Christian Broadcasting Association the station airs religious programming classical and religious music and occasional newscasts. Call letters WFJC stand for Witness for Christ Jesus.

Miamisburg Ohio Miami Valley Christian Broadcasting Association WFJC Christ

Regatta Sets Aqua Event for Minnesota Aquatennial

The 1st Minnesota River Aquatennial Regatta kicks off July 15 with 100 family boats from Mankato public dock at 11 a.m. Boats travel in groups of ten every ten minutes and end at Lyndale Avenue docks July 16 at 5 p.m. An overnight LeSueur stop features camping. Jim Hill will host ship to shore reports and Rodger Kent will broadcast On the Go from LeSueur.

Minnesota River Mankato Lyndale Avenue LeSueur Jim Hill Weco Rodger Kent

Eisenhowers Plan Weekend in New York

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in New York by train from Washington to spend the weekend. He offered little comment to reporters, saying it’s good for national heads of state to know each other ahead of the Kennedy Khrushchev summit.

New York Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Washington Kennedy Khrushchev

Flying population larger than towns in Alaska

Alaska readers learn Fairbanks residents fly heavily with Pan American World Airways. The Boeing 707 carried 24 000 passengers to and from Seattle in its first year, while the Fairbanks area population runs about 12 000, suggesting many residents fly out and back in a year.

Fairbanks Alaska Seattle Pan American World Airways Fairbanks Area

Canning Wheat Brings New Product From Kansas

In Hutchinson Kansas the Kansas Wheat Commission unveils canned wheat as a new domestic food use. Developed by a state agency with research from a U.S. government lab, the program aims to broaden wheat markets. Kansas will get the first chance to test it before nationwide distribution.

Kansas Wheat Commission U.S Kansas

Snowed in Speaker Phones His Talk

Dr. John Daniel president of the Lutheran Synodical Conference spoke by telephone to 400 Luther an laymen in northern Ohio after being snowed in at his Bethlehem home. Local Lutheran Laymen's League officials arranged the call and relayed it over a public address system to the audience.

Lakewood Ohio Lutheran Synodical Conference John Daniel Bethlehem Lutheran Laymen’s League Daniel

Kennedy Proclaims June 14 as Flag Day

President Kennedy declares Wednesday June 14 Flag Day and orders the national colors displayed on all government buildings.

Washington Kennedy

Truman labels Eisenhower speech as just GOP rhetoric

In New York AP report former President Harry S. Truman calls Eisenhower's Washington speech "just a Republican speech" and questions his 1964 presidential prediction, saying he will be fooled.

New York Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington Eisenhower Truman

Austin Herald 1961 Local News Overview

A brief 1961 Austin Minnesota Herald page segment dated June 2 offers headlineless local briefs. The itemization notes city events and community updates typical of the Friday edition without detailed prose.

Austin (Minn Herald

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