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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
2
The column lists adoptions for three families including Vital Statistics notices for four and a half month old son and two new babies with grandparent details. It also notes multiple hospital births and a collection of court and traffic entries including fines and guilty pleas across individuals like James Bracken and Kenneth Green, with an ending fact about the Caspian Sea area.
Bruce Barnett won a unicycle at Sumner School patrol year end festivities in Austin with over 200 patrol members attending a Sterling Theatre film afternoon replacing the usual picnic. Randall Dowd Mark Voss and Mary Miller won bike gear donated by R and F Bike Shop. Donald Johnson presented the prize.
On Saturday June 2 1973 Austin markets list hog prices for butcher hogs 200-250 pounds at 36.75 to 37.00 with heavier hogs priced like sow weight. Packing sows 270-300 pounds at 33.25 to 93.50. cattle include US Prime and Choice at 46.25, Good Steers and Heifers 42.50, Standards 29.50, Commercial Cows 28.25 to 32.50, with heifers 50 cents to $1 under steers.
The Austin Mower County Bookmobile announces stops for Monday through Friday with locations including Stanek Addition Congregational Church Mapleview Park Red Oak Grove Church St Michael's Church Lansing Austin Acres Wheel Estate Sacred Heart Hospice Cerebral Palsy Center St. Mark's Nursing Home Don Weseman farm Bustad Addition Southgate Baptist Church Tappi Adams LeRoy Library Grand Meadow Library Meadow Manor Nursing Home Hangee Addition and more with times varying across venues from morning to late afternoon.
Grace Baptist, led by Bill Holder and supported by Gary Johnson and Roger Madison, defeated Our Saviors 16 6. Church of Christ topped First Baptist 26 16 with Dave Hall Randy Hardy and Bob Scott homering. Madison went 4 for 4. Johnson had a homer and three hits.
Two automobile accidents occurred Friday with no serious injuries. Eugene F. Blake, 83, collided with parked vehicles owned by Richard K. Weckworth of Geneva and Michael Jensen, causing about 1,210 dollars in damage and claiming injuries but not resulting in hospitalization. A second crash at 3:45 p.m. at 19th St. NE and 1st Ave. NE involved Arthur Spar Swingdorf and Hugh E. Smith, with total damages around 320 dollars and no injuries reported.
Police report a theft of $150 in change from a cigarette machine in the laundry room at Nelson's Wheel Estates 3700 3rd Pl SW. The incident occurred between 4 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. today with no visible damage to the machine. Local weather data following.
Free public swimming at Ellis Swim Pool on Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 1 to 4 30 p.m. Golden Age Club meets at Moose Club Rooms, 206 3rd Ave NE, Monday and Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m.
Mrs. Fern Olson aged 57 of 1012 8th Ave SW suffered the loss of parts of her left index and middle fingers in a lawnmower mishap about 6 30 p m Friday while changing the grass catcher. She was treated and released from St Olaf Hospital.
Dr. James A. Willie M D opens an office at 206 2nd Ave NW and will treat as a resident psychiatrist with hours Tuesday Thursday and Saturday in town and remaining days in Albert Lea. Former clinical director at Southern Minnesota Mental Health Center, he trained at Johns Hopkins and Columbia. Marsha Guttormson attends a Chicago record programming seminar sponsored by Billboard Magazine to improve jukebox record ordering and programming.
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