Junior College to Give 105 Degrees Diplomas
Austin Junior College will hold its 20th annual commencement at Austin High School Auditorium. 105 graduates receive degrees or diplomas, 14 win one year certificates. 117 receive vocational diplomas and certificates. The event includes a processional led by marshals, music by the Junior College String Ensemble, and remarks by Dr. John J. Neumaier.
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Austin High School
Area Vocational School
Alan Gendler
Frederick Knudsen
Toen
Robert Maher
St. Augustine Church
Wilbur Funk
Gail Wangen
L.S. Harbo
John J. Neumaier
Moorhead State College
Barbara Quam
Dean R. Meland
Morton Carney
Richard Dougherty
Board of Education
Father Maher
Phyllis Bechner
Mary Drakle
Joyce Gerhart
Jean Grundy
Elks to Attend State Convention
Four members of the Austin Elks Lodge will attend the state convention in Rochester this weekend. They are Orval V. Hopfe Howard Brammel James R. Williams and H C Jack Cook all officers of the lodge. Their wives will attend the women's sessions. The state champion ritualistic group from Rochester will initiate a class of three here Thursday night.
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Austin Elks Lodge
Rochester
Orval V. Hopfe
Howard Brammel
James R. Williams
H. C
Jack) Cook
Blonde Nancee Parkinson Crowned Miss Minnesota
Rochester reports Nancee Ann Parkinson of West St. Paul crowned Miss Minnesota after beating a field of 12 finalists. She is an 18 year old freshman at Mankato State College majoring in elementary education and won a $1,000 scholarship. Carol Peterson of Blooming Prairie finished first runner up.
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Rochester
Minn
Nancee Ann Parkinson
Minnesota
Nancee
West St. Paul
Austin
Carol Peterson
Blooming Prairie
Mankato State College
Jade
Education Will Continue Through Life at Austin High Baccalaureate
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert E. Jennings urged Austin High School graduates to pursue lifelong education and set goals. He praised good in society and warned against evil while stressing God’s guidance, with prayers and choir performances concluding the service.
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Robert E. Jennings
Austin
Msgr. Jennings
Pacelli Baccalaureate Addresses Youth Challenge to America
Rev. Daniel Corcoran of St. Edward's Parish addressed the Pacelli High School 1961 graduating class at St. Augustine Church. He warned that Russia uses Christian zeal to spread Communist ideology and urged modern youth to strengthen self discipline citing Korea, noting a need to revive intellectual achievement over material aims. The service opened with a procession and consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, with benediction following.
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St. Edward's Parish
Pacelli High School
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St. Augustine Church
Corcoran
Korea
John Tighe
Robert Maher
Coin Auction Set by Austin Coin and Stamp Club
A 50-lot coin and stamp auction will be held Tuesday in the Sterling State Bank community room at 7 30 p.m. by the Austin Coin and Stamp Club. All interested are invited to attend.
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Austin Coin and Stamp Club
Sterling State Bank
Thefts Reported Across City This Weekend
Six thefts and vandalism incidents were reported to police over the weekend with losses over 150 dollars. The Great Western Railway said a freight car was entered and eight cases of beer stolen, about 40 dollars. Flowers worth 45 dollars were pulled up from Everett Art Pratt’s home on 1800 8th St NE. Tipton Grocery on 604 3rd Ave NW reported a break in attempted with no loss. Sophie Nickelson at 102 2nd St SE said 15 dollars was taken from a purse on a table. Erickson Hardware at 11 3rd Ave NE and Coast to Coast Store at 416 Main St N reported the theft of 35 transistor radios.
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Everett Art Pratt
8Th St
Tipton Grocery
3Rd Ave
Sophie Nickelson
2Nd St. SE
Erickson Hardware
Carnivorous Plants Use Trapping Devices Says Zahl
Dr. Paul Zahl of the National Geographic Society notes about 450 carnivorous plant species exist worldwide. These plants employ various equipment to attract trap and digest small animal life.
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Paul Zahl
National Geographic Society
Riceville girls injured in accident update
In Riceville Iowa two of five injured girls remain hospitalized from the May 19 accident. Janet Merritt stays at Mitchell County Memorial hospital and Mary Ann Brown at Riceville City Hospital. Marilyn Elwood Margaret Dynes and Kathy Reed have been released.
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Riceville
Iowa
Janet Merritt
Mitchell County Memorial Hospital
Mary Ann Brown
Riceville City Hospital
Marilyn Elwood
Margaret Dynes
Kathy Reed
Queen of Angels Rosary Meeting Spotlights Rescue Breathing
Mrs. Robert Poshusta attended a Queen of Angels Rosary Society meeting in April where Carl Johnson of the Red Cross spoke on rescue breathing. She later used the technique to save her 18 month old son Johnson after he fell into a river at home late last month.
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Tom Peterson
Rochester
Tommy
St. Marys
Carol
Queen Nancee
Wings
Robert Poshusta
17Th Ave
Queen of Angels Rosary Society
Carl Johnson
Red Cross
Johnson
Vehicle Safety Check Starts Here Today
Mayor Baldy Hansen proclaims Vehicle Safety Check Week in Austin urging residents to join the Circle of Safety. Austin Safety Council lanes operate this afternoon and Saturday on Oakland Ave West and First Ave Southwest between Second and Fourth Streets with ten points checked by volunteers from six organizations. The free voluntary check aims to reduce accidents by finding defects. A separate local rescue story notes Mrs. Poshusta revived an unconscious boy with mouth to mouth after pulling him from the river, crediting quick action and a Rosary-tcheduled learning.
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Baldy Hansen
Austin
Austin Safety Council
Oakland Ave
1St Ave
2Nd
4Th Streets
Boy Mauled by Mad Cattle Dog in Riceville
Rodney Armstrong two and a half year old son of Burl and wife was mauled Saturday at Alex Adams farm south of Riceville by a crossbred German Shepherd Collie. The dog, teased by the boy, tore a scalp patch and ear, and clawed his back. After first aid he was treated at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City and released Sunday afternoon. The dog is under observation and will be disposed of after tests. The Adams family has four children who played with the dog.
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Burl Armstrong
Alex Adams
Riceville
House
Rodney
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Jacobson Wins $400 Medical Society Scholarship
Austin High School senior Lance Jacobson received the $400 Mower County Medical Society scholarship announced by Dr. Donald Osborn. Jacobson will study pre medical science at the University of Minnesota this fall, as the program's second recipient among natural science students.
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Austin
Mower County Medical Society
Donald ©. Osborn
Jacobson
R. M. Jacobson
6Th St. NW
University of Minnesota
Gary Hansen
Austin Junior College
American Field Service Exchange
Rev Adrian Stier Named to Lourdes High School
GRAND MEADOW Minn Rev Adrian Stier ordained May 27 at Winona was named fulltime instructor at Lourdes High School Rochester and assistant at St Francis Parish His duties begin June 12
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Minn
Adrian Stier
Winona
Lourdes High School
Rochester
St. Francis Parish
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