Phone Firm Names New Manager Here
John Gebo a 2 percent owner and Minneapolis native takes over as Austin Northwestern Bell Telephone company manager succeeding Richard Nelles who moves to Minneapolis Gebo has 30 years with the company and comes from Minneapolis where he helped project growth in Austin he will head the commercial department and brings Minnesota University and St Thomas High School education to the role his wife Carol and daughter Mary move with him the family attends the Roman Catholic church and Gebo is an American Legion member
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John Gebo
Minneapolis
Austin Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Richard Nelles
Gebo
Austin
University of Minnesota, Business and Engineering
St. Thomas High School
St. Paul
Carol
Mary
The
American Legion
John Magyar
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ray Wescott
R. C. Dougherty
Board of Education
Paul Helme
McNairy
Lake City
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Svejkovsky Outlines City Goals After First Two Months
Mayor Roger Svejkovsky detailed changes in city boards and personnel and outlined goals to improve efficiency and reduce taxes. He replaced a longtime Police Civil Service member with Kenneth Soderberg and appointed Harold Burroughs to the Library Board. He noted exams for patrolmen and upcoming tests for promotions, and discussed forming a citizens advisory committee with about 40 interested residents. Special guests included track stars Tom Harry Mike Lewis John Anker and Tom Griffin.
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Roger Svejkovsky
Red Cedar Inn
Svejkovsky
Guy Williams
Police Civil Service Commission
Kenneth Soderberg
Soderberg
Frank Fisher
Harold Burroughs
A. C. Svejkovsky
4Th Ave. NW
Grove
Art Hass
John Saari
Austin
Tom Harry
Mike Lewis
John Anker
Tom Griffin
Driver Pleads Innocent to 2 Crash Charges
Joseph M. Renwick Jr., 23, of 905 7th Ave NE, pleads innocent in Municipal Court to careless driving and leaving the scene after a crash on 4th St SW near 16th Ave. He claims his car was stolen. witnesses saw occupants remove wires and drive off. Trial set for June 8. bail $50. Another incident on Main St N involved Robert M. Rockers. total damage $40. A second accident at 4th Ave NW and 1st St NW caused $40 damage between Lee Andrew Miller and Marcella LeTendre.
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Joseph M. Renwick, Jr
7Th Ave
Renwick
4Th St
16Th Ave
Robert M. Rockers
Austin Rt. 2
Larry Peterson
12Th St. SE
Main St. N
2Nd Ave
4Th Ave. NW
1St St. NW
Lee Andrew Miller
Mapleview
Marcella LeTendre
2Nd St. SE
Miller
LeTendre
Burglars Hit Waltham and Dexter
Burglars burglarize Waltham Equipment Co and elevator, taking about $10 from a vending machine. In Dexter, $25 to $30 is stolen from Stephenson Elevator. Entry used a side door. cash, pop machine, drawers, and a register were taken. Sheriff’s office investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Waltham Equipment Co
Dexter
Supper-time Guests Come Not to Eat
The William Holm family found guests at supper time who did not eat. They came to put out the food and caused smoke in the Holm house while the family was away on a drive. Neighbors alerted the fire department. the stove shut off automatically and firefighters returned to the station.
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William Holm
Fire Department
Holm
Stacyville Man Earns B A at Loras College
William L. Blake of Stacyville received a bachelor of arts degree from Loras College. The commencement speaker was Most Rev. James V. Casey, Bishop of Lincoln.
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Stacyville
Iowa
William L. Blake
William Blake
Loras College
James V. Casey
Lincoln
LeRoy adopts sewage plant fund levy plan by council
LeRoy Minnesota voters may face a sewer charge set at 50 percent of quarterly water bills with a $1 monthly minimum to fund a planned sewage disposal plant. The ordinance received first reading with a second reading planned for a July special meeting.
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LeRoy Council
Leroy, Minn
LeRoy
Carl Smith
Free Dogs Mongrel Mutter Finds New Home at Airport
An Austin airport employee befriended a wandering mongrel mother dog. She soon had 11 pups, three of whom have already found new homes. Airport staff and Ozark Airlines employees care for the animals, and the mother dog now tolerates planes flying overhead while continuing to beg for food from nearby drive ins and neighborhood kids.
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Austin
Larry Vroman
Ozark Airlines
Roger Konickson
Russ Emmons
Richard Evans
Vroman
Blooming Prairie Names Top Students at 60th Graduation
Blooming Prairie High School will award honors at the 60th commencement. Valedictorian William Schlichting, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schlichting, and salutatorian Eileen Hillson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hillson, headline the 74member class. William plans for St Olaf College. Eileen aims for the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester.
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Loreen Kaye Lengerman
Dallas Lengerman
Mankato State College
Blooming Prairie
William Schlichting
Eileen Hillson
Blooming Prairie High School
John Kalton
William
Eileen
John Schlichting
St. Olaf College
Fileen Hillson
Ernest Hillson
Miss Hillson
Methodist Kahler School of Nursing
Rochester
Graduation Thursday at Austin High School
Austin High School holds its annual commencement in the auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. Only ticketed guests may attend. Rt. Rev. Philip McNairy will deliver the address The Dazzling Darkness. Ray Wescott and R. C. Dougherty present diplomas. The program includes the orchestra and Zampa Overture.
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Austin High School
Philip McNairy
D.D
Episcopal Diocese of
Minnesota
Supt
L.S. Harbo
Bridge Club Announces Summer Session in Austin
The Austin Duplicate Bridge Club opens summer play at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Elks Club. Mrs. Carl Young, director, says the fee is 50 cents for members and non members. Newcomers urged to join. help arranging partnerships available from Mrs. Young.
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Austin
Boys Rifle Mail Box Incident Reported in Austin
Two Austin boys aged 5 and 7 allegedly rifled a mailbox prompting police attention and possible federal inquiries. Two government checks totaling 252 dollars were found in the yard of Gloria D. Bissel, who is out of town, with her father reporting the vandalism and recovering the checks. Elden Larson reported a missing spare tire from his garage trunk, plus a missing bumper jack and spinning rod and reel. A nearby couple saw two boys about 14 carrying items resembling the loot.
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Austin
Gloria D. Bissel
Elden Larson
6Th St
Board of Review Meeting Schedule Across Townships
Property assessments are being reviewed by township and village boards next week. Meetings run June 6 to June 15 in Adams Brownsdale LeRoy Waltham Lyle Windom Dexter Seargeant Adolpho Grand Meadow Clayton Waltham Bennington Grand Meadow Marshall Elkton with times from 7:30 p m to 9:50 a m.
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Boards of Reviews
Adams
Brownsdale Village
LeRoy
Waltham
Lyle
Windom
Dexter
Dexter Village
Seargeant
Adolpho
Grand Meadow
Clayton
Waltham Village
Bennington
Marshall
Elkton Village
Turkey Order Meet Set in Osage Area
Turkey producers are invited to hear about the proposed national turkey marketing order at 7 20 p m Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Osage says Edgar Dorow Mitchell County extension director This is one of a series of meetings in Iowa by personnel of the Iowa State University Extension Service and of the state Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Voting will be conducted June 18 Turkey producers who do not know whether they are eligible to vote may inquire at their county ASC office.
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Knights of Columbus
Osage
Edgar Dorow
Mitchell County
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension Service
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC
Memorial Service to Open Minnesota VFW Convention
The Minnesota VFW convention opens on June 13 with a memorial service at 7 30 PM in the Austin High School auditorium. National VFW chief of staff Charles E. Kinney will deliver the memorial address. The Austin and Waseca VFW color guards will lead and honor guards will escort Gold Star families. Wilbur Funk will sing. The public is invited to attend. Kinney is a World War I battlefield commissioned officer. now a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and Newark police detective lieutenant.
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Minnesota
VFW
Austin High School
Charles E. Kinney
National
Waseca
Austin Vfw
Gold Star
Wilbur Funk
Kinney
Army Reserve
Newark
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Oakland Lutheran
Oakland Lutheran Church
Rev
O. A. Rust
LeMoyne Gaard
Arden Wangen
Allan Olson
Linda Olson
Erlys Berg
Jeanette Chiz
Linda Holmquist
Diane Holmquist
Marlowe Wangen
Ronald Wangen
LeRoy Madson
Barbara Nelson
Paul Knutson
Thor Sanders
Utilities Board
City Planning Commission
Board of Review
Poundmaster
James Miller
8Th St
1St Ave
4Th Ave
19Th St
8Th Ave
13Th Ave
Doyle Conner Co
Martz Furniture
Ae Jae
Sealy
OF Leroy
Waltham and
Mower County
Loras
Smith
Iowa River
Jack Lake
Sanitarian
John Schulz
Legion
Daily Herald
Area News
Austin (Minn
Herald
Schlichting
Austin High
Rev. McNairy
Otto Scheer
Oakwood Cemetery
Bridge Club
Circulation Dept
Turkey
N. J
Charles EF. Kinney
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