Austin State Junior College holds 27th graduation ceremony
Austin State Junior College plans commencement for 242 graduates at 8 p.m. in the college gymnasium. Dr. G Theodore Mitau will give the address and Rev. Ralph C. Colby will offer the invocation. Kenneth Johnston receives the College Award for Leadership. Donna Mae Sibbers earns the faculty scholarship.
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Austin State Junior College
G. Theodore Mitau
Ralph C. Colby
First Congregational Church
Civil Defense Conference Set in Owatonna
A civil defense conference for small business and industry will be held Tuesday June 11 at the Ian Towne Motel in Owatonna. The University of Minnesota program will present current knowledge on disasters and survival and enable discussion among local business and civil defense directors. Attending from Mower County are Joseph James George A Hormel Co William Hall and James Weber with staff.
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Ian Towne
Owatonna
University of Minnesota
Mower County
Joseph James
Geo. A. Hormel Co
William Hall
Weyerhaeuser Co
James Weber
Austin-Mower County
One Car Accident Reported Tuesday
An Austin Police investigation found Kathleen Johnson from 306 9th St SW involved in a Tuesday crash at 7:50 p.m. Her car collided with William Thomas of Mapleview. Johnson's car sustained $85 in damage, Thomas’s vehicle had no damage.
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Austin
Kathleen Johnson
9Th St
William Thomas
Mapleview
Marian High Student Wins Iowa Bar Citizenship Award
Stacyville reports Marian High School senior Wayne A. Weber received the American Citizenship Award from the Iowa State Bar Association at awards night. Weber is the son of Mrs. Catherine Weber and the late Gerald Weber, honored for outstanding citizenship and understanding of constitutional government.
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Stacyville
Iowa
Wayne A. Weber
Marian High School
Iowa State Bar Assn
Catherine Weber
Gerald Weber
United States
Concordia College President to speak at Austin High graduation
Dr Joseph L Knutson president of Concordia College Moorhead will address Austin High School graduates at 8 pm Thursday in the auditorium The program includes Elgars Pomp and Circumstance and Carousel selections The speaker has a distinguished record and has received honors from St Olaf College and King Olav of Norway Diplomas will be presented by the board chair and officials. names of graduates will be read by assistants
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Austin High School
Joseph L. Knutson
Concordia College
Moorhead
Norway
Clay County
Order of St. Olav
Olav
Knutson
Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church
Elgar
AHS
Paul Helme
Richard Rodgers
Grieg
Sigurd
Salfar
Harvey H. Johnson
Irwin T. Mickelser
Ray M. Wescott
William Hartman
Board of Education
Randall McCune
James Nickels
County awards weed mowing and rock contracts
Mower County Board of Commissioners awarded weed mowing contracts to Maynard Ehmke for districts 2 3 4 5 6 at 6274 and Ehmke Brothers for districts 7 9 10 11 12 at 7129 and Donald Madson for districts 1 8 at 2860. Osmundson Brothers won the 12250 tons of aggregate and crushed rock bid for CSAH 36 16 23 28 14 and county road 53 at 9953. sidewalk and bituminous bids will be opened 3 30 p m Tuesday July 9.
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Mower
Mower County
Austin
Osmundson Brothers, Adams
Osmundson
YMCA Trip To See Twins Play
The YMCA schedules a youth trip to Metropolitan Stadium on Saturday June 15 for a Twins Orioles game. Ages 8 to 14 may join. cost 4 dollars members 5 dollars nonmembers includes transport ticket and milk. Registration due Thursday June 13 at the YMCA office. Bus leaves 10 a.m. returns about 6 p.m. Chaperone cost 1.50 dollars.
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YMCA
Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Summer Band Concert Funds Available Here
Francis Walsh of Local 766 announces funds from the Recording Industries Trust Funds for summer band concerts. Local must apply to the area trustee for band payments per union pay scale. Funds support live music and community services including outdoor concerts parades hospitals youth dances and charitable events. The first concert at Todd Park features the Curt Wilkinson Band at 2 p.m. Sunday near the pavilion.
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Francis
Red) Walsh
The
American Federation of Musicians
Recording Industries Trust Funds
Union
Todd Park
Curt Wilkinson
University of Minnesota Men to Graduate in June Commencement
Some 4 031 students on the Minneapolis Saint Paul campus will receive diplomas at 7 30 p m Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Tri Service pre commission ceremony Saturday at 2 p m in Northrop Auditorium includes 116 ROTC cadets and midshipmen with U S defense official Finn Larsen to address participants.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Memorial Stadium
U.S. Army, Navy
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
ROTC
Northrop
School Patrol Picnic Set For Thursday at Lafayette Park
The annual American Legion sponsored picnic for Austin Public and Parochial School Patrol members will be held Thursday at Lafayette Park. Coordinators Joe Simmons and Don Johnson expect about 560 fifth and sixth graders to attend at 4 p.m. About 70 dozen buns 70 pounds of wieners plus pop ice cream are ordered. if weather cooperates no leftovers are expected.
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American Legion
Austin
Lafayette Park
Joe Simmons
Austin Police Dept
Don Johnson
State Highway Patrol
Johnson
Weatherman
Former Austin Youth Earns Two College Degrees
Stephen A. DeFor son of Mrs. Erna DeFor Faribault and formerly of Austin recently graduated from St Paul Bible College with a bachelor of arts in history and earned a bachelor of theology from Minnesota Bible College He is a 1962 Austin High School graduate Named in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities He plans graduate work at Lincoln Christian College Lincoln Illinois and will move with his wife Donna Kiewatt to Lincoln this summer DeFor is the grandson of Mrs Emma DeFor Austin reader note
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Fredrik
Concordia
Knutson
Stephen A. DeFor
Erna DeFor
Faribault
Austin
St. Paul Bible College
St. Paul
Minnesota Bible College
Austin High School
DeFor
Lincoln Christian College
Lincoln, Ill
Donna Kiewatt
Lincoln
Emma DeFor
1St Ave
Veterans Benefit School Held With VFW Convention
A Veterans Benefit school will run during the VFW Convention in June 1922 in Rochester. Key topics include new veteran legislation. John E. Smalley heads the Claims Service section with Fr. Snelling and assistants Donald Rom and Raymond Hansen leading discussions. Frank Dunsmore and Richard Schumacher also participate.
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Veterans Benefit School
VFW
Rochester
John E. Smalley
Claims Service Section
Fr. Snelling
Donald Rom
Raymond Hansen
Frank Dunsmore
Mower County
Veterans Service
Richard Schumacher
Olaf B. Damm Post 1216
Miss Minnesota Pageant Entries Scattered Across State
Miss Minnesota entrants include DeAnn Seward of International Falls and Mary Alice Mehlhouse of Olivia among others. Seward, 19, minor in speech pathology, will sing To day. Mehlhouse, 19, University of Minnesota freshman, majors in music and has European travel, talent is Thoroughly Modern Millie. Judy Peterson of Red Wing, 18, 5 2, 1967 Villa Maria graduate, majoring in physical therapy, will perform a fast tap to Bitter Sweet Samba.
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Miss International Falls
DeAnn Mae Seward
Olivia
Mary Alice Mehlhouse
Red Wing
Judy Ann Peterson
Rainy River Junior College
International Falls
DeAnn Seward
DeAnn
Keith Seward
Christy Minstrels
Randy Sparks
Mary Mehlhouse
L. W. Mehlhouse
Minn
Mary
University of Minnesota
Olivia High School
Mehlhouse
Legion Girls
Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Villa Maria Academy
Frontenac, Minn
Judy Peterson
Wing
Judy
Sage Library Announces Summer Hours in Osage Iowa
Sage Library in Osage Iowa switches to summer hours 2 to 5 30 p m daily Monday through Saturday and 7 to 9 p m on Wednesday and Friday. The 1968 reading program begins Monday June 10 for young readers with a chart for entering books in seven categories. Mrs Margaret Leonard head librarian.
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Osage
Iowa
Sage Library
Sage
Margaret Leonard
LeRoy to Open Swimming Beach at Lake Louise Park
LeRoy Minnesota. The State Park Ranger reports the swimming beach at Lake Louise State Park will open Saturday with a lifeguard on duty. One dressing room to be completed. swimming area roped off when permits allow. The lake was drained earlier to repair the dam and dredge mud from the bottom.
Christ as the answer to world problems urged by CBMC
Otto Woodward of Minneapolis spoke to Austin Christian Business Men at Oak Leaf Restaurant about Christ offering an abundant life through acceptance. He cited a 1923 meeting of nine American financial leaders and personal conversion stories, urging that Christ is the solution to poverty, sin, turmoil, and security concerns.
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Otto Woodward
Minneapolis
Austin Christian
Oak Leaf
Woodward
Christ
God
H. J. Heinz
Heinz
Lee Bennett
Campus Crusade
Bob Schnook
Mason City
Iowa
Dave Kallman
Earl Lemberg
CBMC
Dale Madison
Lloyd Anderson
Madison
Austin Cbmc
Three Area Juveniles Admit to Burglary
Three juvenile boys from Austin area admitted weekend burglary of the Orville Smith home north of Austin. One from Lansing, one from Austin, one from Freeborn County. They were petitioned to juvenile authorities and investigation continues. about $250 in property and cash has been recovered by the sheriff's department.
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Mower County
Carmen Halstenson
Austin
Orville Smith
Lansing
Freeborn County
Sheriff's Dept
Chapps to Head ASJC Summer Art Program
John J. Chapps of the Minneapolis School of Art will direct the second annual Austin State Junior College summer artist in residence program June 10 21. He teaches design and drawing and has taught sculpture at the University of Hartford and basic design at the Maryland Institute. The Art Workshop is open to adults and students with morning and evening sections. Also James Wegner offers Introduction to Ceramics during the five week session.
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John J. Chapps
Minneapolis School of Art
Austin State Junior College
Chapps
University of Hartford
Maryland Institute
James Wegner
Local Police Report Few Violations Under Headgear Law
Austin Police Chief Robert Nelson says enforcement of the Minnesota motorcycle safety law including headgear has seen little trouble with only a few arrests in the area. A juvenile appeared before a judge for violation and a sheriff’s deputy also arrested someone for no helmet. The standard fine is 10 dollars. Headgear manufacturers filed test results and received certificates for 16 helmets.
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Austin
Robert Nelson
Minnesota
Sheriff's Dept
Minnesota Highway Dept
Commissioner of Highways
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