Whittier School fosters parent student learning links
Whittier Elementary School staff highlight parent involvement in learning activities to boost student enthusiasm. Sixth graders joined a May camping expedition to Whitewater State Park guided by teachers and parents. Students studied geography botany and history with park staff and graduate assistants from Winona State College.
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Whittier School
Whittier
Whitewater State Park
Winona State College
Wilda Tucker
Area students earn degrees at Brookings
Austin area students were among 536 candidates for degrees at the 83rd annual commencement at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Gary E. Quednow and Thomas H. Rockers earned bachelor of science in arts and sciences. James H. Pfeifer received bachelor of science in agriculture. Thomas C. Majerus and Thomas M. Neilsen earned bachelor of science in pharmacy. 109 ROTC cadets were commissioned, including Thomas C. Majerus of Austin.
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Austin Area
South Dakota State University
Brookings
S. D
Gary E. Quednow
Thomas H. Rockers
Austin
James H. Pfeifer
Adams
Thomas C. Majerus
Thomas M. Neilsen
Blooming Prairie
Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTC
Army
St Cloud State names new speech department chairman
St. Cloud State College announces Dr. Mary Emily Hannah as chairman of the department of speech. President Robert H. Wick released the news today.
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St. Cloud, Minn
Mary Emily Hannah
Department of Speech
St. Cloud State College
Robert Hy Wick
High Level Lighting System Planned for Interchanges
Minnesota sets bid opening for June 27 to build high level lighting on IL-90 at interchanges with TH 266 TH 59 and TH 60 near Worthington. 100 foot tall self supporting poles with six mast arms hold 1000 watt lamps delivering 90 000 lumens each. Authorities expect operation by November 14 and completion by May 22 1970.
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Worthington
Bishop to Speak at Pacelli Commencement Sunday
Commencement exercises for 134 Pacelli High School seniors will take place at 3 p m Sunday in the Austin High School auditorium. The Rt Rev Lores Watters Bishop of the Winona Diocese will deliver the address. Diplomas will be presented by Msgr R E Jennings and Rev John Tighe Pacelli principal. The invocation will be by Rev Daniel Corcoran and benediction by Msgr D A Cunningham.
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Pacelli High School
Austin High School
Lores Watters
Winona
R. E. Jennings
John Tighe
Pacelli
Daniel Corcoran
D. A. Cunningham
Mankato teachers approve 1969-70 pay schedule
Mankato Minnesota teachers voted 169 to 103 to accept a 1969-70 salary schedule averaging about 10 percent higher than the current year. Beginning BA salaries rise to 6600 and MA to 7600 with top pay at 11000 for BA and 12500 for MA. Average salaries would be 9505 for BA and 11308 for MA. The contract mirrors a rejected proposal but shortens the teacher year to 39 weeks.
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Mankato
Minn
Youth injured in car accident on IS-90 near 4th St NW
Michael Roberts, 18, of 1004 13th Ave SW, was treated at St. Olaf Hospital after his car careened off a embankment on IS-90 near 4th St NW at 5:35 AM. The vehicle rolled onto its top, damaging a light pole and traffic sign total $2300. Earlier, at 4:15 PM Wednesday, Dorothy Down’s car and Ludwig Hogan’s truck collided at 2nd Ave SW and 4th St SW with $130 in vehicle damage.
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Michael Roberts
13Th Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
4Th St. NW
Dorothy Down
Lth Ave
Ludwig Hogan
8Th Ave
2Nd Ave
4Th St
Sayles Wins $100 Scholarship From Sertoma Club
Sharon Sayles daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sayles 218 S Austin Hwy was named winner of a 100 scholarship to Austin State Junior College by the Austin Sertoma Club The club announced a summer project fair booth Members for this week's news team are Dr William Crist Christian John Mayer Jr and Pete Klien
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Sharon Sayles
Wilbur Sayles
Austin Hwy
Austin State Junior College
Austin Sertoma Club
Sertoma Club
William Crist Christian
John Mayer, Jr
Pete Klien
Dodge Center to Get New Post Office Site
The Post Office Dept. selected the site for the new Dodge Center Post Office. The building will occupy the southeast corner of Main and Fulton streets. The 8400 square foot structure costs 3235 dollars.
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Post Office Dept
Dodge Center
Main and
Fulton Streets
First District
Albert H. Quie
New Officers Installed at Austin Legion Post 91
Austin Legion Post 91 installed new officers at the club rooms led by H. T. Colbjornsen of Parkers Prairie Minnesota. Officers named were Victor Ellis commander Warren Anderson first vice commander Leslie Phillips second vice commander Sig Qvale finance officer Pierce Tubbs sergeant at arms O P Dalager historian Msgr D A Cunningham and Ray Waters chaplain and Roger Reller adjutant. Colbjornsen praised the post 50 year history and centennial plans while outgoing commander John Flaherty thanked members for a strong year and city support.
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Victor Ellis
Warren Anderson
Leslie Phillips
Sig Qvale
Pierce Tubbs
O. P. Dalager
Msgr
D. A. Cunningham
Ray Waters
Roger Reller
American Legion
Colbjornsen
John Flaherty
Austin
Flaherty
Legion
Carrier boys to get outing to Ski-O-Rama
A special trip to Minneapolis for Ski-O-Rama and The Action Experience includes water skiing speedboat riding houseboating swimming and a trip to Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka for qualified Minneapolis Tribune and Minneapolis Star carriers. Attendees from Austin include Tim Purcell Brian Gibart Robert Lebens Ray Keate Roger King Ricky Barrows and Dan Flannagan. The outings reward qualified carriers for extra sales effort across the Upper Midwest.
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Minneapolis
Excelsior Amusement Park
Lake Minnetonka
Minneapolis Tribune
Minneapolis Star
Austin
Tim Purcell
Brian Gibart
Robert Lebens
Ray Keate
Roger King
Ricky Barrows
Dan Flannagan
Upper Midwest
Firemen at LeRoy to sponsor dance
LeRoy Minnesota firemen will host their annual fund raising dance Saturday night at the Terp Ballroom. Ticket sales support the local fire department and may be obtained from any LeRoy firemen member.
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LeRoy
Leroy, Minn
LeRoy Firemen
Terp Ballroom
Fire Department
Former Austinite earns university bachelor’s degree
Melvyn Westcott, son of the late Laurence Wendell and longtime Austin resident, graduates from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, with a bachelor of arts degree. His mother lives in Mason City and his wife is Judy Schmidt from Grafton.
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Melvyn Westcott
Laurence Wendell
Austin
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Donald Westcott
Mason City
Iowa
Judy Schmidt
Grafton
Three new employees join St Olaf Hospital staff
Three new employees were added to St Olaf Hospital's staff. Archie Lane of 3046th Pl NW becomes pharmacist, a former Lane Drug Store owner in Austin and freelance pharmacist in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Roy Burress of Coon Rapids becomes hospital plant engineer and chief boiler engineer, previously at St Mary's Minneapolis. Michael Lewis, a New Jersey native, begins as physical therapist, with a BA from William Benn College and Mayo Clinic training. his wife is also a physical therapist.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Archie Lane
Lane Drug Store
Austin
Minnesota
Iowa
Roy Burress
Coon Rapids
Minn
St. Mary's Hospital
Minneapolis
St. Olaf
New Jersey
Michael Lewis
William Benn College
Oskaloosa
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Dog Identification at Shelter
The Poundmaster reports one Golden Labrador female available for identification at the Animal Shelter.
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Poundmaster
Animal Shelter
Technological advances reviewed at Vocational graduation
Dr William J Micheels president of Stout State University spoke at Austin High School auditorium as 183 graduates of the Austin Area Vocational Technical School received diplomas. He traced 30 years of progress from 1939 to today noting television computers air travel and spaceflight era shifts while urging graduates to think anew and confront peace poverty and pollution. Morton Carney director introduced the class describing it as the largest ever with some graduates receiving certificates in absentia.
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Darrel Koehler
William J. Micheels
Stout State University
Menomonie
Wis
Austin Area Vocational — Technical School
Austin High School
Micheels
Macalester student elected to Phi Epsilon Delta
Mark A. Boyd of Austin is among six Macalester College students chosen this year for the Phi Epsilon Delta honor society in dramatics. Membership requires active drama involvement and minimum GPAs of 2.5 overall and 3.0 in theater related courses.
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Mark A. Boyd
Austin
Macalester College
James R. Boyd
17Th St
Officers elected as S-MIL-90 committee approves bylaws
The Southern Minnesota Interstate 90 Committee approved bylaws and elected new officers at its annual meeting in Fairmont. The group, organized in 1964 by southern counties, plans to advance the IL-90 program and manage funds for the highway project. Directors include four from each county along the 1890 route, with representatives from cities chambers, unions, and public bodies.
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Southern
Minnesota
Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce
Mower County
Phil Golberg
Kenneth Kellogg
Gene Alland
Marvin Barrows
Afl-Cio
Larry Hanson
Austin Public Library Announces Summer Hours
New summer hours take effect this Saturday announced by librarian Nowell Lietzke. During June July and August the library closes all day Saturdays and Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday nights. Open times are Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Tue Wed Thu 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. These hours extend until after Labor Day.
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Austin Public Library
Nowell Lietzke
Three more girls bid for Miss Minnesota crown
Today's entrants hail from Hutchinson Fridley and New Brighton Cecelia Ewert 21 of StewartMinn daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerome Ewert attends Mankato State College major medical technology She stands 5 7 brown hair brown eyes trained in piano and organ and enjoys swimming ice skating canoeing and Judo Club Kathleen Lee Hubley 18 Fridley representative presents humorous songs from Oklahoma and Annie Get Your Gun A 1968 Fridley High School graduate she works at Federal Savings and Loan Minneapolis plans to study physical education at St Cloud State Carlson 18 New Brighton typist at Honeywell presents interpretive dance to If For Girls The poem She plays guitar baton twirling blond hair hazel eyes 5 6 Tickets for Jaycee pageant available at Nemitz s Mall Film Shops Sears Landherr and Sterling drugs or box 397 Austin.
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Minnesota
Hutchinson, Fridley
New Brighton
Cecelia
Ann Ewert
Hutchinson
Jerome Ewert
Stewart, Minn
Mankato State College
Ewert
Kathleen Lee Hubley
Fridley
Floyd Hubley
Oklahoma
Fridley High School
Miss Hubley
Federal Savings and Loan
Minneapolis
St. Cloud State College
Diane Hildine Carlson
Leonard Carlson
Nemitz's
Mall Film Shops
Sears
Landherr and
Sterling Drugs
Box
Austin
Settlement Reached In Injury Suit Over Feb 1968 Crash
Damages of 9500 dollars awarded to William Taylor of 1106 4th Ave SW in an out of court settlement tied to a two car accident February 11 1968 at the 4th Ave and 17th St SW intersection. Taylor suffered head and neck injuries with some loss of taste and smell. Attorney Kenneth Strom and F Martin Senn represented Taylor while Wa seca was counsel for Larson.
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William Taylor
4Th Ave
Janet Larson
Austin
17Th St
Taylor
Kenneth Strom
Haverston and Strom
F. Martin Senn
Waseca
Larson
Austin teachers to meet today over contract talks
Austin teachers in District 492 will convene at 4 p.m. today in the Austin High School auditorium to discuss current contract negotiations. The Austin School Board will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the administration building, moved from the usual Wednesday slot.
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Austin
Austin High School
Austin School Board
Adminisration
Sister Camille Bowe Receives Catholic Action Medal
Sister Camille Bowe, president of the College of St. Teresa in Winona, was awarded the Catholic Action medal of the Bishop of Winona by Rev. Edward Fitzgerald. He praised her 17 years of devoted service and expressed esteem for her leadership.
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M. Camille Bowe
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Edward Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Camille
Automobiles Sell Quickly in Austin Daily Herald Ad
Advertisers report cars sold via want ads. 1964 Chev V8 Impala sedan automatic, very clean. $995. See at xxx ath Ave. Call 433-8851 to place your classified ad today and ask about the special 6 time rate.
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Austin Daily Herald
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