Outstanding Austin High graduates praised for education gains
Dr. Forrest Conner urges that American students lead in reading arithmetic and communication. He cites breakthroughs from atom cracking to penicillin and argues high living standards and democracy flow from strong education. Commencement featured orchestra processional and diplomas awarded by the school board president.
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Forrest Conner
St. Paul Superintendent of
Austin
America
Russia
United States
Brazil
Denmark
Supt. L. S&. Harbo
Conner
Ray M. Wescott
Richard Dougherty
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Valedictorians and Salutatorians Named at AHS
Gale Hardy and Audrey Nelson lead Austin High School graduates sharing valedictorian honors with three salutatorians led by Eugene Hildreth Marilyn Meier and Norma Enright. Ray Wescott announced the class ranks as they prepare for Macalester College University of Minnesota and St Olaf College respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Gale Hardy
Audrey Nelson
Ray Wescott
Eugene Hildreth
Marilyn Meier
Norma Enright
Lions Learn Piano Making At Austin Lions Meet
Music filled the Austin Lions session as attendees viewed a film on modern piano assembly line methods. John Hackett announced membership at 85 after recent additions and five members plan to attend the state convention in St Paul June 9 10. Plans for a light bulb sale June 13 14 were outlined with 1 500 bulbs ordered for community welfare projects. Frank Summerside was introduced as a new member.
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Austin Lions
William J. Stegeman
John Hackett
St. Paul
Lions
Frank Summerside
Grange Youths Camp at Sandunne State Park
Grange youths from across the state will camp at Sandunne State Park near Zimm erman in Sherburne County from Monday through Friday. Camp staff includes state officers and national Grange youth deputy Wib Justin. Miss Estelle Thompson of Lansing is state secretary.
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Grange
Sandunne State Park
Zimmerman
Sherburne County
Wib Justin
National Grange
Estelle Thompson
Lansing
Verdict Directed in Favor of City in Sewer Backwash Suit
A Mower County District Court directed a verdict for the City of Austin on damages claimed by Howard Jarvis regarding sewer backwash. Judge A C Richardson ruled there was no cause for action after arguments by Wayne Popham and Robert Leighton.
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City of Austin
Howard Jarvis
Mower County
Wayne Popham
St. Paul
A. C. Richardson
Popham
Jarvis
Robert Leighton
Austin High School Graduates List of Students
A long roster lists graduates from Austin High School including Shariot Kay Ahlgren Sharon Gail Ahlgren Barbara Allas Dale H Anderson and many others. The document presents a comprehensive class roll with numerous family and given names, reflecting a large graduating class.
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Shariot
Kay Ahlgren
Sharon Gail Ahlgren
Barbara Allas
Dale H. Anderson
Duane E. Anderson
Freda Marie Anderson
Jerald Anderson
Judith Kay Anderson
Pamela Arntzen
Gayle Ashton
Carol Asleson
Richard LeRoy Backlund
Gary Lee Bahl
Allen Bailey
Karen A. Bailey
James C. Baldwin
Albert Otis Ballanger
Geraldine Jane Battin
Bryan Bandler
Bonnie Lou Bauers
Bruce Alan Bellrichard
Sharon Bellrichard
Douglas Belshaw
Beverly
Trial Set Saturday for 3 City Youths in Cottage Inn Brawl
Three Austin youths pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct from a Friday brawl at the Cottage Inn on Todd Park Road. Trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday for Robert Hardy 17 Arthur Cain 17 and Larry Diggins 16. Inn owner John Kuhn and his wife Marguerite were injured. she required emergency surgery and is at St Olaf Hospital. County Attorney Wallace Sieh asked for bond until Saturday. Judge McMillan declined bond but warned contempt if contact resumed.
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Austin
Cottage Inn
Todd Park Road
Robert Hardy
N. Kenwood
Arthur Cain
Austin Rt. 1
Larry Diggins
John Kuhn
Marguerite
St. Olaf Hospital
Wallace Sieh
Bond
Sieh
Kenneth K. McMillan
Kuhn
Kermit Hoverston
Hardy Youth
McMillan
Paul Kimball
High Court Affirms $4,000 Death Verdict Against City
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds a $4,000 jury award against the city of Austin for the death of 6 year old Steven John Loftus who was run over July 26, 1956 by a street flusher near 811 Clark. The court ruled a child cannot be held contributorily negligent and noted the vehicle had a right hand mirror added after the incident.
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Austin
Steven John Loftus
Minnesota Supreme Court
William Loftus
Clark
Stanley Pyburn
Mower County
Pyburn
C. R. Magney
Magney
Local Girl Chosen for National Music Camp
Margy Lu Wolf, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Wolf of 1007 Harmon, was accepted for an eight week National Music Camp at Interlochen Michigan. She will join after a June 22 contest in Minneapolis where she performs piano not violin. Her violin entry earned a senior division string orchestra place and an audition for the honor orchestra.
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Austin Symphony
Audrey
Glen Nelson
Sun Valley Road
University of Minnesota
Girls Athletic Assn
Mower
Margy Lu Wolf
Henry Wolf
Harmon
Interlochen
Mich
Margy Lu
Northrop Memorial Auditorium
Minneapolis
Dvorshak
Lloyd Egvedt
Parking Restrictions Ahead of Elks Centennial Parade
Police Chief George Roope announced parking limits for the Elks centennial parade at 4 p.m. Saturday. From 3 p.m. no authorized parking will be allowed on Railway from Bridge to Clark, Water, Railway to Oak, Main to the Great Western tracks, Main from Water to Maple, Maple to Kenwood, and High from Oakland to Mill. South side parking remains on Water from the Great Western tracks to Oak.
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Elks
George Roope
Bridge
Clark
Oak
Great Western
Kenwood
Oakland
Mill
Farrell to Speak at Scouter Meeting in Wisconsin
Ray Farrell superintendent of the Minnesota Training School for Boys at Red Wing will address Wasiota District scouters and wives at the annual banquet in Otwana. He will discuss the theme Why Scouting. Recognition will honor veteran and new scouts and present awards including the lifesaving award to Thomas Larkin Keynon for heroism.
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Owatonna
Minn
Ray Farrell
Minnesota Training School For Boys
Red Wing
Wasiota
National Council
Thomas Larkin
Keynon
City Officials View Radar Speed Recorder Demonstration
Police Chief George Roope Municipal Judge Kenneth K Mc Millan and Mayor Baldy Hansen observed a radar speed recording demonstration on Highway 16 E. The device logs eastbound speeds near the Great Western underpass with a buzzer for violations and a recording graph showing exact speeds. Austin currently uses electronic devices but lacks radar units.
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George Roope
Kenneth K. McMillan
Baldy Hansen
Highway 16-E
Highway 16
Great Western Underpass
Austin
Two Riceville Children Suffer Burns in Accidents
Riceville Iowa two youngsters recover from burns this week. Michael Goodman age 13 months pulled a pan of hot liquid from a stove. Alan Setka age 20 months burned his left hand after stumbling into embers at a small bonfire during a picnic.
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Riceville
Iowa
Michael Goodman
Corwin Goodman
Alan Setka
Stanley Setka
Garbisch Re-elected to Dairyland Power Board
William Garbisch of Brownsdale won another term as director and second vice president of Dairyland Power Cooperative at La Crosse. He serves as president of Freeborn Power Cooperative Light and Power Assn and represents the Cedar Valley Electric Cooperative on the power generation board. C. E. Biederman of Osage was elected first vice president as Cedar Valley Electric’s representative.
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William Garbisch
Brownsdale
Dairyland Power Cooperative
la Crosse
Freeborn- Power Cooperative Light and Power Assa
Power Generation Cooperative
Cedar Valley Electric Cooperative
St. Ansgar
Iowa
C. E. Biederman
Osage
Eagles to Bid for State Meet in Winona Next Week
Eight Austin Aerie of Eagles delegates travel to Winona to bid for the 1960 state FOE convention. Wiess reports on Eagle of the Year effort while Apold runs for state trustee. The Drum and Eagle Corps parade Saturday as Crump leads new officers installed by Clarence Dugan. Dugan notes plans to rebuild Eagles Hall after fire and aims to award bids soon.
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Austin Aerie of Eagles
Winona
Wiess
Apold
Austin Eagles
Crump
Clarence Dugan
Gulbrandsen
Arthur Gieser
Earl Swenson
Robert Dieker
Clarence Peterson
Arnold Remke
Shorrel
Gabrielson
Dugan
Eagles Hall
Registration Set Monday for Extension Courses
Students enrolled in extension courses co sponsored by Austin Junior College and Winona State College meet at the Austin Area Vocational School auditorium at 7 30 a m Monday for registration and a short class session Miss Dora Tollefson Mower County superintendent of schools said this morning F R Adams Winona State College official will provide general information about the courses Credits earned may count toward teaching certificates renewal and college curriculums Courses include Education 304 Visual and Auditory Aids instructed by Gordon Fogdall Education 301 The Curriculum by Miss Josephine Kremer Art 214 Design by Mrs Ione Bell Elements of Geography for Junior College or Geography 210 for Winona State students by William Ruppert English 120 Evaluation of Prose and Poetry by Lorna Bates and History 235 Economic History of the United States Colonial and Pioneer Economies by Ruppert
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Austin Junior College
Winona State College
Austin Area Vocational School
Dora Tollefson
Mower County
F. R. Adams
Gordon Fogdall
Josephine Kremer
Ione Bell
Winona State
William Ruppert
Dr. Waugh to Speak at East St. Olaf Banquet
Dr. J. M. Waugh of Rochester will speak on Churches I Have Seen at the East St. Olaf Lutheran Brotherhood Father Son Banquet in Hayfield Minnesota. He will show pictures and discuss churches in Europe and the Scandinavian nations and notes his hobby of visiting churches. Others on the program include Edgar Nelson master of ceremonies Jerome Nelson accordionist Victor Brakke greeting and Harris Nelson response.
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Hayfield
Minn
J. M. Waugh
Rochester
East St. Olaf Lutheran Brotherhood
Europe
Waugh
Middle East
Edgar Nelson
Jerome Nelson
Victor Brakke
Harris Nelson
Austin Duplicate Bridge Club Continues Summer Play
Bridge club members will continue play at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Elk's Clubrooms. Sessions will be held on succeeding Wednesdays throughout the summer.
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Austin
Duplicate Bridge Club
Elk’s
Washout Delays Great Western Mail From Minneapolis
A bridge washout on the Great Western near Randolph Wednesday delayed mail from Minneapolis to Austin by eight hours. 13 freight cars piled up and the 11:30 p.m. train reached Austin seven hours late, with deliveries delayed into Thursday morning. Officials say the wreck is cleared and the 11:30 p.m. service should run on time tonight.
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Great Western
Randolph
Minneapolis
Austin
Ten Confirmed at Evanger Church Service
SARGEANT Minnesota a class of 10 will be confirmed at Evanger Lutheran Church east of Sargeant on Sunday. Read more mentions of Galen Bungum Dallas Johnson Charles Wilson Danal Lindo Patricia Wilson Marta Johnson Darlene Wilson Shirley Read Janet Grovdahl and Marlene Fosse among the confirmands.
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Sargeant, Minn
Evanger Lutheran Church
Sargeant
Galen Bungum
Dallas Johnson
Charles Wilson
Danal Lindo
Patricia Wilson
Marcia Johnson
Darlene Wilson
Shirley Read
Janet Grovdahl
Marlene Fosse
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Ernest Enright
Duane Anderson
Barbara Camm
Mary Dunlap
Verdelle Endstad
Betty E. Geyer
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Karen Kohines
Ann Mickelson
David L. Thompson
Virginia Thompson
Mier Wolf
Eugene
Marilyn
Sandunne
Colleen Mae Butler
Donna Marie Cafourek
Garnet Lou Cafourek
Barbara Leslie Camm
Charles Grant Carlson
Pamela Clare Carlson
John F. Carroll
Nancy Lee Cattnach
Jerome Kenneth Christianson
Dona Clark
Gary D. Clawson
Judith I. Clement
Sondra Lou Cooper
Retta Bell Corporon
Connie Marie Coumbe
Jon Culton
Barbara Daley
David Dammen
Catherine Danowsky
Gary L. Davis
Thomas A. Davis
Mary L. Davison
Nancy Jean DeFor
Colleen Kay Despard
Donald Dimmel
Sharon Dopita
Eugene Doscher
Barbara Eileen Costa
Robert Monier Doty
Kathleen Ann Downs
Louis Dudycha, Jr
Nancy DuMond
Betty Kay Dunn
Robert G. Dybevik
Gary Eagen
Mary Elizabeth Earl
Jane Marie Earl
Carole Easton
Janice Eblen
Robert E. Edwards
Norbert Lee Ellis
Russell Allan Ellis
Sharon Ellison
Verdelle Enstad
Evelyn Erickson
Geraldine Betty Evanson
Carol Evenson
Jon Everson
Sharon Kay Everson
Lois J. Falck
Vivian Farrand
Ronald Farrell
Teddy G. Farrell
Jacob Jay Fawyer
Jan Fennell
Barbara Ann Finholdt
Gordon Finley
Janet Finley
Patricia Ann Flatten
Roger Dennis Folven
Marsha Ann Franklin
David Fur
Marguerite Goetsch
Donald Duane Gothard
Mary Susan Gower
Marilyn Grant
Dianne Greenameyer
Jacqueline Grundmeier
Margaret Grundy
Darryl D. Haack
Judith Haack
Jane Elizabeth Haase
Helen E. Hallam
Karen L. Haney
Sharon Hansen
Darrell Hanson
Phyllis Hanson
John Hardy
Judith Gale Hardy
Thomas W. Hartman
Jerry L. Hartson
Carl T. Harwood
Harold DuWayne Haskin
Mary Francis Hastings
Diane Hawkins
Beverly J. Hayes
Janice Jean Heikes
Georgia Ann Hemphill
Alan James Henricks
Ramona Henricks
James Victor Herrick
Kenneth
Eugene Richard Hinkle
Carol Hodgin
Judith Houston
Ralph Allen Howard
Donald Hubmer
James D. Hulet
Michael Keith Hylland
Bonnie Hynie
Carolie Kay Jacobson
Darrel W. Johansen
Harold W. Johnson
Janice Elaine Johnson
Jerry D. Johnson
Joan Kay Johnson
Joyce Johnson
Leon Johnson
Nathan J. Johnson
Phyllis Elaine Johnson
Roger Mershon Johnson
William C. Jorgensen
Donald Joseph
Rosemary
Kannady
Mary Ann Keller
Mary Kay Keily
Wendell King
William Klingfus
Luella
Sarah Koepsell
Karen Kay Kohlwes
Donald H. Kooy
Charles Kramer
Jean Kramer
Scarlett LaRue Krupicka
Beverly K. Lang
Barbara Larson
Richard Larson
Shirley Larson
Frank Larweck, Jr
David O. Laskewitz
Catherine E. Leahy
Robert Lechnir
Bette J. Lee
Bruce Wayne Lees
Jerry Lenz
Merle J. Lester
William Lewis
Patricia Lightley
Lucretia Lightly
Brenda Kaye Lindstrom
Larry Long
Charles Louk
Patricia Jean Luthe
David Lyle
James Neal Madison
Burton Magnuson
Marlene Kay Magnuson
Linda Malley
Catherine Maloney
Maria Marchegiani
John Marchwick
Donald Maxfield
Donna Carol McCauley
Arlene Evan McCoy
Duane McFarland
Kaye Irene McMasters
Marilee McMichael
Lois Irene Mealy
Ann J. Mickelson
Darlene Miller
Janice Miller
Jean Carole Mills
Charles Mitchell
Janith Moehlman
David Wayne Monahan
Ruth Ann Moody
Ralph Morgan
Claretta Rae Morrell
Harold D. Nantz
Alice Nelson
Audrey May Nelson
Judith Ann Nelson
Richard John Nelson
Rodney Nelson
Ronald E. Newman
Mary Jo Nielsen
Alice Noble
Mary Garrow
Nockleby
Bonnie June W Noram
Bruce Elmer Norby
June Nordmeier
Agatha Emily Norton
la Donna
Jean Norum
Jerome Olson
Ruth Olson
Manly Lyle Osborn
Michael Osborn
Paul A. Oxley
Karen Annella Page
Linda L. Paulson
David Percival
Phyllis Perry
Jean Peters
Lowell Peterson
Jerry Lee Peterson
David Peterson
James Peterson
Sonja
Karen Peterson
John Pfister, Jr
Avis M. Pickett
Sue Plager
Roger Plath
Thomas
Terry James Schmidt
Charles Schneider
Frank D. Schultz
Janice Shultz
Judith Schulz
Joan Vilene Schutter
Gary Scrabeck
Judith LeeAnn Seim
David L. Seiver
Toni Setchell
Carole Mae Shatek
Ronald Ward Shoemaker
Duane Charles Simpson
Marcia Jean Skinner
Jerrold Skogeboe
Joan Skov
Darwin Slindee
Roger Merlyn Slindee
Donald Slupe
Jean Marilyn Smeby
Betty Smith
Donna Mae Smith
Judith E. Sollie
Douglas J. Spence
Antonette Speredon
James Harlan Steen
Alston M. Steinbach
Patricia Steinbrink
Ben J. Sterling, Jr
Douglas A. Stevens
Larry Duane Sundholm
Eugene F. Swank
Loretta Marie Tabor
Judith Anne Tallman
David Loren Thompson
Marilyn Thompson
Virginia Marie Thompson
Dorothy Jean Thrasher
Patricia Susan Todd
David Walter Trimble
Lillie Belle Trimble
Joyce True
George Upcraft
Judy van Camp
Joan VanDenover
Karen Vietor
Sharon E. Vinans
Charles Kenneth Viasaty
Terald Eugene Voorhees
Jene Voss
Roger John Voss
Gloria Jean Waller
Karen Judith Warfield
Linda Louise Warfield
Sandra Rae Wasko
Janice Waterbury
Donna Watson
Edward Watt
Robert L. Watts
Carolyn Ann Wend
Avis White
William Wichmann
Barbara Ann Wiedemann
Connie William
Suzanne Williams
Elden Wilson
Delores Wolfe
Jon Wolfe
Thomas Lawrence Wolfe
Gale Wollschlager
Susan Woodfill
Wayne Woods
Susan V. Young
Delores Maree Yunker
Aneitta
Elizabeth Ziemer
Deanna Ruth Zook
Dale E. Zrucky
Paul J. Zrucky
High Court
Supreme Court
J. P. Mahoney
City
Loftus
Margy Lou
Austin Junior Orchestra
Paul Helme
Harold Sundet
Elks Parade
Don A. Sheetz
Austin , Dial
Adams
Marlene Peters
Princess Jackie Krueger
Shelby Jean Runkle
Farmers State Bank of Adams
Diane Sabre
Nancy Weydert
Garbisch
Eagles
Ozzie Gulbrandsen
Floyd Crump
Kenneth Apold
Norman Wiess
Emil Rayman
Grant Shorrel
Wilbur Mayer
Gordon Gabrielson
Dr. Waugh
East St. Olaf
Evanger Church
Austin Daily Herald
F. O
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Mother
Helbros
BR. W. Tapager & Son
Austin, Minn
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