County Board Sets Hearing on New Road
The Mower County Board of Commissioners set July 9 at 3 p m for a hearing on a 7 mile service road parallel to Interstate 90 in Marshall and Windom Townships. They will meet with the Minnesota Commissioner of Highways to discuss if the road is a freeway extension or a county project funded by county and state.
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Mower County Board of Commissioners
Marshall
Windom
Minnesota Commissioner of Highways
Austin
John Jette
Minor Incidents Reported by Police Blotter
Two minor incidents were logged on Tuesday. A witness saw a person lean from a moving car on Interstate 90 and fire at signs with a pump BB gun. Several cars and windows have been peppered with BBs recently. A house trailer at the fairgrounds owned by George Butler had broken windows and screens. Report filed by Reuben Wingness, fairgrounds custodian.
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George Butler
Fairgrounds
Reuben Wingness
8Th Ave
East Side Lake Level Dropped for Repair Job
Dirty water churns beneath the East Side Lake dam as the lake is lowered to permit Jordan Builders Inc to encase the limestone in concrete. The city engineer authorized lowering up to four feet if needed. once repairs finish the lake will rise about three feet above current level.
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East Side
Jordan Builders, Inc
East Side Lake
Krings Outlines Camp Plan for Luck Area Scouts
Duane Krings district Scout executive spoke to the Exchange Club and presented a plat of the new Scout recreation area near Luck Wisconsin. He said funds will allow camp sites to be developed and equipment purchased and urged local support to provide youth with natural recreation facilities.
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Duane Krings
Exchange Club
Luck
Wis
Krings
Red Cross Home Service Study Highlights Armed Forces Support
At Mankato meeting Miss Bonnie McAfee outlined Red Cross home service policies for service members and families. Volunteers and executive secretaries from Southern Minnesota discussed ensuring help without prejudice, maintaining dignity, and clarifying what Red Cross can and cannot do. Mower County members attending included Gertrude Banfield Ole Benson Millen Jensen Cleo Leighton Jane Olsen Albert Horwitz Fred Ten Eyck R Norman Miller K K McMillan E Douglass Brigham.
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Red Cross
Mankato
Bonnie McAfee
Minnesota
Red Cross Home Service
Miss McAfee
Mower County
Gertrude Banfield
Ole Benson
Millen Jensen
Cleo Leighton
Jane Olsen
Albert Horwitz
Fred Ten. Eyck
R. Norman Miller
K. K. McMillan
E. Douglass Brigham
United Fund Agency
Accident Case Under Way in District Court Here
In a 1960 auto mobile crash case Richard C. Storry vs Ben Lageson and his wife proceedings continued with Dr. Wesley Stoike for the plaintiff. Jurors were seated and Judge A C Richardson presides as the trial advances with next case on farm accident involving Elmer E. Ofstedahl against Richard and Phyllis Lockwood.
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Richard C. Storry
Ben Lageson
Austin
Storry
Wesley Stoike
Augustine Jax
Nevada
Glen Johns
Racine
Alfred Hanson
William Hardecopf
Clayton
Roy Bates
Ambrose Sculley
William Leebens
Oscar Hellen
Sargeant
Art Smith
Woodrow Johnson
Carl Behrens
Waltham
Lucille Sponberg
Ofstedahl
Phyllis Lockwood
Journalism Teacher Joins New Ulm Daily Journal Staff
Miss Mary D. Schuck, Austin Public Schools journalism instructor and publications adviser, will become women's editor of the New Ulm Daily Journal and work at the KNUJ radio station. She has taught in the Austin system, including Blue Earth, and is a New Ulm native and Mankato State College graduate.
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Mary D. Schuck
Austin Public Schools
New Ulm Daily Journal
KNUJ
Summer Hours Set for Engineer's Office
City engineer Roger Nelson announces summer hours 7 a m to 4 p m starting Monday. The change aligns with the work crew’s schedule and the office will observe the new times.
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Roger Nelson
Milwaukee Revises Train Schedules
Milwaukee officials study revisions on the Milwaukee Road Iowa Southern Minnesota and Dakota division affecting the night meat pull from Austin to Mason City connecting with the Sioux Falls meat train. The Calmer line service remains but under a different schedule with potential crew consolidations and up to nine trainmen and six engineers at risk for an $80 000 payroll reduction.
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Milwaukee Road
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin
Mason City
Sioux Falls
S.D
Spencer Line
Chicago
Calmer
Marquette
Wilson
Albert Lea
Faribault
Rose Creek
Adams
LeRoy
Parish Honors Msgr Cunningham on 40th Priesthood Year
Rt Rev Msgr Donald A Cunningham pastor of Queen of Angels Catholic Church was honored at a surprise banquet in Queen's Hall on the 40th anniversary of his ordination. Members and guests praised his quarter century of service and the church's growth under his leadership. Telegrams and gifts from clergy, parish groups, and civic organizations were read or presented in tribute.
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Msgr
D. A. Cunningham
Msgr. Cunningham
Donald A. Cunningham
Queen of Angels Church
Queen of Angels
Father Cunningham
Daniel Corcoran
Father Corcoran
St. Edward's Church
Msgr. Cunningeham
Fasther Corcoran
K. of C
American Legion Post 91
Cunningham
Chicago
DePaul University
St. Mary's College
Winona
France
St. Paul Seminary
St. Paul
la Crescent
Lake City
Queen of Peace
Lyle
Utilities Board Sets Ash Removal Plan for Power Plant
Austin Utilities board forms a committee to cost and plan a two silo ash disposal facility for the plant boiler, estimating about 48 000 dollars plus 15 000 dollars for installation as the existing open pit system proves inadequate.
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Austin Utilities Board
Harold Lamon
Alex Hirsh
R. O. Babcock
L. W. Lacy
Lamon
William Dunlap
Charles Voogh
Bloodmobile Visit Planned Across Mower County
The Red Cross Bloodmobile tours Mower County June 18 to 22 with sites in Lyle Parish Center and the Moose Club rooms in Austin. Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. on June 18 and ongoing through June 22. Organizers expect to collect over 1,000 pints, stressing the life saving value of each donation.
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Red Cross
Mower County
Harold Lamon
Red Cross County
Lyle
Moose Club
3Rd Ave
Austin
Volkman Off Serious List Today
ROCHESTER Minn John Volkmann 16 has been taken off the serious list and is in satisfactory condition at St Marys Hospital after a May 26 auto accident. The Spring Valley High sophomore suffered a skull fracture while riding as a passenger. driver Tom Kuehn 16 faces careless driving charges and will be tried later.
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Rochester
Minn
John Volkmann
St. Marys Hospital
Spring Valley High School
Fillmore County
Max Volkmann
Tom Kuehn
Chuck Kuehn
Spring Valley
Kuehn
Farmers Day Committee Reviews Plans For Aug Market Day
Mayor Roger Svejkovsky met with the Farm to Market Day committee of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. The group has met since April and expanded plans for the event. James Elliott and his committee will contact merchants this month. Publicity plans were reviewed as interest grows for the second annual Market Day on Aug. 17 with expectations of larger participation.
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Roger Svejkovsky
Chamber of Commerce
James Elliott
Baldy’s Banker Convention Observations
A humorous note from Minnesota recounts a bankers convention in Minneapolis. The writer estimates about two attendees and spouses will be present, jokes about banker jargon, and ponders how bankers afford luxury cars while offering promotions.
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New Road
Osmundson Brothers
Joe Schroer
Brownsdale
J. E. Monnahan
Austin Rt. 3
Circulation Dept
Montgomery Ward
Koh Raa Air
Nema
National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
Oakland Ave
Hemrock
State Bank
James Herring
Riceville
Herring
John McGrath
Miss Schuck
Milwaukee
Niversary
LaVera Trocinski
By John Novotney
Merle Blank
Holy Name Society
Nicholas Commorato
Rosary Society
Elks Club
Masonic Lodge
UPWA
Elmer L. Andersen
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Daily Herald Area News
Austin (Minn
Herald
Interstate Power Company
12Th St. NW
Parks and Recreation Board
Todd Park
Main St. N
Volkman
Baldy Talkin
Minneapolis
Rose Creek Bank
C.R.H
J. A. Ramseth
4Th Ave
Water
Phon
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