Pacelli Graduation Honors 138 Graduates at Austin High
Pacelli High School conferred diplomas on 138 graduates Sunday afternoon in the Austin High School auditorium. Speaker Brother J Leonard urged reflection on Catholic education and its communal role, citing growth in character discipline Catholic setting and witness to Christ. Valedictorian JoAnne Fleming and salutatorian Barbara Weseman received special recognition as the crowd heard the blessing from Msgr Donald Cunningham.
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Pacelli High School
Austin High School
Tighe
Brother J. Leonard
Brother Leonard
University of Chicago
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Christian Brother
Minneapolis
Leonard
James Conant
Fr. Greely
Dr. Rossi
Paul VI
M. Genovefa
JoAnne Fleming
Barbara Weseman
Msgr
Donald Cunning
Brothers Riding Motorcycle Slightly Hurt in Auto Mishap
Two brothers aged 18 and 15 riding a motorcycle were slightly injured in a collision with a car at 9:27 a.m. Saturday on US 116 and 12th Pl. NE. Marvin Barrows and Gary Barrows were treated at St. Olaf Hospital and released.
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US 116
Marvin Barrows
Austin Rt. 2
Gary
St. Olaf Hospital
Robert Larson
7Th St. NE
Albert Luthe
Lansing
Tempo
Clarence Domrock
7Th Pl
4Th Ave
Austin PTA Officials Attend State Workshop
Mrs. H.O. Galstad of Austin regional PTA vice president will attend a two day state program planning workshop in Minneapolis. Mrs. William Robie, chairman of the National PTA Committee on Program Service, will lead discussions on program planning techniques for PTA church and community group leaders.
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H.O. Galstad
Austin
PTA
Minneapolis
National
PTA Committee On
William Robie
VFW Publication Tops State Honors at Convention
The Austin VFW Post 1216 publication is named best in the state and second best in the nation in the letterpress division. Editor Bernard Schmidt will receive both awards at the State VFW Convention June 16 in Manhattan.
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Austin Vfw Post
Bernard Schmidt
Mankato
ASJC Advisory Committee Members Move Tiles In Room
The ASJC advisory committee is shown busy laying floor tile with doors locked to their committee room. From the left are Frank Schultz, Mrs. Kenneth Christianson, James.
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Frank Schultz
Kenneth Christianson
James
Nine Spring Valley students named honor roll at graduation
Nine Spring Valley High School students were honored at graduation. Named: Mary Lou Michener who will attend Rochester Junior College. Dotty Esklund to University of Minnesota. Jean Richardson to Rochester. Carolyn Blahnik to Rochester Junior College. Delores Ann Koebke. Helen Hammes who will work at Home Federal Savings and Loan in Rochester. Suzanne Johnson to Macalester College. Judy Bly to Arizona State University. William Hammes who plans a medical career. Scholarships were awarded to Suzanne Johnson. Sharon Olson. Mary L. Michener. Larry Schmidt. Carolyn Blahnik. Mary Lou Michener.
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Spring Valley, Minn
Spring Valley High School
Mary Lou Michener
Duane Michener
Rochester Junior College
Dotty Esklund
H. M. Esklund
University of Minnesota
Jean Richardson
Douglas Richardson
Rochester
Carolyn Blahnik
Louis Blahnik
Delores Ann Koebke
Duane Koebke
Helen Hammes
LaVerne Hammes
Home Federal Savings and Oan
Suzanne Johnson
Norris Johnson
Macalester College
St. Paul
Judy Bly
Teff Bly
Arizona State University
William Hammes
William G. Hammes
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Sharon Olson
Henry Olson
Mary L. Michener
Larry Schmidt
American Legion
PTA
Miss Nesse Crowned Campus Cover Girl in Minneapolis News
Karin Nesse daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Nesse won the Campus Cover Girl Contest sponsored by the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Colleen Gavin tied for fifth. Karin is a St Olaf freshman and Colleen attends the Minneapolis Institute of Art among 27 contestants from 27 upper Midwest colleges.
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Austin
Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
Karin Nesse
James Nesse
2Nd St. NW
Colleen Gavin
John Gavin
Oakland Ave. E
Karin
St. Olaf College
Upper Midwest
Colleen
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Farm to Market Day Set for August 19 in Austin
Ray J. Emmerich of the Austin Chamber of Commerce urges area farm families to mail in coupons for the annual Farm To Market Day on August 19. The event welcomes garden vegetables home canned goods home baked goods poultry and related products. Rural church groups 4 H clubs and other rural groups are urged to participate. city groups cannot. Local businesses will provide tables and refrigerators for display.
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Ray J. Emmerich
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Emmerich
Austin
Eight More Queen Candidates for Miss Minnesota Pageant
The Miss Minnesota 1966 contest in Austin welcomes eight more entrants bringing total candidates to 54. Suzanne Johnson Mary De Leeuw Carolyn Niles Marlys Mossestad Linda Morelan Claudia Hounschell Sue Ann Moody Betty Lee Larson arrive with diverse talents from modern dance to x ray training. Pageant events run Tuesday through Friday with a private kickoff Tuesday night before competition begins Wednesday.
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Minnesota
Suzanne Johnson
Litchfield
Mary de Leeuw
Lake Crystal
Carolyn Niles
Bloomington
Marlys Mossestad
Thief River Falls
Miss Johnson
Lindewood College For Women
St. Charles
Goldfinger
Abe Johnson
Mary DeLeeuw
Eloise
Lake Crystal High School
William DeLeeuw
Austin
Carolyn
Charles Niles, Jr
Marlys
Oliver Mossestad
Hibbing
Linda Morelan
Faribault
Claudia Hounschell
Stillwater
Sue Ann Moody
Winona
Betty Lee Larson
Alexandria
Linda
Mankato
Mankato State College
Yeller Rose
Austin Woman Misses Curve Auto in Ditch
Mower County deputies report a Sunday night accident on CSAH 25 eight miles north of Austin. Jeanette A. Sweazey of Austin Route 1 drove north on Adolpho township road in rain, failed to complete the curve, and the car veered into a ditch and over a field driveway, ending upright. Sweazey sustained minor injuries and the vehicle suffered about $800 damage.
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Austin
Mower County
Local Seller Announces Participation and Items for Sale
A resident states intent to participate and lists items to sell during an upcoming event. The note specifies willingness to join and contribute various goods for purchase.
Deer Statue Stolen and Ivy Cut in Weekend Vandalism
Weekend incidents include the theft of a $25 deer statue from 1103 21st St. NE between Saturday 6 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m. Ivy was cut from Kenneth Olson’s home at 1009 15th St. SW between Saturday 5 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. Damages totaled $310 at a Jordan Construction Co. warehouse, and a car at 2nd Ave near 1st St. NE suffered $75 damage.
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Nordine Williamson
21St St
Kenneth Olson
15Th St
Jordan Construction Co
11Th St
Vern Hanson
7Th Ave
2Nd Ave
1St St
Baptism Topic Led Meeting at St. Peter Lutheran
In Toeterville Iowa Rev William Kamke led a St Peter Lutheran Brotherhood meeting on baptism. Members voted to cover half of Vacation Bible School supplies.
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Toeterville
Iowa
William Kamke
St. Peter Lutheran Brotherhood
YMCA Sponsors Bike Hike From Local Y
The YMCA will sponsor a bike hike Wednesday starting at 1 p.m. from the Y parking lot heading to the Martin Bustad farm. Riders should bring money for a root beer on the return trip, with an expected return around 4 30 p.m.
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YMCA
Martin Bustad
Church Welcomes 15 Young People
Fifteen ninth grade boys and girls were welcomed as full members of the First Congregational Church in a confirmation ceremony led by Rev. Ralph C. Colby at Sunday services. Confirmands include Craig Anderson Jill Barber Michael Bramel Randy Brown Roger Downing Margaret Funk Judith Jordan Thomas Knopf David Lane Gretchen Lindstrom Daniel Nadenbek Katherine Simonon Mark Ten Eyck Jeffrey Torgerson and Gregory Thomas. Scott Gillam and Ken Keate joined in the rite with the class except for the vows.
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First Congregational Church
Ralph C. Colby
Colby
Craig Anderson
Jill Barber
Michael Bramel
Randy Brown
Roger Downing
Margaret Funk
Judith Jordan
Thomas Knopf
David Lane
Gretchen Lindstrom
Daniel Nadenbek
Katherine Simonon
Mark Ten Eyck
Jeffrey Torgerson
Gregory Thomas
Scott Gillam
Substation Bids Open for Austin Utilities Project
Austin Utilities Superintendent Harold Lamon announced bids for the downtown substation will be received at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Utility Building boardroom. The bidding will be in two parts for general construction and electrical work. The 1st Street and 1st Avenue NW site is expected to finish by fall, though the transformer contract remains on strike.
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Austin Utilities
Harold Lamon
Utility
Lamon
1St St
1St Ave
Guardsmen Prep for Camp Ripley Trek. June Departure
Austin National Guardsmen spent Sunday drill preparing for summer camp at Camp Ripley Minnesota. Four Austin guardsmen fired machine guns at Corning range. 52 from southeast Minnesota qualified. Footlockers due by 8 p.m. Friday. campships start June 18. return July 2. Earl H. Lehman to attend Minnesota Military Academy at Camp Ripley June 11 to 25.
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Austin National Guardsmen
Camp Ripley
Minn
Austin
Corning
Minnesota
Earl H. Lehman
2Nd St
Minnesota Military Academy
Sargeant Man Heads LeVander Group in Minnesota
Lyall Sargeant Man will serve as Mower County chair of the Farmers for LeVander movement. Clarence W. Myers, Blue Earth farmer and former Minnesota Farm Bureau president, announces the state committee’s backing. Man says farmers need sound government and aggressive leadership, endorsing Harold LeVander for governor.
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Lyall Larson
Sargeant
Mower County
Farmers For
Harold LeVander
Ted Kolb Elected Grand Conductor at UCT Session
Ted Kolb was elected grand conductor for the coming year at the 73rd annual United Commercial Travelers of America session in the Minnesota North Dakota Jurisdiction held June 2 3 4 in St. Cloud. He will attend the national convention in San Francisco next year as a delegate. Attendees included Lewis Miller Alton Peterson Albert Wacholtz and Kenneth Tapp. The 1967 convention city will be Winona with the event set for the second week in June Austin bid for 1968.
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Ted Kolb
United Commercial Travelers of America
Minnesota- North Dakota
St. Cloud
Kolb
San Francisco
Lewis Miller
Alton Peterson
Albert Wacholtz
Kenneth Tapp
Grand Public Relations Board
Winona
Scout Roundtable Meeting Cancelled
Scout Roundtable at First Congregational Church was cancelled today by district commissioner Donald Sorenson. The next meeting is set for the second Wednesday in August.
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First Congregational Church
Donald Sorenson
CAP Squadron Tops in State CAP Wing Conference
The Austin Civil Air Patrol senior squadron was named top in the Minnesota Wing at the Wing Conference in Waseca. Capt. Elvin Davis accepted the trophy to be displayed at the Austin Airport where the squadron meets Wednesday nights. Capt. Allen Oxley, Group 5 information officer, noted the regional squadrons in Austin, Waseca, Mankato and Madelia.
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Austin Civil Air Patrol
Minnesota
Waseca
Elvin Davis
Austin
Allen Oxley
Mankato
Madelia
Heavy Farm Fire Damages Roy Carlson Property Near Glenville
A fire at the Roy Carlson farm west of Glenville caused heavy damage to the garage and a car. Carl Carlson slept nearby as firefighters and neighbors saved the home with buckets of water. Roy Carlson suffered burns to his hands. cause remains undetermined.
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Glenville
Minn
Roy Carlson
Carl
Carlson
Davers Injured in One-Car Freeborn County Crash
Mr and Mrs Joseph Dauer of 503 20th St SW remained in good condition at St Olaf Hospital after a Sunday night one car crash two miles north of Petran Corners on Maple Island Road near the Highway 16 intersection. Mrs Dauer had a rib injury and a bruised forehead while Mr Dauer suffered a lacerated forehead bruises to the chest and minor cuts and bruises.
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Joseph Dauer
20Th St
St. Olaf Hospital
Freeborn County
Dauer
Maple Island Road
Highway 16
Petran Corners
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St. Augustine’s Church
Austin Pta
VFEW
Asjc Advisory Committee
Austin State Junior College
ASJC
Spring Valley School
Delores Koebke
Miss Nesse
MISS
Texas
Robert Morelan
Nerstrand
Claudia
Sallaw
Mankato State
Sue
Frank Moody
College of St. Theresa
Betty
Brownette
John Larson
LeVander Group
UCT
CAP
Davers
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