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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
2
Vital statistics include births and deaths in Clifton and Osage areas with detailed family connections. Notable obituaries list Leone Anderson age 77 and Clinton L Richards 89, plus Walter Pike 95 and Gabriel Edland 72 and Adolph Halseth 8, noting residences in Osage St Ansgar Grand Meadow and Albert Lea with survivors and service details.
Series of funeral schedules for Meta Hormel William Schoenwetter Gabriel Edland and James Davis. Details include dates times locations churches cemeteries and visiting hours. Also listed are marriage notices and a grass fire incident at 500 block of East Oakland with no damages reported.
In loving memory of Mary L DeVriendt who passed away June 6 1975 memories woven in go This is the picture we tenderly hold Deep in our hearts her memory is kept To love cherish and never forget
Melvin Peterson 304 1st Ave NW June 5 Mrs David Monty 2007 11th St SW June 5 Kristina Hastings 707 22nd Ave NW June 5 Robert Hansen 1309 8th St June 5 Mrs Leroy Baseman and daughter Austin Rt 2 June 6 Herbert Ted Kilgore Rose Creek June 6
Four Minnesotans died in weekend crashes raising the 1976 toll to 250. Delores Canton, 77, of rural Watson, died at Minnesota Hospitals Sunday after a collision at Minnesota 169 and 19 in Scott County. Frederick Rossman, 82, of Minneapolis, died hours after being struck by a car while watching a softball game near his home. David G. Becker, 18, of rural Clara City, was killed when a car left a county road and plunged into a ditch near Clara City. Eugene A. Isaak, 19, of Dodge, North Dakota, died when a truck left a highway near Beckenridge and went into a drainage ditch.
Scattered rainfall touched many U S regions while the Teton Reservoir floodwaters move down the Snake River. Shelley Idaho reported nearly seven feet over flood stage, surpassing a 1918 record by two feet. Isolated severe storms erupted in Texas and Montana with three tornadoes on the western gulf coast. Overnight totals reached 14 inches at Great Falls Montana and half inch at Havre Colorado Springs and Deming New Mexico. Showers covered northern Atlantic states and southern Florida as morning temps ranged from 40 to 85 degrees.
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota will proceed with remodeling a Highland Park building in St. Paul for offices and an abortion clinic despite a city moratorium declared Thursday by the City Council. Executive director Thomas Webber said they intend to continue and will pursue litigation if denied a building permit.
Adventures in Attitudes a teal involvement course will be offered in the summer session at ACC starting June 16. The course aims at self improvement and leadership assessment through a whole person approach. Coordinator Robert Wiseman leads instruction by Bob Conklin with Personal Dynamics Inc. Fee is 15 dollars plus 35 dollars for books. Sessions run 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays in room B-100 ACC. Registration and information available at the Community Service office.
The Southeastern Minnesota Senior Citizen's Organization SEMSCO will hold its second annual convention at 9 a m Thursday in Pine Island High School. Officers will be elected and next year’s activities outlined while discussion covers discounts in retail stores group homeowners insurance and travel agency services and reduced hospitalization costs for seniors. Keynote speaker will be Ralne past president of Minnesota Senior Federation Services.
Morris Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Merle D Nelson Rose Creek earns a chemistry degree from the University of Minnesota Morris at the 13th annual commencement on June 11. About 250 graduates comprise the class including summer 1975, fall, and winter completers. Paul A Winequist LeRoy graduates from Winona Area Vocational Technical Institute in recreational vehicles maintenance courses.
First Baptist Church will host Bible School at 6 30 p m Monday through Friday June 7 11 with the theme Life and Liberty in Christ All ages welcome and transportation by bus. Activities include Bible lessons singing crafts recreation and refreshments The Missionary Project supports Faith Christian School in Austin.
A lasting tribute to the memory of Peary Sheely of Brownsdale Minnesota was funded by gifts to the Minnesota Heart Association. Clayton F. Meyer Mower County Heart Memorial Gifts Chairman said the memorial translates sorrow into positive action by supporting research to reduce premature death and disability due to heart disease.
Mower County deputies investigate two thefts last weekend. In Harvey Fjerstad’s home between 9 am and 11 am Sunday a locket and watch valued at 125 dollars were taken with no sign of forced entry. Between 8 and 10 pm Saturday an unknown person entered Ray Hastings’ truck near Chateau Speedway in Lansing and took a 200 dollar CB radio.
Federal court clerks report the trial of David S. Fine, accused UW bomber, has been cancelled as prosecutors and defense reach a plea agreement. The change in plea is set for 10 a.m. here, with jury selection halted and jurors released after being told no further action. Fine faces federal conspiracy and damage charges plus state counts of murder arson and related offenses tied to the 1970 explosion.
In 1850 Japan had no locomotives ships or large factories, yet within a century it built the world’s largest ships and, in World War II, possessed the largest battleship By 1950s observers noted Japan’s rapid industrial and naval ascent powered by massive shipbuilding capacity and wartime armament.
Eight people were treated for injuries after a fire at a residential hotel on the edge of downtown St. Paul. Three of those treated for smoke inhalation were firefighters. The Capri Hotel residents were hospitalized along with two others released after treatment. Smoke affected at least ten nearby businesses through a basement tunnel. Fire Chief Charles Loucks said the blaze began about 12 45 p m in a room housing elevator compressors and appeared electrical in origin.
Jury selection started in Cedar Rapids for the murder trial of two American Indian Movement members charged in the shootings of two FBI agents on a South Dakota reservation. Security was tight with metal detectors as a pretrial hearing faced no incidents amid indictments of four men on two counts of premeditated murder.
June 7, 1976 cattle market reports show prices for good steer and yearling at 4.00 six sellers mix. Commercial cows listed around 5.20 with cann ers 2.75 for bulls and utilities. Heifers priced $1 to $2 under steer with weights mostly over 300 lbs.
The Austin Common Council will meet June 21 1976 at 8:00 p m in City Council Chambers to consider amending Chapter IX striking sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and adding a general powers clause for the fire department The amendment would authorize establishment maintenance and operation of a fire department including land acquisition contracts and regulation of personnel and services. Dated June 3 1976 City Recorder Richard Benzkofer.
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