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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
16
Brownsdale residents push a one story concrete block structure to house the fire department library and meeting room. Volunteers raised 5300 with bake sales and home talent events._completion awaits fall appeal for more funds.
Loren E. Jacob promoted to staff sergeant and listed with 3554th Maint at Perrin AFB Sherman Texas. Pvt William A Johnson 21 son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Johnson 701 Grant joined 4th Infantry Division in Germany after training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Arien D Helfrich an Austin soldier served on an honor guard before Queen Juliana in Germany. Arlen Helfrich son of Mr and Mrs Frank Helfrich 1109 Nichelson promoted to corporal RA17399254 Co K 26th Regt APO 139 New York mmYF.
A tentative opening date of June 18 is set for the Spring Valley pool with water safety staff on duty from 12:30 to 5:30 p m and 6:30 to 8 30 p m Lifeguard Craig Young will be on duty A swimming class will be conducted in mornings by Charles McDonald with dates to be announced The pool will be open all day but lifeguards on duty seven hours daily The town will host 25 bands bugle corps led by the First District American Legion marching unit and color guard of New Richland Parade chair Dr E L Morse Carnival preparations are under way on Broadway.
A 150 unit parade will highlight the American Legion first district convention in Spring Valley this weekend. The 2 p.m. Sunday procession starts at the south end of Boardway City Park and travels north on Broadway to Main Street then west on Main to Huron Avenue and north for three blocks. Sixty six units are from local posts.
Miss Arlene Jacob daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Jacob 301 Cleveland earned a B S at Mankato State Teachers College commencement. The cellist performed five dances from the French Suite by Bach laire during the program and plans to attend the Fastman School of Music in Roches Arlene ter New York next fall. Attending were her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Schuldt Lakefield.
Mower County Red Cross reports $13 411 80 raised toward an $18 377 quota for 1955 with several hundred dollars anticipated from a local television program The chapter sent $5592 73 to national headquarters for disaster relief and armed forces aid Mrs Carol Thompson executive secretary presented a May home service report detailing 25 cases including leave verification and military benefits The Junior First Aid class for Girl Scouts trained by Marie Ann horn produced 18 scouts certified First aid classes for city police led by Emmett Pfifer near completion The annual meeting will be July 11 in the Court house open to any donor of $1 or more
C. E. Palmer of Kasson elected president of the Southern Minnesota division of the Minnesota Bankers Association at the Rochester Country Club. C. J. Gislason of Lyle named secretary-treasurer and J. M. Conner of Rochester vice president. Directors named include Clarence L. Smith Austin, William Beireis Dodge Center, and Jack Woolrich Stewartville. Irving Rasmussen, state bank commissioner, made his first public appearance.
Blooming Prairie Lions Club takes over a cemetery beautification project led by Frank Krejci of the Blooming Prairie Times. Subscriptions funded evergreens between the cemetery and the village dump, with plans to add trees on the north side and replace 13 dead trees on the south side in the fall. Krejci remains involved as chairman of the planting committee.
At Memorial Stadium 2246 graduates will receive degrees in diverse fields including liberal arts commerce agriculture and dentistry. Norbert Johnson and Frances Flitton lead the list of degree recipients with honors and distinctions while John Gildner earns a B A and a second lieutenant commission in the Air Force Reserve. Malcolm M Willey serves as Master of Ceremonies and J L Morrill confers the degrees.
Centennial celebration in Spring Valley will feature July fireworks funded by the Chamber of Commerce retail division. Committee members named are Ray Stewart Elsa Schobel and Art Larson. Virgil Roberts reported on the antique car meeting and retailers voted on the community trading stamp plan.
James Catherwood Hormel earned a bachelor of arts degree from Swarthmore College Pennsylvania during Monday's exercises. He joined Phi Delta Theta served as student advisor on the men’s executive council and inter fraternity council participated in the Youth Republican Club the college dance band the men’s glee club and tennis. He previously graduated from Ashe High School.
Mrs. Jay C. Hormel attended her son’s graduation while he finished a history major at Swarthmore College after attending ville School for Boys in Asheville North Carolina.
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