Austin Construction Roars Across City Dragon Line of Projects Expands
Austin features multiple large scale constructions including the Great Western depot on South River Street with heavy machinery, Ellis Junior High on the East Side, a Western Bell building project at St Paul and Mill, a new office building near Harold Mix Cleaners, a First National Bank drive in under way, and a Whittier School kindergarten addition. Other upgrades include Lincoln School remodeling, Webster School repairs, a Piggle Wiggly supermarket start, a Powerite Electric Motor Co plant, Queen of Angels High School addition, Banfield school extension, a municipal boiler retrofit, Belt Line railroad bridge work, and water main upgrades with pipe removal and new mains on site.
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Ellis
St. Paul and Mill
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Harold Mix Cleaners
S. St. Paul
Main Street
First National Drive
Whittier School
Lincoln School
Webster School
St. Paul Street
Oakland
Winona
Powerite Electric Motor Co
Queens
Queen of Angels High School
Banfield School
Municipal Utilities
Kennedy says no plans for presidency in 1960
Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts states he seeks only re election to the Senate next year and has no presidential or vice presidential aspirations. He criticizes gaps in federal law that shield corrupt union officials from misuse of labor funds and property during an Arkansas Bar Association address.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Arkansas Bar Assn
The
Bar Association
TV quizmaster Hal March becomes father to baby boy
New York broadcaster Hal March and wife Candy Tox tou welcomed a son weighing five pounds thirteen ounces born yesterday.
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New York
Hal March
March
Candy Toxtou
Weather Readings from Fire Station Roof
Official U S readings taken from the roof of the fire station at 8 30 am show a temperature of 51 degrees. Cloudy conditions persist with the low and high of the previous 24 hours both 51 and 70 respectively.
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U. S
Readings Taken at the Herald Building Every Hour Friday
Hourly readings recorded at the Herald Building on Friday outline the weather pattern for the day. Observers note changes in temperature and conditions as the day progresses, with emphasis on morning clarity and late afternoon shifts.
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Herald
New Milk Ordinance Grants Test Reciprocity
Austin adopts a reciprocity milk testing ordinance to recognize inspections from other cities and limit sanitarian inspections to dairy herds within a 15 mile radius. New fees include a $75 annual license for processors and $1.50 monthly per patron plus outside-shed lab charges. a city water and sewer outside service now costs $10 per trip.
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Austin
Austin Sanitarian
Camp Held Main Job of Legion
Cmdr. Frank Koch of St Charles announced the First District aims to raise 17000 for Legionville the American Legion camp for school patrol boys. The district has 13000 toward the goal and expects the balance by the August department convention. Koch said the drive is the most important phase of the region program and the district has 102 percent of its membership quota with 11257 members enrolled. Fifty three of 58 posts are over their targets with Austin in the top 10. Koch noted he has visited 45 posts since his election at Albert Lea.
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Legionville
American Legion
Cmdr
Frank Koch
St. Charles
Koch
Department
St. Paul
St. Cloud
Austin
Albert Lea
Adjutant del Ruhberg
Parade shortened to reduce graduation traffic
Parade officials announce the route will end one block early to ease congestion near Queen of Angels Church during Pacelli High School graduation. Units will regroup along Bridge Street and return downtown off parade formation, parade chairman Sheldon Hanson said.
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American Legion
Railway
McKinley
Bridge Street
Queen of Angels
Speed Labyrinth Claims Five On Minnesota Curve
Witnesses blame excessive speed for a fatal crash on Highway 65 eleven miles north of Albert Lea. Waldo Schultz and Marilyn Torgeson, Mabel Larson, Ralph and Mrs Bernard die. Kenneth Chapman injured. Carlson family saw the impact at Carlson’s curve, noted no posted limit, traffic halted two hours. The crash marks Minnesota’s deadliest day of the year with 248 deaths.
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Herald
Highway 65
Albert Lea
Waldo R. Schultz
Richfield
Marilyn Ann Torgeson
Mason City
Iowa
Mabel Larson
Forest City
Ralph Berard
Des Moines
Kenneth Chapman
Berard
Larson
Don Johnson
Austin
Schultz
J. D. Kent
Walter Carlson
Lindahl
Carlson's Curve
Minnesota
Girard Dismisses Japanese Lawyer in Fatal Shooting Case
U S Army Specialist 3 C William S Girard of Ottawa Illinois dismissed Japanese lawyer Itsuro Hayashi who was to defend him for causing the death of a scrap metal scavenger at a firing range. Girard said the action does not reflect on Hayashi's integrity and indicated the defense would be handled by American attorneys retained by his family.
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Tokyo
William S. Girard
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Itsuro Hayashi
Stanley Levin
Los Angeles
Hayashi
Louis
United States
Levin
Maebashi
Resolution Seeks to Press Japan on Girard Case
Representative Hal ey of Florida introduces a nonbinding House resolution urging the administration to reconsider letting Army Specialist William S. Girard be tried by Japanese authorities. The measure is a morale statement, not law, and would require Girard to file new documents to challenge jurisdiction.
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Washington
Rep
Haley
D-Fla
Administration
3.C. Williams. Girard
Mr Sergeant-at-Arms Hall Serves From 1936 Across Legion Levels
Austin veteran Harry G. Hall known as Cookie serves as sergeant-at-arms for Post 91 and has held the post at county district state and national levels. Since 1936 he has directed colors at meetings and guarded doors while coordinating funeral escorts and grave decorations for veterans. His long service includes roles as Mower County Council sergeant-at-arms and First District sergeant, with national duties as assistant sergeant-at-arms at conventions in Los Angeles Miami and Washington D C.
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American Legion
Austin
Harry G
Cookie) Hall
The
Hall
Mower County
Harry
Post 91
Movie Stars Escape Injury on Navy Ship
A Navy destroyer escort Whitehurst off Pearl Harbor narrowly avoided a serious accident when 11 depth charges exploded prematurely. Actor Robert Mitchum directed firing orders as three charges fired, causing engine room damage and a brief engine shut down but no injuries. Director Dick Powell and June Allyson watched from the bridge as the blast sent water high behind the stern.
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Honolulu
Whitehurst
Walter R. Smith
Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Dick Powell
June Allyson
Pearl Harbor
Smith
Mitchum
Passports Taken From Youths Freed by Reds
Two South Carolina students, Mike A. Gilbert and Warren William Hair, were freed by Hungarian police and returned to Austria after being jailed since May 26. The U S consulate in Vienna took their passports and the State Department will decide if they may continue their Europe hitchhiking trip. Officials criticized the youths for violating travel restrictions and border rules and said they may stay in Vienna for a few days while authorities assess their maturity and trust.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
South Carolina
Hungary
Mike A. Gilbert
Walterboro
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
S. C
State Department
Europe
Boy Strangles Self on Shirt in Attic
Pat Hall nine years old of Gettysburg South Dakota was found dead in the attic of his home on Friday apparently from strangulation. Authorities ruled the death accidental and the boy had tied his shirt around his neck while playing alone.
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Gettysburg
S.D
Pat Hall
Dale Hall
Mother Kills 3 Children in Detroit Home
Detectives reported a Detroit mother, Constance Wheeldon, 29, killed her three young children after calling police in distress. Officers found Jimmy 4, Deborah 15 months, and Diane 6 months dead in a gas filled house with two drowned and one suffocated. George Wheeldon, the husband, was away at the time.
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Detroit
Constance Wheeldon
Jimmy
Deborah
Diane
Escape Landing After Airliner Fire Over Norfolk
An Eastern Air Lines DC7B diverted to Norfolk Naval Air Station after its left outboard engine caught fire at 19 000 feet. Pilot Capt E Q Ford and crew landed safely as Navy fire crews chased and extinguished the blaze. One unidentified woman sprained an ankle. 68 passengers exited via emergency chutes and were later transported to Municipal Airport.
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Eastern Air Lines
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Miami
Boston
E. Q. Ford
Ing
Navy
Municipal
Navy Bus
Hows Ont Qy Capital Airlines
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Herbert Anderson
Rochester
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Clarks Grove
Austin Daily Herald
Kent
Freeborn County
Carl Lindahl
Tridge
House Action
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Harry Hall
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