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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
12
Birth notices for Sherman Wood Minneapolis daughter June 7 and Steven Schneberger Hastings son June 8. Public notices list Baptisms and hospital acknowledgments. Obituaries include Benton Cady Saint Albans Vermont and Helen Sorom Stewartville with services in Rochester and Grand Meadow.
Municipal Court General Session reports minor consuming pleas for John Zaharis at 415 7th Pl SE and Steven Britt at 800 9th Ave SE with guilty verdicts. Britt fined 50 dollars. Drive after suspension case for Keith Swenson at 604 14th St SW, guilty plea, fined 100 dollars, license suspended six more months, plates impounded. Minor in Possession dismissed on city attorney motion. Richard Forsland's address corrected to 708 9th St after typographical error.
Justice Charles Ellis presided in Blooming Prairie as numerous defendants faced fines and bail forfeitures. Merlin Madson pleaded guilty to parking in a restricted area. Thomas Gold and William Wettergren committed speeding. Mark Lemke and Harold Eischens pleaded guilty to careless driving and related offenses. Paul Lassahn faced furnishing beer to a minor. Ralph Trom pleaded guilty.
Steven Christopherson, son of Mr and Mrs Dale Christopherson, residing at 1406 7th Ave NW, was admitted to Methodist Hospital Rochester in surgical care at Room 781.
O Russell Olson of Rochester was elected Chief Judge of the Third Judicial District which serves 11 counties in southeast Minnesota. Judge Foley of Albert Lea was named secretary of the Judges Association. the district’s six district judges include Hatfield Austin Cahill Plunkett and Franke with Olson and Foley among them.
Cedar apple rust appears on cedar and apple trees after rains and can be mistaken for orange gook. It does not harm cedar trees but can affect apple yields. County agent Don Hasbargen offers fact sheets for more details.
U.S. casualties in Vietnam declined last week reflecting slower heavy fighting along the DMZ and in the central highlands. The U.S. Command reported 214 Americans killed in action, 1,161 wounded, and one missing or captured, with enemy losses of about 2,420 killed and 55 missing or captured. Vietnamese totals showed 235 killed and 55 missing or captured, while allied forces suffered 15 killed and 29 wounded. Unofficial tallies raised U.S. combat deaths to 10,780 and American wounded to 65,202, with U.S. personnel in South Vietnam at 462,000. Non-Vietnamese allied strength remained 54,000, and enemy strength was about 292,000.
New York at 1 p m reports a wide array of stock moves with gains and losses across industries. Notable figures include Allied Chemical up 38 percent and Honeywell up 70, while Jostens rises 7 and American Motors up 12. The market shows broad activity with many core names fluctuating.
Austin area students will graduate at Winona State College during the 107th commencement exercises Friday. Listed are Sister M. Leecher, Lewis Rase, Diane Christianson, Thomas Vietor, Arlys Voorhees, James E. Johnson, Robert Ballard, Gary Johnson, Norma Nelson, Frank Thissen, Carol Jeche, and their respective hometowns and parents. Speaking at the commencement will be Gov. Harold Le Vander.
The County Veterans Office replaced forty four flag holders in 18 county cemeteries before Memorial Day. Veterans service officer Frank Dunsmore said thieves targeted GAR holders and the Veterans 5 pointed star, with some flags showing bullet holes or being broken. Since Memorial Day 1966, fifty veterans have died and the office is responsible for placing a flag holder on each grave.
Phil Shealy city county planner gave a two year progress report at an Austin League of Women Voters meeting. He described four planning steps starting with surveys, then a master plan, then zoning and subdivision regulations, followed by a long range budget for improvements. He emphasized citizen responsibility and interlinked city county planning with a public meeting set for June 26 in City Council Chambers.
State Grange Master William B. Pearson attends an instructional meeting for Mower and Dodge County Granges at 8 30 p m Saturday at Concord Grange Hall. County Masters officers and committee members will attend and a potluck lunch will be served.
Minnesota figure David R. Kroman faces a Hennepin County grand jury indictment on three bribery counts linked to an investigation led by Attorney General Douglas M. Head. He appeared before District Judge Rolf Fosseen as his case moves toward possible dismissal and a June 16 continuation.
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes 274.01 the Board of Review meeting is set for 9:00 AM Tuesday June 27 1967 at the Town Hall Austin Township Austin Minnesota dated May 19.
Commencement exercises for 3775 graduates and undergraduates on the Minneapolis-St Paul campus will be at 7 30 p m Saturday in Memorial stadium. A baccalaureate observance is at 4 p m Friday in Northrop auditorium with Franklin H Littell as speaker on The Secular University Gods Gift.
The Minnesota Highway Dept reports March traffic on rural roads up 12 1 percent and urban roads up 20 percent from March 1966 averages. April volumes rise 2.6 percent on rural and 10.6 percent on urban highways versus April 1966. Readings come from automatic recorders statewide.
Dan Kane son of Mr and Mrs Warren Kane of 101 24th St SW will attend a Speech and Drama Roundup at the University of Houston from June 14 to July 1 to study debate methods. He is a senior at Austin High School active in debate and on the tennis team and a Church youth board member.
Stacyville commercial club officers plan a special welcome as the Dairy Princess caravan moves into town Friday night. The caravan arrives about 8 45 p.m. with several units forming a parade as it approaches Stacyville.
Dr. William Kemp associate professor of industrial arts at Mankato State has been appointed chairman of the Industrial Education Dept at St. Cloud State effective Sept. 1. Kemp joined Mankato State in 1959 and earned degrees from St. Cloud State, the University of Minnesota and Colorado State College.
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