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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1964
Page
12
Vital statistics list births to Bos Knowlton Flo and Viste families with locations in Iowa Arizona California and relatives named. Obituaries note Joseph Currin 93 of Osage and funeral details for Matt VonRuden Claremont plus multiple hospital thank you notices from Degen Feil Schwartz Mix Cornelius Dixon Shurson Klatt Chapman Moon Wangen Brockney and Cedar Valley entries with local temperatures and police court notes.
Max H. Lavine 58 longtime head of the Superior Evening Telegram died at St Josephs Hospital after a long illness. He served 39 years with the Telegram group overseeing six dailies and five weeklies. He held multiple posts including Ashland Publishing Corp secretary and director and was founder of radio station WJON. Survived by widow a son John Morgan Lavine a brother and two sisters. Funeral Thursday at Temple Emanuel in Duluth.
Judy Oliver of Columbus Public Library called a patron at his home to recover a long overdue book. The patron is serving time in Ohio Penitentiary, and his mother said direct contact with the library is not possible. The requested book is The Power of Positive Thinking.
The South St. Paul market shows cattle with steady to higher ranges for calves and slaughter classes, hogs active with gains up to 50 cents, and sheep steady. Receipts include 5,500 calves, 9,000 hogs, and 1,000 sheep. vealers, feeders, and various cattle grades listed with price bands. Also reports Minneapolis cash grain values and Chicago livestock and produce quotes across multiple commodities.
Forecast says clearing and cooler weather for the Austin area after severe weather warnings in southern Minnesota. A police storm watch atop the Hormel plant ran 6:45 p m to 3:30 a m with winds up to 80 mph hail and possible tornadoes forecast. Warnings extended to 5 a m and possible hail up to 1 inch.
The University of Texas names Cora Eyland Hicks as a full time teaching assistant in English starting in September, becoming the campus second Negro faculty member. Dr. Ervin Perry remains the first Negro on the faculty as an assistant professor of civil engineering.
Austin's delegation to the Izaak Walton League national convention will be led by Clarence Smith, chapter president. The voting delegates include Larry Strief, Ray Fell, and Earl Brugger, with Hollis Weber on the national board and endowment board. Other local members attend the Davenport sessions June 24 to 27 on their own. Bernard Hillenbrand will be keynote speaker and Bert Brickner will give the official welcome.
Confirmation services were held at Little Cedar and Marshall Lutheran Churches in Adams Minnesota with Rev. Wayne Quibell presiding. Names confirmed at Little Cedar include Bonnie Anderson Roger Duane Hamilton Gloria Jean Huseby LuAnn Johnson Janet Sue Lange Katherine Larson Janelle Lunde Gerald Nelson Maria Nelson Joy Nel Osmundson Patricia Newkirk James Knutson John Sathre Margaret Shaw Nancy Struthers Sarah Thompson Dennis Rogue Frederick Alven Janet Weness Shirley Weness.
Ninety six islands and atolls in Micronesia are inhabited. Administrative districts center in Rota Yap Truk Ponape Koror and Majuro. The Saipan District is administered by the U.S. Navy.
AP indicates a broad list of stocks showing varied movement at 1 p.m. with several large caps and industrials posting small gains while others slipped. Highlights include Amoco, AT&T, RCA, Dow, General Electric, and U S Steel among many listed firms with mixed percentages and an OTC Hormel Co. bid and Aqua-Electric notes.
Court action expected to halt picketing that has shut down most Cape Canaveral space center work. Unionists from 11 non operating unions on strike with Florida East Coast Railroad since Jan 23 1963 set picket lines to protest rail use by major contractors. About 3 445 of 4 541 building trades workers stopped work on Saturn moon rocket complex Titan 3 project and Kennedy Space Center headquarters while NLRB officials meet a U S District Court judge in Orlando.
Minnesota real and personal property taxes for 1963 totaled a record 575,431,715. The statewide valuation rose to 2,336,319,330 with an average rate of 407.7 mills. School districts received 245,289,17, counties 151,694,758, city and village 134,55,247, and state taxes 29,879,359, with city and village levies slightly down.
U S Navy jets are altering Laos reconnaissance patterns to dodge anti aircraft fire that downed two carrier based aircraft. Changes include varied approach angles timing formations and possibly more escort fighters for unarmed photo planes. If more jets are lost photo flights may fly higher reducing image quality in the rainy season. The Navy and Air Force share reconnaissance duties with the Navy flying low and the Air Force high altitude missions.
Local notices list multiple service members with hometown addresses and duty stations. George Grovdahl completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and is stationed at Fort Hood. Richard Kolb graduated Disbursing Clerk School in Newport. Herb E. Cleveland finished radio repair training at Keesler and is bound for Condon AFS, Oregon. John Krausert Jr. reported for duty at Minot AFB after England service. Ralph Daigneau named Outstanding NCO at Charleston AFB. Dennis J. Sippel participates in Operation Pine Tree aboard USS Cacapon.
Hans the sentry dog at Lockbourne Air Force Base damaged a gold capped fang on a fence. Veterinarian Don Waldrup and dental officers Ralph Garcia and James Bigalke repaired the tooth. Though not the handsomest, Hans remains the base’s most dazzling mascot.
Willam Chase Owens of Austin received a BA degree at the University of North Dakota spring commencement in Grand Forks. More than 700 graduates heard an address by U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom C. Clark.
The Dodge County Saddle Club event at Millen Jensen farm near Hayfield attracted 175 entries. Judges and officials included Red Wilcox of Austin as judge, Everett McCready as ringmaster, and Clark Blaine of Kasson as master of ceremonies. Christie Carsten of Hayfield crowned Saddle Club Queen and distributed ribbons to winners across many classes with numerous participants from Austin, Kasson, Dodge Center, Hayfield, Lake City, and Arkansaw among others.
The Senate's 51 to 48 vote to adopt an amendment guaranteeing jury trials in criminal contempt cases saw Minnesota with Humphrey and McCarthy against Burdick against, while South Dakota's Mundt supported and McGovern opposed.
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