Austin High Exchange Students Set for Europe Trip
Thea Miller and Bill Dunlap depart at 6 a.m. Saturday for a European summer under the American Field Service. They will visit Finland and Germany, live with host families, and sail from New York June 20 aboard the U S General Langafit. They plan brief U S stops in Peoria and Washington, with return to Austin on September 16.
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Thea Miller
Bill Dunlap
Austin
Europe
Thea
Roy Miller
New York
Bill
American Field Service Committee
Victor Herbert
Helsinki
Kuipio
Hamburg
Germany
Finland
Minnesota
U.S
Miller
Clark
Frank Lecocq
Carolyn Miller
Peoria
Ill
Washington
U. S
Lanegfitt
Quebec
W. D. Dunlap
W. Kirchdoerfer
Austin Daily Herald
Grand Ole Opry comes to Austin June 18
The Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce presents an evening with the Grand Ole Opry at 7 and 9 PM in the Austin High School auditorium. Stars include Roy Acuff with Johnnie and Jack, the Smoky Mountain Boys, Ken Marvin, Robert Lunn, and Forrester. Acuff headlines as a mountain music icon with ballads and hymns. Kitty Wells and multiple acts bring country hits and radio fame.
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Junior Chamber
Grand Ole Opry
Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Opry
Roy Acuff
Austin High School
Riceville Red Cross Swimming Classes at Osage
Riceville Red Cross offers a swimming program for children starting June 20 at Osage with classes 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Buses will transport kids to Osage and back.
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Riceville Red Cross
Osage
Riceville
Red Cross
Spectacle Usage Rates Across Nations Revealed
A study shows over two thirds of United States residents wear spectacles while 59 percent of people in England use them. The comparison highlights regional eye care habits and access to vision correction.
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The
United States
England
Dexter Grange Guests and Upcoming Meeting
Harry Greeley reports on Pomona Grange at Dexter Grange Wednesday night. Guests include Mr and Mrs Fred Loucks and Mr and Mrs Claude Beck. Deputy Loucks announces a council meeting at Frankford Hall on June 20. Next Dexter Grange meeting on June 22. Slides of Italy shown.
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Harry Greeley
Pomona Grange
Dexter Grange
Fred Loucks
Claude Beck
Frankford Grange
Loucks
Frankford Hall
Italy
Buck and Two Does Seen Near Austin On Farm
Three deer including a buck and two does were observed on the James Jicha farm about 60 miles northwest of Austin on Thursday. Miss Mary E. Jicha said the animals stood near a cow and calf before fleeing toward a nearby game preserve at Moscow once noticed.
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James Jicha
Austin
Mary E. Jicha
Moscow
District Court Sees Quiet Session With Settlements
District court here marked time Thursday after several cases settled in recent days and no trial ready. Ronald Holley sued former employer Raymond Loucks Dexter for back wages and received 300 dollars. R A Dunnette for Holley. Willian Nierengarten for Dexter. On Monday Judge Levi Hall will preside in an Austin railroad case, a second court operating with Judge A C Richardson.
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Ronald Holley
Raymond Loucks Dexter
Holly
R. A. Dunnette
Holley
Willian Nierengarten
Levi Hall
Austin
A. C. Richardson
Lions Install Officers Hear Mrs P Lattin
Mrs Paul Lattin, veterans service officer of the VFW auxiliary, spoke to Lions about war veterans and their families. Ray Van Cleve installed new officers for the coming year. Loren Capretz joined. District convention events include a two hour parade Saturday at 2 p.m. with about 50 bands and the Austin High School Band.
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Paul Lattin
Lions
Lattin
Veterans Service
VFW
R. A. Dunnette
Loren Capretz
Ray van Cleve
Otto Wenzel
George Dugan
John Hackett
Vacation Bible School Enrollment Cleared at Sargeant and Evarger
Forty two children are enrolled in the vacation Bible School at the EUB Church with Mrs. E O Heydt as superintendent and teachers Mary Heydt Janet Blanchard Mrs M J Heydt Arlene Sparks Kay Heydt. Eighteen pupils attend the Evarger congregation program at the Sargeant School taught by Archie Moen Hayfield.
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Sargeant
Vacation Bible
EUB Church
E. O. Heydt
Mary Heydt
Janet Blanchard
M. J. Heydt
Arlene Sparks
Kay Heydt
Evarger
Sargeant School
Archie Moen
Hayfield
Three Austin Girls Attend College Y Sessions
Three Austin girls Shirley Ellis Melissa Dougherty and Willa Christianson will attend the annual College Y conference at Camp Geneva Williams Bay Wisconsin for a week starting today. They go with Ralph Schliming YMCA director who accompanies them.
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Austin
Camp Geneva
Williams Bay
Wis
Shirley Ellis
Melissa Dougherty
Willa Christianson
Ralph Schloming
YMCA
Moose Convention Plans Preview Minnesota Moose Association
Plans for the Minnesota Moose Association annual convention July 7-10 near completion. Forty seven marching units will appear in the parade July 9 with 670 dollars in prizes for bands drum and bugle corps drill team comic float long distance entries and 4 H float divisions led by the U S Army Air Force float. Parade divisions cover bands drum and bugle corps drill teams and floats with entries from Austin Blooming Prairie Decorah Duluth St Paul Minneapolis and other communities.
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Purl Enger
U. S. Army Air Force
Austin Municipal
Austin
Shrine Oriental
Bricelyn
Blooming Prairie
Britt
Iowa
Claremont
Ellendale
Minnesota Lake
Emmonsh School
Spring Valley
Austin Legion Post
Austin Eagles
Servicemen’s Club
Decorah
Town Corps
Faribault Post
LaCrosse
Wis
VFW
Heileman’s
St. Paul
Farwell
Osman and
Kirk
St. Paul Hilex
St. Paul Hamm
American Legion Post
Enger
Leo Iverson Enlists in the Air Force
Leo E. Iverson of 908 Hope has enlisted for four years through the Austin recruiting station. He will be stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas.
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Leo Iverson
Air Force
Leo E. Iverson
Hope
Austin
Iverson
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Austin Guardsmen Prepare for Two-Week Camp at Camp Ripley
Sixty enlisted men and four officers from Austin area Company H 2nd Battalion 135th Regiment 47th Infantry Division depart Sunday at 6 a.m. for two weeks at Camp Ripley Minnesota with a convoy from Northfield to the field kitchen site north of Minneapolis. About 6,000 Minnesota guardsmen will attend with 16,000 from neighboring states joining later at the 42,000-acre reserve. Governor Freeman will inspect troops and facilities.
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Austin
135Th Regiment
47Th Infantry Division
Glen Boech
Camp Repley
Little Falls
Minn
Northfield
Paul V. Meyer
Mankato
Minneapolis
Co. H
133Rd Fighter Interceptor Wing
Camp Casper
Wyo
Camp Haven
Wis
Minnesota
National Guard
Mississippi River
Brainerd
Camp Ripley
Beech
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota Military Forces
47Th
Illinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Otranto School Honors Highest Graduates in 49 Pupil Class
Ninety pupils from Otranto School in Iowa included three top graduates Aud rey Hartwig Doreen Perkins and Iris Salton with highest honors. The eighth grade list also names Sheri Ann Moore Glen Hegeland James Howe Darrell Johnson Sylvia Regerson Melvin Johnson and James Priem. Grace Coyle of Northwood teaches. Forty-nine pupils received promotion certificates from A B Grimes Des Moines supervisor of plant facilities for the State Department of Public Instruction.
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Otranto
Iowa
Otranto School
Mitchell County
Audrey Hartwig
Doreen Perkins
Iris Salton
Sheri Ann Moore
Glen Hegeland
James Howe
Darrell Johnson
Sylvia Regerson
Melvin Johnson
James Priem
Grace Coyle
Northwood
A. B. Grimes
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
William Walker Kelly Receives医 Doctor of Medicine Degree
Thomas Walker Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Clark Kelly of Charles City will receive his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Iowa City today. He will begin an internship at Charity Hospital New Orleans on July 1.
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Thomas Walker Kelly
Clark Kelly
Charles City
University of Iowa City
Kelly
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
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