Boys Sign Up for Summer Baseball Programs in Austin
Registration set for peewee midget and junior leagues at Austin High Athletic Field and Ellis Neveln School playgrounds. 1:30 p.m. on the West side and 1 p.m. at Ellis and Neveln for 9-10 and 11-13 year olds. All peewees must be nine by June 10. Players will be assigned to teams and play at least two games weekly, with at least one game at Marcusen Park.
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Austin
Ellis Junior High
Newell
Harry Strong
Park and Recreation Dept
West Side
Ellis and
Neveln
Strong
Harold
Red” Hastings
Marcusen Park
AHL
Ove Berven
Hastings
Dick Seltz
Art Hass
Rose Creek to Open Playground for Summer Program
Rose Creek Minnesota announces the start of a summer recreation program. Fifth to eighth grade students should report to the high school playground at 1:30 p.m. on opening day.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Aquatennial group to entertain in Austin Saturday
The Minneapolis Aquatennial royalty and entertainment units arrive in Austin at 3 30 p m Saturday for a nine city southern Minnesota tour led by Queen of the Lakes Gail Nygaard and Commodore Phil Smaby. Mayor Baldy Hansen and Charles L. Wilson will greet them at Courthouse Square. The troupe includes six Aqua Jesters a Dixieland band and the Lamplighters vocal quartet. They will also visit Faribault Owatonna Rochester Albert Lea Wells Mankato and New Ulm.
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Minneapolis
Austin
Minnesota
Queen of the Lakes
Gail Nygaard
Phil Smaby
Baldy Hansen
Charles L. Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse Square
Aqua
Lamplighters Vocal Quartet
Faribault
Owatonna
Rochester
Albert Lea
Wells
Mankato
New Ulm
Former Austin man pleads guilty to mortgage fraud scheme
Ronald G. Stephenson of Albert Lea pleaded guilty in Albert Lea District Court to first degree larceny and selling mortgaged property. Judge John Cahill ordered a pre sentence investigation. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 13 years. Stephenson ran an Albert Lea music company and allegedly mortgaged a Hammond organ to First National Bank then sold it under a conditional sales contract and repurchased the contract with the proceeds for his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ronald G. Stephenson
Albert Lea
John Cahill
Waseca
Stephenson
Albert Lea Music Company
First National Bank
Julie Ann Wolf Is among 17 Graduates at St. Catherine’s
Julie Ann Wolf of McIntire Iowa earned a bachelor of science in nursing as one of 17 seniors at St Catherine’s College St Paul during commencement. She belonged to the Nurses Club and Players' Club and was named to the dean's honor roll.
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Mcintire
Iowa
Julie Ann Wolf
Regina Wolf
St. Catherine's College
St. Paul
Julie
St. Cather
Miss Wolfine's
Nurses Club
Players’ Club
Philadelphia Mint Produces Record Half Billion Coins Year
The Philadelphia mint reports a production milestone with about 500 million coins minted in the year. Officials cite steady demand and efficient operations as key factors in meeting output goals.
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Philadelphia Mint
Adams Man Accepts Post in N. Carolina
ADAMS Minn Warren Boe has been awarded an assistantship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will teach freshman English while pursuing graduate study. Boe graduated magna cum laude at Luther College Decorah where his major was mathematics. He was salutatorian at Adams High School in 1956.
LeRoy 4-H Plans July Tour and committees
LeRoy Minnesota Wide Awake 4-H members outlined a July 14 tour and named George Sears Terry Heathman John Grass Sr and Jr and Donald Orke to the planning committee. The Fair Booth committee includes Mrs Theodore Magee Janice Orke Ken Mc Roberts Larry Jacobson and Dick Grass.
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Leroy, Minn
LeRoy
Wide- Awake 4-H
George Sears
Terry Heathman
John Grass Sr
Donald Orke
Fair Booth
Theodore Magee
Janice Orke
Ken McRoberts
Larry Jacobson
Dick Grass
Kqaq Schedules Special Programs
Two public service programs are set for Saturday mornings on Kqaq. A 15 minute zoning and pollution series starts at 9 30 am with Jack Lake Mower County sanitarian reviewing issues and remedies used by other communities. At 9 55 am a Library Book Review of the Week will be recorded from the City Library with a thumbnail of current best sellers.
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Kqaq
Jack Lake
Mower County
Two New Homes Listed in May Building Permits
May saw two new homes started with building valuation at 82 975 dollars down from 197 740 last year with 40 permits issued, near the prior year total. Largest May permit was 20 000 dollars for a gas station on Oakland Ave East.
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Oakland Ave
Young discus fry face survival test in captivity
Young discus fish struggle when left with parents as adults frequently consume their offspring. Separation from parents leads to starvation risk for the fry, highlighting caregiving challenges in aquarium environments.
Youth charged after collision with patrol car on Oak land Ave
A youth driving west on Oak land Ave turned toward Midtown and collided with Patrolman Donald Hoffman. Hoffman injured his ankle. patrol car damage 150 dollars and Stenzel’s 250 dollars. Other accidents listed include Shirley Orr 150 dollars and Jerry Kiewatt 5 dollars in two more incidents.
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Oakland Ave
Midtown
Richard Stenzel
Alden
Donald Hoffman
Hoffman
Stenzel
8Th Ave
1St St
Shirley Orr
17Th St
Jerry Kiewatt
St. NW
Ist
John M Bissen
3Rd Ave
Onalee
A. Armstrong
Austin Rt
Fast Knitters Sought for Chile Relief
Mower County Red Cross seeks rapid knitters to supply stoles and sweaters for Chilean disaster victims as winter nears. Interested Austin residents should contact Mrs. Kee at 300 N. Main St. or Mrs. TenEyck at 204 1st Ave. SW for chapter production coordination.
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Fred Kee
Mower County
Red Cross
Pane
Builing
Buttrey’s
Austin Area
Kee
Ofice
N. Main St
Fred TenEyck
1St Ave
Hormel Plant Shifts Pay Day To Thursdays
Geo A Hormel and Co will pay employees on Thursdays starting this week with exceptions when a holiday falls on Wednesday. If a holiday shifts the midweek, workers are paid on Fridays. The change aims to align with the firm’s bookkeeping system and reflects long-standing Friday pay traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Car Fire Connected to Hit-Run Involving Stolen Vehicle
Police report a car stolen from Algy K. Anderson and set ablaze near a telephone company after a Thursday hit-and-run damaged John Flaherty’s parked vehicle. Fire crews initially searched for occupants, but no one was found. Paint samples linked the fire to the earlier crash.
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Algy K. Anderson
15Th St. SE
John Flaherty
11Th St. NW
Vacation Dates Set for Austin Public Schools
Teachers of the Austin Public Schools were excused for summer vacation at 2 30 this afternoon. Students had received report cards earlier. School will resume September 6. New teachers begin Aug 25 opening sessions and join returning teachers Aug 29.
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Austin Public Schools
Wire Pierces Foot of Riceville Girl
Marilyn Graves was injured when a piece of wire pierced her foot while she cut grass. The wound required several stitches and kept her from attending a 4H convention in Ames where she was Howard County's nominee for better Groomed Girl to compete at the state meet.
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Riceville
Iowa
Marilyn Graves
Marilyn
Ames
Howard County
Reunion for Miss Sjodin and Dr. Bach
Reunion scene as Miss Helen Sjodin an instructor and Dr. Marcus Bach an Austin High School commencement speaker meet in Mandalay before Christmas 1958. They dine and view pictures from Mandalay Hill then plan a visit to a pongyi Buddhist monk with Sjodin offering chauffeured help.
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Marcus Bach
Austin
Helen Sjodin
Mandalay
Iowa
Sjodin
Mandalay Hill
Bach
State Dept
Will to Believe Gives Life a Real Meaning
Dr Marcus Bach addressed 409 graduates at State University of Iowa on Thursday night. He urged the graduates to have the will to believe in themselves, saying belief is essential to giving life real meaning. The remarks were part of three "Secrets to Live By" presented by the university religion program.
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Bach
Marcus Bach
State University of Iowa
Dr. Bach
America
God
Russia
Jesus
Albert Schweitzer
Africa
Austin High names three valedictorians and three salutatorians
Three girls Joy Carll Georgia Sanford share valedictorian honors while Robert Anker and Patricia Maxwell are co salutatorians at the 1960 Austin High School graduation. The top six honor students include Mary Butorac Linda Chambers Joan Fogdall Karen Rector Janet Troop Jo Ann Vandas Brian Beadle Frank Dvorak and Richard Thompson, each with 3.6 or better. Dr Bach urged graduates to act now pursue college and follow faith and freedom as guiding principles. San Francisco Chinatown population noted.
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Joy Carll
Georgia Sanford
Robert Anker
Patricia Maxwell
Ray Wescott
Joy
Georgia
Austinian
Austin Junior College
VFW
Robert
Junior Academy of Science
Pat
Austin
Chorus
Austinaires
Mary Butorac
Linda Chambers
Joan Fogdall
Karen Rector
Janet Troop
Jo- Ann Vandas
Brian Beadle
Frank Dvorak
Richard Thompson
Wescott
Thomas Adams
Arlene Anderson
Charlotte A. Anderson
Constance Y. Anderson
Jeannette L. Anderson
Marshall Anderson
Patricia E. Anderson
Sandra Andrews
Marie Anhorn
Ivars Apinitis
Gary Applen
Mary Arens
Jeanne Armstrong
Bruce Ashton
Lorinda Atughey
James Austin
JoAnn Backlund
Linda Bahl
Wills Bailey
Charlies Baldus
Judith Bauer
David Becker
Marvin Bednar
Marjorie Belinski
David M. Bell
Lucy Bell
Brian Bellrichard
Norma Benckendorf
Daryl Benson
Sheldon Berg
Barbara Berven
Charlene Bishop
Patricia Biskey
Richard Bjorgo
Clayton Bliese
Eugene Blynn
Larry Blynn
Kathryn Bode
Susan Boettcher
John Bonnes
Norma Bonnes
Richard Berg
Vaughn Bothun
Beverly Ann Braaten
Karl Branum
John Brennand
Richard “Rimacomb
Terry Brown
Eugene Br
Daniel N. Christianson
Merilyn Christianson
Barbara Clark
Lyle Cline
Richard Coady
Claudette Collette
Carlienne Coogan
Judith Cook
Thomas Cook
Marlene Cotter
Arthur Dalager
Patricia Dalager
Frances Dankert
Dianne Davis
Lynne Denison
Jiverett Dennis
Janet DeVries
George Dewey
Robert Distad
Carol Downing
Edmund Draheim
Darrel Dunn
Frank Dvor
Karen Rushton
Hollie Ryan
Joan Sattler
Richard Schneider
Richard Schlinger
John Schmeider
Norbert Schmitt
Anne Schneider
Judith Schradie
Mark Schroeder
Robert Schultz
Gary W. Schumacher
Derlene Schuster
Wayne Scott
Gordon Seiver
Glen Shirk
Cheryl Shoop
Sandra Sibbers
David Sietsama
Marvin Slowinski
Charles L. Smith
Judith C. Smith
Sandra L. Smith
Paul Soli
Virginia Sovich
Dianne Vogel
Mariann Vocht
Sandra Wagner
Janet Wakefield
Sheron Waller
Nancy Walrath
Jo- Ann Wandas
Gail Wangen
Joyce Wasko
Larry Waters
Bonnie Watt
David Weldon
Ga Wencl
Roger Whitcomb
Ronald Whitcomb
Suellen Wigant
Avis Wilbur
Beverly Wilderson
Larry Wilson
Caroline Wobschall
Patricia Woessner
James Wolcott
Wold
Clinton Wolf
Warren Wollenberg
John Worlein
Robert Wright
Sharon Wright
Joseph Zerby
Aleah Ziemer
Park Ziligitt
Thomas Zitnak
Shirley Zupp
409 Graduates From Austin High School
A long list of graduates named Thomas Adams to Shirley Zupp marks the completion of the Austin High School class. Notable clusters include Andersons, Johnsons, Nelsons, and Petersons among many others.
Evangelist Uncle George to Lead Youth Meetings
The Rev. George V. Long of Elkhart Indiana will conduct youth meetings at Grace Baptist Church from Sunday through Thursday. Known as Uncle George he uses moving pictures and oil paintings to illustrate his sermons. Services begin at 7 each evening led by pastor Rev. Earl F. Brown.
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Uncle George
Elkhart
Ind
George V. Long
Grace Baptist Church
Earl F. Brown
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National Education Assn
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Banfield
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Ft. Leonard Wood
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Ray Fairley
John
Army Security Agency
Ft. Devens
Mass
Adams
N. Carolina
LeRoy 4-H
Lyle McRoberts
Norris Orke
Leslie Whalen
13Th St
Donald Pell
10Th Ave
C. G. Gillam
Neil Monroe
4Th St
Hazel Maxon
Robert C. Hoeper
10Th St
Lawrence Brink
4Th Ave
William Ashton
3Rd St
Harry Thompson
12Th Ave
Donald Williamson
Ann Elizabeth Taylor
7Th St
Martin Clark
Frank Reinartz
John J. Owens
Kenneth Hofland
11Th St
George Boettcher
6Th Ave
John L. Rosenberg
15Th St
L. L. Harber
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Eugene Tschida
8Th St
Lawrence Guckeen
John B
Dervey Hinderman
13Th Ave
Martin Bustad
Joseph Halan
Willis Puffer
Clifford Kruger
14Th St
Harold A. Lundquist
1Th Ave
Cities Serv. Oil Co
Robert St. Paul
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Duane Christpherson
18Th St
Lloyd Gaul
Chile
Hormel Plant
Miss Sjodin
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San Francisco
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Linda
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James Erickson
Alice Fipe
Gene Evans
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Leslie Flaherty
Bonnie Fietcher
Edward Flitton
Patricia Flynn
Joan Fowdall
Bonnie Francis
Louise Fretthem
Ronald Gaines
Daniel Gomez
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Dale Gates
Darrel Gates
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Alan Gendler
David Getzin
Ruth Gilbert Michael Gilson
Nancy Ginn
Patricia Gnocchi
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Valyda
Lois Hoernesk
Gary Harrington
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Robert Hert
Beverlee Haskin
Lol« Haskin
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Sandra Hays
LaVererin Hege
Jean Heestad
Larry Helmsness
Larry Helgeson
Larry Heller
Ronald Henricks
Mariapne Heaton
Russell Higgins
Thomas Higgins
Gary Hightshoe
Allen H'gham
Keith Hines
Ronald
Robert Hackett
Diane Hogan
David
Harriet Louk
Paul Ludvigsen
Jeanne E. Lund
Barbara Luthe
Cynthia Madison
Thomas Madson
Gary L. Majerus
Sharon Majerus
Stanley Mangnuson
David Marquesen
Danelle Martin
Jeannine Mertin
Roger Martin
Judith Matt
Delores Maxfield
Wayne McAlister
David McAllister
Charlene McClary
Thomas McFerrend
Dawn McGonigle
Patrick O’brien
Dale K. Olson
Gary M. Olson
Judith C. Olson
Marilyn L. Olson
Sharon O’marro
Laurel Overby
David Owens
Suzanne Parsley
Martha Paulson
Josephine Percival
Annette J. Peterson
Dianne L. Peterson
Jerald T. Peterson
Robert A. Peterson
Sharon D. Peterson
Clayton Pike
Myrna Plant
Robert Porterfield
Thornton Pratt
Wayne Prigge
Austin Equipment Company
Sportland
Hwy
Oakland
Southern
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