County Board Lets Summer Contracts In Mower County
The Mower County Board on Tuesday awarded contracts totaling $117,288 for weed mowing surfacing and hauling crushed rock from county quarries. Low bidders include Weed mowing for districts 1 2 3 7 8 and 9 10 11 12 and several others for gravel hauling and surfacing with Osmundson Bros Brownsdale Sand & Gravel Co and Arnold Hyland among bidders.
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R. D. Byers
Everett Tebay
Arnold Bustad
Brownsdale Sand & Gravel Co
Osmundson Bros
Three Principals to Oversee Eight Schools Next Year
Three full time principals will manage eight schools next year, replacing last year's part time principals and head teachers. Sterling Thompson of Lansing will lead Southgate Oakland Lan sing and Ramsey. James Sorgine of Fills Grade School will head Ellis and Whittier. Theresa A Garry of Lincoln will oversee Lincoln and Webster.
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Sterling Thompson
Lansing
Southgate
Oakland
Ramsey
James Sorgine
Fills Grade School
Ellis and Whittier
Theresa A. Garry
Lincoln
Lincoln and Webster
Geologist outlines Venezuela regions to Kiwanis audience
Prof Richard Rush geologist spoke at the Kiwanis Club, detailing Venezuela's three zones from coastal oil wealth to mountain populations and jungle areas. He noted government mineral rights limit domestic prospecting, with Creole Oil and Shell as major producers and iron ore development under state control.
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Venezuela
Cuba
Costa Rica
Richard Rush
Kiwanis Club
Rush
Fred Rayman
Creole Oil
Shell
L. M. Flannery
Austin Club
Minnesota - Dakotas
Honor Roll at LeRoy Listed
LeRoy Minnesota announces students named to the honor roll for the 1958 59 school year under principal Vernon Larson. Grades from seventh through twelfth include numerous students listed by grade with many names repeated across levels.
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LeRoy
Minn
Vernon
Larson
Said
Paula Hansen
Mary Martz
Rene Bergland
Kenneth Brownlow
JoAnn Abbott
Suvanne Halling
Barbara Orum
Margaret Vigum
Richard Lamon
Danne Daily
Steven Milburn
Kathleen More
Cheryl Souhbrada
Karen Soderquist
Keith Forrester
Kariland Martin
Gerda Bruns
Richard Leslie
Barbara Dimler
Grenda Miland
Mary Berg
Gary Austin
Karen Jarrud
Dale Bergland
Paul Paulsen
Gioria Monsen
Sharon Leslie
Janet Jones
Retha Wyatt
Gwen Uliom
Sharon Byrd
Tom Lawson
Patricia Meyers
Roberta Martz
Gene Hick
Barbara Boe
Barbara Wood
Bread Baking Winners Named at Farm Bureau Meeting
First and second place in the bread baking contest were announced during a Lansing and Red Rock Farm Bureau women’s joint meeting at Nelson's Hospitality Room. Winners named include Linda Oelkers and Erma Oelkers of Red Rock and Mrs. Chester Taylor and Mrs. Roscoe Noble of Lansing. Ann Rolfson conducted a silent bread making demonstration. Refreshments followed.
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Lansing
Red Rock Farm Bureau
Nelson’s
Linda Oelkers
Red Rock
Chester Taylor
Erma Oelkers
Roscoe Noble
Ann Rolfson
Car Crashes Through Gate at Mower County Fairgrounds
A driver identified as Leo Edward Iverson, 908 Hope, struck the north gate of the Mower County Fairgrounds about 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, damaging his car and the gate. He was tagged for careless driving. Gate damage estimated at about $20 and car at $25. Fragile OCR fragment mentions minor further sums for addresses.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
Leo Edward Iverson
Hope
Maple and Chatham
Ellen M. Molde
Prospect
Kenneth J Knutson
Baldwin
Plans Made for Soil Tour by Mower County District
Mower County Soil Conservation District named new coop members Robert Kusterer Clayton Town ship Irving Freeman Dexter Leonard Weydert Adams and Ronald Splittgerber Pleasant Valley at a courthouse meeting. An all day East Willow Creek pilot watershed bus tour is set for Preston June 29 leaving the courthouse at 9 30 a m and Grand Meadow school at 10 am. District office notification to join is requested of Dan Hasbargen and county secretary treasurer Ben Huseby. State dues were paid and $160 was allocated for county grade school teachers conservation workshops in Winona.
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New Soil Conservation
Mower County
East Willow Creek
Preston
Grand Meadow
Dan Hasbargen
Ben Huseby
Adams
Winona
City crews wage war on mosquitoes with fogging
City crews used a fogging machine along the Cedar River and Todd Park in a campaign to wipe out mosquitoes. The effort targets male mosquitoes first, while noting the female mosquitoes pierce skin for blood. Crews plan to cover the entire city this week as rain could delay the gas.
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Cedar River
Mosquito
Todd Park
Park
Austin High School Grads Continue Education at 41.5 Percent
A survey of 151 of 364 Austin High School graduates from June 1958 shows 41.5 percent pursuing further schooling one year after graduation. Of the 125 workers, 32 are employed outside Austin, 12 unemployed, and 58 in clerical roles including 18 at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. Most graduates are married homemakers, in nursing or trade programs, with military service spanning Navy Air Force Army and Marines.
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Austin High School
Harold G. Kannady
Austin Public Schools
Austin
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Navy
Air Force
Army
Marines
Austin High 11th Graders Rank Top 2 Percent Nationally
Results from the Iowa Test of Educational Development show 11th graders at Austin High School placing in the top two percent nationwide. The report, presented to the Board of Education, highlights strengths across eight areas including social concepts, science background, and expression.
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Austin High School
Iowa
Harbo
Board of Education
Sion
Austin
Ellendale Co op Gains Reported at Annual Meeting
Ellendale Farmers Union Co op reported rising deposits at its annual meeting held at Ellendale High School. E. E. Slettom warned that if trends are not reversed, the seed bed for decay of the independently owned family farm could be set. The co op serves Steele, Mower, Dodge, Freeborn and Waseca counties.
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E. E. Slettom
Ellendale Farmers Union Co-op
Steele
Mower
Dodge
Freeborn
Waseca
Ellendale High School
Allen Clausen at Hawkeye Boys State
Allen Clausen a high school junior and son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Clausen attends Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge Grimes Iowa sponsored by the St Ansgar American Legion Other campers include Ricky Stearns and Jere Machin Highlight of the week is a visit to the State Capitol by US Army truck Attending camp are 720 boys with funds shown totaling 75 341 06 current gross over deposit and net savings 19 794 75 Recent board members re elected are Carlo Hansen and Selmer Peterson Plans for a Farmers Union ice cream social near Corning June 19 were announced The Minnesota Heart Assn received memorial funds honoring Mrs Louis Keinartz Entitled study details follow of a local junior at Austin ranking among top learners in various subjects
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Toeterville
Iowa
Allen Clausen
Clayton Clausen
Hawkeye Boys State
Camp Dodge
Grimes
Allen
St. Ansgar American le
Arns
William Stearns
Jere Machin
Galt Machin
Osage
State Capitol
Slottom
Minnesota Assn. of Cooperatives
Farmers Union
L. Grant Farm
Corning
Plans Started for State Grange Picnic Near Elk River
Plans for the state Grange picnic were announced for July 11 at the Kelly farm near Elk River during Lan sing Grange’s Monday meeting. Members will assist at the Kellys’ June 14 prep event, with other reports from five attendees at adult camp Sand Dunes State Park near Zimmerman. A chicken dinner is planned at Lansing Grange Hall on June 24, serving at 5 p.m. Also scheduled: Pomona Grange fifth degree program on June 12 and a youth party at Lansing Hall June 20 with square dancing and plain lunch.
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State Grange
Kelly Farm
Elk River
Lansing Grange
Sand Dunes State Park
Zimmerman
Lansing Grange Hall
Pomona Grange
Lansing Hall
Lansing Cemetery
Skellenger Named Grand Meadow High Principal
JESSE E Skellenger will succeed A J Leonhardi as Grand Meadow High School principal. He has 15 years in teaching including 12 as Barnum principal and holds BA from Hamline and MA from the U of Minnesota. He is active in several education associations and Barnum village life. The Skellengers have two children aged 11 and 6.
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Grand Meadow, Minn
Jesse E. Skellenger
A. J. Leonhardi
Grand Meadow
Skellenger
Barnum
Hamline University
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Barnum Village
Barnum Commercial Club
Minnesota and National Association
Police Investigate Thefts And Vandalism At Local Motel
Police are investigating thefts and vandalism including the loss of hearing aid glasses valued at 650 and clothing from a cabin at the Miller Motel. A damaged car door with obscene words was reported by Earl Edmundson in TAOPS Minnesota. Muriel Young directs a daily vacation Bible school at Evangelical Covenant Church, with sessions starting Monday and ending June 19, closing program June 21.
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Robert F. Warrick
Mound
Miller Motel
Warrick
Minneapolis
Owner of Lower Plate Is Sought
Police seek the owner of a missing lower plate reported in front of the Spot Cafe on August 15, 1957. The plate has been stored in an envelope for nearly two years and authorities request the rightful owner to claim it at the station.
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Spot Cafe
Pacelli High Adds Color With Seven Piece Band
A seven piece Pacelli High School band called The Shamrockers debuted at a sophomore dance on May 22. The group, formed by sophomores and freshmen, previously entertained during noon hours and seeks a saxophonist as director Herbert Berg and George Roberts lead the ensemble with members Peter McCaffrey Garrell Erickson Patrick Jennings Patrick Dury and Donald Schmitz.
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Pacelli High School
Shamrockers
George Roberts
Herbert Berg
Peter McCaffrey
Garrell Erickson
Patrick Jennings
Patrick Dury
Donald Schmitz
Austin Duplicate and Bridge Clubs Named in World Directory
The American Contract Bridge League published the Duplicate Bridge Directory listing Austin two duplicate clubs with Robert Kuhn as director of the Elks club and Cecil Botz as director of the Austin club. Albert Lea’s Gordon H. Anderson directs, with Rochester clubs and one at Faribault also noted. International clubs in the Bridge League include Pakistan Korea Greenland Saudi Arabia Peru and others.
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Austin
American Contract Bridge League
Robert Kuhn
Elks
Cecil Botz
Albert Lea
Austin Bridge Club
Gordon H. Anderson
Rochester
Faribault
Gospel Accordionist to Play at Crane Chapel Sunday
Arnie Hartman the renowned gospel accordionist will perform Sunday night at Crane Community Chapel. He has worldwide stage experience including Las Vegas Flamingo and has shifted to full time gospel work after meeting Phil Kerr and influences from Youth for Christ. His set includes hymns gospel songs marches and personal testimony concluding a week of Evening Bible School-Family Style.
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Arnie Hartman
Crane Community Chapel
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Phil Kerr
Kerr
Hartman
van Nuys
Calif
Joe H. Matt
Crane Chapel
Grease Fire Burns Captain Phifer at Brown Home
Captain Emmett Phifer sustained burns to his right hand during a grease fire at 4 45 p m in Vernon Browns home at 904 Park. He carried a pan of lard from the basement when it burst into flames searing his right thumb and wrist. He received treatment at the Austin Clinic and was released. The Browns were frying French fries in the basement when the grease ignited.
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Emmett Phifer
Vernon Brown
Park
Phifer
Austin
BB Shot S Hospitalized Boy Five Eye Injury
Terry Schumann, five, of LeRoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Schumann, is in satisfactory condition at Methodist Hospital Rochester after an eye injury from a BB shot on Tuesday. He will remain hospitalized for the rest of the week.
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Terry
Duane Schumann
LeRoy
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Slides Shown at Farmers Union Meeting
The Austin-Windom Farmers Union met Monday night at Enterprise School. Ten dollars was voted to the Community Ambassador Fund. James Smrkowski, Grand Meadow, a University of Minnesota student, showed slides about his Europe trip last summer. An ice cream social followed. Door prize awarded to Mrs. William Kirchdoerfer.
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Austin - Windom Farmers Union
Enterprise School
Milton Kopet
James Smrkowski
Grand Meadow
University of Minnesota
Europe
Francis Gerlach
Carl Gerlach
Robert Gerlach
Charles Lukes
Floyd Wilke
Ronald Cole
William Kirchdoerfer
Union Eagles Club Tours 32 Projects in Iowa
Union Eagles 4-H Club toured 32 projects in Toeterville Iowa on Wednesday visiting 26 baby beef 3 hog and 3 dairy projects. The tour began at the Fred Bissen farm and ended at the Harold Jasper farm with a picnic dinner and a ball game planned at noon.
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Toeterville
Iowa
Union Eagles
Fred Bissen
Harold Jasper Farm
School Board Seeks Levy Under 150 Mills For 1959
Austin school leaders push to keep the new levy below 150 mills. A tentative budget assumes 250 dollars per pupil foundation aid, totaling 149.40 mills, with a 12.7 percent rise in the school tax portion. They note prior use of 102 thousand dollars from balance and bond levy reductions. Administrators' salaries range from 16,500 to 16,800 for the top posts.
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Austin School Board
Harbo
Ray Wescott
S. L. Coombe
Flowers Survive Collision In Highway 218 Crash
A northbound truck from Florida carrying Alabama flowers collided with a car five miles north of Estherville on Highway 218 at about 9 15 a m Wednesday. No injuries were reported. damage totaled 125 to the car and 20 to the truck bumper. The Florida driver was Floyd M Dill from California. the Alabama flowers were undamaged.
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Highway 218
Helge A. Severson
Austin Rt. 2
Florida
Floyd M. Dill
California
Alabama
Two Austin Youths Enlist in Army for Basic Training
Two Austin youths enlisted in the Army on Wednesday and left for basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. Richard A. Auer, a Pacelli High School graduate, will attend carpentry school at Ft. Belvoir Virginia after basic. Erroll L. Graves, son of Frank B. Graves of 709 Bauman, will enter general supply school at Ft. Lee Virginia after basic.
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Austin
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Tom Richards
Richard A. Auer
Pacelli
Ft. Belvoir
Robert Auer
Bryan
Erroll L. Graves
Frank B. Graves
Ft. Lee
Austin Area
William Penn and the rise of Pennsylvania brewing
William Penn helped establish Pennsylvania's brewing industry by welcoming settlers and promoting early beer production within the colony. The note highlights his role in shaping early commerce and local industry.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
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Don F. Driggs
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Austin Junior High
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Eunice L. Rice
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