Missionary Doctor Seeks Funds for Night Court Lighting in New Guinea
Dr Gordon Jacobs of the American Lutheran Missionary Hospital in Yaguam Madang New Guinea asks for donations to light a hospital basketball court. He oversees a 400 bed hospital and a 100 bed leprosarium, trains male nurses, and hopes the court can be used at night. Donations can be sent to his parents in Mitchell Iowa or to Dr Jacobs in Madang.
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June Metz
Herald
Mitchell
Iowa
Gordon Jacobs
American Lutheran Missionary Hospital
Yaguam
Madang
New Guinea
Elmer Jacobs
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Dr. Jacobs
Jacobs
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Iowa Medical School
Sacramento
Calif
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Oakland
United States Army
Germany
American College of Surgeons
Christian Medical Society
The
Flying Physicians Assn
Chicago
American Medical Assn
Son of Austin Lawyer Earns Law Degree
Hugh V. Plunkett III, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh V Plunkett Jr of Austin Rt 2, graduated from William Mitchell College of Law at the College of St Thomas Armory. United States District Judge Luther W Youngdahl gave the commencement address and he received an honorary Doctor of Laws. He serves as a law clerk for State Supreme Court Justice Martin A Nelson and will take the bar exam in July, planning to join his father's Austin law firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh V. Plunkett, III
Hugh V. Plunkett, Jr
Austin Rt. 2
William Mitchell College of Law
College of St. Thomas Armory
United States
Luther W. Youngdahl
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Martin A. Nelson
St. Paul
Plunkett
Austin
Dr Barber Named Treasurer of IMA in San Francisco
Dr Tracy E Barber of Austin has been named treasurer of the Industrial Medical Assn at its 53rd annual meeting in San Francisco. He is medical director at Geo A Hormel & Co and a visiting lecturer in industrial medicine at the University of Minnesota. He earned his medical degree from Temple University in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy E. Barber
Austin
Industrial Medical Assn
International Association of Physicians In Industry
Association
San Francisco
Calif
Barber
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
University of Minnesota
Temple University
Junior High Mixer Opens Summer Series at Athletic Field
The first in a summer series of Junior High Mixers will be held Wednesday at the Athletic Field tennis courts. The Bare Facts band will play from 7 30 to 10 p m for dancing. All students in grades seven eight and nine may attend. Entrance costs 10 cents.
Saga of Former University and College Here Published
A booklet titled The Saga of a Peoples University recounts the Southern Minnesota Normal College and University of Southern Minnesota from 1897 to 1926 in Austin. Compiled largely by Paul R. Pierce with alumni input, it features reunion photos, faculty leaders, and 1934 class reunion images. Orders may be placed through Miss Jicha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Minnesota Normal College
University of Southern Minnesota
Austin
Paul R. Pierce
D. B
SMNC
Pierce
University of Chicago
Chicago Public Schools
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Grace M. Barnes
Roy Rolfson
Austin Smnc
USM
Herald
Jicha
Miss Jicha
Corrected address for Terry Pilkenton in records
The notice fixes a prior misstatement that Terry Pilkenton lived at 310 South Main. The correct residence is 1001 Second Avenue Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Pilkenton
S. Main
2Nd Ave
Advisory Board Formed For Austin Youth Programs
Eight Austin area junior high representatives from churches met with the Austin Youth Ministry Council at Christ Episcopal Church to plan summer programs. They agreed to form an advisory board with two youths from each church to help design and evaluate youth activities led by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Ministry Council
Austin
Austin Youth Ministry Council
Christ Episcopal Church
Resignation of Grunewald Accepted by RC
The Mower County Red Cross Board accepted Philip Grunewalds resignation as first aid chairman after nine years. May service to military families listed 52 new cases with 79 services performed and 313 requests for other help including 294 inquiries from the Charles City tornado disaster. By June 1 the chapter sent 2137.55 for Charles City family aid, with funds partly raised by the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Ray Wescott and Mrs John Halvorson reported on the National Red Cross convention at Denver in May. The annual dinner is set for August 19 at the Austin Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grunewald
Charles City
Iowa
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Ray Wescott
John Halvorson
National Red Cross
Denver
Colo
Austin Country Club
Nine Year Old Boy to Face Court for DX Breakin
Austin police report a nine year old boy will appear in juvenile court for a break in at the DX Service Station 210 West Oakland Avenue Sunday night. The break in was reported at 6 a.m. Monday with a damaged amount of 17 dollars. An attempt to break into a gum ball and peanut machine occurred but no cash was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Oakland Ave
Miss Minnesota Pageant Begins With 67 Contestants In Austin
Thirty seven contestants register at noon at the Holiday Inn in Austin for the Miss Minnesota pageant. Miss Minnesota 1968 gains a $1000 scholarship with runners up receiving smaller awards, plus $100 scholarships for talent and swimsuit winners and Miss Congeniality. Local pageants have already awarded over $10,000 in scholarships. The national Miss America program adds more funds and sponsors include Pepsi Cola and Minnesota businesses. Seven marching units and many floats will accompany the 67 contestants in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Inn
Robert Enright
Minnesota
Austin
Pepsi - Cola
Toni
Oldsmobile
Vera - Duwane
Estelle Comptons Modeling School
Mike Schultz Photographic Studios
Harold Rose Furs
Minneapolis Sports and
First Federal Savings and Loan
Halverson Equipment
Lady Catherine Cosmetics
Gracious Living Products
Robert Loecher
Wilbur Sayles Produces Faith Songs on Cordovox Album
Accordionist Wilbur Sayles releases a faith filled Cordovox album through Hymntime Records of Nashville. Side one includes My God Is Love and It Is No Secret, while Side two features I’d Rather Have Jesus and Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary. The record was cut in Minneapolis with Jack Haag as engineer. Sayles headlines civic work and Kiwanis involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Sayles
Hymntime Records
Nashville, Tenn
Sayles
Jesus
Calvary
Minneapolis
Jack Haag
Austin
Four-Car Crash Near Austin Causes Damages
A four-vehicle crash on CSAH 46 near the Austin Country Club left no injuries. Terrance Garness of Crookston lost control, the Austin Cab Co wrecker struck a cable, and George Schumacher and Brian Christianson suffered rear-window damage, with total damages about 425 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Country Club
Mower County
Guckeen Auto
George Schumacher
5Th St
Brian Christianson
Blooming Prairie
Garness
Schumacher
Christianson
Mower County Dairy Night at Grand Meadow
Mower County Dairy Night will be held in Grand Meadow with a band concert by the Grand Meadow High School. At 9 p.m. the Dairy Princess Elizabeth Mantendants Rose Pendants and Judith Miller along with Rita Whalen will feed ice cream cones to three Grand Meadow men blindfolded for a contest. Free milk and ice cream supplied by the Mower County American Dairy Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Mower County
Elizabeth Mattendants
Rita Whalen
Rose
Rose Creek
Judith Miller
LeRoy
Wilfred Bissen
Mary Lonning Earns Degree at Carleton College
Mary J. Lonning, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon R Lonning of 1106 10th St NW, graduates from Carleton College Northfield with English major honors. She co edited the Algol yearbook and serves as resident assistant and counselor for underclassmen this senior year. Post graduation she plans to teach English in Minnetonka Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton College
Northfield
Mary J. Lonning
Gordon R. Lonning
10Th St. NW
Algol
Mary
Minnetonka, Mimn
Correction notice lists missing graduate David Godfredsen
The Herald reports an Austin State Junior College graduate list omission. David Godfredsen was inadvertently left out of last night's list and a photo was not available for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin State Junior College
David Godfredsen
Godfredsen
Dexter School Hearing Slated at Courthouse
Mower County Board of Commissioners will hold a hearing at 4 p m today in the Courthouse on the dissolution of Dexter School District 1241. A petition seeks termination of the district, and villagers would determine where elementary students attend if the district ends. High school students now go to Elkton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Mower County
Area Students Graduate at Winona State
The 108th annual commencement at Winona State College was held at Maxwell Field with Rep. Albert H. Quie delivering the address. Scholarships were awarded to Sheila Jo Gehling, Lowell Heydt, Diane Campbell, and other graduates from Austin, Grand Meadow, and surrounding towns. Spring quarter graduates include Terrel Hoopman, Judy Sauer, Roger Wistreill, Ken Jacobson, Mark Skustad, Gary Moen, David Bailey, Melvin Boone, Kenneth L. Jacobson, Marvin Cole, Gaylord A. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona State College
Maxwell Field
Albert H. Quie
Reuben Dettloff
Sheila Jo Gehling
Grand Meadow
Florence Loring Richards
Lowell Heydt
Waltham
Etta Hudson Howell
Diane Campbell
Austin
Terrel Hoopman
Judy Kay Sauer
Roger Wistreill
Ken Jacobson
Mark Skustad
Gary Moen
Hayfield
David Bailey
Melvin Boone
Racine
Kenneth L. Jacobson
Blooming Prairie
Marvin Cole
Gaylord A. May
Rose Creek
School census climbs as Austin district grows declares Mickelson
Irwin T. Mickelson the superintendent told Rotary Club at Holiday Inn that the central complex now houses 2710 students up from 2316 in 1962, with gains mainly in elementary and junior high. He warned on space limits for new programs and urged flexible facilities to adapt to changing education needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin T. Mickelson
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Austin State Junior College
Austin
Mickelson
Tle
Vacation Bible School at Zion United Methodist
SARGEANT Minn Vacation Bible School at Zion United Methodist Church ended Friday after June 3 7 with 67 enrolled children 14 teachers and helpers. Superintendent Mrs James Hartson led with the theme Group Relationships An offering of 40 50 was collected daily to support United Methodist children's projects The pupils closed with a Friday picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargeant
Minn
Zion United Methodist Church
James Hartson
United Methodist Church
Le Roy Girl Crowned Fillmore County Dairy Princess
Ardelle Jacobson of LeRoy, 18, crowned Fillmore County Dairy Princess at Harmony during Dairy Days. Daughter of Mrs. Joseph Jacobson, she lives on a 160 acre farm and plans to attend Golden Valley Lutheran College in Minneapolis.
Heuton Named President Of Minnesota Laymen’s League
Russell Heuton and Elmer Wuertz were elected president and secretary at the Minnesota South District Lutheran Laymen’s League convention in Glencoe Minnesota. The laymen’s group, linked to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, has about 8500 members. The International League convention is set for July 19 to 24 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and both Heuton and Wuertz will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Heuton
4Th St. SW
Elmer Wuertz
1St St. SE
Minnesota South District
Lutheran Laymen’s League
Glencoe
Minn
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
International League
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Heaton
Wuertz
VEW Club Receives WWI Mementoes At VFW
William B. Malone donated two WWI relics to the VFW Club, including a framed Austin Herald page from August 27 1918 praising Olaf B. Damm, and a July 11 1917 Mower County Transcript page listing men registered for the national draft lottery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Malone
VFW
Austin Herald
Olaf B. Damm
Austin
Mower County
Cook Receives Degree as Vet from University of Minnesota
Alvina C. Cook of Austin received the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota last Saturday. At the graduation banquet, Dr. James Hanson of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association administered the Veterinarian's Oath and urged new veterinarians to pursue continuing education and active involvement in professional and community affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina C. Cook
Austin
University of Minnesota
The
Minnesota Veterinary Medical Assn
James ©. Hanson
Four injuries in seven Austin traffic crashes investigated
Four persons sustained minor injuries in two of seven traffic accidents listed by Austin Police Monday. Blake Hanson, 6, was treated after a bike collision with a pickup camper near 14th St and 6th Ave. NW. Mary McLaughlin, 49, and Mrs. Charles Hurkes, 69, suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at E Oakland Ave and 4th St NE. Additional minor damage incidents involved Rose Knipple and Frank Felty rear end collision on Hwy 116 E, and a parked car struck on Main St by a panel truck driven by Mark Sorenson.
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Austin
Blake Hanson
5Th Ave
Austin Clinic
St. Olaf Hospital
Blake
Sever Bang
14Th St
6Th Ave
E. Oakland Ave
4Th St
Mary McLaughlin
Watertown S. D
Charles
Hurkes
Watertown
McLaughlin
Mavis Bishop
Austin Rt. 3
Rose Knipple
12Th St. SE
Frank Felty
S. Main
Hwy. 116 E
1St St. SE
Felty
Knipple
Steve Burns
St. Cloud
Mark Sorenson
Geneva
Minn
Main St
4Th Ave
Austin Cab Co
Clifford Diggins
16Th St. SE
Virginia Krueger
2Nd St. SE
Kreuger
11Th Dr. NE
James Johnson
Hwy
2Nd Ave
James Shaw
1969 Austinian staff announced for Austin High yearbook
Laurie Dain and Ann Higham announce the 1969 Austinian staff for next year's Austin High School yearbook. The list includes Nancy Staples section editor, Jane Bostrack Kelly Hays and others in sections such as organizations sports student life underclassmen and photography with Rosalie Seltz as editorial adviser and Al Johnson as photographic adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinian
Laurie Dain
Ann Higham
Austin High School
Nancy Staples
Jane Bostrack
Kelly Hays
al Dubinsky
Barry Moen
Melvin Nelson
Phil Terry
Kathy Orshek
Gayle Capretz
Marcia Bjerke
Mike Bramel
Patti Carlson
Les Leland
Sue McDonald
Tom Crist
Bill Helgeson
Dave Hoversten
Carolyn Morgan
Jim Mattson
Chuck Peters
Rosalie Seltz
al Johnson
Bethlehem Free Methodist Church Names Officers
John Draayer was re elected lay leader at the Bethlehem Free Methodist Church annual meeting. Kathy Tousley becomes church secretary and Dave Reynen treasurer with several other officers and trustees reelected or chosen. Rev Tousley to lead youth. delegation to Minn I Kota Conference in Alexandria next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Draayer
Bethlehem Free Methodist Church
Kathy Tousley
Dave Reynen
Earle Tousley
Kris Tousley
Gerald Gilbertson
Oren Parr
John Draager
Stephen Jech
Burdette Berg
Pam Draayer
Byron Crippin
David Reynen
Sheryl Gilbertson
Tousley
Free Methodist
Ray Farrell
Tee
Grace Morgan
Michael Malley
Karen Malley
Sandra Ellis
Shery! Gilbertson
Julie Parr
Minn I-Kota
Free Methodist Church
Alexandria
Minn
Lyle Student Earns Purdue PhD in Astronautics
Purdue University held twin ceremonies at its 116th commencement with about 5500 graduates. Among Austin area honorees, Harlan F. Nelson of Lyle earned a PhD in astronautics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Austin
Harlan F. Nelson
Lyle
Hormel Retirees Plan Picnic Trip to Fort Dodge
Hormel retirees invite six more passengers to join a Wednesday picnic trip to Fort Dodge with a bus from the Labor Center. Report at 7:30 a.m. for an 8 a.m. departure. Attend or contact A. D. Holland or Frank Weiss to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormel
Fort Dodge
Labor Center
A. D. Holland
Frank Weiss
Attend Camp Pastor Leads 55 Youths to Midwest Camp
Pastor Joe Matt of Crane Community Chapel led 55 youths and three counselors on a trip to Midwest Youth Camp at Lake Koronis Paynesville Minnesota. They plan to return from Bibi Camp on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Matt
Crane Community Chapel
Midwest
Lake Koronis
Paynesville
Minn
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Hymntime Records Is A Division of
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Concern For Persons
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Lay Institute For Evangelism
Nashville
Mower County Dairy
Mary Lonning
Elkton High School
Winona State
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New Princess
Heuton
Laymen’s League
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American Yearbook Co
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