Austin Public Schools Announce SixWeek Summer Music Session
The Austin Public Schools Music Department plans a six week Summer Music Session at Shaw School from June 21 to July 30. The program offers free band and orchestra instruction for beginners through junior and senior high students with lessons, rehearsals, and sectional practices. Staff includes Eugene Dunlap C Vittorio Sperati Jack Tedrow Paul O Helme and Harold Sander. Students will receive schedule cards by mail and attendance will run about three periods weekly over five days. All activities will be at Shaw School due to Vocational Building renovations.
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Austin Public Schools
Shaw School
Board of Education
Eugene Dunlap
C. Vittorio Sperati
Jack Tedrow
Paul O. Helme
Harold Sander
Helme
Music Department
Dunlap
Sunder
Helmne
Painters and Walkout Ended in Austin
Austin painters will resume work Monday after a brief strike settled Friday night with a 12 percent wage increase effective immediately and a 2 percent raise starting Sept. 1. William LaDue of Local 1604 AFL announced the union’s agreement with the Austin Contractor Negotiating committee after talks at the union hall. The strike affected 17 contractors and about 30 union members.
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Austin
William LaDue
Painters and Paperhangers Union
AFL
Austin Contractor Negotiating Committee
Man Sentenced for Contempt of Court Here
Roy Lillie of Austin was sentenced to Mower County jail for contempt of District Court today. His term starts Tuesday unless he clears the delinquent support payments to his former wife Dorothy Lillie, as ordered when the divorce was granted last February. Court reporter Julius Knievel stated no payments had been made.
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Roy Lillie
Austin
Mower
Lillie
Julius Knievel
Dorothy Lillie
Knievel
Blooming Kin Attend Crash Victims Rites
Friends from Blooming Prairie Owatonna Medford and Faribault attended the Becker funeral for Mrs. Fred Haberman and sons Arnold and Robin killed in a two car crash near St. Cloud on June 4. A third son Herman died the day of the funeral and daughter Shirley was injured. Mrs. Haberman mother of 13. Attendees included Frank Horsky Jr. Jean Selejesth Mrs. Charles Spinler Fred Haberman Anna Bizak Frank Ziner William Arnold Horak Vern Clarence Ringohfer Slyaiva Gurbish Joe Ost.
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Blooming Prairie
Owatonna
Medford
Faribault
Becker
Fred Haberman
Arnold
Robin
St. Cloud
Herman
Shirley
Haberman
Frank Horsky Jr
Jean Selejesth
Charles Spinler
Anna Bizak
Frank Ziner
Wiliam Arnold
Anna Horak
Vern
Clarence Ringohfer
Slyaiva Gurbish
Joe Ost
Milbrath to Preach at Courtland Mission Festival
The Rev W F Milbrath pastor of St John’s Lutheran Church will preach in English and German at Courtland Sunday. Prof Arthur C Streufert Concordia College St Paul will preach at St John’s and the 9 15 a m service at Lansing.
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W. F. Milbrath
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Courtland
Arthur C. Streufert
Concordia College
St. Paul
St. John’s
Lansing
Health contest entries named for Adams County club
Jane Bergene and Paul Winkel will represent the Adams Full-O-Pep 4-H Club at the health contest during the Mower County Fair. They were chosen at a health check-up Thursday night at the George E. Madison home. Mrs. Joy Nelson spoke on health project improvements and the group planned the annual tour for July 8.
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Adams
Jane Bergene
Paul Winkel
Mower County
Jane
Paul
George E. Madison
Joy Nelson
U. to Confer Record Number Honor Degrees Tonight
The University of Minnesota will award five honorary degrees at commencement in Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, boosting total to 33 in 103 years. Recipients include Solon Buck Robert Newton Elvin Stakman and Maj Gen Stanley Mickelsen and Gen John Dahlquist. Dahlquist and Mickelsen left the university in 1917 for World War I service.
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University of Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
Minneapolis
Solon J. Buck
Library of Congress
Robert Newton
University of Alberta
Elvin C. Stakman
Docto of Science
Stanley R. Mickelsen
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
John E. Dahlquist
Army Field Forces
Ft. Monroe
Dahlquist
Mickelsen
Sea Anemones Resemble Flowers Yet Are Animals
Sea anemones mimic blossoms in form but are living animals. They belong to the phylum Cnidaria and use tentacles to capture prey. Their sessile bodies attach to rocks or coral and they reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Boy, 9, Injured as Bike Collides With Car Door
A nine year old boy, Patrick Jennings, was slightly hurt when his bicycle struck the open door of a parked car owned by Norman Opsahl on Main near Maple. He suffered bruises to the shoulder and leg and was taken home by Opsahl.
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Patrick Jennings
Ray Jennings
Padden
Patrick
Norman O. Opsahl
E. Collins
Opsahl
Main
Maple
Winona
Chatham
Kenneth Reinitz
New Auburn
Minn
William J. Gilmartin
Long Island
N. Y
Return of 40th Division from Korea Highlights Sendoff
Pvt. Richard Jensen and Sgt First Class Richard DeWall lead a farewell as the 40th Infantry Division departs Korea with more than 1,100 soldiers. The event drew over 10,000 onlookers including South Korean President Syngman Rhee and General Maxwell Taylor. Other soldiers in the region include Pvt. Richard Pacholl in Japan and Pvt. Paul Mohlis with the Eighth Army in Korea.
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Richard E. DeWall
George DeWall
Grand Meadow
U. S
40Th Infantry Division
Syngman Rhee
Maxwell Taylor
Eighth Army
Korea
Navy escorts Halsey in San Diego and ROTC graduates noted
Eight Navy men, including AMAN W Dean Peterson, escorted Admiral Halsey in San Diego. Richard L Knowlton of Colorado University earned a certificate in Air Force ROTC at the 107th commencement and seeks an Air National Guard Commission. John Pyburn returned to Brunswick Base after weeks in the Bahama Islands. he is the son of J A Pyburn of Austin.
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W. Dean Peterson Aman
Goodwin Johnson
E. Oakland
Navy
Admiral Halsey
San Diego
Calif
Richard L. Knowlton
S. St. Paul
Air Force
University of Colorado
University— Navy
Army
Knowlton
Air National Guard Commission
John Pyburn
Adan
Brunswick
V. P. 23
Bahama Islands
J. A. Pyburn
Austin Rt. 1
Navy Vet Marries Deloris Schwitz in Atlantic City
Armand A Dunn, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Dunn, has married Deloris Schwitz of Atlantic City. Myrtle Dunn, who served four years in the Navy, has been discharged. The couple will reside in Atlantic City.
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Armand A. Dunn
Frank Dunn
Myrtle
Deloris Schwitz
Atlantic City
Local Soldier Earns Top Honors at IX Corps NCO Academy
Cpl. James J. Winkels aged 21, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Winkels of LeRoy, graduated with top honors from the IX Corps NCO academy in Korea. He received a letter of commendation signed by Maj Gen S T Williams. Winkels serves as a chief flash range with Battery C of the 235th Field Artillery Battalion and has been overseas since last September. He entered the Army in March 1953.
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Cpl
James J. Winkels
Ralph Winkels
LeRoy
IX Corps
Korea
S. T. Williams
Winkels
Army
Herald Man Leaves for Camp Douglas
Second Lt. Hans Abrahamson of the Austin Daily Herald news staff left today for Camp Douglas Wisconsin with the 109th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Air National Guard for two weeks training. He will fly gunnery missions over northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior.
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Hans Abrahamson
Austin Daily Herald News
Camp Douglas
Wis
109Th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Air National Guard
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Window Shattered at Johnson Cashway Lumber Co
A large plate glass window measuring 107 by 72 inches was broken Friday at the Johnson Cashway Lumber Co. in Bridge and Railway. Detective Robert Nelson says police are investigating the vandalism.
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Johnson Cashway Lumber Co., Bridge and Railway
Robert Nelson
Delores Machacek Seeks Clerking and Bookkeeping Roles
Editor note profiles Delores Machacek a 20 year old in Austin seeking clerking work with aims to gain bookkeeping and typing experience. An only daughter among four brothers, she enjoys movies dances and dance music, and values her close circle near Blooming Prairie.
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Delores Machacek
Delores
S. Main
Austin
London
Lou Machacek
Blooming Prairie
Austin High School
Planned effort to avert dairy strike in Austin
An additional attempt will be made Monday to stop a walkout by five of six Austin dairy workers in contract talks with Local 578 United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers CIO. The union authorized a strike if needed for June 14, seeking a wage increase while fringe benefits were adjusted. Eva Sayers said meetings will follow the conference with Joe Karth, and the UGCC covers downtown firm workers not in other unions.
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Austin Dairies
United Gas, Coke, and Chemical Workers, Cio
Eva Sayers
Joe Karth
International Union
UGCC
Girl Released to Her Parents After Sheriff Finds Group
A Kentucky and Chicago juvenile girl was released to her parents this morning by Sheriff Albert Reinartz after being found with two men, ages 23 and 24, in a large culvert near LeRoy. The trio had traveled from Chicago to Minnesota. the parents had driven all night to Austin to claim their daughter. The men were released after the sheriff completed the investigation.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Albert Reinartz
LeRoy
Minnesota
Chi
Cago
Austin
Filings open for Mower County primary and general elections
Filings for the September 14 primary and November 2 general elections open Wednesday in Mower County. County and state offices up for election include district judge, probate judge, clerk of court, superintendent of schools, sheriff, auditor, treasurer, register of deeds, court commissioner, state representatives and senators, two county commissioners, and county surveyor.
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Mower County
State Secretary of State
C. L. Tollefson
Register of Deeds
Courtesy Is Contagious Nomination Adds To Safety Award
Another nominee was added Friday to the Austin Mower County Safety Council monthly Courtesy Is Contagious award. The car with license 156-961 yielded the right of way at Main and Water during a left turn. the driver was a woman. Nominations come from a citizen committee who mail cards to the Austin Daily Herald. The monthly winner receives $10 at the council meeting.
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Austin-Mower County Safety Council
Main
Water
Austin Daily Herald
Safety Council
Nordin Receives Optometry Degree at Ohio State
Richard E. Nordin son of Dr and Mrs Walter H Nordin Sr of Lakeshore Drive earned a B S in optometry from Ohio State University Columbus. Chief Justice Carl V Weygandt of the Ohio Supreme Court delivered the commencement address at Ohio Stadium.
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Richard E. Nordin
Walter H. Nordin Sr
Lakeshore Drive
Ohio State University
Columbus
Carl V. Weygandt
The
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Stadium
Army Reserve Units Begin Training Camp Movement
The 311th Army Ordnance Reserve unit and Co. H of the National Guard are set to depart Sunday for training. The 26 officers and men from the 311th travel by chartered bus to Camp McCoy. Co. H leaves at 5 a.m. by convoy to Camp Ripley with jeeps trucks and trailers. The local convoy will link with the 135th Infantry at Northfield. About 80 officers and men total head to camp.
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311Th Army Ordnance Reserve
Camp McCoy
Co. H
National Guard
Camp Ripley
135Th Infantry Regiment
Northfield
Adams Legion Squad to Parade at Rochester Convention
The Adams American Legion Post 146 firing squad will take part in the First District convention parade in Rochester Sunday. Squad members include Roman Winkels, Wallace Johnson, Maurice Halverson, Victor Winkels, John Thill, George Prescott, Arthur Osmundson and La Verne Keifer. Auxiliary members will also attend.
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ADAMS
Adams American Legion
Post 146
Rochester
Roman Winkels
Wallace Johnson
Maurice Halverson
Victor Winkels
John Thill
George Prescott
Arthur Osmundson
LaVerne Keifer
Legion Auxiliary
Heat Grips Large Part of Nation Amid Humid Conditions
Extreme heat settled over the eastern half with Chicago at 97 degrees and Austin 94 tying readings in several cities including Redwood Falls Kansas City and Phoenix. Showers lingered in parts of the nation while Owatonna saw wind and rain force hundreds at centennial observances. Pacific Northwest and northern California recorded additional rain as readings ranged from the 40s to the 70s across the Midwest border areas.
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Chicago
Austin
Redwood Falls
Kansas City
Phoenix
Owatonna
Pacific Northwest
California
Washington
Oregon
Midwest
Great Lakes
Acre in Vineyard Holds 500 to 800 Vines
An average vineyard acre hosts between five hundred and eight hundred vines, reflecting typical planting densities.
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Milbrath
YWCA
Richard Jensen
Co. B
25Th Armd. Engr. Bn
6Th Armd. Div. Trains
Ft. Leonard Wood
Richard L. Pacholl
Joe Pacholl
Japan
San Francisco
Paul W. Mohlis
F. G. Mohlis
Spring Valley
Pvt. Mohlis
Far East
Fort Riley
Kan
Pacholl
Herald Man
Austin Business and Professional Women’s Club
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
By Frieda Misch
Mankato
Nordin
Adams Legion
E. J. Stoike
Babcock Bldg
Mom
Junior
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First Bank Stock Corporation
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