Local Births Reported At St Olaf Hospital
Birth announcements from St Olaf Hospital include Calvern W Willson and Dallas Finley with June 12 dates, Omer Folven and Norris Wilson on June 12 and 13, with Hayfield and Austin routes. Additional outside Austin births list Robert Stutzman and Phyllis Burton in Hartville Ohio and Dalena Nelson and Amy Weseman in San Antonio Texas. Rosary service for Mayer Funeral Home. Clayton Percival of Austin Acres to be buried at Spring Valley Cemetery after services at Western Funeral Home.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Calvern W. Willson
Euclid
Son
Dallas Finley
Hayfield
Omer Folven
Austin Rt
Norris Wilson
Austin
Robert Stutzman
Hartville
Ohio
Stutzman
Phyllis Burton
Sarah Burton
Harmon
Dalena Nelson
E. Hathaway Drive
Clayton Percival
Austin Acres
Wortern Funeral Home
W. J. Campbell
Spring Valley
Spring Valley Cemetery
Clayton Percival 68 Dies After Illness At St Olaf
Clayton Percival died Wednesday afternoon at St Olaf Hospital after a short illness. He lived in Austin Acres and retired from Geo A Hormel Co in 1955. For 33 years he worked in the postal service at Spring Valley. Survived by wife Lora and four sons Donald and Dale of Austin Robert of Rochester and Lawrence of Minneapolis. Funeral services set for Saturday.
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Clayton Percival
St. Olaf Hospital
Austin Acres
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Spring Valley
Lora
Donald
Dale
Austin
Robert
Rochester
Lawrence
Minneapolis
Funeral services set for Mrs. Mary C. Searles
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Searles of Lyle will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Jordan Chapel with the Rev. John D. Taylor of Robbinsdale officiating. Interment will follow at Enterprise Rose Creek Cemetery.
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Mary C. Searles
Lyle
Jordan Chapel
John D. Taylor
Robbinsdale
Enterprise
Rose Creek
Funeral Services for Theodore Schmit Held at St Peter's
Funeral services for Theodore Schmit aged from 1307 Ellis will be conducted at 8 am Friday at St Peter's Church Rose Creek with interment in St Peter's Cemetery.
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Theodore Schmit
Ellis
St. Peter's Church
Rose Creek
St. Peter's Cemetery
Transit Movements Near St Olaf Hospital
Schedule notes show arrivals and transfers to St Olaf Hospital from Gamble Robinson loading dock and from 97 E Water, with locations five miles southeast of Austin and a 2:30 pm transfer. Day by day times indicate patient or supply movements between these points and the hospital.
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Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Gamble - Robinson
Blood supply at St Olaf Hospital totals ten pints
Red Cross units delivered to St Olaf Hospital used ten pints of blood, marking a total for 1957 of 326 pints in the facility's record.
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Red Cross
St. Olaf Hospital
Local Court Records Include Fines and Sentences
Municipal Court Alvin Bednar of 511 Division received 30 days for disorderly conduct. Robert Morwood of 1812 Grove was fined 5 dollars for no driver's license and 10 dollars for speeding. Robert Tomlinson with no permanent address was sentenced to days for writing a bad check after prior jail time for non support.
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Alvin Bednar
Robert Morwood
1812
Grove
Robert Tomlinson
Juvenile Traffic Pleas and Warnings In Local Court
Juvenile cases include Robert Litz aged 17 pleading innocent to running a red light with a hearing scheduled for 4 p m on June 25. Denis Hansen 16 of LeRoy receives a 15 day license suspension for speeding. Barbara Dostal 16 of 1208 Tollefson is found innocent of careless driving. Harold Houdek 16 of 1313 Johnson is warned and released for improper equipment on his car. Raymond E Heydt Sergeant.
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Robert Litz
Denis Hansen
LeRoy
Barbara Dostal
Tollefson
Harold Houdek
Johnson
Raymond E. Heydt
Sargeant
Cotter Addresses FU Meeting on American Living
Richard Cotter spoke on the benefits of living in America at the Austin-Windom Farmers Union gathering Monday. Lloyd Cotter and Steve Lickteig led a Washington farm problems discussion. William Lonergan and Barbara Friederichs played accordion selections. Ice cream social planned for July. Door prizes awarded to multiple members. Lunch served by several hosts. Officers to meet at Jay Johnson home on June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cotter
America
Austin-Windom Farmers Union
Lloyd Cotter
Steve Lickteig
Washington
William Lonergan
Austin
Barbara Friederichs
Dexter
George Miller
Maurice Bulson
James Levy
Fred Gravenish
William Danforth
Six A Positive Emergency Blood Donors At St Olaf
Six emergency donors were called to give A positive blood at St Olaf Hospital on Wednesday night. Donors listed include Mr and Mrs Emmet Phifer Donald Cerny Russell Baldus Olga Baier and Walter Benesh. Ten pints were used in the surgical operation.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Emmet Phifer
Donald Cerny
Russell Baldus
Olga Baier
Walter Benesh
Church Picnic Planned at Blooming Prairie Park
St Pauls Lutheran Church of Hollendale will hold its Sunday School picnic at Blooming Prairie City Park Sunday. A 1 p.m dinner is planned.
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Hollandale
Minn
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Blooming Prairie City Park
Hollandale Woman Suffers Facial Injuries After Fall
Mrs. Harry Rice of Hollandale Minn was injured at home last week in a fall causing facial and mouth injuries.
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Hollandale
Minn
Harry Rice
Stage Show for Children Set Saturday
Little Miss Sunbeam Donna Kay Erickson of Champaign Illinois and her clown Sir Clacky Wack perform a free stage and screen show in Austin at 1 p m with a possible 3 p m encore at the Sterling Theater. They travel to Mason City Roosevelt Fieldhouse for a Saturday night show and appear this week in Albert Lea and North Iowa Band Festival appearances and television spots. The six year old Sunbeam has a 200 song repertoire. Clacky Wack is a former Clarabell on NBCs Howdy Doody.
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Miss Sunbeam
Donna Kay Erickson
Champaign
Ill
Sir Clacky Wack
Austin
Sterling Theater
Clarabell
NBC
Smoke in Austin High School shop prompts fire crew call
Smoke from the industrial arts room at Austin High School led firefighters to the scene at 4 50 p m on Wednesday. Firemen found no active blaze and suspect the odor came from an electric saw. A separate incident reports spontaneous combustion at Jerry Mickels home 1702 N Oak at 12 05 p m Wednesday with upstairs closet fire and extensive smoke and water damage downstairs.
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Austin High School
Jerry Mickels
N. Oak
Farmers to Get $90,000 Gas Refund
Mower County farmers will receive nearly $90,000 when the gas tax refund is paid in July the state official said at an ice cream social. Arthur Tisthammer urged farmers to apply after July 1 and noted that lower farm income leads to reduced spending on college vacations and gifts to church and charity. He also praised the county group for its 618 enrolled farm families.
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Mower County
Farmers Union
Lansing-Adolpho
Arthur Tisthammer
Free Milk to Be Served at Social
Free milk will be served at the Lyle Nevada Farm Bureau ice cream social held with the Lyle band concert at Lyle Park next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Marlys Dammann Mower County Dairy Princess will be the guest. Cake coffee and ice cream will be available. There will be no speeches.
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Lyle, Minn
Lyle-Nevada Farm Bureau
Lyle Band
Lyle Park
Marlys Dammann
Mower County
McGovern to Head KC Unit
Leo L. McGovern was named faithful navigator of the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree in Kansas City. He will be joined by Dr. A. G. Patterson as faithful captain and a team of officers. Plans include a family picnic at Todd Park on June 20 and pilgrimages to Father Aulneau Shrine in July.
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Leo L. McGovern
Authean General Assembly
Knights of Columbus
McGovern
A. G. Patterson
Gerald Landherr
Joseph F. Flanagan
A. D. Holland
Hjalmer C. Hogan
Ray Waters
Inner Sentinel
Michael Gardecki
Todd Park
Queen of Angels Church
Ellendale
Minn
Mybre
Iowa
Father Aulneau
Magnussen Island
Lake of the Woods
State to Spend 70 Million on Road Projects
Minnesota will spend a record 70 million dollars for highway construction in the 1957 58 fiscal year. Gov Freeman and Highway Commissioner L P Zimmerman announced a program with over 34 million for the truck highway system and nearly 36 million in contracts on the interstate network.
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ST. Paul F
Minnesota
Gov. Freeman
L. P. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Janice Henderson to perform in Hollandale piano recital
Janice Henderson a 15 year old Hollandale resident will give a piano recital at Central School Hollandale at 3 p m Sunday She will be assisted by soprano Mrs Gordon Roorda and marimba player Carol DeVries Accompanists are Nancy Posthumus and Joyce DeVries The program was arranged by instructor Mrs Sam Olson Albert Lea The public is invited.
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Hollandale
Minn
Janice Henderson
Harold Henderson
Central School, Hollandale
Janice
Gordon Roorda
Carol DeVries
Nancy Posthumus
Joyce DeVries
Sam Olson
Albert Lea
Austin Bowl Reopens With Modern Upgrades
Gus Young reopens the Austin Bowl Friday night after renovation. The 16 alleys now have automatic pin setters, refreshed surfaces, a new entrance hall wall, resurfaced driveway, and a new 18-stool lunch counter serving free coffee and doughnuts. The opening starts at 7 p m and daily hours run from 10 a m.
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Gus Young
Collision on Franklin Near Garfield Causes Property Damage
A traffic collision reported to police at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday on Franklin near Garfield damaged two parked cars. Robert O. Knutson’s vehicle at 311 E. Water sustained $100 in damage, while Antonette Setchell’s at 1012 Padden incurred $4 damage.
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Franklin
Garfield
Robert O. Knutson
Antonette Setchell
Padden
Summer Schedule and Reading Program at City Library
Miss Mabel Olson announced a summer library schedule effective now. Austin residents may borrow books for longer absences and the summer reading program for secondary students begins June 17 with the theme By Rocket to Adventure. Read 15 books to earn a plywood rocket pin and diploma granting entry to an August library party, plus Tuesday recorded stories at 2 p.m. each week. The library will close at noon Saturdays during summer.
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Mabel C. Olson
Public Library Board
Austin
Miss Olson
Parents to Attend Spring Valley Bible School Picnic
About 600 persons are expected to attend the Spring Valley Bible School picnic Friday at noon. Parents will join morning class sessions then move to the park. Churches cooperating include Congregational EUB and Methodist. There are 203 pupils.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Spring Valley Bible School
Congregational
EUB
Spring Valley Fire Destroys Storeroom and VFW Clubrooms
A Wednesday night blaze in Spring Valley Minnesota damaged a storeroom behind Coast to Coast store and the VFW clubrooms on the second floor. Firemen reported flames from sand paper belts up the walls reaching the plastic materials and gas tanks. Building owner estates faced extensive heat smoke and water damage with an estimate pending by Kenneth Leach.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Richard Bailey
VFW
Robert and Thomley Estates
Kenneth Leach
Rose Creek Man Hurt in Collision
A Rose Creek man is in good condition at St. Olaf Hospital with head injuries from a collision at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday on SAR 4 in Windom Township south of Austin. George Hartwig was injured in the crash with a pickup driven by John Schottler of Austin Route 2. The truck sustained $225 damage and Hartwig's late model car $675.
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Rose Creek
St. Olaf Hospital
Windom Township
Austin
George Hartwig
John Schottler
Austin Rt. 2
Hartwig
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Mayer Funeral Home
Cotter
Blooming Prairie
Dod
KODAK
Gillette
Eveready
Faberge Cologne & Talc
Buxton
Bridge , Austin, Minn
LA Palia
P.A
Mate Capri
Polaroid
Austin Bowl
City Library
Skeed
Austin, Minnesota
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