Car Kills Deer South of Austin on Highway 105
Six area collisions were investigated over the weekend by area authorities. Sheriff's deputies reported Lois L. Kaput’s car struck and killed a deer six miles south of Austin on Highway 105 around 9 30 p m Friday. Other entries list minor damage and hits from a hit and run at various locations including Oakland Avenue and 14th Street SW and First Avenue SE.
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Sheriff's
Lois L. Kaput
Lyle
Austin
Highway 105
Oakland Ave
14Th St
Marvin J. Dauer
20Th St
Duane R. Miller
Schaffer Announces Run Opposes Sales Tax Seeks Economy
State Rep Emil Schaffer said he will run for re election next fall. He opposed a sales tax until a fair tax is created and pledged support for a tax not hurting the little people. He remains conservative while running as an independent, urging state spending cuts to match income.
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Schaffer
Emil Schaffer
Jake Herzog
Moody Bible Official Conducts Family Institute Sessions
The Rev. Irvine Robertson of Moody Bible Institute Chicago will lead adult classes at First Baptist Church today through Friday from 7 30 to 9 p m. He is a former missionary to India. The study focuses on the Book of Ephesians. The Rev and Mrs LeRoy Sheveland lead children’s classes.
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Irvine Robertson
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Family Institute
First Baptist Church
Robertson
India
LeRoy Sheveland
Dogs Held for Identification at Local Pound
Beagle and Chesapeake Bay retriever are held for identification by Poundmaster Garnet Kough. Adoption candidates include a water spaniel a cocker a black Labrador four mixed breed puppies and several other dogs.
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Garnet Kough
Playgrounds and Tot Lots Set to Open Wednesday
Austin plans open day for 16 playgrounds and tot lots this Wednesday. Director Harry Strong notes supervised weekly sessions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with equipment provided, craft materials at cost, and staff including La Fayettes LaRayne Anderson and Julie Halverson, plus new Ellis Junior High site led by Patty Carlson.
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Austin
Harry Strong
Park and Recreation Dept
Lafayette
LaRayne Anderson
Julie Halverson
Sutton
Kay Hardy
Suellen Wigant
Sterling
Jane Nilan
Northwest
Elizabeth Patrich
Kaufman
Mary Butorac
Nevell
Sally Kentta
Decker
Joan Backlund
Bel Air
Millfield Drive
Highway 16
Donna Drury
Galloway
Virginia Carroll
Cullen
Julie Hanson
Crane
Judy Schleusner
Whittier
Carolyn Huinker
Driesner
Carolyn Humker
Sumner
Wildwood
Ellis Junior High School
Patty Carlson
Joane Hulet
Kay Bloomfield
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Peggy Scheid
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Summer Sports Program Outlined
The Austin Park and Recreation Dept led by Nancy Carroll invites teenage girls to join a summer program with tennis golf and softball for beginners and competitive play. A hiking club with trips nature study and games will run. Activities start at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the athletic field near the tennis courts.
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Austin Park & Recreation Dept
Nancy Carroll
Miss Carroll
Plunkett Named Chief Judge of Third District
Warren Plunkett was chosen as chief judge of the Third Judicial District by judges from 11 southeastern Minnesota counties. He succeeds A C Richardson of Austin. John Cahill of Waseca was named secretary.
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Warren Plunkett
Third Judicial District
Minnesota
Mower, Rice, Steele
Dodge
Plunkett
A. C. Richardson
Austin
John Cahill
Waseca
Fifth Plunkett to Receive Law Degree at Saint Paul
Roger Plunkett, fifth in the Plunkett family to earn a law degree, will receive his diploma from William Mitchell College of Law at the College of Saint Thomas Army ceremony Tuesday night. He studied political science and served in the Air Force before joining Plunkett and Plunkett in Austin. His relatives include Judge Warren Plunkett and H V Plunkett Jr. Attending the exercises are multiple Plunkett family members and friends from Omaha Rochester and Austin.
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Plunkett
William Mitchell College of Law
College of St. Thomas Armory
Roger Plunkett
Plunkett Military School
Air Force
H. V. Plunkett Sr
Roger
Plunkett and Plunkett
Austin
Warren Plunkett
H. V. Plunkett Jr
Richard Plunkett
Thomas Skutt
Omaha
H. L. Williams
Rochester
Two Area Graduates Win Minnesota Scholarships
Two area high school graduates receive college aid. Elaine Walsh of Lyle earns a $300 Augustus L. Searle Scholarship to the University of Minnesota College of Home Economics. Marlys C. Knutson of Blooming Prairie wins a $300 Sears Roebuck Foundation award toward tuition.
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University of Minnesota College of Home Economics
Elaine Walsh
Lyle
Augustus L. Searle
Marlys C. Knutson
Blooming Prairie
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Elkton High School Honor Roll Sem 2
Elkton High School announces the second semester honor roll. A average students include Delton Elkins Jane Miller Verland Endorf William Ted Bartlett Sally Clarke Janet Gross Audrey Jenkins. B average students include Myrna Anna Bernice Glienke Donald Jech Jane Meinzer Lola Milbrath Maxine Nicol Virgil Rabine Roger Rieser Allan Spray Sharon Wicks Carol Anderson Judy Blom Darlene Haag Mary Lou Hanson Bryant Hokeness Gary Mangel Carol Pries Marilyn Rabine Lois Bitker Lynn Knutson Sharon Leininger Shirley Read Janice Blom Maribeth Hokeness Alice Jacobson Kathleen Jacobson LaRae Jorstad Judy Pater Joy Bakker Judy Garrity Larry Hamer Diane Knutson Linda Luedtke David Pries Richard Stephenson Lois Vanbuskirk Norman Anderson Karen Hahn Dawn Quast David Rubin Randy Spray Virginia Steenblock Barbara Twait Lawrence Wiese.
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Delton Elkins
Jane Miller
Verland Endorf
William
Ted) Bartlett
Sally Clarke
Janet Gross
Audrey Jenkins
Myrna Anna
Bernice Glienke
Donald Jech
Jane Meinzer
Lola Milbrath
Maxine Nicol
Virgil Rabine
Roger Rieser
Allan Spray
Sharon Wicks
Carol Anderson
Judy Blom
Darlene Haag
Mary Lou Hanson
Bryant Hokeness
Gary Mangel
Carol Pries
Marilyn Rabine
Lois Bitker
Lynn Knutson
Sharon Leininger
Shirley Read
Janice Blom
Maribeth Hokeness
Alice Jacobson
Kathleen Jacobson
LaRae Jorstad
Judy Pater
Joy Bakker
Judy Garrity
Larry Hamer
Diane Knutson
Linda Luedtke
David Pries
Richard Stephenson
Lois Vanbuskirk
Norman Anderson
Karen Hahn
Dawn Quast
David Rubin
Randy Spray
Virginia Steenblock
Barbara Twait
Lawrence Wiese
Vacation Bible School for Entire Family Enrolls 170
Austin's only Vacation Bible School for adults opens at Crane Addition Community Chapel with 170 enrollments and a 30 member staff. Evening sessions 6 30 to 8 30 through the week led by Rev. Joe H Matt. Frank Burdick supervises graded classes for all ages from primary to senior adults. A supervised nursery and music by The Musical Kearns of Fallon Nev. complete the program.
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Austin
Crane Addition Community Chapel
Joe H. Matt
Frank Burdick
Kearns of
Fallon, Nev
42 Piece Band Sets for 1960 Wednesday Concerts
Community Park hosts the Municipal Band under director C V Sperati starting its 29th season with 8 30 pm performances. The 42 piece ensemble will also play at Sterling parking area East Side Lake and N Main near the swimming pool on other weekday evenings. The roster lists sections including B flat clarinet Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone French horn Trombone Bass and Percussion among named players.
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Community Park
C. V. Sperati
Sterling Parking
East Side Lake
N. Main
Former Austin Girl Is Graduate At Waterloo East High
Mrs. Bar nett Brandt of Austin was honored at East High School commencement in Waterloo Iowa as third in a 350 student class. She narrowly missed salutatorian by one thousandth of a point. Attending were her parents James and Mrs. Barnett Jeanne Barnett James Barnett Jr Olga Baier and Cetha Barnett.
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Austin
Barnett Brandt
East High School
Waterloo
Iowa
Bonnie Barnett
Brandt
James Barnett
Jeanne Barnett
James Barnett Jr
Olga Baier
Cetha Barnett
Tremors Continue Plague Valdivia After Quake
Earth tremors persisted in quake battered Valdivia Chile over the weekend, keeping residents in a wary state as aftershocks rattled the south.
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Santiago, Chile
Valdivia
Chile
Fillmore County Dairy Princess Crowned at Spring Valley
Diane Austin of Mabel was crowned Fillmore County Dairy Princess at Spring Valley Dairy Day. Her attendants are Dorothy Erickson of Mabel and Marcia Kiehne of Harmony. Judges included Mrs. Lincoln Schroeder, Charles Hale, and Glen Ickler. Parade prizes, community groups, and a wealth of festivities accompanied the coronation event.
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Spring Valley, Minn
Fillmore County
Spring Valley
Diane Austin
Mabel
Newburg Farmers
Fillmore De-More 4H Club
Root River Farmers Union
Fillmore County Farm Bureau
Preston
Chatfield
Diane and
LaVonne Buss
Steve Grabau
Norman Jorgenson
Pastors and Laymen Set for Minnesota Methodist Conference
The Rev. William J. Campbell and the Rev. Immanuel Nielsen of First Methodist Church will attend the 106th Minnesota Methodist Conference at Hamline University in St. Paul from Tuesday to Friday with Bishop Edwin Voight presiding. Holy communion for delegates and pastors opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Day delegates accompanying Campbell include Dr. Walter Nordin Sr. and Dr. Doyle Richardson.
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William J. Campbell
Immanuel Nielsen
First Methodist Church
Minnesota
Aviation Day set for June 26 with flights and breakfast
Scenic flights by Ozarks DC3s start at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day 20 minute trips will be available. The Austin Jaycees sponsor a 7 to 11 a.m breakfast featuring fluffy scrambled eggs and Hermel bacon or sausage. At 1 p.m. the Chamber of Commerce airport committee and Mayor Baldy Hansen will dedicate the new administration building.
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The
Austin Jaycees
Ozarks
Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee
Baldy Hansen
Vacation Bible School at St Peter's Lutheran
Toeterville Iowa Vacation Bible school at St Peter's Lutheran Church runs June 6 through this week with a closing picnic. Sessions run 9:11:30 a.m. weekdays. Theme Teach Us To Pray. Enrollment 57 students with eight teachers including Jean Krahn Donna Bruggeman Daren Fossey Alvira Bruggeman and Rev William Kamke. A closing program by Sunday School groups is set for June 19 during worship.
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Toeterville
Iowa
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Jean Krahn
Donna Bruggeman
Daren Fossey
Alvira Bruggeman
Kindegarten
Dorothy Eheke
Eleanore Grube
Robert Nitardy
William Kamke
Intermodale
Austin Man Heads ACT North Dakota Minnesota District Leader
An Austin man was elected to head the North Dakota Minnesota District of the United Commercial Travelers at a Minneapolis convention. Lynn Keller was named grand senior councillor, Frank Matyas was elected grand chaplain, and Theodore Kolb became secretary of the District Secretaries Assn. Bernard Swank and Paul Whittinger were other Austin delegates. Aid of the mentally retarded was approved as the top program for 1960 61, backed by the national ACT.
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Austin
North Dakota-Minnesota
United Commercial Travelers
Lynn Keller
The
Austin Lodge
Minneapolis
Frank Matyas
Theodore
Ted) Kolb
Bernard Swank
Paul Whittinger
National Organization
Youths Bound Over on Forgery Charges in Alden Case
One of two Austin area youths is bound over to the district court under a $2000 bond after waiving the preliminary hearing on forgery counts. Dallas Dale Nowell, 18, and Francis Lonergan, 16, were returned from Malvern Arkansas. Lonergan to face Juvenile Court in Albert Lea, while Nowell awaits district court proceedings.
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Austin
Fairmont
Dallas Dale Nowell
Austin Rt. 4
Fred Vogel
Nowell
Francis Lonergan
al Reinartz
Lonergan
Freeborn County
Albert Lea
Elected to Phi Zeta at Minnesota Graduation
La Rue W. Johnson of Austin and Kenneth G. Magnuson of Blooming Prairie were elected to Phi Zeta, the national veterinary medical honorary fraternity, at the University of Minnesota. They graduated Saturday.
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la Rue
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Tacoma
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Austin Rt
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