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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
9
Warren Spahn, 41, worked eight innings allowing two runs before leaving for a pinch batter as the Braves fell 2-1 to the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax allowed only one run over seven innings, snapping Spahn’s fifth one run defeat of the season.
Dodgers move two games ahead of the Giants after a 5-0 victory highlighted by Sandy Koufax’s first major league homer and a solid pitching effort from Purkey. Feats from Virdon and McBean help Pirates and Cardinals win, while Spahn fends off bunts and a Reds no-hitter bid is broken in seventh.
Art Pap py Lewis former West Virginia University head coach and Steelers personnel director died at St. Clair Memorial Hospital from a heart ailment. He rose from Ohio coal mines to college and professional football, coached the Rams in 1938, and WVU teams went 58 38 2 with six straight winning seasons 1952 1957 including a Sugar Bowl appearance in 1953.
Oxford sprinter Adrian Metcalfe starred as Oxford-Cambridge defeated Cornell-Pennsylvania at White City Stadium. The English side won 11 events to 4, met records in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, and set a meet mark in the 440 relay. The win evened the anglo American series at 19 victories apiece with two ties.
Charles Kinney national chief of staff of the VFW challenged state convention delegates at Memorial Services in the high school auditorium. He urged Americans to know analyze issues and be proud of the country while acknowledging past mistakes. The speech honored departed comrades as patriots and urged patriotism as a living duty. It closed with a call to let America fulfill its promise and show the world the ideals of under God and intelligent patriotism. Officers of the Minnesota department gave a symbolic tribute followed by a rifle salute taps and benediction.
St Ansgar librarian Mrs Sherwin Kittleson reports 38 children have enrolled in the summer reading club for those who have completed at least first grade. The Big Top Reading Club runs June through August with rewards at 4, 12, and 24 books and a poster listing readers.
The Austin fire department were called to Schuler Shoe Co at 299 N Main at 1 06 a m today. A cigarette reportedly started the blaze by igniting the awning causing a burned awning a broken window and smoke damage inside the store.
DES MOINES Iowa The State Board of Education is expected to decide Friday on the May over ruling of 32 objections to the proposed St Ansgar Community School District to be formed from St Ansgar Grafton and Carpenter districts State board representatives met Mitchell and Worth County boards and St Ansgar Grafton and Carpenter district officials The decision follows an appeal by Worth County and could lead to a general election after a 30 day wait if rejected The Carpenter High School faces loss of state aid after July due to limited curriculum
Two 15 year old girls reported a boy on a bicycle rode by them at the corner of 1st Ave and 10th St SW at 10 10 p m Wednesday. His jeans were down to his knees and his shirt over his face. witnesses described him as dark haired. Little Godiva reference noted.
Registration for the Austin Jaycee Junior Tennis Tournament closes Friday at 6 p.m. at Dugan's Sport Shop. Two divisions 15 and under and 16 to 18, with age determined as of January 1, 1962. Twelve trophies awarded and state tourney trip for group winners.
St Ansgar reports Mrs librarian attended the eleventh annual library workshop at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City for public and school librarians. The event focused on The Public Library and the School Library Work Together and was sponsored by the College of Education University Library of the State University.
Summer library hours in St Ansgar run 2 to 5 p m on Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday and 8 to 9 p m on Monday Wednesday and Saturday. The schedule begins July 2 and continues through August.
Dr. Ralph T. Holman professor of physico chemical chemistry at the Hormel Institute sails from New York Friday for six months of research at the University of Gothenburg Sweden There he will study a unique spectrometer with Prof Einar Stenhagen and make trips to Stockholm He will attend lipid biochemistry meetings in Birmingham England and a Scandinavian chemists conference in Abo Finland His sabbatical is funded by NIH and will be supervised by Drs Hans Mohrhauer and Joseph Rahm.
A two car collision at 1st Ave and 1st St NE caused 110 dollars in damage. Drivers were Owen A. Jacobson of Dexter and Bernard J. Bednar of 705 13th St NE. Bednar received a traffic tag for failure to yield the right of way.
ALBERT LEA Minn Incumbent legislators Sen Rudy Hanson and Rep Edmund Conn of Freeborn County filed for re election on Wednesday Also filing was Paul Overgaard a conservative candidate for the state house opposing Conn who has served four terms County officials filing for re election were Auditor Robert D Hanson Register of Deeds Kenneth Jacobson Sheriff Everette Stevern commissioners Otis Olson and Milo Belshaw and Treasurer Wilfred Knudtson
A makeup clinic for the oral polio vaccine will be held at Dodge Center High School Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. Residents who missed the first clinic are urged to attend.
The Pine Springs Swimming Pool opens its first season Sunday for Pine Springs Recreational Association members only. The 360 by 290 foot pool, built by Blooming Prairie attorney G. S. Thorson, will operate 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Membership costs 15 dollars for families and 8 dollars for individuals. the spring fed pool prohibits surface water entry and sits between Pine and Evergreen streets near Thorson’s home.
The New York Yankees signed Tuesday shortstop Norm Harding of Spokane and outfielder Dag Lafferty of Anacortes, Washington.
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