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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1969

Page

3

Izaak Walton scholarship winners named for Long Lake center

Local Izaak Walton Chapter 10 and the Red Cedar Auxiliary sponsor scholarships for 1969 Long Lake Conservation Center sessions. Recipients Greg Anderson Judy Baier and Kurt Kuehl will attend June sessions at the Aitkin County camp with courses in Soil Science Water and Fishery Ecology Wildlife and Recreation Skills.

Izaak Walton Chapter 10 Red Cedar Long Lake Conservation Center Greg Anderson Donald Anderson 4Th Ave Judy Baier Roger Baier 11Th St Kurt Kuehl Conley Kuehl 9Th Ave Aitkin County Ed Johnston Judy Pauline Carroll James Marcum Minnesota Conservation Dept Greg Pace 111 Austin

Three car crashes with no injuries reported

Three accidents were investigated in the city Friday. At 4 30 p m an collision at 4th Ave NW and 2nd St NW involved Marcia Hinks and Jeanette Sorenson with damages of 175 and 300 dollars respectively. A second crash at Oakland Ave W and 4th St NW involved Paul Tonder and Sherie Holsapple with damages 90 and none. A third incident near the Piggly Wiggly parking lot at 1st St NW involved Gertrude Smith hitting a parked car owned by George Luthe with damages 25 and none.

4Th Ave. NW 2Nd St. NW Marcia Hinks 9Th St. NE Jeanette Sorenson Austin Marcia Hicks Paul Tonder Albert Lea Minn Sherie Holsapple Wykoff Gertrude Smith Luthe’s

Trade group rewards six Austin carriers with trip

Six Austin carrier salesmen for the Minneapolis Tribune and Star have earned a special trip to Minneapolis for Ski-O-Rama on Lake Minnetonka as a reward for extra sales effort. The carriers Joe Smith Charles Barrows Doug Lau Jeff Jirele Derren Oldenburg and David Wagner will attend the outing on Wednesday June 18.

Austin Minneapolis Tribune and Star Minneapolis

Studebaker Picnic Set Here Sunday

The second annual Minnesota Iowa Studebaker Driver's Club Picnic will be held at noon Sunday at Dreisner Park on Hwy 218 S. and Oakland Ave. E. Members and friends are invited and should bring picnic lunches. Old pre war and well groomed Studebakers will be on display at the park.

Studebaker Driver's Club Dreisner Park Hwy. 218 Oakland Ave

Northwestern hospital nursing graduates honor 64 at service

Two Austin women among 64 graduates of Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis received diplomas at Westminster Church. Lana Kay Stiffler and Virginia MacLaren Anderson were 1966 Austin High School graduates. Stiffler will stay at Northwestern Hospital, while Anderson will work in Colorado with her husband stationed at Fort Carson.

Austin Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing Minneapolis Lana Kay Stiffler Olga Stiffler 13Th St Virginia (MacLaren) Anderson Wallace H. MacLaren 23Rd Ave Austin High School Westminster Presbyterian Church Holiday Inn Central Ballroom

Scouts to Seek Awards at Camp Hok-Si-La

Camp Hok-Si-La opened by the Gamehaven Council with 40 counsellors under director Paul Lutzke for the first week of summer. Area Boy Scouts will earn special recognitions including the 50-Miler Award Historic Trails Award Mile Swim BSA Scout Lifeguard and Paul Bunyan Axman as they improve skills and serve others.

Hok-Si-La Gamehaven Council Boy Scouts of America Lake City Lake Pepin Paul Lutzke Mile Swim Bsa Paul Bunyan Axman

Spring Valley Recreation and Pool Schedule Announced

Spring Valley Minn announces summer recreation and swimming programs. Registration runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Monday at the high school lobby with a fee. Swimming begins when water warms. Lessons run five days weekly from June 23 to July 11. Grand Meadow residents may register July 21 to August 8 at Grand Meadow School from 9 a.m. to noon. Adult lessons possible Wednesdays 6 to 7 p.m. if interest.

Spring Valley Minn Grand Meadow Grand Meadow School

State Employment Service building ready by July 1

Work on the Minnesota Employment Service building at 105 11th Ave NE progresses with a July 1 completion target. Lysne Construction Co., Blooming Prairie, is the general contractor for Red Cedar Properties, which will lease 2,500 square feet to the Employment Service. The new one story concrete block structure will replace the current headquarters south of the Austin Daily Herald Building.

The Minnesota Employment Service 11Th Ave Lysne Construction Co., Blooming Prairie Red Cedar Properties Employment Service Austin Daily Herald Bldg Burt Plehal

Blooming Prairie High announces final honor roll list

Blooming Prairie Minnesota principal LeMar Nelson released the final honor roll for Blooming Prairie High School. The list spans grades 12 through 7, detailing dozens of students by name, including Virginia Beinhor n, Kristi Hoel, John Becker, Vic Frey, Lois Marsh, Sherrie Olsen, and many others across each grade.

Blooming Prairie Minn Blooming Prairie High School LeMar Nelson Virginia Beinhorn Mary Frey Marsha Christianson Kathryn Jirele Cynthia Brakke Monica Doocy Sharon Udstuen Shirley Grunklee Colleen Jones Anita Kruger La-Verne Simonson Pamela Carlson Evelyn Heerema Carol Peterson Leslie Hansen Dale Magnusson Colleen Coughlin Colleen Fiebiger Tom Peterson Suzette Severson Elaine Walsh Carolyn Walsh Carolyn Carlson Susan Bock David Herron Carol Ruhter Judy Goodmanson Kathy Moriiarty Mitchell Nelson Sharmon Trom Marcine Helleck Renee Beede Mike Kleeberger Chris Wilkinson Kristi Hoel Kevin Hranicka Susan Johnson Douglas Betlach Paul Brakke Dale Janke Russ Buhrow Colleen Tonelli Tom Becker Mary Jirele Richard Evenson Brad Carey Julie Grandprey Larry Iverson Jerald Ingvalson Jennifer Christenson Greg Lea John Becker Greg Hall Charles Halstenson Louise Johnson Ronald Simonson Nancy Taylor Randy Swenson Elizabeth Smith Joan Helleck Sharon Diesch Wayne Carlsen David Hansen Ruth Anderson Karen Leek Cheryl Beinhorn Lynn Hunter Kathy Schiller Vic Frey Diane Angell Virginia Hanson Cynthia Blome Jon Goodwin Jule Hoel Sally Lostegard Gary Jirele Richard Kubista Donn Olsen Marjorie Hanson Betty Rowe Debra Mullenbach Kathy Trom Mary Pelinka David Thorn Debra Kruekeberg Thomas Wend Michael Herdina Natalie Ruhter Lois Marsh Susan Peterson Kay Nelson Mary Ellen Becker Sandra Janning Kathleen Spinler Steve Heinz Lois Lofthus Andrea Olson Kevin Spinler Julie Coughlin Steve Pittman David Ruhter John Angell Joyce Beckman Richard Schlichting Dennis Yentsch Jean Halstenson Joan Hansen Mary Herron Daniel Hunter Paulette Hardick Dean Peterson Doug Simonson Margo Smith Laverne Friesner Leann Boyd Mary Lysne Sharon Muller William Schaeffer

Flag Day Urges Austin Residents to Fly Flag

Today is Flag Day by presidential proclamation marking the 192nd birthday of the American flag known as the Stars and Stripes and Old Glory. The flag was authorized by the Marine Committee of the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia and adopted June 14, 1777. Austin residents are urged to fly their flag today.

Marine Committee 2Nd Continental Congress Philadelphia Austin

Road work bids due for 1.4 miles west of CSAH 16

County Auditor Ervin L. Boelke will receive bids until June 25 at the Rice county courthouse in Faribault for grading and aggregate surfacing of 1.4 miles west of CSAH 16 five miles northwest of Morris town.

Ervin L. Boelke Rice County Faribault Csah 16 Morristown

Austin National Guard Heads to Camp Ripley Allotted Trucks

The Austin National Guard departs Sunday morning for the annual summer encampment at Camp Ripley near Little Falls. Most units will leave the Austin Armory around 7 a.m. The local unit will provide three trucks to each unit.

Austin National Guard Camp Ripley Little Falls Austin

Two Austin women set to earn nurse degrees

Two Austin area women will be among 54 graduates of St Marys School of Nursing Rochester at noon Sunday. Mrs. Paul Brendle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Peterson Lyle, and Cynthia Ann H Huntstiger, daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Hunstiger 2117 1st Ave SE, receive diplomas. Brendle was class president and SMS vice president and won the Fiksdal Scholarship. Huntstiger also earned the Fiksdal Scholarship in 1967 and will work at St Marys Hospital after graduation. Rev Edward A Fitzgerald will preside. Commencement speaker is Rev John Reicher.

Austin Area St. Marys School of Nursing Rochester Paul Norma) Brendle Norman Peterson Lyle Cynthia Ann H. Huntstiger William H. Hunstiger 1St Ave Brendle SMS Hunstiger St. Marys Hospital

Fjerstad honored at RSJC graduation

Wayne Fjerstad son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Fjerstad of Austin Route 1 graduated cum laude from Rochester State Junior College. He belonged to Tau Alpha Pi, the national scholastic honorary society for junior college students in the career occupational program. This fall he will attend Stout University Menomonie Wis majoring in electronics.

Wayne Fijerstad Harvey Fjerstad Austin Rt. 1 Rochester State Junior College Tau Alpha Pi Stout University Menomonie Wis

Austin council to hold hearing on zoning and bids

The Austin Council will hold a Monday night hearing on a petition to change property along IS-90 from residential to industrial use between the Pure Oil Station and the Volkswagen garage site. It will consider Lysne Construction Inc. bid of 8290 for street light bases conduit trenching and related work on North Main St and a street right of way assessment by Mr and Mrs L W Murphy on 4th Ave NW and 22nd St NW.

Austin Council Pure Oil Volkswagen Lysne Construction, Inc North Main St L. W. Murphy 4Th Ave 22Nd St

Moscow Lutheran Bible School Opens at Church

Moscow Lutheran Bible School opened Monday for a two week session from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Moscow church. Instructors include Mrs Kent Smeiby kindergarten Mrs Richard Bergstrom primary Mrs Jim Ruble junior and Mrs Homer Johnson junior high. Closing program set for 9:15 a.m. Sunday June 22. Reverend O A Rust is pastor.

Moscow Lutheran Bible School Moscow Kent Smeiby Richard Bergstrom Jim Ruble Homer Johnson O. A. Rust

Methodists and EUB merge after Minnesota vote

Two Minnesota United Methodist conferences approved a merger with the Evangelical United Brethren, meeting in Minneapolis to finalize uniting plans. Kenneth James Davis was ordained at the service, while the Southeast District listed no pastoral changes and announced reappointments across multiple churches and towns.

Minnesota United Methodist Church Minneapolis Evangelical United Brethren Conference Methodist Conference Minnesota Methodists Evangelical United Brethren United Conference Hennepin Avenue Church Kenneth James Davis Austin

Miss Minnesota pageant finalists chosen after prelims

Jill Spooner and Laurie Riaca won swimsuit and talent honors on the pageant’s final preliminary night. Sixty nine contestants compete for ten semifinal spots, with finals, questions, and awards set for Sunday breakfast at St. Edward's Church.

Minnesota Fin Jill Spooner Laurie Riaca Brahms Arrowhead Laurie Riach Macalester College St. Paul Mankato Mankato State College Darla Nelson Atlantic City N. J St. Edward’s Church

Interdenominational church school ends with service

An interdenominational vacation church school conducted at First Congregational St. Edward's and Sterling Christian runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily through the week. Students are grouped by grade and will present a 9:30 a.m. Sunday service at First Congregational with offerings, music, art, and readings.

First Congregational St. Edward's Sterling Christian Congregational Church St. Edwards First Congregational Church Ralph Colby Daniel Corcoran Philip Ewaldsen Hollandale All Stu

Upside Down Scrambled Eggs Page Flub

Readers noted the scrambled eggs image on Page 14 of Friday's Herald was printed upside down. The error was found after printing. the page could not be corrected as all type had already been set and sent to the press.

Herald

Area firms win road contracts in three counties

State Highway Commissioner N T Walder announced contracts for county, federal and secondary highway projects in Faribault, Houston and Steele counties. Freeman Construction of Spring Valley bid 120000 on 2.9 miles of grade and aggregate surface between Houston County line and Eitzen. Lakeland Sand and Gravel of Albert Lea bid 71569 on 3.5 miles between TH 14 and CSAH 9. Wm Daufenbach Co of Mankato bid 34449 on 3 miles between CSAH 2 and Elmore.

Faribault Houston Steele Counties N. T. Walder Freeman Construction Spring Valley Houston County Eitzen Lakeland Sand and Gravel, Inc Albert Lea Owatonna CSAH Wm. Daufenbach Co., Inc Mankato Elmore Faribault County

Small Black Terrier Seeks New Home After Abduction Incident

A three-year-old small black female terrier at Dr. C. E. Schrafer's is up for adoption through the Humane Society. Mower County sheriff's deputies picked up the dog at Mapleview Friday after it was tossed from a passing car. The dog may be expecting puppies soon and needs a loving home.

the Humane Society

Miss Brown to Study Science at Boulder

An Austin student among eight undergraduates will study this summer in an NSF training and research program at the University of Colorado Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research in Boulder. Ann L. Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Brown of 1912 2nd Ave SW, attends from Austin.

Austin National Science Foundation NSF University of Colorado Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Boulder Colo Ann L. Brown Frank Brown 2Nd Ave

Local delegates head to CWA meeting in Kansas City

Red Gunderson Austin and Joe Collins Waseca will join 2,500 delegates and visitors for the 31st annual Communications Workers of America convention starting June 16 in Kansas City Missouri. Gunderson and Collins represent Local 7213 of CWA which covers 270 Northwestern Bell workers in Austin Albert Lea Owatonna Waseca Faribault and Northfield. Nationwide CWA totals over 45 000 members in communications and allied industries.

Red Gunderson Austin Joe Collins Waseca The Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Kansas City Gunderson Collins CWA Communications Albert Lea Owatona Faribault Northfield Northwestern Bell

Classified Rent That Apartment Story

Three room upstairs apartment near east side with one bedroom and private bath. Stov e refrigerator and all utilities included. Call XXX-XXXX.

East Side

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