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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
7
Bridal salad recipe featured as a charming dish for showers. The Chicken and Rice Salad in Tomatoes serves 10 to 12 with rice chicken celery green pepper mayonnaise and fresh tomatoes. Tomatoes are peeled dunked in boiling water then filled with seasoned chicken salad and served on salad greens.
Reports on the district convention were presented by Mrs A W Sommer Mrs Arthur Jensen and Mrs S G Qvale at a potluck supper meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary The Austin unit won the Maureen Patterson trophy for rehabilitation and the first district membership trophy A national and a state citation were awarded Delegates to the state convention were chosen Mrs Harvey Holtz and Mrs Sommer The unit sold 40051 school stamps totaling 10012 75 Bridge prizes went to Mrs A D Patterson and Mrs Harvey Holtz Anne Rakow won the door prize The next meeting will be in September
The Spring Valley Flower and Garden Club met with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lembe to plan entertaining area garden clubs. The event will be July 10 at Grace EUB Church. Mrs. Utzinger and Mrs. Maloney spoke on Pests and Insecticides and urged participation in the Fillmore County Fair. Maloney won a door prize and Frank Persons led a quiz. Plans were made to attend the Harmony Garden Club show.
Mrs Elmer Neus was welcomed as a new member when the Military Order of Lady Bugs met Tuesday at the VFW Hall. Cancer penny backs were turned in and final plans made for the Moose parade float. The next meeting will be in July.
Mrs. Joseph Wendel entertained the St Christina Unit of St Peter's Catholic Church Rose Creek on Tuesday. Recitation of the Rosary was led by Mrs Robert Halligan and the study club conducted by Mrs Jacob Majerus. Prizes were won by Mrs Nicholas Fink Mrs John Landherr and Mrs Theodore Lammers received the door prize. The next meeting will be with Mrs John Thill Jr.
St Bernadette Unit opened with a rosary at 808 12th Ave SW led by Mrs Gilbert Majerus. Prizes went to Mrs Majerus Mrs Lenoch Mrs Gray and Mrs Christopherson. new member Celia Bissen welcomed at St Francis Xavier church dining hall dessert luncheon. July picnic dinner planned at H J Taylor’s home.
Mrs Loren Klaehn presented the program Youth at St Johns Church Women Elkton meeting in the parish house Tuesday. Five youth departments were shown. Rev E O Kunz led the Bible study and Mrs Kunz reported on the Rochester convention. A purchase of new tables and chairs was approved. Hostesses named were Mrs William Jendersee, Mrs Menard Johnson, Mrs William Jech, and Mrs Walter Jech.
Leroy Johnson was elected president of the Johnson family reunion held Sunday at Rolling Acres Park in Mason City. About eighty relatives and three guests attended. Officers named include Morris Roberts as vice president and Mrs. Dale Johnson of Austin as secretary treasurer. The 1962 reunion will meet at Todd Park. The farthest travelers were Seymour Anderson of Long Beach California and Daniel Hughes of Spencer Wisconsin.
Mrs Willard Peterson was elected chairman of the St Joseph Unit at St Edward's Church on Wednesday. A coffee hour at 2304 15th Ave SW hosted by Mrs C A Langowski featured hostesses and Rev Daniel Corcoran as guest. Other officers include Mrs Arnold Bustad co chairman and Mrs Vincent Maloney secretary treasurer with Mrs Anthony Slowinski as study club leader. Plans set for a council meeting and card party in August. Prizes awarded to Mrs Clarence Rasinski Mrs Loren Sayles Miss Sue Peterson and John Christopherson. The unit will meet for a luncheon in July.
Diane Jennings and Earl Eddy exchange vows on June 3 at the Grand Meadow Lutheran Church. Attended by family and friends including ushers Eldon Eddy and Gerald Jennings, with Diane Stier as flower girl and Lyle Hoff as ringbearer. They reside at 604 Second Street Southwest Stewartville after a Wisconsin trip.
The Women's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church outlined summer plans. It voted to send two girls to the World Friendship Camp in Frontenac this August and donate 50 dollars for youths in a Christian adventure program at Whitewater Park. Eight attendees will join the summer school of Missions at Hamline University in June 1923.
Mr and Mrs Frank Hacmac of Blooming Prairie Route 2 will celebrate their forty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p m at their home neighbors and friends are invited to attend.
Personal notes record a visit by Mr and Mrs Ewald Juhnke of Waltham to son Gerald in Bricelyn. Rodney Dunnette will attend Michigan law class of 1921 reunion in Ann Arbor. Eva B Smith returned from St Petersburg Florida after wintering. Margaret A Thielen honored at a bridal shower at Basil Murphy home with June 24 marriage to Robert E Christensen in Fonda Iowa. Johnson and Jose Adams honored at farewell party before moving to California with guests from Simpson Rochester Austin Rose Creek Manhattan Albert Lea.
Miss Diane Louise Boelter daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Boelter Rochester and Kenneth Allen Stockdale son of Mr and Mrs Dale Stockdale Grand Meadow were married at Redeemer Lutheran Church Rochester The Rev Earl Schwerman officiated The couple will reside in Ostrander and traveled to Yellowstone Park and Colorado after the ceremony
The Adams unit of the American Legion Auxiliary received the Gladys Johnson trophy for fifth straight year for outstanding rehabilitation work. Three merit citations were also awarded, and two poppy poster contest prizes went to Jeanne Thill for first place Class I and Mary Jo Westmoreland for third place Class II. Four members attended the district convention.
The VFW Auxiliary hosted a social evening on Wednesday at the VFW Hall. Five hundred was played with prizes awarded to Mrs Maynard En right and Mrs Robert Rasmussen. Door prizes went to Mrs Hans Paulson Mrs Betty Fia la and Mrs Rasmussen. Refreshments were served by Mrs Ross Noble, Mrs Roger Miller, and Mrs Glenn Mortenson. The next meeting is set for June 28.
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