Ellis Library Summer Hours Begin for Juniors
Ellis Junior High opens summer library hours on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on June 15 and August 3. Open to all Ellis area junior high students and sixth graders east of the Cedar River, with parochial students included. Registration and card required. no charges unless books are lost or damaged.
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Ellis Junior High
Ellis School
Oakland
Lansing
Cedar River
Ellis
ISU Orientation Seeks Incoming Students This Summer
Two Austin youths, David Louk and Henry Miller, attend an ISU orientation program. The two will enroll at Iowa State for the first time next September, with a two day session running between June 6 and July 13. Parents are invited to participate. The university aims to ease the high school to college transition and provide a running start. Separately, three 1961 Austin High graduates—Thomas Peterson, Gary Thompson, and Merrill Stephens—have enlisted in the Navy and will start recruit training at San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Austin
David Louk
Harry Louk
6Th Ave
Henry Miller
Pearl A. Miller
4Th Drive
Iowa State
Austin High School
Navy
Thomas Peterson
John Peterson
13Th St
Gary Thompson
Kenneth Thompson
2Nd Ave
Merrill Stephens
Clarence Stephens
8Th Ave
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Painter Named SM Area Ag Program Coordinator
The Austin Board of Education approved a job description change naming Charles Painter as Area Vocational School farm program coordinator. He will supervise farm management programs across the area while continuing to teach in Austin and seek greater outside district work reimbursement.
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Painter
SM Area Ag
Austin Board of Education
Charles Painter
Austin Area Vocational School
Area Vocational School
Austin Vocational School
Iowa
Point
South Paul
Austin
Winona
Mankato
Sayles
Idea
Harlow Sayles
Minnesota
William Hartman
Ted Sandell
Supt. L.S. Harbo
Helen Sjodin
Beirut
Lebanon
Sjodin
Burma
Austin Area Students Make Luther College Honor Roll
Eight students from Austin and nearby towns are named on Luther College second semester honor roll for 1960 61. The list totals 135 students with 50 from Iowa 46 from Minnesota and 25 from Wisconsin. Readers include Thomas Berven Joyce Gud enburg Sharon Madson Judith Olson Judith Schulz Karen Lunde Adams Deanne Tuinder and William Halling.
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Austin
Area
Luther College
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
American Lutheran Church
Luther
Thomas Berven
Ove Berven
Joyce Gudenburg
John Gudenburg
Sharon Madson
Howard Madson
Judith Olson
H. C. Olson
Judith Schulz
Ferdinand Schulz
Karen Lunde
H. E. Lunde
Adams
Deanne Tuinder
Herman Tuinder
Blooming Prairie
William Hall
Dairy Princess Serves Ice Cream at June Dairy Month
Clayton Township Dairy Board met at Henry Mortenson home observing June Dairy Month. Nancy Weydert Mower County Dairy Princess and Rose Ann Drees served ice cream and milk. Arlys Voorhees Jill Spray and Rebecca Ronne entertained. Annual picnic set for July 9 at Jesse Ronne home.
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Clayton Township
Used Car Lot Reports Theft of Auto Accessories
Fordtown police report theft from cars on a used car lot. Items taken valued at 100 dollars include a jack hub caps and other accessories. No suspects listed and investigation ongoing.
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Fordtown
Safety Council Plans Bike Campaign in Austin MN
The Austin Mower County Safety Council with the police department Austin PTA and the Jaycees will run a week long bicycle safety campaign starting July 10 at Austin schools except Queen of Angels and Ellis. Students will attend sessions at other schools register bikes view safety films ride in a rodeo and receive tape for bikes.
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Austin - Mower
Pony Found At Lakeside Shopping Center Area
Police report a white pony with black and brown markings and one white foot found in the Lakeside Shopping Center area. The animal is kept at Howard Hanson 713 12th St SE awaiting owner reclaim.
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Lakeside
Howard Hanson
12Th St. SE
Shrine Band Parades Across South State Schedule
Austin's Shrine Oriental Band paraded twice this week and is set for several summer events. Twenty members joined the Pipestone parade with the state firemen’s convention and marched in Rochester for the Elks convention. Two Fourth of July parades are planned at Lyle in the morning and Albert Lea in the afternoon, with additional appearances at Steamboat Days in Winona, the Pine Island cheese festival, and the La Crescent apple festival.
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Austin
Shrine Oriental
Pipestone
Firemen's
Rochester
Elks
Lyle
Albert Lea
Winona
Pine Island
LaCrescent
Two Austin Guardsmen to be recognized at Camp Ripley
Two members of Austin's Combat Support National Guard Company will receive recognition for ability and leadership during a 15 day encampment at Camp Ripley. Sgt. Richard Nagel will be honored as the unit's outstanding NCO of the year. Second Lt. David F. Rockers will serve as an aide to Maj. Gen. Robert P. Miller. Nagel is a 1954 Austin High School graduate and farmer from the Lyle-Rose Creek area.
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Austin
Combat Support National Guard Co
Camp Ripley
Richard Nagel
David F. Rockers
Austin Company
Robert P. Miller
Nagel
Lyle - Rose Creek Area
Two Cars Crash on County Road 25 Near Austin
A two car collision on County Road 25 two miles north of Austin caused $250 in damages. No injuries reported. The event occurred at the junction of Highway 25 and a Lansing Township Road during a ceremony honoring five NCOs from the 2nd Battle Group of the 135th Infantry Division. Rockers, Pacelli High graduate and Minnesota Military Academy alum, was named one of the aides chosen from 150 lieutenants.
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Austin
al Reinartz
Warner Hans Hansen
Lansing
Dale Jay Seiver
Austin Rt. 1
135Th Infantry
Paul V. Meyer
Rockers
Minnesota
Austin High Class of 1960: 49 Percent in School One Year On
Austin High School surveyed 409 graduates in 1960 finding 49 percent attending educational institutions within a year, 115 worked as wage earners (20 outside Austin), 42 were married (37 girls, 5 boys), and 38 entered military service versus 39 in 1959. Largest group in school attended the Austin Junior College or Area Vocational School.
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Austin High School
Austin Junior College
Austin
Flag Day program honors Old Glory at Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis program featured patriotic music led by L. S. Coombe and Wilbur Sayles, followed by Ray Ontlov’s address on "The Flag." Ondov recounted flag history from colonial flags to Old Glory and urged a rebirth of patriotism, calling Kiwanis members to set an example.
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Kiwanis Club
L. S. Coombe
Wilbur Sayles
Ray Ontlov
Ondov
Continental Congress
Leif Ericson
Columbus
United States
Kiwanis
Reppe Assumes ABA Executive Committee Post
George Reppe president of First State Bank Grand Mead ow and MBA president for 1960 61 was elected to a three year term on the American Bankers Association executive council at the annual MBA convention. P R Kenefick of Mankato was chosen to succeed Reppe as MBA president.
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George Reppe
First State Bank
Grand Meadow
Minnesota Bankers Association
MBA
American Bankers Association
P. R. Kenefick
Mankato
Reppe
Congregationalists to Buy New Manse
The First Congregational Church authorized the board of trustees at a special meeting to purchase a new manse. Since spring 1955 the minister has resided at 1707 4th Ave SW after moving the old parsonage from its site.
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First Congregational Church
Board of Trustees
4Th Ave
Bloomfield 4-H Club Maps Tour and Demonstrations
Bloomfield 4 H Club heard game warden Robert Rislove speak and Peggy Anderson give a demonstration. The annual tour leaves June 26 from Vernon Raffers farm and ends at Fred Rich home. The group will visit the Watkins Plant in Winona on July 12.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Bloomfield
Robert Rislove
Peggy Anderson
Watkins
Winona
Vernon Raffers Farm
Fred Rich
Austin Duplicate Club Holds Summer Session Winners Named
The Austin Duplicate Bridge Club's annual summer session drew 12 tables on Wednesday night. Winners: first Mrs Walter Casper and Cecil Botz of Albert Lea. second Mrs Gordon Anderson and R Norman Miller of Albert Lea. third Mrs Sig Brekke and Mrs David Felton of Albert Lea. fourth Mrs William Goblitsch and Robert Thill. sixth Joe Dauer and Dr J W McGuiness of Marshall Std. Gordon Anderson and Dr W C Lundberg also high finishers.
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Austin
Walter Casmer
Cecil Botz
Albert Lea
Gordon Anderson
R. Norman Miller
Sig Brekke
David Felton
William Goblitsch
Robert Thill
Joe Dauer
J. W. McGuiness
W. C. Lundberg
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ISU
Austin School Board
H. C. Galstad
Safety Council
Harbo
Harboe
J. Adolph Ramum
Austin Public Schools
Grant
Marlys Teclaw
Southgate
William Jefferson
Nevern
Teclaws
Jefferson
Darla M. Boesch
Truman
St. Olaf College
B. A
James D. Flannery
Fremont
Neb
University of Minnesota B. S
Leonard Flannery
Agnes Fogarty
Winona State
B.S
Faynelle L. Haehn
Albert S. Johnson
Hibbing
B.S. Bemidji State
Constance J. Lickteig
Clair A. Tenhoff
Mankato State
Patricia Wilke
Stewartville
Virginia L. Hoerner
Sioux Falls
M.D
Eunice L. Rice
Mimi Kentta
Orin Bowlby and Co
Ray P. van Cleve
Austin Area
Dairy Princess
E. Oakland
Council
A&w
Galion Club & Save E
Hormel Hot Dogs
A & W Root Beer
1St Ave
2Nd St
Raleigh
Columbia
Schwinn
R&f Bike Shop
So, Minn
Shrine Band
South State
Giles Baldus
Spec
Stanley Hammeister
Dexter
Baldus
Hammeister
Pacelli
Austin Guard
Minnesota Military Academy
Herald
Aba
Hastings Shoe Service
Babcock Bldg
Don's Royal Shoe Shop
Fourth Ave
Congregationalists
Pines
VIEW
Sandy Beach
Cote
Mily Activities Entertainment
Rainerd
Woolworth’s
Name Brand Records
SAVE
Kleinert
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