This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
10
Geo. A. Hormel & Co reported a weekly cattle total of 673 head, a normal week given government purchase limits, vs 2932 head a year earlier. Daily average around 680, with Friday 245 and Saturday 159 heads recorded as purchases declined under restrictions.
Elizab eth Wells reports on playground craft projects at several parks. Children create paper plate pictures, cardboard puzzles, chalk drawings, clothespin dolls, and paper crafts. Daily events include pet shows, talent and pageant nights, games, picnics, and a neighborhood talent show with prize winners.
Warren F. Liebenstein of Austin aged 24 has been named Rice county agricultural extension agent in Faribault. A University of Minnesota agriculture graduate, he is the son of F L Liebenstein longtime Mower county agent. He succeeds Edward Slotto, recently named deputy state commissioner of agriculture.
Nine Austin delegates travel to Lake City for the first district American Legion convention opening two days of activities. The group includes Harry Hall Harold Littlefield Frank Hardy Roy T Anderson Ira MacDonald Ben Lageson Jacob Becker Harold Mickelson and Lars Bondhus. The convention may endorse Anderson for reelection as Minnesota national committeeman. Delegates from Austin also join the women's auxiliary sessions and honor workers in child welfare and rehabilitation. The convention banquet features Robert Butler as speaker.
A derelict five foot deep storage tank on River Street near Oakland intersection presents a drowning risk to children due to no guard rails or fence. Water, debris and mosquito breeding create additional nuisance while workers report chasing kids away. past incident warns of possible tragedy.
Ray Cory of Austin will address the Rotary club at Portage La Prairie Manitoba Canada on June 28 as a special representative of Rotary International president Arthur Lagueux. Cory is a former Rotary district governor.
Herman Eck, 60, of Wykoff, has driven the same 1917 model touring car for 34 years and plans to drive it 16 more. He has kept extra parts and tires, saved license plates, and has logged 121,605 miles as he appears in parades from Hesper, Iowa to Lake City, Minnesota. He treats it as a hobby and funds it mainly from parade pay.
Research at the Hormel Institute draws global interest as eight foreign nations 23 states and Canada sign the guest book since the May 1949 dedication. Registrants list England Ireland Scotland Switzerland New Zealand France Belgium Denmark with Mrs. Charles Crawford of Yuma Ariz possibly the farthest US visitor amid scientists businessmen ad executives club members school children farmers and housewives. Two registrants came from Boys Town Neb.
Dr. W. O. Lundberg Hormel Institute director departs for New Hampton New Hampshire to join an organic coatings conference sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science He plans to return on July 1 and participate in the AAAS event through the meeting.
Public notice urging residents to report hazards in their area before injuries occur. Readers are asked to call a provided number to report unsafe conditions near schools and common areas, with emphasis on prevention as children roam more freely during school breaks.
A 15 foot drop to jagged metal near the water presents a fatal risk to a child who could be killed if he fell and struck the sharp debris. The report warns that any fall would cause injury.
Joe Keman a former Austin high school science instructor was elected president of the Minnesota Vocational Agriculture association at the Duluth convention. Rochester instructor Keman led the group while Lee M. Arneson Austin agriculture instructor presided over the four day session attended by 500 instructors. Austin participants included Art Sievers C M Painter F C Campbell James Erridge Donald Ritland and P J Holand. The group will host the national convention November 26 to December 1 in Minneapolis.
Dean Hardy of the Church of Christ at Faribault will be ordained to the Christian ministry Sunday evening at the Church of Christ in Austin. He served as assistant minister here in 1950 and graduated from Minnesota Bible College on June 1. Herman H. Kooy will lead the ordination ceremonies after the elders approved his required steps.
Shaw School PTA requests a charter for Cub Scout Pack 308 led by Cubmaster R Langen with J Williams as assistant. Griffin chairs the group with Young Jr Cohen Goldberg Averbook on the committee. mothers Averbook Shankland Goldberg. Names listed include Armstrong Averbook Bliese Cohen Dauer Defor Draheim Goldberg Graves Johnson Meany Nemitz Peterson Schleuder Shankland Watson Wiley Wold Van Langen Dwight.
Army announces St Josephs College and Military Academy in Hays Kansas as an honor school for the fourth consecutive year. David L Sheedy son of Dr and Mrs C L Sheedy attends St Josephs.
The Mower county fair board invites former Iowa residents to the historical building at the fake grounds this Sunday from 12:30 to 5 PM. N. V. Torgerson says all former Iowans are welcome, with coffee provided and a registration for Iowa people only. If successful, the gathering may become an annual event.
Spring Valley police chief Vincent Keenan praised the Valley Black Hawk Motorcycle Club for conducting motorcycle safety inspections during Safety Week. Members checked tires chains mufflers wiring and controls with passing bikes earning safety stickers while volunteers directed circus traffic in the afternoon and evening.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.