Spring Valley Church CentennialCelebration Recalled in Service
About 175 gathered for a centennial fellowship at First Congregational Church Spring Valley with four former pastors and long time members honored. The program included a Mother’s Day tribute to Mrs. John McGhie and gifts to Lynn and Sheldon who planned a Florida move. a history exhibit and plans for the ongoing centennial events led by Rev. Walter Ross.
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Spring Valley
Minn
First Congregational Church
Anna Shutt
Spring Grove
John McGhie
Frank Hess
Will Hawkins
Clara Kellogg
A. R. Jorris
John Bingley
W. L. Lyman
Lynn Sheldon
Harvey Ronken
David Nielsen
Madison
Wis
Walter Ross
Congregational
Minnesota
Washington Lloyd
Ira Tracy
S. M. Elliot
L. S. Griggs
W. M. Hardy
Isaac DeVoe
Palmer Litts
F. L
Spring Valley Congregational Church
Talking Shop
Arthur McBride
Austin
Irving Campbell
Winthrop
McBride
Campbell
Correction: child not hit in Friday collision
An error in Friday’s report said Sheila Larson aged six was struck by a car driven by Michael F Nelson near St Paul and Bridge. In fact Sheila ran into the side of the car and was not struck. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis Larson of 1815 E Oakland.
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Sheila
Curtis Larson
E. Oakland
Michael F. Nelson
Decker
St. Paul
Bridge
Kiwanis Auction Boosts Boys and Girls Fund by 620
Kiwanis sale on Bridge Street between Main and Chatham raised 620 for the Boys and Girls Fund. Auction chair man Don Dennison praised four indefatigable auctioneers and generous donors. Crowd size exceeded recent Fridays. goats near the courthouse briefly attracted attention but no action occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanians
Boys and Girls
Bridge Street
Main
Chatham
Don Denneson
Albert
Leonard
Orval Hopfe
R. E
Doc) Cook
Record Attendance Tops Five Thousand at City Parks
An all time attendance record was set with 5 000 plus visitors at Austin parks this week totaling 5 475 up from 2 545 last year. Lafayette Park drew 742 children the most of any park with Sutton 689 Neveln 701 and Galloway 501 following.
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Austin
Lafayette Park
Sutton Park
Neveln
Galloway
Sterling Park
Northwest
Kaufman
Whittier
Nevetn
Sutton
Cullen Parks
Sterning
Wildwood Park
Cullen
Sumner
Helen Collins
Walks Into Arms of Law
Ro bert L. Lake, 19, formerly of Austin, was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs C H Halstenson and Bruce Becker after attempting to buy non intoxicating liquor with Army ID and a Wisconsin license. He was jailed and charged with misrepresenting his age. he pled guilty and paid 25 dollars in Municipal Court. Clerk Clara Bue pleaded innocent to selling non intoxicating liquor and will appear in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Halstenson
Bruce Becker
Highway 16
Robert L. Lake
Austin
Halstenson
Lake
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Clara Bue
Amvets Rank Among Top 10 in United States
Austin Amvets Post 1 ranks among the top ten Amvets posts nationwide, announced by commander Stanley Kapenis. A letter from Alvin M. Keller praised progress as the Austin unit nears its first birthday on June 23 with 540 members, up from 23 a year ago.
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Austin Amvets Post 1
United States
Stanley Kapenis
Austin
Kapenis
Alvin M. Keller
National Amvet
Amvets
Keller
Rochester Post 2
State
Amvet
Girl Scout Physical Exams Set for Camp Everett Hormel
Aus tin Girl Scouts registered for Camp Everett Hormel at Waseca will take physical examinations at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Girl Scout House. Mrs. Roland Young, Girl Scout executive, urged girls to be on time for their exams.
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Austin
Everett Hormel
Waseca
Girl Scout House
Roland Young
Maj. Eide Reported Slightly Improved At Hospital
Air Force Maj Kenneth W Eide formerly of Austin was slightly improved at St Olaf Hospital following a serious head injury when his father s car fell off a jack striking him He is visiting his father William C Eide and aunt Mrs Guy Chambers at 108 N Jay while en route with wife and daughter to Mountain Home Idaho for SAC assignment
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Air Force
Kenneth W. Eide
Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Maj
Eide
Maj. Eide
William C. Eide
Guy Chambers
N. Jay
Mountain Home
Idaho
Strategic Air Command
Austin Drivers Lose Licenses in May Report
Twenty drivers in the Austin area had licenses revoked suspended canceled or denied in May per a State Highway Department report. Eleven were reinstated, compared with nine in April, marking a 100 percent May increase. Names listed include Ernest Adams Lawrence Benson Arnold Berg Lloyd Bernard Neilson Robert Bowers Walter Cashman Thomas Fleming Samuel Hoag Alton Jensen Edwin Johnson Charles Kerrins Daryl Maloney Joseph Murray Ronald Oehler Clifford Strong George Thistlewaite Lloyd Vermilyea John Voss Pete Weber Donald Wedeking. The 11 reinstated include Marvin Clark James Goetsch Charles Hood Rudolph Knauer Clarence Lunde James Meilke Orville Miller Herman Nelson Lloyd Sanvick Donna Whelan and Thomas Whelan Jr.
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Austin Area
State Highway Department
Ernest A. Adams
Walnut
Lawrence V. Benson
Grant
Arnold L. Berg
Padden
Lloyd W. Bernard
Neilson
Robert J. Bowers
W. Grove
Walter R. Cashman
Elmer
Thomas Fleming
Avery Hotel
Samuel C. Hoag
E. Oakland
Alton D. Jensen
Austin
Edwin M. Johnson
Charles Kerrins
Grand Meadow
Daryl J. Maloney
Riverside Dr
Joseph E. Murray
Lyle
Ronald E. Oehler
Austin Rt
Clifford F. Strong
Street crews cut telephone cable in Lyle
LYLE Minn residents faced telephone outages as street crews cutting to resurface Main Street severed the village main cable feeding local and rural lines. Dwain French of Central Iowa Telephone Co said four cuts occurred last week with outages lasting up to two days until a cable splicer could be brought from LeRoy. Crews will dig for another week but service should stabilize.
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Lyle, Minn
Lyle
Dwain French
Central Iowa Telephone Co
French
Main
LeRoy
Owens Receives Chiropody Doctorate in Chicago
Arlen Owens son of Mr and Mrs Roland Owens of 103 Elm Tree Rd earned a doctor of surgical chiropody degree May 26 at the Illinois College of Chiropody and Foot Surgery in Chicago. He graduated from St Augustine High School in 1947 and completed pre chiropodial training at Austin Junior College in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlen Owens
Roland Owens
Elm Tree Rd
Illinois College of Chiropody
Chicago
Dr. Owens
St. Augustine High School
Austin Junior College
Auditions Next Week For Radio and TV Scholarship
Jazz Inc sponsors a two year scholarship for radio and television announcers with a wardrobe and luggage. Applications are open to boys aged 17 to 22 at 116 E Water. A judges panel will assess ability for the Don Martin School of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jazz Inc
E. Water
Don Martin School of Radio and Television Arts
Finger Smashed in Door of Store
Hedie Hovland ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn L Hovland of 1322 Park was taken to St Olaf Hospital at 1135 a m Friday for treatment of a smashed finger caught in the door of the Sterling Ice Cream Store. The middle finger of her right hand was treated for a fracture and the girl was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedie Hovland
Glenn L. Hovland
Park
St. Olaf Hospital
Sterling
Guards Leave Austin for Camp Ripley Training
Sixty national guardsmen from Austin's Co. H. depart for two weeks of training at Camp Ripley starting 6 a.m. They will drill with carbines rifles pistols machine guns mortars and recoiless rifles under Capt. Glenn Boeck. They return June 30 and mail should be addressed to Co. H 135th Infantry Battalion 47th Division Camp Ripley Little Falls Minn.
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Austin
Co. H
Camp Ripley
Glenn Boeck
Normandy Cafe
National Guard
Boeck
135Th Infantry
Little Falls
Minn
Pioneer Day Camp Brings Brownies Into Girl Scout Pioneers
Ninety eight Brownies and Fly up Scouts join the Pioneer unit at Todd Park as Girl Scout day camps emphasize trails quilting weaving and pioneer songs under Mrs. Manly Hammer. Two more weeks of camp expect 112 and 80 girls in the second and third weeks with five unit leaders and volunteer staff assisting. Camp director is Mrs. Victor Volstad with program aids Margaret Anderson Anne Meany and Betty Palchich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Park
Manly Hammer
Karen Matison
Sharon Dopita
Elaine Vandegraft
Clare
LeRoy Band to Play at Dairy Night Game
LeRoy High School band performs at the Dairy Night baseball game on June 29 with 7:30 p.m. start and 8:30 p.m. game time. Dairy Night chair man P. J. Holand notes the LeRoy Commercial Club sponsors. First concert under new band director Reginald Torrison, Luther College graduate.
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LeRoy High School
P. J. Holand
LeRoy Commercial Club
Reginald Torrison
Luther College
Winona Chiefs
Austin Packers
Mower County
Bank Debits Rise 2 Percent in May Across Minnesota
May debits in Minnesota rose two percent from May last year as 26 business days this May vs 25 last year. First five months show a six percent year over year gain with gains led by Albert Lea 12 percent and Hibbing 14 percent. Worthington declined four percent while totals citywide rose 11 percent in dollar volume and nine percent year to date.
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Austin Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Albert Lea
Fairmont
Hibbing
Mankato
Marshall
New Ulm
Owatonna
Red Wing
Rochester
St. Cloud
Spring Valley
Winona
Worthington
Minnesota
YWCA Swim Classes Start Monday at Municipal Pool
YMCA swimming classes for beginners begin Monday at the municipal pool. Classes for adult beginners and third graders run 11 30 a m to 1 p m. Registration available at the YMCA office in Shaw Gym.
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YMCA
Municipal
Shaw Gym
Austin Rose Enthusiast Champions Fragrance and Hardiness
Frederick H Blazer of 1601 Sun Valley Rd Austin champions fragrance and durability in roses. He keeps four types in 28 varieties and favors Crimson Glory, the American Rose Society’s top fragrant hybrid tea. Blazer argues roses require modest care with winter protection and selective variety choice.
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Mary Margaret McBride
Frederick Blazer
Sun Valley Rd
Gertrude Stein
Frederick H. Blazer
Blazer
Austin
Minneapolis
American Rose Society
Car Destroyed in Short-Circuit Fire Near Blooming Prairie
Fire caused by a short circuit destroyed a car owned by Kenneth Wold of Blooming Prairie on Highway 218 one mile southeast of town Friday afternoon. Blooming Prairie Fire Department responded to the blaze.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Kenneth Wold
Here
Appeal period ends on Associated District invalidation
The District Court decision to dissolve the Associated District and hold it null and void expired with no appeal filed. Judge A C Richardson had already ordered six months for appeal after judgment on December 15. The district was found invalid last December due to two of ten rural districts failing to meet Minnesota law requirements.
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District Court
Associated District
A. C. Richardson
Minnesota
Pupil Program At Oakland Baptist Church Sunday
A program will be presented at 8 p m Sunday by 84 pupils of the Daily Vacation Bible School at Oakland Baptist Church. Theme is The King's Adventureland. Pupils studied Africa missionaries and contributed to a missionary fund. Director Rev Cecil Siefkes. Instructors include Mrs James Strouf Mrs Elmer Christenson Miss Ira Wahlers Jay Fawyer Bonnie Younker Trudy Nerness Mrs Siefkes Mrs R C Behn and Mrs Manford Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Baptist Church
Missionary Fund
Cecil Siefkes
James Strouf
Elmer Christenson
Ira Wahlers
Jay Fawyer
Bonnie Younker
Trudy Nerness
Siefkes
R. C. Behn
Manford Nelson
Severe storm kills cows after hot day in Austin area
Ten years ago a severe storm struck the Austin area after a 97 degree heat test day, killing three cows. Two years ago Francis “el ton” mass was celebrated at St. Peter's Church in Rose Creek.
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Austin
Francis “Elton
St. Peter's Church
Rose Creek
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