Cattle Shows Set to Run at Blooming Prairie Lions Event
The Blooming Prairie Lions Club hosts two cattle exhibitions the week of June 26. The District No. 2 Black & White Show on June 27 and the South Central Guernsey Parish Show on June 28 will take place in an 8,800 square-foot tent at the athletic field. Prizes lure exhibitors with winning cattle advancing to the state St. Peter show later this year. Registered cattle from several Midwestern states and Canada attend. Four H and FFA contests and exhibitions are planned.
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Blooming Prairie, Minn
Blooming Prairie Lions Club
St. Peter
Midwestern
Canada
Austin Adult Evening School Enrolls 2393 in 1960 61
During the 1960 61 year 2393 men and women enrolled in 63 courses at the Austin Adult Evening School. Courses included Slimnastics Conversational Spanish Wheel Alignment Outdoor Cookery Firemanship and Swine Management. Average fee was 5.50 with 859 in vocational aided classes about 500 in hobbies and recreation and 218 taking extension college credit courses.
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Austin Adult Evening School
Hobbies and Recreation
Dodge County 4-Her Attends State Junior Leadership Camp
Seven Dodge County 4-Hers will attend the 41st annual state Junior Leadership Conference at the University of Minnesota St Paul campus in June 2023. Howard Kittleson of Westfield Willing Workers Blooming Prairie is the voting delegate for Dodge County.
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Dodge Center
Minn
Dodge County
St. Paul
University of
Howard Kittleson
Westfield Willing Workers
Blooming Prairie
Two Austin Women Attend EAL Convention in St Paul
Two Austin women attended the Early American Life Association convention in St Paul this week. Steven Workman was elected president. Mrs Ray Mallinger and Mrs Charles Ritter were the attendees with addresses 609 10th Ave NW and 204th Place NW respectively.
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Austin
Early American Life Association
St. Paul
Steven Workman
Ray Mallinger
10Th Ave
Charles Ritter
Wandering Pony Returns Home After City Hurdles
A black and white pony wandered from a farm near Austin and evaded capture through city streets. Howard Hansen tracked it Wednesday then secured its return to Roy Lillie’s herd after Sidney Henry identified it as Lillie’s missing mare. The owner may be expecting foal soon and an ordinance prohibits pasturing horses in town.
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Howard Hansen
Sidney Henry
10Th Ave
Roy Lillie
Henry
Lillie
Hansen
Rick Loux
Top U.S. Advertisers Invest Over Million in 1960
The era’s leading national advertisers spent more than $1 million each, with the top spender allocating $40,354,817. The ranking highlights the scale of postwar marketing and the dominance of major brands in 1960.
Area Economy Shows Recovery After Crop Failures
Austin and Mower County exit a recession tied to three years of crop failures. Russell Robinson of the Austin Businessmen’s Association notes higher debt repayments and improved trade as evidence, describing ABA credit bureau services and plans to publish a 65 000 credit ratings guide as a member of the Associated Credit Bureaus of America.
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Austin
Mower County
Russell Robinson
Austin Businessmen's Association
Lions Club
Robinson
Credit Bureau Services
Around the World with Books at Austin Public Library
The summer reading program titled Around the World with Books runs June 19 to August 1 at the Austin Public Library. Children sign up by grade, have their names posted on a map, and those who read 12 books receive a certificate. the top reader earns a book award supervised by Miss Lois Keck, Miss Thena Sorkis, and Miss Sally Kentta. A story hour led by Miss Kentta occurs each Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Austin Public Library
Lois Keck
Thena Sorkis
Sally Kentta
Miss Kentta
Austin City Council to discuss liquor license transfers
The Austin City Council will meet at 8 p.m. Monday to hear a potential transfer of the off sale license for Midway Liquor Store from Ellis R. Earl estate to Tom O'Brien. Also on the agenda is Herzog's request to move his off sale liquor license from East Side Drug to 110 Oakland Ave and a strip land vacation in Embassy Addition.
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Austin City Council
City Hall
Midway
4Th Ave
Ellis R. Earl
Tom O'Brien
Charles R. Herzog
East Side Drug
Oakland Ave
Second Ward
Embassy Addition
12Th Ave
Myrtle
10Th
11Th Streets
6Th and 7Th
Geordie Hormel
28Th St. NE
King’s Wood Drive
Main St. S
Airport Committee
Flying Center, Inc
Hce
Three Collisions in City Reported by Police
Three accidents were reported to city police Thursday with total damages around 135 dollars to six vehicles. Dennis L. Larson of Austin Route 3 and Gene Brinkman of Austin Route 5 were in a collision near Main Street and 2nd Avenue North, causing about 30 dollars in damages. Florence Mary Husommler of 609 9th Street SW and Arnold W. Oitjes of 1914 1st Avenue NW were in a Sterling Parking Lot crash with about 35 dollars in damages. A parked car owned by Herman B. Knutson of 303 4th Street NE was struck in the St. Olaf Hospital parking lot by a hit and run vehicle, with about 10 dollars in damages.
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Dennis L. Larson
Austin Rt. 3
Gene Brinkman
Austin Rt. 5
Main St
2Nd Ave. N
Florence Mary Husemoller
9Th St
Arnold W. Oitjes
1St Ave. NW
Sterling
Hilman B. Knutson
4Th St. NE
St. Olaf Hospital
Walter P. Butler Dies in Paynesville Hospital
Walter P. Butler age 68 a St. Paul financier and retired contractor died in a Paynesville Minnesota hospital Thursday. He previously built several local structures and was known for his business leadership in Minnesota.
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Paynesville, Minn
Walter P. Butler
St. Paul
Paynesville Hospital
Austin Reservists Parade with Old Guard in Washington
Austin area Army reservists from Co. E 3rd Battle Group 3rd Infantry joined the 1st Battle Group in a retreat review for the One Army concept. Members from Albert Lea Blue Earth Le Sueur Winthrop New Prague Cannon Falls and the Twin Cities rode with Col John Thames St Paul and Lt Lindy B. Davis led by Lt Roy Hanson. The 3rd Infantry long linked to Fort Snelling guards the Tomb of the Unknowns and honors its history with a 1921 Camp Sherman march home.
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Austin
Co. E
3Rd Infantry
Army Reserve
Active Army
National Guard
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Blue Earth
le Sueur
Winthrop
New Prague
Cannon Falls
Twin Cities
Austin-Albert Lea
Norman Storvick
Philip Hodapp
Highway Patrol
Donald Soll
Northwood
Iowa
Roy Hanson
Freeborn National Bank
Lindy B. Davis
The
Herald
Washington
John Thames St. Paul
3Rd Battle Group
Chapultpec
Ft. Snelling
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Park Board Sets Rent Charge for Marcusen Field
The Park and Recreation Board met to decide rental fees for Marcusen Memorial Field for the coming week. They declined to alter the staging and rental terms for wrestling matches.
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Park and Recreation Board
Marcusen Memorial
Park Board Considers Wrestling Concession with Cahill
Thomas Belton said James Cahill of Wrestling Inc requested park concessions for his wrestling events. The May 9 board resolution set fees of 10 dollars per event for concessions and 60 dollars per event for sponsoring, with Cahill responsible for park cleanup and insurance. The April request and May 9 action mark the current terms. Cahill previously did not have exclusive rights. OK Swim Classes In other business the board approved Red Cross swimming instruction at the Municipal Pool and denied private instruction or free passes for 1961. The value of the Municipal Band and a new drinking fountain at the pool entrance were discussed and authorized.
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Thomas Belton
James Cahill
Wrestling Inc
Cahill
Herald
Baseball
Belton
Mower County
Citywide playground program starts Monday for six weeks
Sixteen city playground programs run six weeks at parks and schools. Ages 5 to 12 may register with leaders. days are Monday through Friday with morning and afternoon sessions. Leadership training prepares volunteers to run activities promoting physical and mental well being.
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Park and Recreation Board
Knowlton and Olsen Advanced at Hormel's
R L Knowlton and C G Olsen were promoted today in the Hormel Packing division. Bruce Corey announced the moves which place them as sales and marketing managers over Minnesota Wisconsin Central and Western Car Routes with responsibility to the new general sales leaders. Olsen is a Brooklyn native who trained at Michigan State and joined Hormel in Austin in 1958.
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R. L
Dick) Knowlton
C. G
Chuck) Olsen
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Bruce Corey
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
New York City
Upstate New York
New England
Washington
Philadelphia
Richmond
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
California
Los Angeles
Knowlton
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Central
Twin Cities
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Austin
Hormel
Fremont
Neb
Colorado University
Olsen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Michigan State University
Austin Girl Attends NSF SDSC Class
Eileen Gunderson of Austin is among 25 high school students in a six week National Science Foundation summer program at South Dakota State College from June 13 to July 21. The aim is to foster scientific and mathematical interests in high-ability students and provide continued training. Selection was based on outstanding high school records.
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Eileen Gunderson
Austin
National Science Foundation
South Dakota State College
Stanley Sunder
State College Education Department
Dr. Edgar V. Allen Dies at 61 Mayo Clinic leader
Dr. Edgar V. Allen, 61, longtime Mayo Clinic staff member since 1930 and former president of the American Heart Association, died Wednesday in Rochester Minnesota from pneumonia.
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Dr. Allen
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Edgar V. Allen
American Heart Association
First Congo Church Holds Bible School
Children from four to sixteen attend the two week Vacation Church School at First Congregational Church. Miss Nancy Crain directs junior high leadership class while staff includes Mrs. Schneider Plager Patten Strifert Brown Anderson Peifer Belknap Hompe Bell Schwebke. Assistants Mistretta Jordan Pickett Plager Radke. Dean Mrs. Owen and assistant Mrs. Collins support daily chapel devotions led by Rev. Edwin Arnold.
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First Congregational Church
Nancy Crain
Christian Education
Joe Schneider
Paul Plager
John Patten
William Strifert
Max Brown
William Anderson
James Peifer
Robert Belknap
K. W. Hompe
Duane Bell
Eugene Schwebke
Bonnie Mistretta
Nancy Jordan
Evelyn Pickett
Sally Plager
Linda Radke
Dave Owen
Joe Collins
Edwin Arnold
Pastor Kooy Accepts Bloomington Call
Pastor Herman H. Kooy of the Austin Church of Christ since 1950 will leave Austin in September to lead the Bloomington Minnesota Church of Christ. He will conduct missionary evangelism in Minneapolis suburbs and continues a noted youth program.
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Pastor Kooy
Bloomington
Herman H. Kooy
Austin Church of Christ
Bloomington, Minn
Church of Christ
Austin
Kooy
Minneapolis
Keay
Dexterous 4-H Girls Hold Project Session
Dexterous 4 H Club girls spent Wednesday afternoon with county home agent Carol Opsah and supper. Opsah spoke on fair exhibits of food and sewing while Patty Grunwalt Le-Ann Stephens on, Ann Erie and Neema Loucks gave demonstrations at the Raymond Loucks home.
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Carol Opsah
Patty Grunwalt
Le-Ann Stephenson
Ann Erie
Neema Loucks
Raymond Loucks
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