Belt Line Full Curve Bridge Nearing Completion
The Belt Line Bridge on Highway 16 E and Brownsdale Avenue nears completion with abutments and four piers set. The five degree curve creates a graceful box girder span of 420 feet, built without steel girders and two feet higher on the north side. Traffic will flow east between piers 1 and 2 and west between piers 2 and 3.
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Dick Joyce
Highway 16 E
Brownsdale Avenue
Minnesota
A &Degree
Bell Line
Austin
Minnesota Highway Dept
Turtle Creek
Cedar River
Hormel
Highway 16
Some Parcels to Go Cheaper
Postmaster Elmer Requa notes a new postal rate schedule cutting third class rates for parcels. Starting Aug 1 third class allows up to eight ounces, heavier items go parcel post at higher rates. First class letters rise to four cents, postcards to three, air mail letters seven, air mail postcards five, and books cost nine cents for the first pound plus five cents per additional ounce.
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Congress
Elmer Requa
Air Mail
Three Austinites Win Degrees at Ames College
Sharon Ashley and John Ulland earned bachelor of science degrees in animal husbandry while Janice Plager received a home economics degree at Iowa State College Ames. The year marks the college’s centennial since its 1860s land grant origins under the Federal Land-Grant Act.
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Austin
Iowa State College
Ames
Sharon Ashley
E. L. Ashley
Myrtle
John Ulland
Palmer Ulland
Austin Rt. 1
Janice Plager
Carroll Plager
Park
Iowa College
Mechanic Arts
Iowa State student to study Arctic Circle geology
Ronald Michelson, an Iowa State College graduate student from Grand Meadow, will travel with two other students and a geology professor to gather data on the Arctic Circle's northern coastal plains of Alaska. They will operate from the U S Navy Arctic research laboratory under a contract with the Arctic Institute of North America.
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Iowa State College
Grand Meadow
Arctic Circle
Alaska
Ronald Michelson
Iowa State
U. S. Navy
Arctic Research Laboratory
Arctic Institute of North America
Michelson
Big Horn Mountains
Greybull
Wyo
Cub Field Day Set for June 25 at Dreisner Park
Cub Field Day for Spamland District will run 1 30 to 3 30 p m June 25 at Dreisner Park featuring tug o war balloon stomp and races Ed Smock chairman urges one adult for every five to 10 boys to keep activities smooth A second event Cubmobile race will be July 24 on River Drive between Main and Kenwood directions for car builds have been distributed through unit leaders.
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Dreisner Park
Spamland
Ed Smock
River Drive
Main
Kenwood
Honorary Statehood Citizens Honored in Grand Meadow
A banquet at the Grand Meadow Lutheran Church honored 76 second generation pioneers from Mower County as part of the Statehood Centennial observance. Guests included Mrs. John Skinner Otto Bandler Miss Charlotte Diddams and Henry Lockwood among others with 78 years or more in the county. Sponsors supplied tickets and the Austin Garden Club provided flowers.
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Mower County
Minnesota
Statehood Centennial Committee
John Skinner
Otto Bandler
Austin
Charlotte Diddams
LeRoy
Henry Lockwood
Grand Meadow Lutheran Church
Skinner
Guy Wold
Miss Ellis
P. J. Holand
Tom Conlon
Austin Garden Club
Merle Jacobson
H. J. Lockwood
le Roy
Otto Baudler
Adams Circus at Speedway Presents Daytime Matinee
Mapleview youngsters boarded a chartered bus to the Chateau Speedway where Adams Bros Circus pitched its tent for a matinee. At 8 p.m. a second performance features 50 plus acts including clowns baby elephant aerialists trained dogs bears ponies and monkeys. The troop includes veteran performers with three spectaculars A Night in Fantasy land Americana and Holidays.
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Mapleview
Chateau Speedway
Adams Bros. Circus
Adams
Fantasyland
Water Safety Demonstration Set for Friday at Municipal Pool
The water safety demonstration postponed from last week will be held at 4 p.m. this Friday at the municipal pool. Duane Rasmussen, Red Cross water safety chairman, reaffirmed today. Four pool guards and five Explorer Scouts will perform boat and canoe safety, loading unloading, motor installation, swamping procedures and rescue methods using available materials. The public demonstration aims to remind use rs of safety precautions for water recreation.
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Duane Rasmussen
Red Cross
Explorer
Instrumental Classes Set for Austin Public Schools
The Austin public school summer music program begins Monday with high school band rehearsals Monday night and summer session orchestra starting a week later. Elementary and secondary instrumentalists will study under Helme Sperati Sander Tedrow and others at the Vocational School Shaw and Oakland schools. The program offers instruction in instrumental techniques music reading musicianship and performance with encouragement for regular attendance.
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Austin Public School
Paul Helme
Helme
C. Vittorio Sperati
Harold Sander
Jack Tedrow
Public Schools
Eugene Dunlap
Shaw
Oakland
Patterson Receives Law Degree From Minnesota College
Robert W. Patterson, son of Dr and Mrs A G Patterson of 606 Harmon, earned a bachelor of law degree Monday at William Mitchell College of Law St Paul. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Patterson and Jerry Patterson Appleton Wisconsin. He previously earned a bachelor of philosophy degree from Notre Dame in 1954 and will join the Hoffmann Donahue Graff Schultz and Springer firm in St Paul.
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Robert W. Patterson
A. G. Patterson
Harmon
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul
College of St. Thomas
Patterson
Clinton L. Anderson
Austin
Jerry Patterson
Appleton
Wis
University of Notre Dame
Hoffmann, Donahue, Graff, Schultz and Springer
Prince Carl Bernadotte Receives Belgian Title After Marriage
Prince Carl Bernadotte, aged 46, lost his Swedish prince title by marrying a commoner’s daughter but was soon granted a personal title by his brother-in-law, former King Leopold of Belgium.
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Carl Bernadotte
Prince of
Sweden
Leopold of
Belgium
New Ford Stolen From Local Ford Dealer
A four door black and gray Ford with no plates was reported stolen from Grant Williams Ford Town on the weekend. The theft was reported to police and involves a car described as a new vehicle.
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Grant Williams Ford Town
River
Youths Fined for Beer Possession in Municipal Court
An Austin youth and two Albert Lea youths were fined 25 dollars or 90 days in Municipal Court for beer possession. Donald Swank Theodore Harty and Darrel T. Darg were arrested Sunday on Highway 16 after attending a Rochester party. Swank and Harty pleaded innocent and were found guilty. Darg pled guilty to the beer charge and a second charge of driving over the center line with an additional 25 dollar fine.
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Austin
Albert Lea
Donald A. Swank
N. Oak
Theodore Harty
Darrel T. Darg
Kenneth K. McMillan
Rochester
Swank
Harty
Darg
Driver Receives 30 Day Term For Driving After Suspension
Joseph J. Mrachek of 402 and Chat ham was sentenced to 30 days by Municipal Judge Kenneth K. McMillan for a second driving after suspension offense in a span of two weeks. He was picked up by Austin police on Highway 16 and had prior suspensions tied to May 28, 1958, and November 1957 cases. He was released on $100 bail to arrange employment.
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Joseph J. Mrachek
402
Chatham
Municpal
Kenneth K. McMillan
Mrachek
Austin
Rochester
Keith Kasten Delivers Welcome at Rose Creek Father-Son Banquet
Rose Creek Minnesota Keith Kasten gave the welcome for the father son banquet at Rose Creek Community Congregational Church Saturday night George Nelson spoke for the fathers. The Woman's Guild served the banquet with Mrs Verd Classon as chair man A program featured poems honoring fathers by Gary Hunst and Russell Hanson and an accordion solo by Ardella Zdenek The Rev William Junker read a letter from George Nelson Jr stationed with the armed forces in Georgia and offered the closing prayer.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Keith Kasten
Rose Creek Community Congregational Church
George Nelson
Woman's Guild
Verd Classon
Gary Hunst
Russell Hanson
Ardella Zdenek
William Junker
George Nelson Jr
Georgia
When Congress Is In Session They Meet At Noon
A rule states that during Congress sessions the body convenes at 12 o clock noon. The guideline emphasizes noon meetings during active sessions and reflects standard timing.
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Congress
No Average Child Says Supt Harbo Addresses Rotary
Supt L Harbo told Rotarians that there is no average child and criticism of schools can advance improvement. He warned against narrowing education to basics, cited disparities in Europe, and urged recognition of individual maturation, opportunity by ability, and broad study freedom.
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Harbo
J. B. Conant
Europe
Austin
United States
Piano Tenor Recital Set for Thursday Evening
A joint piano and tenor recital will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Methodist Memorial parlors featuring Delbert Saman, pianist, and Paul Nelson, tenor. The program includes selections from Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bizet, and others with works by Saman and Nelson, reflecting their studies at local schools and churches. Public invited.
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Methodist Memorial
Delbert Saman
Paul Nelson
Saman
Chester Reistad
Austin
First Methodist Church
Austin High School
Nelson
Wilbur Funk
First Congregational Church
Austin Junior College
Carmen Bizet
Agnus Dei
Binet
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Victor Herbert
WTC
Bach
Beethoven
Pastors Attend Iowa Methodist Conference in Cedar Rapids
The Rev. Lueila Koether and the Rev. T Janet Surdam of the Methodist Church attend the annual general conference of the Iowa Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Riceville
Iowa
Lueila Koether
T. Janet Surdam
Methodist Church
Iowa Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Whale skin color and thickness compare to carbon paper
A historical note describes the skin of a massive blue whale as having a color and thickness similar to carbon paper. The observation highlights the remarkable size and distinctive hide of the great cetacean.
County warns 450 residents owe personal property tax
County Treasurer Richard Peterson warns fewer than two weeks remain to pay the second half of Mower County personal property tax. After midnight June 3 unpaid taxes incur an eight percent penalty and a $1.50 judgment fee, with about 450 persons still unpaid.
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Mower County
Richard Peterson
Peterson
Shawmut Named Original Boston in Early History
The text notes Shawmut as the original name for Boston, Massachusetts, reflecting the city's early identity before it became commonly known as Boston.
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Shawmut
Boston
Mass
Short Course Set for Rose Growers
Rose growers from Minnesota and Iowa will meet at Iowa State College in Ames on Saturday for the annual Rose Short Course. The session coincides with peak bloom in the college garden where All-America rose trials established varieties and experimental selections grow. A tour of the gardens will open the session with principal speaker John R. Patterson of Moline Illinois, president of the American Rose Society.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
College Rose Garden
John R. Patterson
Moline, al
The
American Rose Society
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