Dredging of Cedar River for Fill at Plaza Center Site
Dredging of the Cedar River to supply fill for Downtown Plaza construction near Main Street is planned to begin within about three weeks. The project, coordinated by Krause Anderson and Space Development Co., aims to lower water tables and shape the river channel for a 40 acre development with a fall completion target.
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Cedar River
Plaza Center
Red Cedar
Plaza
LaCrosse
Wis
Austin
Main St
Bandler Farm
Ulwelling
and Krause - Anderson
Minneapolis
Martin Bustad and Son
Main St. N
1St Drive
St. Olaf Hospital
Main
Hospital
Weber Now Holds 3 National Izaak Walton League Posts
Austin man Hollis Weber is elected to the Izaak Walton League executive board at the national convention in Cincinnati, joining his existing posts on the board of directors and Endowment Inc. Weber and Austin chapter representative W E Peterson spoke at the conclave. The convention urged Congress to evaluate land projects by impact on fish, wildlife, and outdoor recreation and supported faster development of nonpolluting products. It called for stricter well pollution controls and enforcement of mining laws, expanded pesticide research, and protection for Everglades National Park and outdoor recreation planning.
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Austin
Izaak Walton League
Hollis Weber
7Th St
Cincinnati
Endowment Inc
Weber
W. E. Peterson
6Th Ave
Congress
Waltonians
Ikes
Everglades National Park
Austin VFW Post 1216 Captures State Largest Post Title
At the 44th state VFW convention in Bemidji last week Austin Post 1216 surpassed St. Cloud's Post 428 as the state’s largest post for the first time in years. Austin's commander led the achievement as delegates voted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Austin
Bemidji
Anhorn heads Europe tour after Minneosta degree
Ronald Anhorn, 504 20th St. SW, earned a bachelor of science in business and will tour Europe starting in New York with plans to visit relatives in Stravanger and Oslo, Norway before entering law school. Separate notes include Emil (Bud) Lahann named captain of an 11 man All-State Commanders team and Clifford Salisbury advancing to senior vice commander in Minnesota VFW events with 1,400 convention attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Anhorn
Arthur F. Anhorn
20Th St. SW
University of Minnesota
New York
Europe
Stravanger
Oslo
Norway
University Law School
Emil
Bud) Lahann
Riceville DDD Direct Distance Dialing Preview
In Riceville Iowa a Friday evening event introduced direct distance dialing with an outdoor smorgasbord and a program at the Farmers Telephone Co building. Doyle Evans of Northwestern Bell spoke in Mason City and showed Telstar slides and dial system movies. Open house Saturday demonstrated the new local dial equipment and tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Farmers Telephone Co
Doyle Evans
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Mason City
Telstar
Mayor Opens Safety Inspection Program
Mayor Roger Svejkovsky launches the annual six day vehicle safety check signaling the start by driving through the lane. The Austin Mower County Safety Council promotes inspections for defects to prevent accidents during Safety Week June 17 to 24 with lanes open 1 to 6 p m on Oakland Ave West and 1st Ave SW Winona. Local organizations staff lanes and prizes reward lanes with most cars checked and most corrected defects. The first village Lyle reports 69 vehicles inspected with 10 defects found including turn signals horns brakes and stop lights.
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Roger Svejkovsky
Austin- Mower County Safety Council
Oakland Ave
1St Ave
Winona
Main St. N
Red Cedar Inn
Local 9
Safety Council
The
Eagles
VFW
ACT
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Employes and Moose Lodge
Jaycees
American Legion Post 91
Lyle
Lions
Open House Draws 300 at Local Credit Union
About 300 people including Austin leaders and Hormel workers toured the new credit union office on 4th Ave NE opened March 4. Joe Schneider Sr. said attendees liked the quarters. Building designed by Ed Novak and built by Jordan Builders at a cost around 75000, to accommodate Hormel expansion. Prize winners listed players from Austin area.
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Austin
Hormel Employes Credit Union
Joe Schneider Sr
Credit Union
4Th Ave
Ed Novak
Jordan Builders
General Contractors
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Credit UN
Ion
Roger Brewster
Gaius Blynn
LaVerne Paulson
Albert Lea
Willard Wagner
T. J. Koeck
John Scallon
Joe Irwin
Joshua Hulet
Dorothy Gruebnerg
Frank Martin
Blooming Prairie
Joe Daugherty
Jim Delanty
Elmore Greening
Spain
Austin Roundup of Graduates and Local Updates
Four Austinites and Saturday graduates of the University of Minnesota earned honors with a b average. Tad Anthony will become KQAQ sales manager July 1 after serving as sales manager. he and his family reside at 510 10th Ave. SW. Daniel Averbook received a B.S. in business from Minnesota, with his name omitted previously. Park patches for 1963 pool season tickets arrive and may be picked up at Shaw Gym or the pool office, with prices set per holder type. Charles Jahren of Austin Junior College works at the U S Geological Survey to study magnetic properties of rocks in Menlo Park California. A magnetism survey note from St Ansgar Iowa reports magnesium strips found in a field near Lyle possibly space debris from a radar deflector launch.
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Tad Anthony
Kqaq Radio
Don Jones
Jones
Anthony
KQAQ
Nylva
10Th Ave
Park and Recreation Board
Parks Board
Shaw Gym
Erwin Baldner
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Lyle
Adams
Rose Creek
Air Force
Charles Jahren
Austin Junior College
U. S. Geological Survey Laboratories
Menlo Park
Calif
Pair Waive Hearing Here on Larceny
Alvin Bly aged 44 of 612 with St. NE and Wallace T. Kozel 31 of St. Francis Hotel appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Fred Vogel for arraignment on second degree grand larceny charges. They waived a preliminary hearing and were bound over to District Court. Bly and Kozel are accused by Sheriff Doyle Lindahl of stealing food a watch and a radio valued at about 75 dollars from George Stahl in Austi n Township on June 12. A search warrant issued June 14 led to their arrest. The judge remanded them to custody of the sheriff with 1000 dollar bonds each.
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Alvin Bly
St. NE
Wallace T. Kozel
St. Francis Hotel
Fred Vogel
Bly and
Kozel
Doyle Lindahl
George Stahl
Austin Township
Lindahl
Bly
Vogel
Austin Methodist Ministers Return to Posts at 1963-64 Appointments
Six Austin ministers were reappointed to their churches after the Minnesota Methodist Church annual conference in St. Paul with 600 delegates. New assignments include Rev. R. E. Lindsay to Dexter and Brownsdale, and changes for Blooming Prairie Lansing and Racine Grand Meadow. The conference noted growth to 125,386 members and approved budgets and new programs including a Church Developer plan.
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Minnesota Methodist Church
St. Paul
Doyle Richardson
Walter Nordin Sr
William G. Law
Immanuel Nielsen
Robert Rollin
Clare W. Karsten
Austin
Minnesota
Lindsay
Hendersonville (Tenn.) High School
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Cookeville
Methodist Church
Blooming Prairie-Lansing
I. Hsing Liu
Dodge Center
Racine-Grand Meadow
Bruce Stevens
Drew University Theological School
Madison
N. J
John Richardson
Racine Grand Meadow
Warren, Min
Kennedy
City to offer eight week swimming lessons with four two week sessions
Registration for city swimming lessons runs Wednesday through Friday at the municipal pool with 8 to 10 a.m. intake each day. The program co sponsored by the Park and Recreation Department and the Red Cross expands to 1 500 swimmers and adds an advanced beginner group.
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Park and Recreation Department
Red Cross
Sue Hastings
Miss Hastings
Robert Holman
Lance Jacobson
Duane Nelson
Lyle
Larry Fischer
WSI
Mike Hennessey
Deborah Schara
Mike McAnaly
Earl Brugger
Plaza Paving Hearing Set by Council
The Austin Council will hold a hearing tonight on two paving projects for the Downtown Shopping Plaza area. One extends 11th Ave NW from Burr Oaks to the Cedar River. the other extends North Main St north to 11th Ave NW. The meeting will also consider bids for a rotary air compressor and sanitary sewer work.
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Austin Council
Lth
Burr Oaks Addition
Cedar River
North Main St
11Th Ave
Husband of Austin Woman Gets PhD
Joseph F. Merklin of Minneapolis received his PhD in physical chemistry Saturday at the University of Minnesota. His wife is Julie Sorenson, daughter of H. H. Sorenson of 309 19th St. SW. The couple has two children, Lisa and Gregory. Sorenson relatives attended commencement in Minneapolis, including Frances Merklin and Anna Marie, New York City.
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Joseph F. Merklin
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Julie Sorenson
H. H. Sorenson
19Th St. SW
Merklin
Lisa and
Gregory
Sorenson
University
Dr. Merklin
Frances Merklin
Anna Marie
New York City
Teen-age Driver Receives Three Traffic Tickets
Joyce Van Sickle, 18, of 1008 15th Ave NE, charged with careless driving, violating instruction permit, and leaving the scene after a collision at Main St and 1st Ave SE. Pederson, owner of the car she drove, cited for allowing an unlicensed person to drive. Total damage $155.
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Joyce van Sickle
15Th Ave
Main St
1St Ave
Rosella I. Nordland
13Th Ave
Miss van Sickle
Harold L. Pederson
Oakland
Pederson
Austin
Loren F. Christopherson
Ruth M. Kirchern
4Th St
4Th Ave
Robert B. Braaten
Lansing
Sandra K. Madison
Austin Rt. 5
1St St
4Th Ave. NW
Austin Bank Debits Down 1 Percent in May
May bank debit totals in Austin fell one percent from a year earlier to 33,147,000 with a five month sum of 159,686,000. In nearby Southern Minnesota cities May changes ranged from a 3 to 13 percent rise, including Rochester up 10 and Stewartville up 13, while Mankato fell 5.
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Austin
Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Mankato
Spring Valley
Faribault
Owatonna
Red Wing
Rochester
Stewartville
Winona
Three Spring Valley Students Graduate This Year
Harold Seim graduates from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and will join a U S Public Health internship in hospital pharmacy with a July move to New Orleans for a year of service. Terry Jorris earned an M S in aeronautics from MIT on June 7. Richard Gaugert graduates magna cum laude from Concordia College and will begin junior year at Concordia Senior College with a $150 scholarship for next year.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Harold Seim
Harry Seim
College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
United States
United States Public Health
New Orleans
Terry Jorris
Loren Jorris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Gaugert
L. H. Gaugert
Concordia College
St. Paul
Concordia Senior College
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Albert Lea Pastor to Head SE Lutheran District
The Rev. M. C. Knutson, 58, pastor of Albert Lea's First Lutheran Church, was elected president of the Southeastern Minnesota District of the ALC and will take office Sept. 1. He led a 20 year Albert Lea tenure that grew membership from 2,800 to 5,000 and placed the district among the largest benevolence contributors.
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Albert Lea
SE Lutheran
M. C. Knutson
First Lutheran Church
ALC
Northfield
John Stensvaag
Minneapolis
Lutheran Free Church
Fed. 1
Knutson
Elmer F. Reinertson
St. Paul
Red Wing
Ellendale
Groton
S. D
St. Olaf College
Luther Seminary
Oxford University
England
Mrs. Knuts
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James A
Littlefield
Elkton
Post
Clifford Salisbury
First District Vfw
Rushford
Joseph J. Lombardo
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Vfw
Kral Rolvaag
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company of
Edwin H. Meyer
Fairmont
Ronald Kenitz
Lowell Eastland
White Bear Lake
Robert Pierce
Pine City
Vocate
Max Matz
James Reid
West St. Paul
Ted Theodorson
Duluth
Hiller Teff
Waterville
Salisbury
Lahann
Jahren
U. S. Geological Survey
Daniel Z. Averbook
David Averbook
Methodist
R. E. Lindsay
Pine River
Dexter
Brownsdale
H. W. Hawkins
Georgia
Mr. Lindsay
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Mankato State College
Mankato High School
Emily, Minn
Tom Belton
Park and Recreation
Austin Park & Recreation Department
American Red Cross
Adams High School
Old School
Bernie N. Epland
Sp. Valley
Grace, Our Savior’s
St. Olaf
Southeastern
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