Vacation driving tips for happier trips
Police chief Robert Nelson urges planning for safe vacation driving. Key advice includes pacing long trips with planned stops, avoiding night driving after daytime fatigue, driving defensively, ensuring seat belts for all, and a thorough car safety check. Free safety checks run June 21–26 by the Austin-Mower County Safety Council with lanes on Oakland Ave and Main St near the Holiday Inn.
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Robert Nelson
Nelson
Austin-Mower County Safety Council
Oakland Ave
1St Ave
Main St
Holiday Inn
Austin Adds Fourth Life Master in Bridge
Dr. J. W. McGuin ess joins the select group of Austin life masters in contract bridge alongside R. Norman Miller Mrs. Carl Young and Dr. Walter O. Lundberg after earning enough points at the Gopher Regional Tournament in Minneapolis last weekend to reach the 300-point threshold. The four have kept Austin prominent in national bridge circles.
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Austin
J. W. McGuiness
R. Norman Miller
Carl Young
Walter O. Lundberg
Jacobys
Gorens
McGuiness
Minneapolis
Dean Vance Receives Engineering Scholarship
Dean F. Vance of Austin was awarded an Engineering Scholarship at Iowa State University in Ames. He was among 333 recipients, each with a GPA of 3.5 or B plus, and scholarships ranged from 100 to 345 dollars.
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Dean F. Vance
Austin
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Miss Jane Moore Elected Mayor at Girls State Meeting
Miss Jane Moore of Osage was elected one of four mayors of cities in Hawkeye at the Girls State session held Monday in Cedar Falls.
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Jane Moore
John W. Moore
Osage
Hawkeye
Cedar Falls
Children's Hour Planned At GM Public Library
GRAND MEADOW Minn A Children's Hour series will be sponsored by the Public Library this summer. Miss Laurice Berg will read to children starting at 2 p.m. Saturdays during the summer months. Library board members named include Mrs Elton Myhre Mrs Margaret Thompson and Mrs James Leichmann. New officers are Mrs Rolland Buschmann president Mrs Dale Bearson vice president Mrs Harold Partridge treasurer and Mrs Merlin Simonson secretary.
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Public Library
Laurice Berg
Elton Myhre
Margaret Thompson
James Leichmann
Rolland Buschmann
Dale Bearson
Harold Partridge
Merlin Simonson
Fireworks Slated at Blooming Again
Blooming Prairie Minnesota Civic Progress Club honors Richard Johnson fire chief for 15 years and K D Wold village clerk for 37 years at a 6 30 p m dinner Tuesday at the Lark Supper Club A fireworks display is sponsored for July 2 at Victory Park by the club president Harold B Hansen and the group
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Richard Johnson
K. D. Wold
Civic Progress Club
Lark
Harold B. Hansen
Victory Park
Mental Health Fund Drive Opens This Week
The Mental Health Fund drive begins Monday with co chairs Mrs Ellsworth Hall and Mrs E C Habberstad leading house to house solicitation for one week Proceeds support research on prevention detection diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Ellsworth Hall
E. C. Habberstad
Bell Ringer
Ing
Minneapolis
Quibell
Mower County
Minnesota
Austin
United Funds
Pine Springs Sets Swim Classes Schedule
Swimming classes begin Tuesday morning at Pine Springs Pool. Sessions run 45 minutes on Tuesdays through Saturdays with Junior and Senior Life Saving at 9 a.m., Swimmers and intermediates at 10 a.m., Beginners 10 and younger at 1 p.m., intermediates and swimmers at 3 p.m. Regular swims start at 2 and 7 p.m.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Pine Springs
Attendance Sets Records at BP High School
Principal John Kalton reports record enrollment and attendance at BP High School for the last term. September enrollment reached 612 with 87 graduates in June and an average daily attendance of 96.5 percent. Seventy seven students earned perfect attendance awards.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
John Kalton
Area roundup notes church meeting and scout camp
Rev. Robert B. Hamp attends the Missouri Synod convention in Detroit through June 26 with about 900 delegates discussing doctrine missionary and education programs and intra church relations. John Curtin leads Gamehaven Boy Scout Council Camp Hok Si La at Lake Pepin opening this Sunday for eight one week sessions. Rural Urban picnic by Four Township Farm Bureau at Racine Social Hall features Clarence Meyers giving Farm Bureau program remarks with attendees from Stewartville Spring Valley Grand Meadow Racine.
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Missouri Synod
Robert B. Hamp
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
The
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Detroit
John Curtin
Blooming Prairie
Gamehaven
Lake Pepin
Hok-Si-La
Four Township Farm Bureau
Racine
Clarence Meyers
State Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Stewartville
Spring Valley
Grand Meadow
Minor Damage From City Crashes Reported
Police reported minor damage from a Thursday city crash at the ith St SE and Highway 116 E intersection involving Dorothy M. Smith and Michael C. Phifer. Estimated damages were 70 for Smith and 25 for Phifer. A Sunday hit and run damaged Leo A. Weigel’s parked car in the 1000 block alley between 3rd and 4th Aves NE with about 30 damage.
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Austin
Dorothy M. Smith
17Th Ave
Michael C. Phifer
6Th Ave
Ith St
Highway 116-E
Cudahy Packing Plans Move of HQ to Phoenix
Cudahy Packing Co. will relocate its corporate headquarters from Omaha to Phoenix Arizona. President Edward Cudahy says staff cuts will occur and management will be more decentralized. The move aims to separate executive and operations and improve accessibility to west of the Missouri plants with a relocation target of August first.
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Omaha
Neb
Cudahy Packing Co
Phoenix
Missouri River
ACTION Students Visit Sing at Retirement Home
Austin?s ACTION group visited the Lutheran Retirement Home at 2 p.m. Thursday to entertain residents with records and song. Members Benny Thompson Margaret Wempe John Vogel Tom O'Dea Jo Ann Cassidy and Mary Lane performed. The group plans to sell American flags for home display and make patriotic signs for Independence Day.
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Austin
Action Group
Action
Benny Thompson
Margaret Wempe
John Vogel
Tom O'Dea
Jo Ann Cassidy
Mary Lane
Strawberry Festival at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church
The 3rd annual Strawberry Festival at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church will be held at 4 30 p m Tuesday at the church until everyone is served.
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Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church
Money in Mower County Banks Tops Fifty-Eight Million
The Federal Reserve report shows Mower County bank deposits end of last fiscal year at 58 140 000, with 27 740 000 in savings and 17 604 000 in checking. Per capita money supply stands at 1 154, up from 997 two years earlier, indicating ample funds for loans to business farmers and households.
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Herald
New York
Mower County
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Recreation for BP Youngsters Begins Monday
The summer recreation program starts Monday for local youngsters 8 and older. Director Dee Carey says 26 teams are organized into five leagues. Baseball and softball leagues span ages 8 to high school with games in the afternoons and evenings on multiple days.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Dee Carey
Cause Testing Session Starts Saturday Morning
College graduates with bachelor or master degrees in sociology education social work counseling psychology or related fields may take the Counselor Advisor University Summer Education test at 9 30 a.m. Saturday in the Austin office of the State Employment Security Dept. Manager A M Reed said successful candidates will take an eight week course at a college to be eligible for employment at a Youth Employment Office as a counselor. Further information is available from the Employment Office.
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Counselor Advisor University
Austin
State Employment Security Dept
A. M. Reed
Pugh and Wiseman Win Coin Awards at SD Convention
Mortimer Pugh and Daniel Wiseman added honors at the 14th annual South Dakota Coin and Stamp Association convention. Pugh placed first among non residents in U S coins and in Canadian coins. Wiseman earned a medal among non resident displays while operating a bourse table.
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Mortimer Pugh
Daniel D. Wiseman
South Dakota Coin & Stamp Assn
Pugh
U.S
Wiseman
Free Lutheran Church Formed In Opposition To Neo Orthodoxy
The Free Lutheran Church founded by opponents of neo orthodox teaching convened in December 1964 under Pastor H. F. DeBoer. The 40 member congregation opposes World Council of Churches and neo orthodox views including theistic evolution and non literal Bible interpretation. They recently moved into the former Woodson school after remodeling.
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American ‘Lutheran Church
Faith Free Lutheran Church
22Nd Ave
H. F. DeBoer
DeBoer
World Council of Churches
Woodson School
Horse Judge to Offer Show Advice at Francis Reding Farm
Mrs. Rosemary Woolsey a horse show promoter and judge will be at the Francis Reding farm from 7 to 9 p m Wednesday to demonstrate handling horses in the show ring Youth may attend and may bring their own horses The farm lies seven miles east and one mile north of Austin.
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Rosemary Woolsey
Francis Reding
Reding Farm
Austin
Adams Pool Ground-Breaking In Adams
Ground was broken Thursday for a new Adams swimming pool as the Town and Country Recreation Corp. outlines a four to six week construction period. Directors Jim Boe Vincent Miller and others led the ceremony while a $28,000 of $40,000 goal has been raised. Miller to meet with teens to organize further contributions tonight.
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Adams
Town and Country Recreation Corp. Board of
Jim Boe
Vance Torgerson
Vincent
Miller
General Tests 47th Infantry Soldiers on 4.2 Mortar
The commanding general of Minnesota's 47th Infantry Division challenges soldiers with the 4.2 mortar knowledge test. The delicate sighting instrument center must be removed each time the gun fires. Left to right: Gen. Donald C. Grant, Sp. Harlan C. Bergene, Adams, and Sgt. James.
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Minnesota
47Th Infantry Division
Donald C. Grant
Harlan C. Bergene
Adams
James
Special Teal Hunting Season Draws Wide Hunter Interest
Minnesota joins most states in a experimental teal season starting September 11 under federal permits. Olson says length and bag limits depend on permits issued. improper identification could lead to penalties. Teal banding, wing submissions, and field checks will aid evaluation for 1965 continuation.
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Wayne Olson
Olson
Minnesota
Mississippi and
Central
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Conservation Dept
Dept
Federal Fish & Wildlife Service
Hormel Elicits Humble Pie with Cure 81 Ham
Hormel & Co. developed Cure 81 after 16 months of customer research. Thomas Purcell told Austin Lions that the shankless boneless ham meets public demand and boosted direct-to-consumer sales, creating production pressure.
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Geo, A. Hormel & Co
Thomas Purcell
Austin Lions
Purcell
Mower County Bell Ringer Drive reports early fundraising rise
First reports from the Mower County Association for Mental Health Bell Ringer drive show a rise from 1964 totals. Mapleview led with 20.30 dollars, followed by Elkton 22.98, Lansing 47.45, Lyle 103.18, Racine 27.50, raising 231.38 so far, with 42.33 more than last year.
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Mower County Association For Mental Health
Bell Ringer
Mapleview
Paul Espe
Elkton
Kenneth Wermayer
Lansing
H. E. Hortema
Lyle
Russell Uecker
Racine
Smith Webber Attending National Ikes Convention
Clarence Smith and Hollis Webber are in Cody Wyoming for the national convention of the Izaak Walton League. Smith is Austin chapter president and Webber a national director. Opening sessions featured Cong Wayne Aspinall of Colorado receiving the Waltons highest conservation award. Other honorees included F Lee Keator Burton W Marston Thomas E Dustin Samuel L Hayden Juanita Greene and the Miami Herald and the League of Women Voters United States for conservation leadership.
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Clarence Smith
Hollis Webber
Cody
Wyo
Izaak Walton League
Smith
Austin
Webber
Wayne N. Aspinall
Colorado
Waltonians
United States
Cong
Aspinall
F. Lee Keator
Margaretville
N. Y
Burton W. Marston
Laramie
Wyoming
Thomas E. Dustin
Fort Wayne
Ind
League
Samuel L. Hayden
Fredericksburg
Juanita Greene
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Clyde Bros. Shrine Circus
Mower County — Fairgrounds
Austin Shrine Club
Dr. McGuiness
Masters
Dean Vance
Warren W. Wheeler
Oakland Ave. FE
Wheeler
Weyerhaeuser
GM Public Library
Cudahy Packing
D. Flom
7Th St
Pic
Larry R. Hansen
Ith Ave
Camp Ripley
Paul Hoeppner
Hormel
Miami
Florida
League of Women Voters of the
Donald Hoffman
4Th Ave
Federal Bureau of Investigation Police Academy
Washington, D.C
Austin Police Benefit Association
Hoffman
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