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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
7
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Jones of 1504 Park on June 19 at St. Olaf Hospital. Graveside arrangements are noted and friends may call after 12 o'clock noon Wednesday.
Karl Kempe of LeRoy and LeRoy resident Betty Ann Moe are listed with a June 19 date, indicating a forthcoming ceremony or official notice.
Mrs. Mary Dunton 72 died Sunday in Minneapolis. A native of Elma Iowa she is survived by her husband A Denton formerly of Riceville a son Daniel in Minneapolis and a sister Mrs Doris Conway Elma Funeral services are set for Wednesday morning at Elma with burial in Riceville
Dr Earl Cutler 75 retired dentist died Sunday at Osage Iowa. He is survived by his widow two daughters a sister and a brother Funeral services were this afternoon at Osage.
Lena Larson 87 former Lyle resident died Monday night at St Olef Hospital. She lived at 208 West Winona. She is survived by two nieces and five nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services for Dick Ev erts of 1101 N Kenwood will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at Engelkes Funeral Home Grundy Center Iowa and at 10 20 a m at Bethany Presbyterian Church there Graveside services will follow about 3 p m at Racine Minnesota
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary J. Evenson of Lyle are set for 1 15 p m Wednesday at Jordan Chapel and 2 p m at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Stanford O Stengen officiating. Interment follows at Six Mile Grove Cemetery. Separate rites for Miss Lena Larson of 208 West Winona are at 1 30 p m Saturday at Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church, with Rev. Stanford Stenson officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Worlern Funeral Home through 11 30 a m Saturday.
Funeral services for James Edward Ross age 105 at 2 p.m. Thursday at Worlein Funeral Home. Interment at Calvary Cemetery with the American Legion in charge of military rites. Ross resided at 105 North Railway.
Herman Julius Voss born March 10 1896 in Winona County Minnesota married to Mary Walter Sept 25 1920. He lived in La Crosse and Austin working in a laundry then at Geo A Hormel Co. He died June 12 at work age 60 years 3 months 2 days leaving wife two sons Victor Donald and daughter Dorothy plus his mother five grandchildren and many relatives. He was a Luther an Christian member of St Pauls Lutheran Church.
Martin F Hoban born July 17 1878 Oakland Township Freeborn County died Sunday evening June 10 at his Austin home after a one day illness. He married Rose Lightly in 1916 and lived on a farm near Oakland before moving to Austin in 1948. Survivors include his twin daughters Marion and Marcella and siblings Julia Kenevan James Hoban Kerian Hoban.
Arthur Hoban of land Oregon and Mrs Catherine Murphy of Austin are named in an obituary. His parents and two sisters Mrs Mary Quinn and Mrs Nana Conniff preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St Augustine Catholic Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Harold W Mickelson 61 of Reedsburg Wis died June 7 1956 after a heart attack at his Chetek cottage He retired from J C Penney Co Reedsburg store in 1955 after leading since 1927 Previously he was assistant manager at Wisconsin Rapids Penney store for 62 years He was active in Kiwanis American Legion Masons and the Presbyterian Church Surviving are his wife Esther son Kenneth three grandchildren and four sisters Funeral services were held June 9 1956 at Phelps Funeral Home Reedsburg and Jordan Chapel with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
We express heartfelt thanks to everyone for flowers cards and food in our sorrow at the sudden passing of our husband and father Special appreciation to Rev Schierenbeck the organist soloist pallbearers and Ladies Aid Your kindness will not be forgotten Names listed: Mrs Herman Voss Mrs Lene Voss Mr and Mrs Victor Voss Mr and Mrs Donald Voss Mr and Mrs Dean Lattin
Ambulance runs list three transfers on Monday: at 11 50 a.m. from Lansing to St Olaf Hospital. at 2 33 p.m. from Moscow to St Olaf Hospital. and at 8 35 p.m. from Hormel East Gate to St Olaf Hospital.
A report notes a movement on Tuesday at 9:37 a.m. detailing a transport from McKinley to St Olaf Hospital. The item records the route and time but lacks patient identifiers.
George Thompson of 2333 Deneen was fined 18.50 for speeding. Richard Wilmot of 904 Williams was fined 33.50 for speeding. Fred H. P. Nelson of Knoxville Tenn was fined 100 for drunken driving and had license revoked. Clara Bue of Austin Rt. 4 pleaded innocent to selling non intoxicating salt liquor to a diner. Judge Kenneth K. McMillan has taken the case under advisement.
Eight youths from Trinity Lutheran Parish returned home Saturday from Bible camp in Spicer Minnesota. The group included Grace Johnson Patricia Irvin Reuben Murphy Dale Anderson Charlotte Roswold Donald Ransom Gene Haugland and Eugene Skov.
The Minnesota Industrial Commission will hold a hearing by the Minimum Wage Advisory Board on July 25. Employers and employees and others wishing to appear should contact the Industrial Commission in St. Paul per advisory board chairman Ashley Gaskins.
Geo A Hormel & Co outlines major internal improvements in the Austin plant including remodeling hog slaughtering facilities and adding livestock buying stations. H H Corey and R F Gray say expansion will continue at Austin, with a new ground level unit and sticking conveyor considered, supporting local growth.
The Foreign Relations Committee approved increased foreign military assistance and struck out a House cap of 402 million. Eisenhower, recovering in Walter Reed, welcomed the move while minority vetoes from Senators Langer and Long stood. The panel also require the administration to return to the Treasury any unexpended aid funds over 200 million by June 30.
Orville McCroskey says Edward Leon Williams confessed to shooting Rev. Tommie Robert Cooke near Taft three miles east of Tulsa three days after Cooke gave him a ride. Williams also admitted several burglaries including a $1,000 holdup at Tailhina general store in Tailhini, Oklahoma.
A convict employed six weeks allegedly robbed a couple at gunpoint. Williams’s fingerprints were found on Cooke’s wrecked car abandoned in a woods near Muse Oklahoma. The minister had been missing since Sunday noon.
Santa Monica California. A $14 million estate dispute over cartoonist George McManus ends in compromise with Emil Zekley his longtime associate and Mrs Zekley and two children to receive $65 000. The payments are to be made in installments after the deaths of Florence McManus Leo McManus 80 and Lillian McManus 78. The 1954 will provisions were agreed on in a stipulation after probate began. McManus died in October 1954.
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