Council Divides Pinball Licenses 80-20 Between 2 City Firms
Austin council splits the city pinball licenses with 80 machines to the Austin Sales Co and 20 to Star Amusement Co run by Gene Jelinek and Gene Clennon. Renewal requests and 300 other licenses for food handling, cigarettes, theaters, and more proceed. transfers delayed 10 days. Shrine Club circus license approved for Marcusen Park. Miller Bros. Circus license denied for outside city limits. Sidewalk projects approved on Nicholson street. petitions for Harmon avenue and Myrtle street referred. street department cites truck shortages. city engineers authorized to hire trucks as needed. Milk sale at June 29 Marcusen park game accepted. Centennial Parade attendance planned for July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Sales Co
Star Amusement Co
Gene Jelinek
Gene Clennon
Austin Sales
Star Amusement
Robert Earl
Shrine Club
Marcusen Park
Miller Bros. Circus
South River Street
Nicholson Street
Fourth Street
Harmon Avenue
Kenwood
Greenwich
Myrtle Street
City seeks emergency mosquito spraying after gear breakdown
City engineers called an emergency plan as mosquitoes surge with the borrowed spraying machine from Geo A Hormel Co down. The machine broke and parts may be delayed. buying a unit could take months. Officials consider renting or borrowing a sprayer to curb the infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Nelson
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Immedi
Nelson
Wayne Austin
Farm Class to Take Up Public Relations
Austin Vocational School farm management class will discuss better public relations for agriculture at 8 p.m. Thursday. Instructor Charles Painter notes farm management may inform the public about farmers’ problems and efficiency gains reduce labor and food costs for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Vocational School
Charles Painter
Four Districts Vote to Merge With Hayfield
Sargeant Minnesota four district units voted 68 to 10 on Monday to consolidate with Hayfield district. Districts 51 Jr 107 111 and 91 Jr. voted as a unit after petitions. Consolidation becomes effective immediately. The merged area leaves five common districts in Hayfield High School region. The new district carries a $2 200 000 assessed valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargeant
Minn
Sargeant Village
Hayfield
Distr
Bible Schools Close With Programs
Bible schools of Trinity Lutheran Parish close with programs and picnics in Lyle Minnesota. Classes were held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church Gregg School and Mona School. Teachers included Rev S S Stenson and numerous named instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Carlson
Joyce Tow
Joann Brendle
Otto Nelson
Clifford Schroeder Jr
Olaf Rosvold
Orlanzo Lillegaard
Lavern Leidall
Gladys Steene
Marlene Chilson
Ramona Ransom
Esther Rohne
Donald Brendle
Karen Lillegaard
Walter Chilson
Parents Hear Bible Students Grand Meadow Program Ends
Grand Meadow Minn the Bible School at Grand Meadow Lutheran Church closed Friday with a program for parents noting 130 children enrolled. Teachers included Audry Ringen Brenda Travis Ila Lindelsen Mrs Henry Jacob son Mrs Hartvick Aaby Mrs Harold Johnson Marilyn Nelson Mrs Chester Hall Nancy Nielsen Mrs Carl Peterson Esther Nielsen and Donna Christianson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Grand Meadow Lutheran Church
Audry Ringen
Brenda Travis
Ila Lindelsen
Henry Jacobson
Hartvick Aaby
Harold Johnson
Marilyn Nelson
Chester Hall
Nancy Nielsen
Carl Peterson
Esther Nielsen
Donna Christianson
Safety Film Shown at Rotary Meet On Car Safety
The Rotary meeting featured Ford Motor Co safety film Crash and Dive explaining seat belts crash padding and recessed steering hubs. Furtney led the presentation with program chair Warren Kane while guests from Minneapolis Sioux City and Albert Lea attended including Rice Todd Jr Brasel Hatfield Winsiam Jones Gordon Wise Cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Ford Motor Co
F. R. Furtney
Warren Kane
Charles Rice
Bill Todd Jr
Jim Todd
Tom Brasel
Minneapolis
Furtney
R. H. Hatfield
Sioux City
Iowa
Albert Lea
Guy Winsiam
S. B. Jones
Louis H. Gordon
L. M. Wise
C. A. Cotton
Vet Service Job Explained by County Official
Frank Dunsmore county service officer explained the veterans service office duties to the Veterans Council. A. H. Lag ing of the Department of Veterans Affairs in St Paul attended. The council reviewed relief for seven needy veteran families and noted a 5 percent donation of canned goods furniture clothing and groceries to three families. Mrs Ruth Ramsey presided over the meeting and gas for transients was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Service Office
Frank Dunsmore
Veterans Council
Ruth Ramsey
Seven Little Cheaters? First Communion At St Stephen’s
Seven children received their first communion at St Stephen's Church in Chester Iowa on Sunday. Names include John Adams Marjorie Koster Ronald Kruse William Mertens John Meyer Beverly Munkel and Judith Munkel. Rev Vern F Cross officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Iowa
St. Stephen’s Church
John Adams
Harry Adams
Marjorie Koster
Elmer Koster
Ronald Kruse
Dale Kruse
William Mertens
Mike Mertens
John Meyer
Ed Meyer
Beverly Munkel
Irvin Munkel
Judith Munkel
Eugene Munkel
Vern F. Cross
Sisters of the Swish to Meet Wednesday
Austin groups rally for centennial celebration by selling 5000 official Centennial Buttons. Sisters of the Swish, led by Mrs. Alice MacLaren, plan a meeting at Shaw Gym band room at 8 p m to promote the button and advertise Austin's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Swish
Austin
Alice MacLaren
Shaw Gym
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
MacLaren
Henry Charles Orchestra
Red Cross Unit in Sargeant Ties Quilts for Needy
The Sargeant Red Cross unit met at Mrs. Lillian Heydt's home to piece and tie quilts. Two quilts were completed for needy country families. Mrs. Marie Jensen provided lunch for participants.
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Sargeant Red Cross Unit
Sargeant, Minn
Sargeant Red Cross
Lillian Heydt
Marie Jensen
Riceville Opens Summer Recreation Program
Riceville Iowa launches a summer recreation program directed by M J Moore. Pee wee and midget baseball leagues will form. Every Monday and Thursday children travel to Lime Springs for swimming lessons. Buses depart from the school at 9 50 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
M. J. Moore
Lime Springs
Boiler Bids to Be Opened for Brownsdale Plant Upgrade
The Utilities Board will open bids at 7 30 p m for a new boiler to power the municipal plant and pump house at the Brownsdale well. The prior boiler cost about 600000 and the new unit will cost more due to higher labor and material costs. A Brownsdale well pump has been purchased in Denver and will be installed to ease the water shortage, with the pump house to be built around it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Utilities Board
Brownsdale
Denver
Ticket Sales Speeded for Dairy Night Game
Advance tickets for the June 29 Dairy Night baseball game between the Austin Packers and the Winona Chiefs are selling well. A 7 30 p m pre game program features Kathy Bartlett the Mower County Dairy Princess and possibly Eleanor Maley and Ruth Marie Peterson. LeRoy High School band directed by Reginald Torrison will perform. Torrison wed the day after the game. 4 H club members sell tickets and proceeds support a new exhibition hall fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Packers
Winona Chiefs
P. J. Holand
Dairy Night
Kathy Bartlett
Mower County Dairy Princess
Eleanor Maley
Ruth Marie Peterson
LeRoy High School
Reginald Torrison
Torrison
LeRoy
June Tesch
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Holand
Austin
Winona
Mower County
ADA Committee
Austin Baseball Assn
Ellis Shutt
ADA
David Neiswanger
Baseball Board
Holand Honored for Vocation Agriculture Contributions
P. J. Holand, longtime Austin Public Schools adult agriculture education director, is honored by the Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Assn. for pioneering a field in vocational ag education and for leading sow testing, the Swine Institute, and the Austin area Swine Improvement tour. He also aids livestock shows and speaks at farm meetings while serving as Mower County fair secretary and county historical society president. He has served as state senator from Dodge and Mower counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Holand
Austin Public Schools
Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Assn
MVAIA
Holand
Swine Institute
Austin Area Swine Improvement Assn
Midwest
Austin
Minnesota- Iowa Mink and Fox Breeders Assn
Mower County
Hormel slaughters 294 cattle under OPA rules
Ten years ago Hormel plant faced OPA rules and killed 294 cattle in a week while its capacity reached 3,700. The note reflects a period of production limits and market controls affecting operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormel Company
OPA
Cub Scout Pack 116 Plans Friday Baseball Game
In Grand Meadow Minnesota Cub Scout Pack 116 will meet at 7 30 p m Friday at the athletic field for a baseball game between no dens noted in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Cub
Austin Gem and Mineral Society Sets Meeting
About 100 members of the Austin Gem and Mineral Society will meet at 8 p m Wednesday in the old warming house at Todd Park to discuss rock collecting. Halvor Stuvetto of Minneapolis will present a collection of fluorescent materials and large rocks and discuss them with members. Plans include the first expedition to search for rocks and gathering rocks beyond their current collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvor Stuvetto
Minneapolis
Lyle Trinity Parish Picnic Draws 350 Attendees
Three hundred fifty people attended Trinity Lutheran Parish outdoor service and picnic at Lyle Park in Lyle Minnesota. Rev. Stanford O. Stenson led the service while former Trinity pastor Rev. Stanley Gjervik spoke. Choirs directed by Charles Ekle performed and the Lyle Lutheran Brotherhood served beverages and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Lutheran Brotherhood
Charles Eckle
Donald Patterson
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Jake) Earl
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