Dedication set for Blooming Prairie milk drying plant
The Blooming Prairie milk drying plant of $185000 opened in April will be dedicated Thursday at 8 p.m. following an open house at 4 p.m. Hostesses include Eleanor Maley and dairy princess candidates from four counties. speakers are Ralph Jenkins and Lew Conlon.
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Blooming Prairie
Eleanor Maley
Princess Kay
Mower
Steel
Freeborn
Dodge
Ralph Jenkins
Bruce
Wis
Dairy Farmer
Lew Conlon
Minnesota
American Dairy Assn
Blooming Prairie High School
Pigeons Placed at Minnesota State Exhibit
Pigeons from Cumberland Wisconsin and Austin entered 137 birds at a Sunday show at the Fairgrounds. First place winners include Al Juenemann Minneapolis Norwich Croppers Melvin Kerns Algona Iowa and others with breeds such as Baldhead Tumblers English Trumpeters Russian Trumpeters Turbit and Muff Tumblers. No prizes were awarded in judging.
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Norwich
Cumberland
Wis
Austin
Minnesota
Shold Brothers
Albert Lea
Paul Nelson
M. Steinke
Winona
Carnaux
Don Ray
Minneapolis
Pilgrimage at Little Brown Church Marks 100th Anniversary
Mower County attendees joined about 3500 worshippers at the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua Iowa for homecoming day marking the church centennial Two services were held with seating for 214 Gov Leo Hoegh attended and the Weatherwax quartet performed The first service was broadcast nationwide by WLS Chicago The Weatherwax brothers Asa Clifford Tom William and Lester Weatherwax were among those noted in the event history
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Mower County
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Nashua
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
WLS
Chicago
Little Brown
Weatherwax
Five Hurt in Two Car Crash Near Grand Meadow
Five people injured in a two car collision at the SAR 5 and Frankford Township road intersection southeast of Grand Meadow. Hahn and Sikkink transported to St Marys Rochester. Newhouse uninjured. Dentists and deputies reported details. no charges filed.
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Grand Meadow
Philip Sikkink
Spring Valley
Norma Sikkink
Darrell Hahn
Chester Hahn
John O. Buss Jr
John Buss Sr
Marvin and
Darrell Newhouse
McIntire
Iowa
E. R. Norman
Frankford
Newhouse
Hahn
Norman
Banquet Draws 150 Alumni At Wykoff School Gym
About one hundred fifty persons attended the annual alumni banquet in the Wykoff school gymnasium Saturday night. Faculty spoke and Elmer Quist urged alumni to participate in community and school activities and to develop local industries to provide jobs for youth. Paul Erdman of Wykoff was elected president.
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Wykoff
Elmer Quist
Paul Erdman, Wykoff
Refrigerator Fire Ravages Kennth Harding Apartment
A fire in St Ansgar Iowa caused by a short circuit destroyed the refrigerator in Kenneth Harding's apartment. Discovered about 1 a.m. responders reported extensive damage to walls and woodwork with no total damage estimate available.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Kenneth Harding
Y M C A Camp Olson Registration Near Brainerd Closes
Final registration for YMCA Camp Olson near Brainerd closes this week. Boys and girls aged 12 to 15 can join June 26 to July 2 for swimming fishing canoeing and hikes. A three week day camp for girls July 11 to 29 targets fourth to sixth graders with similar activities.
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YMCA
Camp
Olson
Brainerd
Shaw Gym
Two 11 year old boys hurt at work site
Two 11 year old boys received first aid for minor injuries at St. Olaf Hospital early Saturday evening. Donald Tomlinson of Austin Rt. 5 injured his right wrist while cranking a tractor. Patrick Sheedy of Northwood Road lacerated his left foot when he stepped on a twig.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Donald Tomlinson
Shortcake Order Leads to Soup Question
In San Diego Muriel Kessel recalls a mid afternoon customer who first ordered strawberry shortcake and, still hungry, asked for fried eggs. After watching him eat the eggs she folded her arms and asked if he would like his soup.
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San Diego
Calif
Muriel Kessel
Miss Kessel
Three City Auto Crashes Add Up to 725 Damage
Weekend traffic totaled 725 in three city accidents. Roger Lewis and Eastlick on Lansing Avenue caused 175 in damage. a separate collision involving David Kent and Donald Storby shows 300 in damage. Carter Lewis and Ralph Moore on Garfield Street add 225 in damage from a fog related crash.
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Roger Lewis
Highway 218
Wray A. Eastlick
Lansing Avenue
Eastlick
Lewis
David Kent
E. Bridge
Donald L. Storby
Lake Milles
Iowa
Kent
North
Chatham
Storley
Carter J. Lewis
S. Kenwood
Ralph Moore
Garfield
Moore
Garfield Street
Kiwanis Club Auction Nets $600 for Fund
Kiwanis members raised 600 for the children’s activities fund at their annual auction sale held Saturday afternoon after a postponement from the prior week. Auction chairman Donald Denneson led the event with the boys and girls committee chaired by Frank Schreiber. auctioneers included Albert, Leonard and Orval Hopfe.
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Donald Denneson
Boys and Girls Committee
Frank Schreiber
Albert, Leonard
Orval Hopfe
Drowning Tragedy Claims Indiana Grandson and Three Others
Mrs. Les sie Lighting of Spring Valley learns of the death of her grandson in a drowning accident in Indiana. Arthur Mast Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mast Sr. and three others died in the incident. Mrs Mast is Mrs Lighting's daughter.
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Spring Valley
Lessie Lighting
Arthur Mast Jr
Arthur Mast
Indiana
Mast
Lighting
Rubbish Fire Triggers Alarm on Railway Street
Smoke from a controlled rubbish fire in the rear of a building on Railway Street prompted a passerby to alert the fire department. Fire crews extinguished the blaze after dousing the burning refuse to prevent further alarms.
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Railway Street
Palm Receives School Honor at Minnesota State Fair
John F. Palm a school administrator since 1920 will represent Mower County at Education Day Aug 29 at the Minnesota State Fair One administrator from each county is honored and the longest serving will receive special honors Palm superintendent of Adams Public Schools graduated Gustavus Adolphus College 1920 became principal Rushmore later served as superintendent at Good Thunder Marietta Eagle Bend and Isle He has been active in the American Legion and served on the Gustavus association board He is known for letters to the editor in local papers The Mower County pick was chosen by C L Tollefson Myron Hokeness and Dora L Tollefson Supt L S Harbo of Austin named alternate.
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Palm
Adams
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter
Rushmore
Good Thunder
Marietta
Eagle Bend
Isle
American Legion
Greater Gustavus Association
Austin Daily Herald
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Mower County
C. L. Tollefson
Myron Hokeness
Dora L. Tollefson
L S. Harbo
Austin
Austin Park Tennis Class Sees Large Enrollment
More than 50 girls joined the Austin Park and Recreation Department tennis program this morning prompting a revised schedule. Classes at the athletic field courts will run in three age groups from 9 to 12, 9 a.m. for 9 to 12 year olds, 10 a.m. for 13 to 15 year olds, and 11 a.m. for 16 and older with Miss Delores Desmond as instructor.
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Austin Park and Recreation Department
Delores Desmond
Orchestra to Play for Teen Canteen Dance
Rollo Sissel and his orchestra will perform at a teen canteen dance in Shaw Gym from 7 30 to 10 p m today sponsored by the Austin Park and Recreation Department.
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Rollo Sissel
Shaw
Austin Park and Recreation Department
Harmony Dairy Queen Princess Crowned in Fillmore County
Mary Lyndahl, 19, named Fillmore County Dairy Princess with Har mony Granger creameries sponsorship. She will compete in the regional Rochester contest June 28. Attendants were Patricia Fortham and Corrine Eide. Gloria Meyer of Spring Valley also named candidate and will vie for Centennial Queen on July 4. The event, on the Courthouse lawn, featured State Sen. Moppy Anderson and Dairy Assn. Chris Tretsven, with Milton Hoberg as general chair.
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Preston
Harmony Farm
Fillmore County
Mary Lyndahl
Rochester
Mary
Herbert Lyndahl
Harmony
Patricia Fortham
Lanesboro
Corrine Eide
Rushford
Gloria Meyer
Spring Valley
Rita Brenna
Mabel
Shirley Strande
Chatfield
Joan Scheever
Harmony Hustlers 4-H
Herbert Meyer
Gloria
Willie Studio
Spring Valley Dairy
Spring Valley Creamery
Moppy Anderson
Chris Tretsven
St. Paul
American Dairy Assn
Milton Hoberg
Charles Hale
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Earl Gilbert
Winona Daily News
Bids Called for Educational Unit at Methodist Church
Bids will be received July 7 for a $250,000 education addition to the Methodist Church west of its current structure Groundbreaking on July 17 with completion planned for fall 1956 The addition includes Sunday School rooms offices a women s parlor a kitchen and a large dining room with a stage The two dining rooms will serve about 900 people according to Rev Wilfred Plummer associate pastor
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Methodist Church
Wilfred Plummer
Houston Attends Laymen's Congress in Kansas City
Arthur Houston will represent the Austin Seventh-day Adventist Church at a laymen's congress in Kansas City from Tuesday to Saturday. The meeting is one of three nationwide and will host about three thousand delegates. Elder Adrian Woods says the purpose is to instruct laymen on how to teach and preach salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Arthur Houston
Austin Seventh-day Adventist Church
Kansas City
United States
Canada
Adrian Woods
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John F. Palm
Teen Canteen
Fillmore Dairy Queen
Harmony-Granger Creameries
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