Circus hits town elephants plod raceway infield
Circus owner Howard Seitz brings Clyde Brothers Shrine troupe to Mower County Fairgrounds with roaming elephants zebras camels llamas and bears as schedule mixups send performances off track. Show travels through Austin Rochester Mason City and beyond with a world class juggling high wire act and a rolling globe routine among international cast.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
Howard Seitz
Clyde Brothers Shrine Circus
Austin
Mason City
Seus
Canada
Seuz
Herald
Clyde Circus
Columbia
Cuba
Mexico
Chile
Hungary
Italy
France
London
Fiji Islands
Davalon
Clyde Brothers Circus
Shrine
Rochester
Need Liberals to Meet Times Keith Says
A.M. Sandy Keith urged liberals to mobilize for change at a Mower County DFL meeting in Rochester. He warned the governor’s spending record, urged electing liberals to state and national offices, and noted local campaign effort for David Graven and the First District quota allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
A.M
Sandy) Keith
Rochester
Mower County
DFL
David Graven
Albert Lea
Drive to Raise Funds for East Side Lake Cleanup
A local drive began Wednesday to fund cleanup of the East Side Lake during a low water period. Mrs. Edmund Smock said the plan targets leveling the lake bed and removing debris with heavy equipment, costing about funds already reaching 500 dollars with 200 dollar gift from the Izaak Waltons. Donations may be left at the Austin State Bank with William Witte as volunteers prepare to assist once the lake is lowered further.
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Edmund Smock
Martin Bustad and Son
Austin State Bank
William Witte
Mitchell banker elected director of Mitchell National Bank
David W. Corey, manager of the Geo. A. Hormel plant in Mitchell, South Carolina, was elected director of the Mitchell National Bank to fill the vacancy caused by Leo B. Harmon’s death. Corey serves as president of the Mitchell Country Club and the Mitchell Consolidated and Investment Corp and is the legislative affairs chairman of the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce. He recently resigned from the Mitchell Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Corey
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Mitchell, S. C
Mitchell National Bank
Leo B. Harmon
Corey
The
Mitchell Country Club
Mitchell Consolidated and Investment Corp
Gislative Affairs
Mitchell Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell Board of Education
Two boys crash bikes into truck with no injuries
Gary D. Nelson and Robert Lynch, both aboard bicycles, collided with a truck driven by Leon ard Parrish in the alley behind 700 11th Ave SW. No one was hurt. Damage totaled 115 dollars to two other cars in the area, the Waletzke and Ator vehicles. The incident occurred in the 300 block of Main St N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary D. Nelson
11Th Ave
Robert Lynch
12Th Ave
Leonard E. Parrish
2Nd Ave
11Th Ave. St
David A. Waletzke
10Th Ave. NE
Kaye E. Ator
5Th Ave
Waletzke
Ator
Main St. N
Austin Officials at League of Minnesota Municipalities Meet
Several Austin officials attend the 48th annual convention of the League of Minnesota Municipalities in Grand Rapids through Friday. Mayor Roger Svejkowsky, Roger Nelson, engineer Ray Hanson, and recorder Sid Russell among others attend. State and national officials will address topics of interest to government groups.
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Austin
League of Minesota
Grand Rapids
Roger Svejkovsky
Roger Nelson
Ray Hanson
Art Vogel
Ernest M. Diederich
Sid Russell
Robert Enright
Raymond Bates
Denver Daily
Osage Fair Names Assistant Secretary
Osage Iowa Alfred Swenson, Osage Community High School principal, named assistant secretary of Mitchell County Fair working with secretary Fred Hanson. Swenson will handle clerical duties during vacation weeks solicit business participation and act as chief entry clerk during the show. Mrs Patricia Dalhouser assists as assistant entry clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Alfred Swenson
Fred Hanson
Swenson
Patricia Dalhouser
Mildred Viskocil
Hanson
CAP Group to Attend Encampment at Scott AFB
Austin Civil Air Patrol plans send five cadets and several seniors to the annual encampment at Fort Scott AFB Illinois from Minneapolis Wold-Chamberlain. Wing officers and cadets will travel by Air Force planes and stay through July 1. In charge of radio communications are Elvin Davis Robert Hernan and Alex Berger. Attending Austin CAP members include Davis Duane Jensen Carroll Dahl Dennis Jensen and Lon Nagel. Two more cadets Richard Fetterly and Karen Krachmer departed by bus Tuesday due to AF transport limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Civil Air Patrol
Fort Scott Afb
Ill
Wold-Chamberlan
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Scott
Air Force
Elvin Davis
Robert Hernan
Mankato
Alex Berger
Mineapolis
Austin Cap
Davis
Duane Jensen
Carroll Dahl
Dennis Jensen
Lon Nagel
Richard Fetterly
Karen Krachmer
Herald Cited for 70 Years of Progress
The Austin Daily Herald won an honorable mention in the National Editorial Association Better Newspapers contest for its Nov. 9 1961 70 Years of Progress edition. The judges praised local full color photos on the first page of a 104 page section highlighting Geo A Hormel Co I 90 opening and the new Municipal Building dedication.
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Austin Daily Herald Today
National Editorial Association
St. Petersburg
Fla
Columbus
Leger-Enquirer
Southwest Daily Times
Kaw
Herald
Saluting Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Nine children make first Holy Communion at St Patrick’s LeRoy
Nine children from LeRoy were confirmed by faith as they received their first Holy Communion at St Patrick’s Catholic Church. The group includes James Bye Dianne Dougherty James Elliott Diane Heimer James Hovde Yvonne Mayer Cheryl McKenzie Allan Miller and Keith Wherry. St Theresa’s Unit provided a breakfast in the church basement in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Roy, Minn
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
LeRoy
James Bye
Dianne Dougherty
James Elliott
Diane Heimer
James Hovde
Yvonne Mayer
Cheryl McKenzie
Allan Miller
Keith Wherry
St. Theresa's
Two Austin Guardsmen Complete Minnesota Military Academy Course
Two Austin Guardsmen Sgt. James Weber and Cpl. J Kent Dougherty are among 42 seniors finishing a 13 month officer candidate course at Camp Ripley north of Little Falls. The class includes members of the Combat Support Company 2nd Battle Group 135th Infantry Minnesota National Guard and will graduate later in July in St Paul after additional field training and seven weekends of classes. Completion qualifies them for lieutenants but appointments depend on unit vacancies.
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Minnesota Military Academy
Camp Ripley
Little Falls
Sgt
James Weber
Austin
Cpl
J. Kent Dougherty
Luther College
2Nd Battle Group
135Th Infantry
Minnesota National Guard
St. Paul
Maryland Avenue Armory
U. S Army Infantry School
Fort Benning
Korea
Robert Blevins
Minneapolis
Bridge results from Austin Duplicate Club at Elks
Fourteen tables played a Mitchell movement in the summer session. North–South winners were Dr F P Meany and Dr Paul Leck first, R Norman Miller and Gordon Anderson second, etc. East–West winners listed with names and placements. Next week master point night at 7 45 p m. partnerships invited.
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Mitchell
Austin
Duplicate
Tom LaClair
Robert Thill
Walter Casmer
Robert Hardwick
City Ambulance Called to Home for Medical Observation
An ambulance was sent to Robert Noble's residence at 302 16th Ave NE on Wednesday night as a precaution after a baby lost consciousness. The ambulance was not needed for transport.
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Robert Noble
16Th Ave
Crop Harvest Deadline Extended by County ASC
The state ASC committee authorized the county to extend the harvest deadline to June 30 for 1961 corn and soybeans from 1962 diverted acres. Harvest must be by mechanized means only and extensions occur where adverse weather prevents June 1 harvest. Requests should be written to the Mower County ASC committee immediately.
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State
ASC
Mower County
Mitchell Historical Unit Book Fair in St Ansagar
Mitchell County Historical Society hosts a Book Fair Tuesday 1 6 p m at the McKinley building east of West Bros Clothing Store in St Ans gar. They request donations of books across genres to fund housing facilities for the collection. Donors may bring items Tuesday morning or leave them at the Palmer Olson Warehouse or Mrs Lawrence Boening home.
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St, Ansgar
Iowa
Mitchell County Historical Society
McKinley Building
West Bros. Clothing Store
St. Ansgar
McKinley
Palmer Olson
Lawrence Boening
Board of Review Hears Complaints in Austin Session
Four complainants appeared before a Board of Review hearing tax assessments Wednesday in Austin. The panel includes chairman Jake Becker and members Earl Dunfee William Enright and Earl Cashman. Names of complainants were not announced.
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Board of Review
Austin
Jake Becker
Earl Dunfee
William Enright
Earl Cashman
Want Ads Pay for 4 Runs Get 6
Classified notice states a promotion offering to pay for four runs and deliver six in return. Details unclear due to OCR quality. reads as a sales pitch or contest item in the want ad section.
Blood donors honored as 13 receive pins for gallons given
Thirteen of 168 donors accepted blood pins yesterday at the Red Cross Bloodmobile in Mower County. Pins included one four gallon, several three and two gallon awards. First time donors numbered eight as the drive continued at Moose Lodge clubrooms with hours listed through Friday, the county’s last drive of the fiscal year.
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Red Cross
Mower County
Harold Lamon
Floyd M. Nelson
2Nd Ave
Willard Apold
13Th Ave
Robert E. Lange
4Th Ave
Floyd Crump
Keith M. Price
Rose Creek
Eugene Murphy
3Rd Ave
Clarence Orpen
15Th Ave
Robert A. Lonergan
Rt. 4
Grace Heikes
Adolph Heinker
Sth
Raymond E. Gooden
8Th Ave
Edward M. Carroll
Death of Italian newspaper magnate Mario Crespi noted
Mario Crespi co owner of Corriere Della Sera and a leading figure in Italian journalism died after a long illness, his passing marking a major loss for Italy's press sector.
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Milan
Italy
Mario Crespi
Corriere Della Sera
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Don Ahern
Dakota County
George Farr
William Kabicek
Rosemont
Ray Hemmenway
East Side
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Dave Corey
D. Bank
Daily Herald
Area News Page
Osage Fair Names
CAP
Austin Guardsmen
47Th
Viking Infantry Division
Mitchell Historical Unit
Sterling
Crespi
Marvin
Reid
New York
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