Boost Austin tourism meeting highlights city potential
About 90 Austinites attended two informational sessions in the Union Center where brochures on local sights were distributed. Speakers including Stanley Studnicki and Jack Dibble emphasized Austin's tourist potential, growth projections for 1973, and regional development efforts. Joe Leathers was appointed alderman of the first Ward, chairing the finance committee.
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Austin
Mocs
Minnesota
Larson
Joe Leathers
Denver Daily
Leathers
Auto Crash at Grand Meadow Intersection
Mower County Sheriff's officers investigated one accident in Grand Meadow Township. Cars driven by Larry Hagen of Grand Meadow and Werner Fett of Brownsdale collided at the CSAH 8 and CSAH 2 intersection at 7 30 a m. Hagen sustained 600 dollars damage and Fett 200 dollars.
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Mower County
Grand Meadow Township
Larry Hagen
Grand Meadow
Werner Fett
Brownsdale
Hagen
Fett
Otranto Families to Hold Reunion
OTRANTO IOWA The 27th annual Hanson Gordon and Anderson family reunion will be at Lyle Village Park Sunday. Incumbent officers are Mrs Rosamond Gordon president Myron Hanson vice president and Mrs Glenn Gordon secretary treasurer.
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Otranto
Iowa
Hanson, Gordon
Anderson
Lyle Village
Rosamond Gordon
Myron Hanson
Glenn Gordon
Quie to Speak at Centennial Parade in Blooming Prairie
Rep. Albert Quie will ride in the Centennial parade at 7 p.m. June 30 in Blooming Prairie Minnesota and speak afterward at the reviewing platform. Beard judging follows with four competition groups including longest handle bars bushiest best groomed and peach fuzz at 8 p.m. June 29.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Albert Quie
Wartburg College Dean's List Honors 124 Area Students
One hundred twenty four Wartburg College students are named to the Dean's List for the second semester. Twenty two earned perfect 4.0 GPAs and nine part or special students posted 3.5 or higher. Area honorees include Elaine Handeland of Austin and Varick Olson of Osage.
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Wartburg College
Elaine Handeland
Austin
Varick Olson
Osage
Iowa
Meredith Mark
Ellendale
Sharon Haugland
Cresco
Girl Found in Refrigerator Safe After Cold Stunt
Mrs. Frank Slowinski reports her daughter Lynn missing Tuesday morning. Police locate Lynn inside a refrigerator where she had crawled in and could not exit. She is unharmed despite the cold episode.
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Frank Slowinski
2Nd Ave
Lynn
Razing of Sumner School Stirs Residents Memories
The Herald recounts old Sumner School papers found in the 1894 addition, prompting Austin residents to recall penmanship exercises, a drawing and poem by Ed McLean who died in the 1918 flu epidemic, and memories of teachers and early football fame linked to the school.
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the Herald
Sumner
Austin
Ernest Schradle
12Th St
Mildred Lafferty
11Th Ave
Ed Mclean
Mclean
Newberry Park
Calif
Schindle
Palmer
Teeter Twins
Schradle
Alvin
Mable Zieske
Baudler
Carl
Julia el
Osage Council Approves Block Paving Project
Osage Iowa city council votes a 556309.65 contract with Croft Construction for a 67 block paving job starting July 5. Work covers sections around Mitchier County Courthouse with a longest 11 block stretch on 10th Street. The meeting set July 17 bids for a new city garage and paid 1000 for two lots to create a city park.
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Osage
Iowa
Mitchier County Courthouse
10Th St
Chestnut
Poplar
1St St. S
10Th St. N
Lars Wamstead
First Band Concert Scheduled Tonight at Park
Members of the Austin High School Summer Session band will perform tonight at the Community Park bandshell directed by Fred Nyline. The 8 p.m. concert opens a summer series and invites the public.
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Austin
Community Park
Paul Helme
Fred Nyline
Local 9 Checks 509 Vehicles for Safety Defects
Local 9 members inspected 509 vehicles for safety defects Tuesday under the Austin Mower County Safety Council. Of those, 46 failed the checklist, 17 returned with repairs, and most faults were faulty turn signals brakes and front lights. Weather limited testing to four days as groups including Eagles AAA Citizens Band radio club and the VFW checked 1 844 vehicles finding 222 with defects and 87 fixed immediately.
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Local 9
Austin-Mower County Safety Council
Eagles
AAA
Citizen’s Band Radio Club
VFW
Two Austin Residents Injured in Separate Mishaps
Anne Albers, 16, rode her bicycle into a parked car on 1st St NW and was only slightly hurt. Dennis Crowder, 39, was backed over when his car door opened and he fell beneath the vehicle. he was taken to St Olaf Hospital for observation.
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Austin
Anne Albers
4Th Ave. NE
Lyle Sorenson
Austin Rt. 2
1St St. NW
Miss Albers
Dennis Crowder
5Th Ave. SE
St. Olaf Hospital
Crowder
5Th Pl. SE
Crwoder
Austin Teacher Attends Geography Institute Clinic
Urbana scholars report thirty secondary teachers and supervisors from 17 states join a geography institute at the University of Illinois and Illinois State University Normal. Instructor John Saari of Austin High School is among participants. The program, directed by Alfred Booth, runs through August 11 and is funded by a 67 492 U S Education Office contract under the National Defense Education Act.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
U. of I
Illinois State University At Normal
John Saari
9Th St. SW
Austin High School
Alfred W. Booth
U. of I. Department of Geography
U.S. Office of Education
James E. Patterson
ISA
Booth
George Grim to Speak at Associates Night in Austin
Popular Minneapolis Tribune columnist George Grim will report on Our World This Minute in Austin on June 27 at the first annual Associates Night, hosted by Zonta International at the Holiday Inn. Invitations were extended to Rotary Kiwanis Lions and Exchange Clubs.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Austin
Holiday Inn
Zonta International
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions and Exchange Clubs
Grim
Jersey City
N. H
Williams College
Massachusetts
Columbia University
Kiva Features Syndicate
New York
Minneapolis Star
United States
Republic of China
Dept. of
Chiang Kai Shek
the Star
Mussolini
Hitler
Breakins Reported at Osage Businesses. FBI Joins Probe
Osage Iowa police and FBI investigate a series of breakins at Olson Motors Main Street E Osage Lumber Co and Home Savings and Loan downtown. About 140 dollars stolen including 12 silver dollars two jars of quarters and halves and 5 75 in small change. Five guns left on a desk. No safes or cash registers breached. Police note two prior burglaries at Olson Motors and a decade long pattern at the Loan Assoc. with FBI involvement Tuesday afternoon.
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OSAGE
Iowa
Olson Motors
Main St
Osage Lumber Co
Home Savings and Loan Assn
FBI
Loan Assn
Schleicher Earns College Degree in Illinois Ceremony
Richard C Schleicher son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Schleicher 805 Ith Ave SW earned his Master of Science degree in graduation exercises at the University of Illinois One of 3567 graduates including 2540 bachelors and 1027 advanced degrees President David D Henry presided at Assembly Hall Commencement speaker was David E Lilienthal head of Develop ment and Resources Corp New York.
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Richard C. Schleicher
Leslie Schleicher
Lth
Ave
University of Ilinois
David D. Henry
Assembly Hall
David E. Lilienthal
Development and Resources Corp
New York
Rebling Attends Officer School at Camp Ripley
Larry A. Rebling of Austin is among 135 Minnesota National Guardsmen in the Minnesota Military Academy officer candidate course at Camp Ripley. The yearlong program blends two week sessions with weekend drills in St Paul, plus field and classroom training to prepare cadets for commission as 2nd lieutenants.
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Rebling
Camp Ripley
Larry A. Rebling
Austin
Minnesota
St. Paul
Fort Benning
West Point
Mississippi
Mary Eischen
al Fliegee
Paul Lattin
L. L. Baker
Windom
Shrine Circus Brings Three Ring Action to Austin Fairgrounds
Austin Shrine Club hosts a Sells & Gray Circus at the Fairgrounds with two shows at 2 and 8 pm. The circus arrives from Decorah Iowa overnight, bringing bears tigers elephants horses and a full production of tents grandstands generators and rigging. Performers include Kassie’s Russian Bears Jo Ann Jennier Jungones Droguettes Hillano’s Poodle Revue and Sells & Gray elephants with acrobats jugglers aerialists contortionists and equestrian acts.
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Sells & Gray Circus
Austin Shrine Club
Decorah
Iowa
Shrine Club
Kassie
Jo Ann Jennier
Jungones
Droguettes
Hillano
Sebastian
Sells & Gray
Old House at Anamosa Wins in Austin Camera Club
Arlen Kuhn of Anamosa Iowa won a black and white print of an old house during a Club outing at the Austin Camera Club monthly contest. Other print winners included Dr. Roger Huebner Mervyn Spear and John Hawkins. Color slide winners were Helen Sjo din Harold Carlstrom Dr Roger Huebner Wilber Jones and John Hawkins. The N 4C Convention is set for July 7 9 in Sioux City Iowa.
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Austin Camera Club
Arlen Kuhn
1St Ave
Anamosa
Iowa
Roger Huebner
Mervyn Spear
John Hawkins
Helen Sjodin
Harold Carlstrom
Wilber Jones
Sioux City
Towa
Hayfield votes on $450000 nursing home bond
Hayfield Minnesota the city council held a special meeting to call a referendum on a proposed 450000 bond issue to build a 60 bed nursing home. Architect Wayne Smith of Winona and bonding consultant Osmund Springstead advised before the council approved moving ahead with the citizen group backed project.
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Hayfield
Minn
Wayne Smith
Winona
Osmund Springstead
Park board meeting notes pool gains and tree removal plan
Attendance at the Municipal Pool is up with 426 children in swim lessons and 125 in tennis lessons as the Park and Recreation Board discusses improved policies. Officials report constant pool water at 75 degrees, plus plans for Fast Pitch July 1 2 and a potential industrial slow pitch tournament. a tree trimming policy is sought and park land in Bustad Addition eyed for $7500 with 50 percent state and federal aid. Vandalism prompts police patrols and an optional advance vacation pay policy for staff.
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Wayne Chinander
Park and Recreation Board
Shaw Gym
Haben
Northwest Park
Robert Auer
Utilities Board
Bustad Addition
Haden
Park and Recreation
Red Cross Urges Women to Donate Blood This Week
Mrs Christy Hansen Mower County Blood Chairman says women trail men four to one in giving blood and urges housewives to donate. She cites medical need and personal value of voluntary giving and invites pickups at Adams High School Monday 2 to 7 pm and Austin Congregational Church June 27 30 with hours listed.
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Christy Hansen
Mower
New Officers Installed by Spring Valley VFW Post
Spring Valley VFW Post 4114 and its Auxiliary installed their officers. Listing includes Harold Freeberg as commander and Ellen A. Simon as auxiliary president, with numerous senior vice, junior vice, trustees, and service roles named.
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Spring Valley Vfw Post
Spring Valley
Minn
VFW
Harold Freeberg
Dale Wondrasch
Milton Lund
Manley Burmeister
Clayton Perry
Leon Grahan
Tom Mennick
Joseph Homie
Winfield Foster
Ellen A. Simon
Anton Lorius
Leo Fliggie
Sheriff Probes Farm Shed Fire Near Lansing Corners
Fire gutted a pony shed on the Ed Schroeder farm one mile west of Lansing Corners at 12:30 a.m. 18 rabbits housed there were stolen. A gasoline can found near a tractor is under suspicion and arson is being investigated as detectives continue the inquiry.
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Ed Schroeder
Lansing Corners
Lansing Township
Mower County
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