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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1963
Page
3
The narrative notes Margo receives monthly earnings for babysitting and buys shoes and horse feed. Martha keeps Margo at a Cleveland home in summer and boards out in winter, aiming to build a ranch out West with the first horse of her dreams.
Postmasters announced ZIP codes to speed mail handling starting in July. The system adds a national area designation, state number, post office center, and local post office number. Towns listed include Austin city and PO box 55912, Austin rural routes 55913, Lansing 55950, Dexter 55926, Oakland 56076, Elkton 55935, Blooming Prairie 55917.
The Austin Junior College spring quarter Dean's List honors 52 students, 23 sophomores and 29 freshmen, with GPA thresholds of 3.75 and above for high honors. Male students outpaced females 34 to 18 in the listing.
E M Diederich announced the east end of the city parking lot beside the Mower County Jail will add new meters in three colors for different time periods. The jail lot now has 24 two hour, 32 three hour, and 21 four hour meters while the Methodist Church lot shows 41 silver, 16 green, and 13 blue meters. Officials expect longer parking to aid visitors conducting business.
Donald D. Hummel reports his vehicle was stolen from in front of his home on 6th Avenue Northeast between 7 p.m. Friday and 3:20 a.m. today. He told city police the car was missing when he returned home this morning.
Austin Fire Chief John Tobar warns against filling plastic or glass containers with gasoline. He says only red marked metal containers may be used and violators could be fined up to 25 per gallon. Residents reportedly store gas in plastic jugs, a practice deemed illegal and dangerous.
The 1889 Dee Lee house in Riceville Iowa was moved to a new site in a residential area. Contractors Reicher movers Norman and Fox moved the large house slowly along a 12 block route amid interest from residents. The Lotts restored the house on its new foundation and plan to use the old site as a display yard for Lott's implement business.
Austin plans a January 1964 Winter Carnival aiming to involve all citizens. Lions Rotary Kiwanis Junior Chamber of Commerce and VFW pledge support with $35 contributions. Local 9 UPWA joins. Events include ice skating races snow modeling treasure hunt ice fishing derby and a snow queen coronation.
More than 1 000 people will attend YMCA Camp Olson near Longville Minnesota this summer with 52 youths and five Austin family campers. The first bus leaves First Congregational Church at 5 30 a.m. Bus service covers Austin Rochester Winona and Red Wing with names of Austin attendees listed. Openings remain in the day camp held at Todd Park 9 a m to 3 30 p m and bus pickup 8 9 a m.
Clayton Farm Bureau invited Dairy Princess Marie Flickenger and State Rep. Harvey Sathre to its regular unit gathering at the Littlefield home. Sathre recapped highlights from his first year in office before about 60 attendees. Mrs. Martyn DeWall led the program with youth reading by Arlys Voorhees and music by Vern Partnage and Jesse Ronne, plus a Jill Sprau reading.
The Mower County Association for Mental Health will send two delegates to a statewide leadership conference on mental health in Minneapolis on Sept. 16. The event is sponsored by the Minnesota Association for Mental Health State Volunteer Council and the Minnesota State Department of Welfare. It follows national and regional conferences aiming to urge state groups to address mental illness. The planning committee includes members from religious, women’s, teaching, and other organizations. The Mower County Association for Mental Health is an Austin United Fund agency.
A city sprinkler truck backing up on 12th St SW near 1st Ave SW in Oakland hit a London Minnesota station wagon. Driver Carrol A. Berhow reported no damage to the truck while Barbara Ruth Lerud Seljeseth suffered $15 grill damage to her vehicle.
A ribbon cutting in Austin launched Goodwill Industries first outstate retail store with Lt. Gov. A M Sandy Keith officiating. Aimed at rehabilitating handicapped workers, the event featured remarks by local officials and Goodwill leaders, and highlighted private public partnership in job training.
Larry Bentson of WLOL in Minneapolis was chosen as president of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association at a Minneapolis directors meeting. Other officers include Robert Rich of Duluth as vice president James Hambacher of Bemidji as second vice president and Robert DeHaven of Mankato as secretary treasurer. Thomas L. Young of Waterloo a former KMMT KAUS manager now Blackhawk Broadcasting Co. vice president serves on the board and Robert Benedict of KATE Albert Lea is a new board member named by mail ballot.
The Austin Auto Club will supply 16 public and parochial schools with patrol gear Aug 26. Demand includes 3 dozen flags 12 captain badges 2 1 2 dozen lieutenant badges 130 belts 15 raincoats 18 rainhats 15 captain record books 350 hand books 400 parents consent forms 400 membership cards and 400 award pins.
Adams Minn two barns burned within 12 hours on farms south of Adams. The first blaze at Paul Koenigs farm destroyed a cattle shed garage and chicken house. The Alfred Smith barn seven miles south of Adams consumed 2500 bales of new hay plus a silo and elevator. No injuries.
Howard County finishes grading for the Iowa Minnesota line road and the Jamestown road from Highway 9 to the state line. A T intersection was redesigned to a Y for safety with traffic continuing on state line road then another Y curve to LeRoy. Both T intersections were accident sites in recent years.
Austin Minnesota urges motorists to use the safety check lanes this weekend. Volunteers from Jaycees Thumpers American Legion and others staff lanes on Oakland and 1st Ave S.W. Five minutes per car could prevent accidents as 3,000 statewide crashes last year were linked to defects.
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